The US presidency is the most powerful office in the world. Too powerful.
Like a compulsive gambler, the United States continues to raise the stakes on decisions made by inherently fallible human beings.…
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Sophisticated Southern California criminal tourism network charged in federal investigation
A multimillion-dollar crime tourism scheme that operated for years in Southern California, facilitating robberies across the country, led investigators to…
'Son is not fit to shine father's shoes': RFK Jr. readers
August 26, 2024 11:52 am Pacific Time To the editor: What a study in contrasts! (“Kennedy Jr. suspends presidential bid,…
Traveler infected with measles flew into LAX and visited Orange County
A traveler infected with measles flew from London to Los Angeles International Airport before traveling to Orange County this month,…
Suspect arrested in fatal Riverside shooting after 19 years
A man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in Riverside was arrested this month in Mexico after 19 years…
Perseid meteor shower: enjoy the best light show of the year
The first time Bill Cooke saw a meteor shower, he was 11 years old and in the woods of north…
Police shootings in Los Angeles and elsewhere show the dangers of 'de-escalation'
Recent reports have highlighted the prevalence of Police shoot people carrying knives and other bladed weapons. These cases, which often…
Background check delays impact job and housing seekers
Significant delays in processing background checks are causing headaches across California, leaving job and housing applications stuck in limbo and…
Judges set example for other courts by preventing domestic abusers from owning firearms
The Supreme Court's ruling on Friday finally brought common sense to the analysis of gun rights under the Second Amendment.…
Protests at USC and other campuses are not inherently noble
The current campus demonstrations are a reminder that, of all the mossy clichés and smug pieties of polite (and impolite)…