Assemblymember Vince Fong can remain on November's congressional ballot in the race for Kevin McCarthy's old Central Valley seat. In a 3-0 decision released Tuesday morning, the Sacramento-based California Third District Court of Appeal rejected an attempt by Secretary of State Shirley Weber to keep Fong out of the race....
Madera Hospital Secures Essential $57M Loan. Operator Looks to Late Summer Reopening.
Madera Community Hospital crossed an important milestone Monday as California officials approved a $57 million loan. With Modesto-based American Advanced Management now operating the hospital, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the state approved the hospital's no-interest loan through the Distressed Hospital Loan Program. "I am thankful to the Governor and his...
NY Appeals Judge Rejects Trump’s Request to Delay His April 15 Hush Money Trial
NEW YORK — A New York appeals court judge on Monday rejected Donald Trump's bid to delay his April 15 hush money criminal trial while he fights to move the case out of Manhattan — foiling the former president’s latest attempt to put off the historic trial. Justice Lizbeth González...
Is City ‘Low-Balling’ Fresno Businesses on Land Buys for Blackstone-McKinley Underpass?
The city of Fresno is negotiating with businesses and residents around Blackstone and McKinley avenues to figure out the purchase prices for land to build a much-anticipated traffic underpass there. Some property owners say they are getting low-balled while other businesses say city rules have zoned them out of one...
The View for Fresno Eclipse Chasers in Texas? ‘Awesome’ to ‘Good Consolation Prize’
INGRAM, Texas —For four minutes Monday, the sky darkened into an early nighttime as the moon’s shadow swept over campers who had gathered from around the western U.S. and even as far as Germany for the chance to see the total eclipse of the sun. But, as anybody who works...
Netanyahu Vows to Invade Rafah, Which US Calls a Mistake
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has escalated his pledge to invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah, which is filled with around 1.4 million Palestinians, most of whom are displaced from other parts of the Gaza Strip. “It will happen. There is a date,” Netanyahu declared in a video statement...
Total Solar Eclipse Races Across North America as Clouds Part Along Totality
MESQUITE, Texas — A chilly, midday darkness fell across North America on Monday as a total solar eclipse raced across the continent, thrilling those lucky enough to behold the spectacle through clear skies. Eclipse mania gripped all of Mexico, the U.S., and Canada, as the moon swept in front of...
California Community Colleges Losing Millions to Pell Grant Scammers
They’re called “Pell runners” — after enrolling at a community college they apply for a federal Pell grant, collect as much as $7,400, then vanish. Since fall 2021, California’s community colleges have given more than $5 million to Pell runners, according to monthly reports they sent to the California Community...
Will China Flood the Globe With EVs, Green Tech? Latest on US-China Trade Fight
WASHINGTON — China's burgeoning production of electric cars and other green technologies has become a flashpoint in a new U.S.-China trade fight, highlighted by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during her five-day visit to China and seized on by former President Donald Trump in incendiary remarks on the campaign trail. China...
California Progressives Forced to Play Defense as State Faces Huge Budget Deficits
A couple of years ago, California’s left-leaning interest groups – those seeking a more expansive array of social and medical services to benefit workers and the state’s large population of low-income residents – seemed to be making a breakthrough after decades of frustration. With Gov. Gavin Newsom bragging about a...