Monthly Archives: April 2018

‘Alligator Ron’ Bergeron celebrated for his rags to riches...

April 30, 2018

Clarence Thomas and Ron Bergeron Clarence Thomas, left, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, and Ron Bergeron, a new member of the Horatio Alger Association, at the Supreme Co...

The female adventurer who disproved Virginia Woolf’s theory

April 30, 2018

Lady Hester Stanhope assembled an expedition led by Bedouin to Palmyra in the Syrian desert, making her the first European woman to see Zenobia’s kingdom. Joseph Eid / AFP I’m an a...

Rockets advance to 2nd round with eyes on bigger goals

April 30, 2018

Houston Rockets guard Chris Paul (3) is calmed down by James Harden (13) after being separated from Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jamal Crawford during the second half of Game 5 of an NBA basketball f...

Lawmakers honor man hailed as hero in Waffle House attack

April 30, 2018

Lawmakers honor man hailed as hero in Waffle House attack. Rick Williams reports during Action News at 5:30 p.m. on April 24, 2018. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The man who snatched an AR-15 rifle away f...

Chris Hemsworth, Chadwick Boseman, Josh Brolin Surprise ‘Avenger...

April 30, 2018

“I’m literally lost for words right now,” one woman, who was dressed in a Thor outfit, said. Jimmy Kimmel Live!‘s “Avengers Week” continued on Wednesday as Chris H...

What is he planning now? Elon Musk says he’s building a ’cyborg dragon...

April 30, 2018

Elon Musk casually tweeted on Wednesday that he’s building a ‘cyborg dragon’ It’s unclear what the tech mogul has planned for the seemingly fictional device Musk has been know...

Facebook’s Rise in Profits, Users Shows Resilience

April 30, 2018

FILE – Visitors take photos in front of the Facebook logo at the company’s headquarters, March 28, 2018, in Menlo Park, Calif. Facebook Inc. shares rose Wednesday after the social network...

Sean Manaea throws seventh no-hitter in Oakland A’s history

April 26, 2018

Sean Manaea didn’t just throw a no-hitter Saturday, the seventh in Oakland history and the A’s first since Dallas Braden’s perfect game in 2010. Manaea did so against a Red Sox team that came into th...

‘Influencer of the heart’ is a surrogate mother to thousan...

April 26, 2018

Hilda Pacheco grew up in an orphanage then went on to create Corazon de Vida, a foundation dedicated to helping ten orphanages filled with thousands of children in Baja California, Mexico. BAJA CALIF...

Myrtleford World War I hero’s statue still inspires awe

April 25, 2018

WAR HERO REMEMBERED: Crowds mill around in front of the bronze statue of Myrtleford’s Alby Lowerson after its official unveiling on April 23, 2015. “It’s often been said that anyone who wins a ...

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson responds to girl’s prom re...

April 25, 2018

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson brought a ton of joy and excitement to one lucky fan by surprising her at school on Friday. In one of the sweetest video you’ll ever see, Katie Kelzenberg ...

Instagram Millionaire Gianluca Vacchi Signs Record Deal With Universal...

April 20, 2018

Courtesy of UMG Jose Ramon del Rio (Vice President of Marketing Latin Artists, Marketing UMLA); Enrico Mutti (Manager); Aldo Gonzalez (Director A&R UMLE);  Gianluca Vacchi; Horacio Rodriguez (SVP...

5 Reasons Adventurer Bear Grylls Laughs in the Face of Death

April 20, 2018

“I’ve fallen down crevasses, I’ve been pinned in white water rapids, I’ve been bitten by snakes and sharks… you name it.” (Photo: Man vs. Wild/BBC America) You’ve ...

100 years of secrecy: The story of America’s first swashbuckling...

April 20, 2018

(Photo: Trevor Hughes/USA TODAY) DENVER – A long-forgotten box of documents moldering in a garage has proven a treasure trove of history, telling the stories of the swashbuckling soldiers who first s...

Victoria Mahoney Is ‘Star Wars’ Movies’ First Black ...

April 20, 2018

The historic news was shared by Ava DuVernay on Twitter Tuesday. In this Sept. 5, 2011 file photo, Victoria Mahoney poses during the “Yelling To The Sky” Photocall during the 37th Deauvil...