
Thune plunges into weekend standoff over Trump confirmations
Photo: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is making good on his threat to keep the Senate working after hours, vowing to go straight through…
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Hughes Fire containment grows after thousands are forced to flee
LOS ANGELES — Firefighters gained more ground Thursday on a fast-moving brush fire that erupted north of Los Angeles on Wednesday and within hours exploded to thousands of acres amid high…
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2025 NBA All-Stars: Selecting East starters and reserves involves an unexpected choice
(Bruno Rouby/Yahoo Sports Illustration) After writing up the Western Conference portion of my official media ballot for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game on Wednesday, let’s do the same for the…
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Rep. Ogles Proposes Amending the 22nd Amendment to Allow Trump to Serve a Third Term
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Andy Ogles introduced a House Joint Resolution to amend the Constitution of the United States to allow a President to be elected for up to but…
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An odd year in movies, explained by this year’s Oscar nominations
After a surprisingly delightful, Barbenheimer-themed Oscars in 2024, this year’s nominations are a return to form. As per usual, the nominees are a mix of the past year’s most tasteful…
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LeBron, top vote-getter Giannis lead NBA All-Star starters – ESPN
LeBron James extended his record to 21 All-Star selections Thursday night when he was again named a starter for this year’s midseason showcase of the NBA’s biggest names. James, who…
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CNN Could Face Backlash Over Potential Move of Jim Acosta
Depending on who you ask, CNN anchor Jim Acosta is getting a chance to speak to a much broader audience with an assignment at a new and non-traditional time slot,…
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AP Business SummaryBrief at 9:17 p.m. EST
Boeing took nearly $3 billion hit in Q4 related to strike, layoffs and troubled government programs Boeing Co. said it incurred nearly $3 billion worth of charges in the fourth…
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‘SNL’s Bowen Yang Is at the Center of the Dumbest Oscar Controversy
The world may seem pretty bleak at the moment, but at least we have the Academy Awards to look forward to. No, really. While the Oscars may have an unfortunate…
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Trump signs executive order to release more JFK, RFK, MLK assassination files | CNN Politics
CNN — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to release files related to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. “That’s a…
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