The Augusta National Golf Club-adjacent house that’s not for sale, as seen on Google Maps.Google Maps Augusta National has spent $200 million buying up property around the course for two decades. Some homeowners have become instant millionaires. One family refuses to sell their home, turning down seven-figure offers. Over the past two decades, Augusta National […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kyiv was a Russian defeat for the ages. The fight started poorly for the invaders and went downhill from there. When President Vladimir Putin launched his war on Feb. 24 after months of buildup on Ukraine’s borders, he sent hundreds of helicopter-borne commandos — the best of the best of Russia’s “spetsnaz” […]
A view of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters carrying U.S. and Afghan trainees take off at Kandahar Air Field, in Afghanistan, Monday, March 19, 2018.AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File Capt. James Bellew was killed March 30 in a crash involving two helicopters at Wright Army Airfield. A source familiar with the ongoing investigation told Army Times the […]
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court issued an execution warrant Thursday for a death-row prisoner in what would be the state’s first use of the death penalty in nearly eight years. The state’s highest court set a May 11 execution date for Clarence Dixon, who was convicted and sentenced to death in the 1977 […]
Axios Jan. 6 panel obtains emails ex-Trump lawyer tried to shield The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack is reviewing a trove of emails that John Eastman, the ex-lawyer of former President Trump, had tried to keep secret, federal court documents filed Tuesday show.Why it matters: A total of 101 emails, sent between […]
Many luxury brands, including Chanel, Hermes, Prada, and LVMH, have temporarily closed their stores in Russia.AFP via Getty Images Several Russian influencers and socialites claim they’ve been barred from purchasing Chanel goods. One influencer accused the fashion house of “Russophobia” for not allowing her to shop at a Dubai outlet. Another socialite said some Russian […]
A Watergate prosecutor says Trump’s alleged crimes could be “incalculably worse” than Richard Nixon’s. Jill Wine-Banks compared the 457-minute gap in Trump’s phone logs on the day of the Capitol riot to an 18.5-minute gap in Nixon’s records. “A lot can be said in 457 minutes,” wrote Wine-Banks in an op-ed published on NBC News. […]
Former President Donald Trump is under scrutiny for a gap of seven hours and 37 minutes in the White House’s call logs on the day of the Capitol riot.Evan Vucci/AP A Watergate prosecutor compared Donald Trump’s phone-log gap to the gap in a Richard Nixon call. She said Trump’s gap might’ve hidden something more serious […]
GAUHATI, India (AP) — India’s northeastern Assam state has organized its first top contest of female bodybuilders. Five women participated in the one-day event in Assam’s capital Guwahati on Saturday, including one each from Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra states. Bhaba Goswami, one of the organizers, said they have been holding men’s version of the event […]
NBC With his stand-up tour in New Jersey this weekend, it must have been tempting for Chris Rock to drop by his old stomping grounds to address what went down with Will Smith at the Oscars just six days ago. But instead, it was left to “Weekend Update” co-anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che to […]