Ashleigh Fields

California will enforce new penalties for those who damage or destroy property valued at more than $50,000 while committing a felony, including retail theft, after Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a law Thursday aiming to curb large-scale theft offenses and smash-and-grab robberies.  “California already has some of the strictest retail and property crime laws in...

Authorities on Friday announced an arrest in connection with damage to federal property outside Union Station in Washington, D.C., following a demonstration this summer. The U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia said footage posted to the social platform X showed 20-year-old Isabella Giordano of Towson, Md., writing “Gaza” with red spray paint on the...