The billionaire behind a measure to split California in three said he’s giving up on the effort to reimagine the nation’s most populous state after the state Supreme Court knocked it off the November ballot. “The political environment for radical change is right now,” venture capitalist Tim Draper wrote in… Read More
College basketball coach pleads not guilty to punch that killed a man
A rising college basketball coaching star accused of throwing a punch that killed a New York City tourist who had apparently mistaken him for an Uber driver pleaded not guilty Thursday to an assault charge. Wake Forest University assistant coach Jamill Jones attacked digital marketing guru Sandor Szabo around 1:15… Read More
Experts inject whale with antibiotics in rare effort to save her
A team of whale experts has injected an ailing killer whale with antibiotics in a rare effort to save her. NOAA Fisheries says the international team reached 3½-year-old orca known as J50 Thursday in the waters near Washington state’s San Juan Island. A veterinarian examined the orca. Experts gave her… Read More
Father arrested for tossing dead son into New York river
A man who fled to Thailand after allegedly tossing his dead 7-month-old son into a river has been returned to New York and arrested. James Currie, 37, was escorted off a plane at Kennedy Airport late Thursday and turned over to police and border agents. He faces a likely arraignment… Read More
Latest NFL anthem kneelers slammed by Trump
President Donald Trump is lashing out at football players who refuse to stand for the national anthem on Thursday. Trump claimed on Twitter Friday that “most of them are unable to define” what they’re even demonstrating against — and instead told players they should “Be happy, be cool!” Numerous player… Read More
[Going viral] RNC releases killer video on Democrats
The Republican National Committee released an ad on Wednesday trolling Democrats for yet another midterm special election loss. The ad is meant to remind liberals that a moral victory is not enough — winning is winning. The RNC released the ad a day after President Donald Trump endorsed Republican candidate… Read More
Dems hopes of a ‘blue wave’ could be foiled by…
For all the talk of a blue wave sweeping Democrats back into the House majority this fall, their efforts could be thwarted in one of the nation’s bluest states. Voters in the sprawling farm country south of Minneapolis and in the economically struggling Iron Range along the Canadian border give… Read More
Melania Trump’s parents sworn in as U.S. citizens
First lady Melania Trump’s parents were sworn in as U.S. citizens on Thursday, completing a legal path to citizenship. Viktor and Amalija Knavs, both in their 70s, took the citizenship oath at a private ceremony in New York City. The Slovenian immigrants, a former car dealer and textile factory worker,… Read More
Tennessee carries out first execution in almost a decade
Tennessee carried out the execution Thursday of a man condemned for the 1985 rape and murder of a 7-year-old girl, marking the first time the state has applied the death penalty in nearly a decade. Inmate Billy Ray Irick, 59, received a three-drug injection at a maximum-security prison in Nashville… Read More
White House announces plans to create sixth military service
Pointing to growing threats and competition from Russia and China, the White House on Thursday announced ambitious plans to create the U.S. Space Force as a sixth, separate military warfighting service by 2020. The proposal taps into the American public’s long fascination with space — but with a military focus…. Read More
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