NBA draft 2024 recap: Breaking down all 58 picks
Zaccharie Risacher walks across the stage at Barclays Center after being selected as the first overall pick in the NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday. (Julia Nikhinson / Associated Press)
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Why Is He Hiding Behind a Preppy? : The Other George Bush: Macho, Confident, Witty
To travel and spend time around George Bush is to recognize the presence of two men. There is the full-dress, by-gosh George Herbert Walker Bush. As a public speaker, his stage presence is awkward and his voice pitched. Whiny, they call it. The camera somehow makes him smaller than he is. He is streaked with … Read more
Finding New Life After a Brutal Death : Legacy: Carol Stuart was murdered, but all of Boston bled. Now a foundation set up in her name has received a flood of responses.
The donations to the Carol DiMaiti Stuart Foundation Inc. have come in small increments, often as little as $5. With the checks come prayers and letters that tear at the emotions of a family that has already seen its heart ripped to shreds. “I am 70 years old and living on a fixed income, otherwise … Read more
Soviets Not the Evil Empire Anymore, Reagan Declares : Euphoric President Hails Pact
A euphoric post-summit President Reagan today backed away from his earlier description of the Soviet Union as an “evil empire,” saying, “I meant it when I said it (but) there seems to be an entirely different relationship now.” Reagan reported on his talks with Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev at a White House meeting with … Read more
Who gets invited to the Oscars?
If you’re a nominee or Matt Damon, or both, you will be assured a ticket to the Oscars; for everyone else, luck and connections are more of a factor. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times) Over the past two years, most everyone has applauded the motion picture academy’s decision to add nearly 1,500 new industry … Read more
Gene Hackman’s home had ‘minuscule’ gas leak, not believed to be a factor in mysterious deaths
A Santa Fe gas company found a “minuscule” leak at Gene Hackman and his wife’s New Mexico home — but say it is not believed to have been a contributing factor in their mysterious deaths. Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa’s lifeless bodies were discovered inside their multimillion-dollar New Mexico home last week, as officials … Read more
Nancy Pelosi issues warning to star-powered ‘squad’ Democrats: ‘Do not tweet’ complaints
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) listens during a House Oversight and Reform Committee meeting Feb. 26. (J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press) At a pivotal moment Wednesday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi stood before House Democrats with a lofty message and a stark warning. The battle-born leader implored her majority, after days of high-profile public infighting, to focus … Read more
Florida man swallows $769K stolen diamond earrings from Tiffany & Co, asks cops if he’ll be charged for ‘what’s in my stomach’
Wrong kind of carats. An amateur jewel thief swallowed Tiffany & Co. earrings worth $769,000 in a strong-arm heist gone wrong last week, according to Orlando police. Jaythan Lawrence Gilder, 32, pretended to be a representative for an Orlando Magic player to gain access to pricey jewelry at a Tiffany & Co. store in Orlando, … Read more
Trump’s rousing address puts Dems’ bunch of clowns to shame
President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of the United States Congress in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA on March 4, 2025. SHAWN THEW/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock In normal times, the run-up to a presidential address to Congress would be filled with reports and guesses about what the president would say. There … Read more
Dear Mr. Trump: My immigrant parents aren’t rapists or drug dealers
When Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump says something incendiary about immigrants, it’s personal for their children. The coalition of black, Latino and Muslim student activists that shut down a Trump rally last Friday night at the University of Illinois at Chicago is a sign of a growing national emotional reaction, said Cristina Jimenez, managing director … Read more