LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey recently opened up about a potentially life-saving heart procedure she underwent just months after the Tigers claimed their first-ever national championship, and she hopes her story will encourage others to pay attention to their health.  Mulkey, who led the Tigers to the title in […]

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Tuesday that will double the taxes on guns and ammunition, with the new revenue going to safety initiatives. The federal government collects excise taxes on purchases of firearms and ammunition at either 10% or 11%. The new law adds another 11% excise tax, […]

A Portland-based food bank that receives millions in government funding says it prioritizes racial and sexual minorities for food and grant distribution, which, according to one lawyer, could violate the Civil Rights Act. The Oregon Food Bank commits to putting minorities at the “center” of its service and has funds […]

Tyreek Hill is one of the early favorites to win the Offensive Player of the Year this season, but he already has plans for when he retires. Hill was streaming on Twitch last month with Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans when he dropped the bomb. The clip was […]

Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said during a podcast that other older politicians such as Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell were “unquestionably” hurting the president. Psaki, who currently hosts a show on MSNBC, joined podcast host Kara Swisher last week to discuss whether President […]

The U.S. Treasury has announced sanctions against nine affiliates of Mexico’s Sinaloa drug trafficking cartel, as well as the current leader of Colombia’s powerful Clan del Golfo criminal enterprise. The Office of Foreign Assets Control designated all 10 for their roles in drug trafficking, meaning any of their assets in […]

A Massachusetts police chief charged with insider trading that allegedly netted a group of men more than $2.2 million in illegal profits will resign. Dighton Police Chief Shawn Cronin is among five men charged in the insider trading scheme. Dighton Board of Selectmen Chairman Peter D. Caron said in a […]

An Ohio high school football coach resigned from his post on Monday after his team used racist and antisemitic language during a game Friday night.  Tim McFarland of Brooklyn High School in Brooklyn resigned after his team was heard repeatedly using the word “Nazi” during the game, which was a […]

The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday ruled that the rights of a Turkish teacher convicted of what prosecutors called terrorism offences had been violated because the case was largely based on his use of a phone app. The court said its ruling could apply to thousands of people […]

A store worker in Kansas was charged with second-degree murder after a suspected shoplifter died following a fight, authorities said. Carl Kemppainen, 39, was arrested in connection with the death of 23-year-old Diamond Steen outside O’Reilly Auto Parts in Kansas City last week, the Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office said. […]