NEW YORK — Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had...
Jury in Donald Trump’s Hush Money Trial Reaches Verdict. A Nation Awaits the Outcome.
UPDATE: 2:25 p.m., PT, Thursday, May 30, 2024: Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor...
Fresno, Selma Districts Get Big Federal Grants to Buy ‘Clean’ School Buses
Fresno and other area school districts can cover the costs of buying new school buses powered by electricity, propane, or compressed natural gas after receiving federal funding through the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean School Bus Program. Fresno Unified will receive $6.625 million in rebate funding to buy 25 school buses,...
Oklahoma Pursues Record 4th Straight National Title at Women’s College World Series
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma is chasing history again. The Sooners head into the Women’s College World Series with the opportunity to win an unprecedented fourth straight national title. They open double-elimination bracket play Thursday against No. 10 seed Duke. Last year's team dominated to become the first team since UCLA...
NRA Can Sue Ex-NY Official It Says Tried to Blacklist It After Parkland Shooting, Supreme Court Says
WASHINGTON — A unanimous Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for a National Rifle Association lawsuit against a former New York state official over claims she pressured companies to blacklist it following the deadly 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Giving the NRA a new chance to prove its...
Roberts Rejects Senate Democrats’ Request to Discuss Supreme Court Ethics and Alito Flag Controversy
WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts on Thursday declined an invitation to meet with Democratic senators to talk about Supreme Court ethics and the controversy over flags that flew outside homes owned by Justice Samuel Alito. Roberts' response came in a letter to the senators a day after Alito separately...
Your Guide to California’s Minimum Wage: Surviving in an Expensive State
It’s really expensive to live in California. That fact, more than anything, inspired a decade of policy changes in the Capitol to raise the minimum wage for California workers. Today, California’s $16 minimum wage is among the highest in the nation, but there is ongoing debate about whether it is...
Turns Out, Golf Superstar Nelly Korda Is Human After All
LANCASTER — Nelly Korda took a 10 on her third hole of the U.S. Women's Open on Thursday when she hit three short-game shots into the stream in front of the par-3 12th green. It was a devastating start for the No. 1 player in women's golf at Lancaster Country...
Boeing Tells Federal Regulators How It Plans to Fix Aircraft Safety and Quality Problems
Boeing told federal regulators Thursday how it plans to fix the safety and quality problems that have plagued its aircraft-manufacturing work in recent years. The Federal Aviation Administration required the company to produce a turnaround plan after one of its jetliners suffered a blowout of a fuselage panel during an...
First-Generation Fresno State Student Selected for Congressional Internship
Esmeralda Palafox was one of six students nationwide selected to participate in a 10-week internship program this summer with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute and United Farm Workers in Washington, D.C. Palafox is a first-generation college student who recently completed her first year at Fresno State, majoring in biology. She...