The head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Wednesday the agency would soon consider establishing a classification for digital assets to help determine when they can be considered securities. "In the coming months, I anticipate that the Commission will consider establishing a token taxonomy" anchored in legal...
Fresno County Hazmat Incident Contained Without Injuries
A hazardous materials incident in Del Rey was safely contained Monday night after lasting about 16 hours, authorities said. CalFire assisted the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, working alongside the Fresno Fire Department and the Environmental Health Department to manage the situation. No residents needed to evacuate, and there were no...
Fresno Homeless Shelters Closing. Nonprofits Scramble as More Could Shutter
Fresno will lose more than a hundred much-needed homeless shelter beds by year's end, GV Wire has learned. In addition, another 331 shelter beds could close by June 2026 as state and federal funding sources dry up. That means finding beds for people in need will fall more and more...
The Penny Dies at 232
The American penny died Wednesday in Philadelphia. It was 232. The cause was irrelevance and expensiveness, the Treasury Department said. Nothing could be bought any more with a penny, not even penny candy. Moreover, the cost to mint the penny had risen to more than 3 cents, a financial absurdity...
US Intel Revealed Israeli Officials Discussing Use of Human Shields in Gaza, Sources Say
NEW YORK —The U.S. gathered intelligence last year of Israeli officials discussing how their soldiers had sent Palestinians into Gaza tunnels the Israelis believed were potentially lined with explosives, according to two former U.S. officials familiar with the matter. The information was shared with the White House and analyzed by...
House To Vote On Deal To End Longest Government Shutdown In History
The House of Representatives will try to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history on Wednesday, with a vote on a stopgap funding package to restart disrupted food assistance, pay hundreds of thousands of federal workers and revive a hobbled air-traffic control system. Republicans currently hold a narrow 219-213...
California Attorney General Bonta and Ed Department Face Possible Sanctions
A federal judge ordered the California Department of Education and Attorney General Rob Bonta this week to appear in court and show cause why they should not face sanctions for allegedly misleading the court regarding gender secrecy policies in schools. U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez issued an order this week in the...
White House Says Some Economic Data Impaired by Government Shutdown
The White House said on Wednesday that October jobs and inflation data reports might never be released as a consequence of the government shutdown. Spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told reporters at a briefing the shutdown impaired federal statistics collection, leaving Federal Reserve policymakers flying blind during a critical economic period. —...
White House Says Trump Hopes to Sign Bill Wednesday Night to End Shutdown
President Donald Trump hopes to sign the bill Wednesday night to end the government shutdown, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told a press conference. "The clean CR (continuing resolution) to be voted on today in the House of Representatives that will lead to the reopening of the federal government...
Fresno Police Will Hold DUI Checkpoint Saturday Night
The Fresno Police Department will conduct a driving under the influence checkpoint Saturday from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. at an undisclosed location. Police said the checkpoint location was selected using data on past impaired driving crashes. The department said the primary goal is to promote public safety by removing...