MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Boko Haram militants dressed as soldiers slaughtered at least 200 civilians in three villages in northeastern Nigeria and the military failed to intervene even though it was warned that an attack was imminent, witnesses said on
On May 29 a retired Marine eating lunch at a Houston, TX, strip mall reacted to a robbery in progress by retrieving his concealed carry (CCW) handgun, killing one of the suspected robbers, and sending the second one fleeing. According
Gov. Jerry Brown raised eyebrows recently when he dismissed concerns about California’s tough economic environment, which has chased companies like Toyota away: “[S]mart people figure out how to make it,” he said. An increasing number of elite graduates from across
WASHINGTON (AP) — An investigation into price-fixing and bid-rigging in the auto parts industry has mushroomed into the Justice Department’s largest criminal antitrust probe ever, and it’s not over yet. The investigation, made public four years ago with FBI raids
Gov. Jerry Brown defended his record in a meeting with the San Francisco Chronicle editorial board last week. In addition to touting his record on job creation, defending the troubled high-speed rail project, and claiming that Toyota’s departure from the state
The California economy got another punch in the nose as aerospace contractor Pratt & Whitneyannounced last week that their AeroPower facility in San Diego will relocate all remaining operations to existing facilities to Florida, Georgia, Texas and Canada. Last year, the company
Sriracha hot sauce manufacturer Huy Fong Foods has spent the past few months in an intense legal battle with the city of Irwindale California over their plant’s caustic smell. The lawsuit has already caused a partial shutdown of Sriracha’s Irwindale factory, after
Governor Jerry Brown’s $750-million tax incentive program may be an attempt to shut the stable door after the horses have bolted. Toyota and Occidental Petroleum are already packing their bags and moving to Texas, where costs of doing business are lower and
KTLA: Representatives from Texas were in Irwindale on Monday to tour the Sriracha hot sauce plant, which has recently been the cause of public debate. The hot sauce maker was sued after some Irwindale residents complained about strong, spicy fumes
U.S. and Mexican investors have been working together to resurrect a dilapidated cross-border rail line that runs from Plaster City, CA through Mexico and back up to San Diego, as reported in early 2013 by the San Diego Union-Tribune. Recently
According to Marianne Williamson’s website promoting her congressional bid for the 33rd district, it is time to stop wasteful defense spending and establish a “Green New Deal” to rebuild America with “cutting edge green technologies.” Williamson claims that in this time of
The top strategist and political consultant for former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign thinks that Republicans can win elections in California. Stuart Stevens, now a columnist for the Daily Beast website, claims that if Republicans can be more
The State of Texas has been remarkably successful in attracting businesses, persuading folks all across the country to vote with their feet, and retaining a vibrant young population. As the chief financial officer of this great state, I look around
One of the most liberal Representatives in Congress wants California to raise its minimum wage to $26 an hour. Appearing on Crossfire on Friday, co-host Newt Gingrich asked Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) whether it was a good idea for the mayor of
One of the most liberal Representatives in Congress wants California to raise its minimum wage to $26 an hour. Appearing on Crossfire on Friday, co-host Newt Gingrich asked Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) whether it was a good idea for the mayor of
UKIP leader Nigel Farage told a public meeting last night that people who describe his party as racist are “cretinous”. Speaking to an audience of about 900 in Derby, he also accused the European Union of wanting to “homogenise” Europe,
Toyota Motor Corps’ recent decision to relocate its Torrance, CA-based sales and marketing headquarters to Plano, Texas, is a blatant indictment of the failed policies of the Brown administration to attract and sustain top corporations doing business in California, according
Texas Governor Rick Perry has been on an aggressive campaign including radio advertisements to get major businesses to relocate from liberally taxed states like California and New York. According to the Los Angeles times that effort has just payed off.
Texas Governor Rick Perry has been traveling the country selling the Texas model to high-tax states in an attempt to lure corporations to the Lone Star State. On April 28, one corporation is expected to announce a move to Texas.
HOUSTON, TEXAS (AP)–LaMarcus Aldridge had just fouled out late in overtime after scoring a career-high and franchise playoff-record 46 points when he went to Portland teammate Damian Lillard with a simple message. “I said: ‘Take it over,’” Aldridge said. Lillard
A driver ran a red light and plowed into Houston Rockets star Chandler Parson’s SUV before Monday’s game against the San Antonio Spurs. The woman then promptly asked the basketball star for an autograph after she caused what could have
In the continuing fallout following General Motors’ admission that for years it failed to recall of 2.6 million vehicles with known life threatening risks, Toyota Motor Corp on April 9th announced it would recall 6.39 million faulty vehicles in the company’s
According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (FRBD), Texas has been home to more job growth than any other state since 2000. This is true for all pay levels said the report, which was released on March 31. One key
New General Motors CEO Mary Barra will testify before Congress Tuesday about why it took so long for GM to issue product safety recalls involving faulty ignition switches that caused air bags to fail in crashes, contributing to thirteen deaths.
Cops found tens of thousands in cash and scores of pills in Jim Irsay’s vehicle when they pulled him over for running a stop sign earlier this month. The Indianapolis Star reported the findings in Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay’s
