NEW YORK (AP) — Drivers are in for another headache at the pump as U.S. gas prices continue to rise. The national average for gas prices stood at about $3.78 a gallon on Tuesday — about 25 cents higher than that seen one month ago, according to motor club AAA. While today’s prices at the…… MORE
Yellow Is Shutting Down And Headed For Bankruptcy, The Teamsters Union Says. Here’s What To Know
NEW YORK (AP) — Trucking company Yellow Corp. has shut down operations and is headed for a bankruptcy filing, according to the Teamsters Union and multiple media reports. After years of financial struggles, reports of Yellow preparing for bankruptcy emerged last week — as the Nashville, Tennessee-based trucker saw customers leave in large numbers. Yellow…… MORE
Family of Murder Victim Asks Help Finding His Killer Say Fresno Police
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The wife of 25-year-old Simon Martinez asks for help finding her husband’s killer during a press conference held at Fresno Police Headquarters on Friday. “Simon was senselessly murdered shortly after midnight on July 16, 2023. The suspect(s) have yet to be identified.“ Police Chief Paco Balderrama stood with Simon’s Martinez’s family,…… MORE
Combating Misinformation on Animal Agriculture
The Animal Agriculture Alliance and the National Institute for Animal Agriculture have partnered to combat misinformation about animal ag. The combination will maximize their areas of expertise to ensure sound scientific information about animal agriculture is getting communicated effectively to key audiences. As part of the relationship, NIAA will serve as a resource for scientific…… MORE
Democratic Senator Hurtado Enters 22nd Congressional Race to Challenge Republican Incumbent Valadao
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Democratic state senator Melissa Hurtado has entered the race to challenge republican incumbent Rep. David Valadao (R-Hanford). There are now two democrats vying for the Valley’s 22nd congressional district seat against Valadao, a five-term incumbent republican. On Wednesday, Hurtado filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to run in Congressional District 22, which…… MORE
New Crop Rotation Mapping Tool
The Department of Agriculture just unveiled a geospatial product called Crop Sequence Boundaries that offers national-scale visual crop rotation data for the first time. Crop Sequence Boundaries, or CSB technology, is a cutting-edge map of agricultural fields that provides crop acreage estimates and historical planting decisions across the contiguous United States. The open-source product uses…… MORE
Major Automakers Unite To Build Electric Vehicle Charging Network They Say Will Rival Tesla’s
DETROIT (AP) — Seven major automakers say they’re joining forces to build a North American electric vehicle charging network that would rival Tesla’s and nearly double the number of fast-charging plugs in the U.S. and Canada. General Motors, BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes and Stellantis said Wednesday that they will share in a multibillion-dollar investment…… MORE
Cigna Health Giant Accused Of Improperly Rejecting Thousands Of Patient Claims Using An Algorithm
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal lawsuit alleges that health insurance giant Cigna used a computer algorithm to automatically reject hundreds of thousands of patient claims without examining them individually as required by California law. The class-action lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court in Sacramento, says Cigna Corp. and Cigna Health and Life Insurance Co.…… MORE
Covered California Health Insurance Premiums Will Go Up Next Year, But Many Consumers Won’t Feel It
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Monthly health insurance premiums for roughly 1.7 million people in California will go up an average of 9.6% next year — the largest increase in five years — but state officials said many consumers won’t feel those hikes because taxpayers will pay for them. The federal Affordable Care Act lets people…… MORE
California Uses Nearly All U.S. Renewable Diesel
California accounts for nearly all renewable diesel consumption in the United States, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. California’s consumption of renewable diesel was more than eight times the amount produced in the state in 2021. Instead, most of California’s renewable diesel was produced in other states or was imported. California’s…… MORE
