Category: World

BYU football player Jake Retzlaff is no longer a member of the football program. The move signals the official start of his process to transfer to another school. In a social media post Friday, Retzlaff confirmed he had reached the “difficult decision” to withdraw and noted he would “step away” from the Cougars’ football program….

Pennsylvania officials reported statewide issues Friday with the state’s 911 system.  “Pennsylvania is experiencing a statewide intermittent 911 outage,” the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) said in an alert Friday. “Individuals experiencing issues contacting 911 are asked to contact their local 911 center on their non-emergency lines. Check your (county’s) social media and website for…

A Texas man was arrested Thursday after allegedly making violent threats against President Donald Trump on Facebook ahead of the president’s visit to Kerrville, according to federal officials. Robert Herrera, 52, of San Antonio, was charged with making threats against the president and interstate threatening communications, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s…

Mike Rizzo’s run with the Washington Nationals came to an end earlier this week. The MLB club relieved Rizzo of his general manager duties after 16 years. Rizzo helped build the Nationals’ 2019 World Series-winning roster. But the team has had a rough first half of the 2025 season and entered Friday’s action in last…

President Donald Trump said the devastation in Texas following deadly flash flooding is “as bad as I’ve seen” but affirmed his administration’s commitment to helping rebuild the Central Texas community Friday on “The Will Cain Show.” “What they’ve gone through, nobody’s ever seen anything like it, frankly. When you have a wave that’s almost 40…

Aaron Rodgers told a fan he wouldn’t sign an autograph at a golf course after the fan couldn’t answer a question about a game from Rodgers’ rookie season in 2005.  A viral TikTok showed Rodgers signing a line of autographs at the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe Thursday. One fan had…

In a bold, but constitutionally sound move, New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced a new policy banning the wearing of face masks in certain public spaces. Predictably, the usual critics have begun to hyperventilate—equating this common-sense public safety measure with an assault on civil liberties. But reports that some Jewish groups are not…

David Gergen, who worked for four presidents, including Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton, before becoming an academic and political TV pundit, has died. He was 83.  Gergen died in a retirement home in Massachusetts on July 10, his son said, according to several outlets.  The Washington, D.C., veteran had been suffering…

The Senate is seeking to rein in the Trump administration’s policy toward Ukraine, which has oscillated between support and sudden withdrawal, leaving allies and officials guessing. After President Donald Trump recently agreed to resume sending weapons to Ukraine, the Senate’s annual defense policy bill would curb the kind of executive branch adventurism that has sparked…

Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk cautioned Friday that the Republican Party risks losing support from the same young voters who propelled President Donald Trump to the White House if it fails to follow through on key promises. “The biggest threat to the Republican Party in 2028 is if we do not deliver on our…