The motorsports world continues to grapple with a recent high-speed crash at the Virginia Nationals. National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) legend John Force was involved in the fiery crash, and his team revealed the June 24 wreck left Force with a serious head injury. Four days after the accident, Force was taken to a neurological intensive care unit, his … Read more
In a first for Venezuela under the repressive rule of President Nicolás Maduro, a court in Argentina heard testimony from Venezuelan accusers as part of an investigation into probable human rights abuses. (Ariana Cubillos / Associated Press) Frustrated by the limits of the laboriously slow International Criminal Court and determined that the security officers who … Read more
Jordan Romano of the Blue Jays reacts after a win over the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on May 29, 2024 in Chicago.Photo by Justin Casterline /GETTY IMAGES Desperate for a shot in the arm, the Blue Jays showed the door to their longest-tenured player, while announcing the club’s closer has an in-person … Read more
Iraqi army soldiers celebrate as they hold an Islamic State flag they captured during a military operation to regain control of a village outside Mosul in 2016. (Hadi Mizban / Associated Press) A decade after the Islamic State militant group declared its caliphate in large parts of Iraq and Syria, the extremists no longer control … Read more
South Africa failed to get over the line in the T20 World Cup final (Picture: Getty) Captain Aiden Markram admitted he was ‘gutted’ after South Africa blew a dominant position to lose to India in a thrilling T20 World Cup final. The Proteas needed 30 runs from 30 balls with six wickets remaining but fell … Read more
Jürgen Mossack, co-founder of a law firm that authorities said was at the center of a conspiracy to hide money linked to illegal activities, has been acquitted in the “Panama Papers” case. (Agustin Herrera / Associated Press) A judge has acquitted 28 people accused of money laundering in an international case known as the Panama … Read more
Michael Jackson was reportedly drowning in a mountain of debt when he died in 2009. Court documents filed in Los Angeles on June 21 and obtained by People Thursday claim the King of Pop owed more than $500 million to more than 65 creditors just before he passed. Jackson had “more than half a dozen … Read more
Former President Trump crushed President Biden during their presidential debate on Thursday, according to new polling data. A survey of 500 registered voters by Schoen Cooperman Research found 51% of voters who watched or were familiar with the debate believed Trump won, compared to just 23% who said Biden triumphed. An additional 14% said they … Read more
Central Park carriage horse drivers gave rides during last week’s heat wave despite the city’s work suspension for all horse-drawn carriages — cruelly “overdriving” exhausted elderly equines, an animal rights group alleged. Under the city’s administrative code, carriage horses must stop working and return to their stables when the temperature hits 90 degrees. On Wednesday, … Read more
Special Counsel Robert Hur’s report described President Biden as “a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory” — and numerous political analysts said that was exactly the impression that the president left on viewers of the debate on Thursday. In the February report, which noted that Biden’s “memory also appeared to have significant limitations,” … Read more
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