Chicago smash-and-grab crew hits Prada store as city prepares for DNC
With just over a week to go until the Democratic National Convention (DNC) begins in the Windy City, a brazen group of thieves took to the streets of Chicago and ransacked luxury retailer Prada. According to Chicago police, a group of three to four assailants smashed through the glass front doors of the luxury retailer […]
Stephen Curry hits shot over leaping Victor Wembanyama
Stephen Curry impressed with his performance in the fourth quarter as the U.S. won the gold medal. The Warriors guard outshot Victor Wembanyama’s massive 7-foot-4 frame with a 3-pointer to win the 98-87 victory at Bercy Arena on Saturday and capture the team’s first gold medal, its fifth consecutive, in a 98-87 victory. A photo […]
Celine Dion hits Trump for using her music at Montana rally
Singer Celine Dion’s team criticized former President Trump for using her song at a rally in Montana on Friday. Dion said in an Instagram post that her management team and record company Sony Music Entertainment Canada had learned that Trump had used her song “My Heart Will Go On” at an event in Bozeman, Montana. […]
Trump hits NYT while doubling down on near-crash helicopter story
Former President Trump attacked the New York Times on Friday night, accusing former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown of once I took a helicopter trip with him. I almost crashed. “Two New York Times reporters have questioned my story about a helicopter carrying former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown and others making an emergency landing […]
Ukraine war briefing: Russian missile hits Kostiantynivka shopping centre, killing at least 14 | Ukraine
A Russian missile struck a shopping centre in the frontline town of Kostyantynivka in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region on Friday, killing at least 14 people and wounding 43.Ukrainian authorities said a fire had broken out. Images and videos posted by authorities showed thick black smoke rising from the destroyed building. The interior minister later said […]
‘I am a woman’: Imane Khelif hits back in gender row after claiming gold | Paris Olympic Games 2024
Two weeks after being embroiled in a gender controversy, Imane Kherif became the first athlete to win an Olympic gold medal, defeating world champion Yang Liu of China by unanimous decision in the women’s 66kg division. The 25-year-old Kherif’s biggest career victory was sealed amid jubilant scenes at Roland Garros, where a large Algerian community […]
JD Vance hits back after CNN host’s dismissive remarks about his service in Iraq
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) was responding to comments made by CNN host Brianna Keilar on Thursday in which she criticized fellow vice presidential candidate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D), for lying about his military service. Unlike Waltz, Vance deployed to Iraq while in the Marines, and both Vance and other members of Waltz’s National Guard […]
Billionaire Blackstone boss Steve Schwarzman hits surprising bump in developing $100M country estate
One of Wall Street’s giants, Blackstone’s Steve Schwarzman, may have finally found the equivalent of that tiniest of creatures: the English red newt. The private equity boss is looking to renovate a rundown 2,500-acre country estate in Wiltshire, southern England, which he bought in 2022 for $100 million. But Britain’s notoriously strict town planning laws […]
Vance Hits Tim Walz for Lying About His Military Service: ‘I’d Be Ashamed’
Senator J.D. Vance (Ohio), a Marine veteran and Republican vice presidential nominee, accused Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D-Minn.) of lying about his military service and claiming to have owned a gun “during the war.” At the press conference, Vance was asked about Waltz’s suggestion that because he earned a law degree from Yale and grew […]
Teachers spark debate for ‘Alphabet Song’ tune changes: ‘Hits my ears wrong’
As educators online reveal how they’re changing the way they teach young students their ABCs, social media users appear divided. Unlike the classic “Alphabet Song,” the latest version separates the letters into different groupings and changes the ending to, “Now you know how to say the alphabet, you’ll never forget.” On TikTok, literacy activist Jessica […]