Ryan Lizza, Washington correspondent for The New Yorker, claimed that Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is motivated in his fight against the GOP Establishment by a desire to get revenge for how members of the establishment treated his father on Monday’s
Dozens of students walked out of classes in Jefferson County, Colorado high schools Tuesday, but likely not for the reason they were apparently led to believe. According to the Associated Press, students were protesting “a conservative-led school board proposal to
As Daniele Watts’s story of racial bias unravels, police are discussing a pilot program that is currently being tested by Los Angeles County sheriff’s stations, in which four different types of body cameras are being used to record everything that
Which CFB preview piece was it last week that told you to watch out for USC on the road against Boston College, Georgia on the road against South Carolina, and Kentucky against Florida? It was this one. So if you
Last Friday, to a packed hall at the modernist Ford Foundation building not far from the UN, former Sec. of State and presumptive presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said she was embarrassed that the United States has never ratified the UN
When asked by ABC’s Dan Harris if he’d consider a run for the Oval Office, former president and CEO of Ford Motors Alan Mulally didn’t make a point of saying he would not one day seek the highest elected office in the
TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford withdrew his re-election bid Friday as he seeks treatment for a tumor in his abdomen, dramatically ending a campaign he had doggedly pursued despite a stint in rehab and calls for him to
This weekend’s college football slate spotlights shrinking violets, Bermuda Triangles, and purple-necked rage. Oklahoma vs. Tennessee In most walks of life, if someone were to put the moniker “Big Game” in front of your name, it would probably be a
AUSTIN, Texas — Devender Singh, a 62 year old Indian national who lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has pled guilty to one count of abusive sexual contact in a Newark, New Jersey federal court, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
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DALLAS, Texas — Splashed onto the cover of September 6, 2014 Outlook section of the Houston Chronicle was an opinion piece penned by Kathy Miller, Texas Freedom Network (TFN) president, in which she slammed the state’s textbook adoption policy, namely the
MCALLEN, Texas – A group of illegal immigrants stuffed into a pickup truck led authorities on a 160 mile chase that began near Laredo and ended just north of the San Antonio downtown area. Bexar County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to
What a sad state of affairs that after perusing all the Major Hollywood Trades this morning, it was at Cinema Retro that I finally learned of Andrew V. McLaglen’s demise. The man deserves better. Much better. McLaglen, the legendary director
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MCALLEN, TEXAS — A Mexican national who crossed into the country with various types of drugs, at least seven different times, pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking charges. Ricardo Garza Ramirez pleaded guilty to drug conspiracy just moments before his
In a statement released Wednesday, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, says neither he nor his predecessors have ever told the St. Patrick’s Day parade organizers who could or could not march. This was in response to the controversy that
It looks like major corporations have achieved what LGBT activists could not do on their own, even after two decades of trying: force the St. Patrick’s Day Parade to allow gay groups to march under their own banner. The St.
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HOUSTON, Texas — As Texas’ gas and oil industry continues to hum, some of the state’s old oil fields could start producing millions of barrels per day. This rings especially true for West Texas’ Permian Basin, which is expected to soon
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 United States, sometime in the first quarter of 2014, passed Saudi Arabia to become the world’s largest producer of petroleum liquids, with daily output exceeding eleven million barrels per day (bpd), according to the International Energy Agency. Growth from January
Veteran officers Sharlton Wampler and Antonio Villegas were named on Thursday as the two officers involved in the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Ezell Ford earlier this month. Complaints from residents in South Los Angeles about the lack of LAPD transparency
HOUSTON, Texas — Texas’ oil production is up 29 percent from this time last year, according to the Texas Railroad Commission. The state currently produces 2.16 barrels of oil each day. New drilling technology has shifted the focus of the
Last Friday morning, according to an officer with the California Highway Patrol, State Senator Ben Hueso (D-San Diego) was observed driving the wrong way on a one-way street. Hueso was subsequently arrested and charged with driving under the influence of
On Thursday, a music video titled “F*** tha Police” called for revenge for the fatal police shooting of Ezell Ford in South Los Angeles on August 11. The video has prompted the LAPD’s union to issue a warning to officers to be
Tensions heightened on Tuesday night as residents and activists grilled Los Angeles police officials with questions regarding the fatal shooting by LAPD officers of Ezell Ford, an unarmed mentally challenged African American, on August 11, 2014. Meeting at the Paradise
The Los Angeles Police Department blocked the release of the autopsy findings of Ezell Earl Ford on Monday, claiming that they regularly place a “security hold” on autopsies during early stages of an investigation. Ford was shot by police officers
On Sunday, a rally was held in South Los Angeles outside the LAPD’s 77th Division station, where about 100 protesters demanded that justice be done in the case of a mentally challenged 25-year-old who was fatally shot by police on August
