Novak Djokovic plans to skip US Open due to COVID vaccination rules
Karanik Yimpat / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic won Wimbledon on Sunday, beating Australian player Nick Kyrgios in the final in what will likely be Djokovic’s final Grand Slam appearance this year.
For a second co…
US says drone strike kills ISIS leader in Syria
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A U.S. military drone strike in northwest Syria has killed the top ISIS leader in Syria, U.S. Central Command said Tuesday.
The drone strike is the latest in a series of operations targeting terrorist leaders…
‘Succession’, ‘Ted Lasso’ lead the pack with nominations for the 74th Annual Emmy Awards
HBOThe 74th Emmy Awards nominations were announced Tuesday, and HBO’sSuccessionled the pack with 25 noms. Another HBO drama,The White Lotus, scored 20, tying with Apple TV+’s previous Emmy sweeperTed Lassoin the Comedy category.
HBO’sHacksand Hulu’sOn…
Jill Biden apologizes after comparing diversity of Latinos to breakfast tacos
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — First lady Jill Biden apologized Tuesday through her spokesperson after receiving public backlash for saying in a speech Monday that Latinos are “as unique as breakfast tacos.”
Spokesperson Michael LaRosa tweeted a brief apolog…
San Francisco couple allowed to use driveway after being fined $1,500
Lauritz Mogensen / EyeEm/Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) — A San Francisco couple who was recently fined $1,542 for parking on their own property — with the threat of a $250-per-day fee if they didn’t stop — is now allowed to park on their carpad once a…
OB-GYN plans offshore abortion clinic
Every state along the U.S. Gulf Coast – Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida – plans to impose abortion bans of varying degrees. Instead of running an abortion clinic along the Gulf, Dr. Meg Autry envisions running
US tourist falls into Mount Vesuvius after taking selfie
S. Amantini/De Agostini via Getty Images, FILE(NAPLES, Italy) — An American tourist fell into Mount Vesuvius, an active volcano in Italy, after trespassing to take a selfie, officials said.
The 23-year-old man, who dropped his phone and tried to retr…
Kevin Bacon turning quiz show host with ‘Lucky 13’
ABC/Randy HolmesThose “six degrees of Kevin Bacon” are about to get a lot shorter for contestants on a forthcoming quiz show.
Variety reports the famously-connected actor will headline and co-produce Lucky 13, from the creators of the one-time phenome…
Wendy Williams reveals what she wants in a future partner
ABCWendy Williams is open to finding love again, but that doesn’t mean she sees wedding bells in the future.
“I can’t wait to fall in love,” the Wendy Williams Show star told HollywoodLife. “However, there’s no money in getting married, so I will neve…
Crowds line Tokyo streets to mourn former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images(TOKYO) — Crowds gathered on Tuesday to pay respects and lay flowers near former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s private funeral at Zojoji temple in Tokyo.
Abe was shot and killed in Nara on Friday while campaigning f…