David McNew / Getty Images California Man Found Dead with Hose in Hand as Uncontained Wildfires Spread The charred body of Victor Shaw was discovered on Wednesday as the dangerous fires continue to sweep across southern California. By Ben Zeisloft January 9, 2025
@DailyMail / X Screen Shot Former Hollywood Stuntwoman Charged with Using Her Professional Skills for Elaborate Fraud Scheme Former stuntwoman Vanessa Motta has been indicted over an alleged scheme to fake car crashes and file fraudulent lawsuits. By Ben Zeisloft January 9, 2025
Mario Tama / Getty ImagesCommentary If You Think Kamala Was a Bad VP, Look at What Other Woman on Shortlist Just Did to Wildfire-Racked Los Angeles Things aren't looking great for Karen Bass, the woman who might have been the Democratic nominee had Joe Biden picked her. By C. Douglas Golden January 9, 2025
Kirill Kudryavtsev - AFP / Getty Images Group Behind Project 2025 to Target Rogue Wikipedia Editors, Hold Them Accountable: Report The Heritage Foundation announced a new campaign meant to track down antisemitic editors active on Wikipedia. By Ben Zeisloft January 9, 2025
STR - Jiji Press - AFP / Getty ImagesCommentary With 'Fact-Checkers' On Their Way Out at Facebook, Babylon Bee Notes 12 Times Platform Fact-Checked Satire "USA Today, another one of Facebook's fact-checking partners, helpfully pointed out that this was satire," the Bee mockingly noted on one. By C. Douglas Golden January 9, 2025
Michael Simon / Getty Images Facebook Going Full MAGA? Dana White Joins Meta Board of Directors as Zuckerberg Promises Free Speech Meta and Mark Zuckerberg keep stunning the tech world, and now there's a major pro-Trump voice on Meta's board. By Jack Davis January 8, 2025
Chris Kleponis - AFP / Getty ImagesPremium Biden's Deficit Spending in Just 4 Years Accounts for Astounding Percentage of Overall Fed Debt Just since fiscal year 2025 began on Oct. 1, the U.S. has spent more than $624 billion than it has taken in. By Randy DeSoto January 8, 2025
@KristiMStahr / screen shotCommentary Illegal Immigrant Charged with Murdering a Young Woman a Week After He Was Deported An illegal immigrant returned to Utah mere days after his deportation and allegedly murdered an ex-girlfriend shortly thereafter. By Ben Zeisloft January 8, 2025
Andrew Caballero-Reynolds - AFP / Getty Images Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Calls Out Fellow Democrats for Being 'Too Reflexively Anti-Republican' Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized her fellow Democrats for being too reactionary toward President-elect Donald Trump. By Ben Zeisloft January 8, 2025
Scott Olson / Getty Images; Mario Tama / Getty Images Trump Says Gavin Newsom's Attempt to Protect an 'Essentially Worthless Fish' Caused Fire Disaster President-elect Donald Trump accused California Gov. Gavin Newsom of being partly to blame for Los Angeles firefighters lacking water. By Randy DeSoto January 8, 2025