Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate detained by the Trump administration last weekend, and seven current students asked a federal court Thursday to block the school from producing student disciplinary records to a House committee that demanded them last month. The committee’s request and the school’s compliance with it would...
Judge Orders Musk and His Team to Turn Over Records and Answer Questions
WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Washington has ordered Elon Musk and operatives involved with his Department of Government Efficiency to hand over documents and answer questions about its role in directing mass firings and dismantling government programs. The judge, Tanya S. Chutkan of U.S. District Court for the District...
Peach Pits? No Name for SE Fresno Sports Complex for Now
Mayor Jerry Dyer wanted to name the new sports complex in southeast Fresno "Peach Park," based on an online survey. However, a decision on the park's name is being delayed. Fresno City Councilmember Nelson Esparza pulled the item from Thursday's agenda, wanting to wait until the currently-vacant councilmember for the...
Johns Hopkins to Cut More Than 2,000 Workers Funded by Federal Aid
Johns Hopkins University, one of the country’s leading centers of scientific research, said Thursday that it would eliminate more than 2,000 workers in the United States and abroad because of the Trump administration’s steep cuts, primarily to international aid programs. The layoffs, the most in the university’s history, will involve...
Starvation Is Not a Negotiating Tactic
Opinon by Megan K. Stack on March 13, 2025. LATELY IT FEELS AS IF THE HUMAN BEINGS IN GAZA ARE INCREASINGLY LOST FROM OUR UNDERSTANDING. “You do whatever you want,” President Trump said he told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel. Mr. Netanyahu, it seems, took Mr. Trump at his word. Israel...
Atmospheric River Soaks Fresno With 1.5 Inches of Rain and More Ahead
An atmospheric river hit California exactly as expected Wednesday night, adding a fresh deep blanket of snow to the Sierra Nevada, clogging traffic in the northern part of the state, and dropping more than 1.5 inches of rain on Fresno before noon Thursday. Travelers in the Lake Tahoe region had...
March Megastorm May Bring Blizzards, Tornadoes, Flooding and Even Fires Across Much of US
More than 100 million people in the U.S. will be in the path of an intense March storm starting Friday as the sprawling multi-day system threatens fires, blizzards, tornadoes, and flooding as it tracks eastward across the Great Plains. Scientists said the storm's strength and potential for far-reaching impacts is...
Democratic Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva Dies From Complications From Cancer Treatment
WASHINGTON — Democratic U.S. Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva of Arizona, who championed environmental protection during his 12 terms in Congress, died Thursday from complications from cancer treatments, his office said. Grijalva, who was 77, had risen to chair the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee and was the top Democrat on...
Country Star Clint Black Brings ‘Back on the Blacktop’ Tour to Chukchansi
Country music legend Clint Black is set to grace the stage at Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino's Sounds of Summer concert series on Saturday, July 5. As part of his Back on the Blacktop Tour 2025, Black will deliver his timeless catalog of country hits to fans in the resort's...
State Labor Board Hands Another Defeat to Clovis Unified
Clovis Unified seems to have had more than its share of state labor board decisions going against it in recent months. In the latest, the district was ordered to stop negotiating in bad faith and interfering with the bargaining rights of employees who are represented by the California School Employees...