President-elect Trump nominated former NFL player Scott Turner as the secretary for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Turner, who is chair of the Center for Education Opportunity, previously served as executive director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council (WHORC). ‘Scott is an NFL Veteran, who, during my First Term, served as the First Executive Director ...
The 2024 NFL regular season is about to roll into its final act, as the completion of Week 12 will mark the point at which this year’s campaign is two-thirds complete. The weekend will also mark the final pitstop for franchises, with six teams on byes before everyone is in action the rest of the way. And while the thinned-out ...
In terms of pure unpredictability and variety of possible outcomes with two weeks left until conference championship weekend, no Power Four league can match the Big 12. After No. 15 Brigham Young’s loss to Kansas, there’s even a scenario that has Baylor playing for the conference title and a spot in the College Football Playoff. Yes, Baylor, which lost three ...
President-elect Trump has nominated Dr. Janette Nesheiwat as surgeon general. In a statement on Friday evening, Trump said that Dr. Nesheiwat is a ‘fierce advocate and strong communicator for preventative medicine and public health.’ ‘I am proud to announce that Dr. Janette Nesheiwat will be the Nation’s Doctor as the United States Surgeon General. Dr. Nesheiwat is a double board-certified ...
President-elect Trump announced on Friday he is nominating Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., for secretary of labor. ‘I am proud to hereby nominate Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer, from the Great State of Oregon, as United States Secretary of Labor,’ Trump wrote in an official statement. ‘Lori has worked tirelessly with both Business and Labor to build America’s workforce, and support the hardworking ...
President-elect Trump announced that former Rep. Dr. Dave Weldon, R-Fla., is his pick as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ‘In addition to being a Medical Doctor for 40 years, and an Army Veteran, Dave has been a respected conservative leader on fiscal and social issues, and served on the Labor/HHS Appropriations Subcommittee, working for ...
Bryce Underwood announced his decision suddenly on Thursday, after a steady stream of rumors and reports built up over the past few months, ever since it became obvious Michigan football was still pursuing the nation’s No. 1 recruit from right down the road. Or rather, Adam Schefter did in the middle of a ‘Sportscenter’ segment. The ESPN NFL insider and ...
The NHL season is more than a month old, and there have been four trades, plus extensions signed by Jake Oettinger, Alexis Lafreniere, Linus Ullmark and others. Other top players also remain eligible for extensions, including Igor Shesterkin, Mikko Rantanen, Mitch Marner, John Tavares, Brock Boeser. There will be more trades as teams build toward a Stanley Cup run or ...
President-elect Trump will take office just as Iran has the potential to become the world’s 10th nuclear-armed state, and it’s unclear if either side knows how it will approach the other. Judging by Trump’s last time in office, it would suggest he would come out the gate with a combative tone — having instituted a ‘maximum pressure’ campaign to ‘bankrupt’ ...
The Pittsburgh Steelers left Thursday night’s matchup against the Cleveland Browns with a 24-19 loss at Huntington Bank Field, but one of the team’s key players was unmoved by his opponent’s performance. Wide receiver George Pickens chalked up the result to the accumulating snow, denying Pittsburgh’s AFC North rival any credit. ‘The conditions played a huge, huge part in today’s ...