Kanter has 30 rebounds as Blazers beat Pistons 118-103
Enes Kanter had 24 points and a franchise-record 30 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Detroit Pistons 118-103 Saturday…
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Search for missing LSU student has been narrowed down to one part of Mississippi River, university says
The search for a Louisiana State University freshman missing since Tuesday has been narrowed down to one section of the Mississippi River, the school…
Continue ReadingThe United Arab Emirates has announced its first female astronaut
A woman has made history in the United Arab Emirates as the country’s first female astronaut. Noura Al-Matrooshi is one of two new astronauts…
Continue ReadingGiants fan throws ceremonial first pitch 10 years after a near-fatal attack
Bryan Stow triumphantly held up a baseball before throwing the ceremonial first pitch at the San Francisco Giants’ home opener Friday. Assisted…
Continue ReadingOne person killed, 5 wounded in Texas highway shooting
One person was killed and at least five others were injured when people in two vehicles shot at each other on a Fort Worth, Texas, freeway Friday…
Continue ReadingMusical performances at vaccination site help New Yorkers and struggling artists
In New York City, you can hear the beginnings of a post-pandemic world as much as you can see them. At Manhattan’s Javits Center, one of the…
Continue ReadingRNC donors gather to hear Trump and others in Palm Beach, the GOP’s ‘new political power center’
Donors to the Republican National Committee gathered this weekend for the first time since Donald Trump’s defeat just down the road from his…
Continue ReadingBrooklyn man arrested after alleged involvement in three AAPI hate crime incidents within a month
A Brooklyn, New York, resident was charged earlier this week with a series of hate crimes in connection with three violent incidents against Asian…
Continue ReadingToo Chinese for the US, too American for China. Where can Asian Americans like me call home?
Last summer, a Chinese man approached me on a crowded Beijing street and asked me in Mandarin if I was Chinese American. It seemed innocent enough,…
Continue ReadingPolice and volunteers search for LSU student who has been missing for days
Police and volunteers are searching for a Louisiana State University freshman who has been missing since Tuesday, the school said. Kori…
Continue ReadingIngenuity helicopter’s first flight on Mars delayed
We’ll have to wait a little bit longer before the first powered, controlled flight occurs on another planet. NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter,…
Continue ReadingMaryland inmates can now earn a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University
Georgetown University has announced a new program that will allow some Maryland prison inmates to earn bachelor’s degrees. The Georgetown…
Continue ReadingVideo shows lightning shatter a tree outside of a Wisconsin high school
The National Weather Service says, “When thunder roars, go indoors” for a reason. Video posted on the National Weather Service Green Bay…
Continue ReadingSevere weather forecast for parts of Gulf Coast; at least 2 dead in Louisiana
At least two people in Louisiana are dead after extreme overnight weather, authorities say, as severe weather along the northern Gulf Coast impacts…
Continue ReadingA Texas man ran from Disneyland to Disney World. Here’s why
A Texas man, wanting to raise awareness of diabetes, just finished running from Disneyland in Southern California to Walt Disney World in Orlando,…
Continue ReadingSaks Fifth Avenue to stop selling animal fur products
Saks Fifth Avenue says it will stop selling animal fur products by the end of the 2022 fiscal year both online and in stores. The luxury department…
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Oregon reports no new COVID-19 related deaths; 761 new cases, most in 2 months
There are no new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, and the state’s death toll remains at 2,440, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue ReadingA website is offering $1,000 for someone to binge-watch home improvement shows
If you feel like watching home improvement shows causes you to spend more money on your remodeling, here’s your chance to earn some cash while…
Continue ReadingJefferson Davis’ chair, stolen from an Alabama cemetery, has been recovered and 2 people have been arrested
New Orleans Police have arrested two people in connection with the theft from an Alabama cemetery of a chair previously owned by Jefferson Davis, the…
Continue ReadingFour suspected Boogaloo associates are indicted for allegedly destroying evidence
Four suspected members of a group associated with the extremist anti-government Boogaloo movement have been indicted by a federal grand jury in San…
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