Author: Alex Maschino
At least four people were killed and 14 others injured in a drive-by shooting outside a Chicago nightclub, police said.Chicago Police said a dark-coloured car drove past the club around 23:00 local time (04:00 GMT) on Wednesday, when gunmen inside the vehicle opened fire into a crowd of people outside.The crowd was said to be leaving the nightclub following an album release party for rapper Mello Buckzz, the BBC’s US partner, CBS News reported. Police said the vehicle fled the scene immediately and no one has been taken into custody.The victims of the shooting were rushed to several different area…
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Outer Banks fans hoping to see Kiara explore a romance with Rafe in season 5 may not get their wish. Madison Bailey posted a TikTok on Tuesday, July 2, showing the cast on set. A fan replied in the comments section, writing, “Maddie tell Kiara I want her with Rafe now!” Bailey, 26, replied and made it clear she wasn’t as on board with the fictional couple. “She said no,” she said. Bailey’s opinion comes as some viewers were hoping season 5 would be the time for Kiara and arch nemesis Rafe (Drew Starkey) to explore their chemistry. Other fans,…
The Indiana Fever secured the 2025 WNBA Commissioner’s Cup Championship Tuesday night in Minnesota, the first in franchise history, pulling out a 74-59 win over the 2024 reigning Finals champs, the Minnesota Lynx. Injuries have posed some adversity for the Fever this season. And while they headed into the Cup Final without starting guard Caitlin Clark, who’s been battling a groin injury, Indiana rallied around their core of old and new. “Learning to play without her [Caitlin], learning to make big plays in tough moments on both ends of the floor, is important, because that’s going to pay dividends down…
Carlos Alcaraz, Aryna Sabalenka and the end of London’s tropical heatwave have ensured that a sense of normality has returned to the lawns of Wimbledon on day three of the tournament after two sweat-soaked days of shocks. A stream of big names – including Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev – have crashed and burned in the oven-like temperatures of the first round. So when Alcaraz walked onto Centre Court on Wednesday in his quest for a third successive title against British qualifier Oliver Tarvet, the thought surely lurked somewhere in his mind that he could be…
That’s essentially what Amazon and its CEO Andy Jassy is requiring its corporate managers to start factoring into employee performance evaluations beginning this quarter, Business Insider reported on Wednesday. The move codifies and formalizes what was previously implied: that Amazon managers should evaluate employees in part on how well their actions live up to the company’s 16 Leadership Principles – corporate totems or values like “Bias for Action,” “Customer Obsession, and “Frugality” that are supposed to guide behavior, decision-making, and new-idea development inside the tech behemoth. “By making Leadership Principles a formal input… the updated process helps us strengthen the…
Credit: Colleen E. Hayes/Netflix Netflix Bet: Renewed for season 2 Bridgerton: Renewed for seasons 5 and 6 Forever: Renewed for season 2 Love on the Spectrum: Renewed for season 4 Million Dollar Secret: Renewed for season 2 Ransom Canyon: Renewed for season 2 My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman: Renewed for seasons 6 and 7 The Four Seasons: Renewed for season 2 The Diplomat: Renewed for season 4 My Life With the Walter Boys: Renewed for season 3 Survival of the Thickest: Renewed for season 3 Tires: Renewed for season 3 A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder: Renewed for…
The New York Rangers traded RFA defenseman K’Andre Miller in a sign-and-trade to the Carolina Hurricanes for defenseman Scott Morrow, a conditional 2026 first-round pick, and a 2026 second-round pick. The condition on the first round is that it’s top 10 protected, the better of the Dallas Stars, Carolina picks. Vince Z. Mercogliano: “If neither of CAR’s first-round picks are in the top 10, the #NYR will receive the better pick. If one is in the top 10, NYR will receive the other. If both are in the top 10, NYR will receive the better of CAR’s two 2027 firsts.”…
This summer’s flight headaches, many of them caused by extreme weather, continue to wreak havoc at airports across the US and beyond, with 11,337 delays and 2,077 cancellations reported so far. And it’s not likely to get much better any time soon.The hardest-hit airports on Monday, which saw the bulk of the cancellations, were Newark Liberty International, Dallas–Fort Worth International, and LaGuardia, according to FlightAware. The delays and cancellations at those airports were due to storms and staffing issues.The National Weather Service said Dallas–Fort Worth Airport saw record rainfall between Sunday and Monday with 9.19 inches of rain, making it…
Warner Music Group CEO Robert Kyncl has announced what he calls the “remaining steps in our plan to help future-proof the company”.This seemingly final stage in Warner’s recent restructuring under Kyncl is expected to further reduce the company’s annual costs by around USD $300 million on an annualized run-rate basis by the end of fiscal year 2027.Just over half of that annual $300 million cost-cutting target ($170 million) will be achieved via headcount reductions at WMG, said the company.A further $30 million of savings will be achieved by reducing costs (like admin and real estate expenses) directly related to the headcount…