Day: February 16, 2025

McConnell’s mental acuity targeted by Trump after ex-Senate leader joins Dems against Cabinet nominees

2:30 pm February 16, 2025

President Donald Trump derided former Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., as “not equipped mentally” after he went from being the face of the GOP in the upper chamber to opposing his entire conference and voting with the Democrats on Trump’s key Cabinet nominations in just a matter of months. “He wasn’t equipped ten years […]

New Orleans ‘Bourbon Street Hustler’ suspect in Super Bowl reporter death may be tied to 2nd fatality: police

2:30 pm February 16, 2025

The “career criminal” accused of stealing a Super Bowl reporter’s credit cards after he was found dead in his Kenner, Louisiana, hotel room earlier this month may be tied to a second man’s death in the Big Easy, according to Kenner Police. Adan Manzano, a 27-year-old Telemundo reporter based in Kansas City, Missouri, traveled to […]

Woman uses ‘micro-retirements’ for travel, changes her life in the process

2:30 pm February 16, 2025

A young woman who has taken 30 “micro-retirements” to travel all over the world said these experiences have transformed her from a shy, retiring teenager into a confident, self-assured woman. Lauren Kirby, 21, a childcare worker, said she’s saved over $12,500 to travel to 30 countries since she started working at age 18, news agency […]

Blue city faces calls for corruption probe in teacher’s ‘suicide’ by 20 stab wounds case

2:30 pm February 16, 2025

The former Pennsylvania state trooper and private investigator who spent more than a decade digging into the suspicious death of Philadelphia teacher Ellen Greenberg wants President Donald Trump’s Justice Department to launch a corruption probe into Philadelphia as he slammed Gov. Josh Shapiro over his involvement in the controversial case. The remarks come shortly after […]

Florida biologists capture heaviest panther ever recorded in the Sunshine State

11:23 am February 16, 2025

Florida biologists captured the heaviest panther ever recorded in the state as part of a research program into the endangered animal. The adult male panther weighed 166 pounds, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Florida panthers typically weigh between 60 pounds and 160 pounds, and most adults are recorded in the middle […]