The plane was flying over Kent at the time (Picture: Markus Mainka) A British Airways plane with 180 passengers on board came a few feet away from colliding with a drone over Kent, according to a report. The Airbus A321 from Athens, Greece, to London Heathrow was flying at speed of more than 250mph at a […]
‘People call me a lesbian, as if that’s a bad thing’
Red Roses star Meg Jones shares her story ahead of England’s next Six Nations game (Picture: Matthew Gordon) ‘This is my journey, it’s no-one else’s.’ says Meg Jones firmly. The Welsh-born rugby star is part of the Red Roses squad deployed to the 2024 Women’s Six Nations. In the opening weekend of the tournament, England […]
East Bay drug lab raid ends in arrest, detonation of explosive substance
BRENTWOOD – East Bay authorities on Tuesday raided a suspected drug lab in Brentwood, arresting a 29-year-old man and detonating three containers filled with an explosive substance. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Man shot and killed Thursday afternoon in Oakland Crime and Public Safety | Alameda County man pleads guilty to selling counterfeit […]
Prep roundup: Acalanes’ Peter Thorn pitches no-hitter to beat rival Miramonte
Baseball No. 3 Acalanes 1, Miramonte 0 Hard to imagine a hotter pitcher than Acalanes senior Peter Thorn. The big fella — he’s listed as 6-foot-4, 260 pounds — was impressive before he stepped onto the mound Thursday and only enhanced his resume in a nonleague game against rival Miramonte. Thorn pitched a no-hitter with […]
Former gubernatorial hopeful Greg Lopez gets GOP nomination for 4th District special election
Republicans in Colorado’s sprawling 4th Congressional District on Thursday night chose former Parker Mayor Greg Lopez as their nominee to appear on the June 25 special election ballot to fill out the rest of former Rep. Ken Buck’s term. Lopez, a conservative who ran unsuccessfully for Colorado governor in 2018 and 2022, has said publicly […]
I don’t want kids, I want to have sex with my husband on edibles
‘I like my life as it is…’ (Picture: Getty) Welcome to How I Do It, the series in which we give you a seven-day sneak peek into the sex life of a stranger. This week we hear from Claire*, a 33-year-old digital marketer, who lives between Greenwich, London and Cape Town, South Africa. She’s happily married […]
Rockies drubbed in historic fashion by Diamondbacks in opening night disaster
PHOENIX — If Thursday night’s performance at Chase Field had been a Broadway play, the Rockies’ show would have closed after one performance. Before the reviews even came out. That’s how bad opening night was for the Rockies, whose third-inning pratfall set a bushel of records and set the stage for a 16-1 loss to […]
Guardians 8, Athletics 0: Sparse crowd ushers in Oakland’s 57th (perhaps final) season
OAKLAND – One of the smallest Opening Day crowds in the Oakland A’s 57-year history showed Thursday night for possibly their final season debut at the Coliseum — an 8-0 shutout loss to the Cleveland Guardians. While some fans bunkered in the parking lot to protest the A’s planned relocation to Las Vegas, there wasn’t […]
Rangers beat Avs in shootout as Nathan MacKinnon’s home point streak comes to end
Avalanche Podcast: Are the Rangers for real, plus plenty of Avs talk with Peter Baugh If Thursday night was a Stanley Cup Final preview, sign Avs fans up. Only with a different outcome. New York beat Colorado 3-2 in a shootout at Ball Arena, giving the Rangers two extra-time wins over Colorado this year, in […]
Man shot and killed Thursday afternoon in Oakland
OAKLAND – A man was shot and killed Thursday afternoon in Oakland, police said. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Alameda County man pleads guilty to selling counterfeit nuclear submarine, aircraft and missile parts Crime and Public Safety | East Bay man convicted of throwing bombs at police during high-speed chase Crime and Public […]
Taraji P. Henson Thought She Had No Chance Getting Cast in ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’
Taraji P. Henson | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic David Fincher and Brad Pitt were already very familiar with each other by the time Benjamin Button came around. But working with the two was a completely different experience for the Empire star. According to an interview from Actor Taraji P. Henson collaborated with Oscar-winner Brad Pitt for the David […]
Rockies’ offense, which struggled mightily last season, faces big early test vs. D-backs
PHOENIX — Bud Black tosses out baseball truisms almost daily. “That’s baseball,” the Rockies manager loves to say about the quirks of the grand old game. Here’s another favorite: “Every day is a test.” For a Rockies’ offense that struggled to find its identity and produce some power last season, the test began Thursday night […]