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Nicki Minaj Pulls out of Saudi Arabia Concert

July 10, 2019

NEW YORK — Nicki Minaj is pulling out of a concert in Saudi Arabia because she says she wants to show support for women’s rights, gay rights and freedom of expression. “While I want nothing more than to bring my show to fans in Saudi Arabia, after better ed...

Joe Biden Reverses Position on Federal Dollars for Abortions

AP News

June 7, 2019

ATLANTA — After two days of intense criticism, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden reversed course Thursday and declared he no longer supports a long-standing congressional ban on using federal health c...

Picture of Vandenberg Air Force Base Hot Shot fire fighter Marissa Halbeisen cutting and clearing a fire line on June 28, 2012 in the Mount Saint Francois area of Colorado Springs.

Female Firefighters Defy Old Ideas of Who Can Be an American Hero

The Conversation

April 26, 2018

Five women graduated from New York City’s Fire Academy on April 18, bringing the number of women serving in the Fire Department of New York to 72 – the highest in its history. The FDNY’s 2018 graduating clas...

International Women’s Day: Few Women Oversee U.S. Companies. Here’s How to Change That.

The Conversation

March 8, 2018

Women’s participation in the labor force has soared over the past 50 years, rising from 32 percent in 1948 to 56.7 percent as of January. Yet those gains have not translated into the U.S. corporate boardroom, where women held just 16.6 percent of seats in 2...

Court Appears Poised to End DACA Protection

Fresno County’s Top Teacher Is Welding Instructor at Court School

California Will Sue Feds over State Water Project Rules

Should Fresno Unified Use PLAs to Build Schools?

Why Are There So Many Filipino Nurses in California?

Rejecting Federal Proposal, California Lays out Vision for Protecting Endangered Species and Meeting Water Needs

Should Fresno Unified Use PLAs to Build Schools?

Intervention Is One of Best Ways to Keep Kids Safe From Threats at School

Edison High Art Students Showcase Talent with 'I am Resilient'

Listen Up, Maggots! Sgt. Slaughter Rocked Fresno 35 Years Ago

Hyder Stays Hot, But Bulldogs Fall to Gaels

Niners Rookie Deebo Samuel Emerging as Key Target

These Immigrants are Making Healthcare More Human

Rejecting Federal Proposal, California Lays out Vision for Protecting Endangered Species and Meeting Water Needs

Listen Up, Maggots! Sgt. Slaughter Rocked Fresno 35 Years Ago

School Bond Backers Have Some Selling to Do, Poll Shows

Muslim Youth Have a Place to Call Their Own at My Deen

Many Specialists Will Be on Hand at Free Health Clinic in Fresno

US Growth of Islam Creates Need for Religious Scholars

Islamic Center Dinner To Feature Texas TV Reporter Who Wears a Hijab

Twitter Bans All Political Advertisements

School Bond Backers Have Some Selling to Do, Poll Shows

How Eight Presidential Wannabes Pitched Themselves to California Dems

Buttigieg Touts Military Service, Wary of Overstating Role

Nicki Minaj Pulls out of Saudi Arabia Concert

Joe Biden Reverses Position on Federal Dollars for Abortions

Female Firefighters Defy Old Ideas of Who Can Be an American Hero

International Women’s Day: Few Women Oversee U.S. Companies. Here’s How to Change That.

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