The Kerman Police Department arrested four drivers on suspicion of DUI during a traffic enforcement operation Saturday, the department said in a statement. Officers also arrested one driver on suspicion of possession of methamphetamines for sale. The enforcement detail focused on primary driving behaviors that contribute to fatal collisions, police...
Outrage Grows to Assembly Bill That Would Slash Solar Contract Benefits
When Ramon Torres was considering buying a $23,000 solar system for his Madera home in 2017, he calculated the cost of the system and the projected utility costs savings he'd get under the net energy metering contract, or NEM 2.0, over its 20-year lifespan. But now Torres and other California...
Will Fresno Unified Sacrifice Another Generation of Students? The Choice Is Ours
I love Fresno and want to see it prosper — just like many of you do. The only way that happens is when we force Fresno Unified to finally get its act together and provide our community’s children with the quality of education they need and deserve. Sadly, Fresno Unified...
US to Phase out Many Synthetic Food Dyes, Kennedy and FDA Head Say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said on Tuesday that the agency plans to remove petroleum-based synthetic food dyes from the U.S. food supply by revoking authorizations of some and working with industry to voluntarily remove others. They cited concerns about a...
Tesla CEO Musk Says Will Scale Back Government Work Starting in May
(Reuters) -Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday he will cut back his work for President Donald Trump to a day or two per week starting sometime next month, after the billionaire's aggressive cost-cutting tactics sparked public backlash and investor concern. Musk's 130-day mandate as a special government employee in...
FAA Takes Action to Prevent Helicopter Incidents Near Las Vegas Airport
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it is taking action to prevent collisions between helicopters and passenger planes around the busy Las Vegas airport and it is also reviewing air traffic between two Los Angeles-area airports. A January 29 collision between a helicopter and an American...
Trump: No Plans to Fire Fed Chair Powell, but Wants Lower Rates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has no plans to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, but said he wants interest rates to be lower, remarks that could defuse tensions over the central bank chief's future that have rattled investors. "I have no intention of firing...
Jury Finds NY Times Not Liable in Sarah Palin Defamation Case
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal jury in Manhattan on Tuesday found the New York Times not liable for allegedly defaming Sarah Palin in a 2017 editorial about gun control, dealing the former Republican U.S. vice presidential candidate a second loss at trial. The verdict came in a retrial of...
RFK Jr Plans to Phase Out Artificial Dyes From the US Food Supply
WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials on Tuesday said they would phase out petroleum-based artificial colors in the nation's food supply, potentially triggering an ingredients overhaul for scores of brightly hued products on American store shelves. The federal Food and Drug Administration will take steps to eliminate the synthetic dyes by...
Top Producer at ’60 Minutes’ Quits Amid Trump Lawsuit Pressure
NEW YORK — With his show involved in a bitter dispute with President Donald Trump, the top executive at the storied CBS News show "60 Minutes" abruptly resigned on Tuesday while saying he's losing the freedom to run it independently. Bill Owens, executive producer of television's most popular and influential...