Day: August 6, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris names Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate: AP

6:32 pm August 6, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee, on Tuesday named Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate as she faces off against former President Trump in the 2024 election, according to the Associated Press. The naming of the 60-year-old Walz was not a shocker, as his name was instantly thought to be […]

Son of Hamas founder rips Biden-Harris administration’s ‘total denial’ in Middle East

6:18 pm August 6, 2024

“From Hamas to America” author Mosab Hassan Yousef said Monday that Vice President Kamala Harris and the Biden administration have not acted quickly enough to stop rising tensions in the Middle East, especially between Israel and Iran. Yousef, who defected to Israel in 1997 and converted to Christianity in 1999, is the son of Sheikh […]

Ex-ESPN star faces backlash over Harrison Butker jab after kicker agrees to massive extension

6:17 pm August 6, 2024

Trey Wingo, a former ESPN broadcaster, took flak on Monday after his remark about Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker fresh off of the Super Bowl champion’s reported extension. Butker and the Chiefs reportedly agreed to a four-year deal worth $25.6 million, the most ever given to a kicker in NFL history. His $17.75 million […]

The US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, leading to the end of WWII

6:16 pm August 6, 2024

On Aug. 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. On Aug. 9, 1945, a second bombing was dropped on Nagasaki. The atomic bombs instantly took thousands of lives and thousands more in the aftermath from radiation and injury. The bombings led to Japan’s surrender, bringing an end […]

Josh Shapiro, Tim Walz: Most Americans have never heard of possible Harris VP picks

5:32 pm August 6, 2024

Governor who? Senator what’s-his-name? The leading candidates to be Vice President Harris’ running mate on the Democratic presidential ticket are Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. If those names are unfamiliar to you, count yourself among the majority of Americans who don’t know or have never heard of […]