Team Kaepernick strikes back at Pence over his support for NFL kneeling ban

Team Kaepernick swung back Thursday after Vice President Mike Pence cheered the NFL 's decision to ban kneeling during the national anthem. Mr. Pence responded to the Wednesday vote at the annual spring meeting by tweeting "#Winning," prompting free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick to retweet a legal citation posted by his attorney, Mark Geragos, who added, "Winning!" Mr. Geragos posted a section of the federal code from the Legal Information Institute prohibiting federal elected officials, including the president and vice president, from attempting to influence the hiring decisions of private employers on partisan grounds.

J.J. Watt Offers To Pay For Funerals Of Texas School Shooting Victims

The Houston area was rocked Friday after a gunman opened fire at Santa Fe High School in Texas, leaving 10 people dead and injuring almost a dozen others. In response, the Houston Texans star defensive end notified the school that he will personally pay for the funerals for all the victims of the school shooting, according to ABC 13 in Houston.

Foster’s misdemeanor ammunition charge dismissed due to federal injunction

The legal process is going to take some time for San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster , but one charge has been dismissed. The Santa Clara District Attorney's office announced on Monday that the misdemeanor ammunition charge has been dismissed due to an injunction prohibiting enforcement.

Jets re-sign OL Ben Ijalana

Ijalana has been a versatile offensive lineman since the Jets signed him off waivers from Indianapolis at the start of the 2013 season. He played in only three games from 2013-15, then was needed more in 2016, playing in all 16 games for the first time as a pro and starting 13. The first five starts came at right tackle and the last eight at left tackle.

Top EPA ethics official says he lacked key facts about Pruitt’s condo rental

Exclusive: Mueller's team questioning Russian oligarchs - Mueller's team questioning Russian oligarchs - Washington Special counsel Robert Mueller's team has taken the unusual step of questioning Russian oligarchs who traveled into the US, stopping at least one and searching Witness in Mueller Inquiry Who Advises U.A.E. Ruler Also Has Ties to Russia - WASHINGTON - A witness who is cooperating in the special counsel investigation, George Nader, has connections to both the Persian Gulf states and Russia and may have information that links two important strands EPA ethics official says he didn't have all the facts on Pruitt's lease - Pruitt: I didn't know about staffers' raises - The Environmental Protection Agency's top ethics watchdog clarified his earlier analysis of whether Administrator Scott Pruitt's rental arrangement broke the federal gift rule EPA's Scott Pruitt pushes back on pay ... (more)

Parkland survivor David Hogg confronts John McCain on Twitter over NRA donations

Married woman, 33, who thought she had indigestion for two years brought on by stress from her high-powered job and a food truck diet is diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer 'Why you do you take so much money from the NRA?' Now Parkland survivor David Hogg takes on gravely ill John McCain on Twitter over his $7.7million in donations from gun lobby Alex Jones has 'brainwashed' his children, claims his ex-wife who says she will launch legal action to stop her 15-year-old son from appearing on Infowars after he challenged Parkland survivor David Hogg to a showdown David Hogg goes after Laura Ingraham and applauds boycott of her show by advertisers as Morning Joe calls Fox News host 'reprehensible' for accusing teen of 'whining' over college rejections 'Stupid a** motherf***er': Baton Rouge cop who shot dead Alton Sterling is FIRED as police release bodycam footage exposing shocking ... (more)

Richard Branson buys Hard Rock casino-hotel in Las Vegas

Married woman, 33, who thought she had indigestion for two years brought on by stress from her high-powered job and a food truck diet is diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer 'Why you do you take so much money from the NRA?' Now Parkland survivor David Hogg takes on gravely ill John McCain on Twitter over his $7.7million in donations from gun lobby Alex Jones has 'brainwashed' his children, claims his ex-wife who says she will launch legal action to stop her 15-year-old son from appearing on Infowars after he challenged Parkland survivor David Hogg to a showdown David Hogg goes after Laura Ingraham and applauds boycott of her show by advertisers as Morning Joe calls Fox News host 'reprehensible' for accusing teen of 'whining' over college rejections 'Stupid a** motherf***er': Baton Rouge cop who shot dead Alton Sterling is FIRED as police release bodycam footage exposing shocking ... (more)

Pats lend plane to Florida shooting victims to attend rally

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is helping students and families of victims of the recent shooting at a Florida high school attend a march against gun violence. Patriots spokesman Stacey James confirmed that Kraft provided the team's official plane to fly families of the victims from the shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, as well as several other students who were injured in the attack .