The American women’s cycling team Cynisca was punished by the sport’s governing body Monday for trying to enter an international race by deceiving organizers. The International Cycling Union said in a news release that a team official told a mechanic “to wear a rider’s clothes and a face mask” and pretend to be feeling ill […]
Daniel Suarez hoped but wasn’t certain he was the winner after the closest finish ever at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Then came the photo evidence: Suarez edged Ryan Blaney and Kyle Busch in a three-wide blur at the line to win a crashed-filled NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday. The second career win in 253 Cup […]
A thunderous crowd protested in Brazil Sunday against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and in support of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro carried an Israeli flag as he arrived as a way to show his opposition to Lula’s comparison of Israel’s attack in Gaza to the Holocaust, according to France 24. Bolsonaro had […]
On a day marking the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization dropped a diplomatic bombshell of his own. “Ukraine will join NATO,” Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said, according to a transcript of his speech. “It is not a question of if, but of when.” JUST […]
Opponents of Alaska’s ranked choice voting system say that they have managed to gather enough signatures for a ballot proposition that would end the system. The website AlaskansForHonestElections.com claimed that 150 percent of the required number of signatures was submitted. According to Ballotpedia, opponents of the current system, which features open primaries and a ranked […]
Adding injury on top of insult, one of Duke University’s star basketball players was hurt Saturday after unranked Wake Forest beat eighth-ranked Duke 83-79. Kyle Filipowski collided with a fan when the Wake Forest home crowd stormed the court after the game in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, according to CBS Sports. Video of the incident showed […]
Miami’s Jimmy Butler and New Orleans’ Naji Marshall have been suspended for one game apiece for instigating an on-court altercation, the NBA announced Sunday. The incident happened during the Heat-Pelicans game Friday night. Miami’s Thomas Bryant and New Orleans’ Jose Alvarado were both handed three-game suspensions for fighting and leaving the bench area. Miami’s Nikola […]
News By The Associated Press February 25, 2024 at 11:13am An Australian tourist has gone missing in Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls National Park, home to one of the world’s natural wonders, the country’s parks spokesman said. Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority spokesman Tinashe Farawo told The Associated Press that the tourist went missing in […]
A massive fire broke out Saturday at a cattle auction facility in Rock Island, Illinois. The fire broke out at about 6 p.m. on Saturday, according to WHBF-TV. The station reported that it is not expected that anything in the complex will be salvageable, The report said fire crews from multiple communities were summoned to […]
Edgy “anti-woke” stand-up comedian Shane Gillis held nothing back when he hosted this week’s “Saturday Night Live”, opening his monologue with a jokes about his firing from the show, his parents, a relative with Down syndrome, and much more. “I’m here,” Gillis began his monologue, which “SNL” posted on the social media platform X. “Most […]
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