California has dropped its lawsuit over $4 billion in federal funding cuts to its high-speed rail project, opting to pursue alternative funding strategies and continue construction despite financial setbacks.

Boxing Day, observed on December 26 in many countries, began as a tradition of charitable giving after Christmas and has evolved into a public holiday marked by rest, sport, and retail.

At exactly 10:02 AM on a quiet Sunday in Grand Blanc, Michigan, the sounds of hymns gave way to gunfire. Moments later, fire consumed the walls of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. By 10:10, four people were dead, including the gunman.

The first duty of government is to keep its people safe. Without that assurance, every other civic promise—education, prosperity, democracy itself—loses its footing. That is why the condition of America’s cities, where violent crime and disorder remain stubbornly high, has become one of the nation’s defining tests.

REVEALED: The Chinese Billionaires Buying Up America – From Manhattan Towers to 198,000 Acres of Timberland

A Kentucky judge who was fatally shot in his chambers last year by the local sheriff allegedly operated a sex-for-favors scheme out of his courthouse, according to new testimony and documents filed in court.