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Stanley Ho, the flashy casino tycoon who helped turn Macau into the world’s biggest gambling hub, has died, his family confirmed Tuesday. He was 98. The Hong Kong native known as the “King of Gambling” ushered in a new era of gaming in China by building what was once a sleepy Portuguese colony into a …
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A portion of ESPN’s 10-part documentary series “The Last Dance” explored the prolonged tension between Michael Jordan and Isiah Thomas, digging into the infamous walk-off game and Thomas curiously being left off the 1992 Olympic Dream Team. Over the years, Jordan denied having any involvement in Thomas not making the Dream Team, the first American …
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A coronavirus cluster was detected Tuesday on a freight ship berthed in the Australian west coast port of Fremantle, raising questions about why local authorities weren’t alerted to the danger. Six of 48 crew members from the Al Kuwait tested positive for the virus four days after the livestock carrier arrived from the United Arab …
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On Sunday, Chicago’s first openly gay mayor, Lori Lightfoot, mounted a raid on a black South Side church for holding services in defiance of her coronavirus lockdown orders. Lightfoot reportedly sent three marked squad cars and two unmarked cars full of officers to the Chicago Cornerstone Baptist Church in the South Side’s Woodlawn neighborhood. Woodlawn …
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Kobe would be jumping for joy. Capri Bryant, daughter of late NBA star Kobe Bryant, took her first steps today. Proud mama and widow of Kobe, Vanessa Bryant, proudly took to Instagram to show off that her 11-month-old baby has begun to walk. “So proud of my Koko Bean,” she posted to the site. “Capri …
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“The Last Dance” is over, but critiques of its main character are not. Former NBA player and ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins became one of the latest to speak out on how the ESPN documentary shed light on Michael Jordan bullying his teammates, who were often left being negatively portrayed at his expense. “When you look …
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China urged US officials Monday to undo new sanctions against nearly three dozen companies amid growing tensions between the two nations. The demand came three days after the US Department of Commerce blacklisted more than 30 Chinese firms and government enterprises with alleged links to China’s military activities and human-rights abuses. Washington “violated the basic …
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Meghan Markle believed there was a “conspiracy” hatched against her by royals once she moved into Kensington Palace during her courtship with Prince Harry. Markle, 38, began to fear the palace’s courtiers were out to harm her reputation due to her American style of management once the couple moved into Frogmore Cottage. “She was convinced there was …
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by dwyanewade (@dwyanewade) on May 23, 2020 at 3:53pm PDT Dwyane Wade is embracing the “red hair don’t care” attitude. Over the weekend, the former NBA star, 38, documented a series of hair transformations on social media, ranging from pink to bright red. Dwyane Wade and daughter …
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Chinese plans to tighten legal control over Hong Kong represents “a death knell” for the former British colony’s relative independence from the mainland regime, according to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. “The decision to bypass Hong Kong’s well-established legislative processes and ignore the will of the people of Hong Kong would be a death knell …
Stanley Ho, the flashy casino tycoon who helped turn Macau into the world’s biggest gambling hub, has died, his family confirmed Tuesday. He was 98. The Hong Kong native known as the “King of Gambling” ushered in a new era of gaming in China by building what was once a sleepy Portuguese colony into a …
