The Devils were the buzz of the hockey world a week ago. Akira Schmid had just put the finishing touches on a victory over the New York Rangers in the first round of the playoffs. If you were expecting the Devils would have a strong playoff run, the NHL playoffs bracket had done about as…
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…
One of the topics of discussion during the Covid epidemic in 2021 was Scarlett Johansson’s lawsuit against Disney for the way they handled the release of Black Widow. Even though a settlement was eventually reached between the House of Mouse and the former Marvel star, with Johansson reportedly receiving a settlement in the neighbourhood…
Sen. Cory Booker spent Monday night on the Senate floor, delivering a nonstop speech protesting the Trump administration’s policies. The New Jersey Democrat took the podium at 7 p.m. EDT, vowing to speak “for as long as I am physically able.” He was still standing — with glasses on and papers in hand — as…
President Trump’s dramatic rug pull of Rep. Elise Stefanik’s (R-N.Y.) UN ambassador nomination has given House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) a new series of headaches. Why it matters: Johnson has to reassure GOP lawmakers after their president said he’s nervous about a Trump +20 district. He also must reintegrate Stefanik, who was planning to bolt town next week, into a…
The Warriors got off to a torrid start Sunday, evened their road trip record at 2-2 and moved back into the No. 6 playoff position in the Western Conference. After starting slowly in their first three games of the trip, the Warriors exploded out of the gate for 44 points in the first quarter and…
The New York Giants reached agreement with Super Bowl-winning quarterback Russell Wilson on a one-year deal worth up to $21 million, including $10.5 million guaranteed, The 10-time Pro Bowl selection had been in discussions with the Giants, Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers, but is opting for New York, where he won Super Bowl XLVIII in MetLife Stadium as…
A former federal prosecutor was found dead Saturday morning at a home in Alexandria, Virginia, authorities said. Officers with the Alexandria Police Department were dispatched to the home at 9:18 a.m. Eastern Time on a report of an unresponsive woman. They arrived to find 43-year-old Jessica Aber, former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of…
An Orthodox Jewish passenger says a United Airlines pilot forcibly removed him from an airplane bathroom while he was experiencing constipation, exposing his genitalia to other flyers during a flight from Tulum, Mexico, to Houston. Yisroel Liebb, of New Jersey, described his trip through allegedly unfriendly skies in a federal lawsuit this week against the airline and…
Federal authorities detained a Tufts graduate student last night outside an off-campus apartment in Somerville, University President Sunil Kumar announced in an email around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday night. Kumar wrote that the university is seeking more information about the cause and circumstances of the arrest. The student, Rumeysa Ozturk, is a Turkish national and doctoral candidate in the Eliot-Pearson…