Gavin Newsom calls for investigation into who was responsible for low water at fire hydrants during wildfire crisis
Amid growing calls for accountability for government failures on California's wildfires, Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an independent investigation into one of the worst reports. Newsom issued a statement Friday afternoon as wildfires continue to spread, destroying lives and livelihoods. “We need answers to prevent something like this from happening again.” “I call for an […]
Newsom calls for independent investigation of LA Department of Water and Power
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Friday called for an independent investigation by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power amid reports of water supply problems during this week's wildfires. In a letter to the department's CEO, chief engineer and Los Angeles County public works director, Newsom called the reports “deeply disturbing.” “Water supplies […]
Alec Baldwin Calls Himself ‘Scapegoat’ in Malicious Prosecution Suit Filed Against ‘Rust’ Prosecutors
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Actor Alec Baldwin has filed a civil lawsuit alleging malicious prosecution and civil rights violations in the shooting death of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “The Last.” The case was filed Thursday in state district court in Santa Fe, where a judge in July dismissed manslaughter […]
‘Delaying and obstructing’: Top Senate Republican hits back as Dem calls foul on Trump confirmation hearings
Fox's first appearance: Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, accused Democrats of “delaying and obstructing” President-elect Trump's top energy nominees in his administration. are. “Senate Democrats have once again shown that delaying and obstructing the incoming Trump administration is a top priority,” Lee said in an exclusive statement. “Documents […]
Comedian Steve Byrne Calls Gavin Newsom’s Mismanagement of Los Angeles Fires ‘Criminal’
Actor and comedian Steve Byrne — star of the TBS sitcom sullivan and son — Accuses California politicians, including Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D), of mishandling the Los Angeles wildfires, the state's water supply and other related issues. “mismanagement amounts to a crime,'' he said. ” In a recent […]
Raskin calls for Alito to recuse himself from Trump case
In a statement Thursday, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, called on Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from President-elect Trump's hush money criminal case. In his claim, Raskin said that Alito “just hours” before Trump's lawyers asked the Supreme Court to intervene to halt the criminal conviction […]
Trump calls on Newsom to ‘open up the water main’
President-elect Trump called on California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) to “open up the water mains” in an online post Thursday as fires continue in Los Angeles. “Governor Gavin Newscome should immediately go to Northern California and open the water mains and instead of letting that water flow into the Pacific Ocean, it should flow into […]
Dockworkers union chief calls Trump 'hero' after reaching deal to avert strike
The head of a longshoremen's union praised President-elect Trump's support in contract negotiations with port operators, particularly on automation issues. The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) announced Wednesday night that they had reached a tentative agreement to avert damaging attacks ahead of next week's deadline. “He is a hero […]
Pope Francis ramps up Israel criticism, calls Gaza situation ‘shameful’
Vatican City – Pope Francis on Thursday called the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave “very serious and shameful,” reinforcing recent criticism of Israel's military operation in Gaza. In his annual address to diplomats, delivered on his behalf by a close aide, Francis appeared to refer to the deaths caused by the cold winter weather […]
Sacred Heart University employee charged with arranging sex with a minor calls himself ‘an evil of the world’
A former University of the Sacred Heart employee charged with sex crimes identified herself in a pre-written apology discovered by investigators after she was arrested last week by an undercover police officer posing as a 14-year-old girl. He was called the “bad guy of the world.” . Matthew Janik, 39, is charged with enticement of […]