A surprising late-night NBA trade saw Jrue Holiday sent from the Boston Celtics to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Anfernee Simons and a pair of future second-round picks. With the 2025 NBA offseason in full swing, here’s how both teams graded out following the move. Nationwide McDonald’s Boycott Begins Today: Why Americans Are … Read more
A nationwide boycott of McDonald’s is officially underway, beginning June 24 and running through June 30, 2025. The boycott is led by The People’s Union USA, a grassroots organization that launched the ongoing “Economic Blackout Tour” earlier this year. The movement accuses the fast-food giant of rolling back its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs, … Read more
As a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran holds under U.S. mediation, troubling new reports suggest that Tehran may have moved 400 kilograms of enriched uranium—enough to create 9 to 10 nuclear bombs—to a secret location prior to the U.S. airstrikes on its nuclear sites: Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. US Markets Surge as Israel-Iran War … Read more
Wall Street’s major indices opened on a positive note Tuesday as geopolitical tensions between Israel and Iran began to ease. This relief came after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a temporary ceasefire agreement, calming investor nerves that were frayed by nearly two weeks of conflict. Israel’s Operation Rising Lion: Official Statement and Strategic Developments Dow, … Read more
On June 24, 2025, the Government of Israel officially confirmed that the Israeli Air Force conducted a targeted airstrike on a radar installation located near Tehran, Iran. This military action was part of Operation Rising Lion, a strategic response to escalating Iranian missile attacks on Israeli territory. Terry Louise Fisher, Emmy-Winning Creator of L.A. Law, … Read more
Terry Louise Fisher, a pioneering television writer and producer who turned her time as a Los Angeles prosecutor into Emmy Award-winning storytelling for shows like Cagney & Lacey and L.A. Law, died on June 10, 2025, in Laguna Hills, California. She was 79. Her death was announced in a social media post by her family … Read more
Louis Diaz, the daring Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent whose undercover work was instrumental in the 1977 conviction of Harlem drug lord Leroy “Nicky” Barnes — known infamously as Mr. Untouchable — died on June 20, 2025. He was 79. James Lloydovich Patterson, Soviet Poet and Symbol of Racial Unity, Dies at 91 Diaz’s death … Read more
James Lloydovich Patterson, an iconic Soviet figure and literary voice who was once hailed as a symbol of racial unity in the U.S.S.R., died on May 22, 2025, in a nursing home in Washington, D.C. He was 91. His passing was confirmed by Amy Ballard, a close friend. Rod Nordland, Veteran War Correspondent and Memoirist, … Read more
Rod Nordland, a legendary war correspondent whose career spanned four decades and most of the world’s major conflicts, passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2025, at his Manhattan home. He was 75. The cause was glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, according to his wife, Leila Segal. Fred Smith, Visionary Founder of FedEx, Dies … Read more
Frederick W. Smith, the trailblazing founder of FedEx who reshaped global commerce and revolutionized the shipping industry, died on Saturday, June 22, 2025, in Memphis. He was 80. FedEx, headquartered in Memphis, confirmed his passing in an official statement. Smith, a decorated Marine Corps veteran and bold entrepreneur, created a logistics empire that turned his … Read more