Author: Gesi Lloyd

Former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, 74, and former home minister Ramesh Lekhak were arrested in the early hours of Saturday, March 28, in connection with the deaths of at least 76 people during the Gen Z anti-corruption protests that swept Nepal in September 2025. Both men are being held at the Kathmandu Police Office and are expected to appear in court Sunday. Oli, who has undergone two kidney transplants, was subsequently transferred to a hospital. Police spokesperson Om Adhikari confirmed the detentions and said legal proceedings would follow their course. What set off the protests The crisis began on…

OJ Da Juiceman was arrested on March 15. Six days later, he was rushed to the emergency room. His representatives say those two facts are directly connected, and they are not prepared to stay quiet about either one. The Atlanta rapper, whose legal name is Otis Whitfield Williams Jr., was taken into custody by the Georgia State Patrol and booked into DeKalb County jail on March 16. He faces 10 charges stemming from an incident on January 28, when a state trooper alleged that OJ passed him on I-20 East and pointed a firearm at him on multiple occasions before…

Before Coming to America became one of the most quoted comedies of its generation, it was a pitch that Paramount Studios turned down without much deliberation. Arsenio Hall, who starred alongside Eddie Murphy in the 1988 film, recently shared that account during an appearance on SiriusXM’s ‘Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend’ podcast. His recollection of how the project went from rejection to box office sensation adds a layer to a film most people thought they already knew. What Paramount told them When Hall and Murphy brought the concept of Coming to America to Paramount, the response was brief and discouraging.…

A school bus carrying students and staff from Kenwood Middle School in Clarksville collided with a state dump truck and a passenger vehicle on Highway 70 on Friday afternoon, killing two students and injuring several others. The crash happened around noon. Tennessee Highway Patrol Major Travis Plotzer confirmed at a press briefing that the bus was transporting 25 students and five adult staff members at the time of the collision. Two adults were in the Tennessee Department of Transportation dump truck, and one person was in the passenger vehicle, a Chevrolet Trailblazer. The two students who died were not publicly…

For about nine minutes on Friday night, the game looked finished before it began. UConn went on a 22-2 run in the first half that left Michigan State scoreless from the field for more than eight minutes, and the Spartans down 19 points at Capital One Arena. It felt less like a Sweet 16 and more like a scheduled demolition. Then Michigan State woke up. By the time the final buzzer sounded, the second-seeded Huskies had survived a furious rally to beat the third-seeded Spartans 67-63, advancing to the East Regional final for the 14th time in program history. UConn,…

Tiger Woods was involved in a rollover car crash in Jupiter Island, Florida on This afternoon, according to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office. The incident occurred around 2 p.m. near Beach Road and involved two vehicles, one of which overturned. Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek told reporters that Woods did not appear to have sustained injuries at the scene. Woods complied with a breathalyzer test at the scene but declined to provide a urine sample when taken to a local jail. Declining to provide a urine sample when requested can carry a misdemeanor charge under Florida law. Excel Sports Management,…

The House Ethics Committee’s adjudicatory subcommittee announced Today that it had proven 25 of 27 counts of ethics violations against Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a Florida Democrat. The finding came after a rare public hearing Thursday that stretched well past midnight, during which a bipartisan panel reviewed evidence compiled over a two-year investigation that included more than 33,000 documents and 28 witness interviews. The subcommittee found that counts 1 through 15 and 17 through 26 of the Statement of Alleged Violations had been proven. The violations center on allegations that Cherfilus-McCormick improperly used millions of dollars in federal disaster relief funds…

At approximately 3:45 p.m. local time on Thursday, Kauai Police Dispatch received a text-to-911 message reporting that a helicopter had gone down in the ocean near Kalalau Beach on the island’s north shore. The beach sits along the Na Pali Coast, a stretch of coastline accessible only by hiking trail or boat. There are no roads in. The helicopter, operated by Airborne Aviation, was carrying one pilot and four passengers when it crashed approximately 100 yards offshore, coming down on the sandbar at Kalalau Beach, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Three people died. Two others were transported to Wilcox…

On a Wednesday morning in South Los Angeles, a routine sealing operation stopped before it started. A worker in a reflective yellow vest peered into a storm drain at West 88th Street and South Grand Avenue and spotted movement in the dark below. Seconds later, a man in his late 20s climbed out carrying a pink polka dot roller suitcase. He walked away. Minutes after that, a welding gun sealed the opening shut behind him. It was not an isolated incident. Crews working in the Broadway-Manchester neighborhood discovered that multiple people had been living inside the storm drain system running…

Three Big Ten programs punched their tickets to the Elite Eight this weekend, and the path each one took says something different about how deep this conference runs in March. Purdue survived. Illinois dominated. Iowa shocked everyone who was not paying close enough attention. The last time a Big Ten school won the NCAA men’s basketball national championship was in 2000. A generation of college basketball fans has grown up without seeing it happen. The way this bracket is setting up, that drought may be running out of time. Purdue holds on when it matters most No. 2 seed Purdue…