Month: April 2021

Texas Lawmaker Urges Homeland Security to End Biden’s ‘Catch and Release’ Policy

Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas) on Tuesday called on Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas to abolish the Biden administration’s “disastrous” catch and release immigration policy, saying that it threatens local communities.


LA Human Trafficking Operation Leads to Recovery of 3 Girls and 11 Arrests

A Los Angeles-based human trafficking and child exploitation task force has rescued three teenagers and arrested nearly a dozen people during a multi-day operation in Pomona, authorities said. “Two females who appeared to be very young were observed as they engaged with vehicles occupied by lone males,” the Pomona Police Department said in a news release. “Both…


Son Sentenced for Hiding Fugitive Father, Who Allegedly Killed 2 Teen Daughters in 2008

The 32-year-old brother of two teen sisters who were killed on New Year’s Day 2008 was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in federal prison for helping his father evade capture for more than 12 years, according to federal prosecutors. Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah said 32-year-old Islam Yaser-Abdel Said…


Police Reform and Personal Responsibility

Commentary It is indeed rare, if not unprecedented, to see a highly diverse group of organizations such as the conservative Alliance Defending Freedom, the liberal American Civil Liberties Union, the libertarian Cato Institute, and the Reason Foundation on the same page as the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund on the same issue. But it…


Biden Administration Urges Supreme Court to Allow Schools to Censor Student Expression Online

The Biden administration and a Pennsylvania school district urged a skeptical Supreme Court this morning to let school districts suppress free speech by students on social media if they deem it potentially disruptive to school operations. The case, Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L., court file 20-255, was heard April 28. The Biden administration was…


LIVE: Arizona Maricopa County Election Audit Hearing (April 28)


Science Says If You’re Vaccinated, Enjoy Life Again

Commentary For 14 months, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended draconian restrictions on Americans’ daily lives to combat COVID-19. The CDC made light of the hardships and economic losses the restrictions inflicted. Call the agency the “Centers for Doubletalk and Confusion.” Now, evidence is emerging that the restrictions were based on flimsy…


Leidenheimer Baking Company: A 125-Year-Old New Orleans Tradition

New Orleans is passionate about its bread, especially when it comes to the po-boy. Some say the city’s signature sandwich, usually stuffed with fried oysters, shrimp, roast beef, sausage, or meatballs, isn’t the real deal unless it’s served on a locally baked Leidenheimer loaf. “The most important part of the po-boy is the bread,” said…


Jailed Woman Whose Baby Died at Birth Reaches Settlement

SANTA ANA—Orange County supervisors April 28 agreed to a proposed $1.5 million settlement with a woman who gave birth to a baby who died while the mother was in custody in Orange County Jail. The board voted unanimously in closed session to approve the settlement in the lawsuit filed by Ciera Stoetling, who was jailed…


Woman Whose Baby Died While in Jail at Birth Reaches Settlement

SANTA ANA—Orange County supervisors April 28 agreed to a proposed $1.5 settlement with a woman who gave birth to a baby who died while the mother was in custody in Orange County Jail. The board voted unanimously in closed session to approve the settlement in the lawsuit filed by Ciera Stoetling, who was jailed on…