HOLLYWOOD—A 15-year-old boy was arrested Thursday on suspicion of manslaughter for allegedly selling a fentanyl-laced drug to a pair of Bernstein High School students—one of… Read More »2 Teens Arrested in Probe of Fentanyl Overdoses at High School in Hollywood
BREA, Calif.—Brea police Sept. 15 were looking for four suspects involved in a smash-and-grab robbery at a jewelry store in the Brea Mall. Police were… Read More »4 Suspects Sought in Smash-and-Grab Robbery at Brea Mall
LOS ANGELES—A former dean of the University of Southern California (USC) School of Social Work has agreed to plead guilty to a federal bribery charge… Read More »Ridley-Thomas Co-defendant to Plead Guilty in Bribery Case
MELBOURNE, Australia—A clinical trials and pharmaceutical regulation affairs expert has urged Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to suspend the “provisional approval” status granted to COVID-19 vaccines… Read More »Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs Expert Calls on Authorities to Suspend ‘Provisional Approval’ Status Granted to COVID-19 Vaccines
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act into law Sept. 14, creating California’s first court-mandated mental health and substance abuse… Read More »Gov. Newsom OKs CARE Act to Put Severely Mentally Ill People Into Treatment
AUSTIN, Texas—A former Texas sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for killing his ex-wife, teenage stepdaughter and the stepdaughter’s boyfriend. Former… Read More »Ex-deputy Gets Life in Prison for Killing Ex-Wife, Stepdaughter, Man
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—A Tennessee man pleaded not guilty Thursday to raping a woman about a year before he was charged with kidnapping a kindergarten teacher during… Read More »Man Charged in Memphis Teacher Eliza Fletcher’s Murder Pleads Not Guilty in Other Case
Fifteen Congressional incumbents lost preliminary contests during the recently-completed 2022 midterm primary cycle, nearly double those denied renominations in 2020 primaries and the highest number… Read More »2022 Primaries: Despite 40-Year High in Unseated House Reps, Incumbents Still Ride 95-Percent Reelection Rate
BILOXI, Miss.—Mississippi has quietly settled its lawsuit against State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. for allegedly minimizing its Hurricane Katrina payments to policyholders, leaving the… Read More »State Farm, Mississippi Settle Lawsuit Over Hurricane Katrina Payments
At a summit at the White House on Thursday to address “hate-fueled violence,” President Joe Biden denounced white supremacists and urged lawmakers in Congress to end… Read More »Biden Asks Congress to End Social Media Immunity at White House Summit on ‘Hate-Fueled Violence’
MONTGOMERY, Ala.—Alabama is not ready to carry out an execution by nitrogen hypoxia, state officials disclosed Thursday, but said the department has completed many of… Read More »Alabama Says Its Not Ready to Execute by Nitrogen Hypoxia
When asked whether he is an African prince, Daryl Robert Harrison, an Ohio-born man who stands accused in an investment scheme told a federal jury:… Read More »Man Known as ‘Prince’ and ‘Prophet’ Awaits Jury’s Decision in Alleged $800,000 Scam
Experts in space medicine from the Australian National University (ANU) have developed a mathematical model to evaluate the impact that space travel to Mars would… Read More »Moving to Mars: Researchers Investigate What’s Possible Using New Model
Facebook will launch an appeal at the Australian High Court after it was alleged to have breached over 311,000 Australian Facebook users’ privacy. It comes… Read More »Facebook to Appeal Australian High Court’s Decision Involving Cambridge Analytica Scandal
PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–The Broward School Board voted unanimously on Sept. 13 that four former members will have to pay their own legal bills for their… Read More »Broward School Board Stops Funding Legal Fight for Ousted Members
Karoline Leavitt, a 25-year-old former aide to the Trump White House, has won the Republican primary for a key swing U.S. House district in New… Read More »Former Trump Aide 25-Year-Old Karoline Leavitt Wins New Hampshire House GOP Primary
A popular coffee beverage under the Starbucks label has been recalled by PepsiCo about concerns over possible contamination by metal fragments in the cans. The soft… Read More »PepsiCo-Produced Starbucks Beverage Recalled Due to Possible Contamination
A man from Hopkins, Minnesota, was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for distributing fentanyl online, which resulted in 11 people fatally overdosing and… Read More »Minnesota Man Sentenced to Life for Selling Fentanyl That Caused 11 Deaths
Commentary Quoting President Biden, Los Angeles Times California columnist Anita Chabria recently tried to make Assembly Bill 2183, the farm union bill, appear pro-democracy, when… Read More »Actually, California’s Farm Union Bill Is Anti-Democracy
The Department of Defense (DoD) has been in “potential noncompliance” with standards for reviewing and communicating denials of religious accommodation requests to the vaccine mandate,… Read More »Pentagon in ‘Potential Noncompliance’ With Law in Denying Religious Exemption Requests to Vaccine Mandate: Leaked Memo
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday charged three Iranian nationals for alleged cyber attacks targeting U.S. infrastructure and local governments. An indictment (pdf) that… Read More »DOJ Charges 3 Iranian Nationals for Cyberattacks Targeting Local US Governments
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.—Car horns blared in morning traffic on Sept. 13 as the pro-life group Sidewalk Advocates stood post outside a Planned Parenthood clinic. Some commuters… Read More »Pro-Life Advocates Express Gratitude as Indiana Abortion Ban Set to Take Effect
A new report by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) estimates that the policies the Biden administration has implemented through executive actions and… Read More »Biden Administration Added $4.8 Trillion to Deficits: Budget Watchdog
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) refused to commit to not seeking another term as speaker if Democrats retain the House next year, despite… Read More »Pelosi Leaves Open the Prospect of Another Term as Speaker Despite Past Promises
The administration of President Joe Biden has been preparing a contingency plan to ensure deliveries of critical goods by keeping other transportation lines functional should… Read More »Biden Administration Prepares for Potential Nationwide Railroad Shutdown
Criticized for weeks by Republican opponent Mehmet Oz over “ducking” and “dodging” forums, Pennsylvania Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman has agreed to a televised… Read More »Fetterman Agrees to Late October Debate With Oz, Weeks After Early Voting Begins
Delaware, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire residents had not yet voted in their Sept. 13 primary contests before the first ballots cast in the Nov.… Read More »Voters in Nine States Can Cast November Ballots in September; North Carolinians Already Have
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told a crowd in Illinois this week that he is preparing to run for president during the 2024 elections.… Read More »Mike Pompeo Tells Chicago Crowd He’s Prepping for 2024 Run
Congressional Democrats are facing tough calls over an impending strike of rail workers, which observers fear could cause an economic catastrophe for the United States’… Read More »‘Economic Catastrophe’: Democrats Face Tough Choices Over Rail Strike, Potential Political Fallout
A 30-year-old man was hospitalized on Sept. 14 after he fell into a fuel tank at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Los Angeles Fire Department… Read More »Man Rescued From Fuel Tank at LAX