[aggregation-styles] Time Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s impromptu visit to Kabul over the weekend where he claimed the United States seeks a “responsible end” to the war followed Secretary of State Tony Blinken’s letter to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and a leaked U.S. peace plan. These moves have made one...
Drought Worries Surface at Farm Bureau Capitol AG Day
[aggregation-styles] Ag Alert On a day when state and federal water projects announced reductions or delays in deliveries, speakers at the California Farm Bureau Capitol AG Day conference discussed drought and other challenges facing the state's farmers and ranchers. The conference, held virtually on National Agriculture Day, featured California Farm...
Downtown Visalia Mural Caught in Skirmish Between Council, Citizen Panel
[aggregation-styles] Foothills Sun Gazette Not often does the mayor of a city step down from the dais and appeal a decision on behalf of the business they run, but that’s exactly what Visalia Mayor Steve Nelsen did at a recent council after a Mural Panel recommended against approving a “Welcome...
Endangered Gray Wolf Now in Fresno County After Traveling from Modoc, Tracking Data Shows
[aggregation-styles] Sierra Sun Times A GPS-collared gray wolf known as OR-93 continues to travel farther south in California than the collared wolves that have preceded him. OR-93 has traversed a significant distance since the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced he was in Modoc County in early February. Over...
CA Bill Would Ban Members of Hate Groups from Being Police Officers
[aggregation-styles] KCRA News A bill making its way through the California Legislature would ban members of hate groups from being police officers. Opponents say the bill, as written, is too broad and would also ban officers from expressing certain views. Assembly Bill 655, also known as the California Law Enforcement...
U.S., E.U., Canada and Britain Announce Sanctions on China Over the Abuse of Uyghurs
[aggregation-styles] Washington Post The United States, the European Union, Britain and Canada each announced sanctions against China over human rights abuses in Xinjiang, a coordinated effort aimed at holding Beijing accountable for a years-long campaign against Uyghurs and other minority groups in the northwestern Chinese region. The diplomatic push, announced...
California Has A New Idea For Homes At Risk From Rising Seas: Buy, Rent, Retreat
[aggregation-styles] National Public Radio Within the span of a 30-year mortgage, more than $100 billion worth of American homes is expected to be at risk of chronic flooding. As the climate warms and oceans rise, numerous oceanfront properties will be submerged, leaving coastal communities — affluent and not — with...
Dyer Talks Rising Violence, Gun Laws, and Hate Crimes in Online Washington Post Event
[aggregation-styles] Washington Post Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer discussed the rise in violent crime in Fresno and across the country on Monday in a live online forum with The Washington Post. Dyer was joined by Mayor Steve Benjamin from Columbia, South Carolina for the streamed event, hosted by Post criminal justice...
Gen Z Is Getting Screwed by Remote Work, Microsoft Survey Finds
[aggregation-styles] CNET Millions of people are embracing a new way to work. The coronavirus pandemic has compelled employers to largely accept remote-working arrangements to keep employees safe and flexible schedules to let workers take care of family. But though large margins of people Microsoft surveyed in January about work habits...
High School Students Now Back on Tulare Campuses for In-Person Learning
[aggregation-styles] Visalia Times Delta Students attending three of Tulare Unified School District's eight high schools returned for in-person learning on Monday. Tech Preparatory, Countryside and Accelerated Charter “have a smaller population and are able to maintain the required social distancing,” Supreintendent Tony Rodriguez said. More students will return to campus...