Month: May 2021

2 Dead, More Than 20 Injured in Florida Banquet Hall Shooting

Assailants opened fire on a crowd outside a concert in Florida early on Sunday, killing two people and wounding more than 20, police and media reports said. Three people got out of a white SUV and shot at revelers gathered at the El Mula Banquet Hall near Hialeah, a city in Miami-Dade county, according to…


2 Dead, More Than 20 Injured in Florida Shooting

Two people have died and more than 20 were injured in a shooting outside a billiards club in Hialeah, a town to the north of Miami in Florida, police said early on Sunday. “I am at the scene of another targeted and cowardly act of gun violence, where over 20 victims were shot and 2…


At 47, Ogata Won’t Give Up on Being First Japanese-Born Driver To Break a NASCAR Barrier

By Alex Andrejev From The Charlotte Observer MOORESVILLE, N.C.—Akinori Ogata doesn’t always understand his spotter, which at times makes driving his truck at 180 miles per hour difficult. Quick communication on the team radio is essential to competitive racing. Still, Ogata is usually able to make it through a race unscathed as spotter Randy Bradshaw…


Bernal Closes on Giro Title as Caruso Wins Penultimate Stage

MADESIMO, Italy—Italian Damiano Caruso earned a first Grand Tour victory in the 20th and penultimate stage of the Giro d’Italia, a 163-kilometer (101-mile) ride from Valle Spluga to Alpe Motta, on Saturday, as Egan Bernal closed in on the overall title. The final climb up Alpe Motta saw Frenchman Roman Bardet and Caruso lose their…


Writer Michael Lewis’s 19-Year-Old Daughter Dies in Crash

LOS ANGELES—The 19-year-old daughter of “Moneyball” writer Michael Lewis and former MTV correspondent Tabitha Soren died in a Northern California highway crash. Dixie Lewis was a passenger in a car driven by her friend and former Berkeley High School classmate, Ross Schultz, 20, who also died in the Tuesday afternoon accident, according to her family…


Mark Eaton, Shot-Blocking King and Jazz Legend, Dies at 64

Mark Eaton, the seven-foot-four shot-blocking king who twice was the NBA’s defensive player of the year during a career spent entirely with the Utah Jazz, has died. He was 64. The team announced his death Saturday but did not give a cause or details, saying only that it was “unexpected.” The Jazz described him in…


US Under Biden Is Neither Feared Nor Respected

Commentary China refuses to talk with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, and it shows that Joe Biden’s America is neither feared nor respected. Neither Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe nor Beijing’s Central Military Commission Vice Chairman Xu Qiliang, who is close to Chinese Communist Party (CCP) boss Xi Jinping, will take Austin’s call. It shows that the Chinese view themselves…


U.S. Under Biden Is Neither Feared nor Respected

Commentary China refuses to talk with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, and it shows that Joe Biden’s America is neither feared nor respected.   Neither Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe nor Beijing’s Central Military Commission Vice Chairman Xu Qiliang, who is close to Chinese Communist Party (CCP) boss Xi Jinping, will take Austin’s call.  It shows that the Chinese view themselves…


Over Friendly Octopus Grabs Hold of Diver for a Big Kiss in the Waters of Hawaii

A pair of divers were hoping to get up close and personal with some marine life when they plunged into the waters off Hawaii, but they probably never imagined how close they really would get. Caleb Heikes and his diving companion were thrilled when they saw octopuses approaching them as they led a dive off…


Mom of 3 Who Lost 84 Pounds Says Her Daughter, 6, Is Finally Able to Hug Her Properly

A mother was finally able to get a proper hug from her 6-year-old daughter for the first time after she shed a whopping 84 pounds (38 kg). Carla Ford, 33, ballooned to 224 pounds (101 kg) as she got into a habit of binge eating after becoming a mother while juggling a part-time job and returning…