The Baltimore Ravens are offering fans a chance to exchange their #27 Ray Rice football jerseys for another Ravens player’s jersey now that Rice has been cut as a result of a violent video release by TMZ on Monday. The
Liberal lawmakers who have advocated over the years for more gas efficient and hybrid automobiles to reduce carbon emissions are now upset with the diminished tax revenue brought in by lower fuel consumption. Consequently, they are now pushing for a
The light drizzle that sprinkled Los Angeles on Monday will not mitigate the extreme drought conditions the region has experienced over the last three years. According to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, the city and outlying areas
The Buffalo Bills will announce on Tuesday that Terry and Kim Pegula have struck a tentative deal to purchase the team which has been for sale since the March death of Ralph Wilson Jr., the team’s owner since its inaugural
Two people were reportedly shot on a party bus, prompting the driver to pull up to the LAPD’s 77th District station in South Central Los Angeles on Sunday night. According to CBS News, it is unclear whether the individuals were
An Atlanta Hawks free-agent scouting report, which included an “offensive and racist” remark, triggered the investigation that unveiled Bruce Levenson’s racially insensitive e-mails and led to his decision to sell the team. ESPN has reported that in a June meeting
On Sunday night, Nigel Farage, the Chairman of the United Kingdom Independent Party (UKIP), said that the next time Republicans prop up a “continuity, establishment candidate” for President of the United Sates, they are not going to win. Appearing on
Mike Gonzalez, a Senior Fellow of the Heritage Foundation and former Bush administration official, told Breitbart News Sunday that conservatives can reverse the trend of Hispanics’ lopsided support for Democrats by endorsing policies of education choice, family values, and financial
On Sunday the Los Angeles Times reported that the job market in Los Angeles has been so weak that many people who can’t find employment have opened street vending booths to sell food and sundries. The Times reported that it
On Tuesday, Dunkin Donuts opened in Santa Monica, with some patrons waiting over 30 hours in line to sip the famous New England brand coffee and eat some Munchkins. The Santa Monica restaurant is the second to open in California,
A California law will go into effect in September mandating that motorists must allow cyclists a buffer of at least 3 feet when passing. The law is intended to reduce the number of traffic deaths caused by motorists hitting the
On Thursday at Harry Reid’s annual energy conference in Las Vegas, Hillary Clinton said, “Climate change is the most consequential, urgent, sweeping collection of challenges we face.” The former Secretary of State and the likely 2016 Democratic frontrunner for president
On Thursday the Tusculum College Pioneers established two NCAA football defensive records by holding the College of Faith in Greeneville, Tennessee, to minus 100 total yards and minus-124 yards rushing. During the Pioneers 71-0 rout of the Saints they also
Every other year since 1927 on the cusp of Summer and Fall, the best golfers in Europe sharpen their nine irons and square off against the best golfers in the USA and battle it out in the Ryder Cup tournament.
A new survey released on Wednesday revealed that approximately 10% of California’s state workers are illegal immigrants. The California Immigrant Policy Center, in conjunction with USC, using statistics based on data from the census, the Department of Labor, and the
The Silicon Valley signature perk of lavish lunches and gourmet extravaganzas that tech companies offer employees is being challenged by the IRS. The federal tax bureau is arguing that the feasts are a taxable fringe benefit and is seeking to
Two California judges were censured by the judicial disciplinary commission for having sexual relations in their courthouse chambers. The most severe public reprimand the Commission on Judicial Performance can exercise against a judge was levied on Orange County Judge Scott Steiner
California State Senator Joel Anderson is sponsoring a bill calling for President Barack Obama to eliminate quotas and speed up the process for Iraqi Christian refugees to enter the United States. Fox 5 reported that Bill SJR17 directs the State
The Inspector General has determined that the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan needs to provide better accountability and transparency over the aid it receives from the U.S. In 2013, Afghanistan received $15 billion in U.S. assistance, and congress has just approved
J.J. Watt and the Houston Texans agreed to a six year $100 million contract extension that will make the All-Pro pass rusher the NFL’s highest paid defensive player in the history of the league. Watt’s contract outshines the previous highest defensive contract
Hoping to bring good luck to their favorite bills, California legislators, staff, and lobbyists toss a penny off the second floor of the capitol rotunda, trying to land it in the hat of a statue of Queen Isabella sitting next
Da Vinci, Galileo, Franklin, Newton….Orf? Who is Nathan Orf? Like the aforementioned renaissance men, his talents are wide-ranging, which enabled him to play all nine positions for the the Brevard County Manatees, a Florida minor-league affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers.
Joe Francis, the founder of “Girls Gone Wild,” incurred a $500,000 arrest warrant for missing his scheduled court appearance on Friday. The GGW videos gained popularity in the 1990s by showing college age women in bikinis willingly exposing their breasts
On Saturday Democratic representative Maxine Waters, speaking at the funeral services for 25-year-old Ezell Ford who was fatally shot by LAPD officers on August 11, said that “Ford did not deserve to die simply because he was mentally challenged.” Waters made the statement amid applause
The recurrent expression of outrage by critics and the mainstream media about the use of deadly force by police officers against unarmed individuals fails to recognize that since 2000 at least 57 suspects have taken officers’ weapons and murdered the
