Day: February 5, 2024

UN appoints independent review of UNRWA amid allegations its workers joined Hamas-led attack on Israel

6:04 pm February 5, 2024

The United Nations has appointed an “independent Review Group” to examine internal policies at the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), amid allegations some of the agency’s workers participated in the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack in Israel. Secretary-General António Guterres and UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said Monday […]

New York Times lampooned for piece on Travis Kelce’s haircut, critics feel it offered ‘zero cultural context’

6:00 pm February 5, 2024

The New York Times has been lampooned in recent days over an article about Travis Kelce’s haircut, with many critics claiming it’s proof the Gray Lady doesn’t have enough diversity on its staff. The Times published a story last week headlined, “They’ll Take the Travis Kelce — Hairdo, That Is,” which featured a subhead that […]

Stephen A Smith fires back at LeBron James over media coverage of Joel Embiid injury: ‘Tell the facts’

5:11 pm February 5, 2024

ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith fired back at LeBron James on Friday after the Los Angeles Lakers star came after the media over criticism of Joel Embiid. James took issue with criticism hurled at Embiid for missing games with a knee injury. James wrote on X that no one was taking accountability or apologized to […]

Legendary 9/11 firefighter Bob Beckwith who stood with President George W Bush at Ground Zero dies at 91

5:04 pm February 5, 2024

Bob Beckwith, the New York City firefighter who stood at President George W. Bush’s side at Ground Zero in the immediate aftermath of the 2001 terror attacks, has died at age 91. Former President Bush addressed Beckwith’s passing in a statement Monday. “Laura and I are saddened by the passing of Bob Beckwith. On September […]

Migrants in repatriation center in Italy arrested for rioting after Guinean migrant commits suicide

5:00 pm February 5, 2024

Authorities in Rome have arrested 14 migrants from nine countries for alleged involvement in unrest in a repatriation center following the death of a migrant from the African nation of Guinea, police said Monday. After the body was discovered Sunday morning, migrants in the center began setting mattresses on fire and throwing objects at law […]