‘Jeopardy!’ creator Merv Griffin almost gave the iconic game show a wildly different name

What is… Merv Griffin didn’t have the name “Jeopardy!” in mind for the iconic game show when he created the concept. In fact, he had a wildly different title picked out. Griffin’s first choice was “What’s the Question?” and how the long-running NBC show’s name came to be is quite the story. While brainstorming ideas for … Read more

E-scooter fatally plows into pedestrian on NYC street: cops

A 58-year-old pedestrian was fatally struck by an e-scooter while crossing a Staten Island street Saturday evening, according to police. Jose Luis Gomez-Guallazaca was hit by the electric ride operated by a 25-year-old man around 7:40 p.m. “in the vicinity” of the bike lane on Targee Street, the NYPD said. The crash happened on Targee … Read more

Teen Brawl Changed Many Lives, Along With a Community

Three years ago today, the normally tranquil lawns of North Ranch Park were shaken by a violent racially tinged brawl. What was expected to be a fistfight between Curtis Simmons, a Westlake High School football player, and James Lee, a student at the school, turned into a nasty melee pitting Simmons and some of his … Read more

Jennifer Lawrence gets real about ‘extremely isolating’ motherhood and postpartum: ‘You feel like an alien’

Jennifer Lawrence struggled to separate her character from real life. The actress, 34, plays Grace, a mother battling to maintain her sanity while dealing with psychosis after postpartum depression in the upcoming thriller “Die, My Love,” alongside Robert Pattinson, who stars as her husband, Jackson. Speaking about the flick at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival … Read more

GOP governors to launch ads backing Wisconsin Gov. Walker

In a sign of the ramifications the budget standoff has beyond Wisconsin’s borders, the Republican Governors Assn. plans to become the latest outside group to launch an advertising campaign in the state, supporting Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s effort to end collective bargaining rights for public employees. The association’s chairman, Rick Perry, announced the ad campaign … Read more

Scottie and Larsa Pippen celebrate son Preston’s college graduation

Scottie Pippen and ex-wife Larsa Pippen reunited to celebrate their son’s big achievement. Preston Pippen, son of the Basketball Hall of Famer and reality television personality, graduated from Loyola Marymount University with a business degree over the weekend. Both parents took to Instagram to share their happiness in celebrating their son’s significant milestone. Scottie Pippen … Read more

Mexican navy cadet América Yamilet Sánchez, 20, ID’d as first victim in Brooklyn Bridge crash

One of the two fatal victims of Saturday’s Brooklyn Bridge ship crash was a 20-year-old female Mexican Navy cadet from Veracruz, the state’s governor said Sunday. América Yamilet Sánchez of Xalapa, the capital of Veracruz, died when the Mexican tall ship the Cuauhtémoc collided with the iconic East River crossing shortly before 8:30 p.m., causing several of its … Read more

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