Original Story | CNN 4/26/16 By Barbara Star The U.S. has adopted a unique Israeli battlefield tactic in its fight against ISIS: exploding a missile above a building to warn civilians inside that it’s about to be bombed. Israeli forces have widely used the so-called knock-on-the-roof operations in Gaza attacks in […]
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Bakersfield Valley Plaza Food Court Shut Down
On Tuesday April 26, a health inspector ate lunch in the Valley Plaza food court when he received unsettling news from a member of the staff. The malls management advised staff and tenants to avoid the use of water and sinks due to an issue with the plumbing. An immediate […]
Donald Trump’s foreign policy: ‘America first’
Original Story | CNN.com April 27, 2016 By Jeremy Diamond and Stephen Collinson (CNN) – Donald Trump on Wednesday delivered a major foreign policy speech in Washington, laying out his vision for a foreign policy that will put “America first.” Trump opened his speech Wednesday vowing to “shake the rust […]
Paul LePage, Maine Governor, Won’t Apologize for Comment about Indians
Original Story | Washington Times 4/26/2016 By Associated Press BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Maine’s governor says he won’t apologize for commenting on hard-to-understand workers from Bulgaria or India. Republican Gov. Paul LePage said his comment at the state party convention was “meant as a joke” but he acknowledged that “maybe […]
US Warns North Korea over Latest Sub-Launched Missile Test
Original Story | Military.com 4/23/2016 By Agence France Presse North Korea’s test Saturday of what appeared to be a submarine-launched ballistic missile was “a clear violation” of UN Security Council resolutions, the United States said, warning it was watching intently. The missile flew 30 kilometers (18 miles) but the […]
Vietnamese Girls Smuggled into China and Sold as Child Brides
Original Story | CNN News April 19, 2016 By Pamela Boykoff and Alexandra Field “When I woke up I didn’t know that I was in China.” Lan remembers the night that changed her whole life. While preparing for university along the border in northern Vietnam, a friend she met online […]
Former Bakersfield Officer Sueing Bakersfield PD
There is going to be a trial day for the lawsuit a police officer is making towards the Bakersfield Police Department and two of its former officers. Hillary Bjorneboe is continuing to sue for about $6 million after she got sexually harassed by the other officers, which is a violation […]
Shafter High School Blood Drive
Shafter High will be having a blood drive hosted by Houchin Community Blood Bank. This will be happening Monday, May 2. In order to be able to donate, you first must have a permission slip form filled out and given to the athletic director. The required age for this event is 16 to 17 years […]
Ecuador and Japan Earthquakes: Are They Related?
Original | CNN 4/18/16 By Ralph Ellis (CNN)Several million earthquakes occur annually, but most are unnoticed because they’re so small, the U.S. Geologic Survey says. But three recent earthquakes — on Thursday and Saturday morning in Japan and Saturday night in Ecuador — have gotten lots of attention because of […]
Bakersfield Teen Arrested After SWAT Standoff
On Thursday April 21st, a 16 year old male was taken into custody by SWAT officers. The juvenile allegedly had broken into a vehicle that belonged to a KCSO employee at about 5:15 p.m. on Mountain Oak Road to steal a firearm. Officers say he retrieved and the fired the […]