A man has been arrested in connection with the Jan. 25 theft of a Jackie Robinson statue from McAdams Park in Wichita, Kansas, police announced in a news conference on Tuesday. Ricky Alderete, 45, has been charged with felony theft and making false information, police said. Detectives conducted 100 interviews while investigating the theft to find out who –and why– …
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An elderly man in Alaska has died from Alaskapox, the first known fatality from the recently discovered virus, state health officials said. It’s unclear how the man contracted the virus but officials say it’s possible that it could be linked to a stray cat that lived with him. The man, who lived in the remote Kenai Peninsula, was hospitalized last …
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Dolly Parton is telling fans to “forgive that and forget it” regarding singer Elle King’s recent performance at theGrand Ole Opryafter King admitted to being drunk during a birthday tribute to the country legend. Parton called her a “great artist” during an interview with“Extra.” “She’s a great girl, and she’s been going through hard things lately,” Parton said. “She just …
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A pastor in Connecticut was arrested on five charges last week – including for possession of crystal meth, authorities said. Herbert Miller, a church leader in Woodbury, has since been released on a $10,000 bond after police said they found him in possession of both rock and liquid forms of crystal meth. In an arrest report, state police said Miller, …
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The Northeast and New England are beginning to dig out after a nor’easter dumped snow on millions of people in the region Monday into Tuesday. Some areas saw as much as 1 to 2 inches of snow in an hour, while parts of the coast have been warned to prepare for moderate coastal flooding. More than 1,180 flights within, into …
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The Indianapolis Colts may have lost any hope of making it to the Super Bowl last month, but the city celebrated a different sort of win this Super Bowl Sunday: the birth of a white rhinoceros calf. Mom Zenzele, 19, gave birth at around 9:15 a.m., local time, the Indianapolis Zoo said. Zenzele’s newborn is her seventh calf, but the …
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There’s something to be said about the heart of a champion. The Kansas City Chiefs have proven it time and again, and they did so at the 2024 Super Bowl, defeating the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime to win their second championship in a row and their third in the last five years. Chiefs’ 2024 season leading up to …
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A suspect wanted in a series of carjackings and shootings in Memphis, Tennessee, Sunday that left at least one person dead and several others wounded has been captured, authorities said. According to Memphis police, the situation unfolded at about 10 a.m. local time when police were called to a report of a carjacking of a Nissan Maxima. Officers then responded …
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The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime on Sunday night, but it wasn’t close to the highest-scoring Super Bowls in history. Coming out of halftime, though, it was rough with a score of 10-3. Here are the highest- and lowest-scoring Super Bowl games in NFL history, dating back to the first Super Bowl in 1967. …
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Singer Andra Dayperformed“Lift Every Voice and Sing,” which is widely known as the Black national anthem, at the start of the 2024 Super Bowl. “Lift Every Voice and Sing” has a short Super Bowl history, but the song itself has been around since 1900, when it was first performed by a choir of 500 schoolchildren in Jacksonville, Florida. It was …
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