Thursday, October 29, 2026
Let's not forget the genocide against whites in South Africa
South African farmer shot, had ears hacked off and almost castrated by barbaric robbers
You have been bamboozled
Eco-friendly myths busted, from tote bags to paper straws and electric cars
Jack Smith belongs in prison
Abdul El-Sayed’s dad sits on board of Islamic charity accused of funneling cash to Saddam Hussein
Abdul El-Sayed’s dad sits on board of Islamic charity accused of funneling cash to Saddam Hussein
The definition of a heartless thug
Baseball bat-wielding maniac who allegedly battered California grandmother is finally busted while on the run
A baseball bat-wielding maniac has been caught in Oklahoma after nearly beating a San Bernardino County grandmother to death then going on the lam for two months.
The Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office arrested and jailed Erik Eduardo Navarro, 26, of Orange County, on separate traffic charges.
After investigators learned of his incarceration, they worked to obtain his extradition to California and took custody of him on Tuesday after flying to Oklahoma.
“Working in coordination with the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office and the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office, detectives obtained an extradition warrant,” the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said.
Navarro allegedly took advantage of 71-year-old Therese Garcia’s generosity earlier this year when she opened her Crestline home to him.
He gave her a sob story — telling Garcia he needed a place to stay before a job interview, and she kindly obliged.
The kindhearted woman took him in, cooked for him every night, and came to believe he was a “sweet kid” down on his luck.
But shortly after she took him in, he began “making demands and taking over her home,” the family said. When she grew sick of his behavior and told him to leave on Aug. 25, he allegedly took horrific measures.
Navarro allegedly obtained a metal baseball bat and began clubbing the grandma while she was sleeping.
Family said he beat her in and out of consciousness, and she needed urgent medical care for her injuries.
“He just kept beating her until he finally thought she was dead,” daughter Abbie Garcia told CBS News.
Her family said Navarro took her credit cards, keys, phone, and e-bike before fleeing.
The San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department said she suffered “a laceration to her forehead, cut eyebrow, swollen hands, and swollen orbital area to the point she was unable to clearly see.”
She also spent “days” vomiting blood as a result of the horrific alleged attack. Family started a GoFundMe for their medical expenses and said the grandmother was close to death.
Navarro has been arrested pending prosecution on Battery with Serious Injury, Elder Abuse Likely to Produce Great Bodily Injury or Death, Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Robbery, and Damaging a Wireless Communication Device to Prevent Help. He’s been booked in the West Valley Detention Center.
Her daughter believes she didn’t deserve any of the beating Navarro allegedly doled out to her.
“My mom didn’t deserve this,” Abbie said. “She was simply trying to help someone she believed was in need, something she has always done throughout her life. This time, her kindness was met with unimaginable violence.”
His bail has been set at $250,000, and he has a court date set for Friday, according to jail records.
Nearly half of California students aren’t ready for jobs or college — as major school district admits it’s ‘significantly off track’
Nearly half of California students aren’t ready for jobs or college — as major school district admits it’s ‘significantly off track’
More than 44% of California students are not considered ready for college or a career, according to recently released academic performance stats — and one major school district acknowledged Tuesday it’s falling well short of a meager goal to improve its results.
The California Department of Education released its 2026 performance metrics for all school districts, which also revealed that a majority of California students still can’t read or do math at grade level.
Statewide, only 55% were considered ready for college or careers, which is determined through a variety of indicators such as completion of graduation requirements or technical education courses.
San Francisco Unified School District has been trying to boost its readiness numbers to 70% of graduates by June 2027 — but at a Tuesday meeting, the district made the damning admission that it won’t reach that goal.
This year, only 59.2% of the graduating cohort in San Francisco was marked ready.
The district now has less than a year to reach that 70% target it set back in 2022, when it wanted to improve on its 57.5% readiness grade back in 2020.
But Superintendent Maria Su said Tuesday that the district is far from meeting that goal.
“We have decided to rate our progress towards this goal as significantly off track,” Su said. “The only reason why we are rating ourselves as significantly off track is because we’re not moving fast enough for our own target that we’ve assigned for ourselves.”
Su noted the district, which is slightly ahead of the state average on student readiness, is going in the “right direction.” California gave the San Francisco district a “green” rating on college and career readiness, an improvement from “yellow” last year.
California tracks readiness through a variety of indicators, including whether graduation requirements are met, the completion of Advanced Placement or other accelerated coursework, scores on statewide assessments or grades on designated courses that meet University of California standards.
Career readiness can be demonstrated through work-based learning programs, registration in pre-apprenticeship programs, military services or other vocational training.
But SFUSD’s data marked some concerning trends, Su said, with only white and multiracial students improving in college readiness. All other demographic groups saw declines.
On the bright side, the percentage of unhoused students saw big improvements in college readiness, up 11%.
A potential red flag for why the district may not reach that 70% goal is the fact that not enough students exited their “early warning indicator” status, which is used to identify incoming high schoolers who showed signs of high truancy, chronic absenteeism or low academic performance.
Education officials at the meeting discussed a variety of tactics such as curriculum changes to try to tackle the issue. But ultimately, they agreed the goal can’t be reached.
“We need to adjust the target that we’re supposed to reach by 2028, because 70% is — we’re just not going to be able to reach that target within a year,” Su told Board Commissioner Parag Gupta.
Many discussed whether to change what’s being measured in the first place as a possibility, and staff are expected to re-evaluate interim goals. Board President Phil Kim said the body will start a process in January of revisiting the district’s goals among other matters.
Democratic leaders have tried to portray the recent academic metrics — including the 55% statewide readiness score, which was 2% up from last year — as an improvement.
“At a time when California continues to focus on accelerating learning and closing opportunity gaps, these results provide important evidence that our sustained investments are making a difference,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement.
But critics told The Post major issues remain unaddressed.
“California families deserve answers, not another victory lap over marginal gains,” said Sonja Shaw, the Republican candidate for state superintendent.
Raising taxes is always the answer to every problem...affordability is a shame
California governor hopeful Xavier Becerra wants to tax drivers every mile they travel: ‘Everything should be on the table’
Move over Eric Swalwell
Alleged Chinese spy had ‘close relationship’ with Nvidia boss Jensen Huang: report
UCLA admits university employees were exposed to antisemitism on campus in legal battle with Trump administration
UCLA admits university employees were exposed to antisemitism on campus in legal battle with Trump administration
UCLA has admitted that university employees were exposed to antisemitism on campus, even as it begs a federal judge to toss the Trump administration’s lawsuit accusing the school of letting hate run rampant.
“There is no question that some University employees were exposed to antisemitism on campus,” UCLA’s lawyers wrote in a filing Monday. “UCLA has responded—and will continue to respond—to antisemitism, regardless of the outcome of this lawsuit. But the legal claims raised in this litigation are flawed for numerous reasons and should be dismissed.”
The university is asking U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder to throw out the Justice Department’s case “with prejudice,” meaning it couldn’t be refiled.
Here are the facts: California sanctuary cities ignored nearly 9K ICE detainers — freeing violent criminals: report
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California sanctuary cities ignored nearly 9K ICE detainers — freeing violent criminals: report
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