March 23, 2026
March 23, 2026
California's Medi-Cal program, the state's version of Medicaid, has seen its spending more than double in recent years, jumping from $108 billion in the 2022-23 fiscal year to projected levels of $222 billion in 2026-27. The sharp rise has sparked widespread debate over the program's sustainability amid California's transition from budget surpluses to deficits. Key drivers of the increase include a 19% rise in costs per enrollee, expansions that extended coverage to...
Changchun, Jilin Province, China – March 23, 2026 – In a remarkable display of canine loyalty and determination, seven pet dogs stolen from homes in a village near Changchun have safely returned to their owners after escaping from an illegal transport vehicle and traveling approximately 17 kilometers together. The dogs – including breeds such as a corgi, Golden Retrievers, a German Shepherd, and others – belonged to three neighboring households and were known to play...
Los Angeles County, CA – March 20, 2026 – The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) announced the successful dismantling of an organized cargo theft operation following a multi-month investigation by its Major Crimes Bureau Cargo Criminal Apprehension Team (CCATS). Between December 2025 and February 2026, detectives executed 13 search warrants across Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties. The operation resulted in the arrest of nine suspects, who...
New York, March 22, 2026 - Rama Duwaji, the wife of Mayor Zohran Mamdani and New York City's current first lady, has come under renewed public scrutiny following reports detailing old social media posts from her teenage years and early twenties. According to investigations by outlets including the Washington Free Beacon and the New York Post, accounts attributed to Duwaji on platforms such as Tumblr and X (formerly Twitter) between approximately 2013 and 2017 contained...
One man is pushing liberal San Francisco to rename Cesar Chavez Street to Chuck Norris Boulevard, sparked by explosive revelations rocking the legacy of the late farmworker icon. Three women who say they were raped by Chavez, were silent for decades, but came forward with the allegations this month. Two are in their 60's and one is now 96. Chavez has been dead since 1993. Just days after action hero and conservative favorite Chuck Norris passed away on March 19, 2026, a...
An 18-year-old freshman at Loyola University Chicago was fatally shot early Thursday morning while walking with friends near the university's Lake Shore Campus in the Rogers Park neighborhood. Sheridan Gorman, 18, from Yorktown, New York, was pronounced dead at the scene after being struck in the head during the incident, which occurred around 1:30 a.m. on March 19, 2026, on the pier at Tobey Prinz Beach (near the 1000 block of West Pratt Boulevard). Police reports indicate...
New York, NY - A devastating accident at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) has left multiple people dead and others critically injured after a JetBlue Airways passenger jet collided with a ground vehicle on Runway 4 during landing. The incident occurred amid foggy nighttime conditions that severely reduced visibility, contributing to the runway incursion. Air traffic control audio captured urgent commands from controllers ordering the vehicle to stop immediately, but the collision...
Drone footage of a massive but incomplete wildlife bridge spanning the 101 Freeway has gone viral on X, reigniting debate over a high-profile California infrastructure project that has now consumed $114 million with no end in sight for connecting the structure to land on either side. @vskymedia on Youtube highlights the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing - a project launched in 2022 to create a safe overpass for animals including mountain lions and butterflies - as a glaring...
London, March 23, 2026 - Leonid "Leo" Radvinsky, the reclusive Ukrainian-American billionaire who owned and transformed the subscription-based content platform OnlyFans into a global powerhouse, has died at the age of 43 following a long battle with cancer. OnlyFans confirmed the news in a statement released Monday: "We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Leo Radvinsky. Leo passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer. His family have requested privacy at...
