Lonzo Ball’s Dream To Be A Laker Is About To Be Official

Lonzo Ball was drafted second overall by the Los Angeles Lakers and his pro dream will become a reality Monday when he officially signs his four-year contract with the team. Ball played a year of college basketball with UCLA before being selected by the Lakers during the NBA draft on June 22. According to Bleacher Report , the four-year contract will be worth $33.4 million, the maximum allowed for a number two pick.

More Oklahoma Drug Offenders Could Be Choosing Prison Over Treatment

Two laws reclassifying some drug offenses as misdemeanors took effect in Oklahoma Saturday, but a state district attorney warned Sunday that they will not achieve their goal of lowering prison populations. State voters approved the laws in November, changing theft and drug possession of under $1,000 from a felony to a misdemeanor and capping prison time at a year, Tulsa World reported Sunday.

Kushner, Ivanka, Soros, Schumer, And More Mingle In The Hamptons

On Saturday, some of the world's most powerful politicians, celebrities, and billionaires from both sides of the aisle congregated at Washington Post editor Lally Weymouth's Southampton home for champagne, cocktails, and fried chicken. The star-studded guest list included Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump, George Soros, Kellyanne Conway, Steven Spielberg, Bill Bratton, Charles Koch, Carl Icahn, and Sen. Chuck Schumer, among others.

Heller caught between distrustful left and angry right

Heller caught between distrustful left and angry right - Dean Heller is dead, one in a series: - One week after I entombed him, dirges for the Nevada's senior senator are still playing. I use the plural because this is a cacophonous symphony, with one mournful melody from the left

Trumps Spend $5 Million Less Than Obamas On White House Salaries

An analysis of White House salary data reveals that President Donald Trump's administration is spending $5 million less of taxpayer money on his staff than his predecessor. Trump employs 377 people at the White House, with a total of $35.8 million, while former President Barack Obama paid $40.9 million for 476 employees in 2015, according to data analyzed by Open The Books.

Nearly 20 Percent Of Rhode Island Voters Don’t Live In Rhode Island

Some 150,000 individuals on Rhode Island's voter rolls are not Rhode Island residents, the state's top elections administrator has found. The Providence Journal reports that Rhode Island Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea conducted an audit of the state's voter registry and identified some 150,000 non-Rhode Islanders registered to vote in the state.

Amnesty International takes up case of Leyva family hunger strikers

Three siblings sentenced to one-year of prison for allegedly leaving their house during the state morning following Fidel Castro s death, are on hunger strike after being harassed and intimidated in Cuba since their conditional release in April. Their sentences should be quashed and their release made unconditional.

The Outfit Melania Trump Was Captured In For Weekend NJ Trip Was Jaw-Dropping [PHOTOS]

Melania Trump wore a jaw-dropping outfit Friday when she left the White House alongside President Donald Trump and their son Barron Trump for a weekend family trip in Bedminster, New Jersey. The first lady was captured leaving the Oval Office and walking across the South Lawn to board Marine One wearing a white button up shirt with a pink and white wrap-around pencil skirt that went down past her knees.

Filthy Rich Actor John Cusack Gets Top Billing At Socialism 2017 Conference

Mega-wealthy, left-wing actor John Cusack will speak at Socialism 2017 , a four-day conference in Chicago where some 1,500 "socialists and radical activists from around the country" will assemble to "learn about Marxist theory," discuss "working-class history" and share organizing strategies. The socialist conference will take place July 6 through July 9 at Chicago's sleek and modern Hyatt Regency McCormick Place.

Trump Says He Is ‘Extremely Pleased’ That ‘Fake News’ CNN Is Being Exposed

President Donald Trump said Saturday that he is "extremely pleased" that CNN's journalistic faults are being exposed, while calling the media outlet "FakeNews" and "garbage journalism." In a tweet posted at 6:12 a.m., Trump, who has called CNN "fake news" multiple times before, expresses his excitement over CNN's faults becoming gradually more overt and consistent.