Month: April 2021

LA County Sheriff Blames ‘Defund the Police’, Progressive Policies for Spike in Murders

Violent crimes soared in Los Angeles County, California, so far this year because criminals are emboldened by progressive law enforcement policies and the “defund the police” movement, the county’s sheriff said. In an interview with Fox News last week, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said the county has seen 60 homicides during the first…


Southern California Repurposes Buildings for Trafficking Survivors, Homeless

LOS ANGELES—When San Diego stopped issuing strip club licenses and a local club went up for sale, a church bought it to create a shelter for human trafficking survivors. When the pandemic bankrupted a family favorite roller rink that had been in Los Angeles for more than 40 years, a project to turn it into…


The Beauty of Adoption

There is nothing more beautiful than this.


Humpbacks Come for Breakfast

This is a truly breathtaking scene to witness.


China, US Agree on Need for Stronger Climate Commitments

The Chinese regime and the United States agree that stronger pledges to fight climate change should be introduced before a new round of international talks at the end of the year, the two countries said in a joint statement on April 18. The statement came after a meeting between Chinese climate envoy Xie Zhenhua and…


China, U.S. Agree on Need for Stronger Climate Commitments

The Chinese regime and the United States agree that stronger pledges to fight climate change should be introduced before a new round of international talks at the end of the year, the two countries said in a joint statement on April 18. The statement came after a meeting between Chinese climate envoy Xie Zhenhua and…


Kroger Closes 2 Stores in California City That Required ‘Hero Pay’

Grocery chain Kroger said it closed down two California stores Saturday after the Long Beach City Council approved a COVID-19-related “hero pay” ordinance that increased wages by $4 per hour. The pay increase, mandated in January, was for workers who were employed at pharmacies and retail stores with 300 or more employees in the Southern…


Michigan Won’t Issue COVID-19 Lockdown Amid Spring Surge, Whitmer Says

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said her state won’t carry out another COVID-19-related lockdown amid a spring spike in cases, following Republican-led lawsuits in 2020 that argued she overstepped her constitutional authority. “I have been sued by my legislature. I have lost in a Republican-controlled Supreme Court, and I don’t have all of the exact same…


Michigan Gov. Says State Can’t Issue COVID-19 Lockdown After Republican Lawsuits

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said her state won’t carry out another COVID-19-related lockdown following GOP-led lawsuits in 2020 that argued she overstepped her constitutional authority. “I have been sued by my legislature. I have lost in a Republican-controlled Supreme Court, and I don’t have all of the exact same tools [that I had 15 months…


Pastor Who Fled Communism Fears Canadians Are Losing Their Freedom

Artur Pawlowski fled communist Poland in 1990. More than 30 years later, he found video fame for evicting police from his Calgary church on the Easter weekend. The event rounded out Pawlowski’s full-circle journey of faith under oppression, to doubts about a land of freedom, to faith amid oppression again. Pawlowski first learned what it…