Fatalities have been confirmed after a driver of an SUV plowed through a Christmas parade in a Milwaukee suburb. A live video feed of the Holiday Parade from the City of Waukesha showed a red SUV breaking through barriers and speeding into the roadway where the parade was taking place. Waukesha is located about 15 …
Monthly Archives: November 2021
U.S. missionary group confirms 2 of 17 hostages have been released from captivity in Haiti
Two of the 17 people taken hostage in Haiti last month have been freed, their church organization said Sunday. According to the Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries, both members are “safe” and “in good spirits,” No further information, including the identities of those freed or how their release was secured, was given. The church group said: “While …
Sacramento Kings fire head coach Luke Walton, promote Alvin Gentry as interim coach
The Sacramento Kings announced on Sunday that they have promoted associate head coach Alvin Gentry to interim head coach after firing coach Luke Walton. The Kings have lost seven of eight games and dropped to 6-11 on the season, which leaves them 12th in the Western Conference. General manager Monte McNair said: “We all know …
Lakers LeBron James, Pistons forward Isaiah Stewart ejected after altercation
Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James and Detroit forward Isaiah Stewart were ejected following an altercation during their game at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, in which James struck Stewart in the face and Stewart fought back at James The incident happened with 9:18 remaining left in the third quarter and the Pistons leading 78-66, when …
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‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ tops North American box office with $44M
‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $44 million in receipts this weekend. Coming in at No. 2 is Eternals with $10.8 million, followed by Clifford the Big Red Dog at No. 3 with $8.1 million, King Richard at No. 4 with $5.7 million and Dune at No. 5 with $3.1 …
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Jonah Hill to portray Jerry Garcia in Martin Scorsese’s new Grateful Dead biopic
Jonah Hill will portray late Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia in a new biopic directed by Martin Scorsese. Garcia died in 1995, although the surviving members have carried on as Dead & Company with the assistance of John Mayer. Alongside Hill and Scorsese, surviving Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart, and Bill …
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Oklahoma governor grants clemency to Julius Jones just hours before his planned execution
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt granted Julius Jones clemency ahead of his scheduled execution Thursday, commuting his sentence to life without parole following public outcry based on doubts over whether he committed the 1999 murder for which he was convicted. The last-minute executive order by Gov. Stitt came mere hours before Jones was scheduled to be …
Travis McMichael takes stand, testifies Ahmaud Arbery never verbally threatened him or pulled weapon
Travis McMichael returned to the witness stand on Thursday, and under cross-examination from the prosecutor repeated that Ahmaud Arbery never verbally threatened him or pulled a weapon on him during the five minutes he, his father and their neighbor chased Arbery before the 35-year-old McMichael fatally shot him. Travis McMichael, his 65-year-old father, Gregory McMichael, …
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred hints that player lockout could advance MLB collective bargaining agreement talks
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred hinted at the potential benefit of a lockout should league owners and the MLB Players Association fail to agree to a new collective bargaining agreement by Dec. 2. On Thursday, Manfred said that “an offseason lockout that moves the process forward is different than a labor dispute that costs games. I …
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson misses second straight practice due to non-COVID related illness
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson missed practice for the second straight day on Thursday due to a non-COVID related illness. Jackson was sent home Wednesday along with starting center Bradley Bozeman, who is also sick. Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Greg Roman said Thursday that Jackson is feeling better but did not have a complete update …