The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced on Monday it has updated its immigration policy to restrict visa eligibility for transgender women seeking to compete in women's sports. Under the policy update, USCIS will consider "the fact that a male athlete has been competing against women" as a negative factor...
Tulare County Inmate Dies After Collapsing at Jail
A 62-year-old inmate died Sunday after collapsing at the South County Detention Facility in Tulare County, authorities said. According to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were notified just before 10 a.m. that the inmate was feeling sick. While jail staff were speaking with him, he collapsed and lost consciousness....
Fresno Police Investigating Fatal Shooting of 70-Year-Old Man
A 70-year-old man was fatally shot Saturday morning during an argument at a northwest Fresno home, police said. Officers responded at 10:12 a.m. to a residence near North Cleo and West Roberts avenues for a report of a gunshot victim. They found Carl Johnson in the backyard suffering from a...
Israel to Decide Next Steps in Gaza After Ceasefire Talks Collapse
JERUSALEM — Benjamin Netanyahu will convene his security cabinet this week to decide on Israel's next steps in Gaza following the collapse of indirect ceasefire talks with Hamas, with one senior Israeli source suggesting more force could be an option. Last Saturday, during a visit to the country, U.S. Middle...
California Police Misconduct Records Now Available in Public Database
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The public can now search internal affairs documents and other police-misconduct records from nearly 700 California law enforcement agencies through a database created by UC Berkeley and Stanford University. The Police Records Access Project database, which contains roughly...
Texas Governor Vows to Replace Democrats Absent at Monday Redistricting Vote
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has vowed to replace Democratic lawmakers who left the state over the weekend unless they return by Monday afternoon to vote on a Republican plan to redraw its congressional districts. The more than 50 Democratic members of the Texas legislature left the state on Sunday to...
Triple-Digit Temps Returning to Fresno. How Long Will They Last?
Unless you're a huge fan of triple-digit temperatures in Fresno, you might want to plan to visit the coast or the Sierra starting Wednesday. The National Weather Service is predicting a return of 100-plus degree days in Fresno and the Valley by midweek, meteorologist Stephen McCoy said Monday. Temperatures will...
Visalia Intersection Near Elementary School to Become All-Way Stop
The intersection of Dans Street and Visalia Parkway will become an all-way stop starting Thursday, Aug. 7, just ahead of the first day of school for nearby Cottonwood Creek Elementary. City officials said the change follows a recent traffic study that recommended stop signs in all directions to improve safety...
Trump Administration Is Freezing Over $300 Million for UCLA
The federal government is freezing over $300 million in research funds for UCLA over claims of antisemitism and bias at the institution, according to its chancellor and Trump administration documents. In a statement late Thursday, the chancellor, Julio Frenk, said that the federal government was cutting “hundreds of grants” to...
Wall Street Rebounds as Fed Rate Cut Bets Intensify on Weaker Payrolls
Wall Street's main indexes bounced back on Monday after a sharp pullback in the previous session, buoyed by growing expectations of deeper Federal Reserve interest rate cuts following an unexpectedly weak jobs report. At 11:39 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 463.55 points, or 1.06%, to 44,052.13, the...