LOS ANGELES — Many of Kamala Harris' supporters and detractors alike think she'd have better odds running for California governor rather than president a third time. There are several reasons for Harris to make a bid to replace term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom. She would immediately become the early front-runner instead...
No Yard? No Excuses—You Can Still Grow Your Own Food and Slash Your Grocery Bill
This summer, approximately 44% of families plan to grow at least some of their food in a home garden. As food prices continue to rise at grocery stores and restaurants, many Americans are getting creative about where they source their groceries. With these small-space gardening hacks, you can start a...
Palestinians to Raise Flag at WHO for the First Time After Vote
GENEVA (Reuters) - The Palestinian delegation won the right to fly their flag at the World Health Organization after a symbolic victory in a vote on Monday that its envoy hopes will lead to greater recognition within the United Nations and beyond. The proposal, brought by China, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia...
Hamas Agrees to US Proposal on Gaza Ceasefire, Palestinian Official Says
CAIRO (Reuters) -Hamas has agreed to a proposal by U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff for a Gaza ceasefire, a Palestinian official close to the group told Reuters on Monday, paving the way for a possible end to the war with Israel. The new proposal, which sees the release of ten...
The MAGA Revolution Threatens America’s Most Innovative Place
Science sometimes advances not by design but by happenstance. Thirty years ago a graduate student in chemical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was describing a bottleneck in his work over drinks at a bar in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A Harvard student heard and suggested a solution using microchip manufacturing...
Urban Fires Can Mean Long Trips for Helicopters to Get Water. One Firefighter Had a Better Idea
CABAZON, Calif. — Mark Whaling and a crew raced up and down a hill in a tanker truck as they battled a wildfire in Los Angeles County, scrambling to get water from a street hydrant in time to stay ahead of flames moving up a ridge. A helicopter flew in...
Clovis Memorial Run Brings the Community Together, Supports Senior Programs
The annual Clovis Memorial Run brought runners and walkers to the new Clovis Senior Activity Center on May 24, featuring multiple races that raised funds for senior programs. The event kicked off at 7:25 a.m. with the national anthem, followed by a kids' run, senior Walk and Roll, and the...
Attorney Error Lowers Fees in Fresno Measure P Case
Nearly seven years after Fresno voters decided on a parks tax, the city won a partial legal victory on attorneys’ fees. On Friday, a judge ruled that the city only owes parks tax advocate Fresno Building Healthy Communities $290,071 in attorneys’ fees. Fresno BHC had requested $600,000. The case went...
Trump Gives Commencement Address at West Point, Stressing a New Era
WEST POINT, N.Y. — President Donald Trump told cadets in a commencement address at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Saturday that they were the first graduates to serve in a "golden age" of the nation that was a result of his efforts to rebuild the military and...
9 of a Doctor’s 10 Children Are Killed in Israel’s Latest Strikes in Gaza
CAIRO — The bodies of 79 people killed by Israeli strikes have been brought to hospitals in the past 24 hours, Gaza's Health Ministry said Saturday — a toll that doesn't include hospitals in the battered north that it said are now inaccessible. The dead over the past day in...