Press secretary Katie Zacharia tries to defend shaky first briefing: ‘I woke up at 3 in the morning’

New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia tried to defend herself after a shaky first briefing – claiming she woke up at “3 in the morning” that day and wasn’t given “ample” time to prepare. Zacharia, 42, told “Real America’s Voice” host Jack Posobiec on Thursday that she had a chaotic week leading up to the Tuesday press briefing, where she appeared visibly nervous. The briefing lasted 14 minutes and she took only three questions from reporters.  “Typically, Jack, briefs are in the afternoon, 1 p.m., 1:30 p.m., where the press secretary has an ample amount of time to have…

Troy Aikman convinced ESPN is done with him as tension grows

Troy Aikman expects this will be his farewell ESPN tour. The pending free agent, who said he has yet to have extension talks with the Worldwide Leader, doubled down Thursday on how he believes the company is moving on from him after this season. “It just seems to be where…

Knicks have plenty of repeat doubters NBA survey shows

“Knicks in 5” hasn’t stopped the doubters in the NBA. Only one of the league’s 30 general managers picked the Knicks to win the championship this season according to the annual GM survey published Thursday on NBA.com, which is the fewest for a defending champ since Toronto in 2019-20. In…

What is a lung nodule? The lesion sending Pope Leo into surgery this week

The Vatican announced Sunday that Pope Leo XIV will undergo surgery to remove a growth found on his lung. The South Side Chicago native revealed the first health scare of his 17-month tenure during his noon prayer at St. Peter’s Square, saying a nodular lesion was discovered during medical checks.…

Thousands of baby bath seats recalled over drowning hazard

More than 2,000 baby bath seats are facing a recall over a hazard that federal regulators say could potentially cause injury or death to children. About 2,140 ONTHEWEI-branded baby bath seats are affected by the recall, posing a risk of “serious injury or death due to drowning,” the Consumer Product…

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