President-elect Donald Trump weighed in on a simmering feud among MAGA allies over H-1B worker visas, telling the New York Post that he supports the program, according to the outlet. Trump told the New York Post that he has “always liked the visas.” The H-1B visa program allows employers to …
Read More »NBA Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas reveals Bell’s palsy diagnosis
NBA Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas announced Thursday that he has been diagnosed with Bell’s palsy. The 63-year-old former Detroit Pistons point guard appeared on “The Mark Jackson Show” on YouTube, where he spoke with hosts Jackson and his son, Mark Jackson Jr., about the new recently announced NBA format. …
Read More »The key state and local elections to watch in early 2025
A handful of downballot elections at the outset of the new year will serve as the first tests of the political environment following Donald Trump and the Republicans’ victories in November. In the opening months of 2025, there will be special legislative elections in Virginia, a race in battleground Wisconsin …
Read More »Winning ticket for $1.22 billion Mega Millions jackpot sold in California
Santa came a little late, but he brought one person a $1.22 billion Mega Millions jackpot as a stocking stuffer. A single ticket bought in California matched all numbers in Friday’s drawing — 3, 7, 37, 49, 55 and a Mega Ball of 6 — to win the estimated $1.22 …
Read More »Oklahoma AG drops charges against officer who threw 71-year-old man to the ground during traffic stop
The Oklahoma Attorney General on Friday announced he was dismissing criminal charges brought against a police officer who slammed a 71-year-old man to the ground during a traffic stop in October. Attorney General Gentner Drummond said in a statement he was dropping the aggravated assault and battery charge brought by …
Read More »Greg Gumbel, longtime CBS Sports broadcaster, dies at 78
Greg Gumbel, a longtime CBS Sports broadcaster, has died of cancer, his family said Friday. He was 78. Gumbel, a play-by-play announcer and studio host who previously worked for NBC Sports, “passed away peacefully surrounded by much love after a courageous battle with cancer,” his family said in a statement …
Read More »‘Shocking’ bodycam video released of New York officers fatally beating prisoner
The office of New York’s attorney general released body camera footage Friday showing the fatal beating of a state prisoner this month by correctional officers who punched and kicked him repeatedly while he was handcuffed on an infirmary bed. The incident, which has drawn outrage from political leaders and was …
Read More »Bryant Park’s Winter Village kiosk catches fire
A fire broke out inside a holiday market kiosk in Midtown Manhattan Friday morning, officials said. There were no injuries. The blaze ignited shortly before 9:30 a.m. at a booth in Bryant Park’s Winter Village and was extinguished a short time later, the New York Fire Department said. The kiosk …
Read More »Azerbaijan Airlines says doomed flight saw ‘external and technical interference’ before it crashed
An investigation into the deadly crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines flight in Kazakhstan earlier this week came after the passenger plane experienced “physical and technical external interference,” the carrier said Friday. The Embraer 190 crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau on Wednesday, killing 38 of the 67 people on …
Read More »The next round of governor’s races could bring big changes to state power
A whopping 38 gubernatorial races will be on the ballot from coast to coast over the next two years, contests that will shape a long list of hot-button policy issues and the directions of both political parties following the 2024 presidential election. These include two races in 2025 — in …
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