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Harvey blamed on climate change despite drought from hurricane strikes

A torrent of claims linking Hurricane Harvey to climate change surfaced after the storm hit Corpus Christi, Texas, late Friday, bringing catastrophic flooding and an unprecedented 50 inches of rain by Tuesday as the system stalled over the Houston area.

August 29, 2017

Milo Yiannopoulos set to return to Berkeley; mayor urges univ. to cancel Free Speech Week: Report

Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin has urged the university to cancel next month's conservative-led Free Speech Week, which is expected to draw the right's Milo Yiannopoulos to campus, over safety concerns.

August 29, 2017

Nancy Pelosi reiterates need for ‘peaceful’ protest without mentioning antifa, Berkeley violence

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi broke her silence on last weekend's Berkeley mayhem by emphasizing the importance of peaceful protest without actually mentioning the antifa or other leftist groups behind the violence.

August 29, 2017

Democrats silent after antifa attacks in Berkeley on Trump supporters

California Democrats who whipped up opposition to the weekend's free speech rallies had little to say after radical leftist protesters, led by the antifa movement, attacked police and Trump supporters on Sunday in Berkeley, injuring six.

August 28, 2017

Six people, including officer, injured in Berkeley rioting as leftists attack cops, political foes

Six people were injured, including a police officer, and 13 protesters arrested Sunday after a violent black-masked antifa mob swarmed Berkeley in order to protest a previously cancelled rally against Marxism.

August 28, 2017

Antifa, leftists protest in Berkeley after cancellation of anti-Marxism rally

Two right-leaning rallies in the Bay Area were cancelled last weekend by organizers over fears of violence, but that didn't stop leftist radicals from creating chaos.

August 27, 2017

Patriot Prayer cancels free speech rally in San Francisco over fears of violence by antifa, leftists

Patriot Prayer had planned to hold a peaceful rally, but opposition from San Francisco Democrats and antifa proved too much.

August 27, 2017

Climate skeptic’s rebuttal outselling Al Gore’s ‘Inconvenient Sequel’ companion book

A self-published e-book by a leading climate skeptic challenging the science behind Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Sequel" is outselling the film's companion book on Amazon.

August 25, 2017

Conservatives of color frustrated by ‘white supremacist’ label after Charlottesville

You don't have to be white to be accused of being a white supremacist, as some of those caught up in the rush to denounce racists and fascists in the wake of Charlottesville can attest.

August 24, 2017

Southern Poverty Law Center sued by Christian ministry group over ‘hate map’

A conservative Christian media group has slapped the Southern Poverty Law Center with a defamation lawsuit after being listed alongside neo-Nazis and white supremacists on its "hate map."

August 23, 2017

O. Scott Drexler, Eric Park to be retried in September for Bundy standoff

Federal prosecutors made it clear Wednesday that they refuse to give up on the Bundy standoff case despite being dealt another setback at the hands of jurors.

August 23, 2017

Wealthy Southern Poverty Law rakes in Hollywood, Silicon Valley cash after Charlottesville

The Southern Poverty Law Center has padded its already well-stocked coffers with at least $2.5 million in donations from celebrities and corporations following the white-nationalist melee in Charlottesville, Virginia.

August 23, 2017

Top climate scientist rebuts Al Gore film as ‘bad science’ while ticket sales plummet

It was a tough weekend for Al Gore: Not only did "An Inconvenient Sequel" continue its nosedive at the box office, but the global-warming documentary drew a scathing rebuttal from a leading climate scientist.

August 22, 2017

Total solar eclipse crosses lower 48, leaves Americans moonstruck

Americans looked to the heavens Monday to watch as the moon chased the sun from Oregon to South Carolina, breaking out in cheers, snapping photos or just staring upward in awe as darkness fell at midday.

August 21, 2017

Antifa rise after Charlottesville alarms free-speech advocates

Even those who despise neo-Nazis are worried about the rise of the Antifa, the masked protesters whose stock rose after they took on white supremacists at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville.

August 20, 2017

‘Hate group’ map lists mainstream conservative organizations

Brad Dacus was thousands of miles away in California last weekend when the Charlottesville protest erupted, so he was flabbergasted when CNN labeled his Pacific Justice Institute a "hate group."

August 17, 2017

Kate Brown signs bill making Oregon first to offer free abortions for all, including illegal aliens

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has signed a landmark bill to provide free abortions for all, including illegal immigrants, by requiring insurance companies to cover the procedures and putting taxpayers on the hook for the tab.

August 16, 2017

John Duarte to pay $1.1M fine for plowing wheat field without permit

The farmer from California's Central Valley agreed Tuesday to a settlement with the Justice Department that will have him pay $330,000 in civil penalties and purchase $770,000 in vernal pool mitigation credits for violating Waters of the United States rule by plowing his wheat field in 2012.

August 15, 2017

Feds chip in $10M toward $38M policing tab from Dakota Access pipeline protest

The Trump administration has awarded $10 million to North Dakota to help cover the $38 million tab stemming from the massive Dakota Access pipeline protest, which saw thousands of activists camp out for months on federal land.

August 15, 2017

Rare solar eclipse to fill American small towns

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. | This railroad town of 25,000 may be just a speck on flyover country, but for one day next week, North Platte will feel like the center of the universe.

August 15, 2017