LOS ANGELES — Dueling groups of protesters clashed Wednesday at the University of California, Los Angeles, grappling in fistfights and shoving, kicking and using sticks to beat one another. Hours earlier, police burst into a building at Columbia University that pro-Palestinian protesters took over and broke up a demonstration that...
Flipping the Script: Board Majority Supports Wide Search for Fresno Superintendent
The Fresno Unified School Board voted 5-2 Wednesday, Aril 3, to pause scheduled interviews with internal candidates for the superintendent's job and to embark on a widespread search. Trustees Veva Islas and Andy Levine asked to have the board proceed with Wednesday's scheduled interviews, reportedly three current employees. When that...
Dems: We Will Save GOP Speaker Johnson’s Job if Republicans Try to Oust Him
WASHINGTON — House Democrats will vote to save Republican Speaker Mike Johnson’s job should some of his fellow Republican lawmakers seek to remove him from the position, Democratic leaders said Tuesday, likely assuring for now that Johnson will avoid being ousted from office like his predecessor, former Rep. Kevin McCarthy....
Angels Star Mike Trout Needs Knee Surgery. Will He Return This Season?
ANAHEIM — Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout will have surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee, sidelining the three-time AL MVP indefinitely. The Angels believe Trout will be able to return this season, general manager Perry Minasian said while announcing the injury Tuesday. Trout is batting...
Will Fresno Unified Voters Agree to Raise Their Taxes in November?
Fresno Unified voters may be asked to hike their property tax bills if the district puts a $500 million bond measure on the November ballot. If approved, it would be the district's biggest bond measure ever and would raise the tax rate to $238.86, which would be the highest in...
Politics Killed Deal for Vacant Fresno Building. Now, Who Wants to Move In?
The chains could be coming off a vacant downtown Fresno building. After politics shut down the development of the abandoned Berkeley's Department Store building — at 887 Fulton Street — the city has a new deal under consideration at Thursday's Fresno City Council meeting. The Fresno Area Hispanic Foundation wants...
Campaign to Build New California City Submits Signatures to Get on November Ballot
SAN FRANCISCO — A wealthy Silicon Valley-backed campaign to build a green city for up to 400,000 people in the San Francisco Bay Area has submitted what it says are enough signatures to qualify the initiative for the November election. The campaign submitted more than 20,000 signatures but would need...
Scammers Stole More Than $3.4 Billion from Older Americans Last Year, an FBI Report Says
WASHINGTON — Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year, according to an FBI report released Tuesday that shows a rise in losses through increasingly sophisticated criminal tactics to trick the vulnerable into giving up their life savings. Increasing Scams Targeting Older Americans Losses from scams reported...
Principal Makes Case for Bullard High Fence: It Will Keep Students, Staff Safe
Bullard High School principal Armen Torigian spoke at Monday's Fresno Unified workshop on facilities about why his campus needs a security fence. "We're very susceptible for people walking on campus," Torigian told trustees. "Where a kid walks on campus, goes into a classroom, tries to pull a kid out, and...
Mammograms Should Start at 40 to Address Rising Breast Cancer Rates at Younger Ages, Panel Says
Regular mammograms to screen for breast cancer should start younger, at age 40, according to an influential U.S. task force. Women ages 40 to 74 should get screened every other year, the group said. Previously, the task force had said women could choose to start breast cancer screening as young...