American employers added a surprising 177,000 jobs in April as the job market showed resilience in the face of President Donald Trump's trade wars. Hiring fell slightly from a revised 185,000 in ...

Wall Street extended its gains to a ninth straight day Friday, marking the stock market’s longest winning streak since 2004 and reclaiming the ground it lost since President Donald Trump escalated his ...

A tax on sugary drinks takes effect Thursday in the beachside community of Santa Cruz, seven years after California banned its cities and counties from implementing local grocery taxes as part ...

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to clear the way for Elon Musk ’s Department of Government Efficiency to access Social Security systems containing personal data on millions ...

Strands of kelp glow in the dim morning light off California’s Channel Islands as fish and sea lions weave through the golden fronds. It’s a scene of remarkable abundance — ...

In the Central Valley, the balance between commercial and residential development is becoming increasingly complex as cities ...

Following a year of voluntary registration, the North Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) has introduced a requirement to register all wells by a Nov. 30, 2025, deadline. Beginning May 1, al ...

The Republican-controlled U.S. House voted Thursday to block California from enforcing first-in-the-nation rules phasing out the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035. The move comes a day after the ch ...

The animal sedative medetomidine is increasingly showing up in the U.S. illegal drug supply, according to three reports released Thursday. Medetomidine, which is used to sedate pets and is somewhat ...

Fresno city and business leaders showed support for a Tower District café targeted Thursday by an animal activist group. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) stopped in Tower with its “H ...

The U.S. Justice Department filed lawsuits against four states this week, claiming their climate actions conflict with federal authority and President Donald Trump'senergy dominance agenda. The DOJ on ...

A Fresno-based manufacturer with an international presence recently announced a partnership with a major, unnamed restaurant ...