Nearly Half of College Students Sympathize More With Accused Murderer Luigi Mangione Than His Victim: Poll

48 percent believe murder is justified Luigi Mangione (cropped, Jeff Swensen/Getty Images) Nearly half of college students in America view the accused murderer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson favorably, while more than 8 in 10 hold a negative opinion of Thompson, according to a new Generation Lab poll. When asked to choose between the two,

Los Angeles Fire Chief Warned That Mayor Karen Bass’s Budget Cuts Limited Wildfire Response: ‘At Risk of Reduced Effectiveness’

Bass cut $7 million from overtime, then allocated $5 million for electric fire vehicles (Eric Thayer/Getty Images) Just weeks before five wildfires engulfed the City of Angels, Los Angeles fire chief Kristin Crowley warned that Mayor Karen Bass’s (D.) budget cuts to her department “severely limited” its response to wide-scale emergencies—including wildfires. In a memo

Newsom’s Offshore Wind Plan Will Likely Cost Californians Tens of Billions of Dollars. They Already Pay Some of the Nation’s Highest Electric Bills.

Californians can once again expect a spike to their utility bills, which are already among the highest in the nation, thanks to the Newsom administration’s pledge to buy electricity from offshore wind turbines. State-commissioned consultants expect residents will have to pay up to $40 billion, but outside experts predict the actual cost will be multiple

Former Israeli Military Officials Float Audacious Plan To Strike Iran in Final Days of Biden Presidency

JERUSALEM—Two former Israeli military officials have proposed that Israel launch a major attack on Iran in the final days of Joe Biden’s presidency. Kobi Michael and Gabi Siboni, now prominent national security analysts who often appear on Israeli TV and radio, argued in a policy paper published last month that a series of airstrikes on

Navy Vet Suing CNN Warned He Would ‘Seek Legal Damages’ if It Ran Report Full of ‘Libel’

PANAMA CITY, Fla.—Navy veteran Zachary Young warned CNN its reporting about his efforts to evacuate Afghans as the Taliban took control of their country was inaccurate, and threatened to sue if the network moved forward with a news segment about him, Young testified Wednesday. The network ran the story anyway. Now, Young is suing CNN

RIP, Meta Fact-Checkers. Don’t Let the Door Hit You on the Way Out.

In July 2022, the Washington Free Beacon inaugurated the popular video series “Joe Biden’s Senior Moment of the Week.” Less than a week later, responding to the Supreme Court’s opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Biden spoke of a 10-year-old in Indiana who had to travel out of state to terminate her “presidency”

Biden Claims He Would Have Won (and Other Amusing Highlights From His Interview With USA Today)

President Joe Biden, 82, still thinks he would have beaten Donald Trump in the 2024 election. He said as much toward the end of a rambling and semi-coherent interview with Susan Page of USA Today. The conversation touched on the president’s so-called accomplishments over the past four years as well as his legacy. Biden clearly