NEW YORK — Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were reinstated by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making both eligible for the sport’s Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by sports gambling scandals. Rose’s permanent ban was lifted eight months after his death and came a day before the...
Karbassi Running for Fresno County Elections Clerk, Says He Can ‘Do Better’
Mike Karbassi says he can do a better job running elections than the current county clerk and is challenging James Kus in 2026. Karbassi, a Fresno city councilmember since 2019, said people are frustrated with the current election administration. He said they are tired of waiting in line, and issues...
Global Eggs Completes Acquisition in US, Closes New Deal in Europe
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Global Eggs, a group controlled by Brazilian entrepreneur Ricardo Faria, has completed its $1.1 billion acquisition of U.S. egg producer Hillandale Farms, just weeks after closing a new deal in Europe, Faria told Reuters on Tuesday. Last month, Global Eggs signed an agreement to acquire Spanish...
‘I Never Said He Called My Son the N-Word.’ Fresno Unified Trustee Thomas Tries to Erase Accusation Against Former Bullard Coach
After accusing a former Bullard High School football coach of calling her son the N-word, Fresno Unified trustee Keshia Thomas tried to walk back that claim against Don Arax in a legal deposition. "I never said he called my son the N-word," Thomas said, according to a transcript of an...
UnitedHealth Group CEO Steps Down as Company Lowers, Then Withdraws Financial Outlook for 2025
UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty is stepping down for personal reasons and the nation's largest health insurer suspended its full-year financial outlook due to higher-than-expected medical costs. Chairman Stephen Hemsley will become CEO, effective immediately, the Minnesota company said. Hemsley was UnitedHealth Group CEO from 2006 to 2017. He will remain...
FDA and RFK Jr. Aim to Remove Ingestible Fluoride Products Used to Protect Kids’ Teeth
WASHINGTON — U.S. health regulators announced plans Tuesday to phase out ingestible fluoride supplements sometimes used to strengthen children's teeth, opening a new front in Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s effort against a mainstay of dental care. The Food and Drug Administration said it will conduct a scientific review...
Caltrans’ Response to Homeless Encampments Is Lagging, Cities Complain
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered state agencies to clear homeless encampments from their properties last summer, holding up the California Department of Transportation as an example of how it should be done. But in the more than nine months...
Democrats Seeking California Governorship Strut Their Stuff for Union Leaders
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Given California’s daunting — even existential — array of social, economic and fiscal crises, it’s remarkable that anyone would volunteer to become its governor. However, Gavin Newsom will vacate the office 19 months hence, with most of those...
Israeli Strike on Gaza Hospital Kills Wounded Journalist
CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) - An Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday killed a well-known Palestinian journalist whom it accused of working with Hamas and was recovering in hospital from an earlier strike, the territory's health ministry said. Israel accused Hassan Aslih, who has hundreds of thousands of followers on...
Republicans Face Internal Disagreements Over Trump Tax Cut Package
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday will kick off public debate on major pillars of President Donald Trump's tax cut and budget legislation, navigating choices that may strain their narrow majority. The plan, which would extend tax cuts passed during Trump's first term, could...