3+ hour, 51+ min ago  (1091+ words) Memorial Day is different from any other day when Americans honor those who served in the United States armed forces. Observed on the last Monday in May, Memorial Day is the most solemn of U. S. military holidays because it specifically honors…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (85+ words) The Bakersfield Californian Print & Digital Access Active Subs w/ emails Print & Digital Access Gift From Jerusalem to Tel Aviv and Latrun, families, soldiers and civilians place flags and flowers on graves during Israel's annual Memorial Day. Israelis observe moments of…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (183+ words) The Bakersfield Californian Pope Leo is right when he says "blessed are the peacemakers." Throughout our country's history there are numerous examples of the ways in which the United States has used a portion of its financial and human resources…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (58+ words) Bakersfield. com Print & Digital Access Active Subs w/ emails Print & Digital Access Gift Holocaust survivors from around the world gathered with thousands of others at Auschwitz for the March of the Living, as Israel honored Holocaust victims during a state…...

1+ mon, 3+ hour ago  (154+ words) Many American citizens are having difficulty making sense of Trump's war with Iran. Without explanation, justification, notice to or approval from Congress, the president announced the "excursion" in the middle of the night on Truth Social. Many American citizens are…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (212+ words) A Lebanese civil defense worker, right, stands with a resident at the site of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike a day earlier in central Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, April 9, 2026. Displaced families extend their hands while waiting for donated food…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago  (579+ words) Small groups of Bakersfield residents have gathered over the last two days to protest the ongoing war with Iran, calling on Kern County's congressional representatives to oppose funding and military operations. Standing outside the Bakersfield office of U. S. Rep. David Valadao,…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago  (1763+ words) A tentative U. S. -Iran ceasefire is faltering after Israel pounded Beirut and as Iran maintains its grip on the Strait of Hormuz while truce talks remain uncertain. Both Tehran and Washington are claiming victory and exerting pressure, with talks on a…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (67+ words) The Bakersfield Californian Print & Digital Access Active Subs w/ emails Print & Digital Access Gift Iran, the United States and Israel reached a two-week ceasefire in the war that tore across the Middle East and disrupted the global energy market, with…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (10+ words) The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists'Bakersfield. com...