The Tennessee Titans may have just revealed to everyone who they are taking with the first overall pick. Cam Ward has long been considered the favorite to be the top selection, and it seems like that will be the case. The Titans were scheduled to have a private workout with Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders, who, […]
Month: April 2025
US revokes all South Sudan visas, bars future issuance until deportees accepted
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday announced the U.S. will revoke visas held by South Sudanese passport holders will be revoked, and no others will be issued, effective immediately. Rubio attributed the change to “the failure of South Sudan‘s transitional government to accept the return of its repatriated citizens in a timely manner,” according […]
‘Rocky’ star Dolph Lundgren, wife Emma Krokdal soak up Miami sun after actor’s years-long health battle
“Rocky” star Dolph Lundgren and wife Emma Krokdal were spotted soaking up the sun in Miami Beach after the actor’s lengthy health battle. Lundgren, 67, and Krokdal, 29, were photographed enjoying a day at the beach during a stay at the luxury Faena Hotel. The action star, who revealed in November he was cancer-free after […]
‘Russia owes an answer to the US’ — West pushes Putin on ceasefire deal
After convening in Brussels on April 3 and 4, NATO’s representatives are demanding an immediate response from Russian President Vladimir Putin to a ceasefire deal that the U.S. and Ukraine have already agreed to. “Today, Russia owes an answer to the U.S.,” said French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, per Bloomberg. “It has to be yes, […]
European leaders condemn Russia’s deadly attack on Kryvyi Rih
Several European officials condemned Russia’s attack on the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih on April 4, which killed 19 people and injured 68. Russian forces reportedly launched a combined missile and drone attack on the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast city in the evening setting buildings ablaze in residential districts. Among those killed in the attack are nine […]
Macron to helm EU’s talks with Putin, the Telegraph reports
French President Emmanual Macron is readying to become Europe’s point person in negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, per the Telegraph. France and the United Kingdom are the main players within the “coalition of the willing” that is toying with the creation of some form of peacekeeping force in a post-ceasefire Ukraine. Citing sources within […]
More than 35,000 square kilometers demined in Ukraine, PM Shmyhal says
Over 35,000 square kilometers (13,513 square miles) of previously mined territory have been cleared since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said during a government meeting on April 4. “More than 174,000 square kilometers of territory have been affected by the war. Therefore, the government has identified humanitarian demining as one […]
Kremlin negotiator travels beyond just US to push for release of frozen Russian assets, Zelensky says
Kremlin negotiator Kirill Dmitriev has been visiting not only the United States but several other countries in an effort to unlock frozen Russian assets, President Volodymyr Zelensky said at a briefing on April 4. Since 2022, G7 nations have frozen roughly 300 billion euro ($310 billion) in Russian central bank assets, with the majority—around 190 […]
Ex-lawmaker George Santos faces 7-year prison sentence for federal fraud, identity theft
Disgraced former Rep. George Santos could face more than seven years in prison if New York prosecutors get their way. Santos, 36, who became just the sixth House member to be expelled from the chamber and the first Republican, pleaded guilty to federal fraud and identity theft charges in August as part of a plea deal after […]
Here’s what Trump is really up to with high-stakes tariff gambit
Let us be honest: When most people hear “tariffs,” they think about price hikes and trade wars. But the Trump administration’s latest tariff rollout is not merely a knee-jerk protectionist move—it is part of a far broader strategy. What is actually in play here is a high-stakes effort to build up leverage and resources to […]
‘FOOD BABE’ VANI HARI: Don’t boo the MAHA movement. Our health and safety are bigger than bureaucrats’ egos
I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard my friend and colleague Calley Means, co-founder of TrueMed and an adviser to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy, being booed, laughed at and shouted down at the Politico Health Care Summit this week. Apparently, that room full of health care lobbyists and partisan critics didn’t […]
Second Russian attack on Kryvyi Rih kills 1, injures 5
Russia launched another attack on Kryvyi Rih late on April 4, using drones to target the city. Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Serhii Lysak confirmed the attack, reporting that it caused significant damage to homes and infrastructure. The strike set a fire in a residential area, killing a woman in her home and injuring at least five […]