Category: World

Sovereignty took home the Kentucky Derby on Saturday in Louisville. There was a bumpy start on the inside, with Bob Baffert’s Citizen Bull in the lead early, and Journalism, the morningline favorite, not near the top. Into the final stretch, Neoqueros, at 42-1, was near the top, but Sovereignty and Journalism both came up front….

NBC’s Kentucky Derby coverage was missing a key figure when lead broadcaster Mike Tirico had to step off set Saturday.  Ahmed Fareed entered in relief of Tirico Saturday afternoon, announcing Tirico had an unspecified illness.  “Mike, as you may have heard, feeling a little under the weather right now, so I’m going to step in,…

Four Mexican nationals illegally living in the U.S. have been charged in an alleged international human smuggling conspiracy that brought hundreds of illegal immigrants each week across the Canadian border to the U.S. for profit. Edgar Sanchez-Solis, 23, Ignacio Diaz-Perez, 35, Samuel Diaz-Perez, 26, and Salvador Diaz-Diaz, 32, were charged with conspiracy to bring aliens…

Negative reports about Shedeur Sanders are continuing to come to light. The former Colorado quarterback fell all the way to the fifth round of last week’s NFL Draft after once being considered a top 5 overall selection. In the days leading up to the draft, reports circulated about Sanders’ attitude with coaches.  One said Sanders’…

HBO host Bill Maher defended Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Mich., on Friday from liberals slamming her for meeting with President Donald Trump multiple times in recent weeks. The comedian also advised Whitmer to “own” the meetings with Trump instead of seeming uneasy about them, telling her to take a page from his meeting with the president…

Anthony Albanese claimed victory as the first Australian prime minister to clinch a second consecutive term in 21 years on Saturday and suggested his government had increased its majority by not modeling itself on U.S. President Donald Trump‘s administration. “Australians have chosen to face global challenges the Australian way, looking after each other while building…

Heidi Klum posted a cheeky Instagram reel of herself tanning topless poolside on a lounge chair, wearing nothing but a pair of black bikini bottoms. She captioned the post, “Preparation,” adding a sun emoji.  The supermodel has gotten backlash recently for posing in lingerie alongside her 20-year-old daughter, Leni Klum, in ads for the Italian…

Abdul Carter is running out of retired numbers to choose from. The New York Giants picked the highly touted edge rusher out of Penn State with the third overall pick, and shot for the moon with his initial jersey-number request. Carter asked Lawrence Taylor, perhaps the greatest Giant and defensive player ever, whether he could…

Democratic political strategist James Carville expressed frustration with the state of his party on his podcast Thursday, arguing that Republicans are able to get away with lying while Democrats are held to a higher standard of credibility.  Talking to guest Ryan Lizza, a journalist, he said, “People say to me all the time, ‘James, why…

President Donald Trump praised the work of his administration in a statement on Saturday and shared his “best wishes” to the competitors of the 151st edition of the Kentucky Derby, an event he says represents an “iconic American institution.”  Trump released a statement hours before the field of 19 thoroughbreds will take their place before stampeding…