Day: February 21, 2025

Trump vows to cut off federal funding to Maine over refusal to comply with ‘No Men in Women’s Sports’ order

6:36 pm February 21, 2025

President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will cut off federal funding to the state of Maine if it continues to defy his executive order preventing trans athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports. “I heard men are still playing in Maine,” Trump said to a gathering of Republican governors in Washington on Thursday. […]

Stephen King returns to X, hurls insults at Trump, Musk after vowing to leave ‘toxic’ platform

6:30 pm February 21, 2025

Liberal author Stephen King returned to X to hurl insults at President Donald Trump and Elon Musk after he previously vowed to leave the “toxic” platform. “I’m baaaack! Did you miss me?” King asked his nearly 7 million followers on Thursday. “I did [to be honest],” Musk replied with a smiling emoji. JON STEWART […]

Noem makes aggressive new move to ramp up arrests, deportations of illegal immigrants

6:30 pm February 21, 2025

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem signed a memo this week deputizing up to 600 State Department officials as immigration officers, as part of a government-wide push to ramp up deportations and secure the border. Noem signed an order that deputized up to 600 special agents in the State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service […]

Ex-NBA star Michael Kidd-Gilchrist getting the word out about stuttering

6:30 pm February 21, 2025

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was no slouch as a professional basketball player. The 6-foot-6 forward starred at St. Patrick in Elizabeth, New Jersey, before he committed to Kentucky, where he helped lead the Wildcats to a national championship in 2012. He was the No. 2 overall pick in the draft later that year by the Charlotte Bobcats […]

High egg prices putting a pinch on Louisiana bakeries ahead of Mardi Gras

5:38 pm February 21, 2025

Mardi Gras is less than two weeks away and hundreds of thousands of people are expected to get in on the carnival celebrations in the Big Easy. During carnival season, people seek out the multitude of parades that roll through the streets and also possibly get their hands on a king cake. The French pastry […]