California’s ‘abusive relationship’ with one-party rule is crushing families, ‘coming for you,’ critics warn

Speaking to the politicians and leaders who represent Greater Southern California, the state’s deep blue tint isn’t so obvious. Behind what local leaders call a “blue curtain” of Sacramento’s making, there is a brewing rebellion among the more than 1.1 million registered Republicans — a GOP population larger than that of 40 other U.S. states — and independent voices on the front lines. Some say they’re trapped in an “abusive relationship” with a one-party state that has traded the California Dream for radical mandates, leaving families to feel “mugged” every time they pull up to a gas pump. “We have so much…

America’s favorite national parks are a cesspool of brain-eating amoebas: study

These invisible invaders are getting some peace of “mind” on your vacation. Often associated with big skies and purple mountains majesty, the US National Parks are increasingly becoming a cesspool for an insidious scourge — brain-eating amoebas. Researchers with the US Geological Survey and Montana State University found the parasitic interloper…

68-year-old woman’s arms and legs turn blue after taking very common drug

Willy Wonka’s Violet Beauregarde could start a support group. According to a case report in the New England Journal of Medicine, a 68-year-old woman developed “blue-gray hyperpigmentation” on her limbs just a couple of weeks after she started taking a common medication. The woman sought treatment after dark patches on her…

Early offensive explosion propels USC baseball to rout of Nevada

Three pitches into its first at-bat, USC had the lead. Several batters – and two more homers – later, the Trojans were up by four runs. Before some fans could settle into their seats Thursday night at Dedeaux Field, USC’s surging offense had put on another dazzling display. The early…

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s murderous history of tyranny as Iran’s supreme leader

Iran’s eliminated tyrant Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spent nearly 37 years as the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader, overseeing a murderous, oppressive regime with more than 30,000 state-sponsored executions under his watch. The 86-year-old tyrannical cleric – who assumed control over the Islamic Republic of Iran in June 1989 — has been…

Lakers get back on track, defeat Warriors to end losing streak

SAN FRANCISCO — The Lakers needed Saturday night. Even with the Warriors being without two of their best players in star guard Steph Curry and big man Kristaps Porzingis, Thursday’s gut-wrenching loss to the Suns was the latest example of why the Lakers can’t take an opponent lightly despite who…

Yankees’ Austin Wells belts first spring home run before WBC exit

Observations from the Yankees spring training on Saturday: Wells to do In his last game before leaving for the WBC, Austin Wells crushed his first home run of the spring, a no-doubter off Blue Jays minor league righty Nate Garkow. Cruz under control Fernando Cruz, also headed for the WBC,…

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