(AP) — A camera clicks. In a fraction of a second, the shutter opens and then closes, freezing forever the image in front of it. When the camera shutter blinked inside an Atlanta jail on Thursday, it both created and documented a tiny inflection point in American life. Captured for posterity, there was a former…… MORE
US Sues SpaceX For Alleged Hiring Discrimination Against Refugees And Others
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday sued SpaceX, the rocket company founded and run by Elon Musk, for alleged hiring discrimination against refugees and people seeking or already granted asylum. The complaint, filed in an administrative court within the department, asserts that SpaceX wrongly claimed that federal export control laws barred…… MORE
Plane Crash In The Middle Of Cornfield In Tulare County
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ) — A plane crashed Thursday just west of Goshen in Tulare County. According to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened in a cornfield west of Road 60 and south of Avenue 304. Officials say the pilot was flying a twin-engine plane. The sheriff’s office says the pilot was able…… MORE
Bay Area: Couple Arrested For Selling Over $20,000 Worth Of Stolen Merchandise
GALT, Calif. (KMJ) — Two suspects are now behind bars after they were caught selling thousands of dollars worth of stolen items in the Bay Area. According to the California Highway Patrol, an investigation regarding two suspects was launched back in July after officers believed they were selling stolen items from Victoria’s Secret. Following an…… MORE
Milk Pricing Hearing Now Underway
A once-in-a-generation hearing on federal milk pricing started this week. USDA’s Federal Milk Marketing Order hearing is an opportunity for dairy producers to make their case for changes to the pricing program. National Milk Producers Federation President and CEO Jim Mulhern says, “Thanks to the tireless efforts of dairy farmers and their cooperatives, this industry…… MORE
Ag Group Seeks More Free Trade Agreements
The organization called Farmers for Free Trade is asking all 2024 presidential candidates to prioritize new market access trade agreements to strengthen U.S. agriculture and decrease reliance on China. Farmers For Free Trade also called on the presidential candidates to hold China accountable in a responsible manner that does not endanger U.S. food and agriculture’s…… MORE
Clovis West Disrupted After Fresno Police Investigate Suspected Bomb Hoax
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Clovis West High School and Fort Washington Elementary were under a Shelter in Place on Tuesday, after a call came in threatening the campus. The Fresno Police Department said the call came in around 1:00pm on Tuesday. Fresno Police responded along with Clovis Unified School Police. Clovis Unified sent the following…… MORE
Attorney John Eastman Surrenders To Authorities On Charges In Georgia 2020 Election Subversion Case
ATLANTA (AP) — John Eastman, the conservative attorney who pushed a plan to keep Donald Trump in power, turned himself in to authorities Tuesday on charges in the Georgia case alleging an illegal plot to overturn the former president’s 2020 election loss. Eastman was booked at the Fulton County jail and is expected to have…… MORE
15-Year-Old Arrested After Fatal Shooting In Farmersville
FARMERSVILLE, Calif. (KMJ) — A 15-year-old teenager was arrested after a fatal shooting Friday in Farmersville. According to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called on August 18 to the 400 block of Outer Driver regarding a shooting. There deputies found Blake Pecego, 19, of Tulare, with a gunshot wound inside his car. Pecego…… MORE
USDA Proposes to Strengthen Horse Protection Act
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service seeks public input on a proposed rule to strengthen Horse Protection Act requirements. The proposed changes aim to eliminate horse soring, a cruel and inhumane practice that gives horse owners and trainers an unfair advantage in walking horse competitions. Walking horses are known for possessing a naturally high…… MORE
