Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg wants to wipe out disease by the end of the century. The billionaire CEO and his wife, Priscilla Chan, said they are giving $3 billion over the next ten years to advance research toward that end. A huge chunk, $600 million, will be dedicated to a new research center at the […]
A former San Mateo police officer has been arrested and jailed with his bail set at $3.1 million after an investigation into allegations that he kidnapped, raped and threatened women while he was on duty as a police officer. The investigation yielded 22 counts against the officer. 31-year-old Noah W. Winchester, it is alleged, would, […]
(Reuters) – A fast-moving wildfire that has killed one person and destroyed more than a dozen homes in the drought-parched canyons northwest of Los Angeles, had scorched more than 33,000 acres of land by early Monday, fire officials said. Authorities said the so-called Sand Fire grew from 22,000 acres, or more than 34 square miles […]
Hundreds of students hunkered down in buildings following a shooting incident at California’s UCLA on Wednesday where two people are reported dead. The campus was put on lockdown and residents were urged to avoid going to the campus as authorities investigated the scene at the university. At approximately 10 am, student and faculty cellphones sprang […]