Bill Ligon, Vanderbilt basketball's second Black player, dies at 72 Bill Ligon, the second Black varsity basketball player at Vanderbilt, died Tuesday at his home in Gallatin. He was 72. Ligon was featured in the book "More Than Rivals" about the friendship between ... 06/13/2024 - 5:26 am | View Link
Even with food prices flattening out, the cost of dining out is still going up Grocery prices stayed flat in May, after ticking down the month before. But menu prices, a source of frustration for budget-conscious consumers, are still going up ... 06/12/2024 - 4:56 am | View Link
Funnels and fun: Helen Hunt shares memories from ‘Twister’ ahead of blockbuster’s summer sequel Oscar-winning actress Helen Hunt famously starred alongside Bill Paxton in the 1996 megahit “Twister:” “What saved us is all the actors had so much fun together.” ... 06/8/2024 - 6:30 am | View Link
Twister's Bill Paxton Had A 'Tougher' Sequel Idea In Mind Years Ago Twister is finally getting a sequel this year, but original star Bill Paxton had an idea for 'the Jaws version' of the movie years ago. 06/6/2024 - 11:00 am | View Link
Bill Walton Dies, Ancient Skull Shows Evidence of Cancer Surgery and More From NBA Hall of Famer Bill Walton dying from cancer to an ancient skull showing evidence of early cancer treatments, here’s what’s happening in the oncology space this week. 05/31/2024 - 4:00 am | View Link
“There is no war so hateful to the gods as a war between kin,” a wise character observes in the second season of HBO’s House of the Dragon. “And no war so bloody as a war between dragons.” Sadly, by the time those words are uttered, both kinds of war have come to seem inevitable.
JERUSALEM — An explosion in southern Gaza killed eight Israeli soldiers, the military said Saturday, making it the deadliest attack on Israeli forces in months.
The attack, coming more than eight months into a grinding war that shows few signs of ending soon, was likely to fuel new calls for a cease-fire by Israeli protesters.
After days of intense flooding in Florida, that state and many others are bracing for an intense heat wave, while the Pacific Northwest will experience unseasonably cold weather and there is a potential for late-season snow in the Rocky Mountains early next week.
The chaotic weather map includes the possibility of severe thunderstorms developing in between hot and cold fronts.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United States military unleashed a wave of attacks targeting radar sites operated by Yemen’s Houthi rebels over their assaults on shipping in the crucial Red Sea corridor, authorities said Saturday, after one merchant sailor went missing following an earlier Houthi strike on a ship.
The attacks come as the U.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was reelected by lawmakers for a second term on Friday, after his party struck a dramatic late coalition deal with a former political foe just hours before the vote.
Ramaphosa, the leader of the African National Congress, won convincingly in Parliament against a surprise candidate who was also nominated — Julius Malema of the far-left Economic Freedom Fighters.
After almost six months away from public-facing duties as she undergoes “preventative chemotherapy” for cancer, Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, made her return to the spotlight. The mother-of-three attended the annual Trooping the Colour event on Saturday, June 15. Unsurprisingly, the internet certainly took notice, sharing their thoughts and reactions to the public royal reunion.
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The event, celebrating the official birthday of King Charles III, culminated in the Princess, along with the Prince of Wales and their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis watching the flypast performed by the Royal Air Force (RAF) on the Buckingham Palace balcony.
Middleton released a personal message on Friday, ahead of the event, stating her intention to attend.