Beloved Texas detention officer dead after being assaulted by ‘pure evil’ inmate
A Texas man being held in jail fatally assaulted a detention officer who was returning him to his cell.
Over two-thirds of US teens don’t drink, smoke or use marijuana —but this one vice is making ground: survey
Researchers believe that the decline in teenage substance use is a lasting effect of pandemic lockdowns that limited social gatherings — and dampened peer pressure.
56 clergy — including 48 priests — accused of sexual abuse dating back to the 1950s in Michigan Catholic diocese: AG
The investigation found that 48 priests, three religious brothers, one former religious brother and four deacons allegedly engaged in sexual misconduct over the past seven decades.
Santa Ana winds fuel brush fire in Jurupa Valley, challenge crews fighting Franklin fire
Fierce winds returned to SoCal on Tuesday, prompting a red flag warning for swaths of L.A. and Ventura counties and fanning the flames of a Jurupa Valley fire.
‘This is not a funeral’: California votes for Harris in somber electoral college ceremony as Trump presidency looms
California’s 54 electors cast the state’s votes for Democrat Kamala Harris, who lost the presidency to Republican Donald Trump.
Congress unveils bill to stave off government shutdown, drawing eye-rolls from GOPers
Congressional leaders dropped the text late Tuesday for legislation to stave off a government shutdown Friday night and keep the government’s lights on through March 14, 2025, at current spending levels.
L.A. County gives probation chief emergency powers in effort to avoid Los Padrinos closure
Some members of the L.A. County Board of Supervisors oppose closing Los Padrinos juvenile hall in Downey despite state oversight officials ordering it shut down due to lack of staffing an unsafe conditions for hundreds of youths housed there.
Why Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan are said to be considering a merger
Japanese automakers Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. are exploring the possibility of a merger, according to reports late Tuesday, in a bid to better compete against foreign electric-vehicle makers like Tesla Inc. and China’s BYD.
Natalie ‘Samantha’ Rupnow had disturbing fascination with other school shooters before her deadly rampage
Newly uncovered photos and online accounts purportedly associated with the Wisconsin teen school shooter suggest a deeply disturbing obsession with other school shooters such as Columbine killer Eric Harris.