Well the playoffs are set and Detroit has finished the season with a bang, defeating Minnesota 31 - 9. For a team which has had as many injuries as they have had, particularly in their defensive squad, they sure did a good job of keeping the Vikings from scoring. Detroit wins their Conference/Division titles, gets the first week bye and earns home field advantage for the entire playoffs. read more
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce as early as Monday that he will resign as Liberal Party Leader, The Globe and Mail reported on Sunday, citing three sources. read more
An analysis of Trump's last presidency identified one way to boost their chances of avoiding the levies: donating to the Republican party. read more
Assumption University students accused of luring man from dating site to campus, attacking him read more
Today, America's peaceful transfer of the executive branch power moves forward. The certification of an election is a procedural order of business involving an agenda, motions and voting. It is unremarkable in its mechanics but truly remarkable in its meaning. Our democracy depends on it. Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, who lost the 2024 election, will oversee the certification. read more
Incoming US First Lady Melania Trump will be the focus of a new Amazon documentary. Mrs Trump will serve as an executive producer on the Prime Video project, which is due to be released later this year. read more
For those who didn't experience the violence, Jan. 6, 2021, might feel like it's in the past -- but it's not for me. I keep reliving the five horrific hours of that cold Wednesday afternoon, as I tried to protect elected officials, regardless of their political ideology, and their staffs inside the Capitol building -- all without firing my gun. read more
The Kansas City Chiefs backups took an absolute beating in Week 18 and are currently facing a 38-point deficit in an AFC West showdown against the Denver Broncos. In fact, the Chiefs' performance on Sunday was so bad that the decision-makers at CBS pulled the game from their national broadcast, saving Kansas City's fans the indignity of having to watch their team lose to a bitter rival. read more
Blizzard Warnings Ongoing From Major Winter Storm As It Hauls Snow, Ice Toward Midwest, Mid-Atlantic read more
On Saturday, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said that in battles near the village of Makhnovka, the Russian army lost up to a battalion of North Korean soldiers and Russian paratroopers. read more
Shortly after being reelected as House Speaker, Mike Johnson read a prayer that he claimed was from Thomas Jefferson, despite there being no evidence the third president ever said it. read more
The average American spent $42.38 per month on streaming-based subscriptions in 2024. That works out to just over $500 per year - or around $30,000 over a lifetime - but is actually less than the previous year by a significant margin. read more
Tesla sales declined for the first time in the company's history last year, the company reported Thursday, reflecting what analysts said was a lack of new models in an increasingly competitive market for electric vehicles. Vehicle deliveries fell to 1.79 million, representing a drop of 1.1% from 1.81 million vehicles in 2023. Tesla shares fell about 6% Thursday to $379.28. Edmunds auto analyst Jessica Caldwell noted Tesla's core model lineup has seen few changes in recent years. "Especially for EVs, you have to attract new buyers and returning buyers," she said. "In the EV market people want something new and fresh."
House Speaker Mike Johnson informed Republicans at a closed-door meeting Saturday that Donald Trump favored moving his agenda as one sweeping package, according to sources in attendance ... read more
