Day: January 30, 2025

Washington AG stands by Costco, blasts Republican attorneys general threatening DEI crackdown

7:30 am January 30, 2025

Washington state’s attorney general is standing by Costco as the retail giant resists conservative pressure to ditch its diversity, equity and inclusion practices. This week, 19 Republican attorneys general sent a letter to Costco, urging the retail giant to end “all unlawful discrimination imposed by the company” through its “divisive” DEI policies. The attorney general […]

NBA Commish Adam Silver says he supports the idea of switching to ‘four, 10-minute quarters’

7:30 am January 30, 2025

Just over half of the NBA season has passed, and Commissioner Adam Silver’s search for ways to improve the league appears in full swing. This week, Silver floated a drastic rule change for the length of quarters during NBA games. The NBA plays 12-minute quarters. If the NBA were to adopt a Silver proposal, those […]

Madonna takes aim at Trump admin in pro-LGBTQ+ post: ‘Dismantling all the freedoms we have been fighting for’

7:30 am January 30, 2025

Pop star Madonna took a swipe at the Trump administration’s wave of executive orders with a social media message made in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community. “It’s so sad to watch our new Government slowly dismantling all the Freedoms we have been fighting for and WON over the years,” the 66-year-old singer wrote in an […]

Blake Lively’s brother-in-law apologizes if he’s said anything ‘unkind’ as her Justin Baldoni drama escalates

7:22 am January 30, 2025

Blake Lively’s brother-in-law this week “sincerely apologized” if he has said something that’s “unkind” as the “It Ends With Us” actress continues her legal back and forth with former co-star Justin Baldoni. “Anytime I’ve said anything unkind about someone I’ve regretted it,” Bart Johnson, a “Landman” actor, who is married to Robyn Lively, Blake’s older […]

Migrant TDA gang member breaks officer’s arm as 10 indicted in massive guns, drug running operation: police

6:57 am January 30, 2025

Ten alleged members and associates of the bloodthirsty Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) have been indicted in a massive arms and drugs-running operation spanning at least six states and prosecutors said they had plans to expand on an international level to Colombia. In New York City on Wednesday, police said that one of the […]