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December 21, 2020

LA County mom appeals to DA Gascon after special charges dismissed against 3 accused of son’s brutal murder

A mother in Los Angeles County says she is "sick" after learning that special circumstance charges against three of the men accused of murdering her 20-year-old son and throwing him off a cliff were dismissed Friday under new District Attorney George Gascon’s sweeping reforms.

December 13, 2020

Ben Shapiro: COVID lockdowns – businesses pay price as politicians eye permanent power grab

We can’t let COVID-19 lockdowns become a permanent power grab.

December 10, 2020

Daniel Henninger: The new COVID resistance

Like much else in 2020, something is causing beliefs and allegiances to shift in the U.S.

December 7, 2020

Jason Rantz: Seattle is about to go unthinkably left as liberal mayor announces she won't seek reelection

Seattle’s first term Mayor Jenny Durkan announced on Monday that she won’t seek re-election.

December 4, 2020

California sheriff's office doesn't plan to use patrols to enforce stricter COVID orders

The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office in Southern California said Friday it will not utilize law enforcement patrols to enforce Gov. Gavin Newsom's latest coronavirus mitigation orders.

December 3, 2020

Jason Rantz: Seattle, Portland effectively legalize drugs -- this movement could be coming to your town next

The Pacific Northwest has effectively legalized the use of hard drugs like meth, cocaine, and heroin and other opioids despite an alarming uptick in overdoses.

November 13, 2020

Michigan governor seeks shutdown of Great Lakes oil pipeline

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took legal action Friday to shut down a pipeline that carries oil beneath a channel that links two of the Great Lakes.

October 16, 2020

Tennessee mayor resigns after allegedly shoplifting at Target

A Tennessee mayor has resigned after he was allegedly caught shoplifting around $300 worth of merchandise from Target.

October 14, 2020

Virginia voter registration deadline extended by federal judge after severed cable sparked shutdown

A federal judge on Wednesday extended the deadline for registering to vote in Virginia by 48 hours after the state's online voter registration system went down because of an accidentally severed cable.

October 14, 2020

Wisconsin judge blocks Gov. Tony Evers' coronavirus order limiting bar, restaurant capacities

A Wisconsin judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked an order from Gov. Tony Evers' administration limiting the number of people who can gather in bars, restaurants and other indoor places, a move that comes as the state breaks records for new coronavirus cases, deaths and hospitalizations.