In a heart-wrenching twist of fate, the motorsport community was left stunned this week by the sad death of British Superbikes rider Shane Richardson. 29-year-old New Zealand native Richardson died of his life-threatening injuries after sustaining them in an accident involving 11 motorcycles when he crashed while racing in Sunday’s British Supersport Championship at Oulton…
With the political atmosphere more unstable than ever, House Speaker Mike Johnson has addressed the mounting hype around impeaching federal judges, in particular those who have been holding back former President Donald Trump’s agenda. Though some on the right are chomping at the bit to take that step, Johnson said House leadership isn’t quite yet…
In a stunning turn of events for a decades-long mystery, Wisconsin woman Audrey Backeberg, who vanished in 1962, has been discovered alive. Audrey was 82 years old when her disappearance baffled police for more than six decades. Her case was Wisconsin’s greatest enigma, and today decades later, it is solved. It was confirmed by the…
The tiny but growing middle African country of Rwanda has begun negotiations with the US regarding the return of the migrants who were deported. The country’s foreign minister Olivier Nduhungirehe has confirmed that there are negotiations taking place in a Rwanda TV interview on Sunday. The commencement of the offer is a fresh page to…
Two Olympic medal winner and former 100-meter world champion Fred Kerley, aged 29, has recently been making headlines for things other than racing. The track athlete, previously astounding onlookers with his quickness and resolve, recently got arrested in Miami after it is alleged he engaged in a physical altercation with fellow competitor and former girlfriend…
Charley Scalies, the genial character actor best known for playing the zealously devoted longshoreman Thomas “Horseface” Pakusa in the highly regarded second season of The Wire, passed away Thursday at 84. He died peacefully in a Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, nursing home after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease, according to his daughter, Anne Marie Scalies. Raised…
Golf lost a real pioneer. Jim Dent, a very early African-American pioneer on the golf course who was known for massive drives and perseverance, passed away on Friday at the age of 85. He passed away in his hometown of Augusta, Georgia. The PGA Tour indicated Dent had been recuperating from a stroke. Dent’s name…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) – May 4 is a blue day for baseball fans and Detroit Tigers alike. We mark the 15th anniversary this year of Ernie Harwell’s passing, which happened in 2010 at age 92. For everyone who ever listened to the Detroit Tigers or appreciated the art form of baseball play-by-play, Harwell’s shadow…
A winning lottery ticket is often a wish fulfilled. For Kentucky native James Farthing, who recently claimed a life-changing $167.3 million Powerball jackpot, though, the excitement was brief. A day after his staggering victory was announced, Farthing sat in a Florida jail cell, waiting on serious felony charges after a night that had slipped away…
In a decision that has once more opened up fresh controversies surrounding the January 6, 2021, events, the United States government has settled a payment with the Ashli Babbitt family. This female Trump supporter was killed by a Capitol Police officer when the mob invaded the U.S. Capitol. The wrongful death suit, originally filed for…