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November 21, 2024

Transgender women are 'every bit as 'biologically female' as cis women,' bisexual, trans state lawmaker claims

Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr claims transgender women are just as much "'biologically female' as cis women."

November 21, 2024

Progressive DA ousted for soft-on-crime policies spends last days in office helping 'Bob's Big Boy' killer

Outgoing LA DA George Gascon's office pushes resentencing for gunman on death row in 1980 Bob's Big Boy robbery that killed four and wounded four more.

November 21, 2024

Washington state Democrat pushes to give homeless special civil rights

Washington state Democratic Rep. Mia Gregerson reportedly drafted a bill that aims to protect homeless people from “discrimination based on housing status."

November 21, 2024

What weary San Franciscans are saying after voters rejected ‘stranglehold’ of the progressive left

As the economy dominated national voter concerns, San Francisco residents had a different priority — ending "chaos and lawlessness," as one Gen Z voter put it.

November 20, 2024

Trump-district House Democrat loses Alaska seat to political scion

House Republicans scored a valuable pickup in Alaska's lone seat in the chamber, defeating Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola.

November 20, 2024

Opponents of failed California measure to raise minimum wage say voters 'made the right call'

California voters narrowly defeated a measure to raise the minimum wage, which would have exacerbated inflation, opponents of the ballot initiative said.

November 20, 2024

Bryan Kohberger can face death penalty if convicted in Idaho college slayings

Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students in 2022, can face the death penalty, a judge ruled Wednesday.

November 20, 2024

SJSU women's volleyball's 1st opponent didn't know about trans player, suggests match wouldn't have happened

Louisiana Tech's volleyball coach claims it didn't know that San Jose State had an alleged trans athlete when the two teams played their season opener.

November 20, 2024

California school official compared 'Save Girls Sports' shirt to swastika, rebuked girls wearing it: lawsuit

A high school athlete's family filed a Title IX complaint after she was moved to junior varsity to make room for a transgender athlete on the varsity squad.

November 20, 2024

'Doomsday fish,' rumored to bring bad omens, washes ashore in popular surf town

An oarfish, also known as a "doomsday fish," was spotted on Grandview Beach in Encinitas, California by a PhD candidate at Scripps Oceanography who recognized the species.