Bill Buckner, an outfielder and first baseman whose long, solid career was overshadowed by an infamous error that cost the Boston Red Sox Game 6 of the 1986 World Series against the Mets, who went on to win the championship, died on Monday. He was 69. His death was confirmed in a statement by his family and shared on Twitter […]

Last Updated May 24, 2019 7:39 PM EDT Two more climbers died Friday on Mount Everest, becoming the eighth and ninth people to die there since last week. That’s more than all of last year. The deaths come amid massive crowding near the summit of the world’s highest peak. It’s a human traffic jam at the top of Mount Everest […]

Nearly three decades after the beloved “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” debuted on TV, Will Smith is back with a new project, this time about a “Fresh Princess.” Smith said he can still remember the “stark terror” he felt when he shot the first scenes of the long-running hit TV show, telling “Good Morning America” that “there were some heavy-hitting actors […]

Spoilers ahead for the Good Girls Season 2 finale. Once again, Beth ended the Good Girls finale with a gun in her hands — only this time, she did actually pull the trigger. When Rio tried to make Beth shoot Agent Turner, she instead chose to shoot Rio. She hit him in the chest and he began bleeding out of […]

Survivor: Edge of Extinction is over, and that means we’ve got a new “sole survivor” on our hands. But not everyone is satisfied with the results. The finale for this season was controversial. There was a major upset and the fan favorite who had hustled hard to make it so far ended up earning fourth place after a major comeback. […]

In the May 24 edition of The New York Times, there was a column by Timothy Egan, entitled “The Comeback of the Century: Why the Book Endures, Even in an Era of Disposable Digital Culture,” that celebrated those things that come between two hard covers as a larger phenomenon than mere nostalgia. The column keyed off the surprising strength of […]

Millions of plastic pots, tubs and trays we diligently put in recycling bins are secretly being incinerated. Fifty local authorities admit they are burning “low-grade” packaging made from ­polyethylene (PET) as it’s so brittle it needs to be sent to specialist recycling facilities. The problem is we don’t have any. Until last year, China received two-thirds of it, then it […]

Disney’s live-action “Aladdin” is flying high with an estimated $105 million in North America during the four-day Memorial Day holiday weekend. It’s the sixth-highest Memorial Day weekend total ever, topping the 2011 mark of $103.4 million for “The Hangover Part II.” The top total came in 2007, when “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” took in $139 million in […]

Harry Potter-mad couple wed dressed as their favourite Hogwarts characters – and they even included a Severus Snape quote in their vows Ria Scriggins, 34, and Matthew Tipper, 31, are both Harry Potter super fans The couple, from Leicestershire, arrived at wedding venue accompanied by owl Ria wore a white dress identical to the one worn by Hermione for the […]

Meghan’s BFF Jessica Mulroney provides a glimpse inside her lavish London stay complete with a £60pp Dior-themed afternoon tea at the Berkeley hotel as her rumoured trip to meet baby Archie comes to an end Jessica Mulroney, 39, shared glimpse at pizza night and tea at Berkeley hotel   Said was looking forward to returning to work at Good Morning America soon  […]