Ford, Carter, Reagan Push for Gun Ban

Three former presidents endorsed legislation Wednesday to ban the future manufacture, sale and possession of combat-style assault weapons as a closely divided House neared a showdown today on the hotly controversial issue. Gerald R. Ford, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan sent a letter to all House members expressing their support for the measure, effectively joining … Read more

The @POTUS Twitter account now belongs to Joe Biden

Now it’s really official. Moments after swearing in as the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden crossed another important milestone in the democratic transfer of power: He took over the @POTUS Twitter account. Barack Obama was the first posting president on the @POTUS account. His administration handed over the keys in 2016, and … Read more

Tennessee pizza shop faces backlash after declining to cater same-sex wedding

A pizza shop in Chattanooga, Tennessee, said it was a choice of “personal conviction” to not provide catering services for same-sex weddings after critics bashed it for the policy. Wood-fired pizza eatery Pizzeria Cortile posted a statement to its Facebook account on Tuesday confirming its policy after a left-leaning media company first drew attention to it the day … Read more

Mass shooting near Maryland funeral home leaves 1 dead, 9 injured

A mass shooting near a funeral home in Baltimore County, Maryland, left one person dead and nine others injured Tuesday night, county officials said.  Baltimore County Police Chief Robert McCullough said officers responded to reports of shots fired on Loch Raven Boulevard at around 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The scene was near Johnson Funeral Home … Read more

Inmate Joseph Corcoran convicted of quadruple homicide is put to death in Indiana’s 1st execution in 15 years

An Indiana man convicted of killing four people including his brother and his sister’s fiancé decades ago was put to death Wednesday, marking the state’s first execution in 15 years. Joseph Corcoran, 49, was pronounced dead at 12:44 a.m. CST at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City, Indiana, the Indiana Department of Correction said … Read more

Three Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide

A child actress whose credits included the film “Jaws IV: The Revenge” was believed to have died with her mother Wednesday in an apparent murder-suicide initiated by her father, who set fire to the family’s San Fernando Valley home before taking his own life, authorities said. The bodies were found in the heavily damaged West … Read more

Supreme Court strikes down race-based affirmative action in college admissions

Kashish Bastola, right, hugs fellow Harvard student Nahla Owens outside the Supreme Court in Washington on Thursday after the court struck down race-based affirmative action in college admission decisions. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) In another major reversal, the Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action policies at colleges and universities that use … Read more

Biden insists drones pose ‘no sense of danger’ in first comments on mysterious sightings

Biden reacted to the drone sightings after lawmakers across America demanded answers about the mysterious flights. President Biden broke his silence on the alarming number of drone sightings gripping the tri-state area, insisting there is “no sense of danger” affiliated with the unexplained flights. “Nothing nefarious apparently, but they’re checking it all out,” Biden told … Read more

The Beach Boys, tony Lido Isle, $150,000 tickets: A peek inside Trump’s Orange County fundraiser

President Trump greets cheering supporters as he arrives Sunday at John Wayne Airport on Air Force One. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) President Trump slipped into Orange County for less than three hours Sunday to raise money for his cash-strapped campaign. His high-dollar fundraiser on exclusive Lido Isle off Newport Beach took place … Read more

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