Day: June 8, 2024

Pat Sajak plans next move after final ‘Wheel of Fortune’ episode

7:36 am June 8, 2024

Although Pat Sajak has spun his last spin, the game show veteran isn’t exactly retiring. Sajak’s last “Wheel of Fortune” episode aired Friday evening, but the host of 42 years already has a new job lined up. The 77-year-old will be playing the antagonist in the 1962 play “Prescription: Murder,” which inspired the Peter Falk-led […]

Howard University revokes Diddy’s honorary degree amid lawsuits and federal probe

7:10 am June 8, 2024

Howard University announced Friday that it has revoked the honorary degree conferred upon Sean “Diddy” Combs following a unanimous vote by its Board of Trustees. This decision comes after a recently released video showing the rapper assaulting his ex-girlfriend in a hotel, behavior that the university deemed fundamentally incompatible with its core values. RAPPER SEAN […]

Reds fan fails to catch Elly De La Cruz’s homer in beer cup as Cincinnati wins fifth straight game

6:50 am June 8, 2024

Thursday marked the one-year anniversary of Elly De La Cruz’s Major League Baseball debut. The electrifying shortstop celebrated his anniversary by crushing a three-run homer over the right-field wall during a game against the Chicago Cubs. De La Cruz’s heroics in the third inning helped lift the Reds to a fifth consecutive victory. The baseball […]

New Jersey businessman testifies he promised up to $250,000 in bribes in exchange for Sen. Bob Menendez’s help

6:42 am June 8, 2024

A New Jersey businessman took his star turn on the witness stand in the bribery case against Sen. Bob Menendez on Friday, telling a jury he believed he had a $200,000-to-$250,000 deal in 2018 for the Democrat to pressure the New Jersey attorney general’s office to stop investigating his friends and family. Jose Uribe testified […]

Apollo 8 astronaut, William Anders, who took famous picture of Earth, killed in small plane crash

6:41 am June 8, 2024

The victim in a fatal plane crash Friday in Washington state has been identified as Retired Maj. Gen. William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic “Earthrise” photo, his son Greg Anders confirmed to The Associated Press. Just before noon, rescue crews responded to reports of a plane crash in Washington state […]