LOS ANGELES — Mariah Carey's mother Patricia and sister Alison both died on the same day, the singer said Monday. "My heart is broken that I've lost my mother this past weekend. Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the same day," the Grammy-winning...
Unions Aren’t Just Bankrolling Local Campaigns. They’ve Got a Candidate This Year.
Unions have always played a role in financing local Board of Education elections, with hefty contributions from the construction trades, teachers, and service workers unions. But one race in particular on November’s ballot is a clear indication of unions flexing their political muscle and turning their back on a candidate...
Go-Kart Driver Killed in Fresno County Hit-and-Run Identified
A man driving a go-kart who was killed last week in a hit-and-run collision was identified Monday as Kenneth Owen, 38, of Kingsburg, by the Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner's Office. A Toyota Tacoma, traveling westbound on Mountain View Avenue west of Peach Avenue, struck the go-kart from behind shortly after midnight...
Uber Fined $324 Million by Dutch Watchdog Over Driver Data Protection
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...