A new California parental guardianship bill is under attack from parents’ rights groups. On Monday, there will be a California Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Assembly Bill 495, which was written to address short-term guardianship for children whose parents are detained by immigration authorities. AB 495, which broadens the scope of who can serve as […]

Actor Chris Pratt said Sunday he didn’t like the idea of being “so mired in hatred” for any president, saying this mindset makes people “allergic” to anything good accomplished by the leader’s administration. The Guardians of the Galaxy actor spoke with late-night host Bill Maher about how different people are in person compared to the […]

(The Center Square) – Illinois state Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, studies Chicago’s somewhat mixed-bag crime trend data with little question about what he feels needs to come next in the ongoing fight for peace and greater public safety. New data shows over the last year even as homicides were at a 10-year low, arrests in […]

The driver of an 18-wheeler truck, who police said caused a fatal crash in St. Lucie County, Florida, last week, has been identified as an illegal immigrant. The truck driver, Harjinder Singh, was named by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles as the truck operator in the Aug. 12 collision that killed three people. “During […]