As California firefighters struggle to control multiple wildfires destroying thousands of homes and forcing more than 100,000 to flee, more information is coming to light about the priorities of Los Angeles Fire Department. In particular, the city's department seems to have emphasized the skin color and sexual preferences of firefighters...

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Laura Ingraham momentarily went silent Friday after hearing Mel Gibson's terse message to the governor of California. During a segment of "The Ingraham Angle," the Fox News anchor asked Gibson numerous questions about the Palisades fire, in which Gibson recently lost his home. At one point, she asked the "Braveheart"...

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Controversial Texas Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett has made waves yet again by claiming that the Los Angeles Fire Department's DEI policies haven't hindered its ability to respond to wildfires since black women are America's most educated demographic. Do those facts line up with the truth, however? Not so much, it...

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High-earning actress Mandy Moore ignited her own wildfire when she asked for financial help during the ongoing California blaze. The "This is Us" star shared a GoFundMe campaign on her Instagram Thursday, asking for donations to her in-laws who reportedly lost their home to the ongoing fires in Los Angeles,...

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One of the Trump Organization’s former flagship hotels could be coming back into the fold, according to a new report. According to the Wall Street Journal, Eric Trump met recently with an executive from merchant bank BDT & MSD Partners. That bank controls the long-term lease on the former Trump...

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It's the little things that tell the story. With Facebook's parent company announcing a sweeping new approach to its content moderation policy, users of some of the world's largest social media platforms are likely to see the changes on their phones and laptop screens. But for some Meta employees, CEO...

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Despite eyewitness and camera evidence of suspected arson in the Greater Los Angeles fires, authorities have yet to rule it as the cause of the blaze. In one instance, a concerned resident showed firefighters video proof of arsonists setting fire to the city. The citizen approached a senior fireman with...

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Since the Greater Los Angeles fires began, speculation and theories about the inferno have spread even faster than the flames themselves. Take, for instance, the idea that firemen are so under-equipped to battle the fires that they've resorted to extinguishing them with water-filled purses. One clip circulating the internet appears to...

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Attorney Alina Habba has irked some conservatives for her gushing greeting to internet personality Andrew Tate on a Friday podcast. Habba defended President-elect Donald Trump through multiple trials in 2024 and has been tapped to serve as a White House counselor in the Trump administration. Tate, who made millions selling violent...

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A trending social media post suggested that The Weather Channel inadvertently aired footage of skeletal remains during the ongoing Greater Los Angeles fires. Many users shared the 22-second TikTok clip on X. "Did the @weatherchannel just show a charred skeleton in the rubble of the Los Angeles fires without realizing...

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California recently had a change in law related to theft, allowing one police department in the Golden State to take a victory lap after years of enduring relentless petty crimes under the old statutes. In the elections this past November, California voters approved Proposition 36 in a landslide, creating harsher...

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If you've ever wondered whether a not-guilty verdict made it all up to Daniel Penny, the man who was on trial for manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the death of Jordan Neely on the New York City subway, his attorney wants you to know that it was "hell" on...

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It is common for left-leaning media to malign conservatives by asserting that they are ideologically connected to the truly evil Nazis. For example, on Dec. 20, CNN published an article noscriptd, “Elon Musk endorses far-right German political party, wading deeper into global politics,” in which CNN claimed, “AfD recently became the...

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One borough away from where Daniel Penny was charged after trying to prevent subway violence, a different form of justice has prevailed. Penny was charged by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide because he contained Jordan Neely using a chokehold after Nelly talked about committing...

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Police arrested a grandmother in Central Texas after the woman's family accused her of poisoning her 7-year-old granddaughter. Authorities arrested 56-year-old Lisa Campbell-Goins on New Year's Eve, charging her with the exploitation of a child, injury to a child, and unlawful restraint, according to KDFW-TV in Texas. Campbell-Goins had cared...

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A Florida school district that banned student cell phone use this school year is reporting fewer problems and better grades. Broward County Public Schools banned any phone use, including at lunchtime, according to WTVJ-TV. “I’ve noticed a lot more creativity with students, I think their attention spans are a little...

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What does "transphobia" even mean in 2025? Is it "transphobic" to insist that there are immutable differences between men and women? Is it "transphobic" to suggest that those immutable differences can lead to dangerous situations when men and women compete in sports? Or is it "transphobic" to simply be a...

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How incompetent is Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, at passing as a relatable, likable royal? Let's put it this way: Her new Netflix show, which promises an "at home with Meghan" cooking experience, was not filmed at her own home, but at a rented home two miles away. And that's just the...

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An elderly woman who tried to get a group of youths to let her into her New York City apartment was later attacked by one of them, according to a published report. The New York Post reported that the incident took place shortly before noon Monday when the 79-year-old woman,...

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Apple agreed to a settlement in which the technology firm will pay $95 million to resolve claims that its voice assistant Siri eavesdropped on user conversations. The proposed class action lawsuit, for which a settlement was reached on Dec. 31, contended that Apple shared some of the conversations overheard by...

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Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie has an incredibly simple proposal for reducing both welfare spending and illegal immigration. As the new Congress convened, the lawmaker took to social media and asked how anyone can argue against “work requirements for able-bodied individuals on welfare.” He then noted how passing a simple...

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