The rising trend of electrifying home-heating systems triggered rolling blackouts in late December’s winter storm, mainly in states such as North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and California, according to the Institute for Energy Research (IER). Electrification policies pursued by President Joe Biden and other Democrats like California Governor Gavin Newsom aim to make the U.S….
Extensive Home-Heating Electrification Sparked Rolling Blackouts in California and Other States: IER
Knife-Wielding Man Fatally Shot by Tustin Police
TUSTIN, Calif.—Tustin police officers killed a bloodied, knife-wielding man Jan. 9. The officers responded at about 8:35 a.m. to a call about a suspicious subject holding a large knife with blood on his hands and clothing in the area of Warner and Red Hill avenues, according to Tustin police Sgt. Colt Kirwan. Arriving officers located…
Man Stabbed to Death in East Village, Suspect Arrested
SAN DIEGO—A 57-year-old man was in custody Monday on suspicion of fatally stabbing a man believed to be homeless in the East Village area. The San Diego Police Department (SDPD) said the attack occurred around 7:30 p.m. Sunday in the 100 block of 17th Street in East Village. Officers found a man lying in the…
Ex-VT Soccer Player to Get $100K Settlement After Defying Pro-BLM Kneel: Attorney
The attorney for former Virginia Tech soccer player Kiersten Hening said she will receive a $100,000 settlement after she alleged she was punished for refusing to kneel during the reading of a statement in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. In 2021, Hening filed a lawsuit against Virginia Tech Women’s Soccer head coach Charles…
Biden Approves State of Emergency in California After Deadly Storms
President Joe Biden approved California’s request for a state of emergency on Jan. 9 after a series of storms hit the Golden State, leaving about a dozen people dead. Several storms, as part of an “atmospheric river,” have hit California over the past two weeks and caused hundreds of thousands of customers to lose power, according to…
Biden Declares State of Emergency in California After Deadly Storms
President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency in California after a series of storms hit the Golden State, leaving around a dozen people dead. Several storms, as part of an “atmospheric river,” have impacted California over the past two weeks and caused hundreds of thousands of customers to lose power, according to Poweroutage.us. As of Monday…
Thousands of NYC Nurses Officially on Strike After Negotiations Collapse
Negotiations between a large New York nursing union and two major New York City hospitals fell through on Monday as more than 7,000 nurses went on strike. “After bargaining late into the night at Montefiore and Mount Sinai Hospital yesterday, no tentative agreements were reached,” the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) said in a…
Police: Attacker Kills 4, Then Self, in North Carolina Home
HIGH POINT, N.C.—Five people were found dead in a North Carolina home after one of them apparently killed the other four and then took their own life, police said. High Point police said in a news release that officers found the bodies of two adults and three minors in the home on Saturday. All were…
California Storm Leaves a Dozen Dead and More Than 100,000 Without Power
At least a dozen people in California have died and over 100,000 across the state are suffering outages as the region battles heavy storms, which forecasters predict will continue in the coming days. On Sunday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said that 12 people had died over the past 10 days in the state owing to…
Former Texas School District Employee Arrested Over Allegations of Multiple Sexual Encounters With Student
Texas deputies have arrested a 21-year-old woman for allegedly having multiple sexual encounters with a student at the school at which she was employed. Marisol Solis was arrested on Jan. 5 under charges of trafficking of persons. Hays County Sheriff’s Office said they received, in November last year, a report involving a Dripping Springs Independent…
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