Day: March 2, 2024

Nationals prospect stretchered off field after flipping over fence in attempt to rob home run

10:23 pm March 2, 2024

There was a scary moment in the Grapefruit League Saturday when a player had to be carted off the field after he tried to rob a home run. In Fort Myers, the Boston Red Sox were hosting the Washington Nationals in spring training action, and Daylen Lile was making his first appearance of the spring. […]

BBC disciplines top radio host for calling trans women male during radio show

10:14 pm March 2, 2024

The BBC recently confirmed that one of its top radio hosts broke its “impartiality rules” late last year for referring to a trans woman as a “male.” U.K. outlet The Sun reported on Saturday that the BBC affirmed the judgment against “Today” host Justin Webb after viewers complained that he said, “trans women, in other […]

UK-owned ship struck by Houthis sinks, first vessel lost during war

10:04 pm March 2, 2024

A U.K.-owned cargo ship that was struck by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels nearly two weeks ago has finally sunk, making it the first vessel to be lost since the onset of the Israel-Hamas war. The ship, a Belize-flagged bulk carrier called the “MV Rubymar,” was attacked by two anti-ship missiles launched by the Houthis on Feb. […]

Laken Riley murder: Lawyer of Mollie Tibbetts’ killer comments on ‘bizarre parallels’ between tragic cases

10:03 pm March 2, 2024

The lawyer who represented Mollie Tibbetts’ killer broke his silence about the Laken Riley murder, admitting that it wouldn’t “surprise” him if the murderers, who were both in the U.S. unlawfully, were connected. Augusta University nursing student Laken Riley, 22, was murdered in Athens, Georgia, on Feb. 22. The prime suspect in the murder, Jose […]

Border Patrol union mocks Biden over Texas visit: ‘Call a lid, hit beach, take nap’

9:59 pm March 2, 2024

The Border Patrol union mocked President Biden on Saturday for his trip to the Texas border this week. “Board AF1, take nap. Wake up in place called Brownsville,” the union wrote on X, formerly Twitter, in a joke itinerary of his day, along with a photo of Biden resting in a beach lounge chair. “Read […]