article The Clingmans Dome overlook tower, a major scenic viewing point along the Appalachian Trail, is viewed on May 11, 2018 near Cherokee, North Carolina. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images) The Brief The Great Smoky Mountains’ highest peak will be renamed Kuwohi, restoring its original Cherokee name after over 150 years.The U.S. Board of Geographic Names approved the change, requested by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.Kuwohi holds cultural significance for the Cherokee and is a sacred site in their ancestral homeland. GATLINBURG, Tenn. – A name chance is coming to the highest peak at Great Smoky Mountains National Park.…
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The 2024 WNBA playoffs tip off on Sunday with four games.Here are eight players to watch ahead of one of the most anticipated postseasons in league history.1. New York Liberty (32-8)Player to watch: Forward Jonquel JonesWhile Jones might take a backseat to Liberty stars Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu in the headlines, she’s their peer on the court and a huge reason why the Liberty should like their chances of winning their first WNBA title. The 2021 league MVP with Connecticut has led New York in field goal percentage this season, including posting the league’s best percentage on two-point attempts…
Tea, towels and survival blankets On that same cold, grey morning when I met Hashim and Yusuf, 12 wet, freezing Vietnamese people were walking down a coastal road south of Calais. Their boat had capsized. On their way back from this misadventure, they met a team from the French association Utopia 56, which formed after the tragic death of a Syrian toddler named Aylan, whose body was washed to shore in Turkey in 2015. It has some 200 volunteers who provide food, shelter and legal advice to migrants across France. On clear nights, when dinghies may be able to cross…
article Black bear (Photo by Friso Gentsch/picture alliance via Getty Images) The Brief In Wisconsin, a 12-year-old boy shot and killed a black bear as it was mauling his father.The dad needed 23 stitches to his cheek and had seven puncture wounds and a cut on his arm. SIREN, Wis – A 12-year-old boy has shot and killed a wounded black bear as it was mauling his father near their hunting cabin in the thick western Wisconsin woods. Ryan Beierman, 43, told the Minnesota Star Tribune that he was pinned beneath the 200-pound bruin on Sept. 6 when his son,…
Cincinnati Reds All-Star Elly De La Cruz became the first shortstop in MLB history to record a 25-home run, 65-stolen base campaign on Saturday. He is the youngest player to do so regardless of position. However, the 22-year-old has much loftier goals for the future.Following his record-setting accomplishment, De La Cruz responded to a question while speaking with reporters about one day joining Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani in the 50-50 club.”Oh yeah. I would like to do,” De La Cruz said via Bally Sports Cincinnati. “But, it’s hard to do.” Considering that Ohtani was the first to do…
Islamabad, Pakistan – For more than 60 years, India and Pakistan have jointly managed the waters of six rivers of the Indus basin that gave birth to one of the oldest human civilisations. Despite four wars and near-constant tension between them, the South Asian neighbours used the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) to irrigate the fertile lands on both sides of their border. But that pact could emerge as the latest flashpoint in the fragile relationship between New Delhi and Islamabad, with India serving a notice to Pakistan seeking to renegotiate the treaty’s terms. Indian media reports say that on September 18,…
Ground was broken Wednesday in a South Los Angeles neighborhood for a Costco store that will offer bulk buying and something new for the warehouse chain. The 5035 Coliseum mixed-use project in Baldwin Hills includes 800 apartment units above the Costco warehouse at Coliseum Street and La Brea Avenue,. More than 180 of those units on the 5-acre site will be for low-income households. The remainder will be offered as unsubsidized, affordable, and workforce housing. A Costco affordable housing development will be coming to South Los Angeles. Michelle Valles reports for the NBC4 News at 6 a.m. on Sept. 17,…
Each week, Yardbarker highlights the most important people leading into the week’s NFL games. From players to coaches and beyond, here are the 10 most important people to keep an eye on in Week 3.RB Saquon Barkley | Philadelphia Eagles In a 22-21 Week 2 loss to the Falcons, Barkley dropped a pass on third-and-3 at Atlanta’s 10-yard line with 1:46 left. Atlanta QB Kirk Cousins then led a winning, six-play touchdown drive. Per Dave Spadaro of the team website, Barkley indicated he will make amends for his gaffe in Sunday’s road game against the New Orleans Saints (2-0).Barkley is fourth in…
Contains references to self-harm, sexual violence, domestic abuse and suicide. A talented hairdresser with a knack for convincing people to get dressed up in fancy dress for parties, Jessica Laverack (affectionately known as Jessie) was the youngest of three siblings, owned 52 pets at one point, and warmly jostled with her elder sister for their mother, Phyllis’s, attention, even as adults. In the aftermath of traumatic events, life is often fragmented into “before” and “after”. That was Jessie’s “before”. During the summer of 2017, Jessie, aged 33, fled more than 50 miles from her home in Rotherham in northern England…
Federal agents seized materials from the home of new NYPD interim commissioner Tom Donlon on Friday, less than two weeks after New York City’s previous police commissioner resigned. Donlon confirmed Saturday night that the FBI searched his Upper East Side home a day earlier. Two sources familiar with the investigation told NBC New York that materials had been seized as part of the search. News 4 was told that the search appeared to be in relation to Donlon’s past work in national security, pre-dating his recent appointment atop the NYPD. One source said federal investigators were looking into whether he…