Ex-NFLer says he’d ‘be in trouble’ if cannabis were still widely illegal, glad today’s players can use it
If Ricky Williams were playing in the National Football League today, he probably wouldn’t have been suspended. But the former Miami Dolphins running back played professionally in an era when marijuana use was frowned upon and severely punished. Williams was suspended for the entire 2006 season due to a marijuana test, and after another suspension, […]
Hamas responds to Israel plan with three-stage proposal to end Gaza war | Israel-Gaza war
Hamas has responded to Israel’s US-backed ceasefire plan for the Gaza war with its own far-reaching proposals for a permanent end to the fighting. Although Israel is almost certain to refuse, the group appears to be open to further negotiations, a position that mediators view as positive. Hamas submitted the three-phase plan late Tuesday through […]
KURT COUCHMAN: Biden Is Ignoring One Law. A New Bill Would Put A Stop To That
President Biden failed to give Congress a budget request yesterday. He also neglected to submit a National Security Strategy. By law, both are due to Congress on the first Monday in February. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Representative Buddy Carter (R-GA) have had enough of presidents flouting the law. Yesterday, they introduced the “Send Us […]
DANIEL MCCARTHY: Does Trump Have A Taylor Swift Problem?
She just won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Her boyfriend is on his way to the Super Bowl. Will Taylor Swift be able to end 2024 the same way she started 2024 by tipping her ticket to the presidential race? Fans flock to Swift every time she urges them to vote, and […]
Republicans unveil effort barring China, Russia from buying US land
First appearance on Fox: House Republicans have announced a bill that would ban Chinese, Russian, North Korean, and Iranian nationals from purchasing public or private real estate in the United States. The American Land and Property Protection Act, introduced by Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri and co-sponsored by seven House Republicans, would protect nonresidents, corporations, agents, […]
All roads ‘lead back to fentanyl’: City overrun with drugs sees progress after overwhelmed police get new help
Portland, Oregon – The Rose City’s addiction crisis is evident not only in the burnt foil and unconscious drug users downtown, but also in the city’s graffiti. A meth pipe graffitied on the sidewalk. The word “Hondos” was scrawled on the wall with circles and diagonal lines above it, possibly a reference to the Honduran […]
Republicans line up for a chance in a second Trump White House
Former President Trump left the White House in 2021 under the cloud of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and his refusal to accept his election defeat, which became politically toxic. His first administration was marked by rapid turnover, from the public firing of the FBI director to a revolving door of chiefs of […]
Powell’s deficit warnings jostle lawmakers, economists
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s warning about an “unsustainable” national debt has raised questions about the severity of the nation’s fiscal crisis among some economists who believe the Fed is part of the problem. There is. Powell warned in an interview published Sunday that the United States is on a dangerous path, piling up a […]
Nikki Haley Trounced by ‘None of These’ in Nevada Primary
Nikki Haley was swamped Tuesday in Nevada’s symbolic Republican presidential primary as GOP voters resoundingly picked the “none of these candidates” option on the ballot in a repudiation of the former U.N. ambassador who is the last remaining major rival to front-runner Donald Trump. Trump did not compete in the primary, which does not award […]
Burrito, Big Mac prices in California to go up as pay rises: ‘Someone has to pay,’ FAT Brands founder says
Fat Brand Chairman and Founder Andy Wiederhorn details the economic impact of raising California’s minimum wage to $20 an hour. California consumers will be paying more for a Big Mac when the state’s minimum wage hike goes into effect this spring. As companies consider passing costs on to consumers, Andy Wiederhorn, chairman of Phat Brands, […]