Jontay Porter has been banned for life from the NBA after a league probe found he disclosed confidential information to sports bettors and bet on games. Porter, who was a two-way player for the Toronto Raptors, is the second person to be banned from the league by Commissioner Adam Silver...
Carbon Capture Isn’t Nearly as ‘Green’ as Fossil Fuel Promoters Make It Sound
The global energy landscape is rapidly evolving with California often leading the way. So begins Central Valley Business Federation (BizFed) CEO Clint Olivier’s opinion piece in the March 23 edition of GV Wire. On its website, BizFed shows its founding members as Chevron, SoCalGas, Western States Petroleum Association, other similar...
Southern California City Council Gives Key Approval for Disneyland Expansion Plan
SANTA ANA — Visitors to Disney's California parks could one day walk through the snow-covered hamlet of Arendelle from “Frozen” or the bustling, critter-filled metropolis of “Zootopia” under a park expansion plan approved by the Anaheim City Council. Disney would spend at least $1.9 billion over the next decade to...
Tesla Wants Shareholders to Reinstate CEO Elon Musk’s $56 Billion Pay Package
DETROIT — Tesla will ask shareholders to reinstate a $56 billion compensation package for CEO Elon Musk that was rejected by a judge in Delaware this year, and to move the electric car maker’s corporate home from Delaware to Texas. In a filing with federal regulators early Wednesday, the company...
Myanmar’s Ousted Leader Suu Kyi Moved From Prison to House Arrest Due to Heat, Military Says
BANGKOK — Myanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a health measure due to a heat wave, the military government said as it freed more than 3,000 prisoners under an amnesty to mark this week's traditional New Year holiday. Those...
Vital Climate Tool or License to Pollute? The Battle Over CA’s First Carbon Capture Project
In western Kern County, where rolling hills are punctuated by bobbing rigs, the state’s largest oil and gas producer is betting that a novel technology will stave off the extinction of California’s fossil fuel industry. The proposal has split this region, known as California’s oil country: Some want a future...
Boeing in the Spotlight as Congress Calls a Whistleblower to Testify About Defects in Planes
Boeing is the subject of back-to-back Senate hearings Wednesday, as Congress examines allegations of major safety failures at the embattled aircraft manufacturer. The Senate Commerce Committee heard from members of an expert panel that found serious flaws in Boeing's safety culture. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said the public wants the...
NPR Editor Suspended Over Claims of Network’s ‘Progressive Worldview’
National Public Radio has put its senior business editor, Uri Berliner, on a five-day unpaid suspension following his controversial essay criticizing the network's alleged left-leaning bias. Berliner's piece, published in The Free Press, accused NPR of losing its audience's trust by adopting a "progressive worldview" and failing to cover certain...
Senate Will Convene the Mayorkas Impeachment Trial as Democrats Plot a Quick Dismissal
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats could end the impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday before arguments even begin. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is expected to call votes to dismiss two articles of impeachment against Mayorkas after senators are sworn in as jurors midday, a move that...
State Will Monitor Crop-Rich Kings County Region to Preserve Groundwater
California officials voted Tuesday to step in to monitor groundwater use in part of the crop-rich San Joaquin Valley in a first-of-its-kind move that comes a decade after local communities were tasked with managing the precious but strained resource. The State Water Resources Control Board voted unanimously to start overseeing...