The 49th annual ClovisFest and Hot Air Balloon Fun Fly is set to welcome thousands of visitors to Old Town Clovis on Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will stretch from 3rd to 8th Streets, offering free parking at the Clovis Rodeo Grounds after the...
Fresno County Traffic Bust Yields $1.6M in Cocaine From Canadian Suspect
Officers with the CHP's Central Division seized 44 pounds of cocaine, valued at $1.6 million, during a traffic stop on Interstate 5 in Fresno County, authorities said in a social media post on Friday. The drugs were discovered on Wednesday after a CHP sergeant stopped a Chrysler Pacifica near Shields...
Stock Market Today: Dow Sets a Record as Wall Street Drifts to the Finish of Another Winning Week
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks closed another record-setting week with a muted performance Friday, as hope built on Wall Street that the U.S. economy can manage the rare feat of suppressing high inflation without causing a recession. The S&P 500 edged down by 0.1% from its all-time high set the...
Big Picture Is Finalist in National Education Prize, Winning $500K
The Big Picture Learning Company was one of five finalists for the Yass Prize, awarded through the Center for Education Reform in partnership with Forbes. The Yass Prize goes to education providers who exemplify sustainable, transformational, outstanding, and permissionless (STOP) education. Big Picture, with more than 111 public and charter...
Earth Will Have a Temporary ‘Mini Moon’ for Two Months
WASHINGTON — Earth's moon will soon have some company — a "mini moon." The mini moon is actually an asteroid about the size of a school bus at 33 feet (10 meters). When it whizzes by Earth on Sunday, it will be temporarily trapped by our planet's gravity and orbit...
New York City Mayor Eric Adams Pleads Not Guilty to Taking Bribes and Illegal Campaign Contributions
NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleaded not guilty Friday to federal bribery charges, firmly rejecting allegations that he accepted overseas travel, campaign cash and other perks from foreign interests seeking to harness his influence. Adams' lawyer told a judge that they would move next week to...
Economists Like Newsom’s Plan to Help Control Gas Prices. Refiners Don’t.
Fall is in the air, and that means California drivers are gearing up for seasonal price increases at the pump. A plan by Gov. Gavin Newsom to hold down those spikes cleared the Assembly petroleum committee Thursday. The proposal, the focus of a special legislative session, is set to head...
Fed’s Favored Inflation Gauge Shows Cooling Price Pressures, Clearing Way for More Rate Cuts
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure on Friday provided the latest sign that price pressures are easing, a trend that is expected to fuel further Fed interest rate cuts this year and next. Prices rose just 0.1% from July to August, the Commerce Department said, down from the...
California Man Arrested in Courthouse Explosion Planned to Kill Deputies, Judge, Officials Say
LOS ANGELES — A California man who officials say threw a bag into a courthouse lobby that exploded, injuring five people this week, told law enforcement he had planned to kill deputies working security at the building and also a judge, according to court documents. Nathaniel McGuire, 20, has been...
Why Is Newsom Vetoing 1 of Every 5 Bills? We Have the Answers
Heading into the final four days before his midnight Monday deadline, Gov. Gavin Newsom will need to decide whether to sign or veto some 450 bills still on his desk. So far, he's blocked 102 of 540 measures he's acted on since the Legislature adjourned Aug. 31, or nearly 19%....