Penn State fraternity pledges allegedly bagged cocaine for drug ring
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State fraternity pledges were made to cut and package cocaine for a drug ring that was run out of two off-campus frat houses, authorities said. The illicit initiation was revealed Monday as Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday charged 14 people — including 13 current or former Penn State students […]
ESPN co-founder Bill Rasmussen dies at 93 from the effects of Parkinson’s disease
LAND O’ LAKES, Fla. (AP) — Bill Rasmussen, who co-founded ESPN in 1979 after being fired from a public relations job in the World Hockey Association, died Tuesday. He was 93. ESPN historian Mike Soltys said Rasmussen died at his Florida home from the effects of Parkinson’s disease. Rasmussen announced in 2019 that he had […]
Texas puts 4 players on preseason AP All-America team; 14 of the 27 first-team picks are from SEC
Texas leads all team s with four players named to the preseason Associated Press All-America team announced Tuesday and the Southeastern Conference has 14 of the 27 first-team selections on the eve of the college football season. The Big Ten has eight players on the first team, led by Oregon quarterback Dante Moore and two […]
Sea Ray parent Brunswick bets on AI, recurring revenue to help boat sales
Brunswick Corp., a global leader in boat manufacturing and recreation on the water, is counting on advanced technology to help with stalling sales. The parent company of Sea Ray, Boston Whaler and other boat brands, says advanced navigation technology and autonomous docking can take some of the complexity out of maneuvering a vessel around a […]
Asghar Farhadi Talks War, Hope and Cinema in Sarajevo
The Hollywood Reporter caught six minutes of Asghar Farhadi‘s time at the Sarajevo Film Festival on Tuesday. Such is the schedule of the two-time Oscar winner, an Iranian filmmaker whose reputation precedes him here at the Bosnian film festival. Farhadi was president of the feature film competition jury in 2018, and returns this year as […]
National Symphony Orchestra will play at 6 DC-area venues
Forced from the Kennedy Center following approval of a reconstruction project by allies of President Donald Trump, the National Symphony Orchestra will split its 2026-27 season among six venues in Washington, D.C., and the capital’s suburbs. The NSO made its delayed 2026-27 season announcement Tuesday, 5 1/2 weeks before its opening concert on Sept. 26 […]
Hayden Panettiere kept friends ‘in the dark’ about reunion with troubled Brian Hickerson before star’s death
Hayden Panettiere kept some of her friends “in the dark” about apparently reconnecting with Brian Hickerson before her sudden death at 36. “If Brian was back in her life, then it was something she was hiding because she wasn’t speaking about it with many of her friends,” a source exclusively told Page Six. “If you’ve […]
Pentagon orders audit of universities’ foreign partnerships
The Department of Defense has ordered 30 U.S. universities to audit their partnerships with mostly Chinese universities and military training institutions as the Trump administration scrutinizes the country’s growing global influence. If the schools don’t complete a review and terminate any arrangements deemed problematic within the next two weeks, they face losing funding. The goal […]
Rock band Journey to begin last leg of US tour
NEW YORK (AP) — The long, riding road once more beckons for the members of iconic rock band Journey. Is it the band’s final journey together? The last leg of what is being billed as their farewell tour kicks off in September in Los Angeles and what likely will be an emotional homecoming is at […]
Home Depot (HD) Q2 2026 earnings
A bucket inside a Home Depot store in San Jose, California, US, on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Home Depot on Tuesday reported fiscal second-quarter results that beat Wall Street expectations on the top and bottom lines and reaffirmed its full fiscal year guidance. “We continue to operate […]