French President Emmanuel Macron has called for Europe to prepare for the possibility of defending Ukraine without U.S. assistance, according to NBC News. In a prime-time address, Macron emphasized the need for European nations to bolster their defense capabilities and support Ukraine's resistance against Russian aggression. "I want to believe...
Madera County High-Speed Chase Ends in Crash, Arrest of Reckless Driver
A 24-year-old man was arrested after leading authorities on a high-speed chase that ended in a crash on Highway 99, officials said. The driver, behind the wheel of a 1990 Honda Accord, attempted to evade law enforcement just before midnight on Tuesday, according to the California Highway Patrol. A Fresno...
Wired Wednesday: How Tariffs Could Impact California’s Agriculture
GV Wire’s Edward Smith talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Karl Cooke about President Trump's tariffs and their possible impact on California's agriculture. According to Smith, when there's an excess supply of crops, farmers depend on foreign markets to sell their products.
‘It Is a Labor of Love.’ New K-12 Curriculum on Hmong Culture Takes Center Stage
Educators from around the nation gathered in Merced over the weekend to discuss a new classroom curriculum geared toward shining a spotlight on the Hmong culture. The inaugural Hmong History and Cultural Studies Conference attracted more than 200 educators and community members to the UC Merced campus on Friday and...
Tea Pot Dome Agrees to Pay $1.4M for Canal Fix, Share Pumping Data With Friant
Tea Pot Dome Water District has agreed to pay Friant Water Authority $1.4 million in exchange for relief from its role in a contract designed to pay for damage to a 33-mile section of the Friant-Kern Canal. It also agreed to give Friant pumping data that's at the heart of...
LA County Sues Southern California Edison, Alleging Utility’s Equipment Sparked Wildfire
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County said Wednesday that it's suing Southern California Edison, alleging the utility's equipment sparked January's Eaton Fire, which destroyed more than 9,400 structures and killed 17 people in the Altadena area. The lawsuit seeks to recover costs and damages sustained from the blaze that damaged...
Instead of Policing Student Use of AI, California Teachers Need to Reinvent Homework
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The education sector has sleepwalked into a quagmire. While many California high schools and colleges maintain academic integrity policies expecting students to submit original work, a troubling reality has emerged: Generative AI has fundamentally compromised the traditional take-home...
US, Hamas Hold Direct Talks Over Hostages in Gaza, Officials Say
U.S. and Hamas officials held talks in Qatar about hostages held in the Gaza Strip, breaking with a long-running U.S. policy of refusing to directly engage with the militant group, according to an Israeli official and a diplomat briefed on the matter. Adam Boehler, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be...
CIA Director Says US Has Paused Intelligence Sharing With Ukraine
WASHINGTON — CIA Director John Ratcliffe said Wednesday that intelligence sharing with Ukraine had been paused alongside military aid to pressure its government to cooperate with the Trump administration’s plans to end the country’s war with Russia. Speaking on Fox Business, Ratcliffe applauded Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s statement Tuesday praising...
Al Green, Who Heckled Trump, Is No Stranger to Dramatic Political Gestures
Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, who was removed from the House chamber for heckling President Donald Trump during his speech Tuesday to a joint session of Congress, has a history of dramatic political gestures. Green, 77, shook his cane as he interrupted Trump’s speech, shouting that the president had “no mandate...