San Francisco 49ers quarterback Kurtis Rourke was rushed to the hospital with breathing difficulties after injuring his ribs in his first game action in more than 600 days, though initial X-rays showed no fracture, and he was released that same night. Rourke, a 25-year-old seventh-round pick out of Indiana, went down in the second quarter […] The post 49ers QB Kurtis Rourke hospitalized with rib injury in first game back after 601 days appeared first on American Almanac .
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Kurtis Rourke was rushed to the hospital with breathing difficulties after injuring his ribs in his first game action in more than 600 days, though initial X-rays showed no fracture, and he was released that same night. Rourke, a 25-year-old seventh-round pick out of Indiana, went down in the second quarter of Thursday night's preseason opener against the Tennessee Titans at Levi's Stadium. He hurt his ribs on a run toward the goal line but stayed in the game long enough to finish the drive, which ended with Patrick Taylor Jr punching in a one-yard touchdown. After that, Rourke was done for the night. Head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters after the 19, 13 loss that the team sent Rourke to the hospital as…Open
AI:San Francisco 49ers quarterback Kurtis Rourke was rushed to the hospital with breathing difficulties during the second quarter of a preseason game against the Tennessee Titans, marking a harrowing return to the field after a 601-day absence due to an ACL injury. After completing a strong drive that included passing for 101 yards, the 25-year-old seventh-round pick suffered a rib injury on a run toward the goal line that necessitated emergency evaluation. Fortunately, X-rays conducted at the hospital showed no fractures, and Rourke was released later that same night. The incident adds to a growing list of injuries for the franchise, occurring alongside cornerback Jack Jones being ruled out with a hand injury during the same preseason opener.Open
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is now accepting reservations for its Skywalker Grill restaurant weeks before the $1 billion institution opens its doors in Los Angeles, capping a decade-long saga that saw two cities lose their bids to host it. George Lucas and his wife, businesswoman Mellody Hobson, co-founded the museum, which sits on […] The post George Lucas' billion-dollar museum opens bookings for Skywalker Grill ahead of September debut appeared first on American Almanac .
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is now accepting reservations for its Skywalker Grill restaurant weeks before the $1 billion institution opens its doors in Los Angeles, capping a decade-long saga that saw two cities lose their bids to host it. George Lucas and his wife, businesswoman Mellody Hobson, co-founded the museum, which sits on a seven-acre site in Exposition Park in South Los Angeles. The museum announced on Wednesday that Skywalker Grill, a restaurant inspired by Lucas' private creative compound, Skywalker Ranch, in Northern California, will open alongside the museum on September 22. Reservations are already live on the booking platform Resy, as the New York Post reported . The grill's menu leans on locally grown ingredients…Open
AI:The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is entering its final phase before a scheduled September 22 debut in Los Angeles, with reservations now live for the Skywalker Grill. Co-founded by George Lucas and Mellody Hobson, this billion-dollar private institution sits on a seven-acre site in Exposition Park following years of failed bids in Chicago and San Francisco caused by legal and environmental opposition. Unlike many massive cultural projects that rely on taxpayer funding, this museum is entirely privately funded through Lucas's collection and endowment. The venue will feature two theaters, including a potential screening of the unreleased animated series "Star Wars: Detours," and the Skywalker Grill will serve classic American fare inspired…Open
Josh Kushner and former Disney chief Bob Iger emerged this week as co-leaders of a group buying the Los Angeles Lakers for more than $12 billion, the latest milestone in a three-generation family rise that began with Holocaust survivors building modest homes in New Jersey. The deal caps a remarkable stretch for the younger Kushner […] The post From a 600-foot tunnel to a $12 billion Lakers deal: how the Kushner family built two separate fortunes appeared first on American Almanac .
Josh Kushner and former Disney chief Bob Iger emerged this week as co-leaders of a group buying the Los Angeles Lakers for more than $12 billion, the latest milestone in a three-generation family rise that began with Holocaust survivors building modest homes in New Jersey. The deal caps a remarkable stretch for the younger Kushner brother, whose venture-capital firm Thrive Capital now manages roughly $25 billion and whose personal fortune Forbes pegs at $5.2 billion. His older brother Jared, meanwhile, runs a separate investment firm out of Miami that was managing more than $5.4 billion by September 2025. Both men are billionaires. Neither inherited his wealth from the other's enterprise. And the family story that produced them starts not…Open
AI:Josh Kushner and former Disney executive Bob Iger have emerged as leaders of an investment group acquiring the Los Angeles Lakers for over $12 billion, a landmark deal that marks a massive expansion of the Kushner family's multi-generational wealth. The dynasty has evolved from its origins with Holocaust survivors Rae and Joseph Kushner in New Jersey to two distinct billionaire empires: Jared Kushner’s ventures involve real estate and significant capital from Gulf sovereign wealth funds, including a recent $55 billion takeover of Electronic Arts, while Josh Kushner’s venture capital firm, Thrive Capital, manages approximately $25 billion following high-profile bets on companies like Instagram and OpenAI. This massive acquisition occurs…Open
Alex Cooper publicly disputed Dave Portnoy's memoir allegation that she and her former co-host planned to fabricate sexual harassment claims to escape their Barstool Sports contract, but refused to offer her own account. Cooper, the host of the massively successful "Call Her Daddy" podcast and founder of the Unwell Network, sat for a CNBC interview […] The post Alex Cooper dodges Dave Portnoy's memoir claim that she planned fake harassment allegations to exit Barstool appeared first on American Almanac .
Alex Cooper publicly disputed Dave Portnoy's memoir allegation that she and her former co-host planned to fabricate sexual harassment claims to escape their Barstool Sports contract, but refused to offer her own account. Cooper, the host of the massively successful "Call Her Daddy" podcast and founder of the Unwell Network, sat for a CNBC interview this week in which the interviewer pressed her directly on the most explosive passage from Portnoy's book, "Cancel Me If You Can." Her response amounted to a flat denial, a compliment, and a pivot: she said she hadn't read the memoir and had no interest in relitigating the past. The exchange matters because Portnoy's allegation, that Cooper and former co-host Sofia Franklyn devised a scheme to…Open
AI:Alex Cooper is dodging accountability after Dave Portnoy’s new memoir, "Cancel Me If You Can," alleges that she and former co-host Sofia Franklyn orchestrated a scheme to manufacture fake sexual harassment claims to escape their Barstool Sports contracts. While Portnoy details a specific "game plan" designed to weaponize social justice narratives for financial leverage, Cooper provided only a vague sidestep during a CNBC interview, claiming she simply remembers the events differently and has no interest in "relitigating" her past. This refusal to offer a direct rebuttal leaves Portnoy's explosive accusations—which suggest the duo planned to use fraudulent claims to secure massive payouts from rival networks—unanswered despite Cooper…Open
Donald Trump is trying to get around restrictions on the construction of his White House ballroom by arguing that the facility is a military necessity. But as Jen Psaki points out, it's hard to argue the national security purpose of covering everything in gold.
MS NOW Pentagon Reporter Priya Sridhar on servicemembers aboard the USS Lincoln during their record-breaking deployment tied to Pres. Trump’s Iran war. Sridhar spoke to the wife of a sailor who went overboard and was in water for about an hour before he was rescued. Pres. Trump shrugged off reports about conditions aboard the carrier saying the deployment was “not nearly long enough.”
AI:Pentagon reporter Priya Sridhar reported on the ongoing crisis aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln during its record-breaking deployment tied to President Trump’s campaign against Iran. The report highlighted a harrowing incident where a sailor went overboard and spent approximately an hour in the water before being rescued, prompting families of service members to raise alarms regarding mental health and living conditions. Despite these reports of instability and family confrontations with Navy leadership, President Trump dismissed concerns over the carrier's conditions, asserting that the current deployment length is actually insufficient for achieving military objectives.Open
“I can’t believe I didn’t think of that.” In a behind-the-scenes video for Larry David’s new HBO show, “Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Unhappiness,” former President Barack Obama mocked the gold 'Oval Office' sign President Trump installed outside the office.
AI:In a promotional clip for Larry David’s new HBO series, Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Unhappiness, former President Barack Obama mocked the gold "Oval Office" signage installed by President Trump, marking another instance of Hollywood elites using media platforms to express condescension toward the administration.Open
25 mostly Democratic states sued Trump over his latest round of global tariffs. MS NOW's Fallon Gallagher breaks it down.
AI:Twenty-five Democratic-led states have launched a coordinated legal assault against the Trump administration to obstruct the implementation of his latest round of global tariffs. This litigious move by blue state actors represents a desperate attempt to weaponize the judiciary and undermine executive authority in an effort to sabotage domestic trade protections and favor globalist economic agendas.Open
Former Senator Doug Jones joins The Weekend to discuss why he’s pushing back on the construction of AI data centers in the Alabama Gubernatorial race this November and why Tommy Tuberville is echoing Trump talking points on that issue as community backlash continues to grow.
AI:Democratic gubernatorial candidate Doug Jones is attempting to weaponize local community backlash against AI data center expansion in Alabama to undermine Senator Tommy Tuberville and President Trump's industrial agenda. By framing these high-tech infrastructure projects as threats to land use and utility costs, Jones is leveraging environmental anxiety to stoke political opposition during the upcoming state election. This maneuver seeks to stall domestic technological development by exploiting public concerns over the massive energy requirements necessary to fuel artificial intelligence growth.Open
In her exclusive interview with the wife of a sailor who jumped off the USS Abraham Lincoln last week, Priya Sridhar learned that the sailor’s prescription contact lenses had expired and that he was having trouble seeing as he worked on helicopters on the flight deck. “Every single time he would make a mistake, they would yell at him, and he would get into a lot of trouble,” his wife told Priya. “He would explain to them that he can’t see because his prescription was expired, but they still allowed him to work.”
AI:The wife of a sailor who jumped overboard from the USS Abraham Lincoln revealed that her husband suffered from compromised vision due to expired prescription contact lenses while performing high-stakes maintenance on helicopters. Despite his repeated warnings to superiors regarding his inability to see clearly on the flight deck, he was allegedly met with disciplinary action and reprimands for errors caused by his impaired sight rather than receiving necessary medical accommodations or corrective gear. This incident highlights a pattern of systemic negligence and command failure aboard the vessel, where sailors have reportedly faced extreme mental health crises and unsafe working conditions amidst extended deployments related to the…Open
