The gunman who allegedly tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump while he was golfing has been ordered held without bond until his trial. Ryan Wesley Routh appeared in federal court in West Palm Beach, Florida, Monday morning for a three-hour hearing — where Judge Ryon McCabe agreed with prosecutors that Routh should be kept behind bars until his trial for weapons charges. On Monday, prosecutors released a letter in which Routh allegedly admitted he was going to...

Mayor Todd Gloria endorsed the tough-on-crime plan during a morning rally. SAN DIEGO—A five-point plan to improve public safety and cleanliness in downtown San Diego was proposed Monday by a group of residents and business owners. Mayor Todd Gloria endorsed the tough-on-crime plan during a morning rally. “The success of downtown is imperative not only for the people who live, work and visit here every day, but for the continued progress and success of our entire city,” Gloria said. “From...

At a March GOP meeting in my congressional district, I said, “I am a Christian first, an American second, and then a Republican.” Immediately, an older gentleman yelled out, “That is why we don’t like you!” I wondered what bothered him more, the Christian or the American part. Our politics have become toxic. Too many voters treat their political party as the most important thing in their lives. They consider the other side to be their enemy or, even worse, evil. This phenomenon spans both...

The maker of the party game Cards Against Humanity has sued Elon Musk’s SpaceX accusing it of trespassing on and damaging company-owned property in Texas.  The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Texas court, asks for $15 million to cover damages including what the company calls the destruction of natural vegetation.  The dispute involves a plot of vacant land near Brownsville, Texas, far from the Cards Against Humanity corporate headquarters in Chicago. The game maker bought the...

A new rule governing what Portland Public Schools educators are — and are not — allowed to put on the walls of their classrooms is drawing pushback from its vocal teachers’ union. Under the rule, items on display in classroom walls and bulletin boards must be related to approved curriculum or district sponsored events. The rules specify that classroom spaces “cannot be used for an employee’s personal expression, whether that is related to a political or personal issue.”

A Colorado county has gotten almost every homeless person off of the streets by enacting a “Handouts Don’t Help” initiative amid the nearby city of Denver’s all-out homeless and drug crisis. Less than an hour south of Denver, Douglas County has taken the panhandling, loitering, drug dealing, and street-sleeping problems seriously. Around 70 signs have been erected at intersections and roads that used to be popular homeless spots, directing people to DouglasHasHeart.org — a webpage with...

A Texas Democrat running for U.S. Senate is under scrutiny for his claims about border security. Similar to Senate Democrats claiming to support border security, including distancing themselves from Biden-Harris administration policies, U.S. Rep. Collin Allred, D-Dallas, who’s challenging incumbent U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, says he will secure the border. In a recent campaign ad, Allred says, “I’m working with both parties to finally secure the border, to add more border...

ormer President Donald Trump's campaign and his supporters have tried to strike out at Vice President Kamala Harris' interviews and presentations throughout the presidential race, attempting to paint the Democratic nominee into a corner. Trump has claimed that he is "better-looking" than Harris, an opinion that was mocked by the Harris campaign earlier this month, while Republicans have tried to accuse the vice president of changing her accent during public appearances.

The campaign cited data showing from 2021 to 2023, murders in Springfield, Ohio, rose from five to nine. That’s an 80% increase.  A crime data expert cautioned against making annual comparisons in places where less than one homicide is reported each month, noting that homicides would be considered too rare to draw conclusions.  FBI homicide data also showed that the number of homicides in Springfield fluctuated without a clear trend from 2012 to 2022.

Egypt said it sent military aid to Somalia, the latest show of support for the Horn of Africa nation that’s embroiled in a feud with neighboring Ethiopia over a breakaway territory. A shipment that recently arrived in the capital, Mogadishu, is part of backing “for the efforts of sisterly Somalia to achieve security and stability, combat terrorism” and preserve its sovereignty and unity, Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said Monday in a brief statement.