NEW YORK (AP) — A jury found Donald Trump liable Tuesday for sexually abusing advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996, awarding her $5 million in a judgment that could haunt the former president as he campaigns to regain the White House. The verdict was split: Jurors rejected Carroll’s claim that she was raped, finding…… MORE
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland filed for bankruptcy Monday due to hundreds of new child sex abuse claims, becoming the second diocese in California to do so. The San Francisco Bay Area diocese faces more than 330 lawsuits brought under a California law allowing claims that would have otherwise expired,…… MORE
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Americans have bet over $220 billion on sports with legal gambling outlets in the five years since the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for all 50 states to offer it, and the industry shows few signs of slowing despite some recent scandals that have put a spotlight on wagering…… MORE
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — California’s reparations task force voted Saturday to approve recommendations on how the state may compensate and apologize to Black residents for generations of harm caused by discriminatory policies. The nine-member committee, which first convened nearly two years ago, gave final approval at a meeting in Oakland to a hefty list of…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Pastor H. Spees died in a Florida hospital on Friday, after suffering a fall last week. It was apparent that 70-year-old Spees was well-loved by many as condolences poured-in Friday evening after his wife and children announced his passing on the Caring Bridge page they had created to share updates…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Alarmed by the closure of a rural hospital earlier this year, California lawmakers on Thursday voted to loan $150 million to struggling medical centers in the hope of preventing a cascade of similar failures across the state. The only hospital in Madera County closed in December, leaving the community of nearly…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Californians can now report acts of hate through a phone number and a website. Governor Gavin Newsom’s office says the state is sending an unequivocal message that hate will not be tolerated here in California. The website CAvsHate is a direct response to increased hate, especially against people of Asian, Asian…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Big Tech companies such as Google and Meta might soon have to pay media outlets for posting and using their news content under a proposed California measure attempting to save local journalism. The bill, which cleared an important Assembly Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday with bipartisan support, would require Google and Meta…… MORE
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The union representing 11,500 writers of film, television and other entertainment forms are now on strike. It’s the first writers’ strike — and the first Hollywood strike of any kind — in 15 years. Here’s a look at the storylines the fight has spawned. Hollywood Writers Strike picket lines begin out of…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Fresno pastor with deep ties to the community is in critical condition after he fell last week. The family of Pastor H. Spees says he fell on Wednesday, while in Florida, and suffered a head injury His family has flown to be with him. Spees is currently in a Level…… MORE
