Month: March 2021

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are branching off from the rest of the Royal Family — at least on social media. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle debuted their own joint Instagram account on Tuesday, sharing several photos from their recent trips around the world. Kensington Palace doesn’t seem to mind: The “Kensington Royal” account promoted…

A federal judge issued an order temporarily blocking the Trump administration from implementing and expanding its “Remain in Mexico” policy, which requires certain non-Mexican migrants who claim asylum at ports of entry along the border to wait in Mexico while their requests are processed. In his order, which takes effect Friday afternoon, U.S. District Judge…

President Trump tweeted about a possible third summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday and said the country has “tremendous potential for … extraordinary growth, economic success and riches” under his leadership. “I agree with Kim Jong Un of North Korea that our personal relationship remains very good, perhaps the term excellent…

Banff, Alberta — Outdoor apparel company The North Face said Thursday three members of its Global Athlete Team are presumed dead after an avalanche in Alberta’s Banff National Park. The company said renowned American alpinist Jess Roskelley and Austrian climbers David Lama and Hansjörg Auer are missing.  Roskelley climbed Mount Everest in 2003 at age…

— World Wrestling Entertainment is attempting to land their first-ever Emmy nomination, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The company has set up a screening of last year’s Tribute to the Troops show for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences on May 28 (which will be followed by a Q&A regarding the special). For more on…

Rains from Cyclone Kenneth, the second tropical storm to hit Mozambique in just six weeks, continued to pound the country’s northeast on Monday causing massive flooding and destruction as the death toll from the storm jumped. Mozambique’s National Institute for Disaster Management said the death toll from the storm that slammed into the country at…

Seoul, South Korea — South Korea’s military said Thursday that North Korea fired projectiles from the western part of the country into the sea. The U.S. tracked three short-range ballistic missiles, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reported.  It marked the second North Korea launch in just five days. The North fired several projectiles from its…

Jerusalem — Israeli police shot and killed a 16-year-old Palestinian near the West Bank separation barrier on Friday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, while in Jerusalem’s Old City, an alleged Palestinian attacker was killed after stabbing and injuring two Israelis, according to Israeli police. The outbreak of violence came as tens of thousands of worshippers…

The 40th birthday of Ironman was always going to be a special race, and so it proved with the Kona debut of Javier Gomez, course records broken, emotional stories of redemption and some heavyweights showdowns between the world’s greatest long-course athletes. Advertisement Grabbing the headlines in the men’s elite event was Patrick Lange, who broke…

1941  Minneapolis, Minnesota: – Bronko Nagurski won the National Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title from Ray Steele 1952  San Francisco, California:  – Hombre Montana defeated Mike Sharpe to win the San Francisco NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Title 1963 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: – Mitsu Arakawa and Kinji Shibuya defeated Gene Kiniski and Mr. X for…