Month: April 2022

Biden Uses Clemency Powers for the First Time

President Joe Biden announced Tuesday the first use of his presidential powers to grant clemency, pardoning three felons and commuting the sentences of dozens more. The U.S. Constitution grants presidents the power to forgive convictions or shorten sentences. Biden is pardoning former Secret Service Agent Abraham Bolden, 86. Bolden became the first black man to…


Nikki Haley Wants a Conservative Renaissance

Commentary Nikki Haley has been busy. The former ambassador to the United Nations and South Carolina governor has spent the past few months not discussing herself but rather conservative candidates running for office with voters across the country. Her goal is to encourage people to vote for candidates she believes best embody the populist conservative coalition….


Reduce Your Fear of Falling

Improving your balance, strength, flexibility, and gait will give you the confidence to stay active. Falling poses a major risk for injury as we get older, and it’s no wonder that many of us have a real fear of it. Unfortunately, fear of falling often winds up increasing the chance of a devastating spill. To…


Kidnapped California Baby Found, 3 Suspects Detained

SAN FRANCISCO—A 3-month-old baby who was kidnapped from his San Francisco Bay Area home was found Tuesday and three suspects were detained, police said. The baby, Brandon Cuellar, was unharmed but was taken to a hospital as a precaution, San Jose Police Department officials said during a news conference. “This incident is a parents’ worst…


Kidnapped California Baby Found and 3 Suspects Detained

SAN FRANCISCO—A 3-month-old baby who was kidnapped from his San Francisco Bay Area home was found Tuesday and three suspects were detained, police said. The baby, Brandon Cuellar, was taken to a hospital as a precaution, the San Jose Police Department announced on Twitter, without saying where the boy was located. The announcement came shortly…


Elon Musk Warned by Western Governments Following Twitter Takeover

The European Union and the United Kingdom both issued vague warnings to Tesla CEO Elon Musk on content moderation following his recent takeover of Twitter. “Regardless of ownership, all social media platforms must be responsible,” UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office told the BBC, without elaborating. “Be it cars or social media, any company operating in…


Eat ‘Em to Beat ‘Em: Lionfish Cuisine Puts an Invasive Species on the Dinner Table

Can you make a silk purse from a sow’s ear? The citizens of Destin-Fort Walton Beach, Florida, are trying. In this case, the dubious item is no part of a pig, but an invasive, rapacious Asian fish that has mushroomed along both coasts of Florida, across the Caribbean, and into the Atlantic as far south…


Trucking Industry Downturn Foreshadows Possible Economic Troubles

Demand for trucking services has declined notably in the early months of 2022, foreshadowing the likelihood of economic tribulations as the economy roils from inflation, supply chain issues, and interest rate hikes. By April 17, trucking on-demand rates had fallen to $2.19 per mile, down from $2.27 on the same day in 2021, and significantly…


Attorney General Tight-Lipped on Hunter Biden Investigation

Attorney General Merrick Garland told lawmakers “there will not be interference,” but declined to say whether he has been briefed on the federal tax investigation into Hunter Biden by the U.S. attorney’s office in Delaware. Garland was questioned about the federal investigation into Biden by Sens. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) at an…


Former Head of LADWP Gets 6 Years in Federal Prison in Corruption Case

LOS ANGELES—A former top executive of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) was sentenced on April 25 to six years in federal prison for his role in a bribery scheme stemming from a probe of the city’s handling of the botched launch of a DWP billing system. David H. Wright, 62, of…