New dispatch audio from the day a driver allegedly plowed into children and spectators at a Kansas soccer field reveals the moments first responders rushed to the scene on Saturday. In the call, dispatchers can be heard labeling the horrific incident as an “MCI” or mass-casualty incident. It happened at the Stryker Sports Complex in…
A professional python hunter who doubles as a professional alligator wrestler, according to his Instagram bio, helped catch “the longest live captured reticulated python ever caught in Puerto Rico.” Working with Proyectos Retic, a group of python hunters in Puerto Rico who collect data and specimens about the reticulated python, Snakeaholic aka Kevin Pavlidis helped…
Cancer can strike at any age, often without symptoms. For many cancers, routine screening remains the best way to detect the disease early and reduce the risk of death. For lung cancer, screening guidelines can vary, as the disease doesn’t always show obvious signals and can occur in both smokers and never-smokers. Daniel J. Boffa,…
The Calgary Opera removed a cast member from its remaining performances of “Tosca” after he displayed a Palestinian flag during the opera’s opening-night curtain call Friday. Bass-baritone singer Gabriel Sanchez-Ortega pulled out the flag during the curtain call following the opening-night performance. The opera company later released a statement calling Sanchez-Ortega’s actions “unexpected and unauthorized,”…
One of Saudi Arabia’s most iconic skyscrapers ordered office workers to stay home Sunday as escalating attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels rattled the capital of Riyadh amid fears of a widening Middle East conflict. The move came after the Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted two drones in the Riyadh area, a third over the Eastern…
The Tampa Bay Rays sit just one win away from the World Series after putting on a postseason clinic in Cleveland on Sunday. Behind a pitching gem from Drew Rasmussen, Tampa Bay silenced Progressive Field with a clinical 3-1 Game 5 victory, seizing a 3-2 series lead that pushes the Guardians to the brink of…
It was a stunning week seven in the world of college football, both for the number of top programs that lost, and for who they lost to. BYU took down Notre Dame, with a little help from yet another controversial last-second game clock issue. Auburn beat the heavily favored Georgia Bulldogs in Athens. Florida rose…
Trump plans to begin DC golf course renovation in defiance of judge’s order The Guardian Trump Outlines Rapid Plan to Close and Overhaul D.C. Golf Course The New York Times President Trump says he will close historic DC golf course for 15 months of renovations WBAL-TV Trump announces plans to renovate D.C. golf course amid legal battle NBC News…
The Los Angeles Rams have another reason to complain about NFL officiating. They also have a 2-4 record after losing at home to an Arizona Cardinals team that entered Sunday with one win. I’d be a lot more concerned about the second part. Yes, a questionable personal foul helped Arizona get into position for the…
Every season, one of the most anticipated matchups on the Big Ten slate is Penn State and Michigan. It goes way back, and in more seasons than not, there’s a lot on the line. This year was no different, except the stakes were simply about preventing their respective seasons from getting any worse. Matt Campbell’s…
