President-elect Trump has talked about taking control of Greenland, Canada and the Panama Canal to capitalize on climate change and secure freshwater and shipping lanes.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Many watched their homes burn on television in a state of shock. Since the flames erupted in and around Los Angeles, scores of residents have returned to their still smoldering neighborhoods even as the threat of new fires persisted and the nation's second-largest city remained unsettled. For some, it was a first look at...
The expanding wildfires in Southern California have prompted more evacuation orders overnight while the Los Angeles County Public Health Department declared a local health emergency, stating the developments are causing “significant health and safety risks for residents across the county.” The Palisades Fire, the biggest of the six active wildfires in the Los Angeles area,...
Prosecutors are seeking at 15-year sentence for disgraced former New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez, who was convicted in a bribery case after a nine-week-long trial.
Emerald pay day As usual, Seattle’s Democratic leaders have outdone themselves in mandating the minimum wage be $20.76/hour (“Seattle eateries eaten up,” Jan. 9)....
In a final (we hope) slam of regular Americans, Team Biden's green crusaders just targeted yet another common household appliance: gas-fired tankless water heaters.
On Election Day, working people sent a clear message: American workers must always come first. This vision for the future cannot include the current H-1B visa program, which benefits corporate elites at the expense of American workers. The recent calls for a radical extension and expansion of this modern form of indentured servitude are simply […]
You’d think people who call themselves “human rights activists” would support free speech. When it comes to the modern LGBT activist community, you’d be wrong. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, just announced major policy shifts toward allowing more free expression on its platforms. In a move that’s being praised by nonpartisan free […]