Madera County Animal Services is warning the public about an outbreak of canine distemper virus, a highly contagious disease affecting dogs and some wildlife, including raccoons and foxes. Confirmed cases have been reported in the riverbed area within the city of Madera, officials said Tuesday. Mell Garcia, founder of Mell’s...
ESPN Won’t Air Spike Lee’s Docuseries on Colin Kaepernick, Citing ‘Creative Differences’
BEVERLY HILLS — Director Spike Lee's multi-part documentary series for ESPN Films about former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who sparked a national debate when he protested racial injustice nearly a decade ago, will not be released, the filmmaker and ESPN said. "ESPN, Colin Kaepernick and Spike Lee have collectively decided...
White House Launches Official TikTok Account
The White House launched an official TikTok account on Tuesday, taking advantage of its more than 150 million U.S. users to spread the messages of President Donald Trump. Trump has a soft spot for the popular app, crediting it with helping him gain support among young voters when he defeated...
CMAC Will Award Cash Prizes at 72-Hour Film Race Screening
Community Media Access Collaborative challenged local filmmakers to a 72-Hour Film Race. Now, the submissions, ranging from off-the-wall comedies to mini dramas, are coming to the big screen. The 72-Hour Film Race Screening is set for Friday at Maya Cinemas, 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The screening will showcase 26...
Fresno Unified Error Skews State Teacher Data, Analysis Shows
This story was originally published by EdSource. Sign up for their daily newsletter. A Fresno Unified School District clerical mistake highlights how easy it is to introduce significant errors into data, which then become part of the permanent state record. In 2019-20 and 2020-21, Fresno Unified counted some of its...
Gabbard Revokes Security Clearances of 37 Current, Former US Intelligence Members
U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said on Tuesday that she directed the revocation of security clearances of 37 current and former intelligence professionals whom she accused of "politicizing and manipulating intelligence." — (Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Leslie Adler)
Immigrant Students Shape California’s Future. Don’t Close the Door on Them
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The first time I got on a plane was for a flight from Delhi, India to JFK Airport in New York. I came to the United States as a student, first to the University of Illinois, and after...
Fresno County Boardroom Will Now Display ‘In God We Trust’
Fresno County Supervisors voted Tuesday to display the nation's motto "In God We Trust" in their boardroom, despite objections to bringing religion into government. The motto will hang behind supervisors above the county seal and on the opposite wall so that supervisors can also be reminded of it, they decided...
Founders of This New Development Say You Must Be White to Live There
RAVENDEN, Ark. — In the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas, nearly an hour from the closest city, a small group of homesteaders is building an exclusive community from scratch. Applicants to the community are screened with an in-person interview, a criminal background check, a questionnaire about ancestral heritage and sometimes even...
Trump Escalates Attacks Against the Smithsonian Institution
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he asked his attorneys to go through museums in Washington while suggesting he would pressure the Smithsonian Institution like he has attempted to pressure colleges and universities. "The Smithsonian is OUT OF CONTROL, where everything discussed is how horrible our Country is, how bad...