Police tout tip lines after deluge of Nancy Guthrie ‘opinions’ flood local 911 operators
Don’t call 911 with tips about Nancy Guthrie. That’s the plea from the Pima County Sheriff’s Department amid their hunt for whoever took the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie. The office posted its request to the public on Tuesday, hours after FBI Director Kash Patel released security camera photos and video of […]
Why plain gold can cost more than diamonds this Valentine’s Day
This Valentine’s Day, Americans will shower their sweethearts with the usual romantic staples: flowers, chocolate and pricey dinners. But the biggest spend won’t be on roses or reservations. It will be on jewelry – roughly $7 billion worth, according to the National Retail Federation. That sparkle comes at a striking moment. Gold prices recently hit […]
DOJ moves to dismiss Bannon contempt case, asks courts to erase his conviction
The Justice Department is moving to dismiss the criminal contempt case against Steve Bannon and to permanently close it. The department is also asking the Supreme Court to vacate the ruling that upheld his conviction and send the case back to be dismissed. In a filing to a federal judge in Washington on Monday, U.S. […]
Trump threatens to block US-Canada bridge, demanding trade concessions
President Donald Trump is threatening to block the opening of a major new U.S.-Canada border crossing unless Canada agrees to major trade concessions. “I will not allow this bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them, and also, importantly, Canada treats the United States with the Fairness […]
Guthrie ransom clock runs out; Trump escalates Canada bridge dispute
Another ransom deadline has passed in the case of Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance. Ten days in, there’s still no indication of her whereabouts, and there’s no proof that the demands were genuine. Plus, President Donald Trump is now threatening to block the opening of a nearly finished bridge linking Ontario and Detroit. His demand: no opening […]
Olympian Hunter Hess responds to backlash from Trump
Olympic skier Hunter Hess has responded after President Donald Trump lashed out over comments Hess made about representing Team USA. Meanwhile, other Olympians are backing Hess up. On Sunday, Trump called Hess a “real loser” on Truth Social after Hess said he had “mixed feelings” about representing the United States at the Winter Olympics. Unbiased. Straight Facts.TM Olympian Hunter Hess started skiing at age 3 on Mt. Bachelor in his home state of Oregon. “It brings up mixed emotions to represent […]
Social media companies agree to testing of effects on teen users’ mental health
Three social media companies have agreed to be tested for how well they protect the mental health of teenage users. The companies — TikTok, Snap and Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram — have all agreed to participate in new testing that the Mental Health Coalition announced Monday. The testing, part of a new Safe […]
The most expensive Olympic medals ever produced are already falling apart
American skier Breezy Johnson won Olympic gold in the women’s downhill early Sunday morning and had her medal draped around her neck before she stepped off the slopes. Within 15 minutes, her gold medal had already broken. “Well, I was jumping up and down in excitement, and it fell off,” Johnson said after the ribbon […]
Black GOP senator calls Trump video ‘most racist thing I’ve seen’; Tufts accused of sharing student data to influence elections
In this Media Miss Minute, the Senate’s only Black Republican breaks with President Donald Trump over a controversial social media post. Plus, the Trump administration launches a probe into Tufts University over alleged misuse of student data. Media Miss by the right: Scott calls video of Obamas shared by Trump ‘most racist thing I’ve seen’ […]
