Experiments involving dozens of European bird species — such as great tits, house sparrows and blackbirds — suggest the birds can distinguish human sex and react differently, but the reasons remain unclear. The western yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava), a small passerine bird in the family Motacillidae. Image credit: Sci.News. “When an animal faces a potential…
More than 20 years after Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC was shot to death in a New York recording studio, a man admitted to his role in the killing. Jay Bryant, 52, pleaded guilty to a federal murder charge, telling U.S. Magistrate Judge Peggy Cross-Goldenberg that he helped others gain access to the building where…
DENVER — Before Anze Kopitar left the ice after the final regular-season home game of his NHL career, he told the fans he was saying good-bye, not farewell. He would return, he promised, in the playoffs. He’ll make good on that pledge Thursday when his Kings and the Colorado Avalanche face off in Game 3 of their…
Kenyan runner John Korir has won the Boston Marathon for the second year in a row — and this time he did it in record-setting fashion. Korir crossed the finish line Monday morning with a time of 2 hours, 1 minute, 52 seconds, shattering the previous course record of of 2:03:02 set by Geoffrey Mutai…
Ye, the controversial rapper formerly known as Kanye West, faces more legal backlash amid his latest efforts to mount a comeback. The Grammy-winning “Bully” and “All of the Lights” musician, 48, has been accused of battery and intentional inflection of distress in a lawsuit submitted Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court. An alleged altercation…
Paramount President Jeff Shell agreed to exit the company after being entangled in a legal battle with a controversial Las Vegas gambler and self-styled “fixer.” Paramount announced his departure Wednesday after the two sides negotiated an amicable resolution to the drama. Paramount said its external review into Shell’s conduct, initiated by Paramount’s board of directors,…
PHOENIX — This year’s women’s Final Four has everything. Influencer houses, swag bags, a Super Bowl-esque media day and an outside tournament village. That might not have ever happened if not for the inequities that blew up in the tournament five years ago. One of the flash points in women’s college basketball history unfolded during the 2021…
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> In Sergei Loznitsa’s new drama, stairwells are sinister. Hallways hum with invisible menace. The primary colors are drab grays and ugly browns. Faces are unsmiling. And the doors are always locked. There are many ways to portray authoritarianism, but “Two Prosecutors” is penetrating in its depiction of a society being slowly poisoned. The…
Michael Jordan didn’t seem too upset. Hours after Kevin Durant knocked him out of the top five on the NBA’s all-time scoring list , Jordan was all smiles as he walked to Victory Lane to greet Tyler Reddick after the driver’s win Sunday at Darlington Raceway. Reddick — who drives for 23XI Racing, which is…
LA28 revealed the schedule Monday for an extended Olympic soccer tournament that will begin four days before the opening ceremony. The soccer competition begins July 10 with four men’s group stage games across New York, Columbus, Nashville and St. Louis. The women’s tournament begins July 11 with games in all six of the preliminary round…
