By MJ Lee, CNN Sen. Elizabeth Warren announced Tuesday morning that she is rejecting an invitation from Fox News to participate in a town hall with the network, slamming the outlet as a “hate-for-profit racket that gives a megaphone to racists and conspiracists.” In a series of tweets, the Massachusetts Democrat said that what she…… MORE
Search for Teen in Tule River Moves From Rescue to Recovery
(KMJ) – The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office says it will continue to use a helicopter, drone and dive teams to locate the body of a teen who slipped and fell into the Tule River Sunday Night. But crews now say, due to the severity of the river’s flow and the water’s frigid temperature, the operation…… MORE
Recovery Underway After Body Found in Fresno County Canal
(KMJ) – The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office is working to recover the body of an adult man found in the water of a Valley canal. Deputies were called to an area near Shaw and Goldenrod near Biola around 4 a.m. Tuesday. There, investigators say the body of a man was found stuck in the gates…… MORE
China Announces Retaliation Against U.S. Tariff Hikes
The Chinese Finance Ministry made the expected announcement that it would respond to the most recent hike in U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports. China will raise tariff rates on $60 billion in U.S. imports, including agricultural products. The Ministry will boost tarif rates in June on more than 5,000 U.S. products. Agricultural commodities that…… MORE
Assemblyman Arambula’s Wife, Mother, Doctors testify at Child Abuse Trial
FRESNO, CA (KM) – Defense brings Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula’s wife, mother and doctors to testify Monday at the misdemeanor child abuse trial. The defense continued its case from last week calling the family’s therapist and a child psychologist to the stand. The child psychologist, Dr. Susan Napolitano testified that said fear of a…… MORE
Calif. Jury: Monsanto Must Pay $2B to Couple with Cancer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A jury ordered agribusiness giant Monsanto Co. to pay a combined $2.05 billion to a couple who claimed the company’s popular weed killer Roundup Ready caused their cancers. The Oakland jury on Monday delivered Monsanto’s third such loss in California since August. Alva and Alberta Pilliod claimed they used Roundup for more…… MORE
White House Hopefuls Swarm Rival’s Home Turf California
(AP) — The Democrats who want to be president are swarming California, competing for campaign cash and media attention while courting longtime allies of home-state Sen. Kamala Harris on their rival’s own turf. Former Vice President Joe Biden swooped in to Los Angeles on Wednesday to raise money and snack on tacos with Mayor Eric…… MORE
Dow Plunges -617 on U.S.-China Tarrif Spat
The Dow plunged Monday after China said it will raise tariffs in retaliation to last week’s tariff increase by the United States. China hiked tariffs on $60 billion of imports from the United States. It first imposed the tariffs last year. Worries over the escalation of the trade spat with China just aren’t going away. US stocks…… MORE
Doris Day 1922-2019
Doris Day, the box-office queen and singing star whose wholesome, all-American image belied an often-turbulent personal life, has died, her foundation announced Monday. She was 97. [vemba-video id=”van/ns-acc/2019/05/13/EN-60MO_CNNA-ST1-10000000052beb94″][vemba-video id=”van/ns-acc/2019/05/13/EN-34MO_CNNA-ST1-10000000052bcae6″] The actress passed away early Monday surrounded by a few close friends at her Carmel Valley home, according to the Doris Day Animal Foundation. She had celebrated…… MORE
Listening Sessions for Climate Smart Agriculture
The California Department of Food and Agriculture is announcing that it will conduct two public listening sessions to seek public comment on the draft Request for Proposals and application materials developed for the 2019 Climate Smart Agriculture Technical Assistance Grant Program. CDFA was authorized to administer the program under Assembly Bill Number 2377, which established…… MORE
