Politics
NFL and NBA preseason players are going back to college — how NCAA could have avoided this mess
The funny aspect to the current chaos that pervades major college sports is how easily it could have all been avoided. A quick summary: In June, the NCAA passed...
Sonya Massey’s family feel robbed of ‘true justice’ after cop who murdered her dies
Sonya Massey’s family believes they were robbed of “true justice” after former Illinois sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson, who was convicted in her murder, died of colon cancer just six...
The surprising way GLP-1s could be slimming down violent crime in America
Get on a GLP-1 and take a bite out of crime. Violence across the US has seen a historic decline in the last two years, and criminologists are still...
Leaf-peeping season is almost here: Here’s where to catch peak fall colors
THE TAKEAWAY Now is the time to get ready for leaf-peeping season, with fall foliage starting as early as September. The timing of leaf-peeping season is largely influenced by...
Target pulls ‘offensive’ Halloween costume from stores
Target has apologized for a circus clown Halloween costume that critics accused of evoking Blackface and 19th-century minstrel shows following online backlash. The costume was sold as the “Kids’ Glows Under Blacklight...
Illegal immigrant accused of fentanyl dealing linked to Virginia high school overdoses
An illegal immigrant from El Salvador who has faced a final deportation order since 2024 was caught and later released on bond at the Texas border in 2016 before...
John Cusack stands in ‘solidarity’ with Mark Ruffalo amid Paramount’s antisemitism allegation
Actor John Cusack threw his support behind fellow Hollywood star Mark Ruffalo over the weekend as Ruffalo pushed back against Paramount’s accusations that his criticism of tech giant Oracle invoked “antisemitic...
Little League breakout star Kinley Rasmus ties Mo’ne Davis record in latest gem
“Fear the bow” indeed. Phenix City Little League star Kinley Rasmus put up another impressive performance on the mound in a dramatic walk-off win for the Southeast Region squad...
California political candidate facing six years in prison after listing dive bar as home address
A woman who listed her home address as a local bar while running for Stockton City Council has dropped out of the race after she was arrested on multiple...
Kacey Musgraves divides fans with immigrant children’s plea, faces boycott calls to ‘shut up and sing’
Kacey Musgraves is facing backlash after asking fans to donate to an immigrant children’s rights group as her birthday wish while kicking off her “Middle of Nowhere” tour. On Friday,...
