SEATTLE (AP) – Researchers say the population of gray whales off the West Coast of the United States has fallen by nearly one-quarter since 2016, resembling a similar die-off two decades ago. NOAA Fisheries reported Tuesday that surveys counted about 6,000 fewer migrating whales last winter, 21,000 as compared with 27,000 in 2016. The agency…… MORE
Trump Pardons in Calif. Extend to Former Congressman
LOS ANGELES (AP) – When then-Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham admitted in 2005 to accepting $2.4 million in illegal gifts from defense contractors in exchange for government contracts and other favors, it was considered the largest bribery scandal in congressional history. The disgraced former San Diego congressman received one of the pardons issued Wednesday by President…… MORE
Despite Illnesses, Calif. Says Moderna Vaccine Can be Used
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California says it’s OK to immediately begin using a batch of coronavirus vaccine doses after health officials held a safety review because several people fell ill. State epidemiologist Dr. Erica Pan said Wednesday that the review found “no scientific basis” to continue a halt to using a specific batch of the…… MORE
Antifa finds no one to fight in Sacramento on Inauguration Day
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President Biden Warns Administration: Disrespect Will Get You Fired
President Joe Biden warned senior administration officials Wednesday that they’d better respect one another and work together for the good of the country — or else. “If you’re ever working with me and I hear you treat another colleague with disrespect, talk down to someone, I promise I will fire you on the spot,” Biden said…… MORE
Ex-Presidents Crashed, Burned Leading Third Parties
In Donald Trump’s final 24 hours as president, there were published reports of rumors he would resurface as leader of a third political party known as the “Patriot Party.” Trump himself fueled talk of transforming his movement into a third party when he told supporters as he left Washington: “We will be back in some…… MORE
INAUGURATION: PRES BIDEN-PRES FOR ALL AMERICANS
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USDA Issues Final Hemp Rules
The flurry of last-minute regulations from the Trump administration includes a final rule concerning Domestic Hemp Production. The Department of Agriculture published the final rule notice in the Federal Register Tuesday. The U.S. Hemp Growers Association says the final rule appears to address many of the concerns the organization expressed during a comment period.…… MORE
Monarch Butterfly Population Moves Closer to Extinction
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Researchers say the number of western monarch butterflies wintering along the California coast has plummeted to a record low, putting the orange-and-black insects closer to extinction. An annual winter count by an environmental group recorded fewer than 2,000 butterflies. That’s a massive decline from the tens of thousands tallied in recent…… MORE
Calif. Guard Pleads Guilty to Lies in Inmate’s Death
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A former California correctional officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to submitting a false report in a federal civil rights investigation into the death of an inmate at a Sacramento-area prison. Ashley Marie Aurich lied about seeing another another former correctional officer, Arturo Pacheco, reach down and pull the legs out from under…… MORE
