
After a road in Silver Lake was reduced from four lanes to two, local residents attended a neighborhood council meeting on Monday to complain that rerouted traffic was ruining their neighborhoods, but an eleven-year-old boy lambasted the adults publicly and drew hearty applause.
by William Bigelow18 Sep 2015, 6:37 AM PST0

Black Lives Matter St. Paul, the same group that chanted “Pigs in a blanket, fry ’em like bacon,” has scheduled a “Shut Down Action” along the Green Line that stops at the University of Minnesota campus, the site of the Minnesota Vikings home opener on Sunday.
by William Bigelow18 Sep 2015, 12:19 AM PST0

On Wednesday, an executive with Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) acknowledged that the Butte Fire, which has ravaged almost 72,000 acres in Amador and Calaveras Counties, may have been triggered by one of the company’s power lines sparking a tree into flames.
by William Bigelow17 Sep 2015, 9:30 AM PST0

Michael Kinsley, writing for Vanity Fair, urges the Democratic party to consider running Governor Jerry Brown as a potential replacement for Hillary Clinton if Clinton’s 2016 presidential bid continues to plummet.
by William Bigelow17 Sep 2015, 8:12 AM PST0

On Tuesday, Google announced a donation-matching campaign to raise $11 million for humanitarian organizations aiding refugees arriving in Europe from areas including the Middle East, Africa and Afghanistan.
by William Bigelow16 Sep 2015, 3:23 PM PST0

On Wednesday, Congressman Tom McClintock (R-CA) announced his resignation from the conservative House Freedom Caucus (HFC) over threats of a government shutdown to defund Planned Parenthood, as well as over past collaboration with Democrats to defeat Republican proposals.
by William Bigelow16 Sep 2015, 2:47 PM PST0

Two members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors who wanted to exempt some employers from a minimum wage hike lost their battle on Tuesday.
by William Bigelow16 Sep 2015, 2:00 PM PST0

On Tuesday, the Miami Marlins, looking for some comic relief as their miserable season comes to a close, imported Christian Yelich look-alike Pete Davidson from Saturday Night Live to join them for their pregame rituals and batting practice. What in
by William Bigelow16 Sep 2015, 10:24 AM PST0

Former tennis star James Blake, once ranked fourth in the world, is calling for the NYPD officer who mistook him for a thief and body-slammed him to the ground to be fired.
by William Bigelow13 Sep 2015, 7:55 PM PST0

Some Democrats in the California Assembly are bucking the leftist tide of their party by voting down or stopping bills cherished by those wishing to spend more and more money.
by William Bigelow13 Sep 2015, 3:06 PM PST0

On Saturday, the Valley Fire, located northwest of Sacramento, mushroomed, growing from 50 acres to 40,000 acres by Sunday morning.
by William Bigelow13 Sep 2015, 2:56 PM PST0

In the latest case of attorneys seeking reimbursement for representing plaintiffs in same-sex marriage legalization cases, the lawyers for the case that legalized same-sex marriage are suing Ohio for over $1 million in legal fees and expenses.
by William Bigelow13 Sep 2015, 2:46 PM PST0

According to a new CNN poll, almost one third of Americans now believe President Barack Obama is a Muslim.
by William Bigelow13 Sep 2015, 1:33 PM PST0

On Thursday, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in New York insisted it is “reviewing protocols” after a woman complained that a conductor wouldn’t help her when a man masturbated while watching her on the train.
by William Bigelow11 Sep 2015, 8:23 PM PST0

The NFL is investigating a coach after the New England Patriots 28-21 season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers, but he’s not Bill Belichick.
by William Bigelow11 Sep 2015, 4:04 PM PST0

This week, Bretagne, a golden retriever and the last surviving rescue dog to search Ground Zero in the wake of 9/11, returned to the site with her owner Denise Corliss for the first time since the terrorist attacks.
by William Bigelow11 Sep 2015, 1:26 PM PST0

On Thursday, the Butte Fire, east of Jackson and southeast of Sacramento, surged, tripling in size due to hot winds and triple-digit temperatures.
by William Bigelow11 Sep 2015, 12:48 PM PST0

On Friday, California legislators will vote on legislation creating the first regulatory framework for medical marijuana.
by William Bigelow11 Sep 2015, 12:30 PM PST0

A combination of an unemployed husband’s humility by standing outside Busch Stadium handing out resumes and his wife’s social media savvy by posting the picture on Facebook has triggered a flurry of news stories around the world.
by William Bigelow10 Sep 2015, 6:52 PM PST0

A 35-year-old Lansing, Michigan, newlywed firefighter, who was expecting his first child, was allegedly intentionally struck by a 22-year-old driver in a hit-and-run accident, causing the firefighter’s death Wednesday night.
by William Bigelow10 Sep 2015, 5:28 PM PST0

Mexican broadcaster Azteca decided to taunt Americans and the U.S. men’s soccer team with a new promotional video using footage of Donald Trump.
by William Bigelow10 Sep 2015, 12:11 PM PST0

On Wednesday, California’s Board of Education acknowledged that more than half of the state’s students in third through eighth and 11th grades failed Common Core math and English tests. The results of the Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments were announced for the first time, reported The Fresno Bee.
by William Bigelow10 Sep 2015, 10:10 AM PST0

A marijuana dispensary scheduled to open in October elicited a protest from community leaders in San Diego on Wednesday.
by William Bigelow10 Sep 2015, 10:08 AM PST0

On Saturday, Tim Tebow will rejoin ESPN as a college football analyst on the SEC Nation pregame broadcast before the Georgia/Vanderbilt game in Nashville.
by William Bigelow10 Sep 2015, 7:34 AM PST0

A 62-year-old Florida driver perfectly expressed the insane hatred toward police permeating the nation in recent days, telling a police officer who had pulled her over for speeding, “No wonder you people get shot.”
by William Bigelow9 Sep 2015, 7:21 PM PST0