Day: July 12, 2023

‘American Idol’ winner apologizes after keeping hat on while performing national anthem

8:53 pm July 12, 2023

“American Idol” winner Iam Tongi apologized after he forgot to remove his hat while singing the national anthem. Tongi took the field for the special moment on Monday at the 2023 MLB Home Run Derby. The musician won the 21st season of “American Idol” in May. “First try at singing the National Anthem. So nervous […]

Rep Gallagher accuses Xi of ‘playing role of God,’ condemns CCP infringement on religious freedoms

8:15 pm July 12, 2023

Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wisc., the chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), on Wednesday called attention to China’s increasing crackdown on religious freedoms and accused Chinese President Xi Jinping of “playing the role of God.” In a roundtable attended by religious leaders from not only the Christian, Jewish, Muslim and […]

American Chris Eubanks ends Wimbledon dream with grueling five-set loss to Daniil Medvedev

8:15 pm July 12, 2023

Chris Eubanks’ hopes of ending a 23-year drought of an American winning the men’s Wimbledon title came to a heartbreaking end Wednesday. The 27-year-old Georgia native advanced to the quarterfinal round at the All England Club after upsetting two-time Grand Slam runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas earlier this week. But Eubanks’ road to victory ended with a […]

North Carolina man convicted of teaching bomb-making to kill law enforcement officers

8:08 pm July 12, 2023

A federal jury on Wednesday convicted a man charged with teaching someone how to make bombs meant to kill federal law enforcement officers. Christopher Arthur, 39, faces a maximum 20 years in prison, according to federal prosecutors. He was also charged with illegal possession of weapons, including improvised explosives found on his farm in Mount […]

Man arrested in Las Vegas attack on one-legged man, hotel streak is a ‘victim,’ family says

8:07 pm July 12, 2023

The family of a man who was arrested in Las Vegas over the weekend for allegedly punching a one-legged man and stripping on a poker table says he was drugged before the incident. Brian Danilczyk, 35, of Long Island, is facing charges of disorderly conduct and five counts of indecent exposure after he was accused […]