Local:
- Laura Owens, daughter of Bay Area radio host Ronn Owens, was sentenced to 30 days in jail on Friday for her role in a fake pregnancy scheme involving Bachelor contestant Clayton Echard. Owens was accused of "going to extreme lengths" while targeting multiple men in the blackmail plot. [KTVU]
- Over 450 workers in the Bay Area will reportedly be among those impacted in new layoffs announced by eBay and Netflix, per the California Employment Development Department. [KRON4]
- The East Bay Regional Park District announced on Friday that samples from geese tested at an Alameda beach earlier this month have come back positive for bird flu. [KRON4]
National:
- Trump's Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska's upcoming Senate election should Republican incumbent Dan S. Sullivan lose by a narrow margin, arguing his name is too similar to non-party candidate Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. In comments to media on Friday, President Trump stated: "I'm the one that said to do it." [New York Times]
- Knicks owner James Dolan is taking heat for sending out an email to team employees that offered them a complimentary choice of two championship ring designs but, when clicked, actually forced them to attend a cybersecurity training seminar. [NBC Bay Area]
- The Department of Justice has charged two former FBI employees for allegedly making false statements to Congress during their investigation into Hunter Biden and his laptop prior to the 2020 presidential election. [NPR]
Video:
- Late night San Francisco food staple Pinecrest Diner has shared behind-the-scenes footage of the restaurant's upcoming guest appearance in the new Amazon Prime Video thriller series Bishop, starring John Malkovich. [Facebook]
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