How California bashing went from ‘Moonbeam’ to ‘not really American’
For most of the 19th and 20th centuries, residents of the rest of the country often saw California as the place their wacky or adventurous…
Trump slow to invest in states that could decide election; some in GOP fear ‘skeleton’ campaign
NEW YORK — In his bid to retake the White House, few states hold as much promise for Donald Trump as Michigan. The former president has…
Texas judge blocks state from accessing information on trans youth at LGBTQ nonprofit
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is facing a temporary injunction, after a Travis County District Court judge blocked his office Monday from accessing information on…
Treasury staff worked at bank linked to China state
The Treasury says the secondment scheme deepens ties with Asia and boosts British business. Source link
Biden is racing to shift marijuana policy ahead of election
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris looked up from prepared remarks in the White House’s ornate Roosevelt Room this month to make sure the reporters in…
Extreme heat is deadly. Californians need to pay up to protect themselves
“If there is one idea in this book that might save your life, it is this: The human body, like all living things, is a…
Abortion pills, mifepristone saw surge after Supreme Court ruling
Less than a quarter of a century ago, abortion pills could not be legally obtained from a U.S.-based medical provider. Now, they are the most…
Court agrees to hold off collection of Trump’s $454-million fraud judgment
NEW YORK — A New York appeals court on Monday agreed to hold off collection of former President Trump’s $454-million civil fraud judgment — if he…
Column: Trump claims Beverly Hills residents stink. I put it to the smell test
It was a lovely spring day in Beverly Hills, sunny and mild, and as far as I could tell, everyone smelled pretty good. I didn’t…
Former Canadian PM Brian Mulroney eulogized, honored at state funeral
1 of 4 | Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney was remembered as someone who loved his country and valued personal connections in a political…
Nigerian army rescues 17 students abducted from Sokoto state | Government
NewsFeedChildren who were kidnapped in two separate abductions in northern Nigeria have been freed. On Friday the army rescued one group taken from Sokoto, while…
State Aide Sues Convict in Alleged Poison Plot
SACRAMENTO — A deputy state attorney general has sued a Folsom Prison inmate and his family, charging that they are plotting to poison him and several…
Schwarzenegger, Fonda, Newsom fight for California oil drilling limits
As the oil industry wages a multimillion-dollar campaign to repeal California drilling restrictions, the campaign to defend the state’s environmental protections is starting to resemble…
Opinion: Texas border law Senate Bill 4 is understandable, terrible and doomed
I wonder what the people will look like. You know, the ones police in Texas are supposed to stop and question if they look as…
Russia is in a ‘state of war’ in Ukraine, Kremlin says for the first time | Russia-Ukraine war News
The Kremlin has for two years referred to its invasion of Ukraine as a ‘special military operation’, not a war. More than two years after…
Column: Biden’s big speech didn’t move the needle. What will?
WASHINGTON — Two weeks after President Biden’s State of the Union address, it’s clear the speech hasn’t shifted the presidential race. Much as they did before…
Indicted Sen. Menendez to skip New Jersey Democratic primary
TRENTON, N.J. — Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey said Thursday he won’t run in the state’s Democratic primary as he faces federal corruption charges, but…
How to close California’s budget deficit? Democrats plan to have a plan
The three most powerful Democrats at the state Capitol came out Wednesday with a strange announcement. It boiled down to this: They’re working on a…
Nearly 100,000 households get £5.9k each from DWP after state pension underpayments scandal – check if you’re owed cash
ALMOST 100,000 households have received £5,900 on average after being underpaid state pension. The Government has identified 97,016 people who missed out on a total…
Why are residents rejecting Chiquita Canyon Landfill relief?
After enduring rancid landfill odors for roughly a year, some Santa Clarita Valley residents have reached their breaking point. A high-temperature chemical reaction has caused…