René Priebe/picture alliance via Getty Images (LONDON) — At least one person was killed and several injured when a car drove into a crowd of people in Mannheim, southwestern Germany, on Monday, police said. “According to current findings, a car drove into a group of people in Mannheim city center,” the force said in a […]
Carsten Rehder/picture alliance via Getty Images (BATON ROUGE, LA.) — Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, went into lockdown after a shooting took place on campus Sunday evening. The incident, which took place in the Ulysses S. Jones Hall dormitory, left at least one person injured and taken to the hospital, according to ABC affiliate […]
A series adaptation based on Crazy Rich Asians is headed to Max. Adele Lim, who wrote the 2018 film directed by Jon M. Chu, will be the showrunner and executive produce the series, Variety reports. Chu will return as an executive producer. The show will be based off of Kevin Kwan‘s book series of the […]
Getty Images Julius Randle, after missing the last 13 games for the Minnesota Timberwolves due to a groin injury, returned to action Sunday night and scored 20 points in 34 minutes in a 116-98 road win over the Phoenix Suns. Randle’s return marks the latest bit of good news for Minnesota as it slowly creeps […]
(LONDON) — The Kremlin on Monday said it was “very important” to push President Volodymyr Zelenskyy toward making a peace deal, echoing arguments made by President Donald Trump in Friday’s contentious Oval Office meeting with the Ukrainian leader. “He does not want peace. Someone should make Zelenskyy want peace,” said Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, his […]
(THE CAROLINAS) — Firefighters were battling 175 wildfires that erupted across South and North Carolina overnight amid windy and dry conditions, threatening homes and prompting evacuations, authorities said. There are ongoing response operations to the sprawling wildfires that had burned a combined 4,200 acres across the state as of Sunday — including blazes burning in […]
Kevin Winter/Getty Images Kieran Culkin won best supporting actor at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday night for his role in A Real Pain. This was Culkin’s first-ever Oscar nomination and win. He was nominated alongside Yura Borisov, Edward Norton, Guy Pearce and Jeremy Strong. Last year’s winner, Robert Downey Jr., took to the stage to […]
USATSI Billy Eppler, who was suspended and placed on Major League Baseball’s ineligible list for the 2024 season, has accepted a new position with the Milwaukee Brewers, according to SNY. He’s expected to serve with Milwaukee as a special advisor for scouting and baseball operations. (The Brewers, perhaps obviously, will remain under the guidance of […]
Chris Furlong/Getty Images (ROME) — Pope Francis “rested well” overnight, his 17th night in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, the Vatican said on Monday. “The pope rested well all night,” the Holy See, the Vatican’s press office, said in a brief statement. The pope’s clinical condition had on Sunday remained “stable,” the church said. Vatican sources told […]
(LOS ANGELES) — Late at night on Jan. 6, Los Angeles Emergency Management Department General Manager Carol Parks sent a text message wishing Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley a happy new year. “It’s my first opportunity to send this Public Safety leadership text,” Parks wrote. “Wishing it could have been on a blue […]
