The Madera County Sheriff’s Office announced on social media the arrests of four suspects in connection with a burglary at Pedal Forward Bikes & Adventure in Oakhurst early Sunday morning. Shortly before 5 a.m., deputies received a call regarding an alarm activation at the store, located in the 40000 block...
Kick Off October with Big Fresno Fair Concerts, Spooky Attractions, and More
A variety of events that are scheduled this weekend are getting October off to a rousing start. The Big Fresno Fair returns, featuring a concert series with big names like Sugar Ray and Sheila E. to kick things off. Get into the spooky spirit early with the Bully Boo Walk...
Anti-Abortion Leaders Undeterred as Trump for the First Time Says He’d Veto a Federal Abortion Ban
CHICAGO — Anti-abortion leaders said Wednesday that they're undeterred after Donald Trump said he would veto a federal abortion ban, the first time he has explicitly said so after previously refusing to answer questions on the subject. During Tuesday night's vice presidential debate, the Republican presidential nominee posted on his...
US School-Entry Vaccination Rates Fall as Exemptions Keep Rising
NEW YORK — U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates dipped last year and the proportion of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to federal data posted Tuesday. The share of kids exempted from vaccine requirements rose to 3.3%, up from 3% the year before. Meanwhile, 92.7% of kindergartners got...
The Fate of Nibi the Beaver Lands in Court as Rescuers Try to Stop Her Release Into the Wild
Whether a 2-year-old beaver named Nibi gets to stay with the rescuers she has known since she was a baby or must be released into the wild as winter approaches in Massachusetts has ended up in court — and caused such an uproar that even the governor has weighed in....
ChatGPT Maker OpenAI Raises $6.6 Billion in Fresh Funding as It Moves Away From Its Nonprofit Roots
OpenAI said Wednesday it has raised $6.6 billion in venture capital investments as part of a broader shift by the ChatGPT maker away from its nonprofit roots. Led by venture capital firm Thrive Capital, the funding round was backed by tech giants Microsoft, Nvidia and SoftBank, according to a source...
Prosecutors Lay Out New Evidence in Trump Election Case, Accuse Him of Having ‘Resorted to Crimes’
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump laid the groundwork to try to overturn the 2020 election even before he lost, knowingly pushed false claims of voter fraud and "resorted to crimes" in his failed bid to cling to power, according to a newly unsealed court filing from prosecutors that lays out fresh...
Harris, Trump in Dead Heat Across Key Battleground States, New Polls Show
New polls show Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are locked in a tight race across all seven battleground states, Politico reported. The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter’s Swing State Project reveals Harris leading Trump by 1 to 3 points in five states, within the margin...
Watch: Port Workers Go on Strike
The president of the International Longshoremen’s Association said the workers were “making history” by walking off the job for the first time in nearly 50 years. Video by Eric Lee/the New York Times c. 2024 The New York Times
Californians Could See a Credit on Their Electricity Bill. How Much Will You Get?
More than 11.5 million California households will receive an average $71 credit on their October electricity bills, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday. The credit, part of the California Climate Credit program funded by the state’s Cap-and-Trade Program, will range from $32 to $174 depending on the utility. Customers of investor-owned...