HOUSTON — Actor Akili McDowell, who starred in the television series "David Makes Man" and had roles in "Billions" and "The Astronaut Wives Club," has been charged with fatally shooting a man in the parking lot of a Houston apartment complex, authorities said. McDowell, 21, was charged last week with...
Ex-Trump Attorney Jenna Ellis to Cooperate in Arizona Fake Electors Case, Charges to Be Dropped
PHOENIX — Former President Donald Trump's campaign attorney Jenna Ellis, who worked closely with Rudy Giuliani, will cooperate with Arizona prosecutors in exchange for charges being dropped against her in a fake electors case, the state attorney general's office announced Monday. Ellis has previously pleaded not guilty to fraud, forgery...
Drake Bell Rocks Strummer’s in Fresno With Music New and Old
Actor and musician Drake Bell came to Strummer's on Friday and rocked the joint. He's on tour with a new album, "Non-Stop Flight," scheduled for release later this year. He showcased courage by speaking out about the unspeakable behavior towards children at Nickelodeon on the documentary series "Quiet on Set"...
What Should Parents Do if Their Child Gets COVID After School Starts?
The COVID virus is rearing its ugly head again in the Valley and, unfortunately, it's just in time for the start of the new school year. In mid-July, the Fresno County Department of Public Health reported that virus levels in wastewater were "high" and continuing to increase across the San...
Contractor Didn’t ‘Buy American.’ Now, it Owes the City of Fresno.
Failure to use American steel will cost a Fresno contractor $142,000. Recent court documents show that Sebastian reached a settlement with the city of Fresno — but not without bumps and bruises along the way. Sebastian won a $1.1 million contract from the city in 2018 — on a 5-2...
Google Loses Massive Antitrust Case Over Its Search Dominance
WASHINGTON — A judge on Monday ruled that Google's ubiquitous search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance to squash competition and stifle innovation in a seismic decision that could shake up the internet and hobble one of the world's best-known companies. The highly anticipated decision issued by U.S. District...
Elon Musk Sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, Claiming Betrayal of Its Goal to Benefit Humanity
SAN FRANCISCO - Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman over what he says is a betrayal of the ChatGPT maker's founding aims of benefiting humanity rather than pursuing profits. In a lawsuit filed at San Francisco Superior Court, billionaire Musk said that when he bankrolled OpenAI's...
Virginia Man Threatened to Kill Kamala Harris, Authorities Say
A Virginia man has been charged with posting repeated death threats against Vice President Kamala Harris on social media, authorities said Monday. Carillo Was Arrested Friday The man, Frank Lucio Carillo, of Winchester, Virginia, was arrested on Friday and appeared in U.S. District Court in Roanoke, Virginia, on Monday to...
A Crucial Service for Victims of Sexual Violence Is Finally Coming to Merced. What Took So Long?
In a city with a university, community college and a population approaching 100,000, survivors of sexual assault must travel around one hour to undergo a forensic medical exam. The exam is a lengthy evidence collection process that's key for treating and documenting medical conditions or injuries associated with the assault,...
The Next Month in the Economy Could be Crucial for the Presidential Election
It didn’t take long for former President Donald Trump to make a political weapon out of Monday’s market sell-off. “Stock markets are crashing, jobs numbers are terrible, we are heading to World War III, and we have two of the most incompetent ‘leaders’ in history,” Trump wrote in a post...