Neil Linderman stories
Southern schools illustrate complications of returning to classrooms amid pandemicVideo
As schools formulate their answers to the question of what the 2020 academic year will look like amid the covid-19 pandemic, reports out of Southern states, particularly Georgia, might add an extra layer of consternation among parents, teachers and school officials. The latest concerns a 7-year-old boy who became the...
Prognosticator with perfect track record says Biden will beat TrumpVideo
Joe Biden is leading President Trump in the polls — nationally and in a number of swing states. But a voter could be forgiven for not putting too much stock in those numbers — especially after Hillary Clinton’s lead over Trump in 2016 turned into an electoral college win for...
Navy cuts ties with museum over video of dogs biting man in Colin Kaepernick jerseyVideo
A viral video led to the Navy severing ties with an independent SEAL museum in Fort Pierce, Fla., according to a report from the Associated Press. The video, taken in 2018, shows four dogs in a K-9 demonstration latching onto a man in protective gear and draped in the No....
Dearth of blockbusters amid outbreak again delays AMC theater reopenings
With Major League Baseball and the NBA resuming play — albeit with coronavirus testing and safety protocols and without fans in the stands — Americans are getting back a small slice of normalcy and something to occupy their minds other than daily covid-19 case counts. But cases are again spiking...
Reports: White House complex cafeteria worker tests positive for covid-19
A cafeteria worker in the White House complex that caters to President Trump’s staffers has tested positive for the coronavirus, but the risk of transmission is considered to be low, according to multiple reports. The eatery is in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, according to NBC News. A report from...
Report: Kanye West campaign rally part of ‘terrible’ bipolar episodeVideo
Reports from a celebrity gossip site claim Kanye West’s recent behavior — including at a presidential campaign rally in which he cried, said he had wanted to have one of his children aborted and criticized abolitionist Harriet Tubman — is part of a “terrible” bipolar episode that has sent shockwaves...
Ex-Bears quarterback Jay Cutler’s search for killer of his chickens is suspense story of the summer
With the film industry and local movie theaters in the early stages of reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic, the summer’s most suspenseful murder mystery emerged from an unlikely source: former Broncos, Bears and Dolphins quarterback Jay Cutler’s Instagram account. The saga began last week, when Cutler set out to determine...
Ex-Pirate Bobby Bonilla still outearns some notable Major League Baseball playersVideo
Former Pirate Bobby Bonilla hasn’t played in the major leagues since 2001, when he suited up for the Cardinals. But he’s still collecting a check — $1,193,248.20 every July 1, per his buyout agreement with the New York Mets in 2000. It’s known derisively as Bobby Bonilla Day. The agreement...
Buffalo protester Martin Gugino released from hospital after being shoved by policeVideo
A Buffalo, N.Y., protester who was injured in an incident with police officers during a demonstration against police violence has been released from the hospital on Tuesday, the Buffalo News reports. Martin Gugino, 75, suffered injuries in the June 4 incident and had been hospitalized with a skull fracture, according...
Disney reimagining Splash Lagoon ride based on film dubbed racially offensive
The death of George Floyd continues to reverberate nationwide. The reaction to his death, after a Minnesota police officer kneeled on his neck for almost eight minutes, has taken the form of continuing protests, introspection and a national — if heated — conversation about race. Amid the fallout, some companies...
Makers of Dungeons & Dragons vow to be more inclusive, in fantasy world and the real one
Even in a fantasy world, words have real impact. The developers of Dungeons & Dragons, the classic fantasy adventure game, acknowledge that in a recent blog post and vow to be more inclusive, in the fantasy realm and in this one. The Wizards of the Coast and D&D team acknowledges...
Kennywood cancels Phantom Fright Nights, Happy Hauntings this year
Scares are the hallmark of Kennywood’s Halloween-season Phantom Fright Nights. But this year, the October fear is replaced by June disappointment. Kennywood announced Tuesday it’s canceling that October attraction — about a dozen nights a year when parts of the park are remade as haunted attractions — as well as...
Netflix documentary focuses on courage of U.S. gymnasts in Larry Nassar sex abuse scandalVideo
A Netflix documentary will focus on the gymnasts who survived abuse at the hands of USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University doctor Larry Nassar and the journalists who helped expose the culture that allowed it to continue for so long, according to People. Allegations against Nassar go back to the...
Study: ‘Wandering officers’ more likely to be fired again, receive violations
With violence committed by police sharply called into question the past several weeks, a new study aims to home in on a potential contributing factor in cases of officer misconduct. Among the findings of Ben Grunwald and John Rappaport, in a paper in the Yale Law Journal, is that officers...
$5M in covid-19 safety efforts planned when ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ filming resumes
Hollywood lore abounds with stories of fraught film shoots and technical difficulties. A famous one comes from the 1976 “Star Wars” production in Tunisia. Costumes broke, sand ruined equipment and windstorms pummeled sets. Famously, early in the process, even rain became an impediment — something that would have seemed unfathomable...
Confederate flag ban prompts obscure NASCAR driver Ray Ciccarelli to announce retirementVideo
While some NASCAR fans took to social media to disavow the sport over its ban on the Confederate flag, an obscure, part-time series driver did them one better. He announced he’s quitting. Ray Ciccarelli drives the No. 49 truck in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck series, according to...
Major League Baseball ump Angel Hernandez accused of eavesdropping on investigative callVideo
An umpire who has been in the spotlight for controversial calls, as well as for his lawsuit against MLB claiming racial discrimination, is being accused of eavesdropping on an investigative call with MLB officials. During a phone interview over rules confusion and a 14-minute delay during a game between the...
Lawyer spits on teen Wisconsin protest organizer, assaults officer, police sayVideo
What began as an argument with protesters has spiraled for a Wisconsin lawyer, who faces charges of battery, disorderly conduct, battery to a law enforcement officer and resisting/obstructing an officer, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The attorney, Stephanie Rapkin, 64, was arrested Saturday because police say she spit on...
Racist comments trigger another firing for Rochester, N.Y., radio duoVideo
Disclaimer: People in this story are quoted in their attempt to use an abbreviated version of a racial slur; they did not use the slur, itself. A Rochester, N.Y., radio duo with a history of bigoted on-air comments were fired Wednesday over an exchange in which they advocated for the...
82-year-old ‘Gamer Grandma’ takes YouTube break over commentsVideo
At 82, Shirley Curry doesn’t fit the mold. It’s endeared her to some online. For others, it’s made her a target. Curry of Rocky Mount, Va., was born the same year as the invention of what’s been hailed as the first programmable computer. Eight decades later, she shares with thousands...
‘Nonlethal’ crowd-control methods can cause serious injury, deathVideo
As protests continue in response to the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes, reports and social media videos are proliferating of the “nonlethal” methods being used to quell rallies. According to reports, peaceful...
$349 USB ‘bioshield’ taps into 5G, coronavirus conspiracy fears
Clark Stanley would be proud. The “Rattlesnake King,” a former cowboy, made a splash at the 1893 World’s Exposition in Chicago by cutting open a live snake in front of onlookers as a promotion for “Stanley’s Snake Oil,” a liniment later found to contain no snake oil of any kind,...
Sylvester Stallone trying to unload California vacation home for $3.35MVideo
We’ve all been there. You live in Los Angeles, and that ostentatious vacation home of yours southeast of the city is just a little too much. So you decide, “What the heck? I’ll let it go for $3.35 million. So what if that’s more than a million less than I...
Jimmy Buffett puts off Burgettstown show until 2021
Count Jimmy Buffett’s concert in Burgettstown this summer among the growing list of events that have fallen victim to the covid-19 pandemic. Buffett’s stop on the Slack Tide Tour is among 13 being moved to 2021, he announced Friday in a Facebook post. The S&T Bank Music Park date, originally...
Pirates affiliate among minor league baseball teams selling curbside fare
New releases available on-demand from your couch rather than on the big screen. Takeout-only dining. No-contact deliveries. Curbside pickup for wine. They’re all signs of the times — a way for businesses pummeled by the coronavirus pandemic to keep open their doors and continue paying employees. Count sports among the...
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