By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer President-elect Donald Trump once again was named Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year,” marking the second time he’s been selected in the past decade. The magazine
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer Crystal Mangum, a former exotic dancer who in 2006 accused three Duke University lacrosse players of raping her, acknowledged for the first time in a new
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer The FBI and Department of Homeland Security responded to reports about drone sightings over the New Jersey area in the past several weeks, a phenomena that
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer Albertsons said on Wednesday it is ending its merger agreement with Kroger. Albertsons said that Kroger breached the agreement the companies had reached, including by not
Regardless of what a lot of people think, customer service is not dead. To prove my point, just take a trip to any Chick-fil-A or In-N-Out restaurant. The kids who
This whole presidential pardon thing has gotten completely out of control. Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution, at the end of Part (1) simply states, “and he shall have
Gavin Newsom has just two years remaining of his governorship. As it winds down, he is stepping up efforts to build a national profile toward what many pundits assume will
In December 1995, as a graduate student studying communication-studies I was forced to remove the word “Christmas” from my holiday-decorated office at the college I was attending. Soon after, I
There’s nothing like a clear election victory to clear away a constitutional crisis. Or to set one in motion.The result: Jan. 6, 2025, will be a bore. But Jan. 20,
Joe Biden has 40 more days to serve as president. But anyone watching events in Paris over the weekend would think President-elect Donald Trump has already taken office. The president-elect
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer President Joe Biden on Thursday commuted the sentences of around 1,500 people convicted of crimes and pardoned 39 people. This follows his pardoning of his son,
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer The gun found on the suspect charged in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week matches shell casings located at the crime scene, New
The holiday season is a special time in Santa Clarita. As November comes to a close, you’ll begin to notice more and more dazzling lights illuminated and sprinkled throughout the
By Joseph Lord Contributing Writer President-elect Donald Trump says he’s open to working with Democratic Party lawmakers to make a deal on allowing Dreamers to stay in the United States. “I
By Matthew Vadum Contributing Writer Two senators introduced a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would impose term limits for members of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court unanimously adopted
By Melanie Sun, Nathan Worcester Contributing Writers President-elect Donald Trump named attorney Harmeet Dhillon as assistant attorney general for civil rights at the U.S. Department of Justice in a post on
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer The governor of Pennsylvania said that the murder suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killing is “no hero.” Some online commenters have celebrated him for allegedly
I am thoroughly confused by President Joe Biden’s pardon policy. In addition to pardoning his son Hunter, Biden is considering pardoning people who he claims have not committed any crimes,
As we try to bring light to issues in our communities, schools, businesses, or even the world, it’s almost always silenced by a higher power — particularly the people that
The following letter is a written version of public comments delivered at the Dec. 3 Santa Clarita Planning Commission meeting. The approval of the lithium battery storage facility in Canyon