Alexis Altobelli, who lost her parents and sister in the crash that killed Kobe Bryant, will get an internship at a top sports agency, per the Lakers legend’s wishes, the agency’s namesake told the Los Angeles Times. As the doomed helicopter made its way to Bryant’s Newbury Park sports academy last month, the 41-year-old superstar…… MORE
A growing list of American universities have canceled study abroad programs as the novel coronavirus continues to spread. At least five universities have suspended programs in Italy, where the number of confirmed cases has risen to 374, including 12 deaths. “This was a difficult decision for the university to make, given that these students were…… MORE
The Boston Red Sox, out of an abundance of caution, have kept a prospect from Taiwan from reporting to the team’s spring training complex in Fort Myers, Florida because of coronavirus fears, CNN has learned. This was first reported by the Boston Globe. The player, 20-year-old right-handed pitcher Chih-Jung Liu, is doing well. The Red…… MORE
A group of paleontologists say the tiny freckles they found on a rock could hold the key to understanding the origins of plant life on earth. The freckles, Virginia Tech researchers say, are actually billion-year-old seaweed microfossils. They substantially push back the current record of the multicelluar green plant by nearly 200 million years, according…… MORE
Missouri deer hunters donated nearly 350,000 pounds of venison to food banks and pantries across the state this season, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) said in a news release. The hunters donated the meat to Missouri’s Share the Harvest program, which provides “lean, healthy” venison to help feed hungry Missourians. “Hunters started Share the…… MORE
Hope for treating the novel coronavirus could be on the horizon, as the first US study of a drug to treat the illness is underway. So far, there is no cure or vaccine for the virus, which has infected more than 80,000 people and killed over 2,700 worldwide in the past few months. News of…… MORE
When federal agents busted into Anthony Todt’s Florida home to arrest him in a fraud case, they found the decomposing bodies of his wife and children. On Tuesday, a grand jury charged him with four counts of capital murder and one count of animal cruelty for killing the family dog, Florida State Attorney Aramis Ayala…… MORE
The mother of a Tennessee toddler missing for two months was arrested on Tuesday after giving investigators false information, police say. “During the course of the investigation, Megan ‘Maggie’ Boswell provided detectives and agents with a number of conflicting statements,” Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Capt. Andy Seabolt said in a statement. Further investigation, he…… MORE
A man is in custody after a woman reported being assaulted with a syringe in a Maryland grocery store, police said. The man has been arrested and charged with first- and second-degree assault and reckless endangerment, Anne Arundel County Police said in a release Tuesday. It is not clear if the suspect has retained an…… MORE
Michael Hertz, whose design firm produced the New York City subway map, has died, his son Eugene Hertz confirmed to CNN. He was 87. Hertz died of natural causes on February 18 at Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, New York, his son said. “In transit map circles, Mike was a giant,” Chuck Gordanier,…… MORE
