Day: August 23, 2023

Serena Williams, Alexis Ohanian announce birth of second child

12:50 am August 23, 2023

Serena Williams and her husband Alexis Ohanian announced Tuesday that the tennis legend gave birth to her second daughter, named Adira River Ohanian. Williams made the announcement on Instagram, nearly one year to the day of her last tennis match before stepping off the court and into retirement. Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Viola Davis, Naomi […]

White Sox fire executive VP Ken Williams, GM Rick Hahn amid another disappointing season

12:31 am August 23, 2023

The Chicago White Sox have cleaned house in their front office amid another disappointing season. Team owner Jerry Reinsdorf announced executive vice president Ken Williams and general manager Rick Hahn have been fired. “This is an incredibly difficult decision for me to make because they are both talented individuals with long-term relationships at the White […]

Tim Scott doubles down on knock of FL Black history curriculum: DeSantis and Harris ‘both signed off’ on it

12:30 am August 23, 2023

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott, S.C., doubled down on his criticism of Florida’s Black history curriculum, suggesting his GOP rival Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Vice President Kamala Harris are actually aligned on the issue in an interview with Fox News Digital. Last month, Vice President Kamala Harris spearheaded attacks against the Sunshine State’s […]

‘Friends’ writer claims stars were ‘unhappy’ to be tied to ‘tired old show’: They’d ‘deliberately tank’ jokes

12:20 am August 23, 2023

Former “Friends” writer Patty Lin detailed her less-than-pleasant experience working on the hit show in her new memoir “End Credits: How I Broke Up with Hollywood.” In excerpt from the book, via Time, Lin recalled initially having reservations about joining the “Friends” writing staff during Season 7 because she was relatively new to the business […]

Florida man swipes nearly $11k worth of meats and ingredients from Tampa restaurant: Police

12:07 am August 23, 2023

A Florida man was caught on camera ransacking a local restaurant’s storage area and stealing approximately $11,000 worth of meat and ingredients. Police are asking for the public’s help with identifying the suspect. The Tampa Police Department confirmed that on Thursday, August 17, at 11:26 p.m., a male suspect was seen behind Bayshore Mediterranean Grill […]