11:13 PM ETESPN News Services LOS ANGELES -- Actor Chadwick Boseman, who starred as Black icon Jackie Robinson in "42" before rising to fame as the regal Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, died Friday of cancer, his representative said.He was 43.Boseman's death came as Major League Baseball observed Jackie Robinson Day, with teams…
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's defamation lawsuit against The New York Times will go to a trial, according to a federal judge's ruling Friday.There was “sufficient evidence to allow a rational finder of fact to find actual malice by clear and convincing evidence," Judge Jed S. Rakoff of Federal District Court in Manhattan determined.The judge…
Actor Chadwick Boseman has died at 43 after battling colon cancer for four years, according to a statement posted on his Twitter account. “It is with immeasurable grief that we confirm the passing of Chadwick Boseman,” the statement reads. “It was the honor of his life to bring King T’Challa to life in Black Panther.”…
J.K. Rowling is returning a coveted Ripple of Hope Award presented to her by the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organization in Dec. 2019 after recent remarks from the organization’s president criticizing the author for tweets and statements the organization deemed transphobic."Over the course of June 2020 – LGBTQ Pride Month – and much to my…
Law enforcement holds a line Tuesday in Kenosha, Wis. The union representing police officers in Kenosha says Jacob Blake, who was shot multiple times at close range and severely wounded by a police officer, was armed with a knife. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brandon Bell/Getty Images Law enforcement holds a line Tuesday…
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…