SUMMARY PITTSBURGH – Bill Mazeroski, the Baseball Hall of Famer known for his historic walk-off home run in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series for the Pittsburgh Pirates, died Saturday at age 89, the team announced on X. Mazeroski, a seven time All Star and one of baseball’s premier defensive second basemen, became a … Read more
SUMMARY ICHIKAWA, Japan — A seven-month-old Japanese macaque named Punch, abandoned by its mother shortly after birth, has become an unexpected global sensation after forming a bond with a stuffed orangutan toy at Ichikawa City Zoo near Tokyo, zoo officials said Friday. Punch’s story has resonated far beyond Japan, with viral videos showing the small … Read more
SUMMARY The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for the Delmarva Peninsula, warning of heavy snowfall, strong winds and near zero visibility through 6 PM Sunday, according to the agency’s Mount Holly office in New Jersey. The alert covers Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore and is expected to create hazardous travel conditions and … Read more
SUMMARY MILAN, Italy — Snoop Dogg has arrived at the Milan Winter Olympics as a special correspondent for NBC, expanding his role after his widely viewed coverage of the Paris 2024 Summer Games and positioning himself as a cultural bridge for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. Snoop Dogg, the Grammy nominated rapper and media … Read more
SUMMARY Nicole Polizzi, widely known as Snooki from the MTV reality series Jersey Shore, said this week she has been diagnosed with stage one cervical cancer after undergoing a recent cone biopsy. The 38 year old television personality disclosed the diagnosis in a video posted on TikTok and said doctors identified adenocarcinoma at an early … Read more
SUMMARY US fighter jets intercepted Russian warplanes operating in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone on Thursday. According to the North American Aerospace Defense Command, which said the aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter US or Canadian territory. The Russian formation included two Tu-95 bombers, two Su-35 fighters and one A-50 airborne … Read more
SUMMARY WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court on Friday struck down a series of tariffs imposed by former President Donald Trump, ruling that his use of emergency powers under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) exceeded the authority granted by Congress. The 6-3 decision represents a rare check on executive power in trade policy … Read more
SUMMARY LOS ANGELES — Hilary Duff, the millennial icon who rose to fame with the Disney Channel series Lizzie McGuire, has returned to music after more than a decade with her new album, luck… or something. Produced alongside her husband, musician Matthew Koma, the album marks Duff’s first major release since 2015 and coincides with … Read more
SUMMARY COLUMBUS, Ohio — A growing movement at Ohio State University is calling for the removal of billionaire alumnus Les Wexner’s name from campus buildings following revelations about his longstanding ties to accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The campaign intensified Feb. 19, when students and community members used red tape to cross out the “W” … Read more
SUMMARY LOS ANGELES — Actor Eric Dane, best known for his role as Dr. Mark Sloan on Grey’s Anatomy, died Thursday at the age of 53 following a battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to a statement from his family to PEOPLE. Dane, who publicly revealed his diagnosis just 10 months ago, passed surrounded … Read more
