N.korea Blasts Seoul's 'preemptive Strike' Plan (afp)

Stephen Colbert tests some new tech advances in robotics and AI. I'm not sure how I feel about the AI priest taking confession, but Sparkles the dog might be a good choice for Kristi Noem. Open thread below read more

The unlikable and simply terrible Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene took to the House demanding a vote to remove Speaker Mike Johnson. Her chaos did not go over well as members from both party's catcalled and booed her. "For what purpose does the gentlewoman from Georgia seek recognition?" "Rule 9, I seek recognition to give notice to my intent to raise motion of the privileges of the House," Marge probably did not understanding the rules she's reading. "The form of the resolution is as follows.

It’s become increasingly obvious that Donald Trump wants to stop being questioned on abortion. During a recent interview on local Fox 2 Detroit, when asked about his flip-flopping positions over the years on abortion, Trump generated a word-salad answer, revealing his desperation to change the subject. Trump started with his standard “everything is great” response, citing states’ right to choose what rights women do or do not have.

(LOS ANGELES) — The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani has agreed to plead guilty to bank and tax fraud in a sports betting case in which prosecutors allege he stole nearly $17 million from the Japanese baseball player to pay off debts, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. The scandal surrounding Ippei Mizuhara shocked baseball fans from the U.

More than 321,000 children in the U. S. lost a parent to a drug overdose from 2011 to 2021, an alarming figure that shows the nation’s obligation to “comprehensively address the needs of individuals, families and communities” when tackling the growing overdose crisis, experts say. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] A new study published Wednesday in the medical journal JAMA Psychiatry found that the rate of children who lost a parent to an overdose more than doubled in that decade span, jumping from 27 to 63 children per 100,000.

WASHINGTON — Hardline Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greenetried and failed in sudden action Wednesday to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, her long-shot effort swiftly and resoundingly rejected by Democrats and Republicans tired of the political chaos. One of Donald Trump’s biggest supporters in Congress, Greene stood on the House floor and read a long list of “transgressions” she said Johnson had committed as speaker.