Underworld Turns

Wild video shows SUV smash into Simi Valley shop before attempted murder arrest

A frustrated customer was arrested after allegedly ramming an SUV through a Simi Valley business early Wednesday morning, then crashing into patrol vehicles and confronting officers with a knife, according to the Simi Valley Police Department. The violent crash into the business, Donut Plus, happened around 3:33 a.m. in the 1700 block of Erringer Road, […]
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Unplanned flaring at Torrance Refining Company prompts firefighter response

Firefighters are responding to an unexpected flaring incident at the Torrance Refining Company Wednesday morning. “The refinery has experienced an unplanned flaring event,” Torrance Alerts posted on X at 8:14 a.m. According to fire officials, no off-site impacts have been reported as a result of the flaring. The Torrance Refining Company is located at 3700 […]
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They’re All Ken Paxton Now

When President Donald Trump endorsed Texas attorney general Ken Paxton earlier this month in his race to unseat four-term GOP Sen. John Cornyn, it fell to Lindsey Graham—as it so often does—to say the loud part loudest.  Sure, Cornyn is Graham’s colleague. And Paxton is a scandal-plagued hack lawyer who has been impeached by members […]
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What the Hell Is That Thing?

What the Hell Is That Thing?

At first, when I saw these photos of curling scaffolding outside the White House, I thought construction was beginning on the Trump Arch. That assumption, however, shows my limited fluency in Donald Trump’s vanity projects. This is actually something else entirely: a tarantula-like stage being built for the president’s birthday cage fight extravaganza, called UFC […]
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