CA Can Restore Death Penalty
Now that the Supreme Court has upheld Oklahoma’s three-drug lethal injection method, California can resume carrying out the death penalty, although mandatory administrative procedures and hearings could slow the process.
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Chick-fil-A Leads All Fast-food Outlets in Customer Satisfaction
Chick-fil-A, the Christian fast-food company that is closed on Sundays to honor the Sabbath, ranks at the top of all fast-food companies for customer satisfaction, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index Restaurant Report 2015.
Rookie Apologizes for ‘#Rapist’ Kobe Bryant Tweet
On Monday, Larry Nance, Jr., the first round pick of the Los Angeles Lakers, tweeted an apology to fans of the team for a 2012 tweet calling Kobe Bryant a rapist.
NYPD Officer Bumps, Grinds, Simulates Sex with Gay Pride Parade Member
On Sunday, one NYPD officer joyfully danced with a member of the gay pride parade, bumping and grinding and letting the parade member get behind him and simulate sex on the street in front of appreciative onlookers.
US Becomes Second-Largest Spanish Speaking Country After Mexico
According to the Instituto Cervantes, an organization created by the Spanish government in 1991 to promote the Spanish language, more people speak Spanish in the United States than any other country in the world except for Mexico.
KKK Propaganda Left in Whittier
On Sunday, someone who supports the Ku Klux Klan blanketed a block in Whittier with plastic bags containing fliers espousing KKK propaganda, along with a rock and a lollipop.
Beard Says He’s Bat Man, Not Bat Boy: Ump Ejects Mike Napoli
Mike Napoli of the Boston Red Sox says an umpire ejected from Sunday’s game against Tampa Bay because he dropped his bat and didn’t take it with him after striking out.
British Nobel Laureate Crucified for Sexism by Woman with Little Credibility
A British Nobel laureate, Sir Tim Hunt, 72, who won the Nobel Prize for his work on cell division, was forced out of honorary positions at University College London (UCL), the Royal Society, and the European Research Council (ERC) after
Andrew Cuomo Officiates Gay Wedding, Demands Protection for Transgender Students
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, winning points galore with the LGBT community, officiated for the first time as governor at a gay wedding on Sunday, the same day he wrote a letter loftily demanding that the State Education Department do more to protect transgender students across the state.
Salon: Animals Are People Too
Salon has brilliantly presented the argument that animals should be considered people, positing that the antiquated notion of a line of demarcation between humans and animals should be discarded.
Multiple Shark Attacks in the Carolinas
North Carolina and South Carolina beachgoers should beware; there has been a rash of shark attacks against beachgoers in their states.
Michael Sam Returns to Montreal Alouettes After Abrupt Departure
Michael Sam has returned to Montreal, making a reunion with the Alouettes a fait accompli before their second game of the Canadian Football League season.
NC Man Has 150 Confederate Flags Flying on His Property
A 71-year-old man in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, has installed 150 Confederate battle flags around his house, and he’s not about to take them down.
Feds Bust Heroin Ring in Chicago
On Wednesday, federal and local law enforcement officials crushed a huge heroin operation in Chicago, arresting or naming 42 defendants in the roundup. The apparent ringleader of the operation, James Triplett, 33, also known as “Trell,” had the entire city block of 3700 W. Grenshaw under the sway of his dealings, supplying heroin wholesale. He even had “shift workers” working 24/7.
Google’s Robot Bubble Cars Arrive in Mountain View
The future has arrived in the Bay Area city of Mountain View, where Google’s self-driving bubble cars, which drive themselves, are plugging along city streets.
Riverside Hospital Accused of Harboring Maggots
Members of SEIU-UHW working at Parkview Community Hospital in Riverside have charged the hospital with allowing maggots in cafeteria food, even alleging that maggots were found in a patient’s nose, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Luke Ridnour on 4 Teams in 24 Hours
Luke Ridnour endured a whirlwind tour of the league in 24 hours, going from Orlando to Memphis to Charlotte to Oklahoma City in one trade after another.
New Hampshire Poll: Sanders Pulling Nearly Even with Clinton
A new poll from New Hampshire indicates that Hillary Clinton’s popularity with large swaths of the Democratic Party has eroded, leaving an opening for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
‘Skinny Jeans’ Hate Crime Suspect Surrenders to Police
Timothy Brownell, 25, who is accused of accosting three Sacramento-area musicians wearing skinny jeans and stabbing them with his knife while screaming homophobic slurs on Sunday, turned himself in to police Tuesday night.
California to Reissue Black License Plates
On Monday, the California Department of Motor Vehicles announced it will start releasing black license plates similar to the 1960s version in two or three weeks. Personalized black plates will be released in August.
Slain Charleston Pastor Voted for Compromise to Move Confederate Flag
Pastor Clementa Pinckney, who was slain in the massacre at the Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, South Carolina, where Dylann Roof killed nine black worshipers, voted for the Confederate flag’s display at the Statehouse on May 3, 2000, when he was a state senator.
New Bay Bridge Cracks Discovered
The bad news for the San Francisco Bay Bridge tower just got worse: cracks have been discovered on some of the rods that are part of the tower foundation, according to Caltrans. Caltrans also admitted that one of the four tower anchor rods broke after water exposure made it brittle.
Claim: NFL Long Snapper, Backup QB Deflated Footballs Too
Deflating footballs in the NFL is not restricted to the New England Patriots, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Court Rules ‘Shoot the Gays’ Referendum Can Be Blocked
On Monday, a judge from Sacramento County ruled that a proposed ballot measure called the “Sodomite Suppression Act,” which called for the execution of gays and lesbians throughout the state, was unconstitutional. Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Raymond M. Cadei’s decision means that the measure cannot advance to the signature-gathering phase, thus barring it from being placed on the ballot.
Mike Scioscia: ‘This Game Will Never Survive Gambling’
“We’ve survived PEDs,” Angels manager Mike Scioscia commented. “This game will never survive gambling. Will never.”
