Yum Brands said on Tuesday it was exploring strategic options for its Pizza Hut chain struggling in a highly competitive fast-food industry, and posted upbeat quarterly results on the back of demand at its Taco Bell U.S. stores. Pizza Hut's sales have lagged Yum Brands' other prominent units, Taco Bell...
Race Must Not Be Used to Shield Golden Charter Academy From Accountability
In a recent GV Wire opinion piece, Terance Frazier suggested that those speaking up about Golden Charter Academy’s conduct are “tearing down” the very people trying to lift our kids up. He also warned against “negativity,” “destruction,” and “knocking down people who try to lift kids up.” This framing is...
Trump Weighs Options, and Risks, for Attacks on Venezuela
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has developed a range of options for military action in Venezuela, including direct attacks on military units that protect President Nicolás Maduro and moves to seize control of the country’s oil fields, according to multiple U.S. officials. President Donald Trump has yet to make a...
US Working With Other Countries to End Sudan Conflict, White House Says
WASHINGTON — The U.S. is working with other nations to end the conflict in Sudan, the White House said on Tuesday, after reports of mass killings during the fall of a city to paramilitary forces last week. The Rapid Support Forces' capture of Al-Fashir, the Sudanese army's last holdout in...
Trump Threatens Food Aid as Cities, Nonprofits Ask Judge to Intervene
President Donald Trump created confusion on Tuesday when he said that food assistance aid for millions of Americans will be given out only when the federal government shutdown ends, as lawyers for cities and nonprofits urged a federal judge to force the White House to fully fund the benefits. Trump,...
Fresno Is Nation’s Top Ag County at $9 Billion. But What Does Future Hold?
Fresno County reclaimed the title of top ag-producing county in the nation with reported 2024 values exceeding $9 billion for the first time. The record amount comes as Kern County, which held the top spot in 2023, fell to $7.96 billion while Tulare County recovered last year, climbing to $8.3...
Turnout High as Voters Decide Mayor’s Race
NEW YORK — Voters were surging to the polls on Tuesday to elect a new mayor of New York as one of the city’s most closely watched elections in recent years draws to a close. By noon, more people had already voted in this race than in the entire last...
IBM to Cut Thousands of Roles in Focus on Software Growth, Bloomberg News Reports
IBM will cut thousands of roles this quarter while it continues to shift focus to higher-growth software and services, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. "We routinely review our workforce through this lens and at times rebalance accordingly," Bloomberg quoted a company spokesperson saying. "In the fourth quarter we are executing...
Fresno’s Downtown Roadwork Will Begin Wednesday
Crews will begin repaving streets in downtown Fresno this week as part of the cities' Pave More Now initiative, city officials announced. The project will cover portions of Cherry Avenue, Los Angeles Street, Fulton Street and Butler Avenue, with work scheduled to start Wednesday. Construction will take place weekdays from 7...
Fresno State’s Entz on Boise State Win, Harris, and Conklin
Fresno State football coach Matt Entz revealed the keys to the Bulldogs' 30-7 "program victory" at Boise State last Saturday at his Monday news conference: toughness and big plays. Now, with the Bulldogs in the third bye week of their unusual schedule, he's telling his players to build on what...