On paper, few US presidents could boast the foreign policy bona fides of Joe Biden, a veteran statesman with nearly a half-century of experience before he even stepped into office. But as his term comes to an end, critics have said that the president will leave a legacy of cautious and underpowered diplomacy, as even…
Two of California’s top politicians are in the crosshairs of recall petitions … but, while one is gaining quite a bit of steam, the other is struggling out of the starting blocks. In the wake of the devastating wildfires burning huge swaths of California, two petitions have been started calling for the removal of Los…
Brandon Drenon BBC News, Washington Watch: Airport re-opens as recovery work carries on after DC plane crash The black boxes for a commercial flight that crashed into a military helicopter in Washington DC have been located as questions mount about staffing and other close calls at the airport where the plane was landing. Normally two…
Derek Carr’s future as the New Orleans Saints starting quarterback seems secure. Saints general manager Mickey Loomis made that clear on Wednesday when he referred to the 11-year veteran as “a guy we can win with, and we’re excited about it.” Carr has two years remaining on the four-year, $150 million contract that brought him…
Lin-Manuel Miranda Hamilton Gets Trump’d!!! ‘I’m in My King Era’ Published January 26, 2025 7:24 AM PST Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s gonna need a rewrite on his smash hit musical “Hamilton” if President Trump gets his way … or, at least, that’s the ‘SNL’ take on the first week of his 2nd term. The every-award-winning play and…
Is Nikki Glaser about to get canceled? The comic has a long history of pushing the envelope with her edgy standup performances. But she worries she might finally take things too far when she hosts the Golden Globes tonight. Nikki Glaser attends the 5th Annual Jam For Janie GRAMMY Awards Viewing Party at Hollywood Palladium…
A teenage basketball player floored two of his opponents with vicious haymakers during a game earlier this month … and the punches were so violent, TMZ Sports has learned cops are now investigating the situation. The contest went down at around 6 PM on Jan. 3 in Georgia … when Sonoraville High School was taking…
The man accused of killing Toyah Cordingley has pleaded not guilty to murder at the start of his trial, more than six years after the young woman’s body was found at an isolated beach. The supreme court of Queensland on Tuesday started hearing the case in Cairns, about 40km south of the alleged crime scene…
Italian Justice Minister Carlo Nordio has said Rome had no choice but to release a Libyan war crimes suspect due “errors and inaccuracies” in an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Osama Almasri Najim, head of Libya’s judicial police, was apprehended in Turin on 19 January. Two days later, he was released…
Eli Lilly on Thursday reported mixed results for the fourth quarter, even as demand for its blockbuster weight loss drug Zepbound and diabetes treatment Mounjaro soared. The company’s quarterly earnings topped Wall Street estimates, but sales fell just short as Mounjaro saw lower realized prices. Zepbound and Mounjaro have now underperformed expectations for two straight…
