May 12, 2026
May 12, 2026
Edmonton - Organizers of Alberta's independence movement delivered more than 300,000 petition signatures to Elections Alberta earlier this month, easily surpassing the legal threshold needed to potentially trigger a provincial referendum on separation from Canada. Stay Free Alberta, the group leading the citizen initiative, announced on May 4, 2026, that it had submitted 301,620 signatures - well above the required 177,732 (10% of votes cast in the previous provincial...
LOS ANGELES - First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli announced today that Eileen Wang, Mayor of Arcadia, California, has been charged in the Central District of California with acting within the United States as an agent of the People's Republic of China (PRC) without prior notification to the Attorney General, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 951. Wang appeared in federal court this afternoon for arraignment. According to the announcement, she has agreed to plead...
Washington, D.C. - The United States has formally refused to participate in the United Nations' International Migration Review Forum and rejected its latest declaration, accusing UN agencies of actively promoting "replacement migration" into the United States and Western European nations. In a detailed thread posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, the U.S. State Department outlined its objections to the 2018 Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration - a...
In a striking demonstration of rapid humanitarian response capabilities, British paratroopers and military clinicians from the 16 Air Assault Brigade executed a high-risk parachute insertion onto Tristan da Cunha—the world’s most remote inhabited archipelago—on 9 May 2026. The operation delivered critical medical personnel and over 3.3 tonnes of supplies, including oxygen, to support a British national suspected of contracting hantavirus following exposure aboard the...
Delta, B.C. (5.10.26) — A startling collision on Saturday afternoon, May 9, 2026, in Delta, British Columbia, sent a motorcycle flying into a traffic light pole, where it remained lodged high above Scott Road in a scene that witnesses described as something out of a movie. cbc.ca Delta Police Department officers responded to the 7100-block of Scott Road, near 72nd Avenue and the Surrey-Delta border, shortly before 3 p.m. PT following a two-vehicle crash involving a...
Denver, CO - A man who deliberately breached Denver International Airport's (DIA) perimeter fence was fatally struck by a Frontier Airlines Airbus A321neo on Friday night, May 9, 2026, causing the aircraft to abort its takeoff, triggering a brief engine fire, and leading to the emergency evacuation of all passengers and crew. The incident occurred at approximately 11:19 p.m. local time on Runway 17L as Frontier Flight 4345, bound for Los Angeles International Airport (LAX),...
5.8.26- As the 2026 Los Angeles mayoral race intensifies, Pacific Palisades resident and former reality television personality Spencer Pratt has emerged as a formidable challenger to incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, framing his candidacy not as a conventional political endeavor but as a "mission" for accountability and renewal in a city grappling with the aftermath of devastating wildfires, persistent homelessness, and institutional inefficiencies. Pratt, who lost his family home...
Santa Monica City Council has unanimously approved a $3 million economic revitalization strategy aimed at breathing new life into the struggling Third Street Promenade. Once the vibrant heart of the city's retail and entertainment scene, the pedestrian-only thoroughfare has faced mounting challenges in recent years, including persistent store closures, declining foot traffic, and shifting consumer behaviors. City officials say the multifaceted plan-funded through a mix of...
San Francisco used to be the undisputed capital of technology and innovation. Today, it is rapidly becoming a city that talented people and companies are desperate to escape. If you talk to engineers, startup founders, or mid-level managers in the Bay Area, you'll hear the same stories over and over again: "I'm tired of stepping over tents and used needles on my way to work." "My company just raised our remote work policy because nobody wants to come into the office anymore."...
Santa Monica - Legislation that would exempt certain types of development in Santa Monica from individual California Coastal Commission permits is moving forward in the state Assembly, drawing both support for streamlining and criticism over reduced state oversight. AB 1740, introduced by Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Santa Monica/West Hollywood), originally proposed broader changes for multiple urban coastal cities. It was amended in April 2026 to apply exclusively to...
May 8, 2026 - Meta has discontinued support for end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) direct messages on Instagram, effective today.The company introduced the optional E2EE feature for Instagram DMs in December 2023. Users had to manually enable it for specific chats. Starting May 8, 2026, this option is no longer available. notebookcheck.net Meta stated that very few users opted into the encrypted mode, which led to the decision to remove it. The company has advised users with...
Santa Monica Observer - As the 2026 Los Angeles mayoral race intensifies, Pacific Palisades resident and former reality television personality Spencer Pratt has emerged as a formidable challenger to incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, framing his candidacy not as a conventional political endeavor but as a "mission" for accountability and renewal in a city grappling with the aftermath of devastating wildfires, persistent homelessness, and institutional inefficiencies. Pratt's social...
In a town where green-light meetings still drag on longer than most feature films, a lone AI creator just dropped a post-apocalyptic gem that feels more cinematic than half the tentpoles streaming this summer. Clocking in at a brisk 3:34, Zombie Scavenger (also circulating as Zombie Sweeper) is the kind of scrappy, stylish knockout that makes you wonder why we're still pretending artificial intelligence can't tell a story. Picture this: a rugged, robotic cowboy-type...
While a student at Stanford in the early 1980s, I served as a U.S. Coast Guard reservist at Station Fort Point in San Francisco's Presidio. As a Second Class Boatswain's Mate, I performed search and rescue operations on the often treacherous waters of the San Francisco Bay. That experience gave me a deep love for this city and taught me that public service must be measured by real results. As San Francisco's representative in Congress, I will work aggressively to secure...
As the only Republican running for Nancy Pelosi's former seat, voters deserve to know exactly how my views differ from the leading Democratic candidate, State Senator Scott Wiener.Here is a clear, side-by-side comparison on the issues that matter most to San Francisco residents:Housing Scott Wiener has authored several major bills (SB 35, SB 423, SB 79) designed to force more housing development by overriding local zoning. While we both want more housing, I believe we must...
