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...
Schools Are Competing With Cellphones. Here’s How They Think They Could Win
BOSTON — Isabella Pires first noticed what she calls the "gradual apathy pandemic" in eighth grade. Only a handful of classmates registered for service projects she helped organize at her Massachusetts school. Even fewer actually showed up. When she got to high school last fall, Isabella found the problem was...
How Women of Color With Christian and Progressive Values Are Keeping the Faith — Outside Churches
PHOENIX — Brandi Brown has yet to find a Black church near her Southern California home that feels right for her. So when she wants to talk about God, she relies on someone over a thousand miles (1,600 kilometers) away. Like her, Ellen Lo Hoffman, who lives just outside Seattle...
Retired Bee Editor George Gruner, Who Went to Jail for Refusing to Reveal a Source, Dies at 99
George F. Gruner, who led The Fresno Bee newsroom at a time when the newspaper dominated the Valley's media, died Sunday at the age of 99, family members said. He capped a 44-year career in journalism with 33 years at The Bee, retiring in 1988. Mr. Gruner, a Battle of...
Disabled Troops Used to Have to Leave the Military. Now Some Compete for Gold.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Master Sgt. Ivan Morera isn’t used to being in last place. He’s a Green Beret. A relentless competitor. But at the 2024 Warrior Games, with his prosthetic hand hooked into a rowing machine, he was trailing the pack. So, he focused on increasing the rhythm of each...