Posts by Kevin Harson
Venezuela opposition leader Machado says she ‘presented’ her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump
WASHINGTON — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said Thursday that she “presented” her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Trump during a private meeting at the White House, but he has not changed his view that she does not have the support to lead her country. Machado, who won the prize last year for her work…
Read MoreMore than two dozen players and gamblers indicted for fixing college and Chinese basketball games
Twenty-six people were charged in connection with an alleged bribery and point-shaving scheme involving men’s basketball games at the NCAA Division I and Chinese professional levels, United States Attorney David Metcalf announced Thursday. The bribery charges carry a maximum sentence of five years and the fraud charges up to 20 years. The indictment is the…
Read MoreClear frontrunner to win Best Actor Oscar emerges as odds soar
Timothée Chalamet’s chances of winning the Oscar for Best Actor have soared following his recent Golden Globe victory. Chalamet won the award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy for his portrayal of Marty Mauser in Marty Supreme on January 11. Chalamet’s Golden Globe win has had an immediate effect on awards-season predictions. On…
Read MoreColumn: Trump celebrates our nation’s founding while imitating tyrant King George III
It’s a measure of President Trump’s lack of self-awareness — a superpower, really, for authoritarian demagogues like him who otherwise would shrink from their worst impulses — that he apparently doesn’t see the evident contradiction in his simultaneous support for protesters in Iran and damnation of those in his own country. For days, Trump has…
Read MoreHow to Buy WWE x Stranger Things T-Shirts
The WWE has partnered up with Stranger Things to create a new collaborative collection of t-shirts, and the entire release is available on the Fanatics website. Recently, WWE and Netflix teamed up for a special Stranger Things-themed episode of Monday Night RAW that aired on January 5, 2026, to celebrate the one-year anniversary of RAW…
Read MoreCalifornia, L.A. brace for Trump’s new threats to cut funds over immigration stance
WASHINGTON — State and local officials are once again on the defensive after President Trump renewed threats Wednesday to strike federal dollars from “sanctuary” jurisdictions such as California and Los Angeles, which have long opposed cooperation with immigration enforcement agencies. The ultimatum, laid out in an early morning Truth Social post, echoed sweeping statements the president made…
Read MoreWarnings issued for millions as Florida temperatures set to plunge
Temperatures are expected to plunge to the low 20s across much of Florida beginning on Thursday night, prompting several National Weather Service (NWS) offices in the Sunshine State to issue freeze watches ahead of the abrupt weather change. Meteorologists have been issuing messages about the incoming frigid temperatures since the week started. The incoming burst…
Read MoreContributor: A Senate war powers resolution on Venezuela actually could curb Trump
President Trump seemed angry after the Senate voted last Thursday to pass a war powers resolution to the next stage, where lawmakers could approve the measure and seek to curb the president’s ability to wage war in Venezuela without congressional authorization. Trump said that day that five Republican senators who supported bringing the measure to…
Read MoreUS advises personnel to leave key air base amid Iran tensions: Report
President Donald Trump is mulling whether to strike Iran in support of protesters in the country, suffering a brutal crackdown. Source link
Read MoreLawsuits against ICE agents would be allowed under proposed California law
SACRAMENTO — A week after a Minnesota woman was fatally shot by a federal immigration officer, California legislators moved forward a bill that would make it easier for people to sue federal agents if they believe their constitutional rights were violated. A Senate committee passed Senate Bill 747 by Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), which would provide…
Read MoreYankees swing surprise 4-for-1 trade for Marlins’ Ryan Weathers: Report
Perhaps emboldened by their miss on right-hander Edward Cabrera, the New York Yankees went right back to the Miami Marlins with a trade offer for a different starting pitcher. Ryan Weathers was hardly a trade candidate that was high on most insiders’ radars this winter. The 26-year-old lefty still had three years of cheap team…
Read MoreSupreme Court likely to uphold state bans on trans athletes competing on girls’ sports teams
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices sounded ready on Tuesday to uphold state laws that forbid transgender athletes from competing on school sports teams for girls. Idaho, West Virginia and 25 other Republican-led states say a student’s biological sex at birth should determine who can play on the girls’ or boys’ teams. They say it is…
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