Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Cali., is demanding that Elon Musk and Acting Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Charles Ezell stop sending mass emails to staffers. In an open letter published Thursday, Padilla said several legislative branch offices and agencies have received mass emails from hr@opm.gov despite not being subject to personnel actions by the executive branch. ‘Neither the ...
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced Thursday that former coach Jon Gruden has been reinstated to the team’s Ring of Honor. ‘Jon Gruden was initially inducted into the Buccaneers Ring of Honor based on his many accomplishments during his seven seasons as our head coach and he remains a significant figure in the history of our franchise. Upon further reflection, we ...
Olympic icon Peggy Fleming was visiting a friend in California on the morning of Jan. 30 when her husband Greg Jenkins called from their home in Colorado to tell her about a plane crash in Washington, D.C., involving members of the U.S. figure skating community, young skaters and their parents and coaches. As she watched the news on television, her ...
Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is on pace to pass Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goal record before season’s end. Ovechkin, 39, entered this season needing 42 goals to break Gretzky’s record of 894 career goals, which has stood since 1999. The Washington captain has 30 goals this season and needs 12 more with 23 games left to become the NHL’s all-time leader. Ovechkin ...
Wayne Gretzky, the Canadian hockey legend known around the world as ‘The Great One,’ is suddenly in a big pickle in his home country because of his relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump. Gretzky, 64, served as the honorary captain for Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game in Boston on Feb. 20, and his presence created more fuel ...
President Donald Trump was asked several times on Thursday about comments he made last week, when he called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a ‘dictator,’ though he oftentimes either ignored the question or could not remember making the statement. Trump met with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House on Thursday, when the two leaders addressed peace talks between ...
Paramount Global told its employees this week that it’s ending numerous diversity, equity and inclusion policies, according to a memo obtained by CNBC. In the memo sent to employees Wednesday, Paramount said it would comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order banning the practice in the federal government and demanding that agencies investigate private companies over their DEI programs. Co-CEOs George Cheeks, Chris McCarthy ...
Between 31 automatic bids and shoo-ins from the powerhouse conferences like South Carolina, LSU, USC and N.C. State, much of the 68-team field for the NCAA tournament is already set. There are still spots to be had, though, and two weeks for teams living on the bubble to make their case to the selection committee that they deserve one of ...
The NCAA recorded nearly $1.4 billion in revenue for its 2024 fiscal year, the association’s new audited financial statement shows. Even adjusting for inflation, that total is the association’s best in at least two decades, and it represents a nearly $91 million increase over the revenue total it reported for 2023. The new statement, obtained Thursday by USA TODAY Sports, ...
INDIANAPOLIS – Several feet to his left was Travis Hunter. The same distance to his right was Will Johnson. In between, at the podiums for the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine on Thursday morning, was Cobee Bryant. Hunter and Johnson may be better cornerbacks and will definitely be selected higher at the draft in April. Neither, however, have much on Bryant ...