Clovis Unified School District, established in 1960, has transformed from a small rural district to a bustling hub of high-class education while remaining in its original boundaries. The district again is taking advantage of its long-standing vast borders by building the $600 million Terry Bradley Education Center in the city...
California Travelers Can Charter Private Rail Cars on Amtrak Trains
Luxurious private rail travel is coming to California Amtrak routes beginning in January through a new service from travel startup Lunatrain, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. The Philadelphia-based company will offer private charter rail cars attached to regularly scheduled Amtrak trains on the Coast Starlight route from Oakland to Los...
Washington Pipe Bomb Suspect Has Confessed, Prosecutors Say
The man accused of planting pipe bombs in Washington the night before the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack confessed to the FBI and told investigators he thought the 2020 election had been “tampered with,” according to a court filing from federal prosecutors. Brian Cole, 30, of Virginia admitted to planting...
The Class Where ‘Screenagers’ Train to Navigate Social Media, AI
Most teenagers know that baseless conspiracy theories, partisan propaganda and artificially generated deepfakes lurk on social media. Valerie Ziegler’s students know how to spot them. At Abraham Lincoln High School in San Francisco, she trains her government, economy and history students to consult a variety of sources, recognize rage-baiting content...
US Pledges $2 Billion in Humanitarian Support to UN, State Department Says
The United States on Monday pledged $2 billion in life-saving assistance to tens of millions of people facing hunger and disease in more than a dozen countries next year, the State Department said in a statement, following major foreign aid cuts by the Trump administration in 2025. The U.S. slashed its...
Fresno County Shooting Leaves Multiple People Wounded at Mobile Home Park
Multiple people were hospitalized Sunday morning after a shooting at a mobile home park in Fresno County, authorities said. At about 6:45 a.m., Fresno County Sheriff’s dispatchers received reports of shots being fired at the Flamingo Mobile Home Park near Highway 99 and Central Avenue, according to the Fresno County...
LA Teachers Union Moves to Withhold Endorsements From Lawmakers Who Back Israel Weapons Aid
Los Angeles teachers have moved to withhold political endorsements from members of Congress who voted to send weapons to Israel, citing opposition to Israel’s military actions in Gaza, Marcy Winograd writes in an opinion to Common Dreams. On Dec. 17, the governing body of United Teachers of Los Angeles, which...
A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving
LOS ANGELES — Billionaires including Peter Thiel, a tech venture capitalist, and Larry Page, a co-founder of Google, are considering cutting or reducing their ties to California by the end of the year because of a proposed ballot measure that could tax the state’s wealthiest residents, according to five people...
Oil Jumps 2% as Investors Weigh Ukraine Talks Against Supply Outlook
Oil prices rose by more than $1 on Monday as investors weighed talks between the U.S. and Ukrainian presidents on a possible deal to end the war in Ukraine against potential oil supply disruption in the Middle East. Brent crude futures rose $1.33, or 2.2%, to $61.97 a barrel by...
Wall Street Falls as Tech Rally Falters in Final Week of 2025
Wall Street's main indexes kicked off the final week of the year on a lower note on Monday, as heavyweight technology stocks gave up some ground from last week's gains which had pushed the S&P 500 to new highs. The benchmark S&P 500 was in the 1% range of the...