(KMJ) – Jake Haener of the New Orleans Saints has been suspended without pay for the first six games of the 2023 regular season for violating the NFL Policy on Performance-Enhancing Substances. Haener will be eligible to return to the Saints’ active roster on Monday, Oct. 16, following the team’s Week 6 game at Houston.…… MORE
Unhoused Woman Charged With Murder, Arson in Death of Homeless Man in Culvert
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno police have arrested a woman from the unhoused community in connection to fire that killed homeless man, six months ago. 59-year-old Eric Bennett died in the fire on April 24th. On that day, Fresno Fire got a 911 call of a fire near the railroad tracks by Norwich Avenue and…… MORE
Google Reaches Tentative Settlement With 36 States And DC Over Alleged App Store Monopoly
Thirty-six states and the District of Colombia have reached an agreement in principle with Google to settle a lawsuit filed in 2021 over the tech giant’s alleged monopolistic control of app distribution for the software that runs most of the world’s cellphones. The agreement, cited in a court filing late Tuesday by both sides, is…… MORE
Lawyers Claim Cable TV And Phone Companies Also Responsible In Maui Fires
HONOLULU (AP) — After a visit to a warehouse where Hawaiian Electric Company is housing power poles and electrical equipment that may be key to the investigation of last month’s devastating fires on Maui, lawyers for Lahaina residents and business owners told a court Tuesday that cable TV and telephone companies share responsibility for the…… MORE
Carmakers Are Failing The Privacy Test. Owners Have Little Or No Control Over Data Collected
BOSTON (AP) — Most major car manufacturers admit they may be selling your personal information — though they are vague on the buyers, a new study finds, and half say they would share it with the government or law enforcement without a court order. The proliferation of sensors in automobiles — from telematics to fully…… MORE
California Lawmakers Vote To Become First State To Ban Caste-Based Discrimination
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Tuesday voted to outlaw discrimination based on caste, adding protections for people of South Asian descent who say they have been left out of traditional American safeguards for fairness in employment and housing. The bill — the first of its kind in the U.S. — now heads to…… MORE
Friant Man Sentenced for Trafficking Fentanyl in Deadly Overdose
FRESNO, Calif. — Bobby Hood, 65, of Friant, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine. According to court documents, in the summer of 2020 law enforcement learned that Mr. Hood was trafficking fentanyl and heroin. Just a few months later, on Christmas Day, a small…… MORE
West Coast Port Workers Ratify Contract
Dock workers at West Coast ports ratified a six-year contract that improved pay and benefits for 22,000 employees at 29 ports from California to Washington state. Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union voted 75% in favor of approving the West Coast port worker agreement that runs until 2028. Reuters says longshore workers covered…… MORE
SB14 to Increase Child Sex Trafficking Penalty is Moving Forward
SACRAMENTO, CA (KMJ) – SB14, a bill to increase the penalty for child sex trafficking is moving forward after a vote Friday in Sacramento. The amended version of Senate Bill 14, made it through the Assembly Appropriations Committee. SB14 would lengthen prison terms for people convicted of child sex trafficking, and shield victims from prosecution.…… MORE
Billionaires Want To Build A New City In Rural California. They Must Convince Voters First
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Silicon Valley billionaires behind a secretive $800 million land-buying spree in Northern California have finally released some details about their plans for a new green city, but they still must win over skeptical voters and local leaders. After years of ducking scrutiny, Jan Sramek, the former Goldman Sachs trader spearheading the…… MORE
