ATLANTA — National League wild-card leader Atlanta is reuniting with 2021 World Series MVP Jorge Soler and Luke Jackson, a reliever for that championship team. The Braves acquired Soler and Jackson in a trade with San Francisco late Monday night. Atlanta sent left-handed reliever Tyler Matzek and minor league infielder...
Liberal ‘White Dudes’ Rally for Harris: ‘It’s Like a Rainbow of Beige’
First came the Black women, who had been meeting every week for four years and were ready to spring into action for Kamala Harris. Then came the Black men and South Asian Americans. There were also the white women, in a Zoom-busting paroxysm of solidarity and angst. The 'White Dudes...
Olympic Opening Ceremony DJ Filing Legal Complaints for Online Abuse Over ‘Last Supper’ Tableau
PARIS — A storm of outrage about the Paris Olympics' opening ceremony — including angry comments from Donald Trump — took a legal turn Tuesday, with a DJ who performed at the show saying her lawyer is filing complaints over a torrent of threats and other abuse that the LGBTQ+ icon...
California City Unveils Nation’s First All Electric Vehicle Police Fleet
A city in Southern California has become the first in the nation to replace its police patrol cars with electric vehicles, officials announced Monday, unveiling a fleet of 20 new Teslas. South Pasadena is officially the first city in the nation to have an all electric police fleet. The fleet...
Democrats Could Regret Calling Trump and His Supporters ‘Weird’
Opinion by Thomas L. Friedman on July 29, 2024. For a few days this last week I started to believe that Kamala Harris and the Democrats could come from behind and beat Donald Trump. But then I started to hear Democrats patting themselves on the back for coming up with...
What Happened to the 4-story Apartment Project in NW Fresno?
Hear all sides of the contentious debate over a proposed market-rate apartment complex in northwest Fresno rejected by the City Council on Thursday, July 25. Despite city staff saying that the developer went above and beyond design requirements, councilmember Mike Karbassi said the 82-unit, four-story complex did not conform to...
Fresno Approves Anti-Camping Law Despite Raucous Protests
In a raucous meeting that saw several disruptions, Fresno is saying no to camping in public places. By a 7-0 vote, the Fresno City Council approved an ordinance to restrict public camping and spelled out penalties during a special meeting that began Monday morning and extended to the late afternoon...
Artist Tree Cannabis Dispensary Donates $40K to Fresno Nonprofits
The Artist Tree, a cannabis dispensary and lounge in northwest Fresno, donated $20,000 to both the Fresno Arts Council and the Poverello House on Friday. The donation to the Fresno Arts Council will help create the Art Haven program, a safe space for the unhoused to make art. The Poverello...
Roy Cooper Is Said to Withdraw From Harris’ Vice-Presidential Field
Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina, who has been seen as a leading contender to become Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, has informed her team that he has withdrawn from the vice-presidential sweepstakes, according to two people briefed on the matter. Cooper, who previously served as chair of the...
U.S. National Debt Tops $35 Trillion for First Time
WASHINGTON — America’s gross national debt topped $35 trillion for the first time Monday, a reminder of the nation’s grim fiscal predicament as legislative fights over taxes and spending initiatives loom in Washington. Debt Raising Faster Than Economists Predicted The Treasury Department noted the milestone in its daily report detailing...