LOS ANGELES McKesson Corporation, one of the nation’s largest distributors of pharmaceutical drugs, has agreed to pay a record $150 million civil penalty for alleged violations of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA),…
Contra Costa deputy arrested for allegedly firing gun at party
By Kurtis Alexander Updated 4:05 pm, Monday, January 16, 2017 An off-duty Contra Costa County sheriff’s deputy and blues musician was arrested and later fired after shooting a handgun outside a party in…
Union Member Sentenced to 41 Months for Fraudulently Billing for Chiropractic Services
LOS ANGELES A federal judge sentenced a member of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union or ILWU, Local 13, to 41 in prison for causing two medical clinics to bill the union’s…
L.A. Police Fatally Shoot Man for Allegedly Pointing Gun at Them
A man was shot and killed after allegedly pointing a gun at an officer in Azusa on Jan. 15, 2017. (Credit: KTLA) Azusa police responded to the 1800 block of…
History Channel Documentary: America Before Columbus
\ THE HISTORY CHANNEL History books traditionally depict the pre-Columbus Americas as a pristine wilderness where small native villages lived in harmony with nature. But scientific evidence tells a very different story:…
New York Times: The Best Songs of 2016
The music critics of The New York Times share their picks for the best songs of the year. 1. Rihanna featuring Drake “Work” (Roc Nation/Westbury Road) The year’s ultimate earworm: nagging, insinuating…
Ex-Teacher Gets 10 Years for Having Sex with 8th-Grader
HOUSTON – The Stovall Middle School teacher who got pregnant by her eighth-grade student was sentenced to 10 years in prison Friday. Judge McSpadden told Alexandria Vera this case will serve as an example…
5 accused of helping suspect evade capture after killing of L.A. sheriff’s sergeant
James Queally Contact Reporter Sheriff’s detectives have arrested five people they say helped a man evade police after the fatal shooting of a Los Angeles County sheriff’s sergeant last year. The…
Chicago police officers have pattern of using excessive force, scathing Justice Dept. report says
During a press conference on Jan. 13, Attorney General Loretta Lynch condemned the Chicago police department for engaging in a “pattern” of using “excessive force.”(Reuters) By Mark Berman and Matt Zapotosky January…
DPS Trooper Ambushed, Suspect Dead
TONOPAH, Ariz. – An Arizona state trooper stopped to help at a car wreck along a remote highway Thursday when he was shot and wounded in an ambush by a man who…
Baltimore Agrees to Stop Unconstitutional Police Practices like Unlawful Stops and Arrests (News Video)
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND The city of Baltimore agreed to stop its police force from illegally stopping and arresting people and making officers more accountable for violating police policies, federal officials announced Thursday. The…
Feds: Michigan City Discriminates Against Blacks By Violating Voting Rights Act
MICHIGAN Blacks have never been elected to city council, school board or the legislation in the city of Eastpointe, even though one-third of its electorate is black, according to the federal government….