WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department has canceled hundreds of ongoing grants that funded everything from services for mental health care for police officers to support programs for victims of crime and sexual assault, according to internal records and four people familiar with the matter. At least 365 grants from...
How Do High Schoolers Really Fare After Graduation? A New California Tool Lets You Know
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Want to know how students at your child’s school district are performing five or even 10 years down the line? On Tuesday, California released a new tool that aims to make that question — and many others —...
Fresno Mayor Says AB 942 Anti-Solar Bill Poses ‘Significant Threat’ to City, Residents
Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer says an Assembly bill that would retroactively change the rules for the state's net metering agreements with solar customers would be a "significant threat" to the city, its residents, and all of California. Assembly Bill 942, introduced by Southern California Democrat Lisa Calderon, would trim compensation...
Marlboro Maker Philip Morris Lifts Profit Forecast on ZYN Demand
(Reuters) - Philip Morris International hiked its annual profit forecast on Wednesday, delivering early on investor hopes for outlook raises throughout 2025, thanks to the performance of newer products, including the nicotine pouch brand ZYN. Investors have cheered the Marlboro maker's performance in recent quarters, as it has beaten forecasts...
Yelich’s 5th Career Slam and Bauers’ 2-Run Homer Power the Brewers to Win Over the Giants
SAN FRANCISCO — Christian Yelich hit his fifth career grand slam and Jake Bauers added a two-run homer as part of an eight-run sixth inning, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to an 11-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night. Yelich's fifth home run this season and first grand...
Happ Hits Game-Ending Single in the 10th as the Cubs Rally Past Dodgers
CHICAGO — Ian Happ hit a game-ending RBI single in the 10th inning, and the Chicago Cubs outlasted the Los Angeles Dodgers for a wild 11-10 victory on Tuesday night. The Cubs were down to their last out in the ninth when Miguel Amaya hit a solo homer off Tanner...
Over a Century Later, California May Need Another Revolt Against Its Utility Companies
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Fed up with decades of powerful railroads corrupting the state board that was supposed to regulate them, California voters created the modern Public Utilities Commission in 1911. Now, some 114 years later, Californians have reached their limit with...
Newsom Commutes Sentence in 2009 Tulare County Gang Killing
Gov. Gavin Newsom has commuted the sentence of a man convicted in a 2009 gang-related murder in Orosi, granting clemency to Richard Miguel Garcia, 39, the Tulare County District Attorney's Office said in a statement Wednesday. Garcia was convicted in 2011 for his role in the shooting death of 18-year-old...
Israel Revokes Visas for 27 French Lawmakers Days Before Planned Visit
Israel has abruptly canceled entry visas for 27 French lawmakers and local officials just two days before their scheduled diplomatic visit to Israel and Palestinian territories, according to Times of India. The delegation, primarily composed of members from France's left-wing ecologist and communist parties, had been invited by the French...
Great News for 49ers: Christian McCaffrey Says He’s Fully Healed
SANTA CLARA — Christian McCaffrey starts the offseason with “zero restrictions” following an injury-filled 2024 season for the San Francisco 49ers that limited him to just four games. McCaffrey missed the first eight games of the season with Achilles tendinitis and then went down with a right knee injury that...