Calif. Democratic Party Chair Accused of Sexual Assault

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – The California Democratic Party has launched an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by party chair Eric Bauman. Bauman says he takes any allegation seriously and that an outside investigator is looking into the accusations against him. The allegations have been brought forward by a party vice-chair on behalf of anonymous…MORE

Mission Control Live: Watch InSight Mars Landing

Front page photo credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech After seven months of traveling through space, the NASA InSight lander will land on Mars and begin its permanent residence on Monday. The spacecraft is expected to land at 12 pm PST. InSight, or Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport, is going to explore a part of Mars…MORE

Cal Romaine Lettuce Likely E. Coli Source

  FDA Administrator Scott Gottlieb took to Twitter to talk about romaine lettuce. In addition to referring to plans to allow romaine to return to the market after the E. coli outbreak in Canada and the U.S., he talked about a possible new labeling standard to aid in tracing products during future outbreaks. One of…MORE

Stolen SUV Returned, Suspect Behind Bars After Chase in Central Fresno

FRESNO, Ca (KMJ) – A man is behind bars after leading deputies on a chase in Central Fresno. It started just after 1:00 a.m. Tuesday morning by Fountain Way and Wilson. Spokesperson Tony Botti from the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said deputies spotted a suspicious SUV and witnessed the suspect, Justin Sullivan (below), get inside…MORE

Mudslides, Floods May Hit Devastated ‘Camp Fire’ Scene

The Camp Fire ravaged Northern California quickly and ferociously. Now flooding, mudslides and rivers of charred debris could do just the same. With more than 151,000 acres of newly scorched earth, heavy rain expected this week could lead to several other disasters. “Rainfall that would normally be absorbed will run off extremely quickly after a…MORE

USDA & FDA Agree to Oversee Cell Cultured Meat

  The Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration agreed to a joint regulation of cell-cultured foods. The announcement follows a public meeting from last month featuring discussion on how best to regulate cell-cultured, or so-called lab-grown products. Feedback from the meeting suggested a joint-regulatory approach. Meat industry publication Meatingplace reports that FDA will…MORE