Day: May 6, 2023

Astros’ Jose Altuve had $1 million worth of jewelry stolen from home on Opening Day; 3 men charged

2:11 pm May 6, 2023

Three men are in custody after allegedly breaking into Jose Altuve‘s home and stealing seven figures worth of jewelry. The crime occurred on the March 30 Opening Day, when Altuve’s Houston Astros took on the Chicago White Sox in Houston. The three men – Patrick Bernard Maxey (27), Jordan Tarniella (25), and William Jones, Jr, […]

A’s announcer apologizes after use of racial slur during broadcast, Oakland ‘working to address the situation’

2:05 pm May 6, 2023

Oakland A’s broadcaster Glen Kuiper issued an apology during Oakland’s Friday night game against the Kansas City Royals after appearing to say a racial slur during the pregame broadcast. During the pregame, Kuiper was describing a trip to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO, with colleague Dallas Braden. Kuiper used the racial […]

School board settles religious discrimination suit against Christian university after blasting ‘Jesus’ values

2:00 pm May 6, 2023

An Arizona School District settled a religious discrimination case Thursday two months after it was accused of illegally terminating a contract while its members blasted the Christian “Jesus” values of a university. The Washington Elementary School District was sued in March for allegedly impugning on the religious rights of Arizona Christian University for terminating a […]

HIGH CRIMES: Sheriff says drugs are fueling the crime crisis in California

2:00 pm May 6, 2023

A California sheriff blamed substance abuse for rising crime in his state and accused lawmakers of adding fuel to the fire with permissive drug laws. “In the shootings that we are involved with, where law enforcement is involved with a suspect that is shooting at us or we get involved in some type of officer-involved […]

Biden defends sending troops to border: ‘They need more agents’

1:53 pm May 6, 2023

President Biden defended his decision Friday to send 1,500 troops to the southern border ahead of expiring pandemic-era Title 42 restrictions. “I’ve asked this Congress for help in terms of what they need at the border,” the president told MSNBC in a wide-ranging interview. “They need more agents. They need more people to clear people. […]