[aggregation-styles] Gallup In addition to the devastation the coronavirus pandemic has wrought in terms of lives lost, it has been one of the most economically disruptive crises in U.S. history. Among the most urgent concerns is the rising number of the long-term unemployed. In January 2021, four million Americans had...
Can Mass Self-Testing for COVID-19 Keep Schools Safe?
[aggregation-styles] Wall Street Journal On a continent still struggling with high COVID-19 rates, one small Alpine country is trying something new to reopen its schools: Require that students test themselves twice a week before they can attend class. The experiment could bear valuable lessons for the U.S., where many schools...
The Women Who Fought to Defend Their Homes Against ISIS
[aggregation-styles] Time Subscription When I first asked the American special operations soldiers who among the fighters they worked with I should meet in Syria, one of the first names that always arose was Azeema. She came from Qamishli, a town in northeastern Syria, and was known for her relentless willingness...
Court Upholds Murder Conviction for Chase That Led to Death of Bakersfield Officer
[aggregation-styles] KGET News The 5th District Court of Appeal has upheld a murder conviction against a man who led a Bakersfield police officer on a high-speed chase that ended with the officer’s death. Julian Hernandez, 38, will continue to serve a life term following the appellate court’s ruling. He was...
Bakersfield Area School Board Member Resigns After Alleged Attempt to Meet Minor for Lewd Purposes
[aggregation-styles] Bakersfield Californian A Bakersfield area farmer resigned from his position as a school board member of Lakeside Union School District after being arrested on suspicion of sexual misconduct involving a minor. Travis Fugitt, 36, was arrested on suspicion of arranging a meeting with a minor for lewd purposes, according...
More Bakersfield Students Failing Classes Amid Distance Learning, District Data Shows
[aggregation-styles] KGET News The Kern County Superintendent of Schools released information Tuesday regarding the decline in students’ academic achievement during the fall 2020 semester. The aggregate data — which covers the Kern High School District, Bakersfield City School District and the Panama Buena-Vista Union School District — shows a 14%...
Sacramento Mom Says Catholic School Expelled Her 3 Kids Over Her Only Fans Account
[aggregation-styles] CBS Sacramento SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A Sacramento mom says her three young kids were expelled from a catholic school because she sells sexy videos online. The principal at Sacramento’s Sacred Heart Parish School says the family is no longer welcome and they can’t even pick up their things left...
New Details Emerge on Suspect in Tulare County Shootout That Injured CHP Officer
[aggregation-styles] Visalia Times Delta The suspect in a Friday shootout with law enforcement in a Tulare County orchard remains in critical condition and has undergone at least three surgeries, said Ashley Ritchie, spokesperson for the sheriff. Marvin Chang, 32, reportedly opened fire several times in a series of incidents that...
Protests in Bakersfield Last Year Resulted in Dozens of Criminal Cases
[aggregation-styles] Bakersfield Californian Nearly three dozen criminal prosecutions have resulted from street protests last year in Bakersfield over racial injustice and later from clashes between Black Lives Matter activists and Trump supporters leading up to the presidential election. While about 50 cases were referred by law enforcement to the Kern...
Convicted Bakersfield Sex Offender Sentenced as ‘Habitual Felon’ in N. Carolina
[aggregation-styles] Smoky Mountain News A previously convicted Bakersfield man who went on North Carolina school property in violation of his sex offender registration requirements will serve the maximum possible prison sentence in that state after pleading to multiple charges. Jack Echols, 39, was sentenced as a habitual felon and will...