William Bigelow - Page 9

Articles by William Bigelow

Media Refuse to Report Suspect’s Race After Good Samaritan Is Shot

Police are now searching for Euric Cain, a black gunman who allegedly attempted to kidnap a woman in New Orleans but was stopped by a heroic medical student. Before the suspect was identified by police, media had provided little help by avoiding the description of the suspect due to politically correct fears about race.

New Orleans Police Department

Kamala Harris Cleared, but Campaign Woes Mount

California Attorney General Kamala Harris has been cleared in an ethics inquiry over personal gifts–but her financial management of her campaign is drawing serious criticism.

Kamala Harris hands (Nick Ut / Associated Press)

Beagle Brigade Sniffs out Bio-Terrorism at LAX

Those who aim to smuggle bio-terror threats, contraband, money, or other forbidden items through LAX International Airport have to circumvent one team of heroic dogs: the Beagle Brigade K-9 team.

US-ANIMAL-PETS-DOGS

Black Arts Center Kicks S.F. Chronicle out of Meeting

On Wednesday night in San Francisco, the non-profit African American Arts and Culture Complex barred the media from observing a meeting to deal with an internal struggle for control, even though the building where the meeting took place is owned by the city, and taxpayers funded more than three-quarters of last year’s $1 million budget.

Obama on San Francisco Chronicle cover (torbakhopper / Flickr / CC)

Pigeons Can Spot Cancer

A surrogate for observers of medical images may have been found by researchers from the University of California, Davis: pigeons.

Twitter/UC Newsroom

Fighting Sioux Now the Fighting Hawks

The University of North Dakota, denied the use of its “Fighting Sioux” nickname because the NCAA banned its members from using Native American imagery in 2005, revealed a new nickname: the “Fighting Hawks.”

The Associated Press

Unauthorized Person on Jet Bridge at LAX

At approximately 6 a.m. Thursday morning, an unauthorized person evaded customary security and was spotted on a jet bridge at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

LAX-getty

Whoopi Goldberg: ‘Hitler Was a Christian’

On Tuesday, The View’s eminent historian Whoopi Goldberg, reaching into her vast bag of historical erudition, pulled out a tidbit of data that would astonish even Jesus: Adolf Hitler was a Christian.

Goldberg

Jerry Brown Wants More Info on Syrian Refugees; WH Balks

On Wednesday, California Governor Jerry Brown balked at a blanket acceptance of Syrian refugees during a White House teleconference with fellow governors–despite his public protestations that he fully supports bringing the refugees to his state.

Jerry Brown 1974 (Jeff Robbins / Associated Press)

Jew Knifed in Marseilles by ISIS Adherent

On Wednesday evening, a Jewish history teacher in Marseille’s 13th arrondissement was stabbed in an attack by three people screaming anti-Semitic curses.

French police patrol in Marseille AFP

Obama Wants to Own NBA Team, Compares Self to Aaron Rodgers

In a fawning interview Bill Simmons conducted with Barack Obama for GQ, the president lets readers know the inside-baseball secrets of his sports-minded mind, including his desire to own an NBA franchise, his belief that he and Aaron Rodgers share a kindred unflappability, and his disbelief that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell makes $44 million a year.

The Associated Press

Kamala Harris: Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems

California Attorney General Kamala Harris has replaced campaign manager Rory Steele after her campaign, flush with cash, spent nearly all of it.

Kamala Harris (Stan Honda / AFP / Getty)

Jerry Brown Reverses 1975 Position on Refugees

The San Francisco Chronicle, in an attack on those fearful that an influx of Syrian refugees might include potential terrorists, has pointed out that Governor Jerry Brown, now an advocate for accepting the refugees, opposed the influx of Vietnamese refugees in 1975.

Associated Press

Johnny Manziel to Start Remainder of the Season

On Tuesday, Coach Mike Pettine of the lowly Cleveland Browns, (2-8), who have lost five games in a row, announced that Johnny Manziel will start at quarterback the rest of the season.

The Associated Press

GOP Establishment Operative Can’t Get Donors for Anti-Trump Super PAC

On Tuesday, in an unwitting and probably grudging admission that Donald Trump’s power is not going to erode any time soon, Politico published an article acknowledging that efforts by Katon Dawson, the former chairman of the South Carolina GOP, to form a super PAC for the express purpose of derailing Trump have found no donors willing to commit.

The Associated Press

Columnist: Kamala Harris Pushes Affirmative Action, Despite Prop 209

Sacramento Bee columnist Dan Walters writes that California Attorney General Kamala Harris is flouting the will of the voters who passed Proposition 209, part of the state Constitution, which barred the state from discriminating against, or granting preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting.

Kamala Harris (Adelle Nazarian / Breitbart News)

Alleged Planner of Paris Attacks Bragged Last February about Planning Attacks

Last February, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, who is reputed to have had a prominent role in organizing the Islamic terrorist attacks on Friday that murdered 129 people and left over 300 wounded, boasted about his skill in planning attacks and hiding successfully from Belgian authorities in ISIS’s English-language magazine, Dabiq.

Abdelhamid Abaaoud AP

Joe Biden Visits L.A. to Fundraise, Block Traffic

LOS ANGELES — On Monday and Tuesday, Vice President Joe Biden visits Los Angeles in search of more political cash. It is the first trip he has made to the area since September, when rumors still floated that he would seek the presidency in 2016.

Joe Biden Finger Guns

Aaron Rodgers Slams Fan Yelling ‘Muslims Suck!’

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers played the position of ambassador of peace on Sunday, slamming a fan who used the moment of silence in honor of the victims of the Paris terrorist attacks to yell, “Muslims suck!”

The Associated Press

Willie Brown Calls Mizzou ‘Absolutely Awesome’

On Saturday, former San Francisco mayor Willie Brown, weighing in on the University of Missouri (“Mizzou”) brouhaha that led to the resignation of university president Tim Wolfe, wrote in the San Francisco Chronicle that the events were “absolutely awesome” for civil rights.

Willie Brown (David Paul Morris / Getty)

Non-Churchgoing Mormons Slam Church for Its Policy on Gay Parents

A Saturday rally in Salt Lake City featured Mormons who don’t attend church hectoring the Mormon Church about its new policy, issued on November 5, that bans baptisms for children of gay parents until the kids turn 18 and repudiate same-sex relationships.

AP Photo/Rick Bowmer

Eagles of Death Metal Cancel Tour, Come Home

The Eagles of Death Metal, the California rock group that was performing in Paris at the Bataclan music hall on Friday when Islamic terrorists entered and slaughtered 89 people, will return to the United States and truncate their European tour, according to Agence France-Presse.

Eagles of Death Metal (Paul Hudson / Flickr / CC)

Paris Attacks Raise Alarm for Super Bowl 50

Super Bowl 50, scheduled for February 7, 2016 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, will likely feature even heavier security than normal as a result of Friday’s massacre of 129 people in France by Islamic terrorists.

Super Bowl security (Donald Miralle / Getty)

Court Rules Pennsylvania Must Repay Jerry Sandusky’s Pension

On Friday, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled that the state must make restitution to convicted child molester and former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky for the pension funds denied him after his conviction three years ago.

The Associated Press

Secret Service Agent Arrested for Soliciting Sex from a Minor

Lee Robert Moore, 37, a member of the Secret Service assigned to the White House, was arrested Monday after he was found to be soliciting sex from someone he thought to be a 14-year-old girl, according to The Washington Post.

The Associated Press

De León Slashes Newsom Staff in Gun Control Spat

Two high-ranking California Democrats with higher aspirations for 2018, Gavin Newsom and Kevin de León, are sniping at each other over which one can take the lead in implementing gun control.

Newsom de Leon (Steve Yeater / Associated Press)

Kamala Harris Attacks Court that Stopped Obama’s Amnesty

On Tuesday, California Attorney General and U.S. Senate candidate Kamala Harris, who zealously champions the rights of illegal immigrants, excoriated a federal appeals court for ruling against Barack Obama’s executive actions on immigration.

Kamala Harris (Stan Honda / AFP / Getty)