Christmas is an exciting time for family gatherings and travel, but it's also a peak period for scammers to strike. It can be easier than you think to fall victim to a scam, especially during the busy holiday season when you might overlook details you would normally catch. If you're...
Top 10 Songs of 2024: ‘Texas Hold ‘Em,’ ‘Not Like Us,’ ‘Igual Que Un ÁNgel’ and More
NEW YORK — Ten of the best songs of the year, as determined by Associated Press Music Writer Maria Sherman, in no particular order. "A Bar Song (Tipsy)," Shaboozey It is not only the biggest song of the year, but one of the longest-reigning No. 1s of all time, as...
High Schools Moved on From College for All. Will Trump Come Through for Job Training?
In this politically charged era, there's one thing both parties agree on: the benefits of high school career pathways. With strong bipartisan support, career and technical education programs are poised to be a centerpiece of education policy over the next few years — both federally and in California. That's good...
Will Juan Soto Top Shohei Ohtani’s Deal? It Depends on the Accounting Tricks
NEW YORK — Deciding whether Juan Soto tops Shohei Ohtani for baseball's largest contract could be in the eye of the beholder because of all the deferred money in Ohtani's deal. Ohtani agreed last December to a $700 million, 10-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, easily exceeding the previous...
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Announces Bid for Top Oversight Job as Democrats Push for Generational Change
WASHINGTON — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced a bid Friday to become the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, the latest example of generational shakeup that is beginning to ripple across the Democratic Party in the wake of their election losses this year. The New York lawmaker, who at 35...
Biden Is Considering Preemptive Pardons for Officials and Allies Before Trump Takes Office
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is weighing whether to issue sweeping pardons for officials and allies who the White House fears could be unjustly targeted by President-elect Donald Trump's administration, a preemptive move that would be a novel and risky use of the president's extraordinary constitutional power. The deliberations so...
Cher’s Fresno Connections Revealed in Superstar Entertainer’s New Memoir
Yes, Cher really lived in Fresno and attended school here. However, the claim that she went to Fresno High School isn't true. History experts GV Wire spoke to have narrowed down where she likely went. Cher flatly denied her Fresno High attendance in a 2015 tweet on X. However, she...
Could Dark Chocolate Reduce Your Risk of Diabetes?
If you’ve long assumed that you must deprive yourself of delicious foods in order to be healthy, a new study published Wednesday in The BMJ offers encouraging news: Eating dark chocolate has been associated with a reduced risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. The research did not prove that the...
Fresno Video Cameras Help Detectives Arrest Road Rage Shooter
A 27-year-old man was arrested in connection with a road rage shooting that injured a woman on Tuesday in Fresno, the Fresno Police Department said in a Friday afternoon statement. Officers responded to Shields and Pleasant avenues after reports of a shooting. They found two victims, a 33-year-old woman and...
Who Are the Winners in Local Close-as-a-Whisker Political Races?
Veteran Fresno Unified School Board Trustee Claudia Cazares eked out a win over her heavily-financed opponent in the Nov. 5 election, the third of three incumbents to win re-election to the board. However, there will be new faces on the Clovis Unified and Central Unified school boards and the Fresno...