Posts by Kevin Harson
Jimmy Carter dies; 39th president became influential human rights advocate
Jimmy Carter, a peanut farmer and little-known Georgia governor who became the 39th president of the United States, promising “honest and decent” government to Watergate-weary Americans, and later returned to the world stage as an influential human rights advocate and Nobel Peace Prize winner, has died. He was 100. When his turbulent presidency ended after…
Read MoreFormer U.S. president Jimmy Carter dead at 100
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter died Sunday, confirmed by his family to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Washington Post. He was 100 years old. Born James Earl Carter, Jr., in Plains, Georgia, on October 1, 1924, the Democrat pursued state politics before he was elected to one term in the White House, where he served as…
Read MoreEagles’ Kenny Pickett Heads to Locker Room With Apparent Injury
Share ✓ Link copied to clipboard! In the Philadelphia Eagles’ Week 17 match up against the Dallas Cowboys, quarterback Kenny Pickett was seen heading to the locker room after taking a brutal hit. PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – DECEMBER 29: Kenny Pickett #7 of the Philadelphia Eagles looks on during the second quarter against the Dallas Cowboys…
Read MoreDodgers Predicted To Steal Padres $54 Million Star Pitcher In Free Agency
Share ✓ Link copied to clipboard! The Los Angeles Dodgers have executed a nearly perfect offseason this winter. They’ve signed Blake Snell, extended Tommy Edman, and recently re-signed Teoscar Hernández. But the Dodgers aren’t done there. They could continue to upgrade their roster, notably the bullpen, before the 2025 season arrives. FanSided’s Chris Landers recently…
Read MoreNorovirus outbreaks: Doctors’ advice amid major surge in illness
As a severe outbreak of norovirus, also known as the stomach flu, spreads across the United States, doctors have shared advice with Newsweek on what to look out for about the illness. Why It Matters The highly contagious illness has reached its highest levels for this time of year in more than a decade, according…
Read MoreJets’ Davante Adams and Giants’ Malik Nabers on NFL Actives/Inactives
Share ✓ Link copied to clipboard! Several top wide receivers were announced as active for Week 17 action on Sunday morning. New York Jets Davante Adams, New York Giants Malik Nabers and New Orleans Saints Marquez Valdes-Scantling are officially playing in their respective games per NFL insider Adam Schefter. Nakobe Dean, Damar Hamlin, Shaq Barrett…
Read MoreEvery upcoming Marvel game in development
Marvel is about to ramp up its video game production slate, with almost a dozen games based on its superheroes currently in development. With the MCU currently hitting roadblocks in its grand plan for Avengers: Secret Wars, there is going to be plenty of Marvel content for gamers in the years to come to keep…
Read MoreCouple buys house, unprepared for what they find in the attic
A couple were chocked to discover what was left in their loft by the previous owners of their recently purchased home. Mica Grice and her partner got the keys to their home in Stoke-on-Trent in central England in October. However, they didn’t look in the loft before moving in and when they eventually did, they…
Read MoreHikers find cat with can stuck on head, act fast to avert tragedy
Hikers came across what appeared to be a cat in distress, and had to act fast to rescue the scared animal. Married couple Jordan and Lise packed up their lives a few years ago to drive across the U.S., enjoying the diverse scenery around the country. During a recent hike, they discovered a cat having…
Read MoreColumn: After a bruising election year in America what will 2025 bring?
SACRAMENTO — How do you summarize — or make sense of — 2024? It’s been a year of upheaval, division, winners and losers. And perhaps most disturbingly, a year that has exposed fault lines in American democracy that at times seem too wide to cross. Our columnists Anita Chabria and Mark Z. Barabak continue a tradition…
Read MoreHow parents should use “same words, different tone,” according to an expert
Parents can often feel as if they are constantly repeating themselves, especially when giving instructions to their children. However, according to one parenting expert, it doesn’t have to be that way. Shirin Galili, a parenting educator and former teacher, has captivated 1.9 million viewers on Instagram with her demonstration of how tone of voice and…
Read MoreOpinion: Politics past will haunt Washington in 2025. It won’t be pretty
To look back over the politics of the past year is to see a preview of the coming one. It’s not pretty. Donald Trump, as president again, will of course dominate the news in 2025, but he did so as well in 2024 (and as far back as I can remember, it seems). A year…
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