The Biden administration has quietly approved plans to build a new crude oil terminal in the Gulf of Mexico off Texas, seemingly in contradiction to the president’s climate agenda. The Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration approved the application (pdf) for Enterprise’s Sea Port Oil Terminal, one of four proposed offshore oil export terminals, on Monday. According to the application, the port…
Biden Admin Quietly Greenlights Plan to Build Huge Gulf Oil Terminal
November 24, 2022
admin
bidenBusiness & MarketsClimate Agendaeconomic policieseconomyenergyExecutive BranchGold and CommoditiesLocal NewsMarketsOilPoliticsRegional-Local NewsTexasUSUS News
0 Comment
Officer Acquitted in Man’s Shooting at Chicago Train Station
CHICAGO—A Chicago police officer was found not guilty Tuesday in the February 2020 shooting and wounding of an unarmed man during a struggle at a downtown commuter train station. Cook County Judge Joseph Claps acquitted Melvina Bogard, 33, of aggravated battery and misconduct charges. Prosecutors have said Bogard and another officer, Bernard Butler, were riding…
Los Angeles Moves to Implement Stricter Policies on Retail Employers
November 24, 2022
admin
Local NewsLos Angeles city councilordinancePolicies & ImpactsRegional NewsRegional-Local NewsRetail workersSouthern CaliforniaUS
0 Comment
The Los Angeles City Council voted Nov. 22 for a so-called Fair Work Week ordinance, requiring retail employers to provide work schedules to employees at least 14 days in advance and provide at least 10 hours of rest between shifts. The ordinance—which will go through a second vote next week—was proposed by Councilman Curren Price…
4 Philadelphia Teens Shot in Drive-By Near High School
PHILADELPHIA—Four students were injured in an apparent drive-by shooting shortly after their Philadelphia high school let out early for the day late Wednesday morning, a city schools spokesperson said. City police said a 15-year-old girl was shot in the shoulder and thigh, a 15-year-old girl was shot in the shoulder, a 16-year-old boy suffered a…
Los Angeles Police Commission Increases Budget by $119 Million
November 24, 2022
admin
Crime and Incidentsdefund the policeLocal NewsLos Angeles Police Department (LAPD)michel mooreRegional NewsRegional-Local NewsSouthern CaliforniaUS
0 Comment
The Los Angeles Police Commission approved Nov. 22 a $119 million budget increase for the 2023–2024 fiscal year, adding to its current $3.15 billion budget. The budget will be sent to the mayor and city council for approval. If passed, the start of the fiscal year begins July 1. “We believe that establishing this goal,…
New Mexico Mother Accused of Using ‘Her Minor Children to Mule Drugs’ on Flight to Dallas
A New Mexico mother accused of hiding fentanyl in her children’s luggage before putting them on a flight to visit their father in Dallas, Texas, has been charged with a federal drug crime. Magdalena Silva Banuelos, 46, was indicted on charges of distribution of a controlled substance resulting in death, U.S. Attorney for the Northern…
Texas Judge Rejects Alex Jones’ Bid to Reduce $50 Million Defamation Verdict
Infowars host Alex Jones’s bid to decrease the millions of dollars in damages he’s required to pay to the family of a 6-year-old killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting was rejected by a Texas judge on Tuesday. In August, a Texas jury determined that Jones and his company, Free Speech Systems LLC—Infowars’ parent company—must pay $4.1 million in compensatory…
Scammers Pose as Sheriff’s Deputies, Banks in Recent Phone Scams: Authorities
November 24, 2022
admin
CaliforniaCrime and IncidentsLocal NewsPhone ScamsRegional NewsRegional-Local NewssmishingSouthern CaliforniaUS
0 Comment
With phone scams becoming a more common form of fraud, governmental agencies are informing the public about new scam tactics and how to protect against them. “The best advice is to ignore calls that aren’t from people in your address book and be skeptical about all unsolicited text messages,” Tanya Sierra, a spokesperson from the…
Ducey Congratulates Hobbs, Lake Warns Against Certifying Arizona Results
Outgoing Republican Gov. Doug Ducey has congratulated Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, who was named his successor after the midterm elections, which her GOP opponent Kari Lake has not conceded while disputes play out. Ducey met with Hobbs on Wednesday, two weeks after Election Day, amid reports of widespread problems at voting sites…
Appeals Court Allows Congressional Candidates to Challenge California’s Election Laws
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that an election integrity case involving complaints from congressional candidates in 13 counties across California has standing to challenge the constitutionality of the state’s election laws, regulations, policies, and procedures in federal court. The case has been sent back to a federal district court in Los Angeles…
-
Recent Posts
-
Archives
- May 2025
- April 2025
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- September 2013
- July 2013
- March 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- December 1
-
Meta