A record-breaking great dane named Kevin, who could stretch to 7ft on his hind legs but was terrified of vacuum cleaners, has died, his owners have said. Owners Tracy and Roger Wolfe, from Iowa, said in a statement published Monday by the Guinness Book of World Records website that their family was “devastated.” In March, … Read more
Athing Mu, the defending Olympic gold medalist in the 800-meter race, tripped and fell during trials Monday, ending her bid to make the U.S. team headed to the Paris 2024 Olympics. The shocking turn of events for Mu, the 2023 World Championships bronze medalist, showed how difficult it is to make the elite U.S. track … Read more
Starbucks on Tuesday launched a drink at stores nationwide called Iced Energy, which has up to 205 milligrams of caffeine in it — about the same amount as six cans of Coke. The fruity energy drink debuts less than two months after bakery-cafe chain Panera Bread announced it was discontinuing its controversial Charged Lemonade, a … Read more
A string of recent drownings from rip currents at beaches filled with summer revelers has raised concerns about the potentially deadly natural phenomenon. In Florida, a Pennsylvania couple who were on vacation with their six children drowned after they got caught in a rip current swimming at Stuart Beach on Thursday. Three men from Alabama … Read more
EUGENE, Ore. — Quincy Wilson, a 16-year-old from Bullis School outside Washington D.C., finished sixth with a time of 44.94 in Monday’s 400-meter final at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials. Quincy Hall clocked in at 44:17 to take the top spot, and Michael Norman (44:41) and Chris Bailey (44:42) also claimed places on … Read more
A federal bankruptcy court trustee appointed to oversee the liquidation of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ estate is asking a judge to temporarily block families and other creditors from seizing assets related to his media company, as he readies “an orderly wind-down process” and sale. The trustee, Christopher Murray, “seeks this Court’s intervention to prevent a value-destructive … Read more
A husband and wife from Bowie, Maryland, had always dreamed of making the Hajj to Mecca. Their family says they were among more than 1,000 people who died on the annual five-day pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia as temperatures soared over 120 degrees. Alhaji Alieu Dausy and Haja Isatu Wurie were the victims. Their daughter Saida Wurie sat … Read more
A man accused of carrying out a shooting that killed one person and wounded two other people early Sunday at a Colorado hotel was arrested after an intense manhunt on the ground and in the air. The city of Alamosa said Sunday evening on Facebook that the person of interest in the shooting, identified by … Read more
CHICAGO — New York Mets closer Edwin Díaz is facing a 10-game suspension after being ejected from the team’s 5-2 win over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday night. The right-hander came on in the ninth to try to seal the victory for the Mets, but was tossed by third-base umpire Vic Carapazza before throwing a pitch after … Read more
A 71-year-old woman made history as the oldest contestant to compete in the Miss Texas USA pageant. Though she did not take home the crown, Marissa Teijo joined other contestants competing in the pageant this weekend in Houston. Aarieanna Ware, last year’s Miss Dallas winner, was named Miss Texas USA on Saturday. She will represent … Read more