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Oakland baseball team will host 'historic' 'family-friendly' marijuana-themed game day

July 22, 2026

Oakland baseball team will host 'historic' 'family-friendly' marijuana-themed game day

The Oakland Ballers will rebrand as the "Oaksterdam Blazers" for what they call professional baseball's first cannabis game night on Grateful Dead Night.

Guaranteed income program targets low-income homes led by Black moms as cash handouts surge nationwide

July 22, 2026

Guaranteed income program targets low-income homes led by Black moms as cash handouts surge nationwide

The Magnolia Mother's Trust gives Black mothers $1,000 monthly in no-strings-attached cash, but rising legal challenges threaten race-based programs.

Memphis pizza shop says business is booming after refusing service to National Guard troops

July 22, 2026

Memphis pizza shop says business is booming after refusing service to National Guard troops

Miles Tamboli says the Memphis Safe Task Force makes the city less safe, and his pizza shop is seeing a surge of local supporters after the boycott call.

Portland area movie theater at center of antisemitism controversy over marquee advertising 'The Odyssey'

July 21, 2026

Portland area movie theater at center of antisemitism controversy over marquee advertising 'The Odyssey'

A movie theater outside Portland, Oregon, sparked outrage with a marquee promoting "The Odyssey" that critics called antisemitic and historically false.

Connecticut school board vice chair compares America's founding to Holocaust in viral July 4 post

July 21, 2026

Connecticut school board vice chair compares America's founding to Holocaust in viral July 4 post

The West Hartford Board of Education vice chair LaToya Yagaloff compared America's 250th anniversary to celebrating the Holocaust, drawing social media backlash.

Flashback: Mamdani's history of dodging questions about where he stands on key issues

July 21, 2026

Flashback: Mamdani's history of dodging questions about where he stands on key issues

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has repeatedly dodged tough questions on socialism, Iran and even his own definition of working class.

Carrying a Bible in Northern Ireland hospitals could be a crime under abortion buffer zone laws

July 19, 2026

Carrying a Bible in Northern Ireland hospitals could be a crime under abortion buffer zone laws

Police guidance warning that carrying a Bible or praying near abortion zones in Northern Ireland hospitals could be criminal has sparked religious freedom concerns.

Democratic strategist James Carville says the late Lindsey Graham's career was 'defined by duplicity'

July 17, 2026

Democratic strategist James Carville says the late Lindsey Graham's career was 'defined by duplicity'

James Carville says the political career of Lindsey Graham was mostly defined by "duplicity" after the Republican senator died suddenly at 71.

JD Vance says attending an event in Los Angeles reminded him of visiting US embassy in 'Third World country'

July 16, 2026

JD Vance says attending an event in Los Angeles reminded him of visiting US embassy in 'Third World country'

Vice President JD Vance told Joe Rogan that attending an elite Los Angeles party with armed security near skid row reminded him of visiting the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

GOP lawmakers urge Supreme Court to strengthen First Amendment protections for street preachers

July 16, 2026

GOP lawmakers urge Supreme Court to strengthen First Amendment protections for street preachers

House Republicans filed a brief urging the Supreme Court to reject qualified immunity for officers who stopped a Christian evangelist's speech.