The former president’s decision to elevate Laura Loomer, a far-right activist known for racist and homophobic posts online, has stunned even some Trump allies. Source link
Read More »Pac-12 adding Boise State, San Diego State, Fresno State, Colorado State from Mountain West
The two-member Pac-12 is starting to rebuild, beginning with four Mountain West schools. Boise State, San Diego State, Colorado State and Fresno State will join the conference in 2026, the Pac-12 announced on Thursday. The schools will officially join on July 1, 2026. After conference realignment decimated the Pac-12 and …
Read More »Sybil Haydel Morial, New Orleans Civil Rights Matriarch, Dies at 91
The wife of Ernest N. Morial, the city’s first Black mayor, she fought for equal rights for Black women. Source link
Read More »Jones: Tyreek Hill could have handled traffic stop better, but he didn’t deserve police violence
The question that Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill raised Sunday evening, hours after his face was planted on a Miami street and the knee of a Miami-Dade police officer was planted in his back, continues to echo. “What if I wasn’t Tyreek Hill?” the five-time All-Pro wide receiver asked. …
Read More »Video Captures a Woman Staggering Through California’s Airport Fire
Officials said a battalion chief was retreating from an evacuated area when he spotted her. The woman is being treated at a burn center. Source link
Read More »Caitlin Clark encourages people to vote after liking Taylor Swift’s post endorsing Kamala Harris
Caitlin Clark, the No. 1 pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft, made the most outward political statement of her young career when she liked music superstar Taylor Swift’s Instagram post on Tuesday endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for president. Clark did not publicly endorse Harris but …
Read More »California Man Assaulted Frontier Flight Attendants, Prosecutors Say
The violent episode resulted in an emergency landing. The man now faces federal flight interference charges. Source link
Read More »Reflecting on Alex Morgan’s career: The athlete, the fighter, the human
SAN DIEGO — Last week, I tossed out my plans to be in Washington D.C. for a different NWSL match and booked a last-minute flight to San Diego. I then stood on the field at Snapdragon Stadium, staring through my camera lens at Alex Morgan, the athlete, one more time. …
Read More »Their School Has Yet to Reopen After a Shooting. They’re Unsure What to Expect.
The 1,900 students at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., were just settling into the rhythms of a new year before a shooter killed two teachers and two students. Source link
Read More »Robert Kraft a no-doubter for Hall, but discussion is a win for NFL’s owner glorification
Robert Kraft’s candidacy for the Pro Football Hall of Fame has become a sort of annual tradition throughout New England, not unlike Opening Day at Fenway Park and Marathon Monday. And now, thanks to Don Van Natta Jr.’s exhaustively reported piece at ESPN, the entire world of football has been …
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