A young Pekingese named Porter is ready for a new home after being rescued from an orchard where he was found alone and injured, according to Mell’s Mutts. Rescuers believe Porter, about a year old, had been dumped and hit by a car before he was brought in six weeks...
US to Furlough Workers at Nuclear Weapons Agency Due Shutdown
The Trump administration by Monday will furlough about 1,400 workers at the agency that manages the U.S. nuclear weapons arsenal due to the government shutdown, the Department of Energy said on Friday. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said in a post on X that the furloughs will affect National Nuclear Security...
Global Film Industry Shrugs off Renewed Trump Movie Tariff Threat
LONDON/PRAGUE/SYDNEY/LOS ANGELES — "Star Wars: Starfighter" is filming in Britain, soundstages in Hungary are packed and post-production houses in Australia are humming, as the global film industry keeps rolling despite U.S. President Donald Trump's renewed threats to impose tariffs on movies made outside of the United States. Trump has proposed...
Wall Street Ends Higher as Investors Digest Trump Trade Comments
Wall Street ended higher on Friday as investors assessed U.S. President Donald Trump's latest remarks on China, while quarterly results from regional banks eased concerns about credit risks. Trump said his proposed 100% tariff on goods from China would not be sustainable, but blamed Beijing for the latest impasse in...
‘No Kings’ Rallies Expected to Draw Millions Across US in Protest Against Trump
More than 2,600 “No Kings” protest events are scheduled to take place on Saturday in all 50 U.S. states, a mass mobilization against President Donald Trump’s policies on immigration, education and security that organizers say are pushing the country toward autocracy. The protests -- big and little, in cities, suburbs...
Paramount Skydance to Cut 2,000 US Jobs Starting Week of October 27, Variety Reports
Paramount Skydance will begin mass layoffs the week of October 27, eliminating around 2,000 U.S. jobs as part of a $2 billion cost-cutting plan under new CEO David Ellison, Variety reported on Saturday. The layoffs follow the $8.4 billion merger between Skydance Media and Paramount Global, which closed in August....
Voting Rights Act Faces a Near-Death Experience at US Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — The Voting Rights Act, a landmark law barring discrimination in voting, was a product of the U.S. civil rights era, sought by Nobel Peace Prize recipient Martin Luther King, passed by Congress and signed by Democratic President Lyndon Johnson in 1965. Six decades later, it faces its greatest...
Madera County Deputies Search for Person Reported With Firearm
Deputies responded Friday afternoon to reports of a person walking with a firearm near Lanes Bridge Drive and Avenue 10, according to the Madera County Sheriff’s Office. The individual was described as wearing a dark shirt, khaki pants and boots. Deputies conducted an extensive search of the area but were...
Will Fresno Raise Taxes on New Homes and Businesses?
With a few questions still unanswered, Fresno City Council decided Thursday to put off a decision on a tax controlling outward growth until Oct. 30. The council got its first public look at a plan three years in the making that's intended to reduce how much people need to drive....
Dinuba Man Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison for Serial Sexual Assaults
A 61-year-old Dinuba man was sentenced Friday to 24 years in prison after pleading no contest to multiple sexual assaults involving more than 30 victims over nearly a decade, prosecutors said. Tomas Jimenez, a popular masseuse and self-described “healer,” assaulted more than 30 women and two men between 2015 and...