Trevor Bauer, a pricey free agent pitcher for the L.A. Dodgers and winner of the 2020 NL Cy Young Award, was suspended several weeks ago following allegations that he had sexually abused a woman in the spring of 2021. According to reports, Bauer had choked her almost to a point of losing consciousness and had also beaten and raped her. Bauer, through his legal team, has denied any wrongdoing, claiming the encounters were consensual.
A new study from Israel’s health ministry indicates that the Pfizer vaccine is less effective against the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus. The Delta variant first emerged in India and is quickly becoming the dominant strain of COVID-19 around the world.
The controversy surrounding the 2021 Tokyo Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan continues as the country has declared another state of emergency and banned spectators from the Olympics. Japan recently just lifted a state of emergency due to the pandemic as the number of new COVID-19 cases had significantly dropped. This brought hope that the delayed 2021 Olympics would have a relatively normal festivities, but due to a significant rise in new COVID-19 cases Japan was forced to re-instate the state of emergency as well as ban spectators.
On Wednesday, the IRS reversed its previous decision and granted tax exempt status to Christians Engaged, a non-profit organization that “educates and empowers Christians to pray for our nation and elected officials, vote, and be civically engaged.”
Following the shocking assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse on Wednesday, government authorities have arrested six individuals that they believe carried out the murder. The Haitian government also recovered the bodies of at least four others who were killed during a shootout with police.
A process following the American Civil War and perhaps the most crucial period in American history.
The rescue efforts in the tragic building collapse in Surfside, Florida have officially come to an end and a transition to recovery has begun. Officials have indicated that there is now essentially no chance of survival for any of the remaining 76 missing people.
The NHL Stanley Cup Finals came to a close last night, as the Tampa Bay Lightning delighted their full-capacity crowd in Tampa with a 1-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens to claim their second Stanley Cup title in a row. The Lightning overcame the Canadiens 4-1 in the best-of-seven championship series.
A federal judge has ruled that the the United States Air Force bares “significant responsibility” for the 2017 massacre inside the Sutherland Springs First Baptist Church in 2017.
After a two-year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Marvel Cinematic Universe is returning to the big screen. Black Widow, the first solo movie about the popular assassin-turned-Avenger Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson), hits theaters in the United States on July 9.
