WASHINGTON, Jan 22 - TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, finalized a deal on Thursday to set up a majority American-owned joint venture company to avoid a U.S. ban on the popular social media app used by more than 200 million Americans. The deal is a milestone for the short video app...
Fresno Police Arrest Three in Separate Incidents Involving US Postal Service Employees
Three people were arrested this week in two unrelated incidents involving assaults or threats against U.S. Postal Service employees in Fresno, the Fresno Police Department said in a statement. In the first incident, officers responded around 2:20 p.m. Tuesday near North Marks and West Dakota avenues to a report of...
Bid to Rein in Trump’s Venezuela War Powers Fails in US House
U.S. House of Representatives Republicans narrowly defeated a resolution on Thursday that would have barred President Donald Trump from further military action in Venezuela without the authorization of Congress, days after a similar measure failed in the Senate. The House voted 215 to 215, a tie that defeated the resolution...
Madera Man Arrested for Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material
The Madera County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 32-year-old Madera resident Wednesday following an investigation into the distribution of child sexual abuse material. Bryan Francis Gittings was taken into custody after Madera County detectives, with assistance from the Central California Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and the FBI, served a...
German Chancellor Urges Europe to Cut Red Tape and Spend Big on Defense
BERLIN — Friedrich Merz, the chancellor of Germany, urged European leaders on Thursday to strengthen their militaries and shed bureaucracy to survive in an international order whose “very foundations have been shaken” by Russia, China and the United States. Echoing Mark Carney, the prime minister of Canada, Merz used a...
China Wins as Trump Cedes Leadership of the Global Economy
DAVOS, Switzerland — In a long, rambling address that was by turns bombastic, aggrieved and self-congratulatory, President Donald Trump pronounced last rites on American leadership of the liberal democratic order forged by the United States and its allies after World War II. Trump used a keynote speech at the World...
Trump Administration Cuts off Funding for Fetal Tissue Research. Again.
The National Institutes of Health said Thursday it is ending support for all research that makes use of human fetal tissue, eliminating funding for projects both within and outside of the agency. A ban instituted in June 2019 by the first Trump administration ended all research done at the NIH...
Vance Defends ICE During Visit to Minneapolis Following Weeks of Unrest
Vice President JD Vance delivered a broad defense of the thousands of federal agents leading an aggressive immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis, arguing that "far-left agitators" and uncooperative local officials are to blame for chaos on the streets. Vance's visit to the city marked a renewed effort by President Donald...
Amy Klobuchar Files Papers for Run to Succeed Tim Walz as Minnesota Governor
Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota filed paperwork Thursday to run for governor of her home state, signaling her likely entrance to a contest that has shifted rapidly since Gov. Tim Walz made the stunning decision to end his campaign for a third term. The state’s race for governor has been...
Costa’s New Federal Legislation Could Bring Millions to Fresno State
The House of Representatives is reviewing a new bill that would bring millions in funding to Fresno State University and drive economic growth in the Central Valley. The bill, University Investments in Low-Income Districts (BUILD) Act, aims to channel billions into regional public universities — bolstering struggling communities and rural...