Report: Monstrous Tornado Kills 2 Dozen Children At Elementary School

MOORE, Okla. (CBS Houston/AP) — An Oklahoma City television station is reporting that it is believed that at least two dozen children were killed at an elementary school after a monstrous tornado as much as a mile wide with winds up to 200 mph roared through, flattening entire neighborhoods, and setting buildings on fire.

WEEKLY ADDRESS: Fixing our Immigration System and Expanding Trade in Latin America

WEEKLY ADDRESS: Fixing our Immigration System and Expanding Trade in Latin America

Mexico City, Mexico, May 4, 2013…Remarks of President Barack Obama. Weekly Address: “Hi, everybody. Today, I’m speaking to you from the road – a trip to Mexico and Costa Rica. I’m here because Latin America represents an incredible opportunity for the United States, especially when it comes to my top priority as President: creating good, […]

Weekly Address: Time to Replace the Sequester with a Balanced Approach to Deficit Reduction

Weekly Address: Time to Replace the Sequester with a Balanced Approach to Deficit Reduction

Washington, DC…Remarks of President Barack Obama. Weekly Address, The White House, April 27, 2013. “Hi, everybody. Our top priority as a nation must be growing the economy, creating good jobs, and rebuilding opportunity for the middle class. But two months ago, Congress allowed a series of automatic budget cuts to fall across the federal government […]

CDCR and Riverside County Sign Contract to Allow County Jail Inmates to Participate in State Fire Camps

CDCR and Riverside County Sign Contract to Allow County Jail Inmates to Participate in State Fire Camps

RIVERSIDE – The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and the Riverside County Board of Supervisors finalized a first-of-its-kind contract Tuesday that allows the County Sheriff to utilize jail inmates in the state’s fire camps. “This historic agreement is another great example of the state working with counties to protect public safety,” CDCR Secretary […]

Feinstein Introduces Bill to Expand Yosemite’s Western Boundary

Feinstein Introduces Bill to Expand Yosemite’s Western Boundary

Washington—U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today introduced the Yosemite National Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2013, a bill to modify the park’s boundary to protect vital areas from potential development. Senator Barbara Boxer joined the bill as an original cosponsor, and the bill was also introduced today in the House of Representatives by Rep. Jim […]

RCMP Arrests Two Individuals for Terrorism-related Charges

RCMP Arrests Two Individuals for Terrorism-related Charges

Ottawa, April 22, 2013– Today, the RCMP arrested two individuals and charged them with conspiring to carry out a terrorist attack against a VIA passenger train. The accused have been charged under sections 248, 235 (1), 83.2, 83.18, 83.21 of the Criminal Code of Canada. As a result of extensive collaborative efforts, the RCMP was […]

PLF Lawsuit Challenges Cap-and-Trade Auction as Unconstitutional

PLF Lawsuit Challenges Cap-and-Trade Auction as Unconstitutional

Sacramento, CA…Attorneys with Pacific Legal Foundation filed a lawsuit challenging California’s “cap and trade” auction regulation. The regulation creates a quarterly auction program requiring many California employers to bid significant amounts of money for the privilege of continuing to emit carbon dioxide — or be faced with closing their doors in California, laying off their […]