- 3d ago
Safety Harrison Smith agrees to one-year deal with Vikings for 15th NFL season
Safety Harrison Smith will return to the Minnesota Vikings for his 15th NFL season under a one-year contract valued at up to $16.25 million with incentives.
- Aug 13
19-year-old Liebmann wins 800m freestyle gold with European record at swimming EM in Paris
Johannes Liebmann became the first German swimmer to win a European title over 800m freestyle, lowering his own European record to 7:37.59 at the European Swimming Championships in Paris, with Sven Schwarz completing a German one-two.
- Aug 12
Quadarella wins third gold at European swimming championships as Pilato and Ceccon lose by centiseconds in Paris
Simona Quadarella claimed her third gold of the European Swimming Championships in Paris on 16 August, while teammates Benedetta Pilato and Thomas Ceccon each took silver, losing their finals by a single centisecond.
- Jul 14
Trump slashes Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears monuments by more than 90% to open land for mining and drilling
The executive orders reduce Grand Staircase-Escalante from 1.87 million acres to 181,500 acres and Bears Ears from 1.36 million acres to 121,100 acres, undoing protections established by Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.
- Jul 10
Ann Widdecombe killing was 'targeted attack', UK counter-terror police say; foreign interference not ruled out
Counter-terrorism police confirmed on Tuesday that the killing of former Conservative minister and Reform UK figure Ann Widdecombe, 78, was a targeted attack, and said investigators are keeping an open mind on whether foreign state interference played a role.
- Jun 28
Three firefighters killed in Utah-Colorado border wildfire as flames engulf 28,000 acres
Three federal firefighters died Saturday and two were injured when flames overtook their crew near the Utah-Colorado border. The Snyder Fire has burned 28,000 acres with zero containment, while the massive Cottonwood Fire in Utah has charred more than 92,000 acres.
- Jun 28
Courteney Cox and Johnny McDaid split amicably after 13-year relationship
Friends star Courteney Cox and Snow Patrol musician Johnny McDaid have ended their relationship, reports say. The split occurred months ago and was amicable, with both remaining devoted friends.
- Jun 19
James Burrows, pioneering sitcom director behind Friends and Cheers, dies at 85
James Burrows, the Emmy-winning director and co-creator who shaped sitcoms from Cheers and Taxi to Friends and The Big Bang Theory, has died at age 85 after a brief illness.
