news2shortsDemocratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin is facing increased scrutiny from his party, including calls to resign, after he changed his months-long stance and released the party’s long-awaited autopsy on its 2024 election loss. After months of refusing to release the report, which was meant to be an analysis of how and why former Vice … Read more
Biologist was fired by a state agency for criticizing Charlie Kirk on social media after his shooting death Florida officials have agreed to pay nearly half a million dollars to a biologist who was fired by a state agency for criticizing conservative political activist Charlie Kirk on social media after his shooting death. The state’s … Read more
What does a surge in ocean temperatures, compounded with El Niño, bode for the summer? An enormous marine heatwave off the US west coast is ringing alarm bells among ocean and atmospheric scientists as new data shows its ecological and environmental effects are intensifying. The unusual area of warm water has persisted since peaking in … Read more
Prosecutors may face sanctions over redactions to grand jury transcripts linked to four of ‘Broadview Six’ defendants Federal prosecutors have decided to drop all remaining criminal charges against four people indicted in October after protesting outside a suburban Chicago immigration detention center in the latest such case to unravel for the Trump administration. Andrew Boutros, … Read more
In a country where their rights are being attacked from all sides, it’s time for Black college athletes to utilize their power Six years after the nation underwent a so-called “racial reckoning”, Black America is under comprehensive assault. The assault comes from the country’s highest elected office, where the president has, from the first day … Read more
The world’s richest man can’t stop posting about how Lupita Nyong’o was chosen to play an imaginary woman It was the casting choice that launched a thousand meltdowns. The Oscar-winning actor Lupita Nyong’o was confirmed as Helen of Troy in Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey, and the usual suspects immediately started squealing … Read more
The Islamic Center of San Diego, rocked by tragedy, opens its doors again to support its congregants and welcome outsiders Teacher’s assistant Iman Khatib was administering tests at the elementary school inside the Islamic Center of San Diego (ICSD) when she heard the bangs. She locked the classroom door, turned off the lights, silenced her … Read more
The US president said he doesn’t ‘want to do anything to get in the way’ of tech firms competing with China Sign up for the Breaking News US email Host Stephen Colbert and the CBS Late Show bid farewell to the silver screen on Thursday night after a controversial cancellation. The CBS Late Show leaves … Read more
Cleveland Cavaliers 93-109 New York Knicks Hart leads with playoff-best 26 points Knicks extend winning streak to nine games Josh Hart scored a playoff career-high 26 points, Jalen Brunson had 19 points and 14 assists, and the New York Knicks moved halfway to their first NBA finals appearance since 1999 by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers … Read more
Socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is courting powerful Wall Street leaders after months of attacking wealthy New Yorkers and pushing higher taxes on corporations. Given New York City’s outsized role in U.S. banking, investing and corporate headquarters, business leaders warn financial instability in the Big Apple could reverberate nationwide. Mamdani’s meetings this week … Read more
