• Carlos Ghosn’s former aide pleads not guilty as trial starts in Japan

    Carlos Ghosn’s former aide pleads not guilty as trial starts in Japan

    The financial misconduct trial of former Nissan executive Greg Kelly began Tuesday with Kelly saying he committed no crimes and was only trying to keep his star boss Carlos Ghosn from leaving. The charges being heard at Tokyo District Court center around Kelly’s alleged role in failing to report to Japanese authorities the future compensation …
  • Chadwick Boseman laid to rest near South Carolina hometown

    Chadwick Boseman laid to rest near South Carolina hometown

    Chadwick Boseman was buried near his South Carolina hometown six days after he died at his home in Los Angeles, according to a death certificate obtained Monday by The Associated Press. The “Black Panther” star was laid to rest Sept. 3 at Welfare Baptist Church Cemetery in Belton, South Carolina, about 11 miles from Boseman’s …
  • Joe Burrow scores incredible first touchdown using his legs

    Joe Burrow scores incredible first touchdown using his legs

    Joe Burrow’s first NFL touchdown wasn’t exactly what many had in mind. The Bengals’ rookie quarterback and No. 1 pick scored on a 23-yard quarterback draw Sunday to give Cincinnati a 7-0 first-quarter lead over the Los Angeles Chargers. Joe Burrow first career TD 🔥 QB1 shows off his speed (via @NFL)pic.twitter.com/FJjN7NzaAa — Bleacher Report …
  • AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine could be ready this year despite study halt

    AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine could be ready this year despite study halt

    AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine could still be ready this year even though it had to halt a key clinical study after a participant got sick, CEO Pascal Soriot said Thursday. The British pharmaceutical firm should know by the end of 2020 whether the vaccine protects patients from the virus if it’s able to resume the study …
  • Alleged intruder told Eminem he was there to ‘kill him’

    Alleged intruder told Eminem he was there to ‘kill him’

    The man accused of breaking into Eminem’s home said he was there to “kill him” when the rapper confronted him in his living room, a court heard Wednesday. Matthew David Hughes, 27, allegedly came face-to-face with the entertainer when he slipped past security April 5 at the home in Clinton Township, Michigan, the Detroit Free …
  • Why Harvey Weinstein didn’t take the stand at his rape trial

    Why Harvey Weinstein didn’t take the stand at his rape trial

    Convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein didn’t take the stand at his own trial — after a judge ruled that prosecutors could question him about 25 prior acts of bad behavior, his lawyers said. The disclosure came during an interview with the disgraced producer’s attorneys Arthur Aidala and Barry Kamins on the New York State Bar Association’s …
  • Prince Harry and Meghan Markle list appearance demands: report

    Prince Harry and Meghan Markle list appearance demands: report

    They really are royal pains. Britain’s Duke and Duchess of Sussex have issued a long list of demands involving their speaking appearances — including an upfront guarantee of the exact amount of money they will be paid and the ability to choose who introduces them and moderates the event, a report said Tuesday. Prince Harry …
  • White House sex scandals were a thing long before Bill Clinton

    White House sex scandals were a thing long before Bill Clinton

    The president was inside a closet just off the Oval Office with a random blond woman when his wife appeared in the hallway just outside. Suspicious that something was up, the wife demanded entry into his office. The Secret Service agent standing guard, however, refused, telling the missus she’d have to go around to the …
  • Drugmakers pledge to put safety first in race for COVID-19 vaccine

    Drugmakers pledge to put safety first in race for COVID-19 vaccine

    Nine drugmakers pledged Tuesday to make safety their top priority as they race to develop a vaccine for the deadly coronavirus — vowing they would not seek emergency authorization before large-scale Phase 3 clinical trials are completed. The biopharma firms said in a joint statement that they would follow “high ethical standards and sound scientific …
  • Lou Brock, Cardinals Hall of Famer, dead at 81

    Lou Brock, Cardinals Hall of Famer, dead at 81

    Hall of Famer Lou Brock, one of baseball’s signature leadoff hitters and base stealers who helped the St. Louis Cardinals win three pennants and two World Series titles in the 1960s, has died. He was 81. Dick Zitzmann, Brock’s longtime agent and friend, confirmed Brock’s death on Sunday, but he said he couldn’t provide any …