CNN reports that Oracle will oversee TikTok’s U.S. algorithm if a pending deal transferring the app’s American operations to majority U.S. ownership is completed, the White House confirmed Monday. The agreement would give a U.S.-based joint venture control of TikTok’s operations, including a copy of the algorithm, with Oracle and...
Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Yanking $262M in Fresno Funds
The city of Fresno scored another win in federal court over the Trump administration. A San Francisco-based federal judge granted the city's preliminary injunction Tuesday, keeping $262 million in federal funds in place for transportation and housing programs. The Trump administration threatened to pull the funds for what it called...
Tulare Police Arrest Man After Knife Robbery in McDonald’s at Love’s Truck Stop
Police arrested a man Wednesday morning after a robbery at a McDonald’s at Love’s Truck Stop in Tulare. Tulare Police Department officials said dispatch received multiple reports of a possible robbery at 7:27 a.m. While officers were en route, they learned the suspect was still on scene demanding money and...
Israeli PM Rejects Western Recognitions of Palestinian State
The recent recognitions by some Western nations of a Palestinian state will not "bind Israel in any way," Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday. "A Palestinian state will not arise," the prime minister's office posted on X. Dozens of world leaders gathered at the United Nations on Monday...
Trump Will Sign the TikTok Deal on Thursday, Source Says
President Donald Trump will sign the TikTok deal on Thursday, a White House source with knowledge of the matter said. Earlier this week, the White House said Trump will declare that a deal to divest TikTok's U.S. operations from its Chinese owner ByteDance will meet requirements set out in a...
After Federal Cuts, CA Schools Could Lose Hundreds of Mental Health Clinicians
After Jane Huang graduated from Eureka High School in 2018, she knew she wanted to go to college in a different town. She had struggled with severe depression, and when she could not keep up with her classes, teachers called her “lazy.” She dreaded going to school, where she felt...
Grieving Visalia Mom Turns Tragedy Into Advocacy After Son’s Alcohol Poisoning
A day before he was set to leave for Navy boot camp, 20-year-old Andrew Martinez died of alcohol poisoning, leaving his mother searching for answers and justice. “He unfortunately died of alcohol poisoning of a BAC of 0.65," Megan Halliwell says of her son, who passed away on Sept. 7,...
Clovis Unified Teachers Face Choice Between CTA-Backed or Independent Union
Teachers in the Clovis Unified School District are within reach of becoming unionized — the closest they’ve been in decades. Now, they have a choice of two suitors. Despite many attempts, the district is California’s largest school system without a teachers union. A key difference this time: Last year, the...
Who Got Eliminated From ‘Dancing With the Stars’? Who’s Left After First Elimination
ABC's hit show, "Dancing with the Stars," premiered season 34 with the show's biggest premiere night since season 29 in 2020. The live show on Sept. 16 drew in 5.53 million viewers, excited to see celebrities like wildlife conservationist Robert Irwin, competing 10 years after his sister, Bindi Irwin, competed...
Dallas Gunman Wrote ‘Anti-ICE’ on Unused Bullet in Attack on Immigration Office, Officials Say
A gunman who wrote "ANTI-ICE" on an unused bullet killed two detainees and wounded another on Wednesday at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Dallas before taking their own life, officials said. FBI Director Kash Patel posted a photo on X of what he said were the suspect's...