Full disclosure: I am absolutely, unequivocally, shamelessly obsessed with music. I have a record collection that’s nearing the 1,000 mark. I’ve been to hundreds of shows in a little more than two decades. I have five favorite bands, each of which has held its title for well over 10 years. And all of my closest […]
In a lengthy post on X Saturday night, Illinois’ governor called the threat of National Guard troops in Chicago “a trial run for a police state” and accused President Donald Trump of “attempting to manufacture a crisis.” Chicago would be the third city in two months to see its law enforcement ranks bolstered by a […]
Early on Sunday morning, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched the Dragon spacecraft from Cape Canaveral in Florida. Dragon is now on its way to the International Space Station, where it’s set to dock at ISS around 7:30 a.m. ET on Monday. This is the third flight for the Dragon spacecraft, and the 33rd SpaceX resupply mission […]
Ukraine on Sunday celebrated its Independence Day, marking 34 years since the country officially disbanded from the former Soviet Union. The last 3 ½ of those years, however, have been spent trying to maintain its sovereignty following Russia’s invasion in February 2022. ‘Ukraine is not a victim’ During an address to the nation in Kyiv’s […]
Israel struck Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, on Sunday, killing at least two people and injuring 35, according to initial reports from Houthi media. This attack comes after the Houthis fired a ballistic missile toward Israel on Friday that was intercepted. An Israeli Air Force official told Reuters the missile from Friday’s attack likely carried several sub-munitions […]
The White House published an article criticizing several Smithsonian museums for showcasing exhibits it deems “woke” or divisive, singling out displays on slavery, immigration, and LGBTQ+ history at some of the nation’s institutions. In a letter sent to Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch, officials demanded changes within 120 days. Some artists and scholars condemned the order, […]
Just because it’s legalese doesn’t mean it has to be stiff. That was the case Thursday when Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dropped the phrase “Calvinball,” from Bill Watterson’s beloved Calvin and Hobbes comic strip, into a seething dissent from a majority opinion siding with the Trump administration. In a 5-4 ruling, the court […]
The NFL season is less than two weeks away, and our SAN division previews take us from the AFC South to the much more competitive AFC North, where three teams have a shot to make some noise. The noise coming from Cincinnati, however, is not the good kind. Why haven’t the Bengals traded Hendrickson? Star […]
A center-left think tank has urged Democrats to change how they speak in order to win back alienated voters. Users online applauded the list of objectionable words — from “intersectionality” to “privilege” — for revealing the party’s messaging problems, while others questioned the optics of the effort. Third Way penned a memo Friday to “all […]
Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released Friday from the Putnam County Jail in Tennessee and is on his way to Maryland, his attorneys confirmed. His release comes as legal proceedings continue over federal criminal charges brought by the Trump administration tied to human smuggling. Abrego Garcia came from El Salvador, entering the U.S. illegally at 16 […]
