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Progressive California mayors back effort to amend crime laws amid ‘rampant’ drugs and theft

Progressive mayors are backing efforts to undo certain policies from California’s decades-old crime referendum. Critics say the referendum lowers penalties for petty theft and drug possession, emboldening criminals. The 2014 law in question, Proposition 47, reclassified many felonies as misdemeanors, including retail and property theft. Under Proposition 47, petty theft of merchandise valued at less […]

Houston attorney gets 180 days for spiking wife’s drinks with abortion drugs

A Texas man who drugged his wife’s drink in order to have an abortion has been sentenced to 180 days in prison, suspended for 10 years. Houston attorney Mason Herring, 39, pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges of injury to a child and assault of a pregnant person. He was originally charged with grievous assault with […]

Zach Williams on his Prodigal Journey: Jesus Saved Me from Drugs & Alcohol

When Zach Williams reads the fable of the prodigal son, he sees himself in the story. Like the wayward son in the Bible story, Williams separated from his family as an adult and rejected the beliefs and values ​​he had been taught from birth. He became addicted to marijuana. He became a heavy drinker. He […]

Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay Sold Drugs in 2000s Despite Anti-Drug Advocacy in 1980s

NEW YORK (AP) — A convicted drug dealer said Monday that Jam Master Jay, known for his anti-drug advocacy as part of the groundbreaking rap group Run-DMC, turned to cocaine trafficking to pay his bills. He reluctantly testified that he was involved. Ralph Margraf gave his first public testimony about what prosecutors say was a […]