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Brandon Clarke, Memphis Grizzlies Forward, Has Died At 29 And The NBA Is In Mourning

Brandon Clarke, the Memphis Grizzlies forward who spent every season of his seven-year NBA career in Memphis, was found dead Monday May 11, 2026 at a home in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles. He was 29 years old. The Grizzlies and his agency Priority Sports confirmed h

Graduation Speaker Praised AI At UCF And The Students Booed Her Off Stage

By Troy Smith A commencement speaker at the University of Central Florida had one of the more uncomfortable minutes any graduation speaker has experienced in recent memory on the evening of Friday May 8, 2026, when she told a room full of arts and communications graduates that artificial intel

Russian Ship Carrying Nuclear Reactors Was Heading To North Korea When It Sank

By Troy Smith A Russian cargo ship carrying what its own captain later admitted were components for two submarine nuclear reactors sank off the coast of Spain in December 2024, and a CNN investigation published Monday May 12, 2026 reveals the full picture of where those reactors were likely he

Dozens Of Popular Snacks Recalled Due To Salmonella Contamination And The List Keeps Getting Longer

By Troy Smith A single contaminated ingredient from a single California supplier has triggered one of the most far-reaching food safety events in recent memory. Dozens of popular snack products have been recalled due to potential salmonella contamination, and federal agencies continue to warn

Solar Flare Northern Lights Could Be Visible Tonight And Here Is Where To Look And What Time

By Troy Smith The sun fired a powerful M5.7 solar flare on Saturday May 10, 2026, launching a fast-moving coronal mass ejection, a massive cloud of charged particles, into space at approximately 650 kilometers per second. Most of that cloud is heading east of Earth and will miss our planet ent