This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Six years ago, shortly after the Legislature enacted his first state budget, Gov. Gavin Newsom embarked on a celebratory tour to tout the spending plan’s major provisions. Newsom’s last stop was in San Francisco, where he bragged about...
Trump Says New Federal Reserve Chair To Be Announced Early Next Year
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would be announcing his selection for the next chair of the Federal Reserve early next year. In remarks at a cabinet meeting, Trump also said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent does not want that job. — (Reporting by Katharine Jackson and Jeff Mason )
Putin Meets Trump Envoys Witkoff and Kushner in Kremlin To Discuss Ukraine Peace
MOSCOW, Dec 2 — Russian President Vladimir Putin met U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner in the Kremlin on Tuesday for talks on a possible way to end the deadliest European conflict since World War Two. Just before the meeting, Putin warned Europe that...
Claude AI Down for Thousands of Users, Downdetector Reports
Claude AI experienced a possible outage Tuesday, with thousands of users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.com. More than 9,000 users had reported problems with the platform as of 9:05 a.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Most users reporting problems to Downdetector...
Kaweah Health Opens 24-Hour Youth Mental Health Crisis Center in Visalia
A new Visalia health facility means youth suffering from mental health crises can get focused care 24 hours a day. Kaweah Health and the Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency partnered to open the 12-bed Youth Crisis Stabilization Unit at 230 NW Third St. There, children and transitional youth...
Mandela Barnes Announces Run for Wisconsin Governor
Mandela Barnes, a former lieutenant governor of Wisconsin who lost a close and expensive contest for the Senate in 2022, announced Tuesday that he was running for governor. Barnes, 39, enters the race as the best-known Democrat in a field that includes several well-known candidates. A progressive who has maintained...
Thousands Greet Pope Leo as He Prays Near Site of Beirut Port Blast
BEIRUT — Thousands of people gathered Tuesday near Beirut’s destroyed port where Pope Leo XIV celebrated a waterfront Mass. It was an extraordinary end to his first international trip as head of the Roman Catholic Church, which he used to deliver a message of peace to a tumultuous region. From...
Former Honduran President Released From US Prison After Trump Pardon
President Donald Trump, who has painted himself as a warrior against illegal drugs, pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was released from a U.S. prison where he was serving a 45-year sentence on drug trafficking and firearms charges. Trump signed the pardon for Hernandez on Monday night, a White...
Short Lunch? New Clovis Sushi Spot Promises Fresh Grab-and-Go Options
A new sushi spot in Clovis from one of the fastest growing local restaurant groups will make it easier for those craving a roll but who might be crunched for time. Sushi Box from Lin's Restaurant Group allows diners to select from a wide variety of pre-made rolls to build...
RIP, Tom Kane, the Man in Charge at Thousands of Fresno Events
This is a tribute to Tom Kane, a man that every Fresno resident likely saw at least once, if not dozens or hundreds or thousands of times, without every knowing who he was. Mr. Kane, who died Nov. 17 at the age of 85 after battling health issues, was both...