A second Trump administration could significantly reshape the U.S. economy through various policy proposals. The former president's plans include extending and expanding tax cuts, imposing tariffs on imports, and implementing strict immigration policies. Trump has proposed extending portions of the 2017 tax cuts and introducing new reductions, including exemptions for...
How Many Smoke Shops Is Too Many? Fresno Plan Would Allow Only 49
After pulling its ordinance in 2023 to be reworked, the Fresno City Council now has a plan to limit smoke shops — one that still calls for eliminating many of the businesses. The new rules would increase the number allowed in the city but also give business owners a chance...
US Says It Will Not Limit Israel Arms Transfers After Some Improvements in Flow of Aid to Gaza
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Tuesday that Israel has made some good but limited progress in increasing the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza and will not limit arms transfers to Israel as it had threatened to a month ago if the situation had not improved. Relief groups...
Who With Valley Ties Could Land Spots in the Trump Administration?
With President-elect Donald Trump's intention to nominate John Ratcliffe as CIA director, it appears Devin Nunes will remain heading Trump's media company. The original version of this story published earlier on Tuesday — before Trump's announcement — spoke with GOP insiders about the possibility that the former Central Valley congressmember...
Tulare Gang Member Gets Life Without Parole for 2022 Murders
Nathaniel Lujano, 23, of Tulare, was sentenced to life without parole for two murders the Tulare County District Attorney's Office announced in a news release on Tuesday. The Nov. 8 sentencing in Tulare County Superior Court of Lujano, who is a validated gang member, marked the end of a case...
Who With Valley Ties Could Land Spots in the Trump Administration?
With President-elect Donald Trump's intention to nominate John Ratcliffe as CIA director, it appears Devin Nunes will remain heading Trump's media company. The original version of this story published earlier on Tuesday — before Trump's announcement — spoke with GOP insiders about the possibility that the former Central Valley congressmember...
Gov. Newsom Said No, but California Voters Overwhelmingly Said Yes
Despite Gov. Gavin Newsom's warning that Proposition 36 would revert California to "1980s-era" policies and his urging voters to reject it, Californians have pushed the measure to a nearly 5 million-vote lead as of Tuesday. The proposition, which increases the punishment for some drug and theft offenses, is all but...
Mike Tyson-Jake Paul: How to Watch the Fight, Time, Odds
ARLINGTON – YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul had to wait an extra four months for his high-profile match with 58-year-old former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. The delay from the original plan for July was caused by Tyson having a medical episode on a plane and needing time to recover from a stomach...
Travel in the West Bank Is a Tale of Two Journeys
Getting around the West Bank is never easy, but it’s a lot harder if you are Palestinian. That’s no accident. We rode along on two bus trips, one for Israelis, the other for Palestinians, that tell a story of separate and unequal roadways. The two passengers departed from neighboring communities...
Chris Wallace Is Leaving CNN, Eager to Explore New Media Landscape
NEW YORK — Chris Wallace says he's leaving CNN after three years and, at age 77, is eager to see what a transformed media environment has to offer. "When I look at the media landscape right now, the people who are going independent, whether it's podcasting or streaming, that seems...