The controversy over Hasan Minhaj’s onstage storytelling was a sign of the shifting demands placed on standup comics No one gets into standup comedy expecting a routine factcheck. But that’s what happened when a September profile of Hasan Minhaj in the New Yorker called out the former host of the Netflix series Patriot Act for … Read more
Miriam Adelson’s family acquires majority stake in franchiseMark Cuban will maintain control of basketball operations The NBA Board of Governors approved Mark Cuban’s sale of the controlling interest in the Dallas Mavericks to casino mogul Miriam Adelson and her family. Patrick Dumont, Adelson’s son-in-law and the president and CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corp., will … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Former first lady Melania Trump celebrated Christmas with her ailing mother, Fox News Digital has learned. A source close to the former first lady told Fox News Digital that she did not attend the Trump family Christmas celebration at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, earlier this week so that she could spend time with … Read more
Federal prosecutors opposed New Jersey Democrat Sen. Bob Menendez and his co-defendants’ request for a two-month delay to their bribery trial, set for May, urging a U.S. judge to reject their plea on Tuesday. “The current schedule set by the court is expedited, but reasonable,” Damian Wiliams, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of … Read more
Let’s game out a potential agreement on border security. There was the Christmas rush to try securing a deal before the holiday. The plan was to link an immigration accord to a massive international aid package for Israel and Ukraine requested by President Biden. The Senate stuck around Washington for a few extra days before … Read more
The 14-year-old was then allegedly shot and wounded by his 15-year-old brother in retaliation; both are now in custody A Florida woman holding her 11-month-old son in a baby carrier was fatally shot by her 14-year-old brother while trying to defuse an argument over Christmas gifts he was having with a 15-year-old brother who also … Read more
Tyrod Taylor will replace ‘Tommy Cutlets’ as New York’s starterThe undrafted QB led the team on an unlikely three-game winning streak Tommy DeVito is out as the New York Giants starting quarterback and is being replaced by veteran Tyrod Taylor. Coach Brian Daboll announced the change on Wednesday, saying Taylor provided a spark on Christmas … Read more
Jarrett Stidham to start final two games of the seasonQB is being shut down to avoid an injury guarantee in his contract The Denver Broncos are benching Russell Wilson in favor of backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham this week against the Los Angeles Chargers, ESPN reported on Wednesday. While that report indicates a performance move, dueling … Read more
State Rep. Denny Zent of Angola announced his intention to retire following the conclusion of his current term, becoming the second GOP state representative this month to do so. The Republican representing House District 51, which includes portions of LaGrange and Steuben counties in northeast Indiana, said Wednesday he will complete his current term but … Read more
Special Counsel Jack Smith has filed another motion with the district court, which seeks to tamp down what former President Donald Trump’s legal team can tell a jury in his federal trial currently scheduled for March. The motion, filed on Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, is seeking to limit … Read more
