WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has closed about half of its open investigations into bribery by U.S. businesses overseas, but plans to initiate prosecutions to more narrowly focus on misconduct that hurts the country's capacity to compete with foreign companies, officials said Tuesday. President Donald Trump signed an executive order...
Free Food, Haircuts, and Rapid HIV Testing Friday in Fresno
There will be a free food distribution event also offering free haircuts, rapid HIV testing, and community resources this Friday. The event is hosted by Clinica Sierra Vista and Central California Food Bank. It will be at Elm Community Health Center, 2740 S. Elm Ave., from 8 a.m. to 12...
California Is a Donor State, but Can It Stop Sending Its Tax Dollars to DC?
Gov. Gavin Newsom fired back at President Trump's threat to cut federal funding to California by highlighting the state's significant financial contributions to Washington. "We pay over $80 BILLION more in taxes than we get back," Newsom posted on X Friday, adding, "Maybe it's time to cut that off." Neither...
Marines Prepare to Deploy in LA as More Protests Planned Across US
The streets of Los Angeles were quiet Wednesday morning after an overnight curfew imposed by the mayor in the city’s downtown. Cities across the country prepared for more demonstrations later in the day. The curfew in Los Angeles, which lifted at 6 a.m. local time, brought calm to the area,...
Harvey Weinstein Convicted of Sex Crime Amid Contentious Jury Deliberations
New York (Reuters) - A Manhattan jury found Harvey Weinstein guilty on a sex crimes charge on Wednesday, though the jury has not yet reached a verdict on all counts the former movie mogul faces in deliberations that have been marred by infighting and threats. Weinstein, once one of the...
Federal Raids Threaten California Businesses as Immigrant Workers Vanish From Job Sites
Federal immigration enforcement actions are rattling California's economy. Foreign-born workers hold one-third of all jobs, and their absence is causing labor shortages and economic disruptions across multiple industries, according to the Los Angeles Times. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have targeted Los Angeles-area Home Depot locations where day laborers gather,...
Water Scarcity Is Forcing Tough Decisions. This Legislation Can Keep Our Family Farm Afloat
My family is proud of our farm in Kerman. At VF&B Farms, we’ve grown just about everything over the years — cotton, tomatoes, almonds, sugar beets, cantaloupes, barley, and wheat. If it grows in the Valley, we’ve probably had a go at it. Farming here has never been easy, but...
Arizona Governor Vetoes Bill to Ban Teaching Antisemitism in Arizona’s Public Schools
PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed a proposal that would ban teaching antisemitism at the state’s public K-12 schools, universities and colleges and expose educators who violate the new rules to discipline and lawsuits. On Tuesday, the Democratic governor said the bill is not about antisemitism but rather...
Brian Wilson, Summer’s Poet Laureate of the Beach Boys, Dies at 82
Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed self-expression inspired “Good Vibrations,” “California Girls,” and other summertime anthems and made him one of the world’s most influential recording artists, has died at 82. Wilson's family posted news of his death to his...
Russian Attacks Kill 3 and Wound 64 as Drones Hit Kharkiv and Other Parts of Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces launched a new drone assault across Ukraine overnight on Wednesday, killing three people and wounding 64 others, Ukrainian officials said. One of the hardest-hit areas was the city of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine, where 17 attack drones struck two residential districts, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said....