Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Wednesday after much weaker-than-expected private payrolls data, while the federal government's shutdown raised uncertainty around the central bank's visibility into the economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 31.1 points, or 0.07%, at the open to 46,366.78. The S&P 500 fell 23.5 points,...
US Government Shutdown Begins as Partisan Division Rules Washington
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government shut down much of its operations on Wednesday as deep partisan divisions prevented Congress and the White House from reaching a funding deal, setting off what could be a long, grueling standoff that could lead to the loss of thousands of federal jobs. There was...
Deadlock Grows Uglier as Congress Heads Toward Shutdown
WASHINGTON — The federal government barreled toward a shutdown Tuesday before a midnight deadline as President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress remained deadlocked with Democrats in a spending standoff that was growing uglier by the hour. Democratic leaders lashed out at Trump for posting a crude, artificial intelligence-generated video...
US Government Lurches Toward Shutdown, Trump Threatens Fresh Cuts
WASHINGTON — The U.S. lurched toward a government shutdown on Tuesday as a vote to extend funding past a midnight deadline failed in the U.S. Senate and President Donald Trump threatened to extend his purge of the federal workforce. The 55-to-45 vote all but ensured that U.S. government agencies will...
Madera County Deputies Arrest Two After Theft at Gas Station
Two people were arrested Tuesday after a theft at a Valero gas station in Madera County, authorities said. Deputies responded to the 22 Mile House Valero at Highway 41 and Road 208 after receiving a report of stolen merchandise, the Madera County Sheriff’s Office said. Authorities quickly located a suspect...
Trump Gave the Military’s Brass a Rehashed Speech Until Minute 44
WASHINGTON — It was a speech unlike any other and just like every other. The makings of it were strange and rare. Washington had raised a collective eyebrow last week when news began circulating that President Donald Trump and his defense secretary had summoned the country’s military brass to a...
Fresno State Aims to Get Things Right and Stop Brock Purdy’s Brother
How did 4-1 Fresno State football spend its bye week? Head coach Matt Entz held "Bulldog Week." “I didn’t want anyone to come into this room thinking that we were just off that week. And so we called it Bulldog Week. We were emphasizing us. We were the priority that...
WATCH: How Many Resources Did Fresno Unified Waste on Canceled Workshop?
Fresno Unified trustees on Sept. 17 canceled a workshop on California's Ralph M. Brown Act because two trustees were absent. Trustees present for the planned workshop knew that Trustees Susan Wittrup (illness) and Veva Islas (traveling abroad) would not be present for the meeting but still gathered together 30 top...
Democrat Toni Atkins Drops Out of Crowded Race to Succeed Gavin Newsom
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Democrat Toni Atkins is dropping out of the crowded 2026 race to succeed Gavin Newsom as California governor, she announced Monday. Atkins, the former Senate president, wrote in an email to supporters that she was leaving the race with a “heavy...
Release Denied for Fresno Pismo’s Manager in ICE Detention
When Psalm Behpoor was told he was getting his 90-day review at the ICE holding facility in Bakersfield, he thought his release was going to be a "slam dunk," and he'd be able to return to his wife and 3-year-old child. "I thought you know, slam dunk. If I'm going...