Days before the Fresno Unified school board potentially chooses a new superintendent, GV Wire has obtained a confidentiality agreement used during the search process. Fresno Unified, the state's third-largest school district, has been without a full-time superintendent since May 2024, when Bob Nelson gave his farewell speech at a board...
Trump Approval Rating Dips. Many Wary of His Wielding of Power, Reuters/Ipsos Poll Finds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's public approval rating edged down to its lowest level since his return to the White House, as Americans showed signs of wariness over his efforts to broaden his power, a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Monday found. Some 42% of respondents to the six-day...
Fresno Woman, Tied to Fentanyl ‘M30 King,’ Sentenced to Federal Prison
A Fresno woman was sentenced Monday to six years and eight months in federal prison for her role in a conspiracy to traffic fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith announced. Alma Garza, 24, was convicted by a federal jury in September following a four-day trial. Prosecutors said...
Tesla Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit Claiming Sudden Acceleration in Ohio Crash
(Reuters) -Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla has agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the estate of a man who was killed in 2021 after his Tesla crashed and caught fire near Dayton, Ohio. Tesla and lawyers for the estate disclosed the settlement in a filing on...
Trump Is Dismantling the Education Dept. How That Might Harm Special Ed
By Carolyn Jones, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. President Donald Trump has promised to keep special education intact, even as he dismantles the federal department that has overseen it for nearly a half century. But some experts and parents in California fear...
Special Interests Pour More Than Half a Billion Into CA Lobbying
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Lobbying groups spent more than half a billion dollars to influence the state government in 2024, the most ever, according to a CalMatters analysis of data recently filed with the secretary of state. Lobbying by Google, oil companies and...
Texas Walmart Shooter Who Killed 23 Avoids Death Penalty by Pleading Guilty
(Reuters) - The gunman who killed 23 people and injured 22 others in a 2019 mass shooting aimed at Latinos at a Texas Walmart pleaded guilty to murder on Monday and was sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole, prosecutors said. At the hearing on Monday, El Paso's...
Chevron Announces First Oil at Ballymore Project in US Gulf
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Chevron has started oil and gas production from a project in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, the oil major said on Monday, bringing the company a step closer toward its goal of growing production from the ocean basin by 50% this year. The $1.6 billion project called...
Fresno Barbershop Shooting Leaves Man Dead, Two Others Injured
A man was killed and two others were injured in a shooting at a Fresno barbershop Saturday evening, the Fresno Police Department said in a statement. Officers were dispatched shortly before 5:15 p.m. to a ShotSpotter activation at Los Viejones Barbershop on North Van Ness Avenue. Authorities said the shooting...
Vance, Modi Welcome Significant Progress on India-US Trade Deal
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed significant progress in talks for an early trade deal between the two countries, their offices said on Monday, as New Delhi rushes to avoid U.S. tariffs and boost ties with Trump's administration. Vance arrived in...