4 injured after explosion at apartment complex near Atlanta

Authorities said that four people were injured after an explosion at an apartment complex in an Atlanta suburb Sunday afternoon. The Dunwoody, Georgia police department received a call at 1:24 p.m. about the explosion at the Arrive Apartments, a luxury apartment approximately 15 miles north of downtown Atlanta. At least 15 to 20 units of …

LA Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer earns 3,000th career strikeout

Max Scherzer of the Los Angeles Dodgers has become the 19th player in major league history with 3,000 strikeouts. The 37-year-old right-hander struckout Eric Hosmer of the San Diego Padres in the fifth inning at Dodger Stadium to earn number 3,000, bringing the crowd to its feet to give the three-time Cy Young Award winner …

Daniil Medvedev defeats Novak Djokovic to win the U.S. Open

25-year-old Daniil Medvedev defeated Novak Djokovic in straight sets, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 to claim his first carer Grand Slam title. Medvedev, currently ranked No. 2 in the world, had won 12 times previously on the ATP Tour but had never before won a major until Sunday’s match. Djokovic was just one win away from making …

Britney Spears announces engagement to boyfriend Sam Asghari

Britney Spears and her longtime boyfriend, Sam Asghari announced their engagement on Instagram on Sunday. Spears and Asghari were first romantically linked after meeting on the set of Spears’ “Slumber Party” music video in 2016. Asghari’s manager Brandon Cohen shared in an additional statement that he is “proud to celebrate and confirm the engagement.” He …

Bob Odenkirk back to work after suffering heart attack on the set of ‘Better Call Saul’

After collapsing on set in July from a small heart attack, Bob Odenkirk is back filming the sixth and final season of AMC’s Better Call Saul.  Odenkirk, 58, said on Twitter alongside a photo of himself in the makeup chair: “Back to work on Better Call Saul! So happy to be here and living this specific …

U.S. Attorney general announces lawsuit against Texas abortion law

On Thursday, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced a lawsuit against Texas’ restrictive abortion law. Garland criticized the new state law, Texas Senate Bill 8, for banning nearly all abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, which is before many women know they’re pregnant. The law makes no exceptions in cases of rape, sexual abuse or …

President Biden issues COVID-19 vaccine mandates for all federal workers

President Joe Biden on Thursday announced COVID-10 vaccine mandates for federal workers, along with plans to encourage businesses to require vaccinations and efforts to expand testing. Biden signed a pair of executive orders requiring all federal workers, contractors and healthcare workers employed by institutions that accept Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement to get vaccinated. Those affected …

Baltimore Ravens concerned over possible torn ACL injuries for both running back Gus Edwards and cornerback Marcus Peters

According to ESPN, the Baltimore Ravens are facing concern over running back Gus Edwards and cornerback Marcus Peters after both players experienced knee injuries during Thursday’s practice, with the possibility those injuries are in fact ACL tears. The team has not confirmed details of the injuries. Any potential, serious injuries to Edwards and Peters would …

Pittsburgh Steelers and T.J. Watt agree to four-year, $112M contract extension

The Pittsburgh Steelers signed defensive lineman T.J. Watt to a four-year, $112 million extension on Thursday. The 26-year-old Watt will earn $80 million guaranteed, making him the highest-paid defensive player in the NFL. Watt, the No. 30 pick in the 2017 NFL draft, led the NFL with 15 sacks last season, tallying 42.5 sacks over …

Warner Brothers Pictures shares the first trailer for ‘The Matrix Resurrections featuring Keanu Reeves

On Thursday, Warner Bros. Pictures shared the first trailer for the sci-fi action film ‘The Matrix Resurrections’ featuring Keanu Reeves as Neo, a computer programmer and hacker who previously discovered he was living in the Matrix, a simulated reality controlled by machines. The new preview shows Neo (Reeves) and Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) seemingly trapped once …