This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Whether by design or by quiet submission to a rapidly-evolving digital landscape, the world’s largest social media companies have allowed their platforms to become factories of division, dehumanization and, increasingly, real-world violence. What began as tools for connection...
Fresno State Survives Nevada Rally to Extend Winning Streak to Five
The momentum swung Fresno State’s way at just the right time. Taking advantage of four Nevada first-half turnovers, the Bulldogs built a 20-3 lead. They needed every point, holding off a furious Nevada comeback for a 20-17 football win Saturday night at Valley Children’s Stadium in front of 40,005 fans....
1,000 Mongols Motorcycle Club Members Expected in Palm Springs
About 1,000 members of the Mongols Motorcycle Club are expected to come to Palm Springs this weekend, according to Palm Springs police. Lt. Gustavo Araiza, the department's spokesperson, said the members will be here for a club meeting. He estimated the club has held yearly meetings on and off in...
Trump’s $100,000 Fee for H-1B Worker Visas Challenged in Lawsuit
A coalition of unions, employers and religious groups filed a lawsuit on Friday seeking to block President Donald Trump's bid to impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly-skilled foreign workers. The lawsuit filed in federal court in San Francisco is the first to challenge a proclamation Trump...
Deepfakes, Insults, Job Cuts: A Government Shutdown Like No Other
WASHINGTON — When President Bill Clinton’s staff relegated Speaker Newt Gingrich to the back of Air Force One on an international trip, it went down in history as an epic taunt that triggered a government shutdown. Gingrich was fuming after the long flight from Israel, during which the two never...
California Lawmakers Dodge Tough Bills by Not Voting. Here Are the Worst Offenders
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. There’s a green button for “aye” and a red button for “no” on Concord Assemblymember Anamarie Ávila Farías’ desk. She feels obligated to push one of those buttons for every bill that comes her way in the California...
Visalia Police Arrest Man in Stabbing That Left Victim Hospitalized
A man was hospitalized and another arrested following a stabbing in Visalia on Friday evening, police said. Officers responded just before 7:30 p.m. to the 900 block of North Divisadero Street after reports of a stabbing, according to the Visalia Police Department. When officers arrived, they found a man who...
Mass Rally in Rome on Fourth Day of Italy’s Pro-Palestinian Protests
Large crowds assembled in central Rome on Saturday for the fourth straight day of protests in Italy since Israel intercepted an international flotilla trying to deliver aid to Gaza, and detained its activists. People holding banners and Palestinian flags, chanting "Free Palestine" and other slogans, filed past the Colosseum, taking...
Right-Wing Sanae Takaichi Set to Be Japan’s First Female Premier
TOKYO — Japan's ruling party picked hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi as its head on Saturday, putting her on course to become the country's first female prime minister in a move set to jolt investors and neighbors. The Liberal Democratic Party, which has ruled Japan for almost all of the postwar era, elected...
Turkey Says 137 Gaza Flotilla Activists to Arrive in Istanbul
ANKARA — Some 137 activists detained by Israel for taking part in a flotilla seeking to deliver aid to Gaza are being flown to Istanbul, Turkey's foreign ministry said on Saturday. The individuals include 36 Turkish nationals, as well as citizens from the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Algeria,...