Two men have been arrested after authorities say they kidnapped two sisters from Oakland and trafficked them in Bakersfield. Kern County sheriff’s deputies responded around 7:24 a.m. on Saturday near McKinley Avenue and Sanford Drive after receiving a report of a found child. Deputies found a 17-year-old girl who told...
Jury Awards $16.8 Million to California Prison Doctor Who Complained About Inmate’s Threat
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A jury awarded a $16.8 million judgment to a California prison doctor who alleged her employer did not respond appropriately to a threat she received from an incarcerated person, fired her when she raised concerns about her safety,...
UPS Plane Crashes in Kentucky, Injuries Reported
A UPS plane crashed in Louisville, Kentucky shortly after takeoff en route to Honolulu, the Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday, while local police said injuries were reported. "UPS Flight 2976 crashed around 5:15 p.m. local time on Tuesday, Nov. 4, after departing from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky," the FAA...
Trump Nominates Musk Ally Jared Isaacman for Position of NASA Chief
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was nominating Jared Isaacman, the private astronaut and ally of billionaire Elon Musk, for the office of administrator of NASA. Isaacman was removed from consideration to lead NASA earlier this year amid a high-profile falling out that Trump had with Musk. Sean Duffy,...
What the Monitors Found on Election Day in Fresno
Monitors observing Election Day activities in Fresno said Tuesday that things appear to be running normal. Observers at the federal, state and local levels watched in person as voting took place at Fresno centers. Election Day on Tuesday marks the conclusion of the Proposition 50 statewide election. Voters will decide...
Alex Padilla, a Favorite to Succeed Gavin Newsom, Won’t Run for California Governor
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla of California will not run for governor in next year’s highly watched race to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom, the senator unexpectedly announced in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. The decision comes after months of...
Yum Brands Mulls Pizza Hut Sale as Taco Bell Drives Third-Quarter Beat
Yum Brands said on Tuesday it was exploring strategic options for its Pizza Hut chain struggling in a highly competitive fast-food industry, and posted upbeat quarterly results on the back of demand at its Taco Bell U.S. stores. Pizza Hut's sales have lagged Yum Brands' other prominent units, Taco Bell...
Race Must Not Be Used to Shield Golden Charter Academy From Accountability
In a recent GV Wire opinion piece, Terance Frazier suggested that those speaking up about Golden Charter Academy’s conduct are “tearing down” the very people trying to lift our kids up. He also warned against “negativity,” “destruction,” and “knocking down people who try to lift kids up.” This framing is...
Trump Weighs Options, and Risks, for Attacks on Venezuela
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has developed a range of options for military action in Venezuela, including direct attacks on military units that protect President Nicolás Maduro and moves to seize control of the country’s oil fields, according to multiple U.S. officials. President Donald Trump has yet to make a...
US Working With Other Countries to End Sudan Conflict, White House Says
WASHINGTON — The U.S. is working with other nations to end the conflict in Sudan, the White House said on Tuesday, after reports of mass killings during the fall of a city to paramilitary forces last week. The Rapid Support Forces' capture of Al-Fashir, the Sudanese army's last holdout in...