The surging popularity of prediction markets helped Kalshi, one of the biggest players in the sector, raise money this fall at a $5 billion valuation. Less than two months later, it has collected yet more funds — and more than doubled its valuation. Kalshi plans to announce Tuesday that it...
Christmas Tree Lane in Fresno Set to Open With No ‘Walk-Only’ Nights
Christmas Tree Lane in Fresno is set to open for the holiday season beginning Wednesday, welcoming both vehicles and walkers to experience the festive display, organizers said. Visitors are reminded there will be no "walk-only" nights this year, and to remain aware of pedestrians while driving. Organizers also encouraged guests...
Failed Missouri Candidate Launches Texas Congressional Bid With Anti-Muslim Platform
A former Missouri candidate for secretary of state has entered the race for U.S. House in Texas’ 31st Congressional District with a platform focused on removing Muslims from the state. Valentina Gomez Noriega, who ran for Missouri secretary of state and finished sixth in the primary with 48,003 votes, according...
Who’s Next for Fresno State? Entz Awaits Recruits and Bowl Date
Fresno State can breathe, at least for a few days. After finishing Mountain West play with a 41-14 win at San Jose State, the Bulldogs (8-4, 5-3 Mountain West) await their bowl assignment, which will be announced Sunday. Coach Matt Entz said the team will spend more time this week...
Who’s Running for California Governor? A Look at the Current Field
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The game of musical chairs in the race to be California’s next governor lost another player last week. After Democratic businessman Stephen Cloobeck — who was polling at below half a percent — dropped out of the race...
Fresno County Motorists Warned of Lane Closures on Highways 99 and 180
The California Department of Transportation announced scheduled lane closures for asphalt pavement repairs at multiple locations in Fresno County this week. On Wednesday, the No. 2 lane along westbound Highway 180 at Temperance Avenue just east of Fowler Avenue will be closed, along with the westbound Highway 180 straight onramp...
Newsom’s 911 Debacle Is California’s Latest Failed Tech Project
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...