The Phantom Pain

Deadly finish: Kazakh MMA fighter arrested over Covid controversy digs foe's grave before jumping in after brutal knockout

49 minutes ago | RT

Kuat Khamitov, the MMA fighter facing charges after encouraging people to shoot down helicopters spreading coronavirus, has mimicked grave-digging after a savage 50-second KO...
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Kohl's, Bed Bath & Beyond, and other companies' decision to end partnerships with MyPillow spell 'pain' for the controversial pillow brand

2 hours ago | Business Insider

Summary List Placement Companies' decisions to cut ties with MyPillow are shaping up to be a significant blow to the controversial pillow company. Bed Bath & Beyond and Kohl's...
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Wuhan's Lockdown Memories One Year Later: Pride, Anger, Deep Pain

4 hours ago | NPR

January 23 marks the one-year anniversary of the strict lockdown imposed on the first epicenter of COVID-19. Here's what residents have to say about their experience. (Image...
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St. Paul Man Federally Charged After Threatening Voicemail Left To U.S. Representative

19 hours ago | CBS

MINNEAPOLIS - A 32-year-old St. Paul man has been federally charged for allegedly placing a threatening voicemail to an U.S. Representative. According to the complaint, Jason...
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Hornets' Gordon Hayward Reveals He Had Surgery on Foot Injury in October

20 hours ago | Bleacher Report

Not long before the start of NBA free agency, Gordon Hayward underwent surgery on his left foot. Speaking to The Athletic's Sam Amick , Hayward had an elective procedure in...
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One Martini, Ice Cold, With a Blanket and a Scarf

23 hours ago | NY Times

Drinking outdoors in the winter, thanks to Covid, can be painful, but bar owners are trying to make it feel like fun - or at least less frigid.
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Bitcoin bombs lower, touching the dreaded $30,000 range

1 day ago | Fortune

This is the web version of the Bull Sheet, Fortune's no-BS daily newsletter on the markets. Sign up to receive it in your inbox here . Happy Friday, Bull Sheeters. A risk-off...
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Specialist stresses importance of reaching out to Black, Latino communities over vaccine-hesitancy

1 day ago | WESH

“When the Black patients go the hospital for chest pain, for example, there is a reluctance to do a full workup. So with that kind of experience, there's a mistrust."
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Spitting cobras' venom evolved to inflict pain

1 day ago | Science Mag

Venom mix arose independently in three groups of the spitting snakes
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Titans' A.J. Brown blames nurse for bizarre post-op Instagram video

1 day ago | New York Post

A.J. Brown is taking some responsibility for embarrassing the Tennessee Titans. He's also blaming his nurse. The third-year wide receiver revealed Tuesday that he had surgery...
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Legendary talk show host Larry King dead at 87

Longtime talk show host Larry King has died in Los Angeles. He was 87. Read more ...

1 winner of Mega Millions $1B prize; 3rd largest ever in US

Friday night's drawing came two days after a ticket sold in Maryland matched all six numbers drawn and won a $731.1 million Powerball jackpot. Read more ...

The Mega Millions jackpot is $1 billion; here are the winning numbers

The Mega Millions jackpot is estimated to be worth a staggering $1 billion . Read more ...

Larry King, broadcasting giant for half-century, dies at 87

Larry King, the longtime radio host who went on to become a nightly fixture on CNN, died Saturday at age 87. Read more ...

Russia arrests 350 protesters demanding Navalny's release

MOSCOW - Russian police on Saturday arrested hundreds of protesters who took to the streets in temperatures as low as minus-50 C to demand the release of Alexei Navalny, the... Read more ...

Stay silent, please! France's Academy of Medicine advises people to ‘avoid...

The French National Academy of Medicine has urged people to quit the chatter on packed buses and trains, where social distancing is impossible. The country's health minister... Read more ...

What channel is Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier 2 on tonight? How to...

Here's a complete guide to watch Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier 2, including channel and pay-per-view information. Read more ...

Chicago indoor dining to return starting Saturday

CHICAGO - Indoor dining will be allowed to resume in Chicago and suburban Cook County with new rules that bars and restaurants must follow. Many restaurants and bars feared... Read more ...

Legendary broadcaster Larry King dead at 87

Famed broadcaster Larry King has died, his official Twitter account announced Saturday morning. King, 87, a multiple cancer survivor, had contracted coronavirus earlier this... Read more ...

NC reports first case of highly-contagious COVID-19 variant

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the first identification in a North Carolina resident of the COVID-19 variant called B.1.1.7, which was... Read more ...