Any hopes that Donald Trump might find happiness in his presidential victory were dashed Monday morning, when the newly sworn-in president followed up his scripted inauguration speech with a second—and slightly longer—address airing out old grievances and targeting his long-held enemies. The second speech, made to an overflow room of supporters shut out of the […]
In the past week, the U.S. saw a pair of New Year’s Day attacks in Nevada and Louisiana that took multiple lives and injured dozens, and the 119th Congress kicked off with a packed first day. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was reelected to the highest post in the lower chamber in a lengthy first-round vote Friday afternoon.…
New year, new Instagram page for Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex. Meghan has kicked off 2025 by activating her first personal social media account since she closed her lifestyle blog, The Tig, and deleted her Instagram ahead of her royal wedding to Prince Harry. And her first post under her new solo handle, @meghan, […]
The 2025 Nissan Kicks was tested in Japan, Colorado, Michigan, Alaska, and Quebec, for starters. Nissan Nissan overhauled its entry-level SUV, the Kicks, for 2025 with a major glowup. Now longer and wider, the Kicks gained 1.4 inches of ground clearance, too. For the first time, the Kicks is available with all-wheel drive along with […]
U.S. Treasury yields fell back on Monday in one of the final trading days of the year. The yield on the 10-year Treasury was down by about 8 basis points at 4.537%, trading just below multimonth highs recorded last week. The 2-year Treasury yield was last trading at 4.25% after falling more than 7 basis […]
The St. Regis Aspen Snow Polo World Championship—it’s a tradition that has carried on for 12 years as the kickoff to the mountain town’s winter season and this year proved to be the most action-packed yet, with the festivities kicking off with a pre-dinner disco at the Snow Lodge Jade Room. The moody tented living […]
Donald Trump gave a speech to a bunch of right-wing Turning Point USA freaks on Sunday, in which he threatened to take control of the Panama Canal, spewed dangerous anti-vaccine garbage, said he would once again name military bases after Confederate traitors, and seemed annoyed at the “co-president” chatter about Elon Musk. The speech in […]
Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Amid the ongoing quest to improve player safety, NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent revealed that the league is exploring a potential rule change that would aid that effort. Per NFL Network’s Tom PelisseroVincent said Wednesday that the league is looking to outlaw low blocks, saying, […]
With an enormous Young-hee doll towering ominously above them, the creator and stars of Squid Game met the press in South Korea on Monday to publicly discuss the second season of Netflix‘s most-watched show for the first time. Fans and influencers who had flocked to Seoul from across the globe for the occasion could be […]
Approximately 48 hours after Election Day 2024, California governor Gavin Newsom called on lawmakers to convene a special legislative session focused on “Trump-proofing” the state against the incoming president, and on Monday, that session officially got underway. With 49 days to go until Donald Trump is inaugurated for a second time, Newsom and his fellow […]
