A tall ship flying the Mexican flag struck the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City Saturday night, seriously injuring at least three people, police sources with knowledge of the incident said. An additional dozen or so people suffered minor injuries, the officials said. Others were being checked out, and divers …
Read More »Journalism shows heart, resiliency to win the Preakness Stakes — just like the Altadena community he represents
Michael McCarthy had just witnessed a display of resiliency unfold in front of him at the Preakness Stakes on Saturday when he referenced another. “We’ll rebuild,” McCarthy told NBC in a televised interview from the wet track of Baltimore’s Pimlico Race Course, just minutes after his horse, Journalism, won the …
Read More »Austria wins Eurovision with JJ’s operatic club jam ‘Wasted Love’
BASEL, Switzerland — Austria was crowned the winner at Saturday’s grand finale of the Eurovision Song Contest, the world’s most popular singing tournament, beating strong competition from Israel and Switzerland to come in first place on an evening full of glitz and glamour. Austria’s song, “Wasted Love” by JJ, was …
Read More »In comeback, Journalism wins 150th Preakness Stakes
Two weeks after entering the Kentucky Derby as the favorite only to finish second, Journalism appeared beaten again entering the final straightaway at Saturday’s Preakness Stakes, the middle leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown. Once trailing by as many as five lengths, Journalism was still far behind Gosger at the …
Read More »At least 25 dead as tornadoes and thunderstorms devastate parts of Kentucky, Missouri
At least 25 people have perished in severe weather that swept across Missouri and Kentucky over the weekend, authorities said. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said the number of weather-related fatalities — he attributed them to a single tornado initially believed to have touched down at EF3 strength overnight — had …
Read More »Nearly 18,000 containers of ice cream recalled for potential plastic contamination
Wells Enterprises, the company that produces Blue Bunny and Halo Top ice cream, has recalled nearly 18,000 containers of ice cream and frozen yogurt due to batches possibly containing pieces of plastic. The Iowa-based company issued the voluntary recall on April 25, according to a Food and Drug Administration report …
Read More »3 of 10 inmates recaptured after escape from New Orleans jail
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Read More »At least one dead after car explosion in Palm Springs
LOS ANGELES — One person is dead after a car exploded in Palm Springs, California, a law enforcement source familiar with the investigation said. “This was a powerful explosion,” the source said, describing a very large debris field and damages to multiple businesses nearby. The identity and involvement of the …
Read More »Bill Belichick addresses 24-year-old girlfriend’s ‘job responsibilities’ amid viral interview fallout
Former New England Patriots football coach Bill Belichick is hoping to set the record straight on his working relationship with his 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson. In an interview on “The Pivot Podcast” to promote his new book, “The Art of Winning: Lessons From a Life in Football,” on Friday, Belichick spoke in …
Read More »Missing hiker Tiffany Slaton details her survival journey in California mountains
The day before Tiffany Slaton’s 28th birthday, she was looking forward to eating a pack of Dunkaroos — cookies with frosting dip — that she’d saved as a makeshift birthday cake. It was the only real food she had left after surviving 24 days lost in the Sierra Nevada mountains, …
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