The Trump administration plans to allow investors to use some of their retirement funds to make a down payment on a house, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Friday, adding that more details will be released next week. "We're going to allow people to take money out of...
Fresno Unified Retirees Gain Health Insurance Options After Long Fight
Fresno Unified’s Joint Health Management Board approved an additional health care plan Thursday, expanding options for retirees. Soon, Medicare eligible retirees will have the option to enroll in traditional Medicare with the district providing a secondary plan. “We are very excited, grateful and relieved for the offer to return to...
Fresno Honors ‘The Voice’ of Ralph Edwards
Ralph Edwards is the "voice" of Fresno. The Fresno native appeared as a contestant on the NBC talent show "The Voice." A protege of Snoop Dogg, Edwards finished as the Season 28 runner-up last year. The city honored its latest hometown superstar with a proclamation at Thursday's Fresno City Council...
US Tells UN All Options on Table, Iran Warns It Will Respond to Any Aggression
The United States stands by the “brave people of Iran,” and President Donald Trump "has made it clear all options are on the table to stop the slaughter," U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday. Trump has repeatedly threatened to intervene in...
Iran Protests Show Bitter Schism Among Exiled Opposition Factions
Huge protests in Iran have galvanized exiled foes of the authorities but despite their hatred of the ruling clerics, a bitter schism dating to before the 1979 Islamic Revolution still afflicts the leading opposition factions. That split, between monarchists supporting Reza Pahlavi, son of the ousted shah, and a more...
Rail Authority Proposes Merced High-Speed Rail Station Outside City Limits
California’s High Speed Rail Authority is proposing a new site for a Merced station in its quest to build a bullet train connecting Southern California with the Bay Area. If built, the station would be on unincorporated land nearly four miles southeast of downtown Merced – a departure from the city’s...
Darling Dotty Will Light Up Your House With Love
Dotty is an adorable, independent, 9-month-old sweetheart with a one-of-a-kind look: multiple soft gray spots, bright pink ears, a rosy pink nose, and matching pink paw pads. She's as cute as they come and has the personality to match! She’s full of energy, loves to play with her siblings, and...
US Judge to Restrict Trump Efforts to Deport Pro-Palestinian Campus Activists
A federal judge said on Thursday he would issue an order designed to prevent President Donald Trump's administration from exacting "retribution" against academics who challenged its arresting, detaining and deporting non-citizen, pro-Palestinian activists on U.S. college campuses. U.S. District Judge William Young spoke at a hearing in Boston federal court,...
California Set to Approve Verizon Acquisition of Frontier
The California Public Utilities Commission is set on Thursday to approve Verizon Communications's (VZ.N) $20 billion deal to acquire fiber-optic internet providers Frontier Communications (FYBR.O) after a series of conditions agreed to by the U.S. telecom company, board members said. Verizon won approval from the Federal Communications Commission in May after...
Discord Down for Thousands of Users, Downdetector Reports
Discord experienced a possible outage Thursday, with thousands of users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.com. More than 4,600 users had reported problems with the platform as of 1:45 p.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Most users reporting issues say they’re experiencing...