The story of the most successful Latin boy band of all time, Menudo, will go to the screen in the first-ever scripted drama series based on the group. “Subete a Mi Moto—The History of Menudo” tells the story of the formation of Menudo through the band’s rise to unprecedented global…
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Seven Top 25 Upsets Shake Up College Football
Check out the top 10 things we learned during a wild Week 7 of college football. 1. Upsets rule college football. Many assumed with no games between top 25 teams that this was going to be a ho-hum weekend. It was anything but thanks to seven ranked teams falling: No.…
Read MoreGravitational Waves Just Showed Us Something Even Cooler Than Black Holes
For the first time ever, humans have observed light and gravitational waves from the same event, a neutron star collision 130 million light years away. Thanks to advance warning from the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), roughly 70 observatories from every continent on Earth, including Antarctica, managed to tune in…
Read MoreDale Earnhardt Jr. Trades His Race Car for a Stroller
Dale Earnhardt Jr daughter Call it the circle of life. Call it divine intervention. Call it whatever you want to call it. We’re calling it the best news we’ve heard all day! Dale Earnhardt Jr. and wife Amy are expecting their first baby, a little girl! Just as he’s winding…
Read MoreFormer Governor Phil Bredesen Eyes U.S. Senate Run
Former Governor Phil Bredesen, the man who was the last Democrat to run and win a statewide campaign in Tennessee, is now eyeing a run for the U. S. Senate to replace the retiring Bob Corker, the AP reports: In a statement Monday to The Associated Press, Bredesen said he…
Read MoreReport: Trump Expects to Get Three More Supreme Court Picks
President Donald Trump believes he will appoint three more Supreme Court justices before the end of his first term, according to a scoop by Axios. If he is right, that would give Trump four nominations in all — the most in a single term by any president since Richard Nixon.…
Read MoreClinton Foundation Won’t Give Back Weinstein’s $250,000 Donation
After days of avoiding the topic, the Clinton Foundation told the Daily Mail Sunday that it would not return the up to $250,000 in donations that disgraced former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein contributed over the years, because the foundation had already spent the money. Many other Democrats and liberal organizations…
Read MoreBannon: It’s a ‘Season of War’ Against the GOP Establishment
Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon said on Saturday at the Value Voter Summit that “it’s a season of war against a GOP establishment” that won’t fully support President Donald Trump and his “America First” agenda that the people voted for in 2016. Bannon, who left the White House…
Read MoreJoy Villa Has Harsh Words for Eminem, the Anti-Trumper
Eminem made quite a splash at this year’s BET Awards when he debuted a freestyle rap aimed at President Donald Trump and his supporters. The Detroit musician called the president “Donald the b****” and “racist grandpa” before dropping the line that most upset his fans: “And any fan of mine…
Read MoreRobert Plant Nears 70 with a Voice of Spiritual Warmth
Robert Plant was Led Zeppelin’s “Golden God” whose voice could tear through audiences, but on his latest album he proves anew he is more subtle and spiritual than a screecher. “Carry Fire,” which came out on Friday, renews Plant’s fascination with American roots music but ventures further afield as the…
Read MoreWeird Al Promises New Tour Will Live Up to ‘Self-Indulgent’ Name
If you’d only spend money on Weird Al Yankovic to hear “Amish Paradise” and “White & Nerdy” live, then the parody artist’s upcoming tour might not be for you. Scratch that, it definitely won’t be for you—and the singer wants to make sure you know it. Weird Al announced the…
Read MoreIngraham: Trump’s Done More for Social Conservatives Than Bush Did in Eight Years
LifeZette Editor-in-Chief Laura Ingraham said in a speech Saturday that President Donald Trump has done more in 10 months for social conservatives than former President George W. Bush did in eight years. Ingraham, addressing the Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C., recounted many of the actions the president has taken…
Read MoreNFL Kneeling Spreads To German Soccer League
German soccer team Hertha Berlin kneeled before its game Saturday to promote “an open-minded world.” All 11 starters and the entire bench kneeled before the team’s 2-0 home defeat against Schalke 04. Unlike recent protests in the NFL, the action did not take place during a ceremony of any kind…
Read MoreCommentary: Were the Old Days of Male-Only Boy Scouts Too Much of a Good Thing?
by Jeffrey A. Rendall The old saying goes, you can’t have too much of a good thing; but is it really true? Certainly not in the case of great things like patriotism, respect for the flag or honoring your country; ditto for prime steaks, fine wine, zesty pork rub…
Read MoreTarantino Finally Comments on His Friend of 25 Years, Harvey Weinstein
Many people have and condemned him after allegations and revelations — mainly via reports in The New York Times and The New Yorker — about . Some people have bravely come forward to share their own unpleasant encounters with the man, while others have expressed shock and sworn off working…
Read MoreGOP Lawmaker Blasts Democrats For Hypocritical Stance On National Monuments
(Daily Caller News Foundation) GOP Rep. Rob Bishop of Utah slammed Democrats Wednesday for wanting greater transparency in the Trump administration’s review of some national monuments’ necessity, but refused to back legislation creating a transparent process for national monument creation. Rob Bishop/Photo by AFGE (CC) The House Committee on Natural…
Read MoreNorth Carolina Avoids Major Penalties in Academic Case
North Carolina’s athletic department avoided major penalties when the NCAA Committee on Infractions was unable to conclude the university violated academic rules when it made “paper courses” available to the general student body, including student-athletics. The practice went on from 1993 to 2011 — the NCAA investigation was from 2002-11…
Read MoreBlack Caucus Demands Meeting With FBI Director Over ‘Black Identity Extremists’ Report
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) requested a personal meeting Friday with the FBI director over the department’s report that warned of the possible violence coming from “black identity extremists.” The caucus wants to meet with FBI Director Christopher Wray to talk about how the FBI conducted research on “black identity…
Read MoreTennessee-Based Subhi Ali’s D.C. Organization Fundraises By Promoting Anti-Israel Speakers
The Jerusalem Fund and Palestine Center, a pro-Palestinian organization headquartered in D.C. chaired by Tennessee-based Dr. Subhi Ali (pictured, right), fundraised this month with two galas featuring a keynote by Israeli-Arab Knesset (Israel’s legislature) member, Haneen Zoabi (pictured, left) who compared Israel to Germany in the 1930s, claimed Israel has no right…
Read MoreAndy Ogles Calls on Bob Corker to Resign as Chairman of Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Republican conservative U.S. Senate candidate Andy Ogles is calling on Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) to immediately step down from his Chairmanship of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “Senator Corker’s reckless war of words with President Donald Trump has moved into increasingly dangerous territory as his latest outrageous attacks on…
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