Snatching Little League team’s title is a lousy move
To paraphrase the ESPN “30 for 30” sports documentary opening: “What if I told you that a sport based on lying, cheating and rule bending worked perfectly fine as long…
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Joseline Hernandez Thinks She Inspired Cookie’s Character On ‘Empire’
Love and Hip Hop Atlanta reality star Joseline Hernandez is out in the world thinking that she was the inspiration for Empire’s Cookie. Really. Read the whole story at The…
Affluent Private Universities Are Tax Shelters For The Rich…And The Rest Of Us Are Picking Up The Tab
The following story was first published by Capital and Main and published here in collaboration with The Huffington Post. Sign up here for email updates from Capital & Main. Private…
Fox on the box: What happened to the U.S. World Cup TV war?
It’s one of the biggest sporting events on the planet and in a growing market for new fans, football’s global governing body has cut a media rights deal for the…
We Partnered With A Pizzeria To Make The Largest Heart-Shaped Pizza Ever
You don’t necessarily need love on Valentine’s Day when you can have the largest heart-shaped pizza ever created instead. Big Mama’s & Papa’s Pizzeria makes the “largest pizza commercially available”…
1993 World Trade Center Bombing Fast Facts
The 1,200 lb bomb was in a Ryder truck parked in a parking garage beneath the World Trade Center. An estimated 50,000 people were evacuated. Ramzi Yousef directed the organization…
Eurozone Growth Exceeds Expectations
PARIS — The European economy grew slightly more than expected in the fourth quarter of 2014, official data showed on Friday, as Germany’s growth accelerated more than enough to offset…
David Carr, a Journalist at the Center of the Sweet Spot
For a while, a few years ago, there was a weekly video on the New York Times website called The Sweet Spot, taped during off hours in the cafeteria on…
As Woods Motivates Vonn, Her Finale Is Positive if Not Medal Worthy
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — Lindsey Vonn and Tiger Woods kissed in the finish area Thursday after Vonn struggled and finished 27th in the first run of the giant slalom at…
Amy Pascal, Ex-Sony Chief, Acknowledges She Was Fired
In her first interview since her exit as co-chairman of Sony Pictures, Amy Pascal opened up about her departure and acknowledged it wasn’t voluntary. Speaking to journalist Tina Brown at…
Bethany Mota Leads A Colorful Dance Party In ‘Need You Right Now’ Music Video
YouTuber Bethany Mota just dropped a music video for her song “Need You Right Now,” and it’s one big splash of color. Set in a world where everyone wears drab…
’60 Minutes’ correspondent Bob Simon dies in car accident
“Bob was, and I’ll tell you it’s very hard to talk about him in the past tense, but Bob was for the last five decades, simply one of the best,…
At Cricket World Cup, a Group of Underdogs Gets a Rare Opportunity
It would be hard to find two words that seem so ill-matched as “Afghanistan cricket.” Yet this month, the national team of that war-torn country will begin play in cricket’s…
‘Our Sister Lived In The Bushes And Tried To Hire Someone To Kill Her’ (VIDEO)
Ann Marie and Jackie say their sister, Colleen, lives in a world of make-believe where she constantly plays the victim and lies for money and attention. They say she once…
Mireia Miro: The alpine adventurer who skis up mountains
That’s the distance Mireia Miro estimates she covers every season in a bid to stay fit for the lung-busting sport of ski mountaineering. “In a normal winter, when we start…
We Asked Men About Women’s ‘Numbers,’ And Here Are Their Awesome Responses
It’s not exactly a shock these days that women want and have sex about as much as men. And yet the oh-so-progressive world we live in is far from accepting…
Caroline Wozniacki: Tennis player, marathoner and now swimsuit model
Her pal, world No. 1 Serena Williams, along with Maria Sharapova and Ana Ivanovic, have featured in the swimsuit edition in the past and the Dane couldn’t wait to join…
The 10 Sexiest Places In The World Are Exactly Where You Think They Would Be
We already knew that the sexiest men in the world are from Australia, and the sexiest women in the world are from Brazil. And the best place to wander around…
Meet The 5 Oldest People In The World And Their Secrets To A Long Life
We can all agree that it’s a great feat to live to be 100 — but it’s an even greater feat if you live well, well past it. Believe it…
New Survey Declares British Sexiest Accent In The World
Blimey! Anglophiles had it right all along. In a new survey taken by Time Out magazine, Brits come out on top as having the sexiest accents in the world. (To…
4 essential things to know about Joburg history
Modern Johannesburg was born with the discovery of gold. Almost overnight, it became one of the fastest-growing cities in the world as fortune-seekers rushed in. The stories that make up…
Photo secrets of Marrakech: How to shoot the Red City
Despite the reluctance of many in the city to have their image captured on film, the city already enjoys a strong relationship with the camera. It’s the only place in…
Residency Questions Continue To Dog Chicago Little League Champions
CHICAGO (AP) — Citing “new information,” Little League International officials met Tuesday to discuss whether last summer’s Little League World Series national championship team from Chicago’s South Side added top…
The More She Explains, The Madder I Get. Why Can’t America Have Nice Things?
www.upworthy.com: Only seven countries in the world don’t require paid maternity leave. Bet you can guess one of them. \
New ‘Pitch Perfect 2’ Trailer Run The World
Who run the world? GIRLS. The Barden Bella girls, to be more specific. In the latest trailer for “Pitch Perfect 2,” the Bellas try get their suspension lifted after Amy…
See The Amazing Moment When A Deaf Person Hears For The First Time
Imagine hearing the sound of your own voice, or the voice of a loved one, for the very first time. For those of us who have always been able to…
Tina Maze bids to make World Championship history
Monday’s gold medal win in the Alpine Combined, to go with a silver in the Super-G and gold in the Downhill at this year’s Alpine World Ski Championships, means Maze…
How Our Obsession With Dogs May Actually Be Ruining Man’s Best Friend
Our friendly domestic dogs have come a long way from their wolf ancestors, and it’s all thanks to us. “Somehow there’s this misconception that dog breeds actually exist — like…
Slovenia’s Tina Maze Wins the Alpine Combined and Basks Atop the Skiing World
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — Tina Maze kicked a cartwheel across the finish area. She had reason to celebrate: She had just won the combined event at the World Ski Championships…
U.S. Is Seeking Felony Pleas by Big Banks in Foreign Currency Inquiry
In the final stages of a long-running investigation into corruption in the world’s largest financial market, federal prosecutors have recently informed Barclays, JPMorgan Chase, the Royal Bank of Scotland and…