ATLANTA (AP) — Former professional baseball and football player Vincent “Bo” Jackson, a running back who won the Heisman Trophy at Auburn, has won a $21 million verdict in his civil case against his niece and nephew for trying to extort him. The Feb. 2 decision included a permanent protective order barring Thomas Lee Anderson … Read more
Over a year after filing for divorce, Chuck Lorre and his ex-wife, Arielle, have finally reached a settlement. According to court documents obtained by ET, the TV mogul, 71, will pay the YouTube personality $5 million as per the premarital agreement they signed in June 2018, prior to their marriage. The couple has also agreed to a … Read more
Friends and former Leeds Rhinos team-mates Kevin Sinfield and Rob Burrow were awarded CBEs in the New Year Honours list; Sinfield and Burrow have raised over £15m to combat Motor Neurone Disease through a series of attritional challenges since Burrow was diagnosed in 2019 Last Updated: 29/12/23 11:50am Kevin Sinfield and Rob Burrow have been … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave LONDON — Prince Harry was the victim of unlawful media practices by the publishers of the Mirror newspaper and was awarded 140,600 pounds ($179,482) in damages, the London High Court ruled Friday. Judge Timothy Fancourt ruled that Harry’s personal phone was targeted between 2003 and 2009 and … Read more
Albanian novelist Ismail Kadare has been awarded the Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor title by French President Emmanuel Macron ByLLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press October 16, 2023, 4:01 PM FILE – Albanian novelist Ismail Kadare arrives at the Elysee Palace to receive the France’s Legion d’Honneur medal by French President Francois Hollande, in Paris, … Read more
The Nobel economics prize was on Monday awarded to Professor Claudia Goldin of Harvard University for her research on women in the labor market. Goldin provided the first comprehensive account of women’s earnings and labor market outcomes through the centuries, the Nobel committee said during the prize announcement. Her research reveals new patterns, identifies causes … Read more
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on Friday to Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi. Mohammadi received the prize for “her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all,” the awards committee said. Mohammadi is currently in prison. “Her brave struggle has come at … Read more
Author Salman Rushdie has been awarded a prestigious German prize for his literary work and for his resolve and optimistic perspective within the face of fixed hazard FILE – Creator Salman Rushdie attends the 2023 PEN America Literary Gala Thursday, Could 18, 2023, in New York. Rushdie has been awarded a prestigious German prize for … Read more