Posts by Sophie Clearwater
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy teases ‘unprecedented fraud crackdown’ announcement with DHS, DOJ
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy on Sunday teased an upcoming announcement about the Trump administration’s fraud crackdown. In a post on X, Duffy said there would be “unprecedented fraud crackdown” announcement on Monday. “TOMORROW: UNPRECEDENTED FRAUD CRACKDOWN,” the secretary wrote. In the post, he also tagged Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration…
Read MoreOne Dead, 15 People Unaccounted For After Flash Flooding at the Grand Canyon
NPS asked those who know of hikers or backpackers in the inner canyon along the Bright Angel Creek corridor on Saturday, “as well as anyone who had a campground reservation in the affected corridor,” to provide information. The flash-flood event occurred in Bright Angel Canyon and the Phantom Ranch area on Saturday afternoon at around…
Read MoreDear Abby: I’m suprised you didn’t tell the wedding couple to stand their ground against their mothers
DEAR ABBY: I respectfully disagree with your response to “Woman’s wedding has been hijacked.” These mothers have no business trying to co-opt the bridal couple’s wedding. If the daughter gives in, it’s only the beginning of these two mothers trying to strong-arm themselves into trying to make future decisions for this poor couple. The couple…
Read MoreGoogle Maps Changes ‘Lake Ontario’ to ‘Lake America’
A search for “Lake Ontario” on Google Maps shows up as “Lake America,” from Bellemont, Ariz., on Aug. 30, 2026. —Felicia Fonseca—Associated Press U.S. users looking for Lake Ontario on Google Maps will now find “Lake America” in its place, after President Donald Trump’s executive order to rename the lake amid an escalating trade stoush.…
Read MoreTwo-time Grand Slam champ Barbora Krejcikova the first seeded player to go down at US Open
Upset of the day Barbora Krejcikova was ousted by Kamilla Rakhimova in the first round Sunday, making the two-time Grand Slam champion the first seeded player bounced from the U.S. Open. Falling 7-6 (4), 6-2 on Court 17, Krejcikova capped a disappointing season at Grand Slams. The No. 27-seeded Czech has lost in the first…
Read MoreTiger Woods sends message to Scottie Scheffler after being passed as all-time PGA Tour earner
It never hurts to earn praise from one of your sport’s greatest players, and on Sunday, Scottie Scheffler got some much-deserved recognition from a golf great. Tiger Woods shouted out Scottie Scheffler on Sunday after Scheffler captured his second Tour Championship and FedEx Cup at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. “Three wins, five runner-ups…
Read More2 abandoned dogs rescued from squalid NYC basement: ‘We don’t know how they survived this long’
A pair of vermin-infested pups were rescued from a squalid Bronx apartment building basement where they were heartlessly abandoned and left to stew in their own filth, according to the group that saved them. The two dogs, dubbed Ren and Stimpy after the ’90s cartoon, were saved on Friday by NYC Second Chance Rescue after…
Read MoreU.S. Strikes Iran in First Military Action in a Month
Before the Sunday strikes, the last time the U.S. military confirmed targeting Iran was on July 29, announcing a “heavy wave of strikes” on dozens of IRGC targets in Iran, including command centers, missile and drone facilities, and coastal surveillance and defense sites. On Aug. 1, President Donald Trump said that he agreed to “hold…
Read MoreMiranda Devine: AG Letitia James turns evil eye on Trump — and blind eye to NY crime
We know Trump-deranged New York Attorney General Letitia James campaigned on jailing the president, but an explosive all-staff email from one of her star prosecutors Friday claims her office explicitly directed him to “find and pursue crimes” to pin on Donald Trump and his allies, according to the Albany Times- Union. In a bridge-burning email…
Read MoreHigh chance of tropical development in the Gulf
An organized area of low pressure in the Northwestern Gulf has a high chance of tropical development in the next 48 hours. The wave will likely become a short-lived Tropical Depression or Tropical Storm, impacting parts of Louisiana and Texas. Source link
Read MoreYankees’ most meaningful win of season came with plenty of heroes and critical gain
The Yankees won their most meaningful game of the 2026 season Sunday. How they did it. Who they did it with (and without). Against whom. The implications. Add it all up and the 16-1 rout of the Red Sox was gratifying and consequential for the Yankees. New York Yankees left fielder Heliot Ramos (34) is…
Read MoreDaniil Medvedev’s 12 pieces of chewed gum helped aid US Open win — and were left out for all to see
The key to Daniil Medvedev’s first match of the U.S. Open was not the 10 aces he blasted in a 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 victory over France’s Hugo Gaston on Sunday. It wasn’t his 34 winners, either. Nor was it the 38 first-serve points he racked up. “I don’t know why, I was super dry in…
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