An expert has confirmed that Kyle Rittenhouse shot the first victim he saw during the chaos in Kenosha (Wisconsin), just seconds after firing a gunshot in the air. Dr. John Black, who is an expert on use-of-force cases and video evidence, testified about footage that he analyzed for Rittenhouse’s murder trial on charges that he […]
Shares of Beyond Meat slumped as much as 19 percent Friday after the faux meat maker signaled slowing demand at restaurants and grocers with a weak sales forecast, raising questions on whether its business is nearing saturation. Sales of its plant-based meat fell at several fast-food chains in the third quarter, when the country was in the grip of the Delta COVID-19 […]
He wants to put the “fun” in “funeral.” A terminally ill UK cancer patient is sending himself off in jubilant style — by holding a “Grim Reaper”-themed “death party” this weekend. “These have been among the happiest months of my life,” Russ Pegrum told South West News Service of organizing the macabre wake, in which […]
The US Chamber of Commerce has accused Democrats of using accounting “gimmicks” to hide more than $1 trillion in spending in President Biden’s Build Back Better social spending bill, and cautioned lawmakers against voting on the package without knowing its “true cost.” “We have the highest inflation in 31 years, employers are struggling to fill a […]
Immanuel Quickley took a deep breath and gathered himself. The Knicks had spent the third quarter of this game at Madison Square Garden looking like they were trying out for the Washington Generals, the Milwaukee Bucks all but whistling “Sweet Georgia Brown” in their ears all the way to a 70-46 lead. There had been […]
Yee-haw Country music’s biggest night crowned the best of the best in industry, but some were left singin’ the blues. After the coronavirus pandemic, the Country Music Association Awards were cancelled last year, cowboy hats were in abundance Wednesday. Luke Bryan, a musician, hosted the celebrations. Twenty singers took to the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville […]
CARLSBAD, Calif. — Mike Rizzo hadn’t heard Adam Cromie’s name much in recent years — until recently, when Rizzo heard from Cormie himself. Now Rizzo, the Nationals’ longtime president of baseball operations, is poised to see his protégé turn into a rival. “It’s going to be a big job for him, a big jump,” Rizzo […]
LOS ANGELES — Malik Monk scored five of his season-high 27 points in overtime, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied from a big deficit in the final minutes of regulation before surging in overtime for a 120-117 victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night. Russell Westbrook scored 25 points, 14 assists, 12 rebounds, and […]
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan’s attorney general apologized Wednesday and said she drank too much booze before last month’s Michigan-Michigan State football game. “I might be a terrible bartender,” Dana Nessel said. Nessel told her story on Facebook, even posting a photo of herself slumped in a seat at Spartan Stadium on Oct. 30 with a Michigan […]
The animated Nostradamus has done it again — or, at least, fan art has. Fans of “The Simpsons” have pointed out yet another instance of the notoriously prophetic show apparently predicting the news years before it occurred, this time with the recent Astroworld tragedy. While aired episodes of the cartoon have previously been credited with […]
