A high school valedictorian had prepared a speech that was approved by school officials for the commencement ceremony. But Paxton Smith of Lake Highlands High School in Dallas aborted her pre-approved speech and used her platform MORE
Federal prosecutors are now looking at whether Matt Gaetz obstructed justice during a phone call he had with a witness in the sex-crimes investigation, according to two sources familiar with the situation. The phone call MORE
Eight football coaches in Canton, Ohio thought it was a good idea to punish one of their players by compelling him to eat a pepperoni pizza in front of the team as part of a MORE
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The NFL on Wednesday pledged to halt the use of “race-norming” — which assumed Black players started out with lower cognitive function — in the $1 billion settlement of brain injury claims MORE
MIAMI — Police say a 10-year-old boy approached his father with an unusual request: Could he take him to do a drive-by shooting in Opa-locka with a paint gun? The father, 26-year-old Michael Williams, agreed, MORE
There’s bad news for the extremely tiny number of people who have been enjoying Donald Trump’s rambling and bitter blog in recent weeks. According to CNBC, the former president’s “From the Desk” blog, which he MORE
Angelia Mia Vargas, 24, her son, and another family member were riding bikes down the street when a dog ran out. The dog was a 6 month-old boxer puppy named Bruno. According to Bruno’s owner, MORE
LE††UCE PREY Former St. Mary and St. Joseph Catholic Church bookkeeper Rachelle Barb pleaded guilty to an aggravated theft charge on Tuesday. She admitted to taking $253,756.68 from the parish where she worked. The missing MORE
After a seven year hiatus following the gruesomely botched lethal injection of Joseph Wood in 2014, Arizona is ready to fire up it’s gas chamber and start executing death row inmates. This time, however, Arizona will use MORE
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law Tuesday a policy banning transgender athletes from playing girls and women’s sports that opponents have condemned as deeply discriminatory against transgender athletes and students. Dubbed the “Fairness in MORE
Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping suspect Barry Croft Jr. doesn’t want the world to hear him talking about how God told him to commit an act of terrorism, or his intent to kidnap Michigan’s governor, court records show. Croft’s MORE
The largest warship in the Iranian Navy caught fire and sunk early Wednesday morning in the Gulf of Oman. The circumstances are unclear. The fire began around 2:25a.m. on the 207-meter (679-foot) Kharg, which was used MORE
The Washington Post obtained 866 pages of Dr. Fauci’s e-mails from March and April 2020 revealing what it was like for the top doc in the early chaotic weeks of the Trump administration’s pandemic. Fauci MORE
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A 21-page lawsuit by conservative small-business advocacy organization Job Creators Network, filed Monday in federal court in New York, demands the immediate return of the game to Atlanta and $100 million in damages to local MORE
A Manhattan man was arrested after an unprovoked attack on a 55-year-old Asian woman in Chinatown on Monday. NYPD officers arrested Alexander Wright, 48, on Monday in connection with the case. He was charged with MORE
When the Jan. 6 commission became the latest casualty of Republican obstructionism on Friday, most Democrats weren’t surprised. Joe Manchin was. “There is no excuse for any Republican to vote against this commission,” he said, MORE
Barnett with mail he stole from Pelosi’s office For contributions of $100 or more, Richard “Bigo” Barnett will, “as a token of his appreciation,” send a personally inscribed, autographed picture of himself sitting at a MORE
This is a follow-up to yesterday’s discussion Ex-Trump Adviser Michael Flynn Says Myanmar-Like Coup ‘Should Happen’ in U.S. “Let me be VERY CLEAR – There is NO reason whatsoever for any coup in America, and MORE
Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick’s mother Gladys and his longtime partner Sandra Garza were on Capitol Hill last week to lobby lawmakers to vote for an independent commission to investigate what happened on January 6. MORE
A poster on the window at Fiddlehead’s Café in Mendocino, CA warns customers that they be charged an extra five dollars if they place their order while wearing a mask. The poster also states that MORE
Officials in Texas have arrested a man who they say was plotting a “mass casualty” event at a Walmart. Coleman Thomas Blevins, 28, of Kerrville, was arrested Friday “on a warrant for a Terroristic Threat MORE
Alt-right comedian Owen Benjamin wants to create a “refuge” for his “internet friends” in Idaho. His neighbors, however, worry the rural site will become a scary militia haven. An alt-right comedian’s plans for a remote MORE
Back to the grind. It feels so much like a Monday but, it’s not. After a very long weekend, (I took a few extra days), it’s back to the daily grind. I just cannot believe MORE