Uefa has warned Gianni Infantino that his style of leadership cannot continue in demanding a thorough and fundamental review of Fifa’s governance. In a strongly worded statement that referred to “secret schemes”, “shabby backroom deals” and “faceless individuals”, the Uefa leadership made clear it wants change at the top of Fifa, despite the world governing … Read more
Last September, David Hopkinson, just installed as Newcastle’s chief executive, perched on a stool at a downstairs corner table in Shearer’s Bar at St James’ Park and between sips of zero alcohol lager, likened Eddie Howe to Bruce Springsteen. According to Hopkinson, Newcastle’s manager was “the Boss” and “the talent”. He conjured up an imaginary … Read more
A woman who lost her arm after she was viciously attacked by a great white shark while out for a morning swim has been identified as a “loving” teacher and new mother whose baby was at the beach at the time. Leah Stewart, 35, is on life support after she was bitten multiple times off … Read more
A pair of Indiana firefighters were hailed for their quiet act of patriotism when they returned an American flag that had been blown from one man’s balcony. Cody McLeod and Brian Haskell, two firefighters with the South Bend Fire Department, stopped during a cruise through a quaint neighborhood when they spotted an American flag torn … Read more
“The Lost Boys” and “Schmmegadon!” They each received 12 Tony Award nominations on Tuesday, with the nominees also making John Squibb the oldest Tony-nominated actor in history at 96 years old. Danny Burstyn is now the most nominated male actor in Tony history. “The Lost Boys,” an adaptation of the 1987 teen vampire film, and … Read more
Local news The 3-year-old Catahoula leopard dog has been missing since Friday afternoon and has only been seen once since. Cash, a 3-year-old Catahoula panther, has been missing since Friday afternoon. Tanya Kobeli The ongoing search for a missing family dog in the Merrimack Valley has been bolstered with the help of police drone technology. … Read more
Baz Luhrmann is hoping to make one of Elvis Presley’s biggest dreams come true many years after his death, thanks to his new documentary EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert. Ahead of filming his 2022 biopic on the late singer’s life starring Austin Butler, Luhrmann, 63, sent researchers to a literal salt mine in Kansas to … Read more
In 1991, Spin magazine took the Compton rap collective N.W.A out to eat for a profile at the Russian Tea Room in Manhattan. The white author presents gangsta rap as a cynical enterprise, no different than escapist, violent popcorn blockbusters. “They’re not stupid, even though you may think so by the time you finish this … Read more
The death of Dilbert creator Scott Adams in January at age 68 was followed by obituaries with a predictably wide range in tone. While some were charitable to the late cartoonist, most were less forgiving. Adams’s long leap into infamy on the back of countless racist, sexist, transphobic, and antisemitic statements, and his close association … Read more
Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images “Lost” star Evangeline Lilly has suffered brain damage from a recent injury, she revealed on Instagram. The actress took to Instagram to give fans an update on her injury, which she suffered in May when she fainted on the beach and fell face-first into a boulder. Lilly said in a video that … Read more