Arike Ogunbowale stole the show at the WNBA All-Star Game. History repeated itself for the Dallas Wings guard, as the WNBA All-Stars defeated the U.S. women’s Olympic team, 117-109, at the Footprint Center in Phoenix. Ogunbowale was snubbed for the U.S. team’s last Olympics squad, for Tokyo in 2021, and won the All-Star MVP that … Read more
This bird’s a real taco belle. A quick-thinking Texas family saved a baby bird they found lying helplessly on the ground by wrapping it up safely in a warm tortilla until wildlife experts arrived. The Amarillo family discovered what they believed to be an orphaned barn owl on Saturday while barbecuing and, concerned about the … Read more
He’s sadder than your av-er-age bear. A “depressed” black bear sulking on the side of a Florida road garnered so much attention Thursday that police had to warn gawkers against taking selfies with the brooding bruin. The bear was seen moping beneath a telephone post alongside Highway 98 in Santa Rosa Beach, melancholily watching cars … Read more
A man who was rescued from the bottom of a narrow, 40 foot pipe in Portland, Oregon said he has no clue how he got stuck there for hours, officials said. Portland Fire & Rescue crews responded to a report of a person stuck in a hole after people in a nearby building heard a … Read more
CHICAGO — A mail carrier was fatally shot while walking a route in Chicago, authorities said. Investigators at the US Postal Service are offering up to $250,000 for tips that solve the case. Octavia Redmond, 48, was shot shortly before noon Friday on South Harvard Avenue on Chicago’s South Side, police said. The shooter dashed … Read more
Artificial intelligence is outpacing doctors when it comes to detecting a common cancer in men. A new study from UCLA found that an AI tool identified prostate cancer with 84% accuracy — compared to 67% accuracy for cases detected by physicians, according to a press release from the university. Unfold AI, made by Avenda Health … Read more
The last reported sighting of Alison Chao, 15, was in Alhambra on July 16, shortly after she left her Monterey Park home for San Gabriel by bicycle around 5:30 p.m. (Karen Kaplan / Los Angeles Times) Police are searching for a 15-year-old Monterey Park girl who disappeared Tuesday after leaving home on her bicycle. Alison … Read more
TROON, Scotland — Most have never heard of Joe Dean. At 4-over entering the final round after shooting an even-par 71 on Saturday, he’s not going to win the British Open at Royal Troon. But Dean is playing in the Open, and that, in itself, is a cool story. England’s Joe Dean plays from a … Read more
Lakers forward Blake Hinson drives to the basket against the Chicago Bulls in an NBA Summer League game on Saturday. (Adam Hagy / NBAE via Getty Images) Blake Hinson made five of 14 three-pointers and scored 25 points while Quincy Olivari made six of 13 shots from deep and added 20 points to lead the … Read more
Michael Jackson’s son Blanket — who now goes by the name Bigi — made a rare appearance at his local Target in Los Angeles on Saturday. The youngest child of the pop star, 22, was seen wearing a black “Star Wars” graphic T-shirt and a pair of black athletic shorts with a red stripe … Read more
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