Day: November 18, 2024

NBA fines Hornets star LaMelo Ball $100K for anti-gay comment during postgame interview

5:26 am November 18, 2024

Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball was fined $100,000 by the NBA for an anti-gay comment he made during his postgame interview. The Hornets upset the Milwaukee Bucks, 115-114, as Ball hit the game-winning free throws on Saturday. But when he discussed that last play of the game, where teammate Grant Williams defended Giannis Antetokounmpo’s last-ditch […]

Alec Baldwin ridiculed for ‘SNL’ wardrobe mishap during closing scene

4:37 am November 18, 2024

Alec Baldwin’s appearance on “Saturday Night Live” provided more laughs long after the live telecast ended. Baldwin, 66, was trolled online after the show when eagle-eyed fans noticed during the closing scene of Charli XCX’s hosting gig that the “Rust” actor failed to zip up his trousers. During the beginning of the weekly sketch comedy […]

Adam Schiff insists his Russian collusion claim ‘wasn’t an overstatement’

4:30 am November 18, 2024

California Senator-elect Adam Schiff defended his claims of Russian collusion years later during a recent appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Host Jake Tapper asked Schiff Sunday about President-elect Donald Trump’s recent controversial cabinet nominations, such as former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz. Although Tapper referred to these […]

Diabetes and weight loss drugs shown to reduce alcohol-related hospitalizations, study finds

4:29 am November 18, 2024

Ozempic, Wegovy and other GLP-1 drugs have been shown to curb alcohol effects, a new study suggests. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1) agonists — which contain either semaglutide or liraglutide — are prescribed to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity, but previous studies have shown that people report decreased alcohol consumption when taking them. In a […]

Texas man, 66, shot to death while selling cellphone on Facebook Marketplace: police

4:25 am November 18, 2024

A 66-year-old Texas man was recently shot and killed after trying to sell a cellphone on Facebook Marketplace, according to the Dallas Police Department. Amaya Medrano, 19, was charged with capital murder, police said. Police announced her arrest in a press release on Nov. 13. According to FOX 4, Ahmad Alkhalaf was found dead at […]