Fresno State News A new program offered by Fresno State will allow incarcerated students at Valley State Prison and Central California Women’s Facility, both in Chowchilla, to earn a bachelor’s degree in social science, expanding access to higher education among one of the most marginalized populations in the state....
Kid-Friendly Businesses Honored by First 5 Fresno County
First 5 Fresno County has named five winners of its 2022 Child-Friendly Business Awards. The winners are Bitwise Industries, Debbas Gourmet Chocolate/Made in Nature, Fresno Metro Black Chamber of Commerce, Legacy Construction, and Success Together, Inc. First 5 Fresno County received a record number of nominations this year. The...
Poll: Majorities Oppose Supreme Court’s Abortion Ruling and Worry About Other Rights
Majorities of Americans say they disagree with the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, think it was politically motivated, are concerned the court will now reconsider rulings that protect other rights, and are more likely to vote for a candidate this fall who would restore the right to...
UCSF Fresno Now a Hub for Medical School Pathway for Community College, Fresno State Students
UCSF Fresno News Tuesday marked the launch of the California Medicine Scholars Program as part of a statewide strategy and investment by the Department of Health Care Access and Information to strengthen the California community college to medical school pathway. As its first established action, the program, housed at the...
Roe Was Wrong the Day it Was Decided. The Supreme Court Did The Right Thing
The Roe Court removed nearly every question about abortion policy from the hands of the American people, say Ryan T. Anderson and Alexandra Desanctis, and turned them over to unelected judges, even though the Constitution contains nothing that could remotely support a right to abortion. Roe and the Court's subsequent...
The Ruling Overturning Roe Is an Insult to Women and the Judicial System
For the first time in history, the Supreme Court has eliminated an established constitutional right involving the most fundamental of human concerns: the dignity and autonomy to decide what happens to your body, says The New York Times Editorial Board. The insult of Friday’s ruling is not only in its...
Why Inflation Looks Likely to Stay Above the Pre-Pandemic Norm
The bad news on inflation just keeps coming. At more than 9% year on year across the rich world, it has not been this high since the 1980s—and there have never been so many “inflation surprises," where the data have come in higher than economists’ forecasts. “Real-time” economic indicators...
COVID-19 Variant BA.4/5 is Sweeping the Globe
The newest Omicron variant, BA.4/5, is gaining traction, causing case, hospitalization, and death curves to trend upwards in many countries. This variant was first detected in South Africa in early 2022. “The BA.4/5 impact is just starting to take hold, with no region of the U.S. at a dominant...
Photos and Video Show Aftermath of the Deadly Afghanistan Earthquake
An earthquake struck Afghanistan Wednesday morning, killing more than 1,000 people in a country already facing dire humanitarian crises. In the eastern province of Paktika, which was hardest-hit by the 5.9 magnitude quake, many awoke to lives forever changed, their homes destroyed, their vehicles buried in rubble, their loved...
Japan Court Upholds Ban on Same-Sex Marriage
A Japanese court has dismissed a lawsuit that argued the country's ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. The ruling dealt a setback to LGBTQ rights activists in the only Group of Seven nation that does not allow people of the same gender to marry. Japan’s constitution defines marriage as...