Wrongful death lawsuit filed in OceanGate’s Titan submarine disaster for $50 million

The estate of a Titanic researcher who was among the five people killed when the Titan submersible imploded while on a deep-dive voyage to the site of the famous shipwreck last year, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against OceanGate -the operator of the tourist submersible that catastrophically failed. The family of French explorer Paul-Henri …

Texas running back CJ Baxter suffers season-ending knee injury

Sources tell ESPN’s Pete Thamel that Texas running back CJ Baxter suffered a knee injury in practice Tuesday that will require season-ending surgery. FOX Sports’ Bruce Feldman confirmed Wednesday that the school revealed that an MRI showed that Baxter suffered a tear in his lateral and posterior collateral ligaments (LCL and PCL) in his right …

Utah Jazz signs Lauri Markkanen to 5-year, $238M extension

The Utah Jazz signed All-Star forward Lauri Markkanen to a new five-year, $238 million agreement, his agent Michael Lelchitski of Sports International Group told ESPN on Wednesday. Lelchitski confirmed to ESPN that the renegotiated deal and extension includes $220 million in new money. Markkanen, 27, had one year and $18 million left on his contract; …

Lainey Wilson and Miranda Lambert debut “Good Horses”

Lainey Wilson has dropped “Good Horses” featuring Miranda Lambert, taken from her forthcoming new album, Whirlwind. “Good Horses,” co-written by Wilson, Lambert, and Luke Dick and produced by Grammy Award-winning producer, Jay Joyce, marks the first time Wilson has collaborated with Lambert, and follows the release of previous singles “Hang Tight Honey,” “Country’s Cool Again,” …

See Cody Johnson’s video for ‘Dirt Cheap’

Cody Johnson’s music video for “Dirt Cheap” comes with a warning ‘not to tear up’ from the artist himself. “Dirt Cheap” is the second single off Cody’s latest album, Leather, and follows the chart-topping hit single, “The Painter.” Cody took to X to share the news with fans, alongside a clip of him wiping away …

Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna are canceled after planned terrorist attack is thwarted

Taylor Swift‘s Eras Tour concerts scheduled for  Thursday, Friday and Saturday (August 8-10) at Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium have been canceled, after government officials thwarted a planned terrorist attack that was set to take place at the events. Austrian ticket agency Barracuda Music said in a statement on social media that “with confirmation from government …

Maya Rudolph’s ‘Loot’ renewed for Season 3

Maya Rudolph’s comedy, Loot is returning for a third season on Apple TV+. Apple announced it has renewed the series, executive produced by Rudolph and also starring Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Nat Faxon, Ron Funches and Joel Kim Booster. Matt Cherniss, head of programming for Apple TV+, said in a statement: “With each season, Loot continues to …

Pakistani national with ties to Iran charged in connection to foiled murder-for-hire plot targeting Trump

Per CNN, the United States Justice Department said on Tuesday that a Pakistani national with ties to Iran was charged in a foiled plot to assassinate U.S. government officials on American soil, including former President Trump. The FBI investigated the alleged international murder-for-hire plot in the weeks before a 20-year-old from Pennsylvania nearly assassinated Trump …

Kamala Harris chooses Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her vice-presidential running mate

Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Tuesday, August 6th that she has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her 2024 running mate on the Democratic ticket. Harris said in a statement posted on social media:  “I am proud to announce that I’ve asked @timwalz to be my running mate. * One of the things …

USA’s Cole Hocker breaks Olympic record in Men’s 1500-Meter final to win gold

Team USA’s Cole Hocker upset world champion Josh Kerr just before the finish line in a last-minute surge to win the gold medal with an Olympic-record time in the men’s 1,500-meter final on Tuesday in Saint-Denis, France. Hocker, 23, clocked in at 3:27.65 (breaking the previous record of 3:28.32, set by Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen in …