Month: April 2023

California Bill That Would Impose Harsher Penalties on Fentanyl Dealers to Be Reconsidered

Along with several other bipartisan fentanyl bills previously shelved by California lawmakers, Senate Bill 44, which would impose harsher punishments on fentanyl dealers, will also get a second chance at life with a hearing for reconsideration by the state Senate’s Public Safety Committee scheduled for April 25. Authored by Sens. Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana) and…


Moody’s Forcasts 10 Percent Fall in House Prices Over Next 2 Years Amid Higher Rates

The American housing market may fall even further as rising mortgage rates suppress demand and the stock of new homes begins to grow, according to Moody’s. Home prices are expected to tumble between 5 and 10 percent over the next two years, Moody’s economist, Matthew Walsh, told Yahoo Finance in an April 18 interview. Walsh noted a…


Alberta Uses Firearms Act to Mandate Provincial Licensing of Gun Confiscators

In its second use of the newly implemented Firearms Act, the Alberta government said it will require any individuals or organizations involved in confiscating firearms to be licensed by the province first. According to Alberta Justice Minister Tyler Shandro, this move is intended to protect the province’s jurisdiction as well as the almost 342,000 Albertans…


Biden to Unveil New ‘Extended Deterrence’ Measures Against North Korea During Summit With Yoon

U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol this week will announce a new suite of “major deliverables on extended deterrence” aimed at “denuclearizing” North Korea, White House officials said on Monday. “The two leaders will have an extensive discussion about reinforced and enhanced extended deterrence commitments,” National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan…


Ed Sheeran Music Copyright Trial Moves Forward, Jury Selected

NEW YORK—Opening statements were set to occur Tuesday after a jury was chosen in a trial that mashes up Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” with Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On.” The heirs of Ed Townsend, Gaye’s co-writer of the 1973 soul classic, sued Sheeran, alleging the English pop star’s hit 2014 tune has “striking…


Woman Suffers Serious Injuries From Hit-and-Run Crash in San Diego Old Town

SAN DIEGO—A 29-year-old woman was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a hit-and-run crash in Old Town, the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) reported April 24. Around 6:15 p.m. Sunday, the victim was walking on a sidewalk near 4000 Harney St. with another woman when a 30-year-old man driving a goldish-tan Ford F-350 crew cab truck…


Woman Suffers Serious Injuries After Hit-and-Run Crash in San Diego Old Town

SAN DIEGO—A 29-year-old woman was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a hit-and-run crash in Old Town, the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) reported April 24. Around 6:15 p.m. Sunday, the victim was walking on a sidewalk near 4000 Harney St. with another woman when a 30-year-old man driving a goldish-tan Ford F-350 crew cab truck…


Indonesia Hit by Magnitude 7.3 Earthquake, Tsunami Warning Lifted

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck west of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island on Tuesday, Indonesia’s geophysics agency (BMKG) said, triggering a tsunami warning for around two hours. The tsunami warning, asking local authorities to immediately instruct residents of the affected area to move away from shores, has since been lifted. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) earlier pegged…


2 Teenagers Shot While Riding Bicycle in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES—A 16-year-old boy and an 18-year-old woman were hospitalized in critical condition following a drive-by shooting in the Florence area of Los Angeles, authorities said April 24. The shooting was reported about 10 p.m. April 23 at Central Avenue and 84th Street, according to a desk officer at the Los Angeles Police Department’s Operations…


US Helping From Afar as Americans Flee Fighting in Sudan

WASHINGTON—The White House said Monday the United States is helping from afar as thousands of Americans left behind in Sudan seek to escape fighting in the east African nation, after the U.S. Embassy evacuated all of its diplomatic personnel over the weekend and shut down. President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, defended the…