Whole Foods to Ban Products Made by Prison Inmates
Accused of exploiting prison inmates by selling food products they worked on, Whole Foods will terminate the process.
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Jerry Brown: ‘Take Fossil Fuels out of Our Lives’
California Gov. Jerry Brown addressed a public hearing on Thursday in Sacramento and made clear he will continue his war on fossil fuels.
App Allows Users to Rate People as Human Beings
An app set to debut in November will permit users to rate people they know and rank them as human beings.
Naked Neighbor Attacks Elderly Woman in Irvine
On Tuesday afternoon, a naked man brutally assaulted a Peruvian grandmother visiting her daughter’s family in Irvine, according to the Irvine Police Department.
Transgender Teen Celebrates Name Change
The mother of Gabrielle Diana Gladu, a 16-year-old transgender Canadian, celebrated the legal changing of the teen’s name with a cake proclaiming, “Congratulations, you are now Gabrielle!”
Gov. Jerry Brown Signs Traffic Fine Amnesty
Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill Wednesday allowing drivers with traffic violations that were due to be paid before January 1, 2013, to schedule a court appearance even without paying the attendant fines and traffic penalties.
Bill Simmons Accuses ESPN of Pimping for NFL
Bill Simmons, the former ESPN commentator let go by the network on May 8 one day after he ripped the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell for concealing the contents of the Wells Report regarding Deflategate, ripped his former employers on his new podcast.
Baltimore Man Arrested for Spray-Painting ‘Kill Cops’
A Baltimore-area man has been charged with six counts of malicious destruction of property after spray-painting “killing AAC cops coming soon” on three exterior walls of a shopping center and “Kill Cops” on a directional sign.
Jeb Bush Supports Redskins: ‘I Don’t Find It Offensive’
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush, countering Barack Obama and Sen. Harry Reid, says the Washington Redskins should keep their nickname.
L.A. Has Bloody Weekend as Murders Soar in 2015
19 people were shot last weekend in Los Angeles, and five were killed, as the city’s homicide rate continues to rise, despite a program instituted and championed by L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti to reduce crime in the city.
Poachers Hunt Small Vaquita Porpoise to near-Extinction
The imminent extinction of the vaquitas, AKA the “Gulf of California porpoise” or “Cochito,” the smallest known cetacean, is due to poachers hunting another endangered fish, the totoaba, according to ABC 10 San Diego.
Prosecutors Link ‘Shrimp Boy’ to 2006 Murder
On Monday, a federal prosecutor asserted that evidence exists revealing that Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow, former leader of the Ghee Kung Tong gang, and now on trial for racketeering, solicited the murder of the gang’s previous leader, Allen Leung.
Woman Allegedly Crashes into Ohio Restaurant, Tells Customers to Attack Police
On Tuesday, a drunk Cincinnati woman engineered a trifecta, allegedly crashing her car into the patio of a restaurant, telling patrons to attack police if they arrested her, and assaulting a police officer.
Police: Couple Robs Bank, Takes Selfies, Posts on Facebook, Gets Caught
Two young Ohioans, fancying themselves Bonnie and Clyde-types, allegedly robbed a bank, then went home and took selfies to post on Facebook, leading police to arrest them days later.
Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis Switches to GOP
Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, who was jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, has left the Democratic Party and joined the GOP, saying that the Democratic party abandoned her.
Beverly Hills Ambivalent About Visiting Arab Royalty
Beverly Hills businesses are rolling out the red carpet for visiting Arab royals, despite concern over two recent incidents involving Saudi and Qatari royalty.
‘Blue Lives Matter’ Pro-Police Rally in Hollywood
On Saturday, roughly 100 LAPD officers joined other citizens to march through Hollywood in a show of support for the LAPD and its members. The rally was organized by the Los Angeles Police Protective League; participants wore T-shirts emblazoned, “Blue Lives Matter” and carried signs reading “Police Lives Matter”, and “They bleed blue.”
Over Half Million Illegal Aliens Get CA Driver’s Licenses in 2015
Over half a million driver’s licenses have been issued to illegal aliens in California since January, according to the California DMV. The licenses were issued under AB 60, the California law that allows all California residents, no matter their immigration status, to obtain driver’s licenses.
John Boehner’s Huge Unpopularity Forces His Resignation
On Friday, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) told GOP legislators he will resign in October. Boehner’s decision was likely prompted by at least 30 House Republicans who had threatened a no-confidence vote, which would leave Boehner in the uncomfortable position of needing Democratic votes to remain in his position.
Alleged Sexual Assault Victim of Kevin Johnson Speaks Out
The girl who may have been the first in a series of alleged sexual assaults perpetrated by Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson is finally going public with her story, 19 years after Johnson allegedly molested her when she was 15 years old.
Mother Saves Premature Baby Born on Cruise Ship
A Utah mother desperate to save her prematurely-born 1 1/2-pound boy managed to keep him alive after he was born on a cruise ship.
Bay Bridge Penalizes Contractors with $11M in Fines
On Thursday, the three-member oversight panel supervising the Bay Bridge construction project voted to punish the chief contractor, American Bridge/Fluor, by withholding $8 million in payments and fining the contractor another $3 million.
Pete Rose Meets with MLB Commissioner, Reinstatement Decision Coming by January 1
On Thursday, Pete Rose found out he may get a huge Christmas present: baseball commissioner Rob Manfred told him that he would decide whether Rose would be reinstated by January 1.
Girl Who Approached Pope Was Trained by Radical Group
A Los Angeles-based pro-illegal immigration group trained the five-year-old girl who approached Pope Francis during his parade in Washington for a photo-op to promote amnesty.
Chicago Teacher Makes Epileptic Boy Wear Trash bag
An epileptic, non-verbal five-year-old boy in the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) was forced to wear a trash bag by his teacher that she used as a poncho.
