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CDC’s provisional figures show a 2% decline in births from 2022 to 2023.

Pope Francis says “negotiated peace is better than a war without end”; A tour of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City

By WILL WEISSERT, MICHELLE L. PRICE and CHRIS MEGERIAN (Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) — Student protests over the war in Gaza have created a new and unpredictable challenge for President Joe Biden as he resists calls to cut off U.S. support for Israel while trying to hold together the coalition of voters he’ll need for reelection. The protests at Columbia University in New York and other campuses have captured global media attention and resurfaced questions about Biden’s lagging support from young voters. His handling of the Middle East conflict is also being closely watched by both Jewish and Arab American voters in key swing states. At best for Biden, the protests are a passing distraction while the White House presses forward with negotiations over a cease-fire and the release of hostages held by Hamas while pushing Israel to limit casualties with more than 34,000 Palestinians dead. At worst, they build momentum toward the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August, potentially triggering scenes of violence that could recall the unrest of protests against the Vietnam War during the party’s convention there in 1968. “If

By JACQUES BILLEAUD, JONATHAN J. COOPER and JOSH KELETY (Associated Press) PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona grand jury has indicted former President Donald Trump ‘s chief of staff Mark Meadows, lawyer Rudy Giuliani and 16 others for their roles in an attempt to overturn Trump’s loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 election. The indictment released Wednesday names 11 Republicans who submitted a document to Congress falsely declaring that Trump won Arizona in 2020. They include the former state party chair, a 2022 U.S. Senate candidate and two sitting state lawmakers, who are charged with nine counts each of conspiracy, fraud and forgery. The identities of seven other defendants, including Giuliani and Meadows, were not immediately released because they had not yet been served with the documents. They were readily identifiable based on descriptions of the defendants, however. Trump himself was not charged but was referred to as an unindicted co-conspirator. With the indictments, Arizona becomes the fourth state where allies of the former president have been charged with using false or unproven claims about voter fraud related to the election. Heading into a likely

An Arizona grand jury indicted 18 people in connection with an alleged attempt to use alternate electors after the 2020 election.

President Biden signs foreign aid package into law; House Speaker Mike Johnson visits Columbia University amid protests

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) (KFSN) — The lawsuit, filed in March, stems from a Ladies Night promotional event, that happened when the Grizzlies were taking on the Stockton Ports on May 25 last year. The 23-page complaint claims that the Grizzlies violated the Unruh Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination regardless of age, race, religion, disability, sex or sexual orientation. Legal Analyst Kevin Little said that type of promotion can be a gamble when it comes to legal challenges. “But if it’s a ladies night, and it clearly entitles women,” said Little. “Just by virtue of being women, to get in at a free, either free or at a reduced price relative to men. You run the risk of these sorts of lawsuits.” The plaintiffs on the case are Christine Johnson and Harry Crouch. The complaint said that Crouch paid $18 dollars to get into the stadium, while Johnson got into the game for free. They’re now seeking $5 million in damages. “But if as the complaint indicates, it was an event that was promoted as providing a differential entry fee for men versus women, it

WEATHER ALERT High Wind Warning WATCH LIVE Welcome, Manage MyDisney Account Log Out Thursday, April 25, 2024 2:06AM FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Xavier Worthy is one of the top prospects in the 2024 NFL Draft with some mock drafts projecting the former Central Grizzly to be a first round draft pick. Ahead of draft night, he had a special surprise for a former coach in the Central Valley. In partnership with TCL, Worthy surprised his childhood coach Chris Maxey with a 98″ TV. Worthy calls Maxey a father figure who convinced him to run track, something that set Worthy on his way to breaking the record for the 40 yard dash at the 2024 NFL Combine. “Just having the opportunity to be in his life and help him and he chose me,” Maxey said of the donation. “I think that that’s very, very special.” As a junior at Central HS, Worthy helped the Grizzlies win the 2019 D-1AA state title before COVID-19 took away his senior season. “I was a football player before track,” Worthy said of Maxey. “Him giving me that aspect to get

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Some local students are getting the opportunity of a lifetime to work on a supercar, helping them advance their skills in technology and manufacturing. It’s called the Trion Nemesis, an advanced supercar that aims to be a first-of-its-kind in many ways. “A lot of the things that we are still using today, such as the stowaway seat in the caravan that folds into the floor, he designed that,” explained Kie Fair with Trion Supercars Group. The team from Trion Supercars Group touched on some of the auto innovations their founder and CEO, Richard Patterson, has brought to the table and what he is looking for from students. “No more plugging up. We are going to be doing removable batteries, and you heard it first here at Trion,” said Fair. Several entities will be partnering to bring the Trion Supercar build to Fresno. That includes (CTEC) the Career Technical Education Charter High School, Duncan Polytechnical High School, (CART) the Center for Advanced Research and Technology, and Fresno State. “I’m really surprised that our goal is to make a replaceable battery because that

Thursday, April 25, 2024 1:50AM One person has died following a house fire in Visalia. VISALIA, Calif. (KFSN) — A Visalia family is mourning the loss of a mother, grandmother and wife, as her life was tragically taken in a house fire. The Visalia Fire Department says the victim, who was in her 60s, was sleeping in the bedroom where the fire started. Her husband did what he could to try to rescue her but when first responders arrived it was already too late. “Vicky was a very sweet, kind, person-lady. She was really kind and helpful,” says Candice, who remembers her boyfriend’s mom Vicky as a loving person. Around 5 am Wednesday, flames engulfed her bedroom at a home on Howard Street. Barely able to walk because of health conditions, she was unable to get out. The Visalia Fire Department says she died because of her burns. “It’s a very unfortunate situation. We are just glad the husband did what he could and was able to get out because this could’ve been much worse, this could’ve been a double fatality fire,” explains Visalia Fire

John Dickerson reports on U.S. foreign aid finally getting the seal of approval, a new set of rules for airlines, and the logic behind teacher layoffs despite shortages.

All this week, CBS News has been investigating online romance scams. In this final installment, Jim Axelrod looks at what law enforcement and lawmakers can do — but also why it’s important for the online dating industry to police itself.

The Transportation Department announced new rules Wednesday requiring airlines to issue automatic cash refunds for flight cancelations or delays, delayed baggage returns and services like Wi-Fi or seat selection that are paid for but not provided. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joins CBS News to discuss the changes and how airlines are reacting.

American schools are facing layoffs as enrollment falls and pandemic-era aid dries up. CBS News reporter Bo Erickson has the details.

Testimony is expected to resume Thursday in former President Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial. CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman joins with more.

After months of negotiations, debate and Capitol Hill visits from foreign leaders, a much-anticipated foreign aid bill finally became law Wednesday with President Biden’s signature. Oksana Markarova, Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S., joins CBS News to discuss.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrations are taking place at universities across the U.S., including in California, Texas and New York. Wednesday marked the eighth day of a contentious protest at Columbia University that prompted the school to cancel in-person classes and brought a visit from House Speaker Mike Johnson. Nancy Chen has the latest.

“CBS Evening News” anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell was given a private tour of the magnificent St. Peter’s Basilica, the largest church in the world, located in the smallest nation in the world.

Pope Francis called for countries at war to negotiate in an exclusive interview with “CBS Evening News” anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell in Rome. “A negotiated peace is better than a war without end,” the pontiff said. “Look to negotiate. Look for peace.”

By JACQUES BILLEAUD and JOSH KELETY (Associated Press) PHOENIX (AP) — Eleven Republicans who submitted a document to Congress falsely declaring that Donald Trump beat Joe Biden in Arizona in the 2020 presidential election were charged Wednesday with conspiracy, fraud and forgery, marking the fourth state to bring charges against “fake electors.” The 11 people who had been nominated to be Arizona’s Republican electors met in Phoenix on Dec. 14, 2020, to sign a certificate saying they were “duly elected and qualified” electors and claiming that Trump carried the state. A one-minute video of the signing ceremony was posted on social media by the Arizona Republican Party at the time. The document was later sent to Congress and the National Archives, where it was ignored. Seven others were indicted, but their names were blacked out of records released by Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes. Her office said the names will be released after those people are served with the charges. Biden won Arizona by more than 10,000 votes. Of the eight lawsuits that unsuccessfully challenged Biden’s victory in the state, one was filed by the

By RICK CALLAHAN and KATHLEEN FOODY (Associated Press) CHICAGO (AP) — The “rat hole” is gone. A Chicago sidewalk landmark some residents affectionately called the “rat hole” was removed Wednesday after city officials determined the section bearing the imprint of an animal was damaged and needed to be replaced, officials said. The imprint has been a quirk of a residential block in Chicago’s North Side neighborhood of Roscoe Village for years, but it found fresh fame in January after a Chicago comedian shared a photo on the social platform X. The attention, however, quickly grew old for neighbors who complained about visitors at all hours, sometimes leaving coins and other items scattered across the sidewalk. Plus, most in the neighborhood argue that the imprint was actually caused by a squirrel. Erica Schroeder, a spokesperson for the Chicago Department of Transportation, said the square of sidewalk “containing the famous ‘Chicago rat hole’” is now in temporary storage. She said that where the slab of sidewalk, which has an impression resembling the outline of a rat — claws, tail and all — will eventually end up is