A student supervisor at Sybil Crookham Elementary School in Winton was arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting three children, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies were notified by school officials Wednesday afternoon about a possible child sexual assault involving a student supervisor at the school. The suspect, identified as Edward...
Steam Goes Down for Thousands of Users, According to Downdetector
Steam experienced a possible outage Friday, with thousands of users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.com. More than 2,000 users had reported problems with the platform as of 4:53 p.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Most users reporting issues say they’re experiencing...
Israeli Leaflets Over Beirut Invoke Gaza’s Destruction and Stoke Fear
BEIRUT — Israeli planes dropped leaflets over Beirut on Friday that urged Lebanese citizens to disarm Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group, a rare move that rattled residents who fear Israel may be preparing a large-scale ground invasion. Some of the leaflets also referred to the Israeli invasion of the Gaza...
US Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump From Ending Protections for 1,100 Somalis
A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from ending legal protections next week that have allowed nearly 1,100 Somalis to live and work in the United States. U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston issued an order postponing the March 17 effective date of the...
Israeli Strikes Kill Four in Gaza as Regional Offensives Escalate
Israeli strikes in Gaza killed four Palestinians, including two 17-year-olds, in two separate attacks, Palestinian medics said on Friday, with violence continuing in the West Bank and Gaza even as Israel expands its offensive across the region. Israel has used lethal force in Iran, Lebanon, Gaza and the occupied West...
Eight Convicted of Terrorism-Related Charges for Attack on Texas ICE Facility
A jury convicted nine people on Friday for their involvement in a shooting at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Texas last year, the Justice Department said. Eight of the nine defendants were found guilty of providing material support to terrorists, rioting, conspiring to use and carry...
US Attacks Iran’s Kharg Island, Trump Says
The United States on Friday attacked military targets on Iran's main oil hub of Kharg Island, President Donald Trump said, threatening to strike oil infrastructure on the island if Iran continues to block shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. In a social media post, Trump said the U.S. military "totally...
Five US Air Force Refueling Planes Hit in Iranian Strike on Saudi Arabia, WSJ Reports
Five U.S. Air Force refueling planes were struck and damaged on the ground at Prince Sultan air base in Saudi Arabia, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing two U.S. officials. The planes, which were hit during an Iranian missile strike on the Saudi base in recent days, were...
Flights Halted at DC Airports After Chemical Smell
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said it stopped traffic at the three primary Washington-area airports on Friday after air traffic controllers at a Virginia facility had to halt work because of a strong chemical smell. The FAA said the issue disrupted operations at Potomac Consolidated Terminal RADAR Approach Control, which...
DHS Plan for a Warehouse: 8,500 Detainees in One Building
The Department of Homeland Security wants to turn an industrial warehouse in Social Circle, Georgia, into an ICE detention “mega center.” At more than 1 million square feet, it would be larger than any single jail or prison building in America. Twelve football fields could fit inside. A test floor...