OJ Simpson dead at 76: Timeline of key moments from football career to murder trial
Former NFL running back and Pro Football Hall of Famer O.J. Simpson passed away this week after a “battle with cancer,” his family announced Thursday. Simpson, 76, enjoyed a career in football and as a movie star, TV pitcher and sports commentator before being acquitted of the trumped-up murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson […]
OJ Simpson dead at 76, family says
Former NFL running back O.J. Simpson has died, his family announced. He was 76 years old. “On April 10th, our father, Orental James Simpson, passed away after a battle with cancer,” they wrote to X. He died surrounded by his children and grandchildren. Prosecutors in O.J. Simpson murder case receive support from judge for judicial […]
Akebono, sumo wrestling legend, dead at 54
TOKYO — Akebono Taro, a Hawaiian-born sumo wrestler and former yokozuna, has died. He was 54 years old. He was the first foreign-born sumo wrestler to reach the level of “yokozuna”, or grand champion, in Japan. “We regret to announce that Taro Akebono passed away due to heart failure while receiving treatment at a Tokyo […]
One dead and five injured in northeast DC shooting
One person was killed and five people were injured in a shooting in Washington, D.C.’s northeastern quadrant on Wednesday evening, police said. The age of the man who was killed has not been released, but he was pronounced dead on the scene. The injured victims include two children, one 9 years old and one 12. […]
Teamsters pension fund returns $127M to Treasury after overpaying almost 3,500 dead participants
The Teamsters pension fund returned $127 million in overpayments to the U.S. Treasury this week — months after an internal investigation revealed nearly 3,500 dead members in its kitty. Thomas Nyhan, executive director of the Central States Pension Fund, which handles retirement benefits for the International Teamsters Association, announced the repayment amounts Monday as part […]
Col. Ralph Puckett, Korean war hero and Medal of Honor recipient, dead at 97
Army Col. Ralph Puckett Jr., 2021 Medal of Honor recipient, died Monday at his home. He was 97 years old. Puckett, a Korean War veteran, was awarded the U.S. military’s highest honor after leading a Ranger company to a 10-to-1 defeat of Chinese troops during a 1950 security operation. Puckett sustained multiple gunshot wounds during […]
REPORT: Law Office Shooting Leaves Three Dead In Nevada
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) announced that three people are dead following a shooting at a Nevada law office Monday. The deceased include the shooter, who killed himself, and two victims, according to police. “The multi-story office building and hundreds of people inside were evacuated during this incident,” the LVMPD tweeted. A video […]
At Least Three Dead in Explosion at European Hydroelectric Plant
MILAN (AP) – An explosion Tuesday at a decades-old hydroelectric power plant in northern Italy killed at least three workers and injured five others, the local fire chief said. At least four other people are missing. An explosion during maintenance work at power company Enel’s Belgium plant south of Bologna causes part of the nine-story […]
Mets Legend Jerry Grote Dead At 81
Jerry Grote, a World Series champion of the New York Mets and two-time All-Star at the catcher position, passed away Sunday at a Texas hospital, according to the franchise. He was 81 years old. Grote was featured on the 1969 Miracle Mets team that pulled a shocker upset over the Atlanta Braves in a National […]
Trump hush money case delay effort ‘dead loser from the get-go’: CNN legal analyst
Former White House ethics director Norm Eisen criticized former President Donald Trump’s failed efforts to delay the hush money case in New York. “I was a complete loser from the beginning,” Eisen said in a video Monday on CNN’s “The Situation Room” with host Wolf Blitzer. highlighted Written by Mediaite. The same day, the Empire […]