Passengers on Southwest Airlines flights will soon be required to keep their portable chargers in plain sight while using them because of concerns about the growing number of lithium-ion battery fires in a new policy that other airlines may adopt. Southwest announced the new policy that will go into effect...
Fresno County Man Charged With Animal Cruelty After Hundreds of Dead Animals Found
A Laton man is facing felony charges after investigators discovered widespread animal neglect and hundreds of dead animals on his property, the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday. Carl Joseph Mendes, 42, has been charged with three counts of felony animal cruelty and three counts of child endangerment following...
The Personal Secretary and Adviser to Mexico City’s Mayor Are Shot Dead
MEXICO CITY — The personal secretary and an adviser to Mexico City's mayor were shot dead Tuesday, authorities said, in the worst attack against public officials in the capital in recent years. Mayor Clara Brugada — who holds the second most powerful political post in the country to President Claudia...
‘Dried Out Prune’? ‘Corrupt’ and ‘Incompetent’? It’s Getting Nasty Between Springsteen and Trump
They have some similarities, Bruce Springsteen and Donald Trump — guys in their 70s with homes in New Jersey and big constituencies among white American men middle-aged and older. And both, in very different respects, are the boss. That's about where it ends. The veteran rock star, long a political...
Newsom’s Budget Cuts Anger Allies and Leave the State’s Chronic Deficit Unresolved
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. When Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a revised state budget last week, he irritated — and perhaps alienated — major interest groups allied with his Democratic Party. </> They flooded reporters' email inboxes with critical reaction statements demanding that...
Fresno Unified Delegation Takes Field Trip to Bus Depot
Less than a month after approving a $17 million-a-year bus contract, a delegation from Fresno Unified got a first-hand look at what they bought. Fresno Unified trustees approved a five-year contract with Zūm Services Inc. on April 30. Zūm will provide special education transportation through the contract. Current drivers will...
Trump Selects Concept for $175B ‘Golden Dome’ Missile Defense System
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has announced the concept he wants for his future Golden Dome missile defense program — a multilayered, $175 billion system that for the first time will put U.S. weapons in space. Speaking Tuesday from the Oval Office, Trump said he expects the system will be “fully operational before...
US Expected to Declare Biden Fuel Economy Rules Exceeded Legal Authority
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department is expected to declare that fuel economy rules issued under then President Joe Biden exceeded the government's legal authority by including electric vehicles in setting the rules, automaker officials said Monday. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the department's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...
George Wendt, Who Played a Beloved Barfly on ‘Cheers,’ Dies at 76
NEW YORK — George Wendt, an actor with an Everyman charm who played the affable, beer-loving barfly Norm on the hit 1980s TV comedy “Cheers” and later crafted a stage career that took him to Broadway in “Art,” “Hairspray” and “Elf,” has died. He was 76. Wendt's family said he...
Fresno Supervisors Go After Catalytic Converter Thieves With New Ordinance
A new Fresno County ordinance allows law enforcement to arrest anyone caught with an unattached catalytic converter. Even though catalytic converter thefts have dropped significantly since highs in 2023, insurers still reported more than 2,000 claims in California for the first half of 2024, according to a January article from...