The governor of California, Gavin Newsom, has signed a law that requires fast food places to pay their workers at least $20 per hour. He thinks this law is great, but it turns out his own fancy restaurants are paying their workers less. One of Newsom’s restaurants, called the PlumpJack Cafe, is in a popular…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state will intervene in an ongoing federal court case that’s barred San Francisco from cleaning up homeless encampments until more shelter beds are available, saying the judge has gone too far and is preventing the state from solving a critical problem. “I hope this goes to the Supreme Court,” Newsom said….
According to the Guardian:Trump Media, the social media venture started by former US President Donald Trump, faced a rocky road to going public last week. Back in 2022, the company was on the brink of collapse, saved only by emergency loans. These loans came from various sources, including a businessman with ties to Russia and…
Many of us have experienced concern when a loved one becomes involved in a group that seems to exert undue influence over their thoughts and behaviors. While it’s important to respect personal choices, it’s also crucial to recognize warning signs that indicate someone may have become entangled in a cult. Here are some key indicators…
Does arresting people for being homeless violate the 8th amendment? Will following that path help alleviate the homeless crisis we have or will it just overburden our already heavily strained prison population? Does it cost less to lock someone up ($56,000 per year per inmate in Oregon) and provide food and healthcare for them or…
Health experts want the government to stop selling cigarettes to anyone born after 2008. This idea comes from a policy in New Zealand, but their new Prime Minister is not going forward with it. Dr. Andrew Pipe, a scientist who helps people quit smoking, thinks Canada should consider this policy. He says it could stop…
President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping had a summit with the goal of stabilizing the US-China relationship after a period of tension. The main aim was to restore communication channels, especially military ones, to prevent misunderstandings that could lead to conflict. Biden expressed that a successful outcome would be returning to a “normal…
Today in court, Donald Trump admitted that he had an influence on how he valued his properties. During the trial, Assistant Attorney General Kevin Wallace asked Trump if he ever thought the values in his financial statements were incorrect. Trump said yes, sometimes they were too high, and sometimes they were too low. He was…
The House Republicans are currently in a state of disarray, having ousted their speaker and rejected two potential replacements, without a clear plan for resolving the crisis. This situation has led to a standstill in the House, preventing it from passing critical bills and even basic resolutions. Nine new candidates have emerged for the speaker…
In the United States, the political landscape is often divided along party lines, with Democrats and Republicans vying for control of state legislatures and governorships. However, an interesting pattern has emerged among states where the Republican Party has maintained control over both chambers of the state legislature for a significant period of time. These states,…
