Dangerous and deadly driving is taking an increasing toll on American motorists. There’s been a 10.5 percent increase in highway fatalities over the past year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety […]
U.S. highway deaths are surging
Mariupol evacuation underway
The drama of the siege of the battered steel mill in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol may be drawing to an end. According to The Associated Press, the defenders of that […]
Suspect “targeted” Blacks
The suspect in Saturday’s mass shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York was planning to kill as many Black people as he could, say investigators. According to The Associated Press, the […]
10 dead in market shooting
UPDATE: The FBI is investigating Saturday’s shooting as a “hate crime” and is considering it “racially motivated violent extremism.” The gunman – not yet identified publicly by authorities – was wearing […]
Vladimir Putin’s very bad day
Friday the 13th turned into an unlucky day for Russian President Vladimir Putin and the invasion of Ukraine. According to The New York Times, invading troops are being driven back in eastern […]
Poseidon permit is rejected
The controversial Poseidon water desalination plant proposed to be built in Huntington Beach was unanimously rejected Thursday by the California Coastal Commission. In a meeting in Costa Mesa, the panel heard hours […]
Abortion rights bill defeated
An attempt by Democrats to write the abortion rights protections of the Roe v. Wade ruling into federal law failed as expected in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday. According to Associated Press, […]
Russian missiles hit Odesa
Russian missiles struck the strategic port city of Odesa on Monday, in what Ukrainian officials say is an effort to interdict the supply lines of food and weapons coming into their country. […]
Russia’s empty “Victory Day”
Russia’s celebration of “Victory Day” on Monday appears to be somewhat hollow, as the invasion of Ukraine has turned into a grinding struggle with few gains for the attacker. According to the […]
Mother’s Day and warfare
Russia prepared to celebrate its “Victory Day” over Nazis in World War II while their forces continued to bombard Ukrainian positions on Sunday. The last civilians have been evacuated from a battered […]
