Thursday, 3 October 2024

Schopfs' 'Field of Screams' in Mountville, Pennsylvania, back for year 32 of extreme horrors

Brothers Gene and Jim Schopf have spent over three decades entertaining visitors at their "Field of Screams," a theme park in Mountville, Pennsylvania, with extreme scares and frightening fun.
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Wednesday, 2 October 2024

NASCAR faces antitrust lawsuit from 2 teams as Michael Jordan digs in over revenue sharing model

Two NASCAR teams -- one of them owned by Michael Jordan -- filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against the stock car series and Chairman Jim France on Wednesday, claiming the new charter system limits competition by unfairly binding teams to the series, its tracks and its suppliers.
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Doctor charged in connection with Matthew Perry's death is expected to plead guilty

One of two doctors charged in the investigation of the death of Matthew Perry is expected to plead guilty Wednesday in a federal court in Los Angeles to conspiring to distribute the surgical anesthetic ketamine.
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Tuesday, 1 October 2024

Liberty top Aces to take a 2-0 lead in WNBA semifinals, put champs on the brink

Sabrina Ionescu scored 24 points and the New York Liberty beat the Las Vegas Aces 88-84 on Tuesday night to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five semifinal series.
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No 'Bad Blood': Taylor Swift's influence grows among young women, wanes among young men

Pop megastar Taylor Swift has sway -- and not just in a musical sense. As her record-breaking world tour winds down, she once again has made headlines by sparking a surge in voter registration.
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Miracles & mysteries: For KING + COUNTRY singer Joel Smallbone's powerful mission

The Smallbones' work is a fusion of art, faith, encouragement, innovation, and grit.
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Hundreds of teams and thousands of storylines at 45th Chess Olympiad

With some 357 open and women's teams and more than 7,700 games played, let's just concede right at the top that it's impossible to keep up with even a fraction of the storylines from the recent 45th Chess Olympiad hosted by Budapest, which drew the largest turnout in the event's history.
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