Morning Brief: Violence In California, A Major Update For Mangione & A Gun Control Defeat
Good morning. In Southern California, law enforcement is responding to reports of a deadly shooting at one of the region’s largest mosques. In New York, prosecutors scored a major legal victory in the murder case against the man accused of assassinating a healthcare CEO in broad daylight. And in Minnesota, Democrats failed to advance one […]
California Woman Charged In Alleged Scheme To Pay The Homeless To Register To Vote
A longtime California petition circulator has been charged in federal court after allegedly paying individuals — including homeless residents living in Los Angeles’ Skid Row neighborhood — to register to vote. Federal prosecutors announced that 64-year-old Brenda Lee Brown Armstrong of Marina del Rey, California, who also went by the name “Anika,” has agreed to […]
Elon Musk Loses Court Battle With OpenAI
A California jury ruled against Elon Musk on Monday, rejecting his lawsuit accusing Sam Altman and OpenAI of abandoning the company’s founding mission by transforming from a nonprofit organization into a for-profit powerhouse. The unanimous verdict came after jurors deliberated for less than two hours at federal court in Oakland, bringing an end to a […]
Minnesota Gun Control Bill Targeting Common Firearms And Magazines Fails
Democrats in Minnesota failed in their latest push to ban commonly owned semi-automatic firearms and magazines after Republicans and Second Amendment advocates successfully blocked the proposal. According to Bearing Arms, the legislation would have prohibited the sale and transfer of many semi-automatic rifles and magazines exceeding a specified capacity threshold, targeting firearms that are widely […]
Report: Active Shooter Reported At San Diego Islamic Center
The San Diego Police Department is responding to reports of an active shooter situation at the Islamic Center of San Diego. BNO News reports there are multiple casualties, according to officers at the scene, and at least two bodies were visible from outside on the street. The Islamic Center in Clairmont, California, is the largest […]
WHO Issues Global Warning As Americans Linked To Ebola Exposure
Several Americans in the Democratic Republic of Congo are believed to have been exposed to suspected Ebola cases during the region’s rapidly escalating outbreak, according to reports citing U.S. health officials. Reuters reported that multiple Americans were believed to have experienced “high-risk exposures,” while at least one individual tested positive for the virus. The U.S. […]
Trump Delays Planned Iran Strike As Negotiations Continue
President Donald Trump announced Monday that he will temporarily hold off on a planned military strike against Iran after leaders from Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates urged him to give ongoing negotiations additional time. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the attack had been scheduled for Tuesday but was paused […]
Minnesota Prosecutors Charge ICE Officer In Migrant Shooting Case
Nationwide warrant issued… A Minnesota U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer has been charged in connection with the nonfatal shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant during a January immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis. Hennepin County prosecutors charged ICE officer Christian Castro with four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime […]
Strangest Caucus In Washington: Massie And The House Democrats
There is a familiar story conservatives tell ourselves about the holdout. He is the lonely sentinel, the last man at the gate, the one Republican who will not be moved. He votes no, the bad bill fails, and the next bill is better. The story is satisfying. It flatters the holdout, it flatters the voter […]