By: Laura Meyers A woman in a South Carolina Indian reservation, Elaina Welch, walked free from the Las Colinas Detention Facility without any charges after she was suspected of killing her boyfriend and abetting in the murder of her 3-year-old son. No charges were filed because authorities say “the facts are very unusual” and “clearly in…
By: Laura Meyers In Indiana, a 19-year-old college student met a 17-year-old girl on a dating app. They got together. They hooked up. Turns out she’s actually 14. Now, he is serving 90 days in jail, sentenced to 25 years on the Sex Offender Registry, is forbidden from living in a household with internet access…
Environmentalists in Seattle recently mounted a protest against the Obama administration’s allowance of oil drilling in the arctic. As we reported, some 700 self-described “kayaktivists” hypocritically swarmed a Royal Dutch Shell drilling rig on petroleum-made kayaks. But the hypocrisy doesn’t end there. The environmentalists actually caused $10,000 worth of damage and pollution to dive park…
By: Laura Meyers A new use for drone technology is being utilized on a Los Angeles beach to help survey for sharks roaming in shallow waters. This new tool makes its debut alongside the news of two teenage shark attack victims in North Carolina, with one victim saying “I didn’t see it coming. I was…
Cal Says “Micro-Aggressions” Like “Melting Pot” Could Offend by Josh Guckert The United States has always prided itself on being the place where millions of people from around the world travel unbelievable distances just to have a better chance at success for themselves and their families. However, the University of California has recently decided that…
Congress is currently working through the arduous process of passing a long-overdue reform to patent laws designed to curb the widely known and widely loathed practice known as patent trolling. Or, as those of us with libertarian friends call it, “the reason so many of our friends hate intellectual property.” Patent trolling, for those who…
By: Laura Meyers Did you know that some of the most liberating technologies for women in history were created by male entrepreneurs? Those dirty misogynists. Men probably only invented such things for their own personal gain. For example, the refrigerator. One day they decided, hey, you know what, woman? I want my sandwiches cold. 1….
By: Laura Meyers Is it legal to point a surveillance camera over the fence into a neighboring yard? Residents at a Citrus Heights apartment complex in Sacramento, California want their neighbor to remove his camera that is mounted above his fence, pointed at their hot tub. They say it’s an invasion of privacy. He says…
By: Laura Meyers A Republican California assemblyman accidentally voted for a state budget increase because he was too busy on Facebook. I wonder if congress has been on their phones for the past decade too? The distracted assemblyman, Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita), was the only Republican to raise his hand in favor of the budget…
By: Laura Meyers As much as people complain about working in cubicles everyday, it could be worse. You could be dead. A new study released shows the 15 deadliest jobs ever; the top three deadliest being logging workers, fishermen, and aircraft pilots/engineers. The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has been collecting data on work-related deaths…