Fresno Unified bus drivers received good news after months of fearing job loss and campaigning for the students they serve. The School Board approved a new five-year special education transportation contract with Zūm Services Inc. on April 30. Zūm will offer employment to all current drivers in good standing, Fresno...
Trump Says China Tariffs Will Come Down From 145%
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he expects there to be substantive negotiations between the United States and China on trade this weekend and predicted that punitive U.S. tariffs on Beijing of 145% would likely come down. Trump's comments, made at the White House while unveiling the...
Reaction to Cardinal Prevost Becoming Pope Leo XIV, First US Pontiff
(Reuters) - Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected in a surprise choice to be the new leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, taking the name Leo XIV, becoming the first U.S. pontiff. Here is the reaction from notable figures: BRITISH PRIME MINISTER KEIR STARMER "The election of Pope Leo XIV...
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow Him to End Humanitarian Parole for 500,000 People From 4 Countries
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to allow it to end humanitarian parole for hundreds of thousands of immigrants from four countries. The emergency appeal asks the justices to halt a lower-court order keeping in place legal protections for more than 500,000 people from...
House Follows Trump’s Lead With a Vote to Change the Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’
WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House passed a bill Thursday that would rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and direct federal agencies to update their documents and maps to incorporate the new name. President Donald Trump already signed an executive order during his first day in office...
Fresno Art Hop Could Feature Street Vendors Again. Downtown’s Players Are Divvying Up Responsibility
Downtown Fresno interests are close to a solution for how to divide up the responsibility of hosting the thousands of people that come to the area monthly for Art Hop and its associated street fair. The plan is for the Downtown Fresno Partnership to coordinate venues, Tioga-Sequoia Brewing Co. to...
Before Tariff Price Increases, Mark Cuban Suggests Stocking Up on These Items
Entrepreneur Mark Cuban is encouraging Americans to purchase household essentials now before President Trump's tariff plans potentially drive up consumer prices across the board. On social media platform Bluesky, Cuban recommended visiting big-box stores to stock up on consumables before retailers restock with inventory reflecting tariff costs. He warned that...
He Was Killed in a Road Rage Shooting. AI Allowed Him to Deliver His Own Victim Impact Statement
CHANDLER, Ariz. — There were dozens of statements submitted to the court by family and friends of Christopher Pelkey when it came time to sentence the man convicted of fatally shooting him during a road rage incident. They provided glimpses of Pelkey's humor, his character and his military service. But...
Trump Urged Speaker Johnson to Raise Top Tax Rate, Source Says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump privately urged House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson during a phone call on Wednesday to raise the top tax rate and close the carried interest loophole in upcoming legislation, a person familiar with the conversation said on Thursday. Trump and Johnson spoke as the...
Fresno Police Plan 10-Hour Bicycle, Pedestrian Safety Operation for Saturday
The Fresno Police Department will conduct a traffic safety operation Saturday aimed at cracking down on dangerous driver behaviors that put bicyclists and pedestrians at risk. The enforcement effort will take place from noon to 10 p.m. and focus on violations such as speeding, illegal turns, failing to yield to...