African American groups call for ditching ‘racist’ Francis Scott Key, naming new bridge after late congressman
A coalition of African American organizations in Maryland is calling for the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore to be renamed after it is rebuilt, citing racism in Key’s legacy. The African American Leadership Council of Anne Arundel County recently passed a unanimous resolution calling for the renaming of two bridges in Maryland, including the […]
UConn storms past Alabama late, will face Purdue in March Madness final
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Eventually, the 3-point shots stopped falling. When it happened, Connecticut could smell blood. Alabama persevered and tried to do something no one had ever done before in this NCAA Tournament: give the defending national champions a game. Donovan Clingan, who scored 18 points, had a dunk in University’s 86-72 Final Four win […]
Nets use furious late rally to defeat NBA-worst Pistons
The Nets may have had a disappointing season, but that doesn’t mean they can’t show some pride until the end. Finally, they showed some of it at the end of the year and in a 113-103 come-from-behind victory over the Pistons late Saturday. Trailing by 15 points with just over seven minutes left in the […]
Yankees honor late wife of exec Michael Tusiani after tragic death
It was an emotional day at Yankee Stadium on Friday as the Yankees honored Cathy Tusciani, the wife of the team’s senior vice president of partnerships, Michael Tusciani. Before the game, Aaron Boone became emotional while talking about Kathy Tusiani, who was killed Wednesday in Armonk when her car was hit by a falling tree […]
NYC Mayor Adams ripped online for late emergency text following earthquake
New York City Mayor Adams’ administration’s delayed emergency text message in response to this morning’s 4.8 magnitude earthquake has been ripped online. The city sent an emergency text to residents through the Notify NYC system at 10:47 a.m. ET, informing them of the earthquake. “Emergency Alert. A magnitude 4.7 earthquake has occurred in the New […]
Seton Hall rallies past Indiana State late to win NIT title
INDIANAPOLIS — Dre Davis hit a layup with 16 seconds left to cap Seton Hall’s decisive late 9-0 run and give the Pirates a 79-77 victory over Indiana State on Friday night. It was their first NIT championship since 1953. Seton Hall (25-12) scored the final nine points in a battle of top seeds to […]
REPORT: Driver Credits Police, Late Passenger She Was Picking Up With Saving Her Life From Bridge Collapse
Gayle Fairman, an uber driver, credited a late passenger and the police for preventing her from being on the Francis Scott Key Bridge when it collapsed Tuesday, WBALTV 11 reported Thursday. Fairman received a call early Tuesday morning to pick up a passenger at an Amazon facilities in Sparrow Point and drive this person to […]
Norwegian Cruise says stranded passengers were over hour late to ship: report
Passengers on a Norwegian cruise stranded on an African island were left stranded after boarding was delayed by more than an hour, according to reports. The cruise line said eight passengers, including six Americans and two Australians, were on a private tour of Sao Tome but missed the call for all to gather at 3pm […]
IRS direct file program struggles to find users after late launch
With two weeks left until the 2024 tax deadline, only about 50,000 people have used the IRS’ new Direct File online filing system, which is lower than the agency’s early estimates for this tax year. This is far from the hundreds of thousands of people who were there. The IRS is working hard to warn […]
Texas mom Kaylee Morgan gets warrant issued for her arrest over late library books: ‘Just bonkers’
A Texas mother of five recently found herself in a predicament when she learned she could go to jail for not returning library books her county claimed were not returned. In March 2023, Kaylee Morgan removed a book about Vincent van Gogh from the Navasota Public Library in Grimes County, Texas. She told Fox News […]