BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — A prominent video game creator who helped lead Facebook’s expansion into virtual reality has resigned from the social networking service’s corporate parent after becoming disillusioned with the way the technology is being managed. John Carmack cut his ties with Meta Platforms, a holding company created last year by Facebook founder Mark … Read more
Argentina is looking to win the tournament for the first time since 1986, while France tries to become the first back-to-back champions in 60 years. DOHA, Qatar — Lionel Messi stands of the brink of a long-awaited World Cup winner’s medal as Argentina faces defending champions France in Sunday’s final. One of soccer’s greatest players … Read more
NEW YORK – Shirley Eikhard, the singer-songwriter who supplied songs for Cher, Emmylou Harris, Anne Murray, Chet Atkins and found lasting fame penning Bonnie Raitt‘s Grammy-winning 1991 hit “Something to Talk About,” has died. She was 67. Eikhard died Thursday at Headwaters Health Care Centre in Orangeville, Ontario, due to complications from cancer, said publicist … Read more
BERLIN – German authorities said Saturday that they have recovered a significant part of the 18th-century treasures stolen from Dresden’s Green Vault museum in a spectacular break-in more than three years ago. Prosecutors and police said in a statement that they secured 31 items in Berlin overnight, including “several pieces that appear to be complete.” … Read more
In August 2021, a handful of Bastrop County residents noticed something big unfolding on quiet Walker Watson Road. The two-lane road, about a quarter-mile long from end to end, bisects cow pastures, cornfields and woods. It’s lined by 15 homesteads, most on lots of 1 acre or more. Farmers have lived there for generations. Other … Read more
The Greyhounds couldn’t hold off the defending champion Cougars down the stretch in the UIL Class 4A championship. Author: David Lynch (KENS 5), Vinnie Vinzetta (KENS 5), Kurtis Quillin Published: 8:37 PM CST December 16, 2022 Updated: 10:55 PM CST December 16, 2022 ARLINGTON, Texas — Through a stretch of 15 victories in 15 games … Read more
He is just the third NHL player to score 800 career goals. CHICAGO — Soaked with beer and still wearing his No. 8 jersey, Alex Ovechkin held three pucks in his right hand as he posed for a picture with the rest of the jubilant Washington Capitals in the visiting locker room at the United … Read more