Photo: Thon Maker is congratulated by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver after being drafted. (Getty Images: Mike Stobe)

Brooklyn, June 24, 2016 (GSN) -  From escaping civil war as a refugee to becoming a high NBA draft pick, Sudan-born Australian teenager Thon Maker has turned a dream into reality. Maker, 19, is the first player in more than a decade to jump straight from high school to the NBA, after the Milwaukee Bucks sprang a surprise and took Maker at pick number 10 in the 2016 draft.

Orlando, June 12, 2016 (GSN) -  In a televised statement, President Barack Obama condemned the shooting as "an act of terror and an act of hate", calling the shooter "a person filled with hatred"."As Americans, we are united in grief and outrage," he said, adding that the attack is "a further reminder of how easy it is for someone to get their hands on a weapon" and commit violence in the US.

New York, April 09, 2016 (GSN) - The “New York values” issue isn’t going away, and I promise you that no one’s happier about it than Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.). Cruz knew exactly what he was doing when he finally decided to attack Donald Trump on these terms, and the more Cruz gets criticized for it, the happier he’ll be.