Day: January 29, 2025

Former NFL star J.J. Watt has strong words for Pro Bowl after numerous players drop out

7:33 am January 29, 2025

J.J. Watt was selected to the Pro Bowl five times, and the game, during his playing days, marked the beginning of the end of the game we once knew. In recent years, the Pro Bowl has become practically unwatchable, prompting the NFL to change the format from a typical all-star game to a skills competition. […]

Stephen Miller battles Jake Tapper on ‘false’ media narrative about federal aid freeze

7:31 am January 29, 2025

White House Homeland Security advisor Stephen Miller locked horns with CNN host Jake Tapper on Tuesday, arguing liberal news organizations have misrepresented the Trump administration’s freeze of certain federal funds. The Office of Management and Budget issued a memo on Monday pausing all federal grants and loans inconsistent with the president’s executive orders to eradicate “wokeness” […]

Martina Navratilova endorses Olympic president hopeful who suggests ban on trans athletes from women’s sports

7:30 am January 29, 2025

Former women’s tennis star Martina Navratilova expressed her desire to see former British Olympic champion Sebastian Coe become the next president of the International Olympics Committee (IOC). The key issue that drives Navratilova’s endorsement is banning trans athletes from women’s competition — an issue the the former tennis star has been a prominent advocate of. […]

‘Mona Lisa’ will get its own room under a major renovation of the Louvre

7:29 am January 29, 2025

French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday that the “Mona Lisa” will get its own dedicated room inside the Louvre museum under a major renovation and expansion of the Paris landmark that will take up to a decade. The renovation project, branded “Louvre New Renaissance,” will include a wide new entrance near the Seine River, to […]

Six servicemembers challenge Trump’s transgender military executive order

7:13 am January 29, 2025

Six transgender members of the military are suing the Trump administration over an executive order pertaining to trans troops. The lawsuit was filed by six current military servicemembers and two people who want to enlist. On Monday, President Trump signed an order stating the “adoption of a gender identity inconsistent with an individual’s sex conflicts […]