today’s hot news
DAILY RUSH HOUR: Paris is burning, Scott Jennings is on fire, and Brian Kilmeade delivers a Rush Limbaugh moment
LISTEN TO THE SHOW HERE Paris is burning, Scott Jennings is on fire, and Brian Kilmeade delivers a Rush Limbaugh moment What happens when a television commentator tries to explain away riots in France as student protests? On Tuesday's Rush Hour, Ben Ferguson wasn't...
New York senior centers unveil revolutionary advance attendance program after Dr. Oz inspections
TOTAL BS! NEW YORK — Following surprise inspections by Dr. Mehmet Oz that uncovered suspicious Medicaid billing practices and attendance records bearing dates that hadn't yet occurred, several New York senior centers have announced an innovative new program allowing...
Trump reportedly wants reporters out of White House and Roosevelt’s swimming pool back in their place
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I've got things to do). Trump repeatedly discussed moving White House reporters out and restoring the indoor swimming pool beneath the briefing room, according to new reporting. He reportedly pitched the idea to...
Duchess of Dirt: California spent $50 million on green trucks — and the most famous one ran downhill
Darlings, I've encountered some remarkably expensive follies in my years around Palm Beach. Swimming pools with imported Italian marble. Guesthouses larger than municipal libraries. A gentleman who once spent $80,000 relocating a palm tree because it offended his...
Feds hit senior centers, Dr. Oz suspects ‘Chinese mafia’ behind NYC Medicaid fraud — seniors paid $1,200 to play along
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I've got things to do). Dr. Mehmet Oz alleges organized criminal networks, including people he described as connected to the "Chinese mafia," may be exploiting New York's Medicaid-funded senior centers. Oz says...
$40,000 for 45 minutes with US Senator — FBI’s Congressional bribery investigation died suddenly
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I've got things to do). A ProPublica investigation reveals that FBI agents examined allegations involving Lindsey Graham, Democrat James Clyburn and Republican Joe Wilson in a suspected defense-contract bribery...
U.S. taps heating oil reserve to ease Northeast costs
(The Center Square) - The U.S. Department of Energy announced today it will release one-third of the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve as consumer prices in the region for the winter fuel hovered at historic highs amid continuing global supply disruptions....
Trump admin files emergency petition with SCOTUS in Big Bend border wall case
(The Center Square) – The Trump administration filed an emergency petition with the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday after a federal judge again blocked it from constructing a border wall system in the Big Bend region of Texas. In his written petition with the...
Bay Area voters to decide on $1B tax increase for transit
(The Center Square) - San Francisco Bay Area voters on Nov. 3 will decide on Measure RTM, a new sales tax aimed to keep BART and other public transit systems afloat after years of what's described as inadequate post-pandemic financing. Proponents said the 0.5%...
Crisis team: Los Angeles schools face risk of insolvency
(The Center Square) – Urgent budget cuts are needed to keep the Los Angeles Unified School District from insolvency as enrollment falls, according to a crisis team. And Lance Izumi of the Pasadena, Calif.-based Pacific Research Institute put it more bluntly,...
Trump’s energy chief wants to reopen ‘every refinery we can’ to make more fuel
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Tuesday that the Trump administration is discussing reopening shut-down refineries to produce more fuel. Wright said at an event in Houston that the administration has been talking to the owners of every refinery that closed in the...
Mystery chemical leak forces Toledo residents from homes as hazmat crews scramble
Nearly 1,000 Ohio residents were ordered to evacuate Tuesday night after a hazardous chemical leak sparked explosion fears. Toledo Fire & Rescue ordered residents within a one-mile radius of MC Tank Terminal to evacuate at approximately 10:48 p.m. Tuesday after a...
