For the WNBA to carry forth the momentum created by the buzz around the star power of this year's NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament, they need former University of Iowa star Caitlin Clark both scoring and on the court. On the first count, Clark seems to be acclamating to the WNBA's...

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The question likely on many people's minds is what will happen next in former President Donald Trump's criminal case. Will he go to prison? What will be Trump's likely grounds for appealing the ruling? Can he appeal directly to the U.S. Supreme Court? Twelve New York City jurors found Trump...

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China doesn't seem to approve of the deployment of a new U.S. weapons system in the northern Philippines. "The United States and Philippine practices put the entire region under the fire of the United States (and) brought huge risks of war into the region," Defence Ministry spokesperson Wu Qian told...

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The ruins of an ancient church in Israel's Negev Desert have yielded clues to the lives of long-ago Christians who set sail on the ocean to make pilgrimages to the Holy Land. The Israel Antiquities Authority announced the discovery of newly excavated archaeological engravings in a Facebook post promoting an...

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After U.S. and British strikes on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen killed 16, the Houthis announced that they'd launched a counter-attack on an American aircraft carrier. If only we had known about it. No, seriously. The idea that the Houthis launched an attack on our military was apparently a surprise...

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The mother of Gabby Petito, the 22-year-old who lost her life at the hands of confessed murderer Brian Laundrie, said at a conference Friday that she had forgiven her daughter's killer -- but not his mom. "I speak for myself here when I say Brian, I forgive you," Nichole Schmidt...

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The July 20 fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul has officially been postponed. “Tyson’s recent ulcer flare up has limited his ability to train fully for the next few weeks,” according to an X post from Netflix. Tyson recently needed medical attention when an ulcer flared up while he...

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Poland scrambled military aircraft Friday night to protect its airspace during a Russian missile attack that "covered the entire territory of Ukraine," according to Polish military sources on social media. Poland has been a member of NATO since 1999, and was the first former Warsaw Pact nation to join the...

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A former college lecturer on "criminal justice issues" is going to get some first-hand experience in the subject after he was sentenced to spend five years and three months in prison on Thursday. Gary Stephen Maynard had pleaded guilty in January to starting a number of fires in California that...

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We all scream for ice cream -- especially if it contains metal contamination that could cause "adverse health consequences." According to the Food and Drug Administration, some ice cream sold in Texas may cause problems for just that reason. Two ice cream products that had previously been recalled in April...

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With the sham trial perpetrated against Donald Trump in New York having reached a verdict, many Americans are finally beginning to see that Democrats will do anything -- shady or not -- to win. One such person is actor Dennis Quaid who seems to have had the wool pulled away...

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An infant child has died after being mauled by the family dog. Ezra Mansoor, who was only six weeks old, was fatally attacked by his family's husky dog in his crib last month, according to WLVT-TV. The child died Thursday. The child was mourned by his parents in an interview....

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There's a very simple fact in life: normal people want to enjoy things without some political agenda being shoved down their throats. If I go to McDonald's, I don't want to hear leftists whine about how the company supports a foreign nation they don't like. If I drive my car,...

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Any adult who has seen more than four movies or television shows in their lifetime has invariably said, at one point or another, "I would've done this differently," or "I would've changed this." Well, good news for all those armchair directors: They may soon have a chance to actually do...

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For those who use Muppets as a guide to voting, that was not actually Elmo bopping about at a Philadelphia rally for President Joe Biden. Sesame Workshop, which produces Sesame Street, said its licensed character was not backing Biden, according to The National Desk. "Sesame Workshop is a nonprofit, nonpartisan...

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One of Costco's signature deals isn't going anywhere. Gary Millerchip, chief financial officer of the wholesale chain, on Thursday addressed the future of the $1.50 hot-dog and drink deal -- which has long been a staple of Costco's food court -- and vowed to keep it. He relayed the good...

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If you're the parent or grandparent of a toddler, you've probably heard of Ms. Rachel. According to Today.com, Rachel Griffin Accurso, known online as "Ms. Rachel," started creating educational videos and songs for toddlers and preschoolers after her own son Thomas was diagnosed with a speech delay. "Songs for Littles"...

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Chad Daybell, who was convicted Thursday of three murders, was sentenced to death on Saturday. Daybell is the husband of Lori Vallow and was accused of killing two of her children as well as his first wife in 2019, according to Fox News. Last year, Vallow was found guilty on...

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Is it jealousy? Is it pettiness? Or is it just a good old-fashioned sports rivalry? After one of the most decorated collegiate women's basketball careers imaginable, many wondered how then-University of Iowa standout Caitlin Clark would translate at the pro level in the WNBA. Now a member of the Indiana...

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Having entered the WNBA sweepstakes for who can deliver the cheapest shot at Caitlin Clark, Chennedy Carter had nothing to say. Carter delivered an unprovoked shoulder into Clark, accompanied by a few choice words, during a WNBA game on Saturday, knocking Clark to the floor. It was one of the...

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For many hard-core basketball fans, few waits are as interminable as the wait between a short conference finals series and the NBA Finals proper. That's what happened this year, when the Dallas Mavericks won the Western Conference Finals in five games and the Boston Celtics won the Eastern Conference Finals...

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