by CU Newswire | May 16, 2026 | Underworld Turns
Two fires burning in the Antelope Valley have prompted evacuation warnings for residents on Saturday. The Corral Fire is burning near 110th Street West and West Avenue E near the Lancaster area and was reported just after 1:30 p.m. As of 4 p.m., the blaze grew to around 161 acres, according to Cal Fire. Evacuation […]
by CU Newswire | May 16, 2026 | Underworld Turns
Sen. Ron Wyden, longtime Oregon Democrat and ranking member of the Senate Finance Commitee, has never been a fan of President Donald Trump. But I’ve never seen him quite this worked up. The administration, Wyden declared in a statement on Friday, “is dripping with corruption from top to bottom” and is now plotting “among the […]
by CU Newswire | May 16, 2026 | Underworld Turns
A woman was killed after she apparently crawled underneath a Metro bus in Santa Monica on Friday afternoon, according to investigators. Officers with the Santa Monica Police Department and Santa Monica Fire Department responded around 2 p.m. to Main Street and Ocean Park Boulevard following reports of a collision involving a pedestrian and a Metro […]
by CU Newswire | May 16, 2026 | Underworld Turns
On Friday afternoon, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis issued 35 pardons. He also commuted the sentences of nine prisoners, allowing them to be released years before they otherwise would be. Some of these acts of clemency were deeply controversial. Polis, a Democrat, shortened the sentences of multiple convicted murderers. He is also setting free Brandin Kreuzer, […]
by CU Newswire | May 16, 2026 | Culture Pop!