Category: State News

FBI Arrests Texas Businessman in Wake of Impeachment of State Attorney General Ken Paxton

The FBI on Thursday arrested a businessman in the wake of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment, a move that came amid new questions about the men’s dealings raised by financial records the Republican’s lawyers made public to try to clear him of bribery allegations. Real estate developer Nate Paul, 36, was taken into custody…


Hundreds in Los Angeles Commemorate Victims of Tiananmen Square Massacre

On the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, hundreds of Chinese democracy activists and supporters in Los Angeles participated in a car parade and candlelight vigil outside the Chinese consulate. According to organizers, their goal was to awaken more people to the truth of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, also known as the “June 4th…


Clerk Charged With Murder at Detroit Gas Station Weeks After Similar Shooting in City

DETROIT—A clerk was charged with murder Thursday in a second recent middle-of-the-night fatal shooting at Detroit gas stations related to disputes with customers. Anthony McNary, 25, was shot through the door after the clerk had kicked him out of the gas station and locked the door Monday, Worthy said. Moments earlier, Moad Al-Gaham had removed…


Under House Arrest, Fake Heiress Anna ‘Delvey’ Sorokin Launches Podcast

NEW YORK—It’s a weekday afternoon and Anna Sorokin is on house arrest in a New York apartment building that has been condemned as imminently perilous to life. So she’s attempting to capture outside attention and relieving her boredom in the most quotidian way: starting a podcast. For now, she wants to reimagine her public image…


Under House Arrest, Fake Heiress Anna ‘Delvey’ Sorokin Launches Podcast to Rehab Public Image

NEW YORK—It’s a weekday afternoon and Anna Sorokin is on house arrest in a New York apartment building that has been condemned as imminently perilous to life. So she’s attempting to capture outside attention and relieving her boredom in the most quotidian way: starting a podcast. “So many people became famous for bad things and…


Jury Returns $63 Million Verdict After Finding Chevron Covered up Toxic Pit on California Land

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—A California jury has returned a $63 million verdict against Chevron after finding the oil giant covered up a toxic chemical pit on land purchased by a man who built a house on it and was later diagnosed with a blood cancer. Kevin Wright, who has multiple myeloma, unknowingly built his home directly…


Millions Who Died at the Hands of Communism Honored in Washington

A memorial was held in the nation’s capital on Friday to honor the millions of people who lost their lives due to communism around the world in the last century. The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) held its 16th annual wreath-laying ceremony, which brought together embassies, representatives of captive nations, and human rights organizations….


Belmont Park Resumes Live Racing After Air Quality Improves Ahead of Belmont Stakes

NEW YORK—Live racing resumed at Belmont Park on Friday following significant improvement in air quality conditions in New York state. Both Belmont and Saratoga reopened for training Friday morning, and the 11-card race started at 12:50 p.m. The New York Racing Association (NYRA) said in a statement that it will actively monitor air quality conditions…


‘You Need to Surrender’: San Diego Police Still Looking for ‘Dangerous’ Gunman Who Shot Officer

The auto-theft suspect that shot and wounded a San Diego Police Department (SDPD) officer this week in a Chollas Creek-area neighborhood remains unidentified and at large, SDPD Chief David Nisleit said June 9. “You need to surrender,” Nisleit spoke in front of cameras to the fugitive shooter at the briefing at downtown SDPD headquarters. “We…


Southern California Hotel Workers Authorize a Strike That Would Be ‘Largest Ever’

Thousands of Southern California hotel workers authorized a strike on Thursday over pay and conditions in what would be the largest-ever strike by hotel workers. Members of Unite Here Local 11, which represents over 32,000 nonmanagement hotel workers in Southern California and Arizona, made the decision as contract negotiations fell apart.   The decision impacts 15,000…