WASHINGTON — Justice Samuel Alito is rejecting calls to step aside from Supreme Court cases involving former President Donald Trump and Jan. 6 defendants because of the controversy over flags that flew over his homes. Alito Says Wife Was Responsible for Upside-down Flag In letters to members of Congress on Wednesday, Alito said...
Fresno Population Growth Triples Forecasts. Will That Bring More New Housing?
Demographers counted something not seen in California since before the pandemic — growth in the Golden State's population. But within the state, affordability still has people searching for housing that is a bargain compared to California's median price of more than $900,000. Thus, hybrid work assignments are powering the counties...
KSEE Recruits Its New Anchor From Sacramento
KSEE24 News has a new anchor, Eric Rucker. He joined the KSEE anchor desk last week and will be partnered for now with Stefani Booroojian. Nexstar-owned KSEE hired Rucker from Fox 40, its station in Sacramento. Rucker spent 12 years at the station, reporting and anchoring weekends. The Calaveras County...
Bronny James Stays in NBA Draft, Agent Rich Paul Announces
Bronny James is keeping his name in the NBA draft, with the hopes of joining his father in the league next season. "He’s a really good prospect who has a lot of room for growth," Rich Paul, the CEO of Klutch Sports Group, told ESPN, which first reported the decision....
Play Ball! Things to Know Entering the NCAA Baseball Regionals
The NCAA baseball tournament opens Friday with play in 16 double-elimination regionals. Regional winners advance to best-of-three super regionals next week, and the final eight go to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, beginning June 14. Who's Hot The two hottest teams are in the regional at Santa Barbara,...
Josh Gibson Becomes MLB Career, Season Batting Leader as Negro Leagues Stats Are Added
NEW YORK — Josh Gibson became Major League Baseball’s career leader with a .372 batting average, surpassing Ty Cobb’s .367, when Negro Leagues records for more than 2,300 players were incorporated Tuesday after a three-year research project. Gibson’s .466 average for the 1943 Homestead Grays became the season standard, followed...
Gender ID Parent Notification Measure Fails to Qualify for California Ballot
SACRAMENTO — Californians won't be voting this November on a policy that would have required schools to notify parents if their child asks to change their gender identification. Proponents of a ballot measure to create such a statewide policy announced Tuesday they failed to collect enough signatures to put the...
ConocoPhillips Buying Marathon Oil for $17.1 Billion in All-Stock Deal as Energy Prices Rise
ConocoPhillips is buying Marathon Oil in an all-stock deal valued at approximately $17.1 billion as energy prices rise and big oil companies reap massive profits. The deal is valued at $22.5 billion when including $5.4 billion in debt. Crude prices have jumped more than 12% this year and the cost...
Missile Attacks Damage a Ship in the Red Sea Off Yemen’s Coast Near Previous Houthi Rebel Assaults
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Missile attacks twice damaged a Marshall Islands-flagged, Greek-owned ship Tuesday in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen, with a private security firm saying radio traffic suggested the vessel took on water after being struck. No group claimed responsibility, but suspicion fell on Yemen's...
Biden, Harris to Launch Black Voter Outreach Effort Amid Signs of Diminished Support
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are stepping up their reelection pitch to Black voters, a key part of their 2020 winning coalition that has shown signs of fraying. They'll launch a new Black voter outreach effort during a visit to the battleground state of Pennsylvania...