On Friday, the state of California banned blackjack from being played in cardrooms, a decision that a local business owner says will cost the state tens of thousands of jobs and millions in tax revenue. Attorney General Rob Bonta's Department of Justice approved regulations that forbids cardrooms from playing the...
Tulare County Authorities Investigate Armed Robbery in Goshen
Tulare County sheriff’s deputies responded to an armed robbery just before 2:30 p.m. Monday at the Downtown Smoke Shop near Road 67 and Betty Drive, authorities said. Deputies said a suspect walked into the store, pulled out a handgun, and demanded money from the cashier before fleeing with an unknown...
Tulare County Sheriff’s Volunteer Killed in Highway 190 Crash, Wife Critically Injured
A longtime Tulare County Sheriff’s Office Volunteer in Patrol was killed in a head-on crash Monday morning on Highway 190 in the Springville area, Sheriff Mike Boudreaux announced. Jack Terrell died in the crash, and his wife, Lucinda Terrell, who also serves as a Volunteer in Patrol, was seriously injured...
Teamsters Union Sues UPS Over New Driver Buyout Program
The Teamsters Union said on Monday it had sued United Parcel Service, alleging the delivery giant's fresh buyout packages for drivers violated their national contract. The two agreed to a contract deal covering 340,000 Teamsters-represented workers in 2023. The deal averted a strike at UPS, which has more Teamsters-represented employees...
Oz Offers Forceful Call for Vaccination as Measles Becomes More Dire
Dr. Mehmet Oz on Sunday urged Americans to get vaccinated against measles, one of the strongest endorsements of the vaccine yet from a top health official in the Trump administration. Speaking on CNN, Oz, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services director, said that there was a simple solution to...
US Wants Firms to Commit to New AI Data Center Compact, Politico Reports
President Donald Trump's administration wants technology companies to commit to a new compact concerning AI data centers, Politico reported on Monday, citing two administration officials. The draft compact sets out commitments to make sure data centers do not raise household electricity prices, strain water supplies or undermine the energy grid,...
Major US Broadcasters, Newsmax to Debate National Ownership Cap
A group representing broadcast television stations and conservative cable news channel Newsmax will square off on Tuesday over the fate of rules that bar broadcasters from reaching more than 39% of the total number of U.S. TV households, according to testimony seen by Reuters. The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee is...
CA Sues Websites That Publish Blueprints for 3D Printer Ghost Guns
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Two websites that distribute instructions for how to manufacture ghost guns are facing a new lawsuit from the state of California alleging that they provide access to illegal and untraceable firearms. The lawsuit, filed by Attorney General Rob...
Clovis Police Arrest 8 for DUI Over Super Bowl Weekend
Clovis police reported arresting four drivers on suspicion of driving under the influence during a Super Bowl Sunday saturation patrol on Sunday. Police said additional officers were deployed that day with the goal of finding and arresting DUI drivers. In total, eight drivers were arrested on suspicion of DUI from...
Bluesky Goes Down for Thousands, Downdetector Reports
Bluesky experienced a possible outage Monday, according to Downdetector.com. More than 2,300 users had reported problems with the platform as of 2:49 p.m. PST, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Most users who reported an issue to Downdetector said that they had issues...