STOCKHOLM — Two American economists won the Nobel Prize on Monday for improving how auctions work, research that underlies much of today’s economy — from the way Google sells advertising to the way telecoms companies acquire airwaves from the government. The discoveries of Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson,...
Iran Awards Prestigious Prize to 2 US-Educated Scientists
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran on Monday awarded a top prize in the study of science and technology to two U.S.-educated scientists. Vice President Sourena Sattari granted the Mustafa award to five scientists, three Iranians and two Turks, during a ceremony. Among the recipients was UCLA professor Ali Khademhosseini, for his...
UCLA Ends 11-Year Drought Against Stanford With 34-16 Win
STANFORD — Dorian Thompson-Robinson wasn't sure he was going to start Thursday's game until just before game time. It turned out to be the best decision of the night. Thompson-Robinson, using the bye week to help his recovery from a leg injury that caused him to miss a game, passed...
Huffman Gets 14 Days Behind Bars in College Admissions Scam
BOSTONa — "Desperate Housewives" star Felicity Huffman was sentenced Friday to 14 days in prison for paying $15,000 to rig her daughter's SAT scores in the college admissions scandal that ensnared dozens of wealthy and well-connected parents. Huffman, 56, became the first of 34 parents to be sentenced in the case. She...
An NBA First for Fresno's Lopez Twins: Teammates
Splash Mountain and Sideshow Rob are back together again. Brook and Robin Lopez, twin brothers and Fresno natives with 22 seasons of professional basketball between them, are set to be on the same team for the first time since they starred at Stanford University. As part of Sunday's maelstrom of...
Learn About Sally Ride. She Made History 36 Years Ago Today.
On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride became the first U.S. woman to blast into space when the space shuttle Challenger launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Only 32 years old, she also was the youngest American astronaut of any gender. And though it wasn't publicly known until after Ride's death...
Stanford Duo Brings an End to Fresno State's Baseball Season
Stanford center fielder Christian Robinson and catcher Maverick Handley teamed up Monday night to end Fresno State's baseball season one game short of the NCAA super regionals. Playing on their home field at Sunken Diamond, Robinson and Handley combined for seven RBI in Stanford's 9-7 victory over the Bulldogs in an...
Fresno State Baseball Player Has Hulkout Moment in Big Game
Fresno State's baseball team is having a big season. Last weekend, a Diamond 'Dog delivered one of the season's most memorable moments. The Bulldogs, champions of the Mountain West Conference, were playing Saturday in an NCAA tournament regional matchup in Palo Alto. Their foe: perennial college baseball power Stanford. In...
Toddler Needs a New Kidney. A Fresno Facebook Follower Steps Up
A Valley toddler born without abdominal muscles needed an online angel when one of his kidneys began to fail. It appears the child has found a donor in Fresno through Facebook. The 2-year-old's mother, Mandy Perry, announced the breakthrough on a Facebook page created for and named after her son,...
Loss of Local News Hinders Ability to Watchdog Government
One of the last investigations Jim Boren oversaw before he retired as executive editor of The Fresno Bee was a four-month examination of substandard housing in the city at the heart of California's Central Valley. The multimedia project revealed the living conditions imposed on many of the city's low-income renters,...