The United States Department of Agriculture has confirmed what every rancher feared: New World screwworm larvae were found in a 3‑week‑old calf in Zavala County, Texas. Federal and state teams moved fast, but this is a sharp reminder that pests do not respect political lines or talking points. The race now is to contain and More

The news is simple and serious: a new federal lawsuit now says California has more than 873,000 inactive registrations sitting on its voter rolls. The suit, filed by Judicial Watch on behalf of Orange County Supervisor Don Wagner and the American Independent Party of California, accuses Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber of violating the More

The FBI shooting that ended a long Bakersfield hostage standoff is the kind of hard, ugly news that makes you glad the hostages lived to tell it. Federal agents killed a man who had held workers hostage for many hours inside a building that also houses a bank and the Kern County superintendent’s office. The More

A Washington-brokered statement says Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a ceasefire — but it comes with a big asterisk and an even bigger problem: Hezbollah was not a party to the talks and has rejected the deal. Call it a diplomatic bandaid. It may look good on a press release, but the fighting on More