An Illinois State football coach abruptly quit the team Thursday, leaving a note on the door while exiting the facility.Kurt Beathard, who was the Redbirds’ offensive coordinator, told The Pantagraph he let a note that said “All Lives Matter to Our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ” before he left. Officials told the newspaper Wednesday he was…
A 15-year-old Florida teen has been arrested and charged with the murder of a Miami high school football coach, whom he was related to, and stealing over $7,000 from his home, according to multiple reports. Charles Alexander faces charges of second-degree murder and armed grand theft, and will eventually be charged as an adult, the…
Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY Published 8:16 a.m. ET July 9, 2020 CLOSE A former football player caught a 3-year-old boy thrown from a burning third-floor apartment balcony in Phoenix. StoryfulPhillip Blanks caught countless passes in his career as a wide receiver. None could have been as great as his diving grab last week.As a…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…