The Madera Police Department will conduct a driving under the influence checkpoint Friday night at an undisclosed location within the city. The DUI/CDL checkpoint is scheduled from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m., according to a news release issued Thursday by the department. Officials said checkpoint locations are selected based on...
Valley Hospitals, Clinics Brace for Financial ‘Tsunami’ Threatening Health Care Access
Health care leaders across the central San Joaquin Valley fear that federal cuts to Medicaid and state reductions in Medi-Cal benefits represent a “tsunami” of changes that jeopardize the financial stability of hospitals and clinics, and threaten residents’ access to care in the region. A recent San Joaquin Valley market report published by the California...
Trump to Travel to China From March 31 to April 2 Amid Trade Tensions
President Donald Trump will travel to China from March 31 to April 2, a White House official said on Friday, setting dates for a highly anticipated encounter amid tension between the world's biggest economies. Trump is expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping as part of the extended visit, as...
Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump exceeded his authority when he imposed sweeping tariffs on imports from nearly every U.S. trading partner, a major setback for his administration’s second-term agenda. The court’s 6-3 decision has significant implications for the U.S. economy, consumers and the president’s...
Gaza Deaths in War’s First 15 Months Higher Than Reported, Study Says
JERUSALEM, Feb 19 - More than 75,000 Palestinians were killed in the first 15 months of Israel's military assault in Gaza, a figure far higher than the 49,000 deaths local health officials announced at the time, says a new study by The Lancet Global Health medical journal. The peer-reviewed study,...
Will City of Fresno Craft Its Own Health Plan After Blue Shield-Community Split?
The Fresno City Council on Thursday made the first moves to create a new health care plan for its workers and families after failed negotiations between Community Health Systems and Blue Shield of California left thousands with only out-of-network coverage. On Feb. 1, more than 12,000 subscribers on the city's...
Trump Pitches Economic Plan in Georgia as High Prices Frustrate Voters
President Donald Trump insisted on Thursday his policies were easing high prices, seeking to persuade voters frustrated by the cost of living that he and fellow Republicans have an effective economic plan ahead of November's midterm elections. Speaking at a steel distributor in Rome, Georgia, Trump touted a growing stock...
Will Thunderstorms Cap Wild Wet Fresno Weather Tonight?
After receiving nearly a half-inch of rain Thursday through 2 p.m., Fresno will see more showers and possibly a thunderstorm or two before the storm concludes, the National Weather Service says. NWS also continues to predict that snow could fall as low as 1,500 feet in the Valley foothills on...
Alysa Liu, Clovis-Born Olympian, Wins Gold in Figure Skating
Alysa Liu, 20, of the United States, captured the Olympic gold medal in women's figure skating on Thursday, delivering a commanding performance to hold off Kaori Sakamoto at the Milan Cortina Games. Liu finished with a score of 150.20 points from the free skate, a total of 226.79 points, securing...
A Lonely Baby Monkey Wins Hearts, and Even a Few Friends
Punch, a 7-month-old macaque monkey, had no friends. His mother abandoned him. He wasn’t quite fitting in with the other monkeys at Ichikawa City Zoo, outside Tokyo. The closest thing he had to loved ones were the zookeepers who look after him and a stuffed animal from Ikea. But a...