Wall Street's main indexes fell on Thursday as caution prevailed ahead of indications on the U.S. economy and the monetary policy path after President Donald Trump signed a bill ending the longest government shutdown in the country's history. Markets will closely monitor the flow of official data, as a prolonged...
Trump Pardons British Billionaire Joe Lewis
President Donald Trump has pardoned Joe Lewis, the British billionaire who pleaded guilty to insider trading in New York last year, a source close to Lewis' family said on Thursday. Lewis, whose family trust controls a majority of London's Tottenham Hotspur soccer team, joins a list of wealthy individuals convicted...
Record Number Of Subprime Borrowers Miss Car Loan Payments, Data Shows
The share of subprime borrowers at least 60 days behind on their auto loans rose to 6.65% in October, the highest level on record, according to Fitch Ratings data going back to the early 1990s. Subprime borrowing refers to lending to consumers with lower credit scores or limited credit histories,...
Three ‘Little Pigs’ Held by Sanger Police
Sanger police said Wednesday that three "little pigs" that had been running loose in town are now secured inside a fenced area at 1436 P Street. Authorities are asking anyone who knows the pigs’ owners or believes the animals belong to them to contact Sanger Police Dispatch to claim them...
Brand New Clovis Transit System Debuts Monday
On Monday, the city of Clovis will roll out its completely revamped transit system, making travel throughout the city easier and more predictable. The city will go from only two lines — the same lines since the 1990s — to eight interconnected routes and two micro-transit stops for developing areas,...
Kern County Authorities Arrest Suspect in Large-Scale Illegal Dumping Case
A man was arrested Tuesday in connection with several large-scale illegal dumping incidents near Rosamond, authorities said. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said deputies from the Rosamond Substation contacted a driver early Tuesday who was actively dumping construction debris from a semi-truck near Highway 14 and Dawn Road. The driver,...
Wired Wednesday: New Fresno Housing, Shopping Center Tax Stirs Confusion
GV Wire’s Edward Smith talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Liz Gonzalez about the City of Fresno's new tax on housing and commercial development. The state’s VMT policy took effect in 2020 as a way to encourage infill development and reduce how far people drive to shop, go...
CA’s Retirement Fund Committed $282M To Chinese Firm Probed for Human Rights Abuses
Since 2022, California’s main state pension fund has committed hundreds of millions of dollars to a Chinese venture capital firm that has been investigated by Congress for its close ties with the Chinese Communist Party. Experts warn these investments are not only risky, given China’s record on property rights and...
US House Push To Force Epstein Files Vote Secures 218th Signature, Enough To Move Forward
Democratic U.S. Representative Adelita Grijalva in her first day in office on Wednesday signed the discharge petition to start the process for a vote on directing the Justice Department to release files related to deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It remained possible that one of the Republicans who had...
OpenAI Fights Order to Turn Over Millions of ChatGPT Conversations
OpenAI asked a federal judge in New York on Wednesday to reverse an order that required it to turn over 20 million anonymized ChatGPT chat logs amid a copyright infringement lawsuit by the New York Times and other news outlets, saying it would expose users' private conversations. The artificial intelligence...