NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are falling toward their worst loss since Election Day on Friday as the big bump Wall Street got from last week's election of Donald Trump and cut to interest rates by the Federal Reserve keeps fading. The S&P 500 sank 1.1% in morning trading and...
Randy Winn Hired by San Francisco Giants as Vice President of Player Development
SAN FRANCISCO — Randy Winn is the new vice president of player development for the San Francisco Giants. Former Giants Outfielder Returns to Organization Winn played for the Giants from 2005-09 as part of a 13-season big league career. He was hired Thursday by former teammate Buster Posey, who became...
Trump Wants to End ‘Wokeness’ in Education. He Has Vowed to Use Federal Money as Leverage
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump's vision for education revolves around a single goal: to rid America's schools of perceived "wokeness" and "left-wing indoctrination." The president-elect wants to forbid classroom lessons on gender identity and structural racism. He wants to abolish diversity and inclusion offices. He wants to keep transgender athletes out...
KVPR Public Radio Gets Big Grant for New Backup Transmitter
KVPR, the Valley's public radio station, soon won't have to worry about being knocked off the air if a natural disaster strikes. The station was awarded a grant of up to $38,607 by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to build an emergency auxiliary transmitter site as backup to its transmitter...
What to Know North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Tapped to Run the Interior Department
BISMARCK, N.D. — Former President Donald Trump has chosen North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to head the Interior Department. Some things to know about the two-term Republican governor of a sparsely populated state: Burgum's Background Is in Business Burgum, 67, grew up in tiny Arthur, North Dakota, population 328. He...
Disgraced Tulare Hospital CEO Sentenced. Gets Community Service, Time Served.
After years of pursuing legal action against the former CEO of Healthcare Conglomerate Associates for corruption and fraud, the district attorney's office of Tulare County secured a sentence against Dr. Yorai "Benny" Benzeevi. Healthcare Conglomerate oversaw Tulare Regional Medical Center — now Adventist Health Tulare — and South Inyo Hospital....
Trump Rewards Legal Defense Team, Picks Lawyer Todd Blanche as No. 2 Justice Official
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Todd Blanche, an attorney who led the legal team that defended the Republican at his hush money criminal trial, to serve as the second-highest ranking Justice Department official. A former federal prosecutor, Blanche has been a key figure on Trump's defense team both...
Abu Ghraib Torture Victims Win Landmark Case Against US Contractor
A federal jury in Virginia has ordered U.S. military contractor CACI Premier Technology to pay $42 million to three Iraqi men tortured at Abu Ghraib prison. This landmark verdict, coming after 16 years of litigation, marks the first time a civilian contractor has been held legally responsible for the abuses...
Warren Slams Biden Admin for Failing to Hold Israel Accountable on Gaza Aid
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, has joined the growing chorus of Democratic voices criticizing the Biden administration's handling of the Gaza humanitarian crisis. Warren denounced the administration's failure to penalize Israel for the dire situation in Gaza and endorsed a joint resolution of disapproval in Congress. White House Ultimatum and...
Central Valley Fuego FC, Fresno’s Pro Soccer Team, Departs USL League One
Fresno's professional soccer team, Central Valley Fuego FC, announced on Thursday through its website and social media that the club is exiting USL League One. The Division III league is operated by the United Soccer League. The statement reads: "After careful consideration, Central Valley Fuego FC and USL League One...