ANALYSIS/OPINION: One of the most alarming aspects of the present fevers is the utterance of total untruths by notables in high places. Do they not know what the truth is? Or do they not care about the truth. Do they believe their notoriety will overcome a totally erroneous statement? For instance, consider Gen. James Mattis’…
National Guard activated in Minneapolis after unrest LeBron James, Colin Kaepernick and Stephen Curry are among several high-profile athletes speaking out after the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died after his arrest in Minneapolis. James on Tuesday night shared a side-by-side image of the officer kneeling on Floyd's neck and Kaepernick…
9:12 AM ETESPN News Services LeBron James and other high-profile athletes have taken to social media to voice their outrage over the death of a black Minnesota man who was pinned down by police.George Floyd, 46, died Monday night while in Minneapolis police custody. A bystander's video showed an officer kneeling on the handcuffed Floyd's…
James Dickey, who chairs the Republican Party of Texas, on Wednesday said his state would be happy to host the Republican National Convention this summer if the current plans to hold the event in North Carolina fall through. “I know the Republican National Convention and Committee would like to be in North Carolina, but if…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…