The body of a baby was found inside a portable toilet at a music festival in rural Michigan over the weekend, prompting police to ask the public for help. The child was less than a month old, Michigan State Police said, and its remains were discovered by a bathroom company… Read More
Prisoners riot, take over N.C. prison… briefly
Inmates overpowered correctional staff and took over parts of a jail in eastern North Carolina early Monday, but the violence ended hours later when law enforcement reinforcements stormed the facility and seized control. Three guards and 88 inmates were inside the Bertie-Martin Regional Detention Center in Windsor when the takeover… Read More
Rare Antarctica dinosaur fossil discovered in most unlikely place…
Scientists have stumbled on a rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica, tucked away for decades in a drawer. The bone comes from the tail of a long-necked, plant-eating dinosaur called a titanosaur. Scientists haven’t yet identified the species it belongs to. It was discovered in 1985 during an expedition to Antarctica’s… Read More
Germany loses, Paraguay win in biggest ever World Cup upset
José Canale wasn’t in the starting lineup in either of his previous two appearances for Paraguay in this World Cup. He made his first start a memorable one. Canale scored on the first sudden-death penalty kick, Orlando Gill made two key saves in the shootout, and Paraguay beat Germany 4-3… Read More
Supreme Court hands Republicans massive women’s sports victory
The Supreme Court delivered a decisive victory for women’s sports advocates Tuesday, ruling 6-3 that states have the authority to require athletes to compete according to their biological sex at birth. The ruling upheld laws in West Virginia and Idaho and has effectively settled one of the most insane questions… Read More
Top “true crime” court case returns… after murder conviction!
Alex Murdaugh was back in court again Monday on charges he killed his wife and son, appearing silently at a pretrial hearing that was mostly short on substance but long on spectacle as the true crime sensation continues to captivate. Murdaugh’s murder convictions and sentence of life in prison were… Read More
NBC News separated from Comcast in split?
Comcast is planning to split itself into two publicly traded companies, one focused on media that would include NBCUniversal and Sky and the other focused on broadband and wireless services. The company said Monday that its board and management team think each company will be better positioned to pursue its… Read More
NASA in race against clock to stop crash into Earth
NASA is racing to save an aging telescope from crashing back into Earth with a daring rescue mission. The $30 million salvage operation gets underway as soon as this week with the planned launch of a robotic lifesaver. NASA hired startup Katalyst Space Technologies to boost the Swift Observatory to… Read More
NBA insider gambling scandal just went nuclear
Former NBA players Malik Beasley and Ed Davis have been indicted in the latest round of charges in the government’s sprawling gambling investigation, authorities said Monday. When he was playing for the Milwaukee Bucks in 2024, Beasley agreed to tailor his performance based on prop bets in certain games, according… Read More
If World Cup were like NCAA “March Madness”…
If the World Cup was the NCAA basketball tournament, then teams like Morocco and the Netherlands would have some serious anger toward the selection and seeding committee right now. England, Mexico, Portugal and Spain might not be all that happy, either. Lionel Messi and Argentina, on the other hand, probably… Read More