A children’s book checked out from the Boise, Idaho, public library in 1910 vanished for 111 years only to be returned anonymously, library officials said.A copy of “New Chronicles of Rebecca” by Kate Douglas Wiggin, still in good condition, was recently returned to the Garden Valley District Library, about 51 miles outside of Boise, city…Continue Reading
AUSTIN, Texas — Luz Rivas remembers seeing the word on her mother’s residency card as a child: “alien.”In the stark terms of the government, it signaled her mother was not yet a citizen of the U.S. But to her young daughter, the word had a more personal meaning. Even though they were going through the…Continue Reading
A man was being examined at a hospital after he was found in a plane’s landing gear compartment at Miami International Airport Saturday morning, authorities said.The 26-year-old was apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers after he “attempted to evade detection in the landing gear compartment of an aircraft arriving from Guatemala,” the agency…Continue Reading
A retired police officer who was working as a security guard for a television news crew when he was shot Wednesday in Oakland, California, died from his injuries Saturday morning, authorities said.”This unfortunate loss of life marks the City of Oakland’s 126th life lost to violence,” the city’s police department said in a statement.His former…Continue Reading
November 28, 2021 2:13 am ET Now that the regular season is over for Penn State, the offseason is essentially here. Sure, there is a bowl game to still look forward to that gives Penn State an opportunity to end the season on a winning note, but now is the time to pay close attention…Continue Reading
BATON ROUGE, La. — Back when LSU’s bowl chances appeared slim and none, Ed Orgeron described blue skies and white beaches as the ideal setting for his final game coaching the Tigers.Orgeron is headed to the beach with his girlfriend, but not in any official capacity.”I’m packing to go to Destin,” Orgeron said. “I’ll be…Continue Reading
PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid made his long-awaited return to the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night after missing nine games, only two of which the Sixers won, due to a positive COVID-19 test.While Embiid was a welcome sight for anybody associated with the organization, it shouldn’t be a big surprise that the Sixers struggled for stretches…Continue Reading
Notre Dame dominated Stanford 45-14 to close their 2021 regular season campaign and moved to 11-1. Was it enough for Notre Dame to get more respect in terms of a College Football Playoff appearance? According to ESPN, no, and not even close. ESPN has 14 college football staffers pick their four CFP teams each week…Continue Reading
Blac Chyna Omicron Variant’s on the Loose … Like I Said, Get Jabbed!!! 11/27/2021 4:58 PM PT TMZ.com Blac Chyna’s advice on the new ‘rona variant is about the same from when she was screaming in an airport not too long ago — everyone’s gotta get vaccinated, and now. We spoke to the influencer and…Continue Reading
Yoko Ono Vindicated in Beatles Doc Over Claims She Broke Up Band 11/27/2021 4:31 PM PT Yoko Ono’s name has been cleared of a tired old narrative that she was solely responsible for breaking up The Beatles … at least according to Yoko Ono, and maybe Peter Jackson. John Lennon’s widow tweeted out an article…Continue Reading