State legislators denied a local lawmaker's bill to stop a mining project that proposes to drill and blast a 600-foot pit along the San Joaquin River and is undergoing its environmental review. On Monday, the California Assembly Committee on Natural Resources voted down AB 1425 from Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula, D-Fresno, though...
Trump Admin Cuts $1 Billion in School Mental Health Grants, Citing Conflict of Priorities
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is moving to cancel $1 billion in school mental health grants, saying they reflect the priorities of the previous administration. Grant recipients were notified Tuesday that the funding will not be continued after this year. A gun violence bill signed by Democratic President Joe Biden...
Visa Wants to Give Artificial Intelligence ‘Agents’ Your Credit Card
Artificial intelligence "agents" are supposed to be more than chatbots. The tech industry has spent months pitching AI personal assistants that know what you want and can do real work on your behalf. So far, they're not doing much. Visa hopes to change that by giving them your credit card....
UNC’s Belichick Defends Hudson as ‘Doing Her Job’ After Interjecting During CBS Interview
North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick defended girlfriend Jordon Hudson for interjecting during a CBS interviewer's questions about their relationship and said she was "simply doing her job." The six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach and first-time college coach at UNC issued a statement through the school Wednesday, which followed an...
Why Is Misty Her Getting a Big Pay Bump as Fresno Unified’s New Superintendent?
Fresno Unified Superintendent Misty Her is getting a $100,000 pay bump in her new role as Fresno Unified superintendent. Her will earn $385,500 annually, compared to the $355,000 she made as interim superintendent and the $283,939 she was paid as deputy superintendent. The employment contract for Her was released Wednesday...
Microsoft Quarterly Profits Up 18% as It Weathers Tech Sector Turbulence With Cloud Growth
REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft's cloud computing and artificial intelligence business helped deliver $70.1 billion in sales and boosted profits by 18% for the January-March quarter, a dose of relief for investors during a turbulent time for the tech sector and U.S. economy. The company reported quarterly net income of $25.8...
Trump Officials Must Report Efforts, if Any, to Return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Judge Rules
A federal judge on Wednesday again directed the Trump administration to provide information about its efforts so far, if any, to comply with her order to retrieve Kilmar Abrego Garcia from an El Salvador prison. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis in Maryland temporarily halted her directive for information at the...
US Senate to Vote on Bill to Rein in Trump Tariffs as Economy Contracts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate was scheduled to vote later on Wednesday on a resolution to block a host of President Donald Trump's tariffs, hours after the federal government reported that the nation's economy contracted for the first time in three years amid the chaos of the president's tariff policies....
Visalia Police Arrest Man Accused of Fleeing Police, Leaving Disabled Mother Behind
A man was arrested Wednesday morning after fleeing from police, crashing his vehicle, and abandoning his elderly, disabled mother inside, authorities said. Around 10:53 a.m., a Visalia Police Department officer attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle displaying false registration near Walnut Avenue and Santa Fe Street. Police said the...
Kings County Authorities Seek Help Identifying Woman Found Dead Near Corcoran
The Kings County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help identifying a woman whose remains were discovered nearly a decade ago in a rural area south of Corcoran. The unidentified victim was found wrapped in a tarp near the intersection of Sixth and Virginia avenues on May 13, 2015....