The U.S. Federal Reserve is ending 2025 with a bang, delivering another rate cut for consumers amid an uncertain year for the economy. The Fed nudged interest rates lower by a quarter-percentage point on Wednesday, adding to two prior cuts in 2025. That's good news for borrowers but not so...
Clovis Woman Convicted of Forcing Teen Son Into Missouri Boarding School
A federal jury convicted a Clovis woman of conspiring to take her then-teen son and forcing him to attend a boarding school in Missouri. The jury convicted Shana Gaviola, 38, on Tuesday of interstate violation of a protection order and aiding and abetting after a five-day trial at the downtown...
Democrats Press to Expand House Map, Targeting 5 New GOP Seats
The campaign arm of House Democrats is making the first formal expansion of what it considers to be the battleground map for control of Congress in 2026, adding five new Republican-held seats. Democrats are feeling emboldened after sweeping wins in November’s elections and a surprisingly strong showing in a special...
YouTube TV to Roll out Genre-Based Plans, Deepens Sports Streaming Bet
YouTube said on Wednesday it will roll out new genre-based subscription plans for YouTube TV in the U.S. early next year, underscoring the platform's growing clout in the American pay-TV market and its push to lock in sports fans. The new "YouTube TV Plans" will offer more than 10 genre-based...
Temu’s Dublin Office Raided by EU Regulators on Chinese Subsidy Concerns
Temu's European headquarters in Dublin were raided by EU regulators last week on concerns about potential Chinese state subsidies granted to the online retailer, a subsidiary of China's ecommerce giant PDD Holdings, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Temu did not immediately respond to a request for...
California’s Cap and Trade Gets a New Name and New Missions
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Nineteen years ago, during actor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s governorship, he and the Legislature created a program that would, in theory, reduce California’s emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases deemed to affect the planet’s climate. The plan, dubbed cap...
Trump Administration Allows Six More States To Restrict Food Stamp Purchases
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Wednesday that she has granted waivers to six additional states allowing them to prevent the use of food stamps to purchase certain items, like soft drinks and candy. The administration of President Donald Trump has now allowed 18 states to implement a variety...
Fresno Police Search for Missing Man Last Seen Near Clovis Hospital
Fresno police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing man last seen near Clovis Community Hospital on Nov. 19. Police said Cyrus Williams-Price, who is 5 feet 9 inches tall and about 160 pounds, was reported missing after he was last spotted in the area. He has...
House Democrat Seeks to Impeach Kennedy for Undercutting Public Health
WASHINGTON — Rep. Haley Stevens of Michigan, a Democrat running for Senate, filed articles of impeachment Wednesday against Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., making an all but certainly futile bid to charge him with undermining public health, diminishing decades of scientific and medical progress and imperiling the health of...
Europeans Discuss Ukraine With Trump at ‘Critical Moment’ for Peace
The leaders of Britain, France and Germany held a call on Wednesday with U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss Washington's latest peace efforts to end the war in Ukraine, in what they said was "a critical moment" in the process. Kyiv is under pressure from the White House to secure...