On Wednesday, Secretary of Defense, Ash Carter ordered the Pentagon to cease attempting to collect bonuses that were issued to California National Guard soldiers who erroneously received them for re-enlistment in the Afghanistan and Iraq theaters. In a statement on Wednesday, Secretary Carter wrote “I have ordered the Defense Finance and Accounting Service to suspend all […]
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 […]