A driver narrowly escaped injury this morning after falling asleep at the wheel, causing their pickup truck to overturn multiple times at the four-lane segment of Highway 168 on Friday, the California Highway Patrol. The four-lane is where Highway 168 begins its steep climb into the Sierra. The accident occurred...
Trump Wants Debt Ceiling Raised or Abolished Entirely
President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance are pushing for Congress to address the debt ceiling before they take office, complicating negotiations to avoid a government shutdown. The duo criticized a GOP-backed deal to fund federal agencies, urging lawmakers to raise or abolish the debt ceiling now instead of...
Corcoran Prison Guard, Inmate Accused of Orchestrating Assault on Other Inmate
A federal grand jury has indicted Raquel Mosqueda, 36, of Porterville, and Jimmie L. Carter, 44, on charges of conspiring to violate the constitutional rights of an inmate at California State Prison-Corcoran, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced Friday. Mosqueda, a correctional officer with the California Department of Corrections and...
Justin Herbert Passes for 2 TDs, Chargers Score on Free Kick, and Rally Past Broncos
INGLEWOOD — Trailing 21-13 at halftime Thursday night against the Denver Broncos, some wondered if the Los Angeles Chargers had any resolve left after going through their worst four-quarter stretch of the season. The Chargers put some doubts to rest getting back on track and getting closer to wrapping up...
Board Approves Raise for County Schools Superintendent. How Big Is It?
Members of the Fresno County Board of Education voted 3-2 on Thursday to give Superintendent of Schools Michele Cantwell-Copher a 2% pay raise starting Jan. 1. The vote came after trustees debated and rejected the recommendation of a subcommittee to give Cantwell-Copher a 3% raise or to give her the...
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Senate Set to Approve 235th Judge of Biden’s Term, Beating Trump’s Tally
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is expected to secure the 235th judicial confirmation of his presidency as soon as Friday, an accomplishment that exceeds his predecessor's total by one after Democrats put extra emphasis on the federal courts following Donald Trump's far-reaching first term when he filled three seats to...
Giant Sloths and Mastodons Lived With Humans for Millennia in the Americas, New Discoveries Suggest
SAO PAULO — Sloths weren't always slow-moving, furry tree-dwellers. Their prehistoric ancestors were huge — up to 4 tons (3.6 metric tons) — and when startled, they brandished immense claws. For a long time, scientists believed the first humans to arrive in the Americas soon killed off these giant ground...
California Declared an Emergency Over Bird Flu. How Serious Is the Situation?
SACRAMENTO - California officials have declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, which is tearing through dairy cows in that state and causing sporadic illnesses in people in the U.S. That raises new questions about the virus, which has spread for years in wild birds, commercial...
Stock Market Today: Wall Street Leaps and Halves Its Losses From What Had Been a Dismal Week
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are rallying Friday to more than halve their losses in what had been one of their worst weeks of the year. The S&P 500 jumped 1.7% and was on track for its best day in six weeks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 741...