Category: World

America’s 14-year drought of women’s figure skating Grand Prix champions ended Saturday when Amber Glenn overcame elite Japanese opponents to take first place.  Glenn won the first women’s singles final gold medal for the U.S. since 2010.  She held off Japan’s Mone Chiba, Hana Yoshida, Kaori Sakamoto, Rino Matsuike and Wakaba Higuchi, who finished second…

The NFL’s investigation into sexual assault allegations against Deshaun Watson has concluded.  After spending the past several months reviewing the case, the league has ended the probe. An NFL spokesperson cited a lack of sufficient evidence while explaining the decision to shut down the investigation. “The matter is closed,” league spokesman Brian McCarthy said in…

Many SEC schools have shuttered their DEI offices in recent years.  The University of Texas, which plays in the SEC championship game against Georgia on Saturday, is based in a state that has a law in effect to outlaw DEI. Texas governor Greg Abbot signed the law in January, closing DEI offices in all of…

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is trying to “strong-arm” the jury in the Daniel Penny case into deciding on a verdict by dismissing manslaughter charges when they appeared deadlocked, former U.S. assistant attorney Andy McCarthy says. “Bragg added a baseless recklessness charge to the indictment so the jury would have two counts, increasing the odds…

Social media users erupted over President-elect Trump’s “dominating” handshake with French President Emmanuel Macron at their meeting in Paris Saturday. Trump traveled to France to attend the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, his first international trip since winning the 2024 presidential election. Ahead of the event, Trump met Macron, and the two…

The legendary music maker Elvis Presley served consumers of his original best-selling hits, including “Hound Dog” and “Jailhouse Rock,” with a mixture of country, rhythm and blues and rock ‘n’ roll, and both his sound and charisma rewarded him with hysterical fans. Presley was a pioneer of youth music at the same time as Patsy…

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre responded to sharp questioning on Friday from an Associated Press reporter after she had previously stated multiple times that President Biden would not pardon his son Hunter Biden.  Biden released a statement on Dec. 1 announcing that he would pardon his son, sparing Hunter from sentencing in two federal…

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol survived an impeachment motion in the opposition-led parliament on Saturday that was prompted by his short-lived attempt to impose martial law this week, after members of his party boycotted the vote. Only 195 votes were cast, below the threshold of 200 needed for the vote to count. SOUTH KOREAN…

As the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the high-profile transgender case this past week, a prominent detransitioner and public speaker emphasized the importance of the case and said it could change everything about the gender ideology they fight in the United States.   U.S. v. Skrmetti revolves around a Tennessee law that bans sex-change treatments…

When we focus on survival, life becomes pretty straightforward. Food, water, shelter, health, and hopefully the warm embrace of a loved one. That’s what we truly need. If we are blessed to have all those, then I know you agree we have a lot to be grateful for this Christmas.  But what if a less…