4 dead, 13 injured after police pursuit in Tampa ends with crash into crowd at bar

A police pursuit through Tampa early Saturday turned deadly when a speeding driver lost control and crashed into a packed bar patio, killing four people and injuring 13 others. According to the Tampa Police Department, the chase began around 12:40 a.m. after law enforcement air patrol spotted a vehicle driving erratically along Interstate 275. The …

Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue dies at age 84

Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue has died at the age of 84 years old. His family shared that Tagliabue passed away Sunday morning in Chevy Chase, MD., with his apparent cause of death heart failure complicated by Parkinson’s disease (according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.) Tagliabue succeeded Pete Rozelle to serve as the league’s fifth commissioner from …

Cleveland Guardians pitchers Luis Ortiz, Emmanuel Clase indicted in sports betting and money laundering conspiracy

Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice on charges related to a sports betting and money laundering conspiracy. The indictment, unsealed Sunday in federal court in Brooklyn, accuses the two players of manipulating game outcomes to benefit illegal bettors. Both pitchers, currently on indefinite administrative …

Season 2 of Apple TV+ series ‘Palm Royale’ to premiere Nov. 12

Palm Royale will return for a second season; with Apple TV+ posting on social media: “Raise a grasshopper for the return of Palm Royale. Season 2 premieres November 12 on Apple TV+ #PalmRoyale #KristenWiig #LauraDern #AllisonJanney #CarolBurnett #AppleTV #AppleTVPlus” Palm Royale – created by Abe Sylvia and based on the Juliet McDaniel novel Mr. & …

David Duchovny, Jack Whitehall star in the trailer for the Prime Video series ‘Malice’

Prime Video has released the trailer for Malice, starring David Duchovny and Jack Whitehall and created by James Wood. Whitehall stars as Adam, a tutor who endears himself to the family of Jamie (Duchovny) and Nat (Carive van Houten).  The show features locations in Greece where Adam joins the family on vacation, and also follows …

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announces retirement from Congress

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to ever lead the U.S. House of Representatives, announced Thursday that she will retire from Congress at the end of her current term. Pelosi’s announcement marks the end of a four-decade tenure in Congress, representing San Francisco since her first election in 1987. The 85-year-old Democrat’s term officially …

Trump administration announces deal to lower weight loss drug prices in certain cases

The Trump administration announced Thursday a sweeping agreement with pharmaceutical giants Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk aimed at dramatically lowering the cost of popular GLP-1 drugs used to treat obesity, diabetes, and other related health conditions. The deal is set to benefit millions of Americans, including Medicare and Medicaid patients, through the upcoming TrumpRx prescription …

San Diego Padres hire former reliever Craig Stammen as new manager on 3-year deal

The San Diego Padres have officially hired former relief pitcher Craig Stammen as their new manager, signing him to a three-year deal, the team announced Thursday. Stammen, 41, becomes the sixth full-time manager under general manager A.J. Preller. Preller said in a statement: “Craig has been a strong presence in our organization for nearly a …

Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland dies at 24 from apparent suicide

Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland has died at age 24, just days after scoring his first NFL touchdown. Authorities in Frisco, Texas, confirmed that Kneeland’s death was the result of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound early Thursday morning. The Cowboys said in a statement: “It is with extreme sadness that the Dallas Cowboys share …

See Paul Mescal, Jessie Buckley in the trailer for ‘Hamnet’

Focus Features released the full-length official trailer for its historical drama Hamnet, which debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival last month. Writer-director Chloé Zhao adapted Maggie O’Farrell’s novel of the same name for the screen version, which is based on real-life playwright William Shakespeare and the creation of his play Hamlet.  Jessie Buckley and …