Evacuations were ordered in Northern California on Monday and flash-flood warnings were issued elsewhere as downpours swelled creeks and rivers to potentially dangerous levels in the already soggy region. A levee break along the San Joaquin River prompted an evacuation order for about 500 people living in mainly ranch and… Read More
Newly freed gang member kills California cop
Whittier police thought they were helping a driver after a car crash. Then, they say, he pulled a gun. Officers Keith Lane Boyer and Patrick Hazell didn’t know that the motorist allegedly had killed his cousin hours earlier in neighboring East Los Angeles and stolen his car.
Fox News host dies after battle with cancer
Brenda Buttner, host of Fox News Channel’s “Bulls and Bears” has died after a battle with cancer. She was 55. Buttner served as CNBC’s Washington correspondent and hosted the network’s “The Money Club” before joining Fox News in 2000. Buttner graduated from Harvard University and was a Rhodes Scholar at… Read More
Tragic! 5 dead after plane crashes into mall
An Australian pilot and four American tourists on a golfing vacation were killed when a light plane crashed in flames into a shopping mall on Tuesday shortly after takeoff in the Australian city of Melbourne, officials said. The five were on a twin-engine Beechcraft Super King Air that crashed about… Read More
Judges: Spanish princess is innocent
In a wide-ranging tax fraud case that captivated Spain, Princess Cristina was found not guilty Friday of being an accessory to fraud but her husband was convicted and sentenced to more than six years in prison. A panel of judges ruled that Cristina, the 51-year-old sister of King Felipe VI,… Read More
[Consumer Alert] Major recalls – strollers, patio benches
More than 700,000 components for car seat-to-stroller mounts are being recalled because they can disengage unexpectedly. Other consumer products recalled this week include patio benches that can collapse. Here’s a more detailed look: STROLLERS DETAILS: Click & Go mounting components for use with Britax B-Agile and BOB Motion Strollers. They… Read More
Governor booted from Senate floor for his wardrobe
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum’s preference for wearing jeans got him booted from the state Senate’s floor. Burgum, a Republican software entrepreneur elected in November, had finished posing for a photo with some students on the Senate floor Wednesday when he was asked to leave. Spokesman Mike Nowatzki says the… Read More
Oops! Ivy league school accidentally sends out acceptance letters
Columbia University says it’s strengthening its procedures after it accidentally sent acceptance notices to 277 prospective students and then recalled them. Columbia says the emails, sent Wednesday, “incorrectly implied” that the applicants had been accepted into its School of Public Health’s Master’s program. The university said Friday that it immediately… Read More
Clinton pal’s secret plot to control the media
As Americans celebrated the inauguration of Donald Trump last month, Hillary Clinton’s political allies came together for a secret meeting. The ink was still wet on the new president’s inauguration speech last month when top liberal donors met at a swank Florida resort to plot their revenge. At the meeting,… Read More
This “conservative” wants Trump IMPEACHED
Donald Trump promised that, if elected president, he would “drain the swamp.” The politicians and Beltway pundits threatened by shaking up their cozy little status quo have become more and more unhinged. Since his inauguration, the establishment has fought Trump every inch of the way. But it’s “conservative” columnist Kathleen… Read More