Day: July 27, 2023

Colorado to depart Pac-12, return to Big 12 conference in 2024-2025

10:13 pm July 27, 2023

Conference realignment continues to shake up the world of college athletics. The Colorado Buffaloes will depart the Pac-12 conference and return to the Big 12 in the 2024-2025 academic year, the school announced Thursday. “After careful thought and consideration, it was determined that a switch in conference would give CU Boulder the stability, resources, and […]

Typhoon Doksuri approaches China and Taiwan, bringing heavy winds and disruptions

10:13 pm July 27, 2023

The coastal Chinese city of Shantou on Thursday joined parts of Taiwan in shutting down schools and offices as Typhoon Doksuri brings heavy wind and rain to the Taiwan Strait and surrounding areas. Doksuri weakened further on Thursday, with sustained winds of 96 mph and gusts of up to 118 mph, according to Taiwan’s Central […]

NYC beachgoers spring into action after hearing teens ‘screaming’ in water

10:10 pm July 27, 2023

A teenage swimmer was saved by three Good Samaritans on Thursday at New York City’s Coney Island Beach. One male teenage swimmer was rescued at Coney Island Beach and another male teenage swimmer is still missing, according to a spokesperson for the New York City Police Department. The spokesperson said a 911 call was placed […]

Norwegian woman and Sherpa guide set new record: Conquer world’s 14 highest peaks in 92 days

10:06 pm July 27, 2023

A Norwegian woman mountain climber and her Nepali Sherpa guide have set a new record by scaling the world’s 14 highest peaks in 92 days, a Pakistani mountaineering official said. On Thursday, Kristin Harila and Tenjen Sherpa summitted K2 on the Chinese-Pakistani border in the Karakorum Range — considered to be among the most dangerous […]

Georgia boy, 12, faces more than 80 charges in string of alleged car thefts

9:10 pm July 27, 2023

A 12-year-old Georgia boy is charged with breaking into dozens of cars, of which he isn’t even old enough to drive. The Griffin Police Department said the unidentified boy was arrested Wednesday, Fox Atlanta reported. He has been charged with 84 counts of entering an auto and an additional five counts of criminal trespass. Officials […]