PINEHURST, NC — The solid and formal US Open course crowns champions, yes, but it also has a way of bringing down giants. After all, Arnold Palmer missed the cut eight times. Jack Nicklaus nine times. and Tiger Woods with four. So never mind that Scottie Scheffler entered this year’s tournament as the heavy favorite…
A federal investigation is underway into how a Southwest Airlines passenger jet suffered significant damage after experiencing a rare phenomenon known as a Dutch roll at nearly 38,000 feet. Flight N8825Q, a Boeing 737 Max carrying 175 passengers and six crew, was en route from Phoenix to Oakland on May 25 when its tail began…
Tesla shareholders approve A $45bn (£35.3bn) pay deal for CEO Elon Musk follows a hotly contested referendum on his leadership. The decision, announced on Thursday, comes as the billionaire tycoon fights to retain the largest compensation package ever awarded to an executive at a US-listed company. “Oh, I want to start by saying I love…
124th US Open No. 2 at Pinehurst, North Carolina. From the jump, the field chases No. 1 Scotty Scheffler — a heater he hasn’t seen since Tiger Woods’ heyday. Scheffler will go out in the afternoon wave (1:24 pm ET to be exact) along with Rory McIlroy and Sander Schaffel. So far, many golfers have…
Britain’s Labor Party said on Thursday it would be “pro-business” and prioritize “wealth creation”. The party’s key pledges include creating a new publicly owned energy company, banning the granting of new North Sea oil and gas licences, reducing patient waiting times on the strained National Health Service and nationalizing most passenger rail services. The Conservatives…
In his first season as head coach, West led the Lakers to an NBA-best 53-29 record, Abdul-Jabbar was the league’s Most Valuable Player, but they lost in the playoffs to the eventual champions, the Portland Trail Blazers. By Bill Walton, who died last month. Two years later, Los Angeles lost to the one-time champions, the…
Article information author, Charlotte Edwards stock, BBC Business Correspondent 12 Jun 2024, 13:51 BST Updated 32 minutes ago U.S. consumer price inflation eased slightly last month, official data showed, with interest rates on hold at a 23-year high. According to the US Labor Department, prices rose 3.3% in the year to the end of May,…
François Hardy, an icon of French pop who rose to fame in the 1960s Yes yes And the view before branching off, died after a long battle with illness, BBC News reports. “Maman est party” (in English, meaning “mother is gone”) was her son Thomas Dutrank, wrote on Instagram. Hardy is 80 years old. Born…
After 16-time champion Joey Chestnut signed with the vegan brand, the era of Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, deemed unable to compete in the beloved 4th of July event, has come to an end. Major League Eating said in a statement Tuesday that it was “devastated to learn” of Chestnut’s betrayal: Rather than competing in…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — More than 10,000 voting delegates gathered Tuesday for the two-day opening ceremony of the Southern Baptist Convention. Annual meetingThere should be a rethink on whether to ban churches with female pastors and how to respond to sexual abuse within churches. About 10,553 ambassadors, known as delegates, meet in Indianapolis. On Wednesday, they…
