President Donald Trump's administration released new nutrition guidelines on Wednesday that abandon long-standing U.S. recommendations that Americans restrict alcohol consumption to two beverages a day for men and one for women in favor of simply advising that they consume less to be healthier. The change is part of the new...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Elijah Alexander Cruz
January 7, 2026 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Elijah Alexander Cruz Suspects Date of Birth: July 17, 2007 Physical Description: Hispanic Male, 5’ 8, 163 lbs., Brown Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: Assault with a deadly weapon Warrant Number: F25907897 Synopsis of the Case: Elijah Alexander Cruz is...
US to Control Venezuela Oil Sales ‘Indefinitely,’ Energy Secretary Says
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Wednesday that the United States intended to maintain significant control over Venezuela’s oil industry, including by overseeing the sale of the country’s production “indefinitely.” “Going forward we will sell the production that comes out of Venezuela into the marketplace,” Wright said at a Goldman Sachs...
Will This Be the Year California Makes Kindergarten Mandatory?
By Carolyn Jones, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The past few years, California has been all about the ABCs, 1-2-3s and the wheels on the bus, investing more than $5 billion in early childhood education. But kindergarten, a staple of elementary schools...
California’s Urgent Issues Loom over Newsom Campaign and His Would-Be Successors
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Political California cranked up for the New Year on Monday. The Legislature reconvened after a 114-day recess, Gov. Gavin Newsom renewed his nascent campaign for president and the dozen or so men and women who covet his job...
Could Mysterious California News Site Influence 2026 Elections?
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Earlier this year, as the political battle over Congressional redistricting brought California into the national spotlight, Facebook users were shown a curious series of ads. The ads, from a straightforward-looking news site called the California Courier, often felt...
Fresno County Authorities Seek Relatives of Man Who Died in Riverdale
The Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office is asking for the public’s help locating relatives of a 63-year-old man who died last month in Riverdale. Officials said Jorge Figueroa passed away Dec. 2, 2025. He is possibly originally from Guadalajara, Mexico. The Coroner’s Office said staff have searched numerous personal records but...
Warner Bros Rejects Revised Paramount Bid as Risky Leveraged Buyout
Warner Bros Discovery's board has unanimously turned down Paramount Skydance's latest attempt to acquire the studio, saying its revised $108.4 billion hostile bid amounted to a risky leveraged buyout that investors should reject. In a letter to shareholders on Wednesday, Warner Bros' board said Paramount's offer hinges on "an extraordinary...
Wall Street Mixed as AI-Driven Rally Cools, Investors Assess Labor Data
Wall Street's main indexes were mixed on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and the Dow coming off their intraday record highs after rallying in the previous two sessions, while investors assessed numerous economic datasets. At 10:09 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 145.00 points, or 0.30%, to 49,317.08,...
US Seizes Venezuela-Linked, Russian-Flagged Oil Tanker After Weeks-Long Pursuit
The U.S. seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker that was being shadowed by a Russian submarine on Wednesday, after pursuing it for more than two weeks across the Atlantic as part of Washington's efforts to block Venezuelan oil exports, U.S. officials said. It appeared to be the first time in recent...