Day: August 5, 2024

Noah Lyles shares motivational message after wild gold-medal victory: ‘Why not you!’

6:34 am August 5, 2024

Noah Lyles knows how to back up his talk. The 27-year-old sprinter became the first American to win gold in the men’s 100-meter since Justin Gatlin did so in 2004. Lyles took home the victory in an epic photo finish in which he won by five-thousandths of a second. It was his first Olympic gold. […]

‘Border Patrol’ shirts worn by teachers spark controversy, lead to staff being fired at South Carolina school

6:20 am August 5, 2024

An elementary school in South Carolina is facing backlash after pictures of staff in “Border Patrol” T-shirts surfaced on the district’s Facebook page. The Royall Elementary School staff who were featured in the photos have since been fired or placed on administrative leave, according to a letter sent out by Florence 1 Schools Superintendent Dr. […]

Horrifying details emerge about drug users, mentally ill living on streets on Manhattan’s West Side

5:30 am August 5, 2024

A New York City councilman has declared a humanitarian crisis on Manhattan’s West Side, painting a grim picture of streets lined with drug-abusing, mentally ill homeless people in a letter addressed to Mayor Eric Adams. Councilman Erik Bottcher, who represents Manhattan’s third district, pleaded with Adams for “immediate assistance in addressing the humanitarian crisis unfolding […]

Algerian boxer at center of controversy makes 4-word declaration on gender after latest Olympic win

5:28 am August 5, 2024

After clinching a medal in the women’s 66kg division, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who has failed gender tests, gave a brief message to the naysayers. Khelif is fighting in the women’s category nearly a year after the IBA said a gender test revealed the boxer had XY chromosomes. However, Khelif remains in the women’s competition, […]

Lottery winner won’t give brother big chunk of money as family is torn apart: ‘Accused me of being selfish’

5:16 am August 5, 2024

A woman writing on Reddit about a personal dilemma involving a lottery win and a financially desperate brother was deemed “not in the wrong” by the majority of other users on the social media platform, who sided with her pragmatic and thoughtful view of the matter. The post has received 3,600 reactions and some 1,500 […]