WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes. It's the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history. The commutations announced Thursday...
Colleges Warn Foreign Students to Get to Campus Before Trump Takes Office
With students at many colleges wrapping up final exams this week and preparing for their winter break, a number of schools, including Harvard University, University of Southern California and Cornell University, are advising their international students to return to campus before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated on Jan. 20. During...
Far-Right Militias Seek Role in Trump Deportation Plan
A few days after the election, William Teer, who runs the Texas Three Percenters, a local far-right militia group, wrote to President-elect Donald Trump with an offer: His organization could help Trump carry out his plan to deport millions of people who are in the United States illegally. “In support...
Trump Says His First Acts Will Include Deportations and Jan. 6 Pardons
President-elect Donald Trump said in a new interview that he will use the opening hours of his presidency to pardon people convicted of participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol assault, begin deportations of immigrants lacking permanent legal status and increase oil production. He also said during the interview, which...
Trump Invites China’s Xi to His Inauguration Even as He Threatens Massive Tariffs on Beijing
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration next month — extending a diplomatic olive branch even as Trump threatens to levy massive tariffs on Chinese goods. Trump's incoming press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, confirmed on Thursday that Trump invited Xi,...
EPA Awards $135 Million to California to Phase Out Big Diesel Trucks
SAN FRANCISCO — The Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $135 million in grants to fund 13 projects in California to help the state wean off fossil fuels and phase out big rigs that run on diesel. The money will go to the state transportation department, cities and school districts, among...
Kerr Fumes After Former SJM Star Green Beats Warriors With Late Free Throws
HOUSTON — Jalen Green, who starred at Fresno's San Joaquin Memorial High School, made two free throws with 3.5 seconds left and the Houston Rockets beat the Golden State Warriors 91-90 on Wednesday night to advance to the NBA Cup semifinals in Las Vegas. Houston snapped a 15-game skid against...
Ollie Loves to Play and Purr and Is Ready for Adoption. Are You Ready for Ollie?
Ollie was born outside by a tire shop with his three siblings in April of 2023! He didn’t like it outside; it was scary and dirty and there were lots of ugly bugs! He and his siblings got scooped up to go to a Cat House foster home where it...
North Carolina Announces 5-Year Deal With Bill Belichick to Take Over as Coach of the Tar Heels
Six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach Bill Belichick has agree to a five-year deal to become the next coach at North Carolina. The school announced the hiring Wednesday night, roughly a week after the 72-year-old Belichick's name surfaced as an unlikely candidate to replace the program's winningest all-time coach in Mack...
Fresno County DUI Driver Lucky to Be Alive After Slamming Into Power Pole
A Fresno County DUI driver should be his blessings after drifting onto the shoulder and slamming into a Sanger power pole, the California Highway Patrol reported on Wednesday. Authorities said that this crash caused hundreds of homes to be left without power. Officers reported that the driver was able to...