John Thomas Didymus Katherine Johnson, a pioneering NASA mathematician, died on Monday at the age of 101. Johnson, along with other black women, made important contributions to NASA’s space projects in the 1960s. Their work contributed to the success of NASA’s space race against the old Soviet Union. NASA confirmed Johnson’s death on Monday. Johnson was a member
Vanessa Bryant filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Monday against Island Express, the company that owned the helicopter that crashed last month in Calabasas, California, killing her husband Kobe and 13-year-old daughter Gianna. Vanessa Bryant’s lawsuit is claiming that the crash was due to negligence by Island Express and pilot Ara George Zobayan. The lawsuit
Mad Mike Hughes, a flat-earther and daredevil, died on Saturday after a failed attempt to launch himself 5,000 feet in the air in a homemade steam-powered rocket. Mad Mike, who styles himself as “the world’s greatest daredevil,” died on Saturday afternoon after his parachute failed during the rocket launch from the desert in California. According
Quaden Bayles has been offered free mixed martial arts training by a leading MMA organization in Singapore. The offer comes after his mother uploaded a video on Facebook that showed him sobbing because he was bullied by a schoolmate. Quaden has since been receiving a huge outpouring of support. Chatri Sityodtong, the CEO of a
Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch made an appearance in the new trailer (see last trailer below) for the upcoming third season of HBO’s Westworld released on Thursday. Many fans immediately recognized the NFL star. However, his appearance in the new trailer did not come entirely as a surprise. Fans have known since early last
Comedian Brad Williams’ Go Fund Me campaign for Quaden Bayles has raised more than $300,000. The Go Fund Me campaign to send Quaden Bayles to Disneyland in California started after a video emerged online (see video below) showing the nine-year-old Australian schoolboy sobbing uncontrollably after being bullied at school because of his condition. Thousands of
Gaten Matarazzo, who plays Dustin Henderson on Stranger Things, suffers from a rare condition called cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD). The 17-year-old TV star has dental abnormalities, and his collar bones are missing due to the condition. Fans learned in the first episode of Stranger Things Season 1 that Matarazzo’s character, Dustin, had the condition when he
Actress Alex Jennings plays Carla in The Goldbergs on ABC. Jennings first appeared on The Goldbergs as Carla in Season 3, Episode 2 of the show, titled A Chorus Lie, which aired on ABC in September 2015. The character has appeared in a total of 42 episodes of the show, including Wednesday night’s Season 7
Nipsey Hussle’s former girlfriend Lauren London has denied rumors that she is dating Sean “Diddy” Combs. London took to Instagram earlier today to respond to rumors that she had struck up a relationship with Diddy since Hussle died. Hussle was shot dead in March 2019 at the age of 33 outside his clothing store, Marathon
Last night’s episode of Modern Family, titled Spuds (Season 11, Episode 14), featured a tribute to actress Marsha Kramer who died last month (January 23) at the age of 74. The tribute to Kramer was a memorial that featured at the end of the episode, immediately after the closing scene. “In Memory of Marsha Kramer,”