Technology capable of extracting evaporation from tomato pulp is producing 120,000 gallons a day of “new water” clean enough to drink in Los Banos in Merced County. The “water harvesting” unit was developed by Australian company Botanical Water Technologies, which moved to the United States around five years ago. The...
Merced Approves Site for $14M Fire Station. Here’s Where and Why It’s Needed
The Merced City Council this week unanimously approved a location for a new fire station in the Bellevue Ranch area – a sixth firehouse to help accommodate the city’s burgeoning growth. Fire Station No. 56 at M Street and M Circle, just south of East Bellevue Road, will house additional engines and a new...
Gaza Talks at Critical Moment, Ceasefire Not Complete, Qatar’s Prime Minister Says
Negotiations on consolidating the U.S.-backed truce in the war in Gaza are at a "critical" moment, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said on Saturday. Mediators are working to force the next phase of the ceasefire forward, al-Thani, whose country has been a key mediator in the war,...
MAHA Activists Urge Trump to Fire His EPA Administrator
WASHINGTON — Several prominent activists in the “Make America Healthy Again” movement are urging President Donald Trump to fire Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, over his decisions to loosen restrictions on harmful chemicals. In a petition circulated on social media, the activists wrote that Zeldin “has...
Fresno County Authorities Seek Public’s Help Identifying Woman Found Unconscious
Fresno County deputies are asking for the public’s help identifying a woman found unconscious in a Sanger field Saturday, Nov. 22, after efforts to confirm her identity through fingerprints failed. Deputies and EMS responded to the area and treated the woman, who briefly regained consciousness but remained incoherent before being...
US Supreme Court May Be Poised To Ditch More of Its Precedents
WASHINGTON, Dec 6 —The U.S. Supreme Court has given itself more opportunities in the coming months to overturn its own past rulings, a signal that its conservative justices are rethinking how much allegiance they owe to legal precedents set years ago by the nation's top judicial body. A case being...
Meta Strikes Multiple AI Deals With News Publishers
Meta has struck several commercial AI data agreements with news publishers including USA Today, People Inc, CNN, Fox News, The Daily Caller, Washington Examiner and Le Monde, the company said on Friday. The tie-ups will allow the Facebook-parent to provide "real-time" news and updates through its artificial intelligence chatbot by...
Dollar Slips as Traders Eye Next Week’s Fed Meeting
The U.S. dollar slipped on Friday but held within recent ranges against major currencies as traders awaited next week's Federal Reserve meeting, where policymakers are widely expected to cut interest rates. The dollar index, which measures the currency against six peers, was down 0.1% at 98.994, not far from Thursday's five-week low of 98.765....
Shy Orchard Puppy Follows Scent Trail to Reunite With Her Siblings
A shy shepherd-mix puppy named Libby pulled off a heartwarming reunion this week after tracking her siblings’ scent from an orchard all the way to the front door of the rescuer who found them. Libby is one of six puppies discovered dumped in a nearby orchard, but unlike her littermates,...
Reddit Down for Thousands of Users, Downdetector Shows
Reddit experienced a possible outage Saturday, with thousands of users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.com. More than 2,000 users had reported problems with the platform as of 7:32 a.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Most users reporting problems to Downdetector said...