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Thornton Township and its controversial leader, Tiffany Henyard, are facing a $10 million lawsuit from activist Jedediah Brown over a board meeting brawl in which no arrests were made. Brown claims he was assaulted by Henyard’s boyfriend, Kamal Woods, and other individuals after making inflammatory comments about Henyard’s past. The lawsuit, widely seen as a publicity stunt, accuses local authorit...

California’s worsening wildfire crisis is pushing major insurance companies like Farmers and State Farm to the brink, with Farmers reporting nearly $1 billion in losses. This comes after California’s insurance regulators blocked State Farm’s attempt to raise rates by 22% to stay solvent. The state’s strict policies and refusal to acknowledge risk realities have driven insurers away, leaving reside...

Home prices in Washington, DC, have plummeted since the Trump administration and the Department of Government Efficiency began discussing layoffs. Since Donald Trump took office, Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has fired thousands of federal workers in a push to reduce spending. In the wake of those layoffs, droves of former federal employees have packed up their bags and pu...

An accused hitman from El Salvador was arrested hiding out in Seattle this week as part of the Trump administration’s ongoing raids cracking down on dangerous illegal migrants, the feds said. Jose Marin-Lozano, who is wanted in his native country on a spate of murder charges — including of a cop — was nabbed on Tuesday, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials. The 47-year-...

Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said State Farm must answer more questions about its finances before the company can be approved for an emergency rate increase in response to the devastating fires in the Los Angeles area. In a letter Friday , Lara requested a meeting later this month with company officials and representatives from a group challenging the request. Executives for State Farm Gene...

Last week, the Safeway in San Francisco’s Fillmore District controversially closed its doors for good. That same day, it was reported another location in Pinole is set to close this April. The trend continues as another Safeway in the Bay Area is closing. One of the grocery chain’s Vallejo stores is shutting down this spring, a Safeway spokesperson confirmed to KRON4. The location on Admiral Calla...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has clawed back more than $80 million from New York City, officials said Wednesday, escalating a dispute between the Trump administration and the nation’s largest city over money for sheltering migrants. The move came as a federal judge said he wouldn’t stop FEMA from reclaiming the funds. Gone is a $59 million grant that the administration challenged earlie...

The City of Chicago had originally planned to clear out the homeless encampment in Gompers Park by the end of February, but that timeline is now changing. Five months ago, WGN Investigates walked through Gompers Park and saw tents along with people who have called the park home for the last two years. The new community that emerged has been the source of some criticism from people living nearby, f...

After saying it would run out of funds by March, California’s last-resort fire insurance provider will impose a special charge of $1 billion on insurance companies — which will in turn pass the costs along to homeowners — the first such move in more than three decades. The state Insurance Department today approved a request from the provider, the FAIR Plan, to impose the charge and ensure it stays...

The daily average number of known gotaways — illegal migrants who successfully entered the U.S. without apprehension — at the southern border since the beginning of February has plummeted to just 132 per day, down 93% from the highest numbers when former President Joe Biden was in office, according to a senior Department of Homeland Security (DHS) source. During the Biden administration, Fox News...

The daily average number of known got aways — illegal migrants who successfully entered the U.S. without apprehension — at the southern border since the beginning of February has plummeted to just 132 per day, down 93% from the highest numbers when former President Joe Biden was in office, according to a senior Department of Homeland Security (DHS) source. During the Biden administration, Fox News...

A Los Angeles home that was reduced to rubble in the January Palisades fire has become one of the hottest properties on the market, drawing more than 60 offers and entering escrow for well over $1 million — despite being listed for just $999,000. The once four-bedroom wood-and-stucco house in Pacific Palisades was worth an estimated $2.7 million before flames tore through the area. Now, it’s littl...

Indiana has looked at adding 33 counties from Illinois that signaled they want to leave the state - which could lead to whole new maps of the U.S. Indiana House Republicans have listed embracing the counties from neighboring Illinois as one of their top 2025 legislative session priorities. House Speaker Todd Huston said Thursday that Republicans are considering the proposal after roughly a third o...

The Justice Department ordered Manhattan prosecutors Monday to dismiss the historic bribery case against Mayor Eric Adams — siding with Hizzoner that the charges under the Biden administration were politically motivated and hampered his ability to combat the migrant crisis in New York City, The Post has confirmed.

A Catholic priest was attacked by a “disturbed gentleman” during a prayer service in Washington state as the peaceful ceremony collapsed into chaos on Tuesday. The Rev. David Gaines, parochial vicar at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes in Spokane, Wash., was praying alongside Bishop Thomas Daly when the man launched his attack. The assault occurred during the church’s second night the Lourdes N...

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) issued a $24.7 million grant to the George Soros-funded Tides Center, which then funneled millions of taxpayer funds to the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020. Tides granted more than $12.6 million from its Black Lives Matter Support Fund to help support BLM Grassroots during the height of the racial justice riots following the death...

Ayesha Curry is in the hot seat right now after upsetting Oakland, California, locals. On Feb. 1, the entreprenuer announced the closing of her boutique, Sweet July, on the company’s Instagram, claiming it was due to safety concerns. Sweet July, Ayesha Curry’s retail store and cafe, is located in Uptown Oakland and sells self care and home goods items. The company’s website describes the space as...

Sanctuary cities are facing tough decisions after Attorney General Pam Bondi halted federal funding for jurisdictions that obstruct immigration enforcement. The Trump administration is taking aggressive legal action against cities like Chicago and Cook County, accusing them of harboring criminal illegal immigrants. Bondi has also ordered investigations into municipalities impeding law enforcement,...

Seattle’s controversial socialist activist and former city council member Kshama Sawant has been denied an Indian visa for the third time, allegedly due to her vocal criticism of the Modi government. Sawant, known for spearheading Seattle’s caste discrimination ban, attempted to visit her ailing mother but was rejected by Indian authorities, who provided no official reason. Her supporters staged a...

Thornton Township has fired Tiffany Henyard's boyfriend, Kamal Woods, and another ally following a violent brawl at a township meeting. The terminations come after public outcry over nepotism, with Woods reportedly making over $100,000 in a township role many claim he was unqualified for. The controversy escalated when former Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s report exposed Henyard’s questionable appoint...

Target’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies have landed it in hot water once again, this time in the form of a class-action lawsuit alleging the retailer misled investors about the financial risks of these initiatives. The lawsuit, spearheaded by the City of Riviera Beach Police Pension Fund in Florida, claims Target issued false statements and artificially inflated stock prices while...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested four criminal illegal immigrants with convictions and/or charges related to sexual assault, including against children. You likely won’t hear much about it in left-wing Seattle media because it would conflict with the narrative they’re helping create with Democrats. A 47-year-old Mexican citizen named Pedro Garcia-Lopez was arrested on Januar...

California’s Democrat-controlled assembly has approved a shocking $50 million in taxpayer funding to defend criminal illegal aliens from deportation by ICE. Instead of focusing on rampant homelessness, skyrocketing crime, or wildfire relief, Governor Gavin Newsom and his allies are prioritizing legal aid for individuals who have no legal right to remain in the U.S. Half of the funding will be used...

Seattle lawmakers last year made a late push to expand the city's ability to crack down on misdemeanor crime and disorder in commercial areas — setting up six "stay out" zones for those arrested on drug-related offenses and expanding the number of jail beds available for Seattle-based bookings. But three months later, those efforts have gone largely unused. As the average number of people held on...

El Salvador has agreed to house violent US criminals and receive deportees of any nationality, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday, in an unprecedented – and legally problematic deal – that has alarmed critics and rights groups. Rubio unveiled the agreement after meeting with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, as part of a tour of several Central American countries intended to conso...