40+ min ago (480+ words) President'Donald Trump'has been vocal this week about his 38 golf club championships, and he showcased why that may be on social media. The 47th president was spotted on the golf course with'LIV Golf'star Brooks Koepka, NHL legend Wayne Gretzky and Fox News" Bret Baier in a video posted to Truth Social, where he had a short chip off a green he was lining up. As the caddie pulled the pin out of the hole, Trump stepped into his chip after some rehearsed swings, and though it did not leave the ground, the ball"s trajectory was true. "One time!" a fellow golfer said as Trump and the rest of those on the green watched the ball find its home at the bottom of the cup. Trump walked away smiling after the nifty chip, presumably feeling good on his way to the next…...

1+ hour, 31+ min ago (468+ words) Before the'West Virginia Mountaineers'football team took on the No. 5 Texas Tech Red Raiders Saturday afternoon in Morgantown, the crowd shared a moment of silence for the two West Virginia National Guard soldiers shot in Washington, DC, Wednesday. The public address announcer asked the crowd for silence as it came together to honor 24-year-old US Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe from Martinsburg and 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom from Webster Springs. Their pictures were'shown on the scoreboard'during the moment of silence. The two National Guard soldiers were shot near the White House during their deployment in DC Spc. Beckstrom died from her injuries, while Staff Sgt. Wolfe remains in critical condition. The suspected shooter is Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national. The shooting happened in broad daylight, and eyewitness video has emerged showing the shooter, believed to be Lakanwal, wearing dark clothing,…...

3+ hour, 39+ min ago (500+ words) A highly revered New York City firefighter, who rushed to the World Trade Center after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks " where his hero son perished " and then spent months aiding with recovery efforts, died on Thanksgiving Day. "His dedication included responding to and assisting with the rescue and recovery operations at Manhattan Fifth Alarm Box 8087 " World Trade Center. His courage, leadership, and unwavering commitment to protecting life and property will forever be remembered." Riches, who served in Fire Operations, was appointed to the FDNY on Aug. 13, 1977, and retired on Dec. 18, 2007. The devoted smoke eater, who lived in Brooklyn with his wife, Rita, had four children, including three active FDNY members. His eldest son, Jimmy Jr., was killed while responding with Engine 4 in the North Tower on 9/11. Riches spent roughly nine months at Ground Zero, hunting through the rubble for his son…...

5+ hour ago (864+ words) Brad Lander won't be New York City comptroller much longer " and that's good news for Gotham's rank and file. It's not just because Lander is a knee-jerk leftist who rivals Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani when it comes to his out-of-touch patter on economic policy. He's also a dullard seemingly unaware of the core function of the job he's held for the last four years. Lander, as the city's chief fiscal officer, is the fiduciary, investment adviser and custodian of the city's $300 billion pension fund system. He's supposed to make sure the funds are invested in securities that grow in value so they can "fully fund" the retirement accounts of all the city's police, firefighters and teachers. Those accounts are not fully funded, and the shortfalls are poised to grow once Mamdani gets into office. Recall the mayor-elect's pledges to raise taxes…...

5+ hour, 48+ min ago (472+ words) A Chicago Public Schools (CPS) policy allows'illegal immigrant students'excused absences if they or their family members are afraid of federal immigration enforcement activities in the area. A document called'Chicago Public Schools" Attendance Coding for Safety Concerns Related to Federal Representative Activity, obtained by education watchdog Defending Education, affirms that illegal immigrant students can be marked as "excused" if a parent conveys to the school that they fear federal immigration authorities. Immigration enforcement actions are dubbed "federal representative-related procedures" in the school"s policy, which was reaffirmed by the school board in February.' "If a parent/guardian reports an absence and attributes it to fear of federal representative-related procedures, schools CAN excuse the absence under "concern for student health and safety,'" the policy says. "In the memo box, "concern for student health and safety" should be written." No specific details about…...

6+ hour, 5+ min ago (535+ words) He's serving time and turkey. Convicted sex fiend Sean "Diddy" Combs sucked up to his fellow inmates by helping finance a Thanksgiving meal that served 1,000 convicts. The disgraced hip hop mogul, 56, was sentenced in October to four years and two months in prison and fined $500,000 on charges of transporting people across state lines for sex. He is held at the low-security FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey. Combs " whose idea of a good time outside of prison was hosting degrading sex parties dubbed "freak-offs" " teamed up with the group Bankroll Bosses to buy extra food from the prison commissary and distribute it to his fellow inmates. "Thanksgiving, to me, is about making sure other people eat" everybody misses their family. People get depressed during the holidays," he told US Weekly through his publicist. The meals were prepared by felons over…...

6+ hour, 16+ min ago (742+ words) The father and three young children killed in a'Colorado crash'involving a stolen car were identified Wednesday by authorities, though the suspect's identity has yet to be released. Alvin Corado, 35, his children MaKenlee Corado, 11, and Toretto Corado, 8, and friend Jase Green, 12, all of Colorado Springs, died Monday after a man in a stolen car crashed into oncoming traffic on Highway 83 in'Douglas County, Colorado. The fatal crash happened just before 4:40 p.m. near milepost 40.5 and involved a stolen Toyota hatchback and the family's Ford sedan, according to Colorado State Patrol (CSP). The carjacking suspect, only identified as a 31-year-old Denver man, allegedly pulled a woman from the driver's seat of the Toyota and drove off. As the suspect was driving the stolen Toyota on the highway, he lost control for unknown reasons, over-corrected, rolled into the northbound lane, and crashed head-on into the family's…...

7+ hour, 30+ min ago (439+ words) A man has endorsed one researcher's theory that infamous skyjacker DB Cooper " who has never been identified " could have been his dad. Inventor, licensed pilot and author Bill Rollins claims Cooper could have been none other than Nashville dad Joe Lakich, whose daughter Susan was kidnapped and eventually killed by her estranged husband just weeks before Cooper's famed Nov. 24, 1971 flight. Lakich's son, Keith Bagsby, now says the theory carries weight. "I believe it's extremely possible, on one hand, it could've been Joe with all the circumstances at hand, but if so, he hid it very well from any of us," Keith Bagsby, Lakich's son, told the Daily Mail. Susan was forced onto a private plane by her George Giffe, who posed as a doctor transporting a patient. But when asked to prove his credentials, Giffe pulled a .45 caliber pistol and…...

8+ hour, 36+ min ago (582+ words) A soft splash of color adorned the trees outside the Long Island dance studio where Emily Finn spent her formative years " pink ribbons placed there Saturday by some of her closest friends. The tribute came from a group of youngsters at American Ballet Studio in Bayport, and included three young women so dedicated to the victim, they plan to get tattoos in honor of their connection. Katelyn Guterwill, 18, Brynne Ballan, 18 and Maya Truglio, 16, who called their pal "Emmie," said they're still trying to process Finn's fatal shooting " allegedly at the hands of her ex-boyfriend. "She was just the best person ever and it's horrible that she's gone," Ballan said. They chose pink because it was Finn's favorite color. Friends and loved ones were expected to gather Sunday in Sayville for Finn's wake, with a funeral slated for Monday morning. The…...

9+ hour, 54+ min ago (313+ words) Forget Silicon Valley " America's young and rich professionals prefer the country's northeast neighborhoods, a new study asserts. GOBankingRates conducted research into the wealthiest areas with the highest share of residents aged in their 30s and 40s. It turns out that 5 of the top 10 towns are New York City commuter hubs. The company based its research on data of median ages, household incomes and value of owner-occupied housing units obtained from the'Census Reporter. Short Hills, New Jersey, was the lone Garden State entry on the list. The median age in the tony town is a relatively sprightly 40.9, while the median household income is $250,000, and the median home value is $1.6 million. Short Hills, situated within Millburn in Essex County, is just a 40-minute drive from midtown Manhattan, and is a popular commuter suburb for financiers and other white-collar professionals with young families. Meanwhile, four…...