A Clovis Police officer was injured Tuesday morning in a collision while responding to a report of a possible DUI driver near Shaw and Leonard avenues, the Clovis Police Department said in a statement. The incident occurred at 11:32 a.m. as the officer was traveling eastbound on Shaw Avenue at...
A Possible TikTok Ban Is Just Days Away. A List of Other Apps Available
With a possible TikTok ban just days away, many U.S. users are looking for alternative social media platforms to help them keep up with pop culture or provide the type of entertaining videos that popularized the short-form video app. TikTok, which has been a cultural phenomenon, could be banned on...
Karen Bass Faces Growing Backlash Over Handling of LA Fires. Will She Resign?
As apocalyptic fires raged across Los Angeles for more than 24 hours, Mayor Karen Bass returned from a trip to Ghana to face a viral confrontation that may define her time in office, the Los Angeles Times reported. Upon disembarking from her flight, an Irish reporter pressed Bass with a...
Before Taking Office, LA’s Mayor Said She Would Not Go Abroad
After the first rally in her campaign for mayor of Los Angeles in 2021, Karen Bass spoke candidly about what she saw as a potential drawback to the job — a lack of world travel and involvement in global affairs. Bass was accustomed to circling the globe as a Democratic...
Illegal Fireworks Suspected in Deadly Pacific Palisades Blaze
The Pacific Palisades community in Los Angeles, designated as one of California's most hazardous areas by state fire officials, had repeatedly raised concerns about illegal fireworks before disaster struck. According to San Francisco Chronicle reporting, residents of this fire-prone area frequently voiced their worries during community council meetings about teenagers...
Bulldogs Recruit a Defensive Lineman Out of Fresno City College
Jack Metzler, a 6-foot-3, 230-pound defensive lineman who recently completed his freshman season at Fresno City College, has committed to play for Fresno State. Metzler announced his decision on a social media account on Monday. He is from Scottsdale, Arizona, where he played defensive end for Horizon High School. Metzler...
This Is Where the Palisades Fire Started
LOS ANGELES — The ridge high above Los Angeles is filled with clues. There are shattered pieces of electrical equipment and a grove of madrone blackened by fire. Police tape is strung around one section of the sandy soil, now mixed with ash. Investigators have zeroed in on these rocky...
Michelle Obama Will Skip Trump Inauguration, but Ex-Presidents Obama, Clinton and Bush Will Be There
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former first lady Michelle Obama will skip the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, the second time in two weeks that she is not attending a gathering of former U.S. leaders and their spouses, but former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton will...
Rashida Jones Is Stepping Down as MSNBC President on the Eve of Trump Inauguration
MSNBC President Rashida Jones says she is stepping down after four years leading the liberal news network, her move coming on the eve of a second Trump administration and after changes in corporate ownership. Jones, in a memo to staff on Tuesday, said that she is leaving to "pursue new...
Hanging Out at Starbucks Will Cost You as Company Reverses Its Open-Door Policy
If you want to hang out or use the restroom at Starbucks, you're going to have to buy something. Starbucks on Monday said it was reversing a policy that invited everyone into its stores. A new code of conduct – which will be posted in all company-owned North American stores...