As the enduring California punk band return with ‘Let the Bad Times Roll,’ Holland — who holds a Ph.D. in molecular biology — says there are brighter days ahead in the pandemic
Two years after finishing his season of “The Bachelor,” Colton Underwood has publicly announced that he is gay. Underwood revealed the news in an interview with “Good Morning America” on Tuesday. Now, fans are hoping that Underwood might get another shot as “The Bachelor” — this time, as the franchise’s first gay lead. As Dan…
MOSCOW (AP) — Crushed into the pilot’s seat by heavy G-forces, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin saw flames outside his spacecraft and prepared to die. His voice broke the tense silence at ground control: “I’m burning. Goodbye, comrades.” Gagarin didn’t know that the blazing inferno he observed through a porthole was a cloud of plasma engulfing…
MOSCOW (AP) — From a giant statue towering over Moscow to a more modest monument on the Sakhalin Island in the Pacific Ocean, dozens of memorials across Russia commemorate Yuri Gagarin, the cosmonaut who became the first person in space 60 years ago. Gagarin’s 108-minute mission took the Space Age to a new level and…
An Antifa group out of Israel recently hacked the website of the Patriotic Brigade Knights chapter of the KKK. The group also doxxed chapter members and revealed that the chapter’s head is a convicted sex offender. The Antifa group has promised to hack additional KKK and neo-nazi websites as part of an effort to “strike…
There is a story about Joe Biden that has been retold many times in the press over the last several years, largely because it seems to illuminate his political sensibilities and penchant for dealmaking. Noam Scheiber told an early version of this story right here in The New Republic. And it showed up more recently…
My friendship with Blake collapsed much like the 2017 Jaguars I’ve been thinking about Blake Bortles a lot lately. Seven years ago, we went from drunken dear friends to two ships passing in the night. We’ll get to that though. Much like our friendship in bloom, the collapse of the Jacksonville Jaguars seemed to come…
(Courtesy of UFC) When considering the longevity and highlights of his career, Alistair Overeem has put together one of the most impressive resumes the sport has ever seen. From PRIDE FC to Strikeforce to UFC. Take a look back at Overeem’s best career finishes. On Saturday, Overeem headlines UFC Vegas 18 against Alexander Volkov in…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ali Krieger (@alikrieger) Soccer power couple Ashlyn Harris and Ali Krieger made a big announcement on Valentine’s Day: they adopted a baby daughter! In sweet dual posts on Instagram, the 2019 World Cup champs shared that their baby, Sloane Phillips, was born on Feb. 12, and…
Matthew Stafford on trade to Rams: ‘I asked to go to a team that was ready to win a championship’ NFL.com Matthew Stafford wanted Jim Caldwell to stay, had ‘good’ relationship with Matt Patricia prideofdetroit.com Lions QB coach …