Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declared Sunday that his state "will be the home of semiconductor manufacturing going forward" as the chip shortage has been affecting companies around the globe. "The country made a mistake over the past one or two decades to farm out manufacturing of all these essential supplies, whether it be now semiconductors...
Wisconsin’s Democratic Governor Vetoes GOP Abortion Bills
Wisconsin’s Democratic Gov. Tony Evers vetoed five Republican-authored anti-abortion bills on Friday, just days after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could curtail if not end a woman’s right to abortion. Evers, who is making his support for abortion rights a key plank of his 2022...
Latest California Smash and Grab Caught on Video
Another in a spate of smash-and-grab robberies plaguing cities in California and other states played out on Thursday at an indoor swap meet in Los Angeles. Authorities say cash, jewelry and other items were taken from the Del Amo Swap Meet in Racho Dominguez in a late morning assault by...
Cops Shot, Killed in Line of Duty Hits Record High in 2021
The number of cops shot and killed in the line of duty across the United States this year has hit a new high, the National Fraternal Order of Police reported Wednesday. Fifty-eight police officers have been killed on the job as of Nov. 30 — up from the 47 killed...
Schools Across the Country are Struggling to Find Staff. Here’s Why
Paying students to serve lunches during school hours. Bringing retired teachers back to the classroom. Hiring bus drivers for janitorial duties. Shortening in-person instruction to four days a week. Across the country, these are some of the short-term solutions to a nationwide shortage of school staff at all levels –...
Zakaria: Can We Compete with China and Also Save the Planet?
Coming as it did after years of strained relations between Washington and Beijing, the recent joint climate agreement between the U.S. and China highlights the central dilemma for American foreign policy going forward, Fareed Zakaria says. Should it be focused on solving the largest and most challenging global problems, or...
Voters Waking Up to Radical California Crime Laws in Wake of Bay Area Looting
A groundswell of Californians has started to push back against laws that have contributed to out-of-control looting, such as what happened to a San Francisco-area Nordstrom and Louis Vuitton in recent weeks. Democratic and Republican lawmakers alike say that a 2014 law known as Prop. 47 helped create the crime surge...
Famous Doctor Killed in Afghanistan After Family Pays Ransom
A prominent doctor was kidnapped and killed in Northern Afghanistan — despite a hefty ransom paid to secure his release, family members revealed. Psychiatrist Mohamed Nader Alemi’s body was picked up by the side of the road, two months after he was snatched from Mazar-i-Sharif. His captors had demanded and...
Greenland Strips Chinese Mining Firm of License to Iron Ore Deposit
Greenland says it has stripped a Chinese mining company of its license to an iron ore deposit near the capital Nuuk, dealing a blow to attempts by Chinese companies to gain a foothold on the resource-rich Arctic island. Read more from Reuters
Kyle Rittenhouse Met with Donald Trump After Acquittal
Kyle Rittenhouse met with Donald Trump at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago club after the teen was acquitted of all charges in his homicide trial on Nov. 19. “Kyle, I got to know him a little bit. He called. He wanted to know if he could come over and say hello...