Jennifer Van Laar

It's the end of an era in Los Angeles County - an era its crime-weary residents hope never returns. Tuesday afternoon Nathan Hochman was sworn in as District Attorney after trouncing incumbent Soros DA George Gascón in the November general election. Republican former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger did the honors: [video] Back in December 2020, when Gascón was sworn in, he immediately signed a number of Special Directives that took effect that day and made his criminal-coddling policies - including refusing to charge gang or weapons enhancements and never pursuing the death penalty - the official policy of the LA County DA's office.

On Wednesday a 56-year-old white man entered a school in Northern California with a "ghost gun" then shot and critically injured two kindergarteners before killing himself on the playground.

Los Angeles-based independent investigative journalist Cece Woods has been a thorn in the side of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department since

The mystery of the swarm of drones seen in New Jersey and other northeastern states for at least the last month still hasn't been solved and is at

The mystery of the swarm of drones seen in New Jersey and other northeastern states for at least the last month still hasn't been solved and is at the top of the news cycle as we head into the weekend (as expertly covered by our own Ward Clark), and finally, President-Elect Donald Trump has weighed in on the topic. Trump made a simple statement on Truth Social: (Truth) He wrote: Mystery Drone sightings all over the Country. Can this really be happening without our government’s knowledge. I don’t think so! Let the public know, and now. Otherwise, shoot them down!!! DJT Musk's first statement was a tongue-in-cheek response

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has loudly announced his intention to "Trump proof" the state ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration in January 2025.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has loudly announced his intention to “Trump proof” the state ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration in January 2025.

So, that state of emergency that California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared Wednesday related to bird flu?

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has loudly announced his intention to "Trump proof" the state ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration in January 2025. Some of the things he wants to do will be extremely unpopular with the state's residents, and legislators who watched their districts vote for Trump (or saw big leaps in that direction) will be wary of publicly signing on to his radical agenda. He's in a bit of a conundrum. He's probably been longing for the unchecked power he had from March 2020 through February 28, 2023, when Californians lived under a State of Emergency for the COVID pandemic. Enter Avian influenza A (H5N1), commonly known as "Bird Flu."