ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A contracted helicopter carrying guides and guests from a lodge on a heli-skiing trip in Alaska’s backcountry crashed, killing the pilot and four others, authorities said. The only other person onboard was in serious condition but stable Sunday at an Anchorage...
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U.S. U23s lose to Honduras, fail to qualify for Tokyo Olympics
Jason Kreis and the United States Under-23s’ bid to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics ended in failure on Sunday night, as the U.S. slumped to a 2-1 defeat to Honduras in Guadalajara. The U.S. would have qualified with a win on Sunday but instead, miss...
Jon Jones: Dana White’s UFC 260 remarks ‘huge slap in the face,’ Derrick Lewis can have next title shot
Former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones continued to speak out against UFC President Dana White’s remarks toward him at the post-fight press conference for UFC 260, tweeting late into the night Saturday and Sunday morning as he called White’s tactics “a huge slap in the...
2021 NCAA Tournament live updates: Sweet 16 scores, bracket, college basketball games on Sunday
In the first game of the second day of Sweet 16 action Sunday, No. 1 overall seed Gonzaga did what Gonzaga has done all season. The undefeated Zags dominated No. 5 seed Creighton 83-65 with a wire-to-wire win to advance to the Elite Eight. It...
This Microsoft Flight Simulator mod features the cargo ship stuck in the Suez Canal
The massive cargo ship Ever Given has been stuck for nearly a week in the Suez Canal, captivating the internet and frustrating the teams responsible for dislodging it and the governments hardest hit by the shutdown of the maritime trade route. The ship (and its...
‘Time is not on our side’ — Biden navigates cyber attacks without a cyber czar
The failure to fill the role, which would be responsible for coordinating the entire U.S. government’s defensive cyber operations, comes as the new administration grapples with how to kick suspected Russian and Chinese hackers out of federal cyber infrastructure following two major breaches. And it...
Record rains cause flash flooding in Tennessee; 4 dead
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Heavy rains across Tennessee flooded homes and roads, prompting officials to rescue dozens of people from houses, apartments and vehicles. Authorities said four bodies were found Sunday in the flood’s aftermath. A flash flood emergency was declared overnight by the National...
Piers Morgan calls Sharon Osbourne’s exit from ‘The Talk’ an ‘absolute disgrace’
Piers Morgan is standing by his friend Sharon Osbourne after she departed “The Talk” on Friday. On Saturday, he tweeted his support for the TV personality, 68, and slammed CBS for caving to cancel culture. “What’s happened to @MrsSOsbourne is an absolute disgrace that shames CBS. Bullied...
Biden says Justice Department is
President Joe Biden called a sweeping elections law signed by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp this week an “atrocity,” and said the Justice Department is “taking a look” at the measure. The new law includes provisions to require voter identification for absentee ballots, limit the use...
‘Talladega Nights’ Star had PTSD and Depression Before Suicide, Mom Says
Houston Tumlin — the kid who played Ricky Bobby’s son in ‘Talladega Nights’ — grew up to proudly serve his country, but sadly suffered from PTSD and depression as a result, which led to his suicide … his mother tells TMZ. Michelle Tumlin tells us...