New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson, left, reacts on the bench with teammates Trey Murphy III, center, and Jonas Valanciunas, right, from the bench following a score against the Charlotte Hornets in the second half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Thursday, March 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Derick Hingle)(Derick Hingle | AP) By Mykal…
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah was optioned Tuesday to the rookie-level Florida Complex League, a demotion designed to help the former ace reset from a nightmare start to the season. The Blue Jays made the move one day after Manoah lasted just one-third of an inning and allowed six runs in a loss to…
Elly De La Cruz, recently ranked as the No. 1 prospect by ESPN, has been called up by the Cincinnati Reds and will play third base and bat cleanup in his MLB debut, it was announced Tuesday. The 6-foot-5 De La Cruz, who primarily plays shortstop, was promoted from Triple-A Louisville and will join the…
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie kicked off his second presidential campaign on Tuesday with a lacerating indictment of former President Donald Trump, calling his ally-turned-rival a “lonely, self-consumed mirror hog” who, by force of personality alone, represents a threat to the republic. At a town hall event in New Hampshire, Christie – who endorsed…
The collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine has sparked fears of an ecological catastrophe, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky describing the situation as “an environmental bomb of mass destruction.” Water levels on Wednesday continued to rise after the Russian-occupied dam and hydro-electric power plant was destroyed early Tuesday, forcing more than 1,400…
In his new memoir, ‘Pageboy’, Elliot Page reveals that he was once verbally assaulted at a party by an A-list actor after coming out as gay. In 2014, Page publicly announced that they identified as lesbian, before coming out as transgender in 2020. Recently, in an interview with People, they opened up about how “grateful”…
NEW YORK (AP) — Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer, songwriter and entertainer whose off-hand, English-language cameo on “The Girl from Ipanema” made her a worldwide voice of bossa nova, has died at age 83. Musician Paul Ricci, a family friend, confirmed that she died Monday. He did not provide additional details. Born in Salvador, Bahia…
Mexico international Julian Araujo made his long-awaited Barcelona debut in a 2-0 friendly win over Vissel Kobe in Tokyo on Tuesday as Andres Iniesta played his final game for the Japanese club. Araujo, 21, joined Barca from LA Galaxy for a fee rising to €4 million earlier this year but has not been able to…
The Puma is known as the big cat of the Americas. At one time, pumas could be found in a wide variety of habitats and climates, ranging from the northern reaches of Canada to the tip of South America. Indigenous peoples and explorers referred to the big cats as mountain lions, pumas, catamounts, panthers, and…
Service members and civilians honored D-Day veterans during 79th anniversary ceremonies near Normandy, France. The ceremonies highlighted the efforts of the service members who scaled the cliffs at Normandy in 1944. READ MORE