Fewer people are watching the NBA than in previous years, including some of the sport's top names. Ratings for NBA games on ABC, ESPN, TNT and NBA TV are down 25% through Saturday, according to Sports Media Watch, and there are many ideas floating about why. Three-pointer propensity and lack …...Read More
Celtics head coach admits he'd 'rather watch something else' as NBA ratings decline
Dr. Phil witnesses tense homeless altercation while touring subway with Mayor Adams
Dr. Phil toured the New York City subway with Mayor Eric Adams and saw firsthand how quickly encounters with homeless people can get chaotic. After the acquittal of Marine veteran Daniel Penny, Dr. Phil visited New York’s subway with Adams to learn more about how New Yorkers can feel safe …...Read More
Trump-backed spending bill goes down in flames as shutdown clock ticks down
A bill to avert a partial government shutdown that was backed by President-elect Trump failed to pass the House of Representatives on Thursday night. Congress is inching closer to the possibility of a partial shutdown, with the deadline coming at the end of Friday. The bill needed two-thirds of the …...Read More
Patrick Mahomes, previously critical of Chiefs' tight schedule, will play despite ankle injury
Earlier this week, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes said he didn't want to put himself in "harm's way" and wanted to "protect" himself after sustaining an apparent ankle sprain. Now, it seems Mahomes has nothing to be worried about. The two-time NFL MVP is off the Chiefs' injury report …...Read More
Woman receives pig kidney transplant, walks out of hospital days later
An Alabama woman has successfully received a gene-edited pig kidney transplant at NYU Langone Health. This was the seventh pig organ transplant completed by NYU Langone surgeons. Towana Looney, 53, miraculously walked out of the hospital just a few days following the procedure. MASSACHUSETTS MAN, RECIPIENT OF FIRST SUCCESSFUL PIG …...Read More
Jets star Garrett Wilson noncommittal on staying with Jets long term: 'I don't know'
Garrett Wilson is clearly tired of losing. The New York Jets star receiver is having the best season of his young career from a statistical standpoint, but, from a team perspective, this year is without a doubt the biggest disappointment he's been a part of. Wilson is eligible for a …...Read More
'Hell no': House Dems erupt over GOP spending deal
House Democrats are balking at the latest iteration of a spending plan that was released on Thursday by Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. "The Musk-Johnson proposal is not serious, it's laughable. Extreme MAGA Republicans are driving us to a government shutdown," said House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. Rep. Richard Neal, …...Read More
Theodore Roosevelt didn't display a White House Christmas tree while in office, but why?
Presidents past and present have displayed breathtaking Christmas trees at the White House. Former President Benjamin Harrison is credited by the White House Historical Association as the first to display a Christmas tree in the White House, having placed one in the Second Floor Oval Room in 1889. That first …...Read More
Pentagon says the number of US troops in Syria is double from previous reports
The Pentagon says there are 2,000 U.S. troops deployed in Syria, more than double what officials with the Department of Defense have been telling reporters for months. "We have been briefing you regularly that there are approximately 900 U.S. troops deployed to Syria," Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Ryder told …...Read More
Gov Abbott unveils new campaign exposing horrific dangers of illegal immigration
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced a new billboard campaign on Thursday to warn potential illegal immigrants about the "horrific" reality of human trafficking, violence and danger facing them if they attempt to illegally enter the U.S. Abbott said the state is placing dozens of billboards with warnings in several languages …...Read More
