With wildfire season here, the California Air Resources Board has launched an interactive, statewide map of Clean Air Centers, where people can seek refuge during periods of poor air quality. The map, created in collaboration with local air quality control districts, provides a one-stop shop for Clean Air Center information,...
A Nonprofit Got Jobs for Disabled Workers in California Prisons. A Union Dispute Could End Them
A long-simmering dispute between California’s largest state employee union and a nonprofit organization that hires disabled workers is coming to a head this summer, and dozens of people could lose their jobs. SEIU Local 1000 for several years has been trying to push the state’s correctional health care system to...
Israeli Military Straps a Wounded Palestinian in Front of Jeep
The Israeli military has admitted to breaching protocol during a raid in Jenin, West Bank, by strapping a wounded Palestinian man to the front of a vehicle, the BBC reports. The Israel Defense Forces confirmed the incident after video footage surfaced on social media. According to an IDF statement, the...
WikiLeaks’ Assange Pleads Guilty in Deal with US, Securing Freedom and Ending Legal Battle
SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been sentenced to time already served in Britain as part of a plea deal with the U.S. Justice Department that secures his freedom. The plea was entered Wednesday morning in federal court in Saipan, the capital of the Northern Mariana...
George Latimer, Pro-Israel Centrist, Defeats Rep. Jamaal Bowman in NY Democratic Primary
George Latimer, a pro-Israel centrist, defeated U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, of New York, on Tuesday in a Democratic primary that highlighted the party’s deep divisions over the war in Gaza. With the victory, Latimer has almost certainly ousted one of the most liberal voices in Congress and one of its...
California Governor Defends Progressive Values, Says They’re an ‘Antidote’ to Populism on the Right
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom used his State of the State address on Tuesday to boost President Joe Biden ahead of Thursday's pivotal presidential debate, comparing Donald Trump's version of the Republican Party to the rise of fascism prior to World War II and offering Democrats' ideals as "an antidote...
Sam’s Club Gas Station Opening Sooner Than You Might Think
With the final touches being put on the north Fresno Sam's Club Fuel, the opening will be right around the corner. The warehouse club expects to open the 16-pump gas station at 7663 N. Blackstone Ave. next week, pending final city approvals, according to a Walmart spokesperson. Sam's Club Typically...
Valley Children’s Docs First in US to Use Rapid Test to Potentially Save Infant Hearing
Valley Children's doctors were the first in the U.S. to use a genetic test to determine if a certain antibiotic would lead to permanent hearing loss in a baby, the hospital said Tuesday. A common antibiotic used to treat infections in infants has been known to attack human proteins vital...
Mom Arrested for Leaving Toddler in Hot Car in Clovis
A mother, Nallely Gonzalez-Madueno, 38, from Madera, was booked into Fresno County Jail for felony child endangerment after leaving her 18-month-old toddler in a hot car on Monday afternoon, Clovis police said. Just after 4:30 p.m., a concerned person called to report an toddler locked in a car in the...
A Million Californians Signed on to Prop 47 Reform. Now Newsom May Counter With His Version.
Tulare County District Attorney Tim Ward says admitting failure isn't an easy thing to do. Proposition 47 is the landmark 2014 voter initiative that many say is the reason behind California's high crime and homelessness rates. Ward thinks that for legislators, the fear of admitting Proposition 47's failures is behind...