Former Virginia Tech football player Isi Etute stood trial after being accused of fatally beating Jerry Smith in 2021. Matt Gentry/The Roanoke Times/AP David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterSep 7, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of violence. THE DOOR SWUNG open before he could knock, Read More…
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18-Year-Old Becomes Youngest Black Female Certified Private Pilot in New York
Nationwide — Meet Ariel Messam, an 18-year-old African American woman from Jamaica, New York, who has recently become the youngest woman of color to be a Certified Private Pilot in her state. Ariel attended and graduated from Aviation Career & Technical Education High School in Queens, New York from 2018-2022. She earned both her high Read More…
Why America Stopped Building Public Pools
The public pool in Astoria, Queens, in 2021. The pool is closed this summer for renovations. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Why America stopped building public pools By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Updated 10:21 AM EDT, Mon July 24, 2023 New York CNN — Growing up in Louisville, Kentucky, Gerome Sutton looked forward all week for his chance Read More…
The Mystery Of The Colorado River’s Missing Water
The East River, an important watershed for the Colorado River, snakes toward Crested Butte, Colorado.Photograph: Chet Strange/The Washington Post/Getty Images This story originally appeared on High Country News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. High winds tore at Gothic Mountain as the sleeping giant watched over the cabins nestled in Gothic, Colorado, a Read More…
The 10 Best NBA Players Who Changed Teams This Offseason
1 of 10PHOENIX, AZ Barry Gossage / NBAE via Getty Images When hoop historians look back upon the 2023 NBA offseason, they may not remember it as a splash-filled summer of dramatic changes. Now, the trade market could change that yet—trade requests from Damian Lillard and James Harden are still outstanding—but so far, we haven’t Read More…
The Controversial King of Hardcore Climbing
The viral photograph, a prelude to Everest’s deadliest day in years. (Nirmal Purja Project Possible Ltd.) It was morning and bright, and Reinhard Grubhofer, depleted and dehydrated, hoisted his body over a crest and rose uneasily. There, from the summit of Mount Everest, he could see everything. How the earth curved gorgeously in all direction; Read More…








