Texas and California — the two most populous states — are at the center of an expanding national battle over congressional redistricting that could determine whether Republicans or Democrats win control of the U.S. House of Representatives in next year's midterm elections. At President Donald Trump's urging, Republican Texas Gov....
Republican US House Committee Releases Thousands of Epstein Files
WASHINGTON — A Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives committee on Tuesday said it released more than 33,000 pages of files on the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as party leadership looked to end a push by a bipartisan pair of lawmakers to force a vote on the matter....
AI Will Require 60% of Workers to Retrain. Are Fresno Colleges Ready?
When the internet first became publicly available, it took seven years to reach 50 million users, said Blake Konzcal, executive director of the Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board. It took Facebook a little more than three years to get 50 million people, and Instagram had that size following in just...
How One Blackstone Avenue Shelter Took Business Owners’ Concerns to Heart
When hospitals release homeless patients, California law requires they be discharged to a safe location. The trouble for hospitals is finding somewhere secure to send people. The trouble can also be finding a location that doesn't upset neighbors. In May, a new pilot recuperative housing project called Soul Housing quietly...
They Were Convicted of Gang Crimes. New CA Supreme Court Rulings Trim Their Sentences
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The California Supreme Court handed down two decisions last week that could impact decades of sentencing for gang-related offenses and allow thousands of people to petition courts to reexamine their cases. Both rulings turned on a 2021 law...
Former Fresno Councilmember and Assemblymember Mike Briggs Dies After Cancer Battle
Former Fresno City Councilmember and state Assemblymember Mike Briggs has died following a brief battle with cancer, his family announced on Monday. Briggs was remembered for a life devoted to public service, the arts, and community advocacy, his family noted. His family said he spent his final months surrounded by...
US Congress Returns, With One Month to Avert Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Congress returns on Tuesday with less than a month left to perform one of its core functions - keeping federal agencies funded and averting a partial government shutdown - a job that it has struggled to perform in recent years. The chamber's bitter partisan divides have...
Trump Says His Administration Will Ask Supreme Court for Expedited Ruling on Tariffs
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his administration will ask the Supreme Court for an expedited ruling on tariffs that a U.S. appeals court found illegal last week. The court ruling on Friday threatens to undercut the Republican president's use of the levies as a key economic policy...
Trump Says He’s Committed to Sending National Guard Troops to Chicago
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he plans to send U.S. National Guard troops to fight crime in Chicago, but declined to offer a specific timing of the deployment. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said over the weekend that Chicago police will not collaborate with any National Guard...
Fresno Police Arrest Teen After Traffic Stop Leads to Foot Chase, Firearm Recovery
A 17-year-old male was arrested after fleeing a traffic stop and discarding a loaded firearm in southwest Fresno, police said Tuesday. Southwest officers initiated the stop for speeding near Fresno Street and Collins Avenue and contacted three male occupants of the vehicle, according to Fresno police. When the passengers were...