WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to resign, citing a call by the head of the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency urging the Department of Justice to probe Cook over alleged mortgage fraud. Spokespersons for the Fed and for Cook were not...
Tulare County Authorities Arrest 17-Year-Old Gang Member in Terra Bella Stabbings
A 17-year-old gang member has been arrested in connection with multiple stabbings in Terra Bella, authorities said. Tulare County sheriff’s deputies responded just before 12:30 a.m. Sunday to the 24700 block of Avenue 88 for a report of a stabbing. Several people had been stabbed, deputies said, but the suspects...
Tech Stocks Pressure Wall Street as Caution Sets in Ahead of Fed Meet
Wall Street's main indexes declined on Wednesday and the Nasdaq hit a two-week low as a rally in technology stocks cooled and caution prevailed ahead of the Federal Reserve's highly anticipated Jackson Hole symposium later this week After driving much of the market's recovery from the April selloff, tech stocks...
Most Americans Believe Countries Should Recognize Palestinian State, Reuters/Ipsos Poll Finds
A 58% majority of Americans believe that every country in the United Nations should recognize Palestine as a nation, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll, as Israel and Hamas considered a possible truce in the nearly two-year-long war. Some 33% of respondents did not agree that U.N. members should recognize a Palestinian state and 9% did not answer. The six-day poll, which closed on Monday, was...
Fresno Supervisors End Lease for Free Needle Exchange Clinic
Fresno County Supervisors on Tuesday all agreed that the San Joaquin Valley Free Medical Clinic in downtown Fresno helps many of those hardest to reach. Where they differed was on the free needles and drug pipes given to patients, and thus the clinic's lease was ended on a 3-2 vote....
Porterville Police Make DUI Arrest, Issue 13 Citations in Weekend Checkpoint
A Porterville police checkpoint resulted in one arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence and 13 citations for unlicensed or suspended drivers, officials said. The checkpoint happened Friday on Plano Street south of Chase Avenue between 9 p.m. and 2 a.m., police said Tuesday. Officers contacted 278 vehicles during...
Trump Claims Powell ‘Hurting’ the Housing Industry in Latest Attack on Fed Chair
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is "hurting" the housing industry "very badly" and said he should cut interest rates. Trump has repeatedly urged Powell to cut interest rates while also sharply criticizing Powell. "Could somebody please inform Jerome "Too Late" Powell that he...
Everything Tennis Fans Need to Know About the 2025 U.S. Open
NEW YORK — For much of the year, the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens is mostly quiet. But for two weeks late in the summer, the place becomes the center of the tennis world as hundreds of thousands of fans flock to Flushing Meadows for the U.S....
Madera County Warns of Contagious Canine Virus Outbreak
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...