Day: August 6, 2024

Pierce Brosnan, wife Keely show how marriage has beaten the odds in Hollywood: ‘Here’s to the next 23 years’

5:30 am August 6, 2024

Pierce Brosnan can’t help but share how much he loves his wife. In honor of the couple’s 23rd wedding anniversary, Brosnan took to social media to share a collage of photos featuring him and his wife, Keely Shaye Smith, over the years. “Happy 23rd anniversary my darling Keely my beautiful brown eyed girl, my north, […]

California Park Fire grows to over 400K acres; hot, dry weather to challenge firefighters

5:14 am August 6, 2024

Firefighters fighting the Park Fire in northern California have the more than 400,000-acre blaze 34% contained, though hot and dry conditions are expected to present a challenge in the coming days. As of Monday morning, the Park Fire had burned 402,042, or 628,000 square miles, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection […]

Referees ‘wanted the US to lose’ Olympic 3×3 tournament, star player Hailey Van Lith says

5:11 am August 6, 2024

The United States failed to go back-to-back in the women’s 3×3 basketball tournament, and one of the star players is blaming the referees. The Americans dropped their semifinal matchup against Spain, who eventually lost to Germany in the gold medal game; the USA earned bronze by defeating Canada. But gold for America in basketball is […]

Defense Secretary Austin taken by surprise upon news of 9/11 plea deals: ‘Not consulted’

5:06 am August 6, 2024

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was surprised by news of a deal struck between prosecutors and the mastermind and two others who planned the Sept. 11 attacks. “This is not something that the secretary was consulted on,” Pentagon press secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters during a Monday briefing. “We were not aware that the prosecution or […]

UK news outlet cuts live feed after reporter is surrounded by masked men shouting ‘Free Palestine’

4:30 am August 6, 2024

U.K.-based Sky News cut off its live feed after a group of masked men shouting profanities and “Free Palestine” interrupted its live report. Sky News correspondent Becky Johnson was reporting on the unrest in Birmingham, England, where crowds of Muslim men were gathering Monday to “defend the streets” from the “far right,” the outlet said. […]