Serena Williams and husband Alexis Ohanian welcome second daughter

Tennis legend Serena Williams and her husband, tech entrepreneur Alexis Ohanian, have welcomed their second baby girl together. The couple first shared they were expecting another baby in May at the Met Gala in New York City. The couple first revealed their baby news on TikTok, with Williams, 41, sharing a video that begins with …

Serena Williams and husband Alexis Ohanian welcome second daughter

Tennis legend Serena Williams and her husband, tech entrepreneur Alexis Ohanian, have welcomed their second baby girl together. The couple first shared they were expecting another baby in May at the Met Gala in New York City. The couple first revealed their baby news on TikTok, with Williams, 41, sharing a video that begins with …

Ohio teen sentenced to life in prison in deaths of boyfriend, friend in high-speed car crash

A 19-year-old Ohio woman was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison on Monday for deliberately crashing her car  into a brick wall at 100 mph, killing her boyfriend and another teenaged friend. The woman, Mackenzie Shirilla, was found guilty last week on charges of murder, felonious assault, aggravated vehicular homicide, drug possession and …

Chicago woman arrested for emailing threats to shoot Donald Trump and his son Barron

According to federal prosecutors, agents arrested a Chicago-area woman on Monday after a criminal complaint accused her of sending emails threatening to shoot former President Donald Trump and his son Barron. According to the U.S. attorney’s office in Chicago, the woman, 41-year-old Tracy Marie Fiorenza, was arrested Monday morning on a charge of transmitting threats …

American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson sets record winning world 100-meter title

American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson won the 100-meter world title Monday night with a personal-best 10.65 seconds at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, at the National Athletics Centre. The 23-year-old Richardson’s win was a surprising upset of Jamaican sprinters Shericka Jackson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who finished second and third, respectively. Said Richardson: “I’m honored, I’m blessed, I had …

Michigan self-imposes 3-game ban for Jim Harbaugh amid NCAA investigation

Michigan University announced on Monday that it has self-imposed a three-game suspension for football coach Jim Harbaugh beginning with the 2023 season, stemming from alleged violations during the COVID-19 dead period. Athletic director Warde Manuel said in a statement: “While the ongoing NCAA matter continues through the NCAA process, today’s announcement is our way of …

‘Barbie’ becomes highest-grossing domestic release in Warner Bros. history

“Barbie” has overtaken Christopher Nolan’s 2008 superhero epic “The Dark Knight” as the highest-grossing domestic release in Warner Bros. history.  It is also anticipated that “Barbie” will surpass Universal’s animated “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” ($574 million) as the biggest domestic release of 2023. “Barbie,” which just hit $1.2 billion globally, can also potentially pass …

Rihanna secretly welcomes second son with A$AP Rocky

Rihanna has given birth to her and rapper A$AP Rocky’s second child, a baby boy. TMZ reported that the duo secretly welcomed their new son on Aug. 3 in Los Angeles. The newborn’s name has yet to be revealed, but reportedly starts with “R” just like his big brother, RZA. The 35-year-old Rihanna first revealed …

Tropical Storm Hilary makes landfall in northern Baja California

Tropical Storm Hilary made landfall Sunday in the northern part of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, as National Hurricane Center warned “catastrophic and life-threating flooding” in that region , including across portions of the southwestern United States. The National Weather Service said that Hilary was downgraded to a tropical storm as rain from the storm started …

1 killed, 8 injured after shooting at Philadelphia block party

Nine people were shot after multiple gunmen opened fire on a crowd at a block party in West Philadelphia on Saturday, killing one person and wounding eight others. The shooting happened at about 1:30 a.m. Saturday in the city’s Parkside neighborhood, in the 500 block of N. Creighton Street, with at least 38 shots fired …