Lee Moran

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Two hikers who got lost on Cascade Mountain in upstate New York’s Adirondack High Peaks dialed 911 to report the death of their friend. But a ranger who arrived on the scene found the duo “in an altered mental state” after ingesting hallucinogenic mushrooms, per a press release from the New York Department of Environmental Conservation. And their friend was actually alive, just not with them. The drama unfolded around 9 a.m. on Saturday.

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Lee Moran29 May 2025 at 5:50 am·1-min readLost Hikers’ 911 Call To Report Tragedy Takes A Trippy TurnTwo hikers who got lost on Cascade Mountain in upstate New York’s Adirondack High Peaks dialed 911 to report the death of their friend. But a ranger who arrived on the scene found the duo “in an altered mental state” after ingesting hallucinogenic mushrooms, per a press release from the New York Department of Environmental Conservation. And their friend was actually alive, just not with them.

1 week ago | huffpost.com | Lee Moran

Comedian Matt Friend returned to political mimicry during an interview on Ari Melber’s MSNBC show on Wednesday and ― amid his mocking of President Donald Trump ― shared a behind-the-scenes moment that he said left even former President Barack Obama doing a double take. Friend recalled performing a joint bit with Obama at the 2024 Democratic National Convention where he (as Obama) and the ex-POTUS called on people to vote in the upcoming presidential election.

1 week ago | huffpost.com | Lee Moran

Donald Trump apparently isn’t ready to address criticism from former so-called “first buddy” Elon Musk. Well, not in public at least. On Wednesday, a reporter asked the president for his response to Musk telling CBS he was disappointed that the Trump-backed, “one, big, beautiful bill” would increase the budget deficit and undermine the work of his unofficial Department of Government Efficiency, which aimed to slash public spending. Trump responded:“Well, the reaction is a lot of things.

1 week ago | huffpost.com | Lee Moran

Harvard constitutional law professor emeritus Laurence Tribe delivered a damning assessment of Donald Trumpā€™s recent attacks on his university, likening the presidentā€™s actions to those of a historical, brutal monarch. In an interview with CNNā€™s Kate Bolduan, Tribe was asked how far he believes the Trump administration has gone ā€œbeyond the bounds of the lawā€ with his bids to ban international students from the university, freeze its grants and redirect its federal funds.