WINFIELD, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana town marshal wielding a chain saw rescued a horse that became wedged between two branches of a tree trunk amid subzero cold . Winfield Town Marshal Dan Ball says the horse somehow became stuck in the multi-trunked tree Wednesday morning in the town about 15 miles (25 kilometers) south of Gary. […]
Bill Maher picked apart on Friday the argument made by former Starbucks chief executive Howard Schultz that both main political parties are to blame for the state of the country. The “Real Time” host explained why Schultz, who is considering a run for president in 2020 as an independent, was wrong — and why Republicans were […]
Donald Trump infamously told a rally last year that “what you are seeing and what you are reading is not what’s happening.” CNN’s Don Lemon turned Trump’s old words against him on Thursday as he examined the president’s claim that U.S. intelligence chiefs had not contradicted him on foreign policy points — despite them being […]
Actor Matt LeBlanc admitted Friday to being a little light-fingered when “Friends” ended. The actor, who portrayed Joey Tribbiani on NBC’s hit sitcom, told “The Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon how he “clipped” a couple of things from the set. But he pilfered one of the items —a magnetic drawing toy ― for a sweet […]
Two of the Los Angeles Rams’ cheerleaders are about to make history as the first men on a cheerleading dance squad at the Super Bowl when their team faces the New England Patriots on Sunday in Atlanta. Quinton Peron and Napoleon Jinnies will join their female counterparts to support the Rams at Mercedes-Benz Stadium for […]
A Florida politician has resigned from her post as city commissioner of Madeira Beach just days after she was fined $5,000 by the state ethics commission for allegedly sexually assaulting the former city manager by groping him and licking his face. Nancy Oakley resigned on Wednesday after the city commission publicly censured her for an incident […]
Iraq War veteran Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) has denounced the Supreme Court’s revival of President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender troops in the military. Duckworth, in a statement Tuesday, railed against the high court’s 5-4 ruling allowing Trump’s administration to enforce the restriction, recalling her near-death battlefield experience relying on fellow soldiers for survival. “When […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new government report says that the U.S. budget deficit is set to hit $897 billion this year and predicts that economic growth will slow as the effects of President Donald Trump’s tax cut on business investment begin to drop off. The Congressional Budget Office Report predicts a $118 billion increase over […]
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) has alleged in court filings that her now-ex-husband abused her while they were still married. Ernst said in divorce documents that Gail Ernst subjected her to emotional and physical abuse during their nearly 26-year marriage, the Des Moines Register reported on Tuesday. This included a physical assault after she confronted him about […]
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — An officer from the Transportation Security Administration jumped to his death from a balcony inside Florida’s busiest airport Saturday, creating panic that brought some security checkpoints to a halt for hours, grounded flights and caused serious delays. Panicked passengers rushed past checkpoints leading to about half of the gates at Orlando […]