Author: Grace Thompson

SAN DIEGO As a catastrophic northwest swell rushed over the Pacific, causing high surf alerts from Hawaii to California, Winter charged on Saturday, the first day. The National Weather Service has issued a high surf warning, the most severe big-wave alert, for portions of Hawaii, including the North Shore, the surfing hotspot, where 50-foot waves are expected on Sunday. According to the weather service, warnings are sent when waves endanger people or property. As a warning to avoid the sea, the weather service issued a high surf advisory for 10 p.m. until early Wednesday, indicating that the same swell will begin to affect the coast from Santa Barbara County in California to the U.S.-Mexico border on Saturday night. According to the report, San Diego County is anticipated to see the larg...

Donald Trump's daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, said on Saturday that she has chosen to withdraw her name from contention for a Florida Senate seat. Her enthusiasm in succeeding Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., whom Trump wants to be secretary of state, was dispelled by the statement. "After an incredible amount of thought, contemplation, and encouragement from so many, I have decided to remove my name from consideration for the United States Senate," Lara Trump wrote in an X post. She continued by hinting to a "big announcement" that would be revealed in January. "I remain incredibly passionate about public service and look forward to serving our country again sometime in the future," she said. "In the meantime, I wish Governor DeSantis the best of luck with this appointment." She declared earlier t...

WASHINGTON — On Saturday, President-elect Donald Trump declared his intention to designate his former "The Apprentice" producer as a special envoy to the United Kingdom. According to the website of the Television Academy, Mark Burnett has been nominated for three Emmys and has won the prize for almost one-third of them. Burnett has already received accolades from Trump while on the campaign trail. "With a distinguished career in television production and business, Mark brings a unique blend of diplomatic acumen and international recognition to this important role," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "Mark will work to enhance diplomatic relations, focusing on areas of mutual interest, including trade, investment opportunities, and cultural exchanges," said the newly elected president. In additio...

Major League Baseball announced on Saturday that Rickey Henderson, one of the game's most lasting stars and the best base stealer in its history, has passed away. Henderson was sixty-five. In a statement expressing the league's sympathies on Saturday, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred referred to Henderson as the "gold standard of base stealing and leadoff hitting." At the top of the lineup, Rickey established the standard for speed, power, and entertaining. Henderson was without a doubt the most illustrious player in Oakland history, according to the Athletics, who will play in Sacramento the next season after leaving Oakland. Henderson, a standout high school athlete from Oakland, California, was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 1976 MLB Draft and made his Major League debut three ye...