‘Depressed’ black bear on Florida road attracts selfie-taking gawkers
He is sadder than the average bear. A “depressed” black bear sulking on the side of a Florida road attracted so much attention Thursday that police had to warn onlookers not to take selfies with the depressed bear. Photos show the bear hunkered down under a telephone pole on Highway 98 in Santa Rosa Beach, […]
Trump says he ‘took a bullet for democracy’ at massive battleground state rally alongside running mate Vance
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — Former President Donald Trump declared on Saturday that he had “taken a bullet for democracy” as he egged on a crowd of voters in Grand Rapids, Michigan, at his first rally since surviving an assassination attempt last week. More than 12,000 people gathered at Van Andel Arena, home of the Grand […]
Brittney Griner, Wife Cherelle, Announce Birth of First Child: ‘He Is Amazing’
Brittney Griner, the star of the U.S. women’s basketball team who made headlines in 2022 when she was arrested at Sheremetyevo Airport near Moscow for possessing e-cigarette cartridges containing cannabis-derived oil, has announced the birth of a son. Griner told CBS Sports on Friday that she and her wife, Sherrell, are new parents. The announcement […]
Trump on Whitmer: ‘I’d like to run against her’
Former President Trump said Saturday he wants to face Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, as some Democrats call for Biden to drop out of the presidential race. “We have a terrible governor here who’s done a terrible job – Whitmer,” Trump said during a campaign stop in Grand Rapids, Mich. “I want to run […]
Gov. Kathy Hochul asks Biden for emergency declaration after severe weather devastates parts of NY
New York Gov. Kathy Hockle has asked President Joe Biden to declare a federal emergency after severe weather devastated parts of the state earlier this week. Hawkle’s letter to Biden cited the high winds and heavy rains that wreaked havoc on July 15 and 16 across 15 counties, including Genesee, Herkimer, Montgomery, Oswego, Oneida, Saratoga […]
Biden’s ‘Micromanaging’ of Military on Houthis Like Failed Vietnam Strategy
Speaking on Newsmax TV’s “The Record” on Friday, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Wesley Clark (retired) said the Biden administration is “micromanaging at the political level” when it comes to the fight against the Houthis, and that this micromanaging, pinpoint strategy is “similar to the strategy that hurt us in Vietnam under the Johnson […]
July Border Numbers Show No Decline in Biden’s Invited Economic Migrants
President Joe Biden’s border czar, Alejandro Mayorkas, is letting in a steady flow of about 120,000 economic migrants a month through semi-legal entry points on the southern border, even as he damages Democrats’ 2024 electoral chances. The invitation comes as Mayorkas plans to expand “parole,” an emergency loophole in border law, from roughly 15,000 people […]
What LeBron James had to say after USA’s near-brutal upset
LeBron James doesn’t believe in making easy baskets, but he never would have imagined he’d need to drive and make a layup with eight seconds left to save the U.S. from a historic upset. The U.S. defeated South Sudan 101-100 on Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London, and despite coming so close to […]
Nets sign summer league standout Keon Johnson to multiyear contract
Keown Johnson joined the Las Vegas Nets for summer league as an unrestricted free agent looking for a job. He appears to have done well in the interview. Johnson, who played five games for Brooklyn on a two-way contract last season, agreed to a multiyear contract with the Nets on Saturday, according to multiple reports. […]
Quick-thinking Texas family wraps baby bird in warm tortilla until wildlife experts arrive
This bird is truly Taco Bell. A resourceful Texas family found the baby bird lying helpless on the ground and safely wrapped it in a warm tortilla until wildlife experts could arrive. An Amarillo family found what they thought was an orphaned barn owl during a barbecue Saturday. Worried the baby was cold, the mother […]