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Just hours after the U.S. announced it was “deeply concerned” about mounting unrest in the West African nation of Burkina Faso, the army’s General Honore Traore announced the dissolution of the government. Though there have been no reported cases of

Several months ago, Americans were alarmed by the spread of the “knockout game,” in which assailants on the street would punch victims, often from behind, without warning, knocking them unconscious. In Brooklyn, New York, a 13-year-old Jewish girl was attacked

SANTA MONICA, California — FWD.us, the immigration reform initiative founded by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, plans to launch a massive political push in December to support President Barack Obama’s planned executive action on immigration. On Tuesday evening, it brought roughly 100

LOS ANGELES, California — Silicon Beach, the rapidly-expanding tech and media corridor in West Los Angeles and Santa Monica, is the most “underestimated” technology production sector in the nation, according to mega-entrepreneur Peter Thiel. On Wednesday, the University of Southern

Video has emerged from Illinois of a “calibration error” that causes voting machines to switch votes from Republican to Democrat. The video, posted on YouTube, purportedly shows voting machines in the public library in Moline, IL registering votes as Democrat

Jeffrey Goldberg, who has become something of a stenographer to President Barack Obama on foreign policy, has broken the dog-bites-man news that the Obama administration dislikes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He adds that an Obama official referred to Netanyahu

Maybe it’s the approach of Halloween, or an impending sense of defeat for pro-Obamacare Democrats like Sen. Mark Pryor of Arkansas. Whatever the reason, the Daily Beast’s Asawin Suebsaeng is trying–rather desperately–to scare voters by resurrecting a long-dead argument: that

There has been a noticeable shift in coverage of the Los Angeles minimum wage debate by the local media in recent days, moving from a default embrace of Mayor Eric Garcetti’s election-year proposal to growing anxiety of the lack of debate

Last week, the U.S. State Department offered its “deepest condolences” to the family of 3-month-old Chaya Zissel Braun, who was killed by a Palestinian terrorist in Jerusalem, and was also a U.S. citizen. This past weekend, the State Department offered

Sen. Rand Paul gave a very interesting foreign policy speech last week, laying out the case for “conservative realism.” The task of balancing small-government ideals with national security needs is one with which our country has grappled since its founding.

Incumbent Democrat Rep. Scott Peters and Republican challenger Carl DeMaio debated Sunday evening at the Islamic Center of San Diego, the latest contest in their close race for the 52nd congressional district seat. The debate was sponsored by the Council

“Could control of the Senate in 2014 be decided by illegal votes cast by non-citizens?” That is the question posed by political scientists Jesse Richman and David Earnest, who answer in a forthcoming article in the journal Electoral Studies: “Most

The California Republican Taxpayers Association (CRTA), a group exposed by John Hrabe of the Flash Report for its campaign mail irregularities, has struck again–this time sending a mailer to Los Angeles-area voters that includes a Republican candidate who is not

Antonio Holmes, the 38-year-old car salesman allegedly shot Friday by suspect Luis Enrique Monroy-Bracamonte–who had been deported twice from the U.S.–has been upgraded to “fair” condition after being wounded in the head and enduring eight hours of surgery. “Anthony Holmes is a

Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson has leveraged his past NBA basketball career into political success. This Nov. 4, he is asking the voters of California’s capital city to approve Measure L, which would concentrate power in his office. He is being

Anti-Israel activists in South Africa placed a pig’s head in the kosher meat section of a Woolworth’s grocery story in Cape Town, rendering all of the meat inedible for Jews who keep kosher. The action by the Congress of South

Frank Mankiewicz, the politico-turned-journalist who made National Public Radio (NPR) what it is today, died on Thursday evening. He was remembered by the New York Times as the press secretary for Robert F. Kennedy and the campaign manager for George McGovern.

You had to feel just the slightest tinge of jealousy watching the members of the Canadian parliament give a lengthy standing ovation to Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers, the 58-year-old who killed a terrorist and defended democracy on Wednesday. Imagine if we

Supporters of Measure D, which would require any changes to Santa Monica Airport (SMO) to be approved by the voters, are confident that they can “trounce” their opponents at the polls and defeat rival Measure LC, which would allow the

CNN anchor Carol Costello has apologized for mocking the audio this week of a tearful Bristol Pail describing being assaulted at a party that became the stuff of tabloid speculation last month.  “Over the past few days I have been

The California Department of Public Health has established an Ebola hotline to calm panicked residents, as two Sacramento-area residents are being monitored for possible symbols of the deadly hemmorhagic fever. In a statement Tuesday, state public health director Dr. Ron Chapman

A leading commander of Yazidi volunteer forces resisting the advance of ISIS guerrillas was killed by mortar fire on Wednesday, according to Breitbart News sources. Khairi Murad Shex Khider, who led several hundred Yazidi fighters in the area of Skiniya, died after

Supporters of Measure LC, a local ballot initiative that would allow the Santa Monica City Council to close the municipal airport when its operating agreement expires next year, have resorted to blatant lies in an effort to fool the public.

John Hrabe of the Flash Report reports that a shady group calling itself the “California Republican Taxpayers Association” has been sending slate mailers that actually support tax hikes to registered Republican voters in the state. The group, which Hrabe says

A federal judge has upheld Puerto Rico’s traditional marriage law, bucking the recent trend of federal courts to strike down state laws enshrining traditional marriage. District judge Juan M. Perez-Gimenez, a Carter appointee, delivered a ruling that relied on a conservative

Radical environmental activists convinced the Los Angeles city council Tuesday to draft an ordinance banning the production or sale of genetically modified organisms (GMO) within the city limits, less than two years after the voters of California rejected Proposition 37,

For eight years, Americans have been told that Democrats have a decisive advantage among young people, and especially on the Internet. That might have been true with the rise and re-election of Barack Obama. But as his presidency falters, and

Though some have speculated that former Beverly Hills 90210 actress Tori Spelling, who has been quarantined in a Los Angeles hospital with severe coughing, might have enterovirus-D68 or even Ebola, the symptoms she has shown–especially coughing fits–are more consistent with whooping

One of the best arguments against a travel ban against the African countries where Ebola has broken out is that it would be ineffective, given the porous U.S. borders. Someone determined to travel to the U.S. would find a way.

SANTA MONICA — There are fourteen candidates for just three seats on the Santa Monica city council. There are a multitude of federal, state, and local offices. There are even some controversial statewide ballot questions. But the one issue that

The New York Times reported Sunday that President Barack Obama “will do everything in his power to avoid letting Congress vote on” a potential nuclear deal with Iran.   Congress must approve a cancelation of sanctions, one of Iran’s key demands. Therefore

Harvard University has imposed an effective travel ban on Ebola-striken countries, requiring students, faculty, and staff to obtain official permission from the university administration before traveling to affected parts of West Africa, and possibly staying off campus for 21 days