DEBATE: Is Houston Texans’ Azeez Al-Shaair being unfairly punished for his illegal hit on Trevor Lawrence?
Last weekend, Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence suffered a severe concussion in the second quarter that forced him to miss the remainder of the game against the Houston Texans. Texans linebacker Azeez Al Shaair, who neutralized Lawrence, was immediately ejected from the game and suspended by the NFL for the next three games without pay. […]
House Freedom Caucus comes out against ‘unpaid’ disaster aid
The hard-line conservative House Freedom Caucus opposed the “no-pay” disaster relief bill in a public statement Wednesday, pleading “not to pay the Biden administration another penny.” In a statement Wednesday night, the caucus urged colleagues not to pass “a $100 billion unfunded disaster relief funding bill,” saying Democrats would use the bill “to solidify their […]
Biden White House mulls pre-emptive pardons for Fauci, Schiff and Cheney: report
President Biden's aides are reportedly considering granting preemptive pardons to current and former government officials ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration next month. Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), U.S. Sen.-elect Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Dr. Anthony Fauci and others have been discussed as potentially requiring a pardon before Trump takes office. He is one of the […]
Bitcoin tops $100,000 for first time on optimism over Trump crypto plans
Bitcoin soared above $100,000 for the first time on Thursday, with the election of Republican Donald Trump as US president, raising hopes that his administration will create a crypto-friendly regulatory environment. Bitcoin's value has more than doubled this year, rising about 45% in the four weeks since President Trump's landslide victory, which saw many pro-cryptocurrency […]
Rescuers Search for Pennsylvania Woman, 64, Believed to Have Fallen in Sinkhole
A frantic search has been underway since Monday for a Pennsylvania grandmother who authorities believe is trapped in a deep sinkhole connected to an unstable abandoned mine. According to CNN, the family of Elizabeth Pollard, 64, called authorities around 1 a.m. Tuesday to say she and her 5-year-old granddaughter left the previous afternoon to look […]
Customers ‘Dropping Like Flies’ After I Called Trump Supporters ‘Racist’
An Idaho beauty salon owner called President-elect Donald Trump's supporters “racist, homophobic and misogynistic” and said she was seeing customers “dropping off like flies.” He said he is doing so. Tiffney Prickett of Voiage Salon in Coeur d'Alene said in a TikTok video posted days after the November election that she was “suffering the consequences […]
Caitlin Clark on list of world’s highest-paid women athletes at $11 million
Superstar status is proving to be quite lucrative for Caitlin Clark. Reported by Sportico Clark is one of the highest-paid female athletes in the world (ranked 10th), earning $11.1 million in 2024. Most of those earnings ($11 million to be exact) came from NIL money while she was at Iowa and the brand deals that […]
Quick-thinking robbery victim turns the tables on 2 gun-toting crooks — a male and female — behind Memphis hotel
A resourceful robbery victim turned the tables on a man and woman at gunpoint early Friday morning behind a Memphis hotel. Officers responded to a report of a shooting at the Classic Inn on American Way at 6:15 a.m. WMC-TV reportedThis information was provided by the Memphis Police Department. But when the man and woman […]
Islanders’ Bo Horvat looking to break brutal scoring drought
Tuesday might be one of the most frustrating nights of Bo Horvat's career. Not only did he snap a 12-game scoreless streak, he took a bad bounce the other way in overtime and blocked a shot off his skates that set up Nick Suzuki for the game-winning goal. This play, which sealed a 2-1 loss […]
Bill Maher: I’ve run out of Trump jokes!
How does a production aiming to be a blockbuster deal with bad buzz? First of all, movies are free, or at least first 8 minutes. “I was the first to do everything Trump-related. I was the first to call him a fraud and say, 'He's a mafia boss,' and I didn't think he was going […]