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After watching the first round of the playoffs, I’m starting to think I might need to buy a copy of A.J. Brown’s book before I make my picks in the divisional round. Brown was reading something called “Inner Excellence” and let me just say that “Excellence” is not a word anyone would use to describe […]
(WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Mike Johnson said he is going to order that the flags at the Capitol, which are at half-staff due to the death of former President Jimmy Carter, be raised for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration — defying a White House proclamation. Leaving a GOP press conference Tuesday morning, Johnson nodded his head when […]
Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Rudy Giuliani’s New York Yankees World Series rings must be stored in a closet in his son’s apartment until a judge decides whether the former New York mayor must relinquish them as part of a defamation judgment he owes to two Georgia election workers, the judge ordered Tuesday. “The […]
Courtesy of Governors Ball Tyler, The Creator has snagged another headlining gig, this time at New York City’s annual Governors Ball. He’s been announced as one of the headliners for the three-day festival, where he’ll help to wrap things up on the first night. Tyler is scheduled to perform on Friday, June 6, following sets by T-Pain, […]
The Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers both took their home courts on Monday for the first time since the devastating wildfires that killed at least 24 people and destroyed more than 12,000 structures began raging across the Los Angeles area last week. The Lakers, who lost 126-102 to the San Antonio Spurs, hadn’t played since Jan. […]
Jung Yeon-je/AFP via Getty Images (SEOUL and TOKYO) — North Korea launched “several short-range ballistic missiles,” that landed in the Sea of Japan Tuesday morning local time, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said. The missiles “flew approximately 250 km,” the officials said. “North Korea’s missile launch is a clear provocative act that seriously threatens […]
(WASHINGTON) — Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s embattled pick for defense secretary, is facing senators on Tuesday for his confirmation hearing. Hesgeth is expected to be grilled by the Armed Services Committee on allegations of misconduct and sexual impropriety he’s denied — as well as his position on military policy issues, including women in combat […]
(LOS ANGELES) — At least 24 people have died and more than a dozen others remain unaccounted for as multiple wildfires, fueled by severe drought conditions and strong winds, rage across the Los Angeles area. Thousands of firefighters are battling wildfires across 45 square miles of densely populated Los Angeles County. About 92,000 people remain […]
(LOS ANGELES) — Multiple fires raging across the Los Angeles area will cost insurers as much as $30 billion, Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs estimated in a report released this week. After accounting for non-insured damages, the total costs will balloon to $40 billion, the report said. The ongoing fires, according to analysts, “appear to already be the costliest […]
Photo by John Medina/Getty Images If you want to go and take a ride with Nelly, you can catch him in Sin City on a select few dates. The rapper has secured a residency at Resorts World Las Vegas’ Zouk Nightclub and Ayu Dayclub, where he’ll perform some of his greatest hits. He is set to […]