NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are ticking higher Monday and clawing back some of the losses from their worst week since April. The S&P 500 was up 0.5% in midday trading and on track to break a three-day losing streak. It would be the first gain for the index since...
NATO Strengthens Defense Against Russia with 500K Troops Ready to Deploy
In response to the escalating threat from Russia, NATO has undergone a significant transformation in its collective defense strategy. According to NATO spokesperson Farah Dakhlallah, the alliance currently has “more than 500,000 troops at high readiness” as part of the most comprehensive defense plans since the Cold War. This move...
Harris Claims Most of the Delegates She Needs for the Nomination, Raises $81 Million in 24 Hours
WILMINGTON, Del. — Vice President Kamala Harris won the backing of more than half the Democratic delegates she needs to become her party's nominee and set a new fundraising record Monday in her first 24 hours as a presidential candidate, as top Democrats rallied to her in their bid to defeat...
Kamala Harris Turns to Selecting a Possible Vice President
After weeks of speculation, Vice President Kamala Harris, endorsed by President Joe Biden to succeed him as the Democratic presidential candidate this fall, will have a bench of new-generation party leaders to turn to when she moves toward the first critical decision of her candidacy: picking a running mate. By...
Israel Orders Evacuation of Part of Humanitarian Zone as War’s Toll Passes 39,000 Palestinians
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The Israeli military ordered the evacuation Monday of part of a crowded area in the Gaza Strip it had designated a humanitarian zone, saying it is planning an operation against Hamas militants there. The order triggered a new flight of Palestinians, many of whom had...
Merced County Employees Vote to Authorize Strike Amid Budget Crisis
The largest union representing Merced County employees voted to authorize a strike Saturday, following months of negotiations that have failed to result in an agreement. Jerald Phelps, president of AFSCME Local 2703, confirmed the news with The Merced FOCUS. He said its the first time the union has authorized a...
CHSU Students Build Book Exchange Libraries for Underserved Communities
The Student Affairs team at California Health Sciences University came up with a much-needed community service project for its incoming class of students. The students built book exchange library boxes and stocked them with donated books for underserved communities last week. Disclosure: GV Wire Publisher Darius Assemi is a CHSU...
The Cybertruck: A Culture War on Wheels
If a car can embody the age that created it, the Tesla Cybertruck is, fittingly, a culture war on wheels. When Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled it at a presentation in Los Angeles five years ago, he seemed to know that this hulking wedge of stainless steel would be polarizing....
Cal State Trustees Weigh Bid to Merge Cal Maritime, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
A steep drop in enrollment has put Cal Maritime, the smallest of the California State University's 23 campuses, on a path to merge with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Under the plan, which will go before the Cal State board of trustees for discussion Tuesday, Cal Maritime's 761 students would...
A ‘Token’ Officer? Black Female Ex-Fresno Cop Files Discrimination Lawsuit Against Fresno PD
The Fresno law enforcement career of Amya Brooks lasted two years at age 23. Brooks is now suing the city of Fresno, accusing the Fresno Police Department of creating a hostile work environment and discrimination. In a lawsuit filed last week in Fresno County Superior Court, Brooks said her training...