Mr. Towne was no stranger to the pleasures and perils of that hedonistic era. His first marriage, to actress Julie Payne, ended acrimoniously after he had affairs with both Patrice Donnelly and Mariel Hemingway, who co-starred as track athletes in the first film he directed, the 1982 box office hit “Personal Best.” (There were also … Read more
Matt Pyzdrowski is a coach and former goalkeeper who played professionally in the United States and Sweden. He is a goalkeeper analyst for The Athletics. With Turkey still leading 2-1 deep into second-half injury time last night and Austria desperately seeking an equaliser, Turkish goalkeeper Mert Gunok produced the best save of the tournament, miraculously … Read more
Until the discovery of antibiotic drugs in the last century, doctors often performed amputations to save the life of a patient with an infected wound. But humans aren’t the only animals that perform these types of operations on each other. Scientists have discovered that a species of ant native to the southeastern United States also … Read more
Donald Trump and his campaign are hoping to keep President Biden in the race, according to four people familiar with private conversations, and believe they can beat him even with Trump’s felony conviction and other charges. But they are also ramping up attacks on Vice President Harris. Publicly, Trump and his allies have dismissed suggestions … Read more
The Caesar salad has something to celebrate: it’s 100 years old. Italian immigrant Caesar Cardini is said to have invented the dish on July 4, 1924, at his restaurant Caesar’s Place in Tijuana, MexicoIt was a sultry night and Cardini was struggling to feed the influx of Californians who had crossed the border to escape … Read more
Updated July 3 with details from a new report about how the design is being updated with a new processor in multiple models of the iPhone 16, and Ming-Chi Kuo’s report about increased battery density. The next iPhones, the iPhone 16 series, are expected to feature models with an all-new battery design, with battery life … Read more
This boy was not breaks his favorite toy. Travis Kelce recently shared the one thing he told himself over and over again when he took the Eras Tour stage on June 23 for a cameo in which he carried his girlfriend Taylor Swift on the catwalk. “All I said to myself was, ‘Don’t drop the … Read more
Klay Thompson’s departure from the Warriors came with an attempt to repair a long-broken marriage. On both sides, but to varying degrees. Six weeks before Thompson signed a three-year, $50 million contract with the Dallas Mavericks on Monday, he accepted Warriors owner Joe Lacob’s offer to play a round of golf at Riviera Country Club … Read more
Florida’s Space Coast hosted a whopping 48 space rocket launches in the first six months of this year. The question: Will the home of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station break the 100-launch barrier by Dec. 31? By comparison, last year saw a record 72 launches into space, setting a new … Read more
Hyoung Chang/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post/Getty Images/Archive Colorado health officials have identified the state’s human case of bird flu linked to an ongoing outbreak in dairy cattle. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) CNN — A fourth person in the United States has tested positive for H5 avian influenza, as part of … Read more