Whoopi Goldberg backs effort to buy Washington Post from Bezos

“The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg signed off on tech reporter Kara Swisher’s dream of buying The Washington Post from Jeff Bezos or the idea that it may even be “time for a new newspaper.”  Swisher said last year that she was working toward assembling a group of investors to purchase the Post, although the billionaire Amazon … Read more

Hamas agrees to release Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage

Hamas agreed Friday to release Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage in captivity in the Gaza Strip. Alexander, who is an Israeli-American, will be released along with the bodies of four other hostages, according to a deal offered by mediators. Edan Alexander, born in Tel Aviv and raised in New Jersey, is currently being … Read more

Michigan’s Dusty May reveals what he learned in first year coaching in Big Ten

Dusty May was hired last offseason to be the Michigan men’s basketball coach after spending six seasons with Florida Atlantic.  May, 48, was asked about what he learned in his first season in the Big Ten during a recent appearance on OutKick’s “Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich.” “It was even more physical and physically … Read more

Convicted Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira pleads guilty to obstruction of justice

Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guard member convicted of leaking highly classified documents about the war in Ukraine, used his court-martial Thursday to describe himself as a “proud patriot” who was trying to expose the supposed “lies” of the Biden administration. After pleading guilty to military charges of obstructing justice, the 23-year-old acknowledged he … Read more

ICE Boston arrests Guatemalan man charged with aggravated child rape

An accused child rapist illegally in the U.S. was recently arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement Boston, the agency announced on Thursday. ICE Boston said Stivenson Omar Perez-Ajtzalan, 19, was arrested on Jan. 30 for aggravated rape of a child in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The victim is said to be more than 10 years younger than … Read more

2nd judge orders Trump admin to rehire probationary workers let go in mass firings

A second judge late Thursday ordered the Trump administration to reinstate probationary workers who were let go in mass firings across multiple agencies.   In Baltimore, U.S. District Judge James Bredar, an Obama appointee, found that the administration ignored laws set out for large-scale layoffs. Bredar ordered the firings halted for at least two weeks … Read more

Gene Hackman’s estate seeks to block release of death investigation records

Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa’s estate is attempting to block the release of photos, videos and police bodycam footage related to the couple’s deaths. Lawyer Kurt Sommer filed a petition Tuesday in state District Court in Santa Fe attempting to prevent the medical investigator and the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office from releasing footage, according … Read more