President Joe Biden saluted his “friend of five decades” Walter Mondale on Sunday, traveling to the University of Minnesota to remember the former vice president and Democratic Party elder whose memorial service was delayed for a year due to the pandemic. Mondale died in April 2021 at age 93. He is credited with transforming the […]
Going viral: Johnny Depp’s witty courtroom responses
Amber Heard pushed to have details of her marriage with fellow actor Johnny Depp included in an op-ed piece that she wrote about domestic violence, even though her lawyers wanted those passages removed from the article, which is now the subject of a libel lawsuit, according to evidence introduced Thursday at the trial. But it’s […]
Twitter exec cries at meeting after Musk buyout
Tesla CEO Elon Musk shook up social media by reportedly buying Twitter on Thursday… and some Twitter executives appeared shaken, themselves. Twitter’s Legal Head Vijaya Gadde cried during a meeting while expressing uncertainty about the future look of Twitter, Politico reported Tuesday after speaking to three people familiar with the matter. Sponsored: Tinnitus DOESN’T come […]
Activist immolates self in front of SCOTUS; questions stirred
After 50-year-old Wynn Bruce, a climate activist and Buddhist, set himself on fire in front of the U.S. Supreme Court last week, a national conversation flared up around his motivation and whether he may have been inspired by Buddhist monks who self-immolated in the past to protest government atrocities. Bruce, a photographer from Boulder, Colorado, […]
Report exposes lackluster training at nuclear dump
The U.S. government’s nuclear waste repository in New Mexico has major issues in fire training and firefighting vehicles, with its fleet in disrepair after years of neglect, according to an investigation by the U.S. Energy Department’s Office of Inspector General. The investigation was spurred by allegations regarding fire protection concerns at the repository, which is […]
Biden’s proposed ban on menthols prompts late lobbying blitz
As federal officials finalize a long-awaited plan to ban menthol cigarettes, dozens of interest groups have met with White House staffers to try to influence the process, which has the potential to save hundreds of thousands of lives while wiping out billions in tobacco sales. Biden administration officials have heard from tobacco lobbyists, anti-smoking advocates, […]
Leaked audio: Kevin McCarthy, GOP leaders urged Trump to resign
House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy seemingly told fellow GOP lawmakers shortly after the Jan. 6, 2021 riot that he would urge then-President Donald Trump to resign, according to audio posted by The New York Times and aired on Rachel Maddow’s MSNBC show. McCarthy has denied the recording. The Horn News has transcribed the audio, so […]
[Shocking video] Mike Tyson punches unruly passenger on plane
Authorities on Thursday were investigating an incident in which former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson was recorded on video punching a fellow first-class passenger aboard a plane at San Francisco International Airport. The video shows Tyson leaning over the back of his seat repeatedly striking the unidentified man in the head, drawing blood. The footage was […]
‘Front loading’: Fed signals sharp rate hike next month
The Federal Reserve must move faster than it has in the past to rein in high inflation, Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday, signaling that sharp interest rate increases are likely in the coming months, beginning at the Fed’s next policy meeting in May. In a panel discussion held by the International Monetary Fund during its […]
CNN+ dead after just 23 days. Biggest media failure in history?
CNN launched its streaming service, CNN+, on Mar. 29. Three weeks later, the network is already pulling the plug on its $100 million investment — the most spectacular media failure in recent history. On Thursday, CNN’s incoming chief executive Chris Licht issued a memo announcing the plan to shut down the service at the end […]
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