The management team of Brian Wilson has petitioned to place him in a conservatorship because of his mental decline and the recent death of his wife, Melinda Ledbetter Wilson, who managed his daily life. The 81-year-old Beach Boys co-founder and mastermind has a “major neurocognitive disorder” and is taking medication… Read More

Las Vegas Raiders backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was suspended by the NFL on Friday for the first two games of next season for violating the performance-enhancing drugs policy of the league and NFL Players Association. ESPN also reported the Raiders are expected to release Garoppolo next month before an $11.25… Read More

A massive landslide on a coastal bluff has left a Southern California mansion on the edge of a cliff, but authorities have determined that the ocean-view home and neighboring residences are not in immediate danger. The slide occurred last week in the city of Dana Point after back-to-back drenching storms… Read More

College basketball phenomenon Caitlin Clark shattered yet another record on Thursday. The Iowa guard became the new NCAA Division I women’s career scoring leader. She reached the top mark less than three minutes into Thursday’s game. To claim the title, Clark casually used her signature move — a three-pointer shot… Read More

For five years, a New York City man managed to live rent-free in a landmark Manhattan hotel by exploiting an obscure local housing law. But prosecutors this week said Mickey Barreto went too far when he filed paperwork claiming ownership of the entire New Yorker Hotel building — and tried… Read More

It’s been a busy week for human-animal relations. A New Yorker was sentenced this week after admitting to a very strange smuggling operation: transporting three rare Burmese pythons in his pants legs across the U.S.-Canadian border. Meanwhile, a Rhode Island strangled a coyote to death after suffering an attack, only… Read More