Columbus Blue Jackets captain Boone Jenner and his wife, Maggie, are mourning the loss of their first child after revealing on social media their son was stillborn a month before his due date. The NHL veteran shared the devastating news in a joint statement with his wife on social media. …...Read More
Blue Jackets captain Boone Jenner, wife mourn stillborn son a month before due date
Chicago mayor urges Biden to grant work permits to half million illegal immigrants
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson urged President Biden on Thursday to grant work permits to nearly 500,000 illegal migrants living in the state. Johnson also said the city, which has roughly 2.7 million people, can "conservatively" welcome another 400,000 to 700,000 illegal migrants. "We need the president to extend the same …...Read More
Venice day-trippers will face steep fines if they fail to pay an access fee under a pilot program
MILAN (AP) — Day-trippers to the fabled canal city of Venice who fail to pay 5 euros ($5.43) to enter the lagoon city’s historic center during a time-limited pilot program launching later this month will face fines starting at 10 times the entrance fee, officials said Thursday. Venice announced last …...Read More
Guyana condemns Venezuela for signing into law a referendum approving annexation of disputed region
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's move to sign into law the results of a recent referendum laying claim to two-thirds of Guyana triggered fierce condemnation Thursday from the neighboring South American country's government. The text of the law was not immediately made public. Even so, Guyana’s Ministry …...Read More
Nathan Wade’s wife files ‘contempt of court’ claim for non-payment in divorce agreement
The wife of Nathan Wade, the former lover of embattled Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis, is accusing him of failing to pay her court-ordered expenses, and says he should be held in "contempt of court," a new divorce fling states. The court documents filed Wednesday by Joycelyn Wade allege that her …...Read More
UW regents approve in-state tuition hike of nearly 4%
In-state tuition at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and other campuses in the system will increase 3.75% next school year under a plan approved unanimously by the Board of Regents on Thursday. Combined with an increase in fees, the total tuition and fee increase will be 4.4% on average, the university …...Read More
Rashee Rice's lawyer urges media to look at receiver's 'entire body of work' after Dallas car crash
The latest development in Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice’s car wreck in Dallas last weekend places him in the driver’s seat of a Lamborghini SUV involved in the collision. Rice’s lawyer, Royce West, told reporters at a news conference Thursday his client admitted to Dallas Police he was …...Read More
Biden admin's revolving door on terrorism label draws scathing criticism: 'New low'
A senator has slammed the Biden administration’s offer to reverse the Houthis’ designation as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) group in exchange for guaranteeing an end to attacks against Red Sea shipping vessels. "The Houthi terrorists and their Iranian benefactors have tried to shut down global trade in the …...Read More
LSU's Kim Mulkey posts proud message about Angel Reese after Reese declares for WNBA Draft
The relationship between Angel Reese and Kim Mulkey seemed to hit some bumps this season, but the head coach was clear about her feelings for the future WNBA star. Reese missed four games earlier this year, which was speculated to be a suspension, and Mulkey often kept quiet about why …...Read More
Michael Douglas astounded Scarlett Johansson is his 'DNA cousin': 'Are you kidding?'
It seems talent runs in the family for Michael Douglas. During a recent episode of the PBS show "Finding Your Roots," which examines celebrities' ancestral backgrounds, Douglas learned, much to his astonishment, that he's related to another famous actor. After the program produced all that it could via "paper trail," …...Read More
