Close to $800K raised for former sports phenom and shoe store owner who lost everything in fire
A California community has rallied around one of the local sports legends who lost everything in the Los Angeles area wildfires. GoFundMe campaign An organization founded by his son has already raised more than $720,000 for Walt Butler, 83, whose Altadena home was destroyed in Wednesday's Eaton Fire. “We're still trying to assess what actually […]
DC pizza shop owner faces backlash after congratulating Trump
Menomale Pizza owner Mariya Rusciano joins ‘The Faulkner Focus’ to explain the controversy surrounding her shop after they … source
Wildfire disaster proves why ‘competence,’ not party, matters in electing leaders: L.A. Times owner
Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, owner of the Los Angeles Times, accused American voters of “I told you so” over the response of elected leaders to the Los Angeles area wildfires. Soon-Shiong criticized the incompetence of local officials, writing on X that their handling of the crisis proves exactly why voters should not elect leaders based on […]
Video: Stick-wielding jewelry store owner lowers the boom on brazen trio of masked, hooded crooks trying smash-and-grab heist
“I never thought about it,” said Jerry Solani, a Toronto-area jewelry store owner. told CBC News. “I stood up and said, 'No, that doesn't happen here.'” Solani was referring to the horrific incident that took place on October 3rd. At that time, three masked and hooded individuals wandered into his store — Jewelry Forever in […]
Palisades mall owner didn’t leave mall’s fate up to the city — and it’s now one of the only structures still in one piece
The fire has burned 36,000 acres in Los Angeles County, destroyed or damaged more than 10,000 buildings, displaced tens of thousands of residents and claimed at least 10 lives. By noon Friday, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection had shown Only 3% of the Eaton Fire, 35% of the Kenneth Fire, 37% of […]
LA Times owner rips Mayor Karen Bass for cutting fire department budget
The billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times has criticized the city's mayor, Democratic Mayor Karen Bass, for cutting the budget for the city's crippled fire department as it works to quell devastating wildfires. He criticized the company's “poor planning” and “poor judgment.” The whole neighborhood. “The mayor wanted $23 million. [cut]as I understand it, […]
Citi Bike costs jump again after summer price hike – and owner Lyft’s push for NYC congestion pricing
Lyft increased the price of its Citi Bike on Monday. This was just as they were about to defeat the congestion pricing they had been lobbying for. The bike rental service has decided to raise its prices again, less than six months after parent company Lyft slapped a 20% price increase on customers. The pinch […]
Ex-con owner of ConBud in NYC raked in about $7 million in sales in 2024
Someone is high on marijuana. The owner of a Big Apple marijuana dispensary is doing great financially, with his up-and-coming business generating about $7 million in sales last year. It's been about 20 years since he was locked up for selling marijuana. “What gets me here is that I do the work every day, whether […]
Seattle Restaurant Owner Cries After Minimum Wage Hike Forces Her to Close
A small business owner in Seattle, Washington, says he's been “crying every day” about his restaurant closing due to the state's new minimum wage hike to more than $20 an hour. Democratic-controlled cities law Breitbart News reported that the minimum wage increase from $19.97 to $20.76 went into effect on the first day of 2025. […]
Report: Schneider, Hines Pitched LA Times’ Billionaire Owner To Fund ‘Conservative Version’ Of ‘The View’
Rob Schneider performs on stage at the Comedy in Your Cars drive-in concert at the Ventura County Fairgrounds and Event Center on August 28, 2020 in Ventura, California. (Photo by Fraser Harrison/Getty Images) OAN Staff Sophia Flores10am – Saturday, January 4, 2025 Former “Saturday Night Live” star Rob Schneider and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s wife […]