WASHINGTON - The parent agency of Voice of America said on Friday it had issued termination notices to over 639 more staff, completing an 85% decrease in personnel since March and effectively spelling the end of a broadcasting network founded to counter Nazi propaganda. Kari Lake, senior advisor to the...
Trump Administration Says It Is Suspending Enforcement of Biden-Era Farmworker Rule
WASHINGTON -President Donald Trump's administration said on Friday it was suspending enforcement of a "burdensome" farmworker rule from former President Joe Biden's administration. The 2024 rule provided protection for workplace organizing to foreign farmworkers in the U.S. on H-2A visas. The U.S. Department of Labor said the rule had already...
Fresno County’s Ruth Fire Destroys Structure in Yokuts Valley
A wildfire burning in steep, rocky terrain in Fresno County has grown to 14 acres and destroyed one structure, according to CalFire. The Ruth Fire, which started Friday near Ruth Hill Road and Barberry Lane in Yokuts Valley, remains active and is 20% contained. The fire grew from an initial...
Ninth Circuit Strikes Down CA’s ‘One-Gun-Per-Month’ Law
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down California’s “one-gun-per-month” law as unconstitutional in a 3-0 ruling, the Firearms Policy Coalition said Friday. “California has a ‘one-gun-a-month’ law that prohibits most people from buying more than one firearm in a 30-day period. The district court held that this law violates...
USDA Develops Potential Plan to Vaccinate Poultry for Bird Flu
CHICAGO - The U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering a potential plan to vaccinate poultry against bird flu for the first time that includes evaluating how it would affect exports, the agency told Reuters this week. The actions advance the government's assessment of a vaccine after the USDA received proposals...
Trump Says He May Support Israel-Iran Ceasefire ‘Depending on Circumstances’
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said on Friday he might support a ceasefire in the week-old aerial conflict between U.S. ally Israel and its regional rival Iran "depending on the circumstances". Asked by reporters if he would support a ceasefire while negotiations are ongoing, Trump said: "I might, depending on...
Fresno Now Has a Professional Shakespeare Co. Thanks to Measure P Sales Tax
It may have been King Richard's summer of discontent, but it wasn't for the Chanticleer Shakespeare Co. Fresno's first professional Shakespearean theater company wrapped up its first production last weekend, but for those who missed it, artistic director Blake Ellis says they'll only increase the "wow factor" for the next...
Trump Says a Deal With Harvard Is Possible Over Next Week
BOSTON - President Donald Trump said on Friday his administration has been working with Harvard University and could announce deal over the next week to resolve the White House's campaign against the country's oldest and richest university. Trump in a post on his social media platform Truth Social said the...
Ohio Man Charged for Allegedly Threatening US Congressman Max Miller
(Reuters) - Police in Ohio said on Friday they had arrested a man after he allegedly ran a U.S. Congressman off a road, threatened the politician and his family, and yelled antisemitic slurs and waved a Palestinian flag before fleeing. Police in Rocky River, Ohio, said in a statement that...
Town Hall Unveils New Season With Best-Selling Authors, ‘Jeopardy!’ Host, and More
Meet the San Joaquin Valley Town Hall 89th season lineup, featuring Ken Jennings, Father Greg Boyle, Amy Tan, and Bob Woodruff. The Town Hall 2025-26 season — branded as “Feed Your Mind” — is intended to get audiences thinking and hungry for more knowledge. Speakers will delve into survival in...