The seal of the US Department of Justice in Washington, DC on March 21, 2024. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images A New York federal judge on Friday ordered the jailing of convicted drug dealer and predatory lender Jonathan Braun, whose 10-year prison sentence was commuted in 2021 by President Donald Trump, after a…
There has been much consternation and gnashing of teeth about all of the spending and player acquisition that the Los Angeles Dodgers have been up to the past few years. From fans, from other teams, and from parts of the media, as well. The Dodgers are just using the resources they have available to them,…
The inspector general of the US Department of Defense has launched an investigation into Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal application to message other top-level officials about military strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen. The White House faced a backlash after a journalist was inadvertently added to a group chat – where specific details of…
Texas on Friday reported another large jump in measles cases and hospitalizations, leaving the US with more than double the number of measles cases so far this year than it saw in all of 2024. Other states with active outbreaks – defined as three or more cases – include New Mexico, Kansas, Ohio and Oklahoma….
Getty Images Well-wishers celebrate the Thai king’s birthday, in Bangkok on 28 July, 2024. A Thai court has issued an arrest warrant for an American academic under Thailand’s lese-majeste law that forbids insulting the monarchy. The army filed a complaint against Paul Chambers, a lecturer at Naresuan University in central Thailand, under lese-majeste and computer…
LIV Golf is back in Miami for the fifth event of the 2025 season. Keep reading for more information on dates, times, how to watch and more (all times Eastern). When is LIV Golf Miami? The fifth event of the LIV Golf 2025 season tees off on Friday, April 4th and is played until Sunday,…
Igor Golovniov | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Affirm shares have plunged nearly 30% over the past two trading days and are on track to close out their second-worst week on record, following President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff announcement on Wednesday. Widespread tariffs could represent a particular problem for Affirm because the provider…
A Russian missile attack on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih has killed at least 16 people and left dozens of others wounded, according to regional head Serhii Lysak. Six of the dead were children, said President Volodymyr Zelensky, who grew up in Kryvyi Rih. Images from the scene showed at least one victim…
Donald Trump said he will sign an executive order to extend the TikTok ban deadline. This is the second time the president will have delayed the ban or sale of the social media app, and will punt the deadline to 75 days from now. The TikTok deal “requires more work to ensure all necessary approvals…
Offense at least helps win championships. While the defensive side of the ball has long been regarded as the side that secures championship hardware, NFL teams have been putting an equal onus on offense in recent years. Last year’s draft is an example, with 23 offensive players being selected out of the 32 first-round picks….
