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Why Gas Prices Are So High in California

September 12, 2026 10:29 amSeptember 12, 2026 10:29 am

While national crude prices set the floor, California’s taxes, climate rules, unique fuel special blend, and diminished refining system raise the price per gallon. California gas is expensive for two overlapping reasons: it is structurally more costly than in most...

Trump DOJ Takes Chattah Appointment Fight to the Supreme Court

September 11, 2026 12:12 pmSeptember 11, 2026 12:14 pm

The Trump administration on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a Ninth Circuit ruling that Nevada’s top federal prosecutor, Sigal Chattah, was unlawfully kept in office after Senate Democrats vowed to block her confirmation, the same vacancies maneuver...

Trump-Backed AZ Congressional Nominee Jay Feely Targets Democrat Amish Shah As ‘Socialist’ At GOP Convention

September 11, 2026 9:52 amSeptember 11, 2026 9:52 am

Arizona Republican congressional nominee Jay Feely used his appearance at the Republican National Committee’s midterm convention Wednesday to praise President Donald Trump and portray Democratic opponent Amish Shah as part of his party’s socialist wing. Feely, a former Arizona Cardinals...

Mayor Bass Exits Embattled LAHSA as Feds Probe Homeless Spending

September 9, 2026 11:59 amSeptember 9, 2026 1:00 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is leaving the commission that oversees the city’s lead homeless agency— the same board she appointed herself to, then rarely attended. A mayoral spokesperson told reporters Tuesday that Bass would step off the Los Angeles...

How Will the History Books Remember the 911 Generation?

September 5, 2026 8:13 amSeptember 8, 2026 7:31 am

I wonder how the history books and the students in classrooms will remember my generation. The generation that watched the towers fall from a high school history class. The generation that took a moment of silence so heavy it trembled...

Arizona Lawmaker Blasts Congressional Democrats As ‘Pandering Idiots,’ Calls Tucson Murders ‘Radical Islamic Terrorism’

September 4, 2026 1:25 pmSeptember 4, 2026 1:25 pm

An Arizona state lawmaker with a background in military counterterrorism operations and law enforcement blasted Democratic members of the state’s congressional delegation Thursday after they participated in a U.S. House tribute to two men murdered outside a Tucson gay bar....

A Startling Report Just Revealed Millions of Driver’s Licenses Were ‘For Sale’ on the Dark Web

September 3, 2026 11:45 amSeptember 3, 2026 11:45 am

It’s scary how easily certain information about you and your family can be found on the “dark web.” What’s worse is how quickly that information can potentially be used against you—for illicit charges, spam emails, identity theft, and who knows...