A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand on Friday, destroying buildings, a bridge and a dam. At least 144 people were killed in Myanmar, where photos and video from two hard-hit cities showed extensive damage. At least eight died in the Thai capital, where a high-rise under construction collapsed. The 7.7-magnitude quake, with an epicenter…
Washington, D.C.’s cherry blossom season has begun, with cherry trees just one step away from peak bloom. The National Park Service, on Sunday, announced the capital’s famed cherry trees have reached “stage 5 – Puffy White” with blossom starting to show.NPS wrote on X, “Now we’re just waiting on them to open.” “Peak Bloom…
The most recent comments made by Danielle Smith came from a podcast in 2021, not long after she quit her prior job as a radio talk show host. Danielle Smith has made a lot of bizarre (or at least intemperate) statements. Smith didn’t quite say that. How to Become a Tyrant was a Netflix series…
MIAMI — Jimmy Butler III sat on the Golden State Warriors bench and watched a nearly 40-second video of his Miami Heat highlights play on the big screen above him at Kaseya Center. From his iconic hunched-over, in-exhaustion moment in the 2020 NBA Finals to some of the other hits from his five-plus seasons with the Heat, Butler watched the tribute….
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…
The Final Destination Bloodlines Trailer Takes the Death-Defying Franchise to Its Origins The “Malcolm in the Middle” revival is bringing back some familiar faces and a few new ones — and making one major casting change. Variety has learned that Christopher Masterson and Justin Berfield are returning for the Disney+ update of the classic sitcom, reprising the…
The Arm Holdings Plc initial public offering is generating a lot of excitement among IPO and tech fans, and for good reason—it’s the first significant tech IPO in more than two years. A lot depends on how well it does. Investors’ “success” in this instance included strong demand and an increase in price in the…
The Los Angeles Lakers were fully healthy on Saturday night with Rui Hachimura and, more notably, LeBron James returning to action, but the Chicago Bulls spoiled the party with a 146-115 blowout that dropped the Lakers to the No. 3 to No. 4 seed with 12 games remaining. The Lakers are tied in the loss column with the Nuggets, and are likely going…
University of Southern California basketball star JuJu Watkins was carried off the court Monday night and did not return after she suffered an apparent injury during the NCAA Tournament. Grimacing, Watkins writhed in pain and held her right knee after she fell during a fast-break attempt with 4:43 to play in Monday’s first quarter against…