NEW YORK — Drops for Nvidia, Tesla and other former superstars are dragging Wall Street lower on Wednesday. The S&P 500 was down 0.8% in midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost an early gain of 230 points and was down 37, or 0.1%, shortly before noon. The weakness...
Central Unified Hires Longtime Clovis Educator as Interim Superintendent
Central Unified trustees on Tuesday hired former Clovis Unified Superintendent Eimear O'Brien to lead the district while they search for a permanent replacement. Trustees voted unanimously to hire O'Brien as interim superintendent. The decision comes two weeks after the western Fresno school district's superintendent, Ketti Davis, stepped down. O'Brien began...
Dollar Tree Sells Family Dollar After a Decade of Trying to Find a Fit
Dollar Tree is selling Family Dollar to a pair of private equity firms for $1 billion after a decade of trying to make its acquisition of the bargain chain fit. Dollar Tree Inc. acquired Family Dollar for more than $8 billion in 2015 after a bidding war with rival Dollar...
CA Politicians Have an Irritating Habit of Ignoring the Downsides
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California’s governors and legislators have a number of irritating habits, such as using sneaky tactics to pass legislation with little or no public notice, or exempting themselves from the rules that govern others. However, the topper is their...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Erika Raeleen Esquibel
March 26, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Erika Raeleen Esquibel Suspects Date of Birth: June 27, 1990 Physical Description: Hispanic Female, 5’ 1, 180 lbs., Black Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: Grand theft Warrant Number: F22903577 Synopsis of the Case: Erika Raeleen Esquibel is wanted on a...
Woman Accuses Actor Gérard Depardieu of Sexual Assault on Film Set
PARIS — A woman accusing French actor Gérard Depardieu of sexual assault told a landmark trial in Paris on Wednesday that he groped her buttocks and her breasts several times in three separate incidents on a film set. Depardieu, 76, is accused of groping a 54-year-old set dresser and a...
Hyundai to Build $5.8B Steel Mill in Louisiana, Creating 5,400 Jobs
Hyundai Steel Company will build its first North American steel mill in Louisiana, a $5.8 billion investment expected to create 1,300 direct jobs and 4,100 indirect jobs, officials announced Monday. Gov. Jeff Landry and President Donald Trump unveiled the project at the White House, attributing it to the administration’s tariff...
Erdogan Blames Opposition for Economic Crisis Amid Protests Over Mayor’s Arrest
ISTANBUL — Turkey's president on Wednesday accused the political opposition of "sinking the economy" during the country's largest protests in more than a decade over the arrest of Istanbul's mayor, the biggest challenger to Recep Tayyip Erdogan's 22-year rule. The opposition has called for a boycott of companies that it...
Palestinians Protest Hamas in a Rare Public Show of Dissent in Gaza
CAIRO — Thousands of Palestinians marched between the wreckage of a heavily destroyed town in northern Gaza on Wednesday in the second day of anti-war protests, with many chanting against Hamas in a rare display of public anger against the militant group. The protests, which centered mainly on Gaza's north,...
Middle East Latest: Israeli Military Orders Evacuation of Parts of Gaza City
The Israeli military on Wednesday ordered the evacuation of parts of Gaza City as it steps up its renewed offensive against Hamas after Israel broke the ceasefire last week. Israel's bombardments and ground operations have caused vast destruction and at their height displaced some 90% of Gaza's population. Israel vows...