LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani reached three times in his home debut for the Dodgers, and Los Angeles beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-1 Thursday in the Dodger Stadium opener to a season of sky-high expectations. Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman homered in the third inning, and Tyler Glasnow pitched...
Facebook News Tab Will Soon Be Unavailable as Meta Scales Back News and Political Content
Meta will be sunsetting Facebook News in early April for users in the U.S. and Australia as the platform further deemphasizes news and politics. The feature was shut down in the U.K., France and Germany last year. Launched in 2019, the News tab curated headlines from national and international news...
Stock Market Today: Wall Street Rises to More Records to Close Out Its Latest Winning Month
NEW YORK — Wall Street set more records Thursday as U.S. stocks coasted to the close of their latest winning month and quarter. Record-Breaking Performance The S&P 500 added 5.86 points, or 0.1%, to its all-time high set a day before and closed at 5,254.35. That sent its gain for...
A Fresno County First: Kerman Council Passes Amended Gaza Cease-Fire Resolution
After 90 minutes of passionate but civil debate, the Kerman City Council approved a resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza. The version passed was heavily amended from what was initially presented. The community of 16,000 — about a 20-minute drive west of Fresno — became the first Fresno County...
UN Top Court Orders Israel to Open More Land Crossings for Aid into Gaza
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The top United Nations court on Thursday ordered Israel to take measures to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza, including opening more land crossings to allow food, water, fuel and other supplies into the war-ravaged enclave. The International Court of Justice issued two new so-called provisional...
How Involved Is Southern California Consulting Firm in FUSD Executive Dealings?
The same consulting firm Fresno Unified paid $40,000 to conduct community listening sessions before its superintendent hire has provided coaching services to many of the district's top brass — including the top candidate for the position. After consulting firm Leadership Associates suggested that trustees look internally for candidates, School Board...
Biden’s Fundraiser with Obama and Clinton Nets a Record $25 Million, His Campaign Says
NEW YORK — A fundraiser for President Joe Biden on Thursday in New York City that also stars Barack Obama and Bill Clinton is raising a whopping $25 million, setting a record for the biggest haul for a political event, his campaign said. Democratic Support for Biden The eye-popping amount...
Fresno Unified’s Self-Protection Racket Is Hurting Our Kids
Are we so conditioned to accept apathy in Fresno Unified that we are willing to walk by the very decisions that perpetuate the cycle of crime and poverty in our community? Do we tune in to afternoon radio talk shows that rail against FUSD for entertainment alone? Or, are we...
Rockin’ Out or Laughing, the Valley Has Its Pick of Weekend Events
There'll be plenty of events to choose from this weekend. If you're in the mood to go to a rock concert or a stand-up comedy show, Friday and Saturday will be the best time. There's virtually something for all ages this weekend in the Central Valley. Here's a look at...
Ex-Correctional Officer at Women’s Prison in California Sentenced for Sexually Abusing Inmates
OAKLAND — A former correctional officer at a federal California women's prison known for numerous misconduct allegations was sentenced to six years in prison for sexually abusing five inmates, federal officials announced Wednesday. Nakie Nunley, who supervised inmates at the Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin, becomes the seventh correctional officer sentenced...