Champions League draw: European giants discover their fate
It has been four months since a ball was last kicked in the Champions League, but now finally all the fixtures are confirmed for the remainder of the…
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How Portugal lost Cristiano Ronaldo and learned to ‘suffer’ before winning Euro 2016
As qualification for Euro 2016 got underway, few would have earmarked Portugal –– a nation rarely short of footballing talent but with no…
Continue ReadingThis Arizona ICU nurse protested for lockdowns. Now she is stretched thin as public rejects precautions
An ICU nurse who stood in defense of Arizona’s early stay-at-home order and other Covid-19 precautions now says she feels her profession is…
Continue ReadingSeoul’s mayor found dead, after seven-hour search
The mayor of Seoul — considered the second-most powerful official in South Korea — has been found dead on a mountainside within the…
Continue Reading‘Glee’ actress Naya Rivera is presumed dead after disappearing at a lake in California, authorities say
“Glee” actress Naya Rivera is presumed dead after disappearing at a lake in Southern California, according to the Ventura County…
Continue ReadingImagine being forced to live with your boss. That’s the case for nearly 400,000 women in Hong Kong
When Marta came to Hong Kong in 2011, she was a 29-year-old single mother, looking for a job that could support her young daughter and sick father…
Continue ReadingNo screaming, please: Japan amusement parks issue new Covid-19 guidelines
Thrill seekers in Japan will soon get to enjoy their favorite roller coasters again now that amusement parks around the country are reopening. But…
Continue ReadingAs fewer kids played football, hospitals saw a big drop in ER visits
The rate of kids sports and recreation-related emergency room visits for traumatic brain injuries declined 32% from 2012 to 2018, after more than a…
Continue ReadingDr. Anthony Fauci says states like Florida have reopened too quickly
Some states have reopened too quickly, allowing the coronavirus pandemic to come roaring back, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday. “There are some…
Continue ReadingMedics are down to their last defense with coronavirus swamping their town
Coronavirus is winning the battle in El Centro, California. It’s in almost every patient in the hospital. Tents are being put up to handle even…
Continue ReadingOregon woman has battled coronavirus symptoms since March
Chelsea Alionar hoped she’d be better by now. The 37-year-old resident of Keizer, Oregon, has battled the symptoms of the coronavirus for more…
Continue ReadingBritish athlete Bianca Williams calls for ‘rigorous’ investigation into handcuffing incident
British sprinter Bianca Williams says she hopes an investigation that has been launched into a controversial handcuffing incident involving herself…
Continue ReadingCan the AC filter in your home, office or local mall protect you from Covid-19?
When New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced last week that malls in New York could not reopen until they installed high-efficiency particulate air…
Continue ReadingAmericans made ‘tremendous sacrifices.’ The great reopening of the pandemic summer still got derailed
The sprawling Camp Ozark in Mount Ida, Arkansas, was shuttered after an undisclosed number of campers and a counselor contracted the coronavirus.…
Continue ReadingHere’s how to volunteer for a Covid-19 vaccine trial
If you want to be one of the first to receive an experimental vaccine for Covid-19, now’s your chance. Wednesday, a new website —…
Continue ReadingNew York City paints Black Lives Matter mural outside Trump Tower in Manhattan
New York City is painting a Black Lives Matter mural on the street directly outside of Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan. City employees began…
Continue ReadingAn officer told George Floyd it took ‘a lot of oxygen to talk,’ body camera transcripts show
After George Floyd repeatedly told police that he couldn’t breathe, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin said, “Then stop…
Continue ReadingThe Russo brothers, ‘Avengers’ directors, fill the summer movie void with ‘Pizza Film School’
As the directors of the record-breaking “Avengers: Endgame” and “Infinity War,” brothers Joe and Anthony Russo have delivered…
Continue ReadingEx-NBA star Stephen Jackson says remarks about DeSean Jackson were twisted, but apologizes
Former NBA star Stephen Jackson issued a muddled apology for defending NFL wide receiver DeSean Jackson’s anti-Semitic posts, saying he’s…
Continue ReadingUC Berkeley ties dozens of new coronavirus cases to campus Greek parties
Officials at the University California (UC), Berkeley are worried that their hopes to bring students back to campus in the fall won’t go as…
Continue ReadingScrabble players are taking racial and ethnic slurs out of the game
Scrabble players won’t be able to spell out racial and ethnic slurs, even if they could earn a triple word score. The North American Scrabble…
Continue ReadingDemi Lovato, ‘Glee’ costars and other celebs praying for Naya Rivera’s safety
Hollywood is hoping for the best as the search continues for missing “Glee” star Naya Rivera. Rivera, 33, vanished from Lake Piru in…
Continue Reading‘The Crown’ will get a 6th season, Netflix confirms
“The Crown” series creator Peter Morgan had announced season 5 would be its last. Turns out, he had a change of heart. Netflix revealed…
Continue ReadingProsecutors want jury to be anonymous in R. Kelly trial
Federal prosecutors in New York City are asking that the jury in R. Kelly’s trial on racketeering and sex trafficking charges be kept anonymous…
Continue Reading‘I love winning … I don’t like to lose at anything’: Fernando Alonso discusses his return to F1
It’s as if Fernando Alonso can’t quite imagine a life without a steering wheel in his hands. Which helps explain the two-time Formula One…
Continue ReadingMelania Trump statue in Slovenia removed after being set on fire
A statue of Melania Trump has been removed from near her hometown in Slovenia after being badly burned by vandals. The statue, near Sevnica, central…
Continue ReadingAnxiety makes us bad decision-makers. Here’s how to do better even if you’re worried about everything
Just before the lockdown began, London-based writer Valentina Valentini made the choice of a lifetime: She agreed to marry her partner. She…
Continue Reading‘Broken heart syndrome’ has increased during the Covid-19 pandemic, small study suggests
A study published Thursday found a significant increase in “broken heart syndrome” at two Ohio hospitals among some patients who…
Continue Reading‘I absolutely experienced racism in and out of tennis,’ says former Wimbledon finalist Mal Washington
MaliVai Washington is a “little sad.” That’s because he holds a 24-year record that he never expected to possess for so long…
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