300 Texas National Guard Troops Move Into New Command Base In Eagle Pass
National Guard troops stand guard on the banks of the Rio Grande River at Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, on January 12, 2024. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) Taylor Tinsley of OANFriday, May 31, 2024 5:38 PM Hundreds of Texas National Guard troops have been moved to a new base camp at Eagle Pass. […]
Florida 12-year-old Bruhat Soma Wins 96th Scripps National Spelling Bee
Bruhat Soma, 12, of Tampa, Florida, is presented with the Scripps Cup by Adam Simson, CEO of E.W. Scripps Company, after winning the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, on May 30, 2024. Soma correctly spelled 29 words in a tiebreaker spelling-off to win […]
North Carolinians pay a quarter less than national average
(The Center Square) – Three weeks from summer, and into the first unofficial week of it, North Carolinians are paying a quarter less per gallon of gas than the national average. Thursday morning’s averages, according to the American Automobile Association, are $3.31 for the state and $3.56 for the nation for unleaded regular. That’s down […]
National Association of Broadcasting cites bipartisanship over withholding award for De Niro
The National Association of Broadcasting has announced it will no longer give an award to actor Robert De Niro, who appeared with the Biden campaign earlier this week outside former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial. The organization is scheduled to host an event on Tuesday in Washington, D.C., that would have given De Niro […]
American Airlines plane aborts take-off to avoid landing flight at Reagan National Airport
An American Airlines plane was forced to suddenly abort takeoff at the last minute on Wednesday to avoid a collision with a private jet that was landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia, authorities said. The near miss occurred just after the Boston-bound plane was given the go-ahead by air traffic controllers around […]
Rising national debt to reduce Americans’ income growth: report
UBS Wealth Management SVP Brenda O’Connor Juanas and Wronski Group Founder John Wronski discuss earnings season and share their 2024 market outlook on “Mornings with Maria.” A new report says that if the rapidly growing national debt isn’t stabilized, it will be on track to cause declines in American household income growth over the coming […]
Dominican Republic national accused of stabbing ex to death dragged out of NYC court as it’s revealed he was deported in 2002
A Dominican Republican accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death was dragged out of a Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday as prosecutors revealed gory new details of the case, including that the suspect had been deported in 2002. Suspect Candido Rodriguez, 51, was taken into custody after pleading innocent in the murder of victim Melanie Woods, […]
Auburn Golfer Jackson Koivun Loses National Championship In One Of The Most Painful Ways Imaginable
Why does golf have to be so damn cruel sometimes? Jackson Koivun, a freshman at Auburn University, found that out in flying colors Sunday during the NCAA Championship’s final round. (RELATED: Despite Winning WAC Conference, Tarleton State Baseball Nixed From NCAA Tournament Over Outright Stupid Rule) At first, it looked like Koivun was going to […]
Trump Eviscerates Biden’s Lead in National Surveys
Memorial Day falls about six months before voters head to the polls, and with the presidential campaign in full swing, former President Donald Trump has a national lead over President Joe Biden, reversing a lead he held from Memorial Day 2023. Three polls from May 2023 showed Biden leading Trump, a stark contrast to Trump’s […]
Bill Walton’s former colleague, Jim Gray, ‘heartbroken’ over death of ‘best friend’: ‘A national treasure’
The sports world lost an icon on Monday when basketball Hall of Famer and commentator Bill Walton died at age 71 after a battle with cancer. Walton was beloved by many, especially his former colleague Jim Gray, who worked with him at several networks, and the two shared a friendship that spanned four decades. “My […]