Amazon said on Tuesday it will reduce its global corporate workforce by about 14,000 people, with more cuts expected next year, in a major shakeup driven in part by adoption of artificial intelligence at the tech giant. The online retailer began laying off employees across multiple divisions as part of a plan, first reported...
Bay Area Police Chief Faces Scrutiny Over 651-Mile Idaho Commute
A Bay Area police chief is facing questions about whether he has been commuting to work from another state while leading his department in California. According to a report from ABC7 News in San Francisco, Millbrae Police Chief Eamonn Allen is the subject of a complaint alleging that he maintains...
Tulare County Man Indicted on Child Exploitations, Animal Crushing Charges
A Porterville man accused of belonging to a violent extremist group has been indicted on multiple federal charges, including animal crushing, sexual exploitation of a minor, cyberstalking and making interstate threats, federal prosecutors said in a statement Monday. A federal grand jury in Fresno returned a six-count indictment against Tony...
Paris Baguette Opens Second Fresno Bakery Café, Plans More Valley Locations
Paris Baguette has opened a second location in Fresno, expanding its footprint in the Central Valley with plans to reach even more cities soon. The new bakery café, located near Bullard Avenue and Riverside Drive in northwest Fresno, held its grand opening celebration Saturday. It joins a growing lineup of...
Infant Dies After Being Found Unresponsive at Manteca Daycare. Owner Arrested
Manteca police are investigating the death of a 4-month-old boy who stopped breathing last week at a licensed daycare where the owner was allegedly intoxicated, the Manteca Police Department said in a statement. Officers were called about 1:25 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, to a daycare in the 2300 block of...
A Student Publication at Harvard Invoked Hitler. Now It Has Been Suspended.
The board of a conservative magazine at Harvard University known for its muckraking suspended the publication Sunday, citing the printing of “reprehensible, abusive and demeaning material.” The magazine, The Harvard Salient, which was founded during the Reagan era and revived four years ago after a decade-long absence, is editorially and...
What Would Clovis and Fresno Look Like Under Proposition 50 Maps?
How would congressional representation for Fresno and Clovis change if voters approve Proposition 50? The special election — currently underway and concluding Nov. 4 — would split Clovis from one into three congressional districts. The Clovis City Council voted to oppose Prop. 50, concerned it would dilute its representation in...
Israel Says It Has Received Body of Another Deceased Hostage Held in Gaza
Israel said on Monday that the Red Cross had handed over the body of another deceased hostage from Gaza to the Israeli military, according to a statement by the Israeli prime minister's office. If the identity of the deceased hostage is confirmed, it would mean that the remains of 12 hostages...
Paramount to Cut 1,000 Jobs in First Round of Layoffs, Source Says
Paramount Skydance will begin a major round of layoffs with about 1,000 job cuts on Wednesday, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday. The job cuts, which follow the $8.4 billion merger between Skydance Media and Paramount Global, would impact roughly 5% of Paramount's employees based on...
Workshops Begin Wednesday to Help Fresno County Well Owners With Registration
Well owners from Kerman to Clovis are invited to several workshops hosted by the North Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency from Wednesday through Nov 14 to learn how to register their wells with the agency. Well owners must register wells by Sunday, Nov. 30, or they may incur a $100-per-well late...