There is always that one dish on the Thanksgiving table - overlooked while the mashed potatoes and gravy steal the spotlight. Surprisingly, this much-maligned side dish has been a part of American tradition for centuries and holds endless possibilities beyond its original purpose, perfectly suited to be reinvented in unexpected...
‘Get Somebody Else to Do It’: Trump Resistance Encounters Fatigue
WASHINGTON — In the days after Donald Trump’s electoral victory, thousands of people revived the grassroots movement that opposed his first term in office. Marchers in Manhattan took over streets carrying a block-wide banner that read, “We Won’t Back Down.” Activists in Los Angeles and Chicago decried Trump’s abortion and...
Anti-Vax Activists Dominate RFK Jr.’s HHS Transition Team
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s transition team for the Department of Health and Human Services includes several prominent anti-vaccine activists, raising concerns about the future direction of public health policy. Kennedy, recently tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to lead HHS, has assembled a team that includes Del Bigtree, a well-known anti-vaccine...
Wing ‘Wizard’ Harry Potter to Play for Australia’s Rugby Team. Let the Puns Begin.
LONDON — Australian rugby player Harry Potter has already heard all the puns. He better brace himself for a few more after being picked Friday to play for his country for the first time — fittingly in the city where the famous books about his fantasy namesake were written. Potter,...
Two Fresno, Clovis Trustee Races Remain Tight. Bond Measures Passing with Growing Margins
More than two weeks after the general election, school board candidates and bond measure supporters may finally be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. In the latest vote totals released Friday in Fresno County, Wilma Tom Hashimoto is maintaining her lead in the Clovis Unified Area 2...
Richardson Close to Cementing Northeast Fresno Council Race
Nick Richardson is acting like a councilmember-elect, and the latest return numbers validate his confidence. Richardson, the Marine reservist/safety consultant, maintained his lead for Fresno City Council District 6, which covers northeast Fresno. He briefly met with four city councilmembers this week and unofficially named Nicole DeMera as his chief...
Visalia Motorcyclist Killed in Collision on Walnut Avenue
A 20-year-old motorcyclist died Thursday evening following a collision with a vehicle near Walnut Avenue and Demaree Street, the Visalia Police Department reported Friday afternoon. Officers responded to the scene just before 6 p.m. and determined the motorcyclist was traveling east on Walnut Avenue when he collided with a vehicle...
DOGE Is a Promising Step Toward Federal Efficiency: Fareed Zakaria
The proposed "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) by Donald Trump, to be led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, has sparked interest despite its misleading name. This non-governmental advisory body aims to streamline federal regulations, which span more than 180,000 pages. However, achieving significant spending cuts may prove challenging. As...
Listeria Outbreak Tied to Yu Shang Food Leaves California Infant Dead and 10 People Sick
A California infant has died and at least 10 other people have been sickened in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that include chicken feet, duck neck, beef shank and pork hock, federal health officials reported Friday. Yu Shang Food, Inc., of Spartanburg,...
UN Expert: Myanmar’s Desperate Military Ramps Up Attacks Including Beheadings, Rapes and Torture
UNITED NATIONS — Myanmar's desperate military junta is ramping up attacks on villages that have fallen to opposition groups, carrying out beheadings, gang rapes and torture, with women, children and the elderly among the victims, the U.N. independent human rights investigator for Myanmar said in a new report. Thomas Andrews,...