The probability of any American having dementia in their lifetime may be far greater than previously thought. For instance, a 2025 study that tracked a large sample of American adults across more than three decades found that their average likelihood of developing dementia between ages 55 to 95 was 42%,...
How Gentrification Is Killing the Bus: California’s Rising Rents Are Pushing Out Commuters
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The northern tip of the Vermont Square neighborhood in South Los Angeles gentrified in many of the usual ways over the last decade. Median incomes shot up. The neighborhood's share of Black residents declined. On the list of...
Authorities Seek Help Finding Relatives of Deceased Fresno Man
The Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating family members of a Fresno man who died last month. Felipe Pech, 68, passed away in Fresno on April 23, officials said. Despite efforts to search through personal records, the Coroner’s Office has not been able to...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Felecia Johnson
May 30, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Felecia Johnson Suspects Date of Birth: August 26, 1987 Physical Description: Black Female, 5’ 7, 135 lbs., Black Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: Assault Warrant Number: F24907215 Synopsis of the Case: Felecia Johnson is wanted on a felony warrant of assault. If...
How in the World Did Fresno End Up on Trump’s Sanctuary Cities List?
Fresno is on a list of "sanctuary cities" compiled by the Trump administration, and Mayor Jerry Dyer has no idea how California's fifth-largest city got there. "It’s unclear to me how the City of Fresno ended up on a Department of Homeland Security list of jurisdictions that allegedly have obstructed...
X Marks the Spot: Bruised Musk Says His Young Son Punched Him
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A bruised Elon Musk explained away a black eye during a White House appearance on Friday by saying that his 5-year-old son had punched him in the face while the two were playing around. Musk made the comments during an Oval Office event with Donald Trump marking the...
PBS Suing Trump Administration Over Defunding, Three Days After NPR Filed Similar Case
PBS filed suit Friday against President Donald Trump and other administration officials to block his order stripping federal funding from the 330-station public television system, three days after NPR did the same for its radio network. In its lawsuit, PBS relies on similar arguments, saying Trump was overstepping his authority...
Loretta Swit, Emmy-winner Who Played Houlihan on Pioneering TV Series ‘M.A.S.H.,’ Has Died at 87
NEW YORK — Loretta Swit, who won two Emmy Awards playing Major Margaret Houlihan, the demanding head nurse of a behind-the-lines surgical unit during the Korean War on the pioneering hit TV series "M.A.S.H.," has died. She was 87. Publicist Harlan Boll says Swit died Friday at her home in...
Medicaid Work Rules Could Leave a Million Californians With No Health Insurance
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. If Congress moves forward with a controversial proposal to require people to report work hours to keep Medicaid, more than a million of California's poorest residents could lose their health insurance. The budget bill that the U.S. House...
San Francisco 49ers Acquire Eagles Edge Rusher Bryce Huff, AP Source Says
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers have agreed on a deal to acquire Bryce Huff from Philadelphia after the pass rusher restructured his contract with the Eagles. A person familiar with the situation said Friday the two sides agreed to the trade after Huff revised his contract. The...