Day: June 4, 2024

Firefighters make progress against California’s largest wildfire of the year

6:35 am June 4, 2024

California’s largest wildfire so far this year was significantly surrounded Monday after blackening a swath of hilly grasslands between San Francisco Bay and the Central Valley. The Corral Fire was 75% contained after scorching more than 22 square miles during the weekend, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said. One home was destroyed […]

Chennedy Carter says she has ‘no regrets’ for foul on Caitlin Clark: ‘I’m going to compete’

6:35 am June 4, 2024

Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter’s hip-check on Caitlin Clark over the weekend is the hottest topic coming out of the WNBA, as many have taken sides in a heated debate. Carter initially said after the 71-70 loss to the Indiana Fever that she “ain’t answering no Caitlin Clark questions,” but she and Angel Reese spoke […]

Chicago Tribune editorial board defends Caitlin Clark, likens Sky guard’s hip-check to assault

6:29 am June 4, 2024

Caitlin Clark found a defender in the Chicago Tribune editorial board on Monday. The newspaper’s editorial board published a full-throated defense of the Indiana Fever rookie after she was hip-checked to the floor by Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter in the third quarter of their matchup on Saturday. The piece likened Carter’s foul to an […]

Makeshift memorial to Baltimore bridge collapse victims vandalized

5:27 am June 4, 2024

A memorial for the six victims of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore was vandalized over the weekend. The elaborate display near the south end of the bridge has grown to include decorated wooden crosses and a red pickup truck suspended from nearby tree branches, which represents one of the work vehicles used […]

Kevin Costner ‘never’ thought he’d make it in Hollywood, had to see ‘everything that somebody had turned down’

5:19 am June 4, 2024

Kevin Coster is opening up about the early days of his career, and his struggle to break through. During a recent interview on Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” podcast, Costner recalled “feeling that I was never going to make it,” when he was working as a stage manager at Raleigh Station while struggling to make it […]