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LOS ANGELES – SEPTEMBER 28: George Wendt as Norm Peterson in the “Cheers” episode ‘The Improbable … More Dream: Part 2,’ which originally aired on September 28, 1989. Image is a screen grab. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)CBS via Getty Images The entertainment world is mourning the loss of Cheers actor George Wendt, who died Tuesday morning. He was 76. While Wendt was predominantly known for his role as barfly Norm Peterson on Cheers for 11 seasons from 1982 to 1983, he had a prolific career before and after the classic NBC sitcom about the Boston-based bar. Kicking off…

Why do 30-somethings tend to invest like baby boomers? The turmoil of 2008 might be to blame. getty J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s 2025 Guide to Retirement includes a chart illustrating how investors describe their investment risk tolerance at different ages, scaled from 1 to 5. Conservative Moderately Conservative Moderate Moderately Aggressive Aggressive Why did a higher-than-expected percentage of the younger cohort lean into conservative investments … Moregetty Those at a 1 were mostly in bonds, whereas those at a 5 were most likely 100% in stocks. The numbers were paired with age, and the data showed that overall risk tolerance…

A Texas sheriff’s deputy intercepted a pickup truck hauling a trailer packed with large round bales. Stuffed inside the hollowed-out bales were about a dozen illegal aliens being smuggled into the U.S. interior. Fayette County, Texas, Sheriff Keith Korenek reported on Tuesday that drug interdiction Sgt. Randy Thumann stopped a white Ford F-250 pickup truck hauling a gooseneck hay trailer shortly after noon on Tuesday. Inside the round bales of hay, Thumann found about 12 migrants who were being smuggled into the interior of the country. The traffic stop took place on Interstate 10 near the 658 mile marker between…

Fewer Americans say their family’s financial health has gotten worse over the past year, according to a May survey taken by YouGov for the Economist. The share of registered voters saying their household financial situation is worse than a year ago fell to 31.8 percent, the lowest since January 2022, according to a survey released May 18. For most of the Biden administration, more Americans reported being worse off than staying the same. That changed just after the election in November, when the share of Americans reporting that their household financial situation was unchanged climbed above the share saying it worsened.…

Disgraced former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D) comeback bid for New York City Mayor faces scrutiny after Republicans accused him of lying to Congress about his actions as governor during the coronavirus pandemic. The alleged probe comes after criminal corruption charges were dropped last month against current New York Mayor Eric Adams, who is running for reelection, as Breitbart News reported. Adams – once a fellow Democrat and now an independent – has vowed to assist President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration. The U.S. attorney’s office in Washington began the inquiry against Cuomo began about a month, the…

House GOP leaders and the White House are pushing for a final passage vote today on a roughly 1,100-page bill that hasn’t even been fully written — and one Republican lawmaker is taking notice in a very public way. Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, fresh from being called out by President Donald Trump the day before as a “grandstander” who doesn’t “understand government,” is using his social media platform to call attention to the path down which Republicans are headed. “Major provisions of the big beautiful bill are still being negotiated and written, yet we are being told we will…

News outlets have identified the victim as lawyer and former lawmaker Andrey Portnov, once an aide to Viktor Yanukovich Former Ukrainian lawmaker and presidential adviser Andrey Portnov was fatally shot in a suburb of the Spanish capital, Madrid, on Wednesday, local media has reported.The circumstances of the murder suggest it may have been an “extrajudicial execution,” as Portnov may have had access to information that could threaten figures in Vladimir Zelensky’s administration, Rodion Miroshnik, Russia’s ambassador-at-large overseeing a special mission on alleged Ukrainian war crimes, has said.The killing occurred in Pozuelo de Alarcon, according to the newspaper El Pais. Portnov,…

Billy, his daughter and wife. (photo credit B. Chrestman) By Patriot Legal Defense Pardoned J6 prisoner Billy Chrestman wakes each morning with a knot in his stomach, theweight of an uncertain future pressing down on him.At 51, he’s starting from scratch—his career, home, and reputation obliterated by agovernment he once served honorably. A proud veteran and father, he’s now on the brink of homelessness, scraping by to keep aroof over his family’s head in a small rented apartment.Every dollar he earns is swallowed by legal fees in a desperate custody battle to be reunitedwith his 10-year-old daughter, a fight weaponized…

Take a moment and imagine Patrick Mahomes playing at the Olympics. Jalen Hurts throwing touchdowns on a field emblazoned with the Olympic rings. Taylor Swift supporting Travis Kelce from a luxury box at BMO Stadium decked out in red, white, and blue. We could get all that and more at the 2028 Games, where professional football players have officially been cleared to try out for Team USA. NFL clubs voted unanimously Tuesday to allow players to compete in flag football as it makes its Summer Olympic debut, sparking starry-eyed fantasies of football’s version of the “Dream Team” dominating in Los…

WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 20: Former Rep. Billy Long (R-MO), U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Internal Revenue Service Commissioner, speaks during a Senate Finance Committee nomination hearing on Capitol Hill on May 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. The IRS has had four acting commissioners since U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)Getty Images The frustration on Senator Ron Wyden’s (D-Ore.) face was clear. The Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance expressed his concerns about the nomination of Billy Long, a former Republican congressman, to be IRS Commissioner. At the…