After writing bestsellers about the military, the oil and gas industry and the state of democracy, Rachel Maddow is now working on a history of the Justice Department. Crown, a division of Penguin Random House, announced Monday that “Department of Fate” will be published Nov. 10, one week after this… Read More
Tennis legend Billie Jean King pulls off amazing 65-year feat
Billie Jean King raised her right arm in triumph. Not for another victory on the tennis court. This time, she was celebrating earning a college degree 65 years after she first took classes. The 82-year-old sports and equality icon received her bachelor’s of art in history from Cal State Los… Read More
Polarizing OJ Simpson murder trial figure dead at 74
Former Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhrman, who was convicted of lying during testimony at the O.J. Simpson murder trial, has died. He was 74. Fuhrman was one of the first two police detectives sent to investigate the 1994 killings of Simpson’s ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ronald… Read More
Ex-Spirit Airlines passengers’ travel plans just got way worse
Days after Spirit Airlines shut down in the middle of the night, a lawyer for the defunct budget carrier stood before a bankruptcy judge and apologized to the price-conscious customers who might struggle to find affordable flights in its absence. “We apologize most specifically for those Americans who may now… Read More
Former NFL star dead from fentanyl, cocaine overdose
Former NFL defensive lineman Josh Mauro died from an acute combination of fentanyl, cocaine and ethanol intoxication, according to online records from the Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner. The report said that the 35-year-old Mauro died on April 23 and classified the death as accidental. The 6-foot-6, 290-pounder… Read More
Dramatic moment two F-18s crashed mid-flight in Idaho
Four U.S. Navy aviators are safe Sunday after two F-18 fighter jets collided mid-air and crashed to the ground in front of thousands of spectators at the Gunfighter Skies Air Show at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho. The collision occurred roughly two miles northwest of the base. Each… Read More
White House press area consumed by bee tornado
A “tornado” of bees descended on the White House’s North Lawn on Friday afternoon, and thousands of them swarmed near the press corps’ outdoor staging area known as “Pebble Beach” and chased out reporters. The massive swarm blocked the North Lawn driveway just steps from the West Wing entrance. “There… Read More
White House correspondents’ dinner to be rescheduled… when!?
And now, back to our regularly scheduled programming. Or … maybe not? More than three weeks after the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner was thrown into chaos and panic when a man stormed the Washington Hilton lobby and opened fire in what prosecutors say was an attempt to kill President… Read More
Reigning NBA MVP just made history (again!)
He’s the best player on the best team. And the voters say he’s the best player in the league, too. Again. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder won the NBA’s Most Valuable Player on Sunday for the second consecutive year. He became the 18th player to… Read More
Mega pop star acquitted in shocking international tax fraud case
A Spanish court acquitted Shakira in a tax fraud case, ordering the government to return more than 55 million euros ($64 million) in wrongly imposed fines, a court document seen Monday by The Associated Press said. The decision follows years of tax troubles in Spain for the Colombian superstar. The… Read More
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