Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib became the first active player in league history to come out that he is gay. On Monday afternoon, Nassib made the announcement on his Instagram from his home in West Chester, Pennsylvania. “I just wanted to take a quick moment to say that I’m gay,” Nassib said via […]
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Hot Week In History Leads To Wildfires Across West
Last week featured one of the worst June heat waves in decades across the West, shattering hundreds of daily records, as well as several all-time hottest temperatures recorded for the month. Death Valley soared to a blistering 128 degrees, and Denver saw a rare hat trick of three 100-degree days in a row. Tucson saw […]
Electric Car Fires Are Nightmare For Firefighters
It’s the kind of blaze that veteran Chief Palmer Buck of The Woodlands Township Fire Department in suburban Houston compared to “a trick birthday candle.” On April 17, when firefighters responded to a 911 call at around 9:30 p.m., they came upon a Tesla Model S that had crashed, killing two people, and was now […]
Devastating Car Crash Leaves 10 Dead, Including Children
A wreck on an Alabama interstate has left at least 10 people dead, including nine children. A pile-up involving at least 15 vehicles happened around 2:30 p.m. Saturday on Interstate 65 in Butler County between mile markers 137 and 138. That’s located just past exit 130 in Greenville, Alabama, some 40 miles south of that […]
Voting Rights Keep Obama Up At Night
Former President Obama during ABC’s Juneteenth television special said that ensuring that democracy “continues to work effectively” as the United States becomes more diverse is one of the main things that “keeps him up at night.” During a special episode of ABC’s documentary series “Soul of a Nation” titled, “Juneteenth: Together We Triumph,” the former […]
Dow Falls Over 500 Points Ending Worst Week In Months
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Friday with a loss of more than 500 points, falling 1.6 percent to finish its worst week of losses since 2020. The Dow finished this week down 3.5 percent, its steepest five-day loss since October. The S&P 500 index closed with a loss of 1.3 percent Friday and the […]
Biden’s Dog Champ Dies Peacefully In White House
Members of President Joe Biden’s family are mourning the loss of their German shepherd, Champ, who died “peacefully at home,” the president and first lady said in a statement Saturday. “He was our constant, cherished companion during the last 13 years and was adored by the entire Biden family,” Biden and first lady Jill Biden […]
Ammo Shortage To Get Much Worse Warns Smith & Wesson
Ammunition inventories that were depleted during the pandemic are showing no sign of improving, according to Smith & Wesson Brands CEO Mark Smith. Gun sales in the U.S. have soared over the past 15 months as people sought protection in response to the wave of civil unrest that occurred following the death of George Floyd […]
New Jersey Unveils Huge George Floyd Statue
A 700-pound bronze statue of George Floyd was unveiled Wednesday outside of Newark, New Jersey’s city hall. “Hopefully when people walk by and they see it, and they participate, hopefully it inspires them to become active in the struggles that are happening right here in Newark and right here in New Jersey,” Newark Mayor Ras […]
Texas Allows Open Carry With No License Needed
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a “constitutional carry” bill into law on Wednesday that will allow Texans to carry a handgun in public without a license starting on Sept. 1. Under current law, residents must go through training, submit fingerprints, show handgun proficiency and pay a $40 application fee in order to obtain a license […]
Woman Murders 81 Year Old Husband By Pouring Boiling Sugar Water On Him
A UK woman poured a concoction of scalding water and sugar on her sleeping husband, who later died — as part of a sick plot to “extract vengeance” following a dispute. Corinna Smith, 59, was found guilty Tuesday of murdering her 81-year-old husband, Michael Baines, when she attacked him in their home in Neston, Cheshire, […]
Gov. Of Texas Invites Trump To Visit Border
In his latest news release, former President Donald Trump said he’d accepted an invitation from Texas’ governor to visit the southern border. The trip seems aimed at calling attention to Trump’s contention that he left the Biden administration a highly secure border, only to have policeis reversed and progress on controlling immigration there undone in […]