International News (Page 113)

Gilbert Gottfried possessed one of the most famous voices in modern American entertainment: screechy, delightedly abrasive, unmistakably New York. The voice was his professional signature and disembodied calling card.But that was not exactly how he spoke behind the scenes.Gottfried, who died Tuesday after a long illness, reportedly exaggerated his vocal style to make people laugh.…Continue Reading

Walmart’s plan to recruit truckers to its private fleet by offering drivers double the median pay for shorter hauls is just the latest example of how the rise of e-commerce has changed the trucking industry, experts said.The retail giant announced plans last week to increase pay for drivers delivering goods and products to its warehouses…Continue Reading

When I was 9 years old, I came down with a terrifying bout of pneumonia and ended up in the hospital for a week. I remember having a panic attack when I couldn’t catch my breath and my mother, scared, called a doctor for help. He arrived quickly and calmed me down with his gentle…Continue Reading

Billionaire Elon Musk is facing a lawsuit following a week of headlines created by his purchase of 9.2 percent of Twitter’s stock. An investor sued Musk on Tuesday and proposed a class-action lawsuit against him for not disclosing his purchase to the Securities and Exchange Commission sooner. The plaintiff, Marc Rasella, said in the lawsuit…Continue Reading

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has praised President Joe Biden for accusing the Russian military of committing “genocide” in Ukraine.Biden described the Russian invasion as a genocide for the first time during a speech in Iowa on Tuesday, while also referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “dictator.” A short time later, Zelensky praised Biden…Continue Reading

The internet is rallying against a man who took his niece on vacation and not his daughter.Posted to Reddit’s popular “AmITheA**hole forum, using the account u/throwaway63618293, a man shared his story and let the “AITA” community decide if he should be considered the a**hole in his situation. The post has over 8,000 upvotes and 2,000…Continue Reading

Colorado Representative Lauren Boebert, who has been linked to the QAnon conspiracy movement, will face a Republican primary challenge from a state lawmaker who has called her “juvenile antics” an embarrassment.Don Coram, a GOP state senator from Colorado’s western slope, will appear on the June primary ballot after election officials announced Tuesday he had gathered…Continue Reading

With the Brooklyn Nets clinching a playoff berth by defeating Cleveland in the first game of the Eastern Conference play-in tournament, their 2022 first-round pick due to the Houston Rockets will be at No. 16, 17, or 18 overall. Here’s a look at the remaining scenarios. Since Brooklyn made the 2022 playoffs, it is now…Continue Reading

Multiple services will be held in the coming days to honor Dwayne Haskins’ life after the former NFL and Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback was killed in South Florida early Saturday morning after he was hit by a dump truck. A memorial service in New Jersey – where Haskins was born and raised until his high school years…Continue Reading