Five arrested near UK-US base in Iran terror probe
Salonby CK Smith11d ago
British counterterrorism police are investigating a possible Iran connection after five men were arrested near a U.S.-used air base on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act.
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top 44%"Very serious threats”: FBI officials demoted after Katie Miller theats probe
Salonby CK Smith11d ago
Two veteran FBI counterterrorism officials were demoted after investigators determined allegedly harassing calls to a top White House aide’s wife did not warrant further investigation, according to...
MLB's next ballpark could be in a national park
Salonby CK Smith11d ago
Major League Baseball has played games in a cornfield, a NASCAR speedway and historic ballparks. Now, the league is apparently wondering whether it can add a national park to the list.
How Oprah Winfrey became America's cultural Oppenheimer
Salonby Melanie McFarland11d ago
Recently, I learned about a concept called atomic change. The term’s meaning depends on who’s employing it.
"Saturday Night Live" returns with "Natalie Harp": "If you hurt him, I will end you"
Salonby CK Smith11d ago
“Saturday Night Live” kicked off its 52nd season with a familiar Donald Trump impression, an increasingly familiar presidential friendship and a brand-new character: White House aide Natalie Harp.
The women reshaping kitchen culture
Salonby Francesca Giangiulio11d ago
For a long time, the image of the chef has been remarkably consistent: a man in a white jacket, barking orders in a hot kitchen and demanding perfection from everyone around him.
Republican candidates are running for the hills
Salonby Heather Digby Parton11d ago
The big story coming out of the 2024 election was how Donald Trump orchestrated a realignment of American politics, bringing demographic groups that had long eschewed the Republican Party into the...
Trump TV's intentional brainrot
Salonby Alex Galbraith11d ago
Despite everything, I sometimes find it hard not to sympathize with Donald Trump. Like Trump, I also chose to make the site of a future climate catastrophe my permanent home.
Other presidents have let white‑collar criminals dodge financial penalties – but not like Trump
Salonby Caren Morrison11d ago
President Donald Trump loves a good pardon. His generosity is so well known, in fact, that an industry of lobbyists, lawyers and other insiders has reportedly sprung up to facilitate clemency for...
Tim Tebow sold trust. Life Surge borrowed it
Salonby CK Smith12d ago
When Tim Tebow announced Friday that he was pausing his relationship with Christian wealth-building company Life Surge, the former football star said he had been caught off guard by allegations...
Trump finds another way to shut out CNN
Salonby CK Smith12d ago
President Donald Trump’s administration barred CNN from traveling aboard Air Force One on Saturday, just two days after a federal judge ordered the White House to restore the network’s access.
Trump says no to Iran's Hormuz deal
Salonby CK Smith12d ago
President Donald Trump said Saturday that he rejected Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, days after publicly calling on Tehran to reopen the critical shipping route and suggesting a...
"Primetime" isn't Chris Hansen's story — it's ours
Salonby Coleman Spilde12d ago
In the mid-2000s, “Dateline NBC” correspondent Chris Hansen became a national sensation for his hidden-camera sting show, “To Catch a Predator.” Shortly after, he became a meme.
Fat Bear Week should be every week
Salonby Troy Farah12d ago
It’s time to vote in one of the most consequential elections of the year, one only slightly less important than the November midterms.
Fox News could suffer the most under Trump's press crackdown
Salonby Sophia Tesfaye12d ago
There is a striking development buried inside the administration’s escalating confrontation with the press that’s turned a familiar Donald Trump-versus-the-media fight into a potentially...
Alleged noncitizen voters targeted by feds from 18 different countries, mostly green card holders
Salonby Dion Nissenbaum, Votebeat12d ago
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Pro-Trump “love me” ads paid for by taxpayers
Salonby Troy Farah13d ago
A new political ad airing this week features clips of President Donald Trump pledging to defeat “communism, socialism and Marxism in America,” and promising “America will never be a communist...
The Monkees was our first boy band
Salonby Melanie McFarland13d ago
Confession: I was never a Beatles girl. Put away your pitchforks, people – a lack of love doesn’t preclude appreciation. After all, without The Beatles, The Monkees wouldn’t exist.
A menu for Dolly Parton Day
Salonby Francesca Giangiulio13d ago
Over the years, there have been several attempts to give legendary country singer, philanthropist and all-around icon Dolly Parton a commemorative day of her own.
Years before his CNN and Politico ban, Trump yanked my press pass
Salonby Brian Karem13d ago
Early morning chaos reigned at the White House on Thursday. In the pre-dawn hours, federal District Court Judge Timothy Kelly granted CNN, Politico and MS NOW a temporary restraining order allowing...