State bills to halt price gouging, help schools follow L.A. fires

State senators gathered in Pasadena on Friday afternoon to protect tenants, expand firefighters staffing and include a fund program for evacuated K-12 students and community colleges. The bill’s slate has been announced. Lawmakers called for an effort to “invest” 13 bill packages in California “fire-safe.” “This is one of the toughest times that LA cities […]

Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Bid To Halt Sentencing In Manhattan Case

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s ruling in New York. Judge Juan Melchan had previously scheduled sentencing for Friday morning, deciding it would be better to impose a sentence before Trump’s term begins rather than after it ends. In an emergency motion Wednesday, President Trump urged the justices to halt the sentencing, […]

Jack Smith Asks Judge To Halt All Deadlines In Trump’s Case After Election Victory

Special Counsel Jack Smith on Friday requested a suspension of all pending deadlines in the election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump. “As a result of the election held on November 5, 2024, the defendant will be recognized as the next president on January 6, 2025 and will assume office on January 20, 2025,” prosecutors […]

Crazy Video Shows Escaped Ostrich Bringing Traffic In South Dakota To Halt

A 7-foot-long ostrich escaped from a trailer on a multi-lane road in Sioux Falls, South Dutka County, on Tuesday, forcing cars to stop, according to the Associated Press. Sioux Falls police were notified of the bird by a motorist just before noon, reports said. Reported. Ostrich blocks traffic after escaping from trailer in South Dakota […]

Judge grants Wonderful’s request for temporary halt to UFW unionization effort

After more than a month of deliberation, a Kern County Superior Court judge sided with Wonderful and issued a preliminary injunction temporarily halting the contentious bargaining process between the agricultural giant and the state's largest farmworker union. In his ruling Thursday, Judge Bernard C. Berman said Wonderful's lawsuit against the state's relatively new farmworker organizing […]