In following sports with its highly-regarded stars sometimes flaming out and unknowns stepping up like Roy Hobbs, have you ever wondered if the scouts, the guys behind the NFL combine and the […]
This King kept them guessing
Four are killed, eight hurt in Michigan church shooting
A gunman in a pickup truck drove his vehicle through the doors of a chapel in Michigan on Sunday, taking the lives of at least four people and hurting at least eight […]
USC-UCLA: There’s more than just the Victory Bell at stake
By The Associated Press The annual USC-UCLA has alway been fought for local pride and sometimes for championships. But not this year as both schools have relocated to the new world of […]
Obstruction charge debate; 6 jurors picked in hush-money trial
Did the U.S. Department of Justice go too far in charging “participants” in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol with obstruction? The Supreme Court is considering that argument in […]
Ducks, slows and scapegoats
A little of this, a little of that …. Football’s turn: Is it just me, or does it seem like football, especially pro football, is slowing down? Just as baseball has taken […]
Hamas militants attack Israel
A surprise assault by Hamas militants into towns in Israel early Saturday morning lead Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to declare that his nation was “at war” with the attackers. According to the […]
Shutdown was just avoided
A temporary funding bill that will prevent a government shutdown passed both houses of Congress on Saturday and has been sent to President Joe Biden. The New York Times reports that the […]
Biden views Florida damage
President Joe Biden toured Florida on Saturday to observe the damage from Hurricane Idalia, telling victims of the storm that “your nation has your back.” According to the Associated Press, Biden went […]
Welcome August and Mr. Trout
If April is – as T.S. Eliot wrote – the cruelest month, which is the most promising? This isn’t always the case, but I vote for August this year. T.S., supposedly, picked […]
Rockets kill Russian troops
Attacks by U.S-made HIMARS rockets killed at least 63 Russian troops on Sunday, a total that could rise to several hundred. According to The New York Times, the attacks were aimed at […]
