South Florida migrant encounters up 400%, Border Patrol says
Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) — U.S. officials in South Florida have seen a 400% increase in migrant encounters this fiscal year compared to the same period last year, Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz said Wednesday.
“I…
Donald Trump’s McCarthy endorsement a non-factor in GOP speaker standoff
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — As Kevin McCarthy faced Day 2 of his struggle to become House speaker, he got an enthusiastic vote of confidence from Donald Trump.
The former president did more than endorse McCarthy for speaker (so…
Walter White (Cheddar): Bryan Cranston to reprise ‘Breaking Bad’ role in Super Bowl ad
AMC/Ursula CoyoteTime to cook: Walter White is coming back. No, not in another spin-off to the Emmy magnet Breaking Bad, but reportedly in an ad for this year’s Super Bowl.
The man himself — well, his real-life alter ego, Bryan Cranston — teased the p…
When was the longest it took to elect a speaker of the House?
Mint Images/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The vote to elect a House speaker in the new Congress is in its second day — the first time that has happened in a century — as Republican leader Kevin McCarthy struggles to get a majority of votes to wield the…
Damar Hamlin’s collapse is the latest in history of medical emergencies in sports
Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images(CINCINNATI, Ohio) — Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin remains hospitalized in the intensive care unit at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in critical condition after he collapsed Monday night during a game …
‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ to fly past ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ to become 2022’s highest-grossing film
20th Century Studios – Paramount PicturesThe blue-skinned people of Pandora have done what no Russian MiG ever could: They’ve shot down Maverick.
Specifically, Deadline reports the long-awaited Avatar: The Way of Water will become the highest-grossing…
USPS is allowed to continue delivering abortion pills, Justice Department says
Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The United States Postal Service can deliver prescribed abortion medication, even in states where abortion access is severely restricted, the Department of Justice announced.
The depa…
DeSantis asks state colleges for data on critical race theory, diversity courses amid ‘Stop WOKE’ legal battles
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office has requested data on courses and programs that include “diversity, equity and inclusion” and “critical race theory” desp…
Rick Singer, mastermind of ‘Varsity Blues’ college cheating scandal, sentenced to 42 months in prison
Jason Marz/Getty ImagesRick Singer, mastermind of the college admissions cheating scheme known as Varsity Blues that involved Hollywood stars Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, was sentenced Wednesday afternoon to 42 months in prison. Singer will then…
What are atmospheric rivers? How climate change impacts the storms they produce
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — California has been experiencing a weather whiplash in the form of extreme floods that contrast a decadeslong megadrought that has plagued the region, and climate change may be to blame, environ…