WARNING: GRAPHIC PHOTO Ramon Sosa was stunned to find himself in a shallow grave with a gunshot wound to his right temple. Except it was all an act to fool his wife, who plotted to kill the former pro boxer by hiring a hitman. “When investigators told me the plan, …
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Bill Maher mocks Garland's special counsel appt: After two years, he decided to 'give it to somebody else'
“Real Time” host Bill Maher had some fun at the expense of Attorney General Merrick Garland for passing the buck on the DOJ probes looking into potentially criminal wrongdoing of former President Trump. Garland announced on Friday that he appointed former Justice Department official Jack Smith to serve as special …
Read More »Alaska election results: Murkowski takes lead in tight ranked-choice general election
Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski has taken the lead over Republican challenger Kelly Tshibaka in the ranked-choice Senate contest that won’t be resolved until at least next week. As of Saturday morning, Murkowski leads Tshibaka by fewer than 2,000 first-choice votes, with no candidate in the race claiming an outright …
Read More »Harry Styles, Olivia Wilde break up after nearly two years together: report
Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde have called it quits after nearly two years together, according to multiple reports. Per People magazine, citing sources close to the couple, the two are “taking a break” and “it’s a very amicable decision.” “He’s still touring and is now going abroad. She is focusing …
Read More »80-year-old Michigan hunter found by police dog after repeatedly falling in river
An 80-year-old Michigan hunter who got lost and repeatedly fell into a river was rescued by canoe after a police dog tracked down the soaked man. The man’s wife called Michigan State Police on Wednesday evening after her husband, who had gone out to track deer, failed to return home …
Read More »Can Congress go 44 days without piling on more debt?
The national debt is on track to exceed record levels in the next few years. Inflation is at a 40-year high. We need to put in place a balanced, bipartisan debt-reduction plan to slow inflation, bring down the debt, and promote long-term economic growth – around $7 trillion in savings …
Read More »As a Hispanic American, I rejected getting into Harvard Law school by affirmative action
For me, last month’s Supreme Court argument in the Harvard affirmative-action case was personal. Growing up poor in Los Angeles, as the son of Colombian immigrants, I faced my share of racist taunts and stereotyping. In high school, I recall my White French teacher asking where I wanted to go to college. I said the Naval Academy. In front of all the other students she blurted, “You can’t go THERE!” …
Read More »America, we think we're done with the War on Terror but it is not done with us
Broken promises. Betrayal. Moral Injury. This is how I described the 2021 botched Afghan withdrawal in my book “Operation Pineapple Express.” These feelings are shared by many of the 750,000 Afghan War veterans, especially as we observed Veterans Day earlier this month. Why? Because they understand the stakes, something our …
Read More »FBI seeking information on 'serial armed robbers' in Philadelphia, offers $10,000 reward
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of three “serial armed robbers” who allegedly committed nine robberies at Rite Aid’s around Philadelphia. According to the FBI, the robberies took place between the hours of 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. at the …
Read More »Mets to release former first-round pick: report
The New York Mets are parting ways with a former first-round pick who, at one point, was widely regarded as one of baseball’s top prospects. Dominic Smith will be non-tendered by the Mets before Friday night’s non-tender deadline, according to MLB.com, making him a free agent. All 30 MLB teams …
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