Day: May 7, 2025

Illinois man’s obituary rips White Sox for pitiful MLB record: ‘Couldn’t face’ another season

10:13 pm May 7, 2025

A huge Chicago White Sox fan died late last month at the age of 77, but he managed to take a shot at his famed ball club from beyond the grave. Jon Bernard McDonald, of Glen Ellyn, Illinois, died on April 23 at the age of 77 after what his obituary said was “a short […]

Flight passengers warn of ‘REAL ID apocalypse’ while others acknowledge Americans can still fly

9:37 pm May 7, 2025

The implementation of REAL ID as of Wednesday, May 7, has some Americans sharing their thoughts and concerns about the new travel requirement. Even as the TSA has had a “Be your REAL ID self” campaign and shared that personal identification “must be a REAL ID to travel,” some passengers have noted the most recent […]

Antisemitism spiking around the world, ADL finds in its 1st-ever global report

9:33 pm May 7, 2025

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has released its first-ever J7 Annual Report on Antisemitism as the world prepares to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day. The report details the rise in antisemitism seen in countries that have the largest Jewish populations outside Israel, including the U.S., the U.K., Argentina, Canada, France, Germany […]

Colbert calls out CBS parent company pressuring ’60 Minutes’

9:32 pm May 7, 2025

“Late Show” host Stephen Colbert called out his employer, CBS parent company Paramount Global, on Tuesday over reports that controlling shareholder Shari Redstone put pressure on “60 Minutes” to avoid critical coverage of President Donald Trump amid Trump’s lawsuit against the media company. “There are reports that the owner of this company called the president […]

Vance previews US-Iran nuclear talks, says Trump ‘open’ to sitting down with Russians, Chinese in future

9:29 pm May 7, 2025

Vice President JD Vance previewed the next round of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks on Wednesday, saying President Donald Trump would be “open” to sitting down with Chinese and Russian officials in the future to prevent proliferation. U.S. and Iranian officials are scheduled for a fourth round of nuclear talks in Oman in the coming days. […]