Month: October 2019

Retired NBA superstar Charles Barkley had harsh words for Mike Pence on Thursday after the vice president accused the league of acting as a “wholly owned subsidiary” of China. The league has been scrutinized over its business relationship with China after Daryl Morey, the general manager of the Houston Rockets, tweeted his support for the

Prospects are growing increasingly grim that congressional investigators will have the opportunity to interview the anonymous whistleblower whose complaint sparked an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump over allegations he abused his office in his dealings with Ukraine. The attorneys for the whistleblower who lodged a complaint with the intelligence community inspector general related to

“The Current War” is a fascinating story, badly told. A casualty of the Harvey Weinstein scandal that has languished on the shelf for two years, this historical saga about the birth of electricity — and the battle between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse — isn’t nearly as illuminating as it should be, despite a cast

President Donald Trump was already under fire for freezing aid to Ukraine when a Republican senator set off another alarm bell: If Trump didn’t lift the hold now, Ukraine might lose the money altogether. In a phone call on September 11, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman made one last pitch to the President, telling him that

He’s probably the most famous inventor you’ve never heard of. You might recognize his name because of the car brand named after him or because he’s one of the main characters in the new film “The Current War: Director’s Cut,” starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Thomas Edison. But it’s the inventor Nikola Tesla who should have

Dave Chappelle is set to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday. A lineup of entertainers, including Chappelle’s writing partner Neal Brennan, Common, Bradley Cooper, Tiffany Haddish, John Legend, Chrissy Teigen, Lorne Michaels, Trevor Noah, Jon Stewart and others will pay tribute to the comedian. The award is considered the highest accolade

There are few staffers who have been with Hillary Clinton as long — or are as fiercely loyal to her — as Philippe Reines. Which is why Reines’ appearance on Tucker Carlson’s(!) show on Fox News Wednesday night to keep the door open to a late entry by Clinton into the 2020 race(!) caught my

When Maria Shriver hosts dinner for her family every Sunday, she has one rule — no phones at the table. All the scrolling, she says, is just a distraction from having to actually look each other in the eye and have a conversation about how we’re really feeling. And it’s making us sick. “People can

Click here for updates on this story     Seymour (WLKY) — A mural depicting rock and roll legend John Mellencamp is nearing completion in his hometown of Seymour, Indiana. The mural is located on Second Street, on the side of This Old Guitar Music Store. The store’s owner and high school classmate of Mellencamp, Larry McDonald,

For decades, the most visible link between Russia and the continent of Africa was the Kalashnikov. Rebel groups, national militaries and even police officers carried the Soviet-designed AK-47 rifle. They still do. But as Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted the vast majority of Africa’s leaders at the Black Sea resort of Sochi this week, it

House Democratic impeachment investigators have issued subpoenas to three Trump administration officials whose testimony was previously scheduled, in a sign the Democrats are trying to compel testimony from Trump officials who are apparently reluctant to appear. The committees said subpoenas have been issued to acting Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought, OMB’s Associate

President Donald Trump has asked the DC Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear his attempt to stop a subpoena of his longtime accounting firm, this time with Trump asking the full appellate court to reconsider his case. Trump lost his attempt to stop the House subpoena of accounting firm Mazars USA before a trial-level judge