A former high school teacher and coach allegedly had sex with a 17-year-old student on multiple occasions, both at his house and at the school, court records say. Steven Mesa, 47, was arrested last month and charged with three felony counts of unlawful sexual relations with a student. A mugshot of Steven Mesa. (Johnson County…
President Biden said in an address to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee on Thursday night that the country under his leadership is as close to “Armageddon” as it has been since the Cuban Missile Crisis in the 1960s. Speaking at a fundraiser in New York, Biden addressed Russian President Vladimir Putin threatening to use a…
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – Five years ago in Las Vegas, a night of country music became an evening of terror. On Oct. 1, 2017, a man opened fire on the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival, killing 58 people that night. Two more later died from their injuries, and hundreds of others were hurt. Many of…
A Texas Rangers fan who caught New York Yankee Aaron Judge’s historic 62nd home run ball from the stands Tuesday night already has a $2 million offer for the collectible. “I feel the offer is way above fair, if he is inclined to sell it,” JP Cohen, the owner of Memory Lane, a California-based auction house…
“The Jazz Singer” starring Al Jolson, the first movie that incorporated synchronized speaking parts for its actors, was released on this day in history, Oct. 6, 1927. Primitive by today’s standards, the movie revolutionized cinema in the United States and beyond and is recognized as a landmark achievement in pop culture history. “Wait a minute,…
New York University’s firing of Professor Maitland Jones Jr., following student complaints about poor grades has lit a fuse under parents who say the lowering of academic standards in U.S. school is doing students no favors. Jones, an award-winning professor of organic chemistry, taught for four decades at Princeton before NYU. Princeton University’s dean of…
Chasten Buttigieg, husband of Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, has scored a desirable spot with a major Democratic communications firm. KNP Communications hired Chasten Buttigieg as a senior consultant, the company announced Monday. PETE BUTTIGIEG: WE WILL BE PROUD WHEN AMERICA ‘LEADS THE WAY’ INTO EV FUTURE Chasten boasted his skill set coming into the…
Police in Newport, Oregon, issued a warning on Wednesday after what appeared to be several hand grenades washed ashore on a beach. Officers responded on Tuesday to multiple reports of explosives washing up on the beach in the Newport area between Yaquina Bay State Park and Agate Beach, the Newport Police Department said. Three separate…
LeBron James made his intentions clear Wednesday night– he wants to own an NBA franchise in Las Vegas. Following the Los Angeles Lakers 119-115 preseason loss to the Phoenix Suns at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, James directly lobbied NBA commissioner Adam Silver to bring a team to the desert. LeBron James, #6 of the…
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Elon Musk are feuding over how the United States should handle Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. And the result of their disagreement could prompt a shift in U.S. policy, the lawmaker suggested. Musk, the founder of Telsa and CEO of SpaceX, offered a “solution” to the Russia-Ukraine War that included Ukraine…