LOS ANGELES (AP) — The beleaguered federal Bureau of Prisons said Monday it will close a women’s prison in California known as the “rape club” despite attempts to reform the troubled facility after an Associated Press investigation exposed rampant staff-on-prisoner sexual abuse. Bureau of Prisons Director Colette Peters said in a statement to the AP … Read more
An Indian-American protester, Riddhi Patel (28), found herself in legal trouble after making severe threats towards a mayor and city council members during a council hearing in Bakersfield, California. Patel’s outburst came amidst discussions regarding the council’s stance on a ceasefire resolution concerning Israel and Gaza, coupled with increased security measures around government buildings due … Read more
Apple is going to be laying off more than 600 employees in California, a new state release said. According to a WARN notice posted by California, 614 employees at eight different facilities in Santa Clara County will be permanently laid off. Employees were given notice of the layoffs on March 28 and the terminations will … Read more
Attorney John Eastman, one of the key architects of Donald Trump’s scheme to overturn the 2020 election, on Thursday addressed the recommendation by a judge that he be disbarred for his role in advancing the former president’s plot to remain in power. State Bar Court of California Judge Yvette Roland recommended last week that Eastman … Read more
If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if you mixed pirates with the Wet Bandits from “Home Alone,” we now have your answer. Police arrested three alleged seafaring burglars last week accused of robbing residents and businesses in the San Francisco Bay. Neolun Concept First Look : The First Full-Size Electric SUV From Genesis Surveillance … Read more
BurnBot RX burns unwanted vegetation without emitting plumes of smoke. Lora Kolodny for CNBC Last year’s record heat wave worsened drought and dry conditions across the globe, a particularly calamitous situation for California, which has seen 13 of the state’s 20 most destructive wildfires in history break out since 2017. In South San Francisco, a … Read more
A 9-year-old with an apparent “fuck the police” vibe in Northern California decided to – while driving a Volkswagen Jetta to his school – smash into a California Highway Patrol vehicle and lead cops on a car chase. It was a busy Wednesday for the little guy. One police officer called it a “scene straight … Read more
The shipping container is a logistics marvel that can affordably move thousands of items from hundreds of different companies all around the globe. If there is a slowdown in shipping-container circulation, there could be massive supply chain bottlenecks. “The skill involved in containerization is moving that container from point A to point B and getting … Read more
Elon Musk’s private space company SpaceX lost both launch vehicles in Starship’s first two test flights. Now, debris from those explosions is now fetching four-figure sums online, and SpaceX has taken a lax stance on recovering its spacecraft. According to Bob: Public Transit Is a Car Enthusiast’s Best Friend While Starship is known for exploding and … Read more
On March 16, a broad coalition of conservative organizations joined forces at Glory Church, a large Korean church in downtown Los Angeles. Inside the former boxing arena, Pastor Richard Shin took the pulpit. “America was a dream country to most Koreans, including me, 40 years ago. It was a country of freedom, a country of … Read more
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