Four Houston police officers were fired on Thursday after fatally shooting a 27-year-old man who was on the ground and appeared to be experiencing a mental health crisis earlier this year. Police Chief Art Acevenido announced the firings as he showed graphic bodycam footage from the night of April 21, when the cops fired their … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — It wasn’t until Naomi Osaka got a little help from a fortunate net-cord and an incorrect line call that she finally was able to get the better of Jennifer Brady in a U.S. Open semifinal filled with fast serves and strong forehands. And now Osaka, still just 22, is one victory … Read more
It’s impossible to deny — humans are destroying the natural environment at an unprecedented and alarming rate. According to a new report out Tuesday, animal populations have declined by such a staggering amount, that only an overhaul of the world’s economic systems could possibly reverse the damage. Nearly 21,000 monitored populations of mammals, fish, birds, … Read more
By David Shepardson (Reuters) – Boeing Co said late on Thursday it was in discussions with U.S. safety regulators about a manufacturing issue found last year in its 787 Dreamliner. KOMO News Radio in Seattle reported the issue involved the vertical tail fin on the 787, citing federal records, and could affect 680 airplanes. It … Read more
Given that I’m assigned to cover sports as delivered by TV, two recent developments have become dominant, repetitive themes: 1) If you don’t have a bet or bets on the games, you’re out of touch with sports, especially how they plan to sustain viewership and TV billions by suckering the young and vulnerable. How would … Read more
Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta is unfurling his nation’s flag in the United States of America as the tennis professional played a phenomenal quarterfinal match against Canada’s Denis Shapovalov and earned his ticket to the second semifinal at US Open. Last week, journalist Ben Rothenberg reported Carreno Busta winning the third round match and advancing into … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Freddie Freeman homered twice, Dansby Swanson hit a go-ahead shot in the eighth inning and the Atlanta Braves rallied from a 5-0 deficit to beat the Washington Nationals 7-6 on Thursday night. Freeman tied the game at 6 in the seventh with a 443-foot, two-run drive to right-center off Will Harris. After … Read more
The claim: President Trump fired the ‘entire’ pandemic response team in 2018 From nearly the start of the coronavirus pandemic, critics, in particular, have pointed out that President Donald Trump dismantled the very team that should’ve been preparing for an outbreak. “In 2018 Trump fired the ENTIRE pandemic response team,” one recent social media post … Read more
Just days after a new partnership with General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) sent Nikola Corporation (NASDAQ: NKLA) shares soaring, Nikola short seller Hindenberg Research released a new report accusing the company of being “an intricate fraud built on dozens of lies.” Hindenburg allegedly spoke to a former Nikola employee who said the company’s YouTube video … Read more
Brock Nelson, who missed more than 25 minutes of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals for the Islanders while dealing with the aftereffects of having his face slammed into the glass on a first-period hit to the numbers from Alex Killorn, should be good to go for Friday’s Game 3. The Lightning’s Brayden Point, … Read more