Megan Rapinoe, the dominant U.S. women’s national team soccer star and one of the most politically outspoken American athletes, announced Saturday that she plans to retire at the end of the year and make this World Cup her last. Rapinoe, 38, has played for the US women’s national team since 2006, and the World Cup,…
The mother of “Sandlot” star Marty York, who was a Northern California sheriff’s deputy, was found dead in her home and her boyfriend was arrested, authorities said. Edward Patrick Davis was arrested in connection with the death of Del Norte County Sheriff’s Deputy Deanna Esmail, Sheriff’s Office. said Friday. Ismail’s body was found at his…
The America The men's national soccer team continued its dominance of the CONCACAF Nations League — and its regional rivals Mexico — with a 2-0 win and third straight title Sunday night at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Tyler Adams Thundered in the first half, and Giovanni Reyna A hard volley added a second goal…
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WELLINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Chris Hipkins, who played a significant role in New Zealand’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, is set to replace Jacinda Ardern as prime minister after emerging as the sole candidate to lead the ruling Labor Party on Saturday. . Hipkins, 44, is expected to be confirmed as leader of Labour’s…
Author’s Note: Updated at 1:30 am EDT (0530 UTC) on May 24 after a scrub of the first Badr 8 launch attempt. SpaceX scrapped a launch attempt early Wednesday at Cape Canaveral because of bad weather, delaying the loading of an Airbus-built communications satellite for Arabsat until Wednesday night. Falcon 9 opens a roughly…
KAHULUI, Hawaii (AP) — A wildfire ripped through the heart of Maui on Wednesday. With dangerous speed and fury, It destroyed dozens of homes and businesses in a historic tourist town, killed at least six people and injured at least two dozen others, and forced panicked residents to jump into the sea to escape the…
CNN — At least three people were killed and dozens were hospitalized The tornado tore through A tornado nearly leveled buildings and knocked out power in a Texas Panhandle city Thursday afternoon. Two of the deaths happened in Perryton’s downtown business district, and one died in a trailer park on the city’s northeast side, Fire…
CNN — Jon Stewart returns to “The Daily Show.” The comedian, who established the show as an entertainment and cultural force during his 16-year run as host of the Comedy Central show, will host the show every Monday starting Feb. 12, Showtime and MTV Entertainment Studios announced Wednesday. Returning as the 2024 presidential election season…
Menno van Korb competes during the 2023 World Braking Championships in Leuven, Belgium. Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP/File To the tune of a Miles Davis trumpet solo, Menno Van Korb ramps up his training ahead of this year’s Paris Olympics. The jazz musician has been an influential figure in van Korb’s breaking career, his smooth sound and…
Julio Cervantes Suarez was sitting in his truck with six construction workers in their own vehicles in the early morning hours of March 26 when he took a break from repairing potholes on Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. The 985-foot container ship Daly collided with one of the piers of the bridge. The 37-year-old looked…
