Day: February 13, 2025

Alabama AD suggests forfeits for home team if their fans storm court or field after big wins

9:38 pm February 13, 2025

University of Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne floated a possible idea on how to stop students and fans from storming the court after major wins. Students and fans celebrate big wins, usually in football or basketball, by going onto the court or field to celebrate. At its most extreme, fans tear down goalposts and remove […]

Trump Education nominee Linda McMahon says shutting down DOE would ‘require congressional action’

9:36 pm February 13, 2025

Former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) CEO Linda McMahon, tapped by President Donald Trump to head the Department of Education (DOE), is facing questions on Thursday morning about her views on the agency’s future amid Trump’s quest to shutter it “immediately.” During the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee’s confirmation hearing, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., […]

The worst foods to buy in the supermarket

9:32 pm February 13, 2025

HEALTHY CHOICES – Health experts recommend reducing a person’s intake of ultra-processed foods. Here are helpful ways to spot these foods where you shop. THE PEOPLE’S HOUSE – The Office of First Lady Melania Trump announced public White House tours have resumed as she and President Donald Trump returned to the official residence. KEEP OR […]

Harvard survey shows most students did not feel comfortable sharing ‘controversial opinions’ in class

9:30 pm February 13, 2025

A Harvard survey showed that many students in the class of 2024 did not feel comfortable sharing “controversial opinions” in class. According to The Harvard Crimson, only one-third of Harvard’s last graduating class felt comfortable sharing their opinions about controversial topics in college. The Crimson found this from the university’s 2024 senior survey conducted in […]

NIH principal deputy director, who led agency during COVID, resigns abruptly

9:22 pm February 13, 2025

The No. 2 in command at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Dr. Lawrence A. Tabak, who served as acting director of the agency during the COVID-19 pandemic, has abruptly resigned. Tabak, 73, has been at the NIH for 25 years, first serving as director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research before […]