One of the Fresno area’s biggest educational success stories is tucked away in a former pump factory just south of Sierra Vista Mall in Clovis. The Center for Advanced Research and Technology sounds like it’s something out of Silicon Valley rather than a career technical education option that has introduced...
President Biden Backs New Election in Venezuela
SAO PAULO — President Joe Biden said Thursday that he would support new elections in Venezuela, after the United and its allies rejected Nicolás Maduro claims of victory. Asked by reporters at the White House if he supports another vote, Biden said “I do.” Biden did not elaborate, and the...
America Can’t Produce the Weapons It Needs for the Future. This Could Help.
SYDNEY — Australia, the United States and Britain have agreed to exempt each other from a vast array of export controls for defense technology, making it easier to trade and collaborate on weapons development and production. The trilateral arrangement, announced Thursday, is an outgrowth of AUKUS — the 2021 compact...
NASCAR Revokes Austin Dillon’s Playoff Eligibility
CHARLOTTE — Austin Dillon's automatic spot in NASCAR's playoff was revoked — though he retained his victory at Richmond Raceway — after it was determined the driver "crossed a line" in his intentional last-lap wreck of drivers Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin. Dillon won for the first time in nearly...
5 People, Including 2 Doctors, Charged in Investigation Into Matthew Perry’s Death
LOS ANGELES — A prosecutor says five people have been charged in connection with Matthew Perry's death from a ketamine overdose last year, including the actor's assistant and two doctors. U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada announced the charges Thursday, saying the doctors supplied Perry with a large amount of ketamine and...
California Seeks Biden Administration Approval for Controversial Diesel Truck Ban
California's top air quality regulator today urged the Biden administration's Environmental Protection Agency to "immediately" approve the state's regulation phasing out diesel trucks. Air Resources Board Chair Liane Randolph was among more than 250 people who signed up to speak this week at a virtual hearing focusing on whether the...
Unions Try to Protect Jobs in CA With a Bill to Limit Self-Service Checkouts
When the industrial revolution erupted in 18th century Britain — replacing handwork with machinery in the manufacture of goods — many of the affected textile workers responded by attacking and disabling the machines. The rebels became known as Luddites, so named for "General Ned Ludd" or "King Ludd," a mythical...
Canceling Subscriptions Could Get Easier Under New Biden Administration Rules
A set of policies proposed by the Biden administration this week could make it easier for consumers to cancel subscriptions, speak to customer service agents, get flight refunds and more. Officials said the effort, which was announced Monday and spans several federal agencies, would tackle the ways that different businesses...
Brandon Aiyuk Appears at 49ers Practice as a Spectator as His ‘Hold in’ Enters a 4th Week
SANTA CLARA — Star receiver Brandon Aiyuk was back out at San Francisco 49ers practice as a spectator as his contract hold in enters a fourth week still in search of a resolution. Aiyuk had mostly stayed off the field the past two weeks after making waves with his boisterous...
RIP Dan Olson, 79: Fresno Legend Helped Power the Fastest Drag Boats & Cars in the World
Kingsburg-born Dan Lynn Olson — whose name was synonymous with go-fast equipment in drag racing — died July 31 at age 79. In 1969, he founded Dan Olson Racing Products in Fresno and it quickly became the go-to shop for racers from coast to coast. For example, the shop advertised...