RIVERSIDE — A judge has ruled California’s law allowing terminally ill people to end their lives was passed legitimately during a special session of the Legislature, dampening a long-running criticism by opponents who sued over the measure. A Riverside Superior Court judge also found this week that the doctors who...
Hmong Comedian/Educator Headlines SE Asian Family Education Conference
Touger Xiong, a Hmong American comedian and educator, will be the keynote speaker Saturday at the second annual Southeast Asian Family Education Conference, "Journey to Success." Families can learn about services and scholarships and how best to support kids in school. The conference, which is co-sponsored by Fresno Unified's Parent...
Anonymous Donor Doubles Sethi Family's $50K Gift to CRMC
Talk about good timing. A week after an anonymous donor pledged to match gifts up to $500,000 at Community Regional Medical Center, the trust of the late Mohan and Sushila Sethi donated $50,000 Monday. With the anonymous donor match, the Sethi gift for homeless aftercare for patients discharged from the...
Poll: Americans Grateful at Holidays, and a Bit Stressed
MINNEAPOLIS — Wade Holcomb has a lot to be grateful for this year. In addition to graduating college and getting a job, he also has a beautiful 4-month-old girl — who will be celebrating her first Christmas with her dad clearly wrapped around her tiny fingers. “It’s different, having a...
O’Hurley Relishes Annual Thanksgiving Dog Show’s Popularity
NEW YORK — Television traditions on Thanksgiving have usually involved the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade and then hours of football, but in recent years, another has emerged: The National Dog Show. Hosted by actor John O’Hurley, the annual parade of pooches has become one of the most popular shows of...
Proud Pop: Dick Bennett Beams as Son Leads Virginia to Title
MINNEAPOLIS — Dick Bennett has a difficult time watching his son, Tony, coach Virginia. He rarely attends games. "I'm not a model of decorum or poise," said Dick Bennett, the former longtime high school and college basketball coach. "But I needed to be here." The Cavaliers didn't make it easy...
DJ Art Laboe, 93, Spins Oldies to Link Inmates and Family
PALM SPRINGS — It's approaching 9 p.m. and Art Laboe adjusts the microphone as Sister Sledge's "We Are Family" ends. "And now it's time for you to call up for those goodnight dedications," Laboe announces. "Hello?" a young girl says. "I want to dedicate this to my dad that's in...
Grandma's Home Is Now a Refugee's Slice of Paradise in Anaheim
My maternal grandmother Edith LeFrancois’s former house sits in a cul-de-sac just off the State College Boulevard corridor, which connects Angel Stadium with Cal State Fullerton. 310 N. Olympia Place — a three-bedroom, beige-stucco split-level built in 1957 — was a very hard-earned piece of the California dream when she...
In Chula Vista, as in Fresno, Ag Land Is Tomorrow's Subdivision
Once, 34 Davidson was a landmark. Now it is a secret. I visited the home recently as part of a quest to understand how California housing and California dreams are aging and changing. I studied six different houses, in different parts of the state, all of which had deep meaning...
GOP Frantically Huddles on Family Separation Crisis
WASHINGTON — Republicans on Capitol Hill frantically searched on Tuesday for ways to end the administration's policy of separating families after illegal border crossings, ahead of a visit from President Donald Trump to discuss broader immigration legislation. Top conservatives, including key Trump allies, announced they were introducing bills to stop...