Pearl Harbor Navy survivor Bob Fernandez recalls Japanese bombing on 83 anniversary
When Bob Fernandez enlisted in the U.S. Navy as a 17-year-old high school student in August 1941, he thought he would dance and see the world. Four months later, he noticed the explosion and gave ammunition to his artillery so that it could fire back at Japanese planes bombing Pearl Harbor, a naval base in […]
Auburn’s Bruce Pearl reveals his message to team after plane turned around due to players fighting
Last week, a plane transporting the Auburn men's basketball team made a turn on its way to Houston, and two players reportedly got into an argument. Audio obtained by WBRC shows the pilot saying there was a “physical altercation” that resulted in one “bloody mess” and torn clothing. According to audio obtained by WMBA, the […]
Rare pearl ‘treasure’ found in man’s mussel during fiancée’s birthday dinner
One lucky man found the treasure while having dinner with his fiancee and some others at a local restaurant for his fiancee's birthday. Jimmy Lee was dining at The Quayside restaurant in Stourport, England when he noticed something unusual in his food. Lee's fiancee, Paige Hawkins, said she was at the restaurant with a group […]
Former CNN contributor tells Black players not to join Auburn’s basketball team under Bruce Pearl
Former CNN contributor Roland Martin has criticized Auburn University basketball coach Bruce Pearl, telling recruits not to attend his program following Pearl's comments about Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. As he has done in the past, Perle made his political views known this election year, this time tweeting a quote from Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) […]
How the imaginary subject in “Girl with a Pearl Earring” inspired a best-selling book and Oscar-nominated film
Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer is known for creating 36 works of art in his lifetime, including his most famous painting, “Girl with a Pearl Earring.” Although the painting depicts a woman, the Mauritshuis says it is not a portrait but a “trony,” a depiction of a fictional character. In this oil painting, a woman is […]
Democrat Jon Tester Praised Pearl Jam Poster Depicting Trump Dead, Eagle Eating Corpse
Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) praised an apocalyptic Pearl Jam concert poster in 2018 that depicted the death of former President Donald Trump, he wrote in his 2020 book. Down to Earth: Rural Democrats’ fight to unite America. During Tester’s last reelection campaign, a poster for a get-out-the-vote concert by Pearl Jam for the Montana Democratic […]