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Facebook touts story about Herschel Walker facing political bias for backing Donald Trump

Give credit where credit is due: After being accused of suppressing conservative news, Facebook gave top billing Sunday to a story about a famous athlete targeted for supporting Donald Trump.

June 27, 2016

Texas, California secession movements boosted by Brexit

The United Kingdom vote Thursday in favor of severing ties with the European Union has invigorated secession movements across the pond from California to New England by showing "there is a choice for people out there," said Daniel Miller, who heads the Texas Nationalist Movement.

June 26, 2016

Facebook official meets with conservatives in Washington after accusation of liberal bias

Facebook's reboot with the right was firing on all cylinders last week as COO Sheryl Sandberg met with conservatives and announced a program to manage employee political bias.

June 26, 2016

Obama warns poor nations will put planet ‘under water’ by using fossil fuels

The world's richest nations have long been fueled by oil, coal and natural gas, but President Obama warned Friday that less affluent countries trying to take the same path will put the planet "under water."

June 25, 2016

Calexit or Caleavefornia? Brexit lifts California independence campaign

The California secession movement has been riding a wave of interest since Thursday's vote by the United Kingdom to leave the European Union. The campaign has already gained a Brexit-inspired nickname: Calexit

June 25, 2016

After Brexit, support soars for Texas secession movement ‘Texit’

The campaign for Texas to secede from the union, dubbed Texit, surged after Thursday's vote in Great Britain to leave the European Union.

June 24, 2016

Gun control initiative allowing ammo confiscation qualifies for ballot in California

A Democrat-backed measure that would give California the nation's toughest restrictions on ammunition and allow the seizure of magazines exceeding 10 rounds has qualified for the state ballot.

June 23, 2016

New Mexico sues Colorado over ‘reckless’ decisions leading to Gold King Mine spill

The New Mexico Attorney General has filed a bill of complaint with the U.S. Supreme Court against the state of Colorado over last year's Gold King Mine spill, arguing that Colorado contributed to the resulting contamination with its "reckless actions" and lax oversight.

June 23, 2016

North Dakota unveils hawk logo to replace Fighting Sioux

The University of North Dakota unveiled Wednesday a design to replace the Fighting Sioux logo shelved four years ago under threat of NCAA sanctions.

June 23, 2016

Planned Parenthood shells out big bucks for canvassers to campaign for Democrats

Nothing irritates pro-life Republicans more than having Planned Parenthood officials insist they need federal funding to keep clinics open even as the organization's campaign arm raises and spends millions to elect pro-choice Democrats.

June 23, 2016

Anti-fracking movement reeling as ‘scare tactics’ fail to resonate

Even before a federal court ruling threw out the Obama administration's hydraulic fracturing rule this week, foes of fracking were struggling to dig their way out of a hole after a string of policy and regulatory reversals.

June 22, 2016

Christian cross stays off seal of Los Angeles County

The saga of the Los Angeles County seal ended with a whimper Tuesday as the county supervisors opted against appealing a court decision striking a historic Christian cross from the emblem.

June 21, 2016

‘Oil is the New Tobacco’ a slippery slope, critics warn

If the Democrats' newly announced "Oil is the New Tobacco" campaign catches on, the nation's potato chip and ice cream manufacturers may want to watch their backs, critics warn.

June 21, 2016

Greenpeace co-founder argues rising emissions are saving planet, not destroying it

Greenpeace co-founder Patrick Moore took a jab at the climate-change movement Monday with a study arguing that far from endangering life on Earth, increased greenhouse-gas emissions may be saving it.

June 20, 2016

House Republicans send climate change attorneys general a First Amendment warning

The 17 attorneys general pursuing climate change dissenters for accusations of "fraud" want House Republicans to mind their own business. That's not going to happen.

June 19, 2016

Labor union blames secretive ‘far-right’ plot for newspaper downsizing

DENVER -- Newspapers hit the skids years ago thanks largely to internet competition and a soft economy, but a top labor union is blaming the latest round of downsizing on a shadowy right-wing plot.

June 18, 2016

Ted Cruz endorses Republican Darryl Glenn in Colorado Senate primary

Darryl Glenn, one of five candidates vying for the Colorado Republican Senate nomination, received a huge boost Friday with an endorsement from Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.

June 17, 2016

GOP AGs warn Dems that if climate skeptics can be prosecuted for ‘fraud,’ so can alarmists

If Democratic attorneys general can pursue climate-change skeptics for fraud, then also at risk of prosecution are climate alarmists whose predictions of global doom have failed to materialize.

June 16, 2016

Another high school drops ‘Redskins’ nickname despite poll showing most Indians don’t care

A Delaware school district has voted to drop the nickname "Redskins" from a local high school after 81 years despite a recent national poll showing that only 8 percent of Native Americans were bothered by the name.

June 16, 2016

Ballot design pro helps prevent election snafus

Campaigns routinely spend millions of dollars on get-out-the-vote drives, but it's money down the drain if voters can't figure out the ballot.

June 15, 2016