Author: Jeremy Beaman Washington Examiner
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US swimmer claims race was ‘probably not clean’ after winning silver
A Team USA swimmer walked back comments he made Friday saying the race in which he had just placed second behind a Russian athlete was “probably not clean.” Ryan Murphy made the comments after he took the silver medal in Tokyo in the men’s 200-meter backstroke, falling behind Russian swimmer Evgeny Rylov, who scored gold.…
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NHL prospect Luke Prokop becomes first active player to come out as gay
Hockey player Luke Prokop came out as gay on Monday, adding his name to a short list of current or prospective professional male athletes who have made such announcements publicly. Prokop, who signed an entry-level contract with the NHL’s Nashville Predators last year and played last season with junior league team the Calgary Hitmen, made…
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Majority thinks VP Kamala Harris unprepared to be president: Poll
A majority of likely voters lack confidence in Vice President Kamala Harris’s readiness to be president, according to a new poll. A survey administered by Convention of States Action and the Trafalgar Group found 58.6% of respondents said they were “not confident at all” that Harris, who would succeed President Joe Biden if he were…
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Caitlyn Jenner planning 2022 California governor run if unsuccessful in Newsom recall
Caitlyn Jenner anticipates running in 2022 should California Gov. Gavin Newsom prevail in his Sept. 14 recall election, saying it’s time to “take him out” of office. “That is the plan,” said the 71-year-old former Olympic decathlete at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas. “Once this is over with, we’re going to kind of evaluate everything…
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Crews in Charlottesville remove statues of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Work crews removed a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from its base in a Charlottesville, Virginia, park Saturday morning, marking the summit of a yearslong battle over the fate of Confederate monuments in…
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Crews in Charlottesville remove statues of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson
Work crews removed a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from its base in a Charlottesville, Virginia, park Saturday morning, marking the summit of a yearslong battle over the fate of Confederate monuments in the city. A statue of Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson was also removed from another city park Saturday. Both statues will…
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Haitian President Jovenel Moise’s assassination: What we know so far
Haitian authorities are working hard to determine how and why a group of armed “mercenaries” gunned down 53-year-old President Jovenel Moise at his home on Wednesday. Multiple suspects have been arrested in connection to the assassination, but the identities and motives of the gunman have not yet been fully determined. Here’s what we know: What…
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Lawyer releases video of Colorado police laughing as they watch arrest of 73-year-old woman with dementia
The lawyer for a Colorado woman injured while being placed under arrest released new video footage on Monday appearing to show Loveland police officer Austin Hopp laughing and asking other deputies whether they heard the 73-year-old woman’s shoulder “pop” as they reviewed body camera footage of her arrest. Hopp and officer Daria Jalali, also seen in the police station…
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Trump floats 2024 run with DeSantis as possible running mate
Former President Donald Trump said he is “100%” considering a 2024 run and floated Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as a possible running mate. “I ran twice, and the second time I got 12 million more votes than the first time,” Trump said in a Thursday morning interview with Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business. When asked…