Uber faces a fine of 290 million euros (more than $324 million) over a violation of European Union rules that protect data privacy, a Dutch agency said Monday. The agency, the Dutch Data Protection Authority, found that Uber, which has its European headquarters in Amsterdam, transferred sensitive information about its...
10-Foot Python Found During Vallejo Sideshow Bust
SAN FRANCISCO — A 10-foot-long python was discovered in a vehicle during a bust of an illegal sideshow in the San Francisco Bay Area that attracted hundreds of people, authorities say. The Vallejo Police Department said officials received multiple calls around 11:12 p.m. Friday of a sideshow involving roughly 500...
Special Counsel Urges Appeals Court to Reinstate Classified Documents Case Against Trump
WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith urged a federal appeals court on Monday to reinstate the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, saying a judge's decision that dismissed the prosecution was at odds with longstanding Justice Department practice and must be reversed. Smith's team said U.S. District Judge...
Latino Civil Rights Group Demands Inquiry Into Texas Voter-Fraud Raids
SAN ANTONIO — A Latino civil rights group is asking the Department of Justice to open an investigation into a series of raids conducted on Latino voting activists and political operatives as part of a sprawling voter-fraud inquiry by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The League of United Latin American...
Unusual Origin Found for Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs
Scientists have discovered new evidence that the rock that slammed into Earth 66 million years ago, abruptly ending the age of dinosaurs, was a bit of an oddball. The Chicxulub Impactor The nature of this apocalyptic object, known as the Chicxulub impactor, has inspired intense debates, including a long-running dispute...
Feds Arrest Army Soldier for Using AI to Make Child Porn
An Army soldier stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage has been arrested on charges related to the alleged transportation, receipt, and possession of child sexual abuse material, including the use of artificial intelligence to generate explicit images of children according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Seth Herrera, 34,...
Fresno Acupuncturist Agrees to Pay Feds $850K to Settle Fraud Allegations
Young Sam Kim of Fresno has agreed to pay the United States $850,000 to resolve allegations that he fraudulently billed the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical services he didn't provide, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert said Monday. Kim is an acupuncturist at Acuworld Health Clinic in Fresno. Authorities said...
Tulsi Gabbard, Who Ran for 2020 Democratic Nomination, Endorses Trump
Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has endorsed Donald Trump's presidential bid, furthering her shift away from the party she sought to represent four years ago and linking herself to the GOP nominee's critiques of Vice President Kamala Harris and the chaotic Afghanistan War withdrawal. Gabbard Endorses Trump Appearing Monday with...
At Least 100 People Killed in Central Burkina Faso in Latest Jihadi Attack
ABUJA, Nigeria — At least 100 villagers and soldiers were killed in central Burkina Faso during a weekend attack on a village by al-Qaida-linked jihadis, according to videos of the violence analyzed by a regional specialist, who described the assault as one of the deadliest this year in the conflict-battered...
19-Year-Old Shot Dead in Rite-Aid Parking Lot in Fresno. Suspect Arrested, Accomplice Surrendered
Story Updated on August, 27, 2024 on 9:20 AM. Early Tuesday morning, Nevaeh Solomon, 18, surrendered to Fresno Police Department homicide detectives. She has been booked into the Fresno County Jail. Original Story Aaliyah Bonman, 19, was fatally shot early Saturday morning in the parking lot of a Rite-Aid on...