Parents who attended so-called "listening sessions" ahead of Fresno Unified's superintendent search say a consultant didn't note their desire for a leader from outside the district and, in some cases, steered the conversation toward hiring an internal candidate. This revelation comes with the superintendent's search mired in controversy after a...
Police Had About 90 Seconds to Stop Traffic Before Baltimore Bridge Fell. 6 Workers Are Feared Dead
BALTIMORE — It was the middle of the night when a dispatcher’s warning crackled over the radio: A massive cargo ship had lost its steering capabilities and was heading toward the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Within about 90 seconds, police officers who happened to be nearby responded that they managed to...
NBC Has Cut Ties With Former RNC Head Ronna McDaniel After Employee Objections, Some on the Air
NEW YORK — NBC News cut ties Tuesday with former Republican National Committee chief Ronna McDaniel less than a week after hiring her as an on-air political contributor, a decision that followed a furious protest by some of its journalists and commentators. In announcing the decision in a memo, NBC...
Here Are Some Numbers That Will Help You Get Your March Madness Fix for the Sweet 16
Sixteen may be sweet, but it isn’t the only relevant number as the NCAA Tournament heads into the regional semifinals. Here are some other numbers worth knowing for each team. These statistics will help you learn more about each of the remaining teams and could explain how some of them got this...
7 Lebanese and an Israeli Killed in an Exchange of Fire Along the Lebanon-Israel Border
HEBBARIYE, Lebanon — An Israeli airstrike on a paramedics center linked to a Lebanese Sunni Muslim group in south Lebanon killed seven of its members early Wednesday and triggered a rocket attack from Lebanon that killed one person in northern Israel, officials said. The strike on the village of Hebbariye...
Opening Day 2024: What to Watch for as 28 of 30 MLB Teams Start Their Season
Here's what to watch for on MLB's opening day: The Sho Goes On Ohtani already made his Dodgers debut last week in South Korea, but all eyes will still be on the two-way sensation as LA hosts the Cardinals. The $700 million star is trying to play on after the...
Davante Adams, Deebo Samuel & George Kittle Among the Stars in Netflix Series ‘Receiver’
Netflix has unveiled its latest sports series, "Receiver," which will spotlight the 2023 NFL season's pass catchers, including Davante Adams, Justin Jefferson, George Kittle, Deebo Samuel, and Amon-Ra St. Brown. The eight-episode series, set to debut in the summer of 2024, is a product of Netflix's ongoing collaboration with the...
Chinese Leader Xi Issues a Positive Message to US Business Leaders as Ties Improve
BEIJING — China’s nationalist leader, Xi Jinping, called for closer trade ties with the U.S. during a meeting on Wednesday with top American business leaders in Beijing that came amid a steady improvement in relations that had sunk to the lowest level in years. Xi emphasized the mutually beneficial economic...
Can Merced Schools Find a ‘Rock Star’ Superintendent? Here’s Where the Long Search Stands
Merced City School District is approaching one year without a permanent superintendent as student achievement lags and the board of trustees struggles with its own internal governance issues. A search firm posted an advertisement for the superintendent job last week. The person to fill the role will be the district’s...
RFK Jr. Picks VP, but Still Isn’t on California Ballot
Presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. chose Oakland to announce his vice presidential pick on Tuesday, so it wasn’t too much of a shocker that his pick was Nicole Shanahan, a Bay Area tech attorney and philanthropist. Like Kennedy, she’s a “disillusioned Democrat” (party leaders have “lost their way”) who has never held...