A retired Florida law enforcement officer who once defused bombs is now baking treats and grinding coffee for customers. Chris Smith, 56, and his wife opened Ground Ops Roastery + Bakehouse in Tallahassee, Florida, in Nov. 2023. Before doing so, Smith was a deputy with the Leon County Sheriff’s Office, working as a member of…
If you have a problem with Dolly Parton’s style, that’s your business, not hers. As she told Women’s Wear Daily, “I want to look cheap. That’s my look. I want to look a little bit, you know, trashy. I don’t mean it in a bad way. I just like that kind of almost artificial look….
Meghan Markle is determined to be a money-making influencer. After months of anticipation, products from the Duchess of Sussex’s As Ever line went live on Wednesday. The gourmet products, including teas, baking mixes and, yes, jams, sold out in under an hour. The $28 wildflower honey sold out in less than five minutes, Vanity Fair…
The Senate passed a framework for a sweeping bill promoting President Donald Trump’s agenda after an hourslong series of amendment votes during which Democrats sought to put Republicans on record on issues like tariffs and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). It passed mostly along party lines in a 51 to 48 vote around 2:30…
A Florida man was arrested on Friday after allegedly making posts on social media in which he threatened to kill President Donald Trump. Glen DeCicco was charged with making written threats to kill, the Jupiter Police Department wrote in a press release. DeCicco’s arrest comes after police launched an investigation into comments he made on…
Wayne Gretzky began to follow Alex Ovechkin on Friday night amid his trek to surpassing The Great One as the NHL’s all-time leading goalscorer – the trip was almost done in one day. Needing three goals to surpass Gretzky, Ovechkin scored twice to tie, and tried his darnedest to get a hat trick. Nonetheless, Gretzky…
Trump on Friday shared video of a recent airstrike on Houthi rebels, writing, “They will never sink our ships again.” “These Houthis gathered for instructions on an attack,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Oops, there will be no attack by these Houthis! They will never sink our ships again!” The black and white aerial footage appeared…
Former Vice President Kamala Harris had her “I told ya so” moment at a speech in California Thursday. “We’re seeing people stay quiet. We are seeing organizations stay quiet. We are seeing those who are capitulating to clearly unconstitutional threats. And these are the things we are witnessing. Each day in the last few months…
A woman in Florida risked her life to save her beloved dog, Kona, after a 6-and-a-half-foot alligator grabbed the pet’s head in its mouth during an evening walk. “Suddenly, I saw the eyes. I saw it turning itself around so I started pulling her right away, ‘Kona, let’s go,’ but she’s a really strong dog,”…
Mookie Betts won his second World Series in October, but this weekend will mark his first time commemorating a World Series victory with President Donald Trump. Betts won a title with the Boston Red Sox in 2018, the same year he was named American League MVP. However, he opted to skip the team’s celebration at…
