Ukrainian Center To Baylor After LSU Exit

by Kevin Burton    Ukrainian Center Kate Koval has signed with Baylor basketball, after leaving LSU and tone-deaf coach Kim Mulkey.    Mulkey, a four-time national championship coach, signed Russian center Anna Minaeva for the 2026-27 season, creating obvious tensions within the LSU locker room.    Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 without provocation and …

Page 7 Lumbers Into The Windows 11 Era

by Kevin Burton    It’s been almost five years since Microsoft released Windows 11.  Now, this humble blogger is on board.    As I type this, I’ve been using it for maybe an hour.  Did I come kicking and screaming to 11?  Not exactly, but you can see I didn’t rush into it headlong and …

Dolly Parton: One Thing Americans Agreed On

by Robin Levinson-Kingand and Sheila Flynn BBC    Dolly Parton was a lot of things – a country musician, a philanthropist, an actress, a storyteller and a businesswoman. One thing she never was, however, was a politician.    But don’t think it’s because no one asked her. In 1999, during an appearance on the talk …

Restaurant’s Generosity Sends Worker To Yale

by Nathan Frederick Good News Network    A powerful portion of ‘the American dream’ was served by a fast-food restaurant in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to help out one of its own.    Thalles DeSouza’s story may have started in a treacherous neighborhood near Rio de Janeiro, but his next chapter will be written at one …

1970s Songs That Were Banned From Radio

by Kevin Burton    If one of your favorite new songs got banned from commercial radio today, you might not even know it. That, of course, would tamp down the outrage a bit.    But back in the day radio was king, and airplay, or lack thereof, had big sales implications.    What follows is …

Kids At Lemonade Stand Robbed At Gunpoint

by Drew Pittock USA Today    A 14-year-old was arrested, and another suspect remains at large after an armed robbery at a lemonade stand in Boston, authorities said.    The Boston Police Department announced last month that it was investigating an armed robbery at a lemonade stand, involving two suspects believed to be around 14 and 11 …

FedEx Sued For Employment Discrimination

by Sydney Haulenbeek Courthouse News Service    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued FedEx Corp. on June 30, claiming the shipping company discriminated against four blind package handlers.    FedEx has discriminated against blind employees who worked at its Kernersville facility, outside of Winston-Salem, the EEOC said in its suit, by not providing reasonable …

All In A Day’s Work: Well-Crafted Slang

by Dictionary Scoop    The repetitive actions of each craft have spawned terms, idioms, and phrases that make up their particular tech lingo.    Many of these expressions have transcended their natural realm to become a part of the universal language. These once-practical expressions now live on as reminders of how deeply language is tied …

Common Things Once Worth More Than Gold

by Dictionary Scoop    Many of the things we take for granted today were once the stuff of dreams for kings, aristocrats, and the wealthy few. From basic household staples to everyday technology, these now-common goods were once markers of status and privilege. Here’s a look at ten items that were once nearly unattainable luxuries. 1-Sugar    Once called …

Tricks Businesses Don’t Want You To Know

by Dictionary Scoop    Ever had the feeling that something about everyday life was just a little off? That’s because in many cases, it is.    From grocery store layouts to casino carpets, clever minds are shaping what we see, smell, and even how we move without us realizing it. Let’s pull back the curtain …