A California man who was ordered to keep his boat out of sight has had the last laugh, by commissioning an artist to paint a realistic image of it on the fence that obscures it. Etienne Constable, from Seaside, California, was told in July last year by local government officials that he had to build … Read more
An Idaho emergency room doctor who connected adventure-seeking to acts of altruism died on Friday in an avalanche that he apparently triggered while skiing. The Sawtooth Avalanche Center reported that a skier was killed on Friday while backcountry skiing on Donaldson Peak in Idaho’s Lost River Range. The Custer County coroner identified the skier as … Read more
A 1968 missing person case has finally been put to rest after authorities were able to positively identify remains that were discovered nearly 40 years ago at a beach in St. Augustine, Florida. The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office announced last week that remains found in a shallow grave on Crescent Beach in 1985 were … Read more
The Atlanta Hawks on Sunday won the right to select the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft on June 27. Defying the odds, Atlanta entered the 2024 draft lottery with only a 3% chance to land the top pick. The Washington Wizards, the Houston Rockets and the San Antonio Spurs rounded out the … Read more
At least seven people have been killed in a spate of weekend shootings across the country, including in Georgia, Florida and Ohio. Two were killed following a shooting at an Atlanta nightclub early Sunday morning. Officers responded to the Elleven45 Lounge at 2110 Peachtree Rd. NW at around 2:28 a.m. and found six people who … Read more
MANCHESTER, N.H. — A New Hampshire man is facing charges after police say he knocked over a portable toilet containing a woman and child who became trapped inside. Witnesses told Manchester police that the man and woman had been arguing near the port-a-potty at Derryfield Park on Wednesday. When the woman, who apparently didn’t know … Read more
The first recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died nearly two months after he underwent the procedure, his family and the hospital that performed the surgery said Saturday. Richard “Rick” Slayman had the transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital in March at the age of 62. Surgeons said they believed the pig kidney … Read more
Federal authorities on Friday pledged nearly $200 million in an attempt to control the spread of bird flu on dairy farms. Some of that money would go directly to farms to help them reduce the spread of the virus, cover veterinary costs and compensate farmers who’ve lost milk because of sick cows. The money is … Read more
While there’s no prospect with superstar potential like LeBron James or Victor Wembanyama projected in the 2024 NBA draft, there are a multitude of players who could alter the course of franchises. On Sunday afternoon, we’ll finally know who has first dibs at adding that talent. Fourteen NBA teams will be drawn via pingpong balls … Read more
Oprah Winfrey addressed the role she played in perpetuating diet culture over the years in a recent livestream. Winfrey spoke to the in-person and virtual audience at the WeightWatchers “Making The Shift: A New Way to Think About Weight” livestream on Thursday, May 9 about reaching a “pivotal moment in the way we talk about and the … Read more