Former Oakland mayor Sheng Thao indicted on bribery charges
Thao, 39, removed from office in November recall, accused of key role in sprawling corruption and bribery schemeSheng Thao, the former mayor of Oakland, and three others have been indicted for a slate of federal charges...
Read MoreHobart councilman arrested for shoplifting steaks
Hobart’s Fifth Ward Councilman William Perryman was arrested in Valparaiso Thursday night for shoplifting at Walmart, according to court records. A probable cause affidavit said that at around 10:30 p.m. January 16, Perryman,...
Read MoreThursday Morning Tabs
Via Vox: The Supreme Court seems eager to curb First Amendment protections for porn. Via WaPo: Trump’s pick for energy secretary rejects linking climate change and wildfires. Via Politico: Ramaswamy and DeWine met to discuss...
Read MoreColumn: Homeless and handicapped, Gabe wants place his Fox Valley family can call home
Diedre Hamill’s son insists he does not want a whole lot out of life. Twenty-one-year-old Gabriel would like a job. He wants a girlfriend, or even friends he can hang with that don’t exist in a virtual world. Gabe also wants to...
Read MoreFirefighter union rallies behind LAFD chief, denounces unsigned attack on her performance
The union defended Crowley after a letter claiming to be from retired and active LAFD chief officers assailed the chief over her agency’s wildfire response. Click here to see original...
Read MoreMayor Brandon Johnson’s finance reports show trouble raising money, accounting for it
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s latest campaign finance reports suggest ongoing issues with sloppy clerical work as well as fundraising, a troubling sign for the freshman mayor midway into his term. State records show that from July...
Read MoreFormer foster mom sentenced to five years in prison, one on probation, in boy’s death
Jennifer Lee Wilson, the Valparaiso area woman who pleaded guilty to a felony count of reckless homicide in the death of her foster son, Dakota Levi Stevens, will serve five years in the Indiana Department of Correction,...
Read MoreTeams being deployed to prevent, prosecute insurance fraud after fires
Los Angeles Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman and Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced a “rapid response effort” to prevent insurance fraud after the devastating fires. Click here to see original...
Read MoreTrump-loving tech bro reportedly set to run for Ohio governor
Failed Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is reportedly planning to run for governor of Ohio. The news comes shortly after he attacked American culture for purportedly celebrating “mediocrity.” The Washington Post...
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F.A.A. Temporarily Halts Launches of Musk’s Starship After Explosion
The agency launched an investigation into the “space vehicle mishap” on Thursday night that forced commercial flights to divert and caused debris to rain toward Caribbean islands. Click here to see original...
Read MoreWATCH: Debris from SpaceX’s Starship spotted over Turks and Caicos
Debris was spotted over the Turks and Caicos Islands on Thursday after SpaceX launched a rocket from Texas.
Read MoreOpenAI’s Altman responds to Dem letter demanding he explain Trump donation
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed Friday that Democratic senators had sent him a letter alleging “he has a clear and direct interest in obtaining favors”
Read MoreBiden is commuting sentences of nearly 2,500 nonviolent drug offenders
The announcement follows President Joe Biden’s dramatic step to commute the sentences of 37 federal inmates facing execution to life without parole. Click here to see original...
Read MoreMusk surrenders to Trump: ends fact-checking and calls fact checkers politically biased
META boss Mark Zuckerberg announced that he is giving incoming President Donald Trump what Trump has long wanted: an end to fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram. In the process Zuckerberg suggested those who were doing fact...
Read MoreTrudeau taps out: How Trump’s taunts and tariff threats added to domestic woes confronting Canada’s long-standing PM
Walking away. Justin Trudeau announced his resignation on Jan. 6, 2025. Dave Chan/AFP via Getty Images Patrick James, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences After weeks of speculation over his future, Canadian Prime...
Read MoreFacebook posts – No, talk show host Jimmy Kimmel isn’t ending his show and emigrating because of Trump’s election
“Jimmy Kimmel just announced that his show will end on January 20th … he’s leaving for Canada and says he’s ‘never coming back.’”
Read MoreViral image – No, this isn’t a video of Mexican firefighters flying to help battle California’s wildfires
Video shows Mexican firefighters going to help with California fires.
Read More‘Just Be Straight On The US Constitution!’ Slotkin Fumes At Russell Vought After Asking If His Loyalty Is To Trump Above All
Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, sparred with Democrats during his confirmation hearing this week and left Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) particularly frustrated as...
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KEVIN O’LEARY: How I’ll save TikTok for America’s 170 million users… and my challenge to its Chinese owners before we run out of time
Multi-millionaire entrepreneur and Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary says he can prevent the social media giant TikTok from going dark on Sunday. Click here to see original...
Read MoreMore Americans Favor Ban on TikTok Than Oppose It, Poll Finds
More Americans favor than oppose the U.S. government banning TikTok, according to a new survey by pollster Scott Rasmussen. TikTok, the Chinese-owned viral social media app, which has come under suspicion of surveilling American...
Read MoreHobart councilman arrested for shoplifting steaks
Hobart’s Fifth Ward Councilman William Perryman was arrested in Valparaiso Thursday night for shoplifting at Walmart, according to court records. A probable cause affidavit said that at around 10:30 p.m. January 16, Perryman,...
Read More‘Restore Law and Order’: Cotton Responds to Additional Biden Commutations
In the twilight of his tenure in office, President Joe Biden declared on Friday that he was commuting the sentences of 2,500 inmates incarcerated on drug offenses. This is in addition to the 1,500 commutations he gave out last...
Read MoreFormer CIA Analyst, Ivy League Grad Pleads Guilty To Leaking Classified Information On Strikes Against Iran
Asif William Rahman, 34, of Vienna, pleaded guilty Click here to see original...
Read MoreColumn: Homeless and handicapped, Gabe wants place his Fox Valley family can call home
Diedre Hamill’s son insists he does not want a whole lot out of life. Twenty-one-year-old Gabriel would like a job. He wants a girlfriend, or even friends he can hang with that don’t exist in a virtual world. Gabe also wants to...
Read MoreMayor Brandon Johnson’s finance reports show trouble raising money, accounting for it
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s latest campaign finance reports suggest ongoing issues with sloppy clerical work as well as fundraising, a troubling sign for the freshman mayor midway into his term. State records show that from July...
Read MoreOhio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted Picked to Fill JD Vance’s Senate Seat
Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted (R) was selected by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) to fill Vice President-elect JD Vance’s empty Senate seat. The post Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted Picked to Fill JD Vance’s Senate Seat appeared first on...
Read MoreCHRISTOPHER RUFO: Why Meta’s decision to abolish DEI might be a turning point
Editor’s note: The following column was first published in City Journal. Last week, Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, formerly Facebook, made a stunning announcement. He was abolishing the company’s DEI programs and...
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