Law enforcement arrested the man accused of deliberately starting a northern California wildfire that destroyed thousands of acres. The “Park Fire” erupted Wednesday outside Chico, California, destroying over 71,000 acres and prompting evacuations of more than 3,500 people across Butte and Tehama counties. Early Thursday morning, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection arson investigators […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is heading to the southern border in California to promote Republicans‘ election integrity bill and blast the Biden administration’s immigration policies. The speaker’s visit comes as Republicans are shifting their attention to Vice President Kamala Harris now that President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race, seeking to […]
The White House was pressed Thursday by reporters about why President Joe Biden bailed on his reelection bid but did not necessarily give a straight answer. “I think the president actually answered this question,” press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said when asked for clarification on Biden’s reasoning. A reporter interjected, “He didn’t.” Biden announced his exit […]
Customers ordering a boneless chicken wing should not assume there may not be a bone in the product, according to an Ohio Supreme Court ruling Thursday. The case was brought by Michael Berkheimer, who sued a restaurant, chicken farm, and food supplier after he ate “boneless wings” only to have a “5cm-long chicken bone” tear […]
Transit and environmental groups sued Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) for blocking a plan to reduce traffic and fund the subway system with a new toll on Manhattan drivers. The groups argue that Hochul’s decision to indefinitely suspend this measure violated state laws and the state constitution. The program, which was scheduled to start on June […]
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is “looking at” withdrawing a legal argument lodged by the United Kingdom’s previous leadership against the International Criminal Court prosecutor’s indictment of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his office acknowledged Thursday. “It is for the prosecutor and the court to make a decision,” a spokeswoman in Starmer’s office told British […]
The White House says President Joe Biden wants to lower the temperature in politics if former President Donald Trump will agree to it. “The president has called on lowering the temperature,” press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday. “But here’s the thing: It takes all of us to lower the temperature. All of us. I hope […]
The minimum wage for fast-food workers in California jumped to $20 an hour on April 1, a $4 pay bump for 553,000 fast workers. However, restaurant chain owners raised concerns that the minimum wage increases would hurt their bottom line, and owners have cut workers’ hours, raised food prices, and even shut down some locations. […]
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre sparred with a Fox News reporter who questioned Vice President Kamala Harris’s role in the border crisis. On Thursday, Fox News reporter Peter Doocy pressed Jean-Pierre about the vice president’s involvement at the border. The press secretary proceeded to deflect criticism from Harris while slamming conservatives for blocking immigration […]
The California Supreme Court ruled in favor of upholding a 2020 proposition that affirmed gig workers, including Uber and Lyft drivers, as independent contractors. Proposition 22 made an exception to Assembly 5, which classified what kind of workers were entitled to employee benefits from a company, to allow gig workers, like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and […]
