Barack Obama’s Presidential Center, a project that already cost local taxpayers millions of dollars, has hit local Chicago businesses hard. Including companies that worked to build the former president’s massive library. In an exclusive sit-down with Fox News, a subcontractor who previously claimed his company was unpaid for nearly $4… Read More
Phil Mickelson divorce rumors explode after country club expulsion
After being expelled from his longtime country club in San Diego after a female employee accused golf legend Phil Mickelson of sexual harassment, the six-time major champion’s marriage may now be on the rocks. Mickelson’s wife Amy was spotted shopping at a San Diego Trader Joe’s without her wedding ring,… Read More
Giant roosters spreading across Maine (and people love it)
Giant metal roosters are popping up on lawns in and around a community in southern Maine and as far away as New Zealand in support of a 6-year-old autistic girl and her love of the colorful creations. David and Sara LeBlanc had a rotating display of the roughly 6-foot-tall (1.8-meter-tall)… Read More
World Cup star busted by police for cocaine
Cristian Volpato, who represented Australia at the World Cup, has allegedly tested positive for cocaine and also for speeding, New South Wales state police said Friday. They said the the 22-year-old Volpato, who switched allegiances from Italy to Australia before the World Cup, was allegedly clocked at 50 kilometers per… Read More
Super Bowl champs drop jaw-dropping first look at $3 billion domed stadium
The Kansas City Chiefs unveiled on Wednesday the first renderings of their new $3 billion domed stadium set to open in 2031. The fully enclosed stadium will feature translucent panels on the ceiling with a symmetrical and curved exterior. The new stadium will also pay homage to Arrowhead Stadium, the… Read More
NYC to rename iconic landmark after… Donald Trump?
Will President Donald Trump ’s name grace one of the most famous — and sometimes maligned — landmarks in his hometown of New York City? The Republican administration this week urged leading U.S. Senators to rename Penn Station as it undertakes a projected $8 billion redesign of the dreary, underground… Read More
Ageless Olympic great dies at age 50
Olympic rowing great Olaf Tufte, who competed at seven straight Summer Games and won two gold medals, has died. He was aged 50. Norwegian media reported a statement by Tufte’s family on Tuesday that he was found unconscious at their farm and died at a hospital in Oslo. He is… Read More
Dem Governor tells teachers in her state: Learn how to read! (yes, really!)
Michigan elementary school teachers will be required to take literacy training by the 2031-2032 school year, under a new law signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Tuesday. The law requires K-5 instructors who teach reading or language arts to receive training and requires the state Department of Education to select at… Read More
ESPN axes top personalities in massive layoffs
ESPN is undergoing a significant round of layoffs for the first time in three years after taking over NFL Network in April. Chairman Jimmy Pitaro said in a memo to employees Tuesday morning, obtained by The Associated Press, that most moves are the result of ESPN’s acquisition of NFL Network… Read More
Rising Hollywood star tragically dead at 18
Kaylee Hottle, a deaf actor best known for her starring role in two “Godzilla” films, died in a car crash in Maryland early Tuesday morning, the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office said. She was 18. Hottle was one of two passengers in the car when it went off the road and… Read More