Landowners at the nation's largest water district have chosen board members to represent them as they navigate the future of farming in the western San Joaquin Valley. Five seats at Westlands Water District were up for election this last cycle. The four members who sought reelection all got their seats...
MSNBC Hits Two-Decade Ratings Low Amid Trump Victory and Network Turmoil
MSNBC suffered one of its worst days in two decades last week, grappling with declining viewership following President-elect Donald Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris, reported Fox News. On Nov. 26, the network recorded its lowest-rated non-holiday weekday in the advertiser-coveted 25-54 age demographic since July 19, 2004, with...
Democrats Frustrated Over Joe Biden Reversing Course and Pardoning His Son
ATLANTA — Already reeling from their November defeats, Democrats now are grappling with President Joe Biden’s pardoning of his son for federal crimes, with some calling the move misguided and unwise after the party spent years slamming Donald Trump as a threat to democracy who disregarded the law. The president...
Killer Escapes in Delano. Residents Urged to Be Vigilant.
Authorities are searching for an inmate who escaped from California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation custody Monday morning, the Delano Police Department said in a statement. Cesar Hernandez, 34, who was in custody for murder, was last seen at about 10:40 a.m. near the prison courthouse at 10th Avenue and...
Kash Patel’s Threat to the Rule of Law
Opinion by David French on Dec. 1, 2024. The perfect expression of the authoritarian approach to the rule of law comes from a former Peruvian president, Óscar Benavides: “For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law.” The truly corrupted legal system combines impunity for the ruling class with punitive...
Top Democrats Vow to Make California Affordable Again
The leaders of the state Legislature have a message for voters: We know you’re frustrated with how expensive California is — and we’re going to fix it. After a painful election that sparked recriminations and soul-searching among Democrats across the country, state Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire and Assembly...
This Disgraceful Pardon Is President Biden’s Final Feeble Act
If Democrats want to understand one of the reasons the Republican Party is ascendant, they can look to President Joe Biden’s pardon on Sunday for his son Hunter. In its rank mendacity, political hypocrisy, naked self-dealing and wretched example, it typifies so much of what so many Americans have come...
Davis Scores 33, LeBron Takes Over Late as Lakers Hold Off Jazz
SALT LAKE CITY — Anthony Davis had 33 points and 11 rebounds, LeBron James added 27 points and 14 assists, and the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers beat the Utah Jazz 105-104 on Sunday night. Lakers Overcome Injuries to Secure Victory After James missed a 3-pointer — his 10th attempt of...
‘Wicked’ | Anatomy of a Scene
The director Jon M. Chu narrates a scene in “Wicked” that features the song “Popular,” with Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. — By The New York Times Copyright 2024 The New York Times Company
Russia’s Economy Is Slowing, Opening Fissures Over Policy
BERLIN — The wartime economy that Russia spurred into overdrive is slowing, causing tensions among the country’s economic elites as the war with Ukraine approaches its fourth year. Many Russian civilian industries have stopped growing, and some had even gone into decline by October, according to the latest official data....