Posts by Kevin Harson
As Trump calls affordability a ‘con job,’ Democrats unveil an affordable housing plan
WASHINGTON — As the economy emerges as a likely defining issue in next year’s midterm elections, President Trump has wrestled with Americans’ rising cost of living, declaring himself the “affordability president,” then soon dismissing the issue as something that “does not mean anything to anybody.” At two White House events this week, the president accused Democrats of…
Read MoreDonald Trump issues order to start producing smaller cars
President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he would loosen regulations to permit the production of smaller, more compact cars in the U.S. The president said in the Oval Office that he had directed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to remove barriers to the manufacturing and marketing of these cars in the United States. Trump also…
Read MoreJeremiah Smith makes final plea to 5-star WR Chris Henry Jr.
While the No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes are locked in on their matchup Saturday night against the No. 2 Indiana Hoosiers in the Big Ten Championship, it’s hard to ignore the looming impact of National Signing Day—especially in Columbus. On Wednesday, it was announced that Buckeyes offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach Brian Hartline is…
Read MoreIn Colombia, anger and disbelief at Trump threats of U.S. strikes
WASHINGTON — An offhand comment by President Trump threatening to attack Colombia, a major U.S. ally, has roiled its government and confounded its public, anxious and unsure whether to take the U.S. leader seriously. Trump’s remarks came during questions from reporters Tuesday over a prospective U.S. military campaign against drug trafficking networks in Latin America. The mission…
Read MoreJeremiah Smith has strong reaction to Brian Hartline news
Ohio State star wide receiver Jeremiah Smith previously revealed his decision to commit to the program was thanks to the development of the star wide receivers before him. “I mean, it was a no-brainer for me,” Smith said in an interview with Sports Illustrated when asked about why he committed to the Buckeyes. “Seeing the success…
Read MoreContributor: In Israel and the U.S., parallel cases of malice against Palestinians
On Thursday, Mohammed Zaher Ibrahim, 16, was released from Israel’s Ofer Prison and reunited with his family. The Palestinian American boy from Florida had been 15 when Israeli soldiers abducted him from his home in the West Bank village of Al-Mazraa Ash-Sharquia on Feb. 16. His first stop after prison was the hospital. Before his…
Read MoreFlorida Gators’ Jon Sumrall makes heartwarming Tim Tebow admission
Jon Sumrall is the new head coach of the Florida Gators, a rather big jump for the 43-year-old who has been searching as Tulane head coach for the last two years and previously served as Troy’s head coach. Now, he is in Gainesville and is aiming to turn around a Florida program that has fallen…
Read MoreTrump’s pardon of a convicted trafficker undermines his drug war narrative
MEXICO CITY — Juan Orlando Hernández, a convicted drug trafficker whom prosecutors said “paved a cocaine superhighway” to the United States, walked out of a West Virginia prison this week a free man. That was thanks to President Trump, who on Monday granted a full pardon to Hernández, the former right-wing leader of Honduras who was serving…
Read MoreCostco sues Trump administration to pause tariffs, refund payments
Costco is suing the Trump administration, seeking a full refund of the import taxes it paid under President Trump’s executive orders earlier this year. The discount retailer, a big importer, wants the U.S. government to stop imposing tariffs on goods Costco brings into the country until the Supreme Court weighs in on the legality of…
Read MoreSaraya nearly led surprising WWE faction
In 2017, the WWE star then known as Paige was forced to retire from the ring due to a serious neck injury suffered during a match. She later resumed her career in the company as the manager of Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville, but it seems things could have worked out very differently. Speaking with…
Read MoreCommentary: Amid national sorrow, Trump stops pretending it’s about the ‘worst of the worst’
The killing of Sarah Beckstrom, a 20-year-old serving her country in the National Guard to help pay for college, is horrific. Her fellow soldier, Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, remains in a fight for his life. Their alleged attacker, Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, is in custody and will likely face the federal death penalty.…
Read MoreNurses furious over degree classification change: “Insulting”
Nurses have been outraged by the Department of Education’s classification of nursing as not a “professional degree,” which means they will not receive the same financial support for their training and studies as those in other medical professions. The changes are part of the Department of Education’s implementation of new measures under the Trump administration’s ‘One Big…
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