Man accused of setting fire to Pennsylvania governor’s home said he would’ve beaten him with hammer, affidavit says
A man accused of breaking into and setting fire to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s residence while the…
Man accused of setting fire to Pennsylvania governor’s home said he would’ve beaten him with hammer, affidavit says
A man accused of breaking into and setting fire to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s residence while the governor’s family slept admitted to “harboring hatred” for Shapiro, and said he would have beaten the governor with a hammer if they had encountered one another, court records allege. Shapiro, his wife Lori, their four children, two dogs and another…
Dire wolf returns from extinction? Company reveals ‘magic’ it’s using to bring back species
the genetic engineering company working to bring back the woolly mammoth, has actually already brought back one of its extinct Ice Age cohabitants: the dire wolf. The Dallas, Texas-based biotech company revealed Monday the recent successful birth of three dire wolf puppies, a major step in proving the viability of Colossal’s “de-extinction technologies” and its potential…
Warriors’ loss to Rockets opens eyes to potential playoff problem
The NBA is a “young man’s league” is one of the most inarguable truisms in team sports, and 79 years of his history tells us it’s particularly accurate when the youth is long, athletic, frisky – and, of course, talented. That combination is high on the list of issues the Warriors, who have the…
Chasing NCAA tournament history, this title run means a bit more for Houston’s LJ Cryer
Only one night after Baylor swatted aside previously undefeated Gonzaga to capture its first national title four years ago, freshman LJ Cryer was right back in the gym getting up shots and working on his game. He couldn’t bear another season as a fringe rotation player who logged a few scant minutes one night and…
For Duke, stunned silence after epic collapse in Final Four
Inside the searing silence of the Duke locker room, the echo of a door slamming shut intermittently rippled through. Every time a player or staff member ducked into the adjacent coaches locker room, the bang of the door reverberated like a siren in a still night. There’s nothing to prepare a team for the emotional spiral that…
“You Are Not Denzel”: Eddie Murphy Was Advised By Sidney Poitier To Not Star In Spike Lee’s Oscar-Nominated Biopic Movie
Sidney Poitier, and Denzel Washington are three of the greatest Black actors to ever grace the silver screen. Widely considered one of the greatest comedians of all time, Murphy rose to fame as a stand-up comic and on Saturday Night Live before becoming a movie star during the 1980s and 1990s, starring in several successful studio comedies. However, it…
Alex Ovechkin scores goal #895 to break Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL scoring record
For Alex Ovechkin, the goal in Sunday’s game came just like so many before it did — on the power play, from the top of the left faceoff circle, a powerful shot right to the goal. But this one was history. For the Washington Capitals star, this 895th goal of his regular season career makes him the…
Women’s national championship: South Carolina goes for back-to-back titles against UConn
The national championship is here, and it couldn’t feature two more impressive programs. The No. 1 seed South Carolina Gamecocks, with three titles since 2017, will look to become the first team since 2016 to repeat as champions. No. 2 seed UConn, led by presumptive No. 1 WNBA draft pick Paige Bueckers, has a record…
Walter Clayton Jr.’s future was football. But he bet on himself, and is now in Final Four
Walter Clayton Jr. has been the star for Florida, and while he’s led the Gators to the men’s Final Four for the first time since 2014, the senior guard could have been in Gainesville much earlier in his college career. The only difference is he would’ve been wearing cleats and sporting the iconic orange helmet with the…
Angry protesters from New York to Alaska assail Trump and Musk in ‘Hands Off!’ rallies
Crowds of people angry about the way President Donald Trump is running the country marched and rallied in scores of American cities Saturday in the biggest day of demonstrations yet by an opposition movement trying to regain its momentum after the shock of the Republican’s first weeks in office. So-called Hands Off! demonstrations were organized for more than…
