WASHINGTON - The U.S. Justice Department will investigate hiring practices at the University of California system to examine whether its efforts to boost faculty diversity run afoul of anti-discrimination laws, the department said in a statement on Thursday. The probe is the latest move against colleges and universities by President...
White House Wants Major Cut in US War Crimes, Accountability Funding, Sources Say
WASHINGTON/THE HAGUE - The White House on Wednesday recommended terminating U.S. funding for nearly two dozen programs that conduct war crimes and accountability work globally, including in Myanmar, Syria and on alleged Russian atrocities in Ukraine, according to two U.S. sources familiar with the matter and internal government documents reviewed...
No Known Intelligence That Iran Moved Uranium, US Defense Chief Says
WASHINGTON - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday said he was unaware of any intelligence suggesting Iran had moved any of its highly enriched uranium to shield it from U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear program over the weekend. U.S. military bombers carried out strikes against three Iranian nuclear facilities...
What Does the Fresno County Schools Superintendent Do? Read This Q&A to Find Out
GV Wire sought an in-person interview with Fresno County Schools Superintendent Michele Cantwell-Copher to talk about her first two years in office, but she declined and instead provided written responses to the following questions: Q: What challenges have you as superintendent and the Office of Fresno County Superintendent of Schools...
Israel Says Iran’s Supreme Leader Avoided Assassination by Going Underground
Israel would have killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei were it possible during the countries' 12-day war, Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday. "I estimate that if Khamenei had been in our sights, we would have taken him out," Katz said in the interview with Israel's Kan public...
Much of LA’s Community of Immigrants Is Hiding, Leaving a Hole in the Fabric of the City
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In immigrant-rich Westlake in Los Angeles, stores were empty Friday morning. The computer repair place was closed. Gates were down in front of a check-cashing operation. One of the area health clinics, where residents often line up for...
US Supreme Court to Issue Term’s Final Rulings on Friday
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court will issue its final rulings of its current term on Friday, Chief Justice John Roberts said. It has yet to resolve several important cases, including one involving President Donald Trump's bid to limit birthright citizenship as well as others involving Obamacare, age verification for...
Driver Crashes Into Farm Equipment While Distracted by Phone, Fresno Authorities Say
A driver crashed into the back of a spray rig on a rural Fresno County road after becoming distracted by a cell phone, the California Highway Patrol said Thursday. No injuries were reported in the collision, which happened as the farm vehicle was traveling legally along the roadside. Authorities say...
Newsom and Legislature Tangle With Construction Unions Over Minimum Wage
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California lawmakers are on the cusp of striking a last-minute deal to tie one of the year’s most ambitious and controversial housing bills to a new set of minimum wages for housing construction workers — a proposal that...
Tesla Executive, Elon Musk Confidant Leaves EV Maker, Bloomberg News Reports
Tesla executive and a confidant of CEO Elon Musk, Omead Ashfar, has left the company, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. Ashfar, who was part of the CEO's office at Tesla, had started overseeing sales and manufacturing operations in Europe and North America last year,...