Kim Kardashian endorses Rick Caruso for LA mayor
Reality television star and businesswoman Kim Kardashian announced Friday she is endorsing Rick Caruso (D) for mayor of Los Angeles. In a video posted by Caruso to Twitter, Kardashian said she met with the mayoral candidate, adding “I really believe in what he stands for.” Kardashian pointed to two major issues in the race — crime and homelessness — that she said she believes Caruso is ready to tackle. “I think that with him he can offer a better path to a better life for people that are homeless in California and in Los Angeles. I really believe in
Read MoreInsidious firearms industry messaging fuels our epidemic of gun violence
During the first year of the pandemic, government researchers noted that the nation’s gun-related homicide rate rose by nearly 35 percent, the highest level in 25 years. Yet statistics on the rise in gun violence in the U.S. fail to convey the emotional impact and horrific scenes still playing out in Uvalde, Texas. Like Parkland and Sandy Hook, this latest school shooting in Uvalde left distraught parents, teachers, community members and the na
Read MorePaul Ryan says lawmakers climb ranks of Congress by 'being an entertainer'
Former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) said in an interview Thursday that there is a difference between the way lawmakers climb the ranks in Congress now and 10 years ago, adding that lawmakers in both parties today are "entertainers." “In the old days, like 10 years ago, if you wanted to do really well in Congress, if you wanted to succeed, you climbed a meritocracy. The measurement of success was policy and persuasion," Ryan said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “That's not necessarily what motivates people anymore. There's a lot of entertainers in Congress from both p
Read MoreParent of Uvalde shooting victim says police 'took too long to get in there'
Alfred Garza, the parent of a 10-year-old girl who was killed in the Uvalde, Texas, elementary school shooting, chastised the police for taking too long to confront 18-year-old gunman Salvador Ramos. "It doesn't take a genius to figure out that it just took too long to get in there and, you know, had they gotten there sooner, and someone would have taken immediate action, we might have more of those children here today," Garza told CNN. "Including my daughter." His
Read More$2.4 million raised for 4 children left parentless following Uvalde shooting
A GoFundMe has raised $2.4 million for four children who were left without parents after the Uvalde, Texas, elementary school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers. Irma Garcia, who taught at Robb Elementary school for 23 years, died on Tuesday while she was protecting her children from the shooter. Shortly after the tragedy, her husband of almost 25 years, Joe Garcia, died from a heart attack, likely caused by the stress from the incident. The deaths leave their children: Cristian, 23
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