At least 40 volunteers who want to spend a day outdoors measuring plants are needed Thursday and Friday at the Capinero Creek Restoration Area in Tulare County. The 467-acre property is owned by the Tule Basin Land & Water Conservation Trust and is the site of a former dairy. This is...
Stock Market Today: Wall Street Drifts After Last Week’s Tumble
NEW YORK — U.S. stock indexes are drifting on Monday following their sharp losses from last week. The S&P 500 was up 0.1% in afternoon trading after flipping between small gains and losses through the morning. The relatively modest moves follow its 1.7% tumble on Friday, which followed several reports...
Judge Blocks Trump’s Immigration Policy Allowing Church Arrests
GREENBELT, Md. — A federal judge on Monday blocked immigration agents from conducting enforcement operations in houses of worship for Quakers and a handful of other religious groups. U.S. District Judge Theodore Chang found that the Trump administration policy could violate their religious freedom and should be blocked while a lawsuit...
Trump Backs Musk as He Hits Federal Workers With Demands and Threats
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump voiced support for Elon Musk's demand that federal employees explain their recent accomplishments by the end of Monday or risk getting fired, an edict that has spawned new litigation and added to turmoil within the government workforce. “What he’s doing is saying, ‘Are you actually working?’” Trump said...
Starbucks Lays Off 1,100 Corporate Employees as Chain Streamlines
Starbucks plans to lay off 1,100 corporate employees globally as new Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol streamlines operations. In a letter to employees released Monday, Niccol said the company will inform employees who are being laid off by midday Tuesday. Niccol said Starbucks is also eliminating several hundred open and unfilled positions....
Newsom Seeks $40 Billion From Congress for LA Wildfire Relief
SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked Congress to approve nearly $40 billion in aid to help the Los Angeles area recover from January's devastating wildfires, which he said could become the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history. Newsom sent a letter Friday asking for support from lawmakers including...
Hunter Schafer Speaks Out About Being Issued a Male Passport
SANTA MONICA — Hunter Schafer says “it's important to just keep track of where things are in our country,” a day after the “Euphoria” star posted a video in which she revealed her new passport had been issued with a male gender marker. Speaking to The Associated Press on the red...
Can FUSD Interim Superintendent Misty Her Answer This $100 Million Question?
On GV Wire’s weekly Unfiltered show, hosted by Publisher Darius Assemi with guest Fresno Unified Interim Superintendent Misty Her, she answers a question the audience posed about outside consultants. The question: "Could you please ask Misty why the district has allocated $100 million for outside consultants?" Her didn't know exactly...
Fresno Police Nab 7 DUI Suspects at Latest Checkpoint
Fresno police arrested seven people for suspected DUI on Saturday night, the department reported Monday. Police manned the checkpoint at Van Ness and Amador Street in downtown Fresno from 9 p.m. Saturday until 4 a.m. Sunday. Eleven drivers were cited for operating a vehicle unlicensed or with a suspended/revoked license....
Poll: Most Americans Believe Mass Federal Layoffs Would Not Benefit Economy
A recent Rasmussen Reports survey reveals that most Americans don't believe mass layoffs of federal employees would benefit the economy. The poll, conducted from Feb. 11-13, found that only 29% of respondents think laying off 100,000 federal workers would be good for the economy. According to the survey, 48% of...