Author: Tony Jenkins

U.S., Japanese and Philippine coast guard ships staged law enforcement drills in waters near the disputed South China Sea on Tuesday as Washington presses efforts to reinforce alliances in Asia amid an increasingly tense rivalry with China. Witnessed by journalists onboard a Philippine coast guard patrol boat, the BRP Cabra, the drills focused on a scenario involving the interdiction and boarding of a vessel suspected of carrying weapons of mass destruction off the Bataan Peninsula, Philippine coast guard spokesperson Commodore Armand Balilo said. Shots rang out as heavily armed coast guard personnel rapidly boarded the vessel from a speedboat and…

Taylor Budowich, who has worked as a spokesman for Donald Trump, has arrived at the federal courthouse in Miami to appear before a grand jury as part of special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into the former president’s handling of classified documents. Budowich testified for less than an hour, a source familiar with his appearance tells CNN. Still aligned closely with the former president, Budowich now runs a super PAC backing Trump called MAGA, Inc. “Today, in what can only be described as a bogus and deeply troubling effort to use the power of government to ‘get’ Trump, I fulfilled a legal obligation to…

The state of Mississippi was well-represented in the Auburn Regional, with the Regional champs Southern Miss advancing to a Super Regional for the second straight year. On the field, the Magnolia State had many representatives, and ten players had ties to the Jackson Metro area, mostly from USM, but some from Samford and Auburn as well. Seven Golden Eagles grew up playing ball in the Metro: Creek Robertson (Madison Central), Jake Cook (Madison Central), Bryce Fowler (Germantown), Nick Monistere (Northwest Rankin), Niko Mazza (MRA), Holland Townes (St. Andrew’s, Hinds CC), and Justin Storm (Madison Central). Auburn third baseman Bryson Ware is a Germantown graduate and Samford catcher Kace Garner graduated from Northwest Rankin. Garner’s teammate, outfielder Josh Rodriguez, is…

Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson no longer watches the NBA — because it’s become too “political,” he recently admitted. During an appearance on the Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubin podcast, the 77-year-old Zen Master claimed he hasn’t followed the NBA since early in the pandemic in 2020 — when postseason games were played in the “bubble” in Orlando, and players were allowed to wear woke messages on the back of their jerseys such as “Justice,” and “Black Lives Matter.” “I am not enjoying the game,” said Jackson, who won 11 titles coaching the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers. “There’s a whole…

Republika Srpska (RS), one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, announced that it has decided to end cooperation with the US and British embassies in Sarajevo. Republika Srpska (RS) , one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina , USA and England of Bosnia and Herzegovina, acted against the Dayton Peace Agreement that ended the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina , and therefore it was decided to terminate the cooperation. . Emphasizing that the RS institutions will not cooperate with the diplomats of the embassies in question, it was stated that the cooperation will continue the day the embassies stop interfering in the internal affairs…

The Baltimore Ravens will be looking to pull off a massive upset victory against the Cincinnati Bengals in the Wild Card round of the playoffs on Sunday night. Typically, it would be a close game between two division rivals, but with Lamar Jackson out for the game, it looks like the Ravens have a tall task ahead of them. And Charles Woodson is one of the many folks who aren’t happy with how Jackson has handled his injury status. Rumors have been floating around suggesting that Jackson’s teammates are upset with how he has dealt with his recovery from a…

SLOUGHHOUSE, Calif. —Sacramento Metro Fire said that crews responded to a tw0-car collision on Jackson Highway on Saturday that led to both drivers being hospitalized. The head-on collision occurred around 2:30 p.m. near Indio Drive in Sloughhouse, Sac Metro Fire said. Fire crews needed to remove the two drivers from their vehicles and treat them before transporting them to the hospital for critical injuries.source: kcra

As a deep freeze heads toward the Coast, cold-weather purchases are picking up steam. For some, shopping for holiday gifts is taking a back seat to buying items for winter protection. They don’t want Christmas Day to become a Christmas nightmare. Fazzio’s Home & Farm Center in Harrison County is busy protecting its plants and property against the frigid blast and hoping their customers follow their lead. Many are doing just that. “Yes, they are,” said Gail Hall, interim garden manager. “We’re very aware of watching – especially myself. I live toward Poplarville, and we watch the weather. Running the…