It is a name that has become almost synonymous with professional wrestling but its bearer, Dwayne Johnson, has never legally owned “The Rock.” That will change under a new agreement with the WWE under which Johnson will also join the board of TKO Group, the sports and entertainment company that houses WWE and UFC. “The […]
GOLDEN, Colo.—Three young men charged in the death of a 20-year-old driver who was hit in the head by a rock that crashed through her windshield will stand trial on murder and other charges, a judge ruled Wednesday. After a hearing on evidence gathered by investigators, 1st Judicial District Judge Christopher Zenisek said there was […]
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson made a surprise return to the WWE. The WWE’s official account on X, formerly known as Twitter, showed a clip of Johnson facing off with John Cena during the WWE SmackDown! Friday night at Ball Arena in Denver. The video shows ESPN sports analyst Pat McAfee talking to Johnson then pointing […]
DENVER—Three teens accused of killing a 20-year-old woman while throwing large rocks at passing cars have been charged with murder and other crimes, prosecutors said Wednesday. Nicholas “Mitch” Karol-Chik, Joseph Koenig, and Zachary Kwak, all 18, each face identical charges of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, second-degree assault, and attempted second-degree assault in the death […]
DENVER—Three teens accused of driving around and throwing large rocks at passing cars, one of which investigators say killed a 20-year-old woman, circled back to take a photo of her crashed car as a “memento,” according to court documents released Thursday. Nicholas “Mitch” Karol-Chik told investigators that Joseph Koenig slowed down so Zachary Kwak could […]
GOLDEN, Colo.—Three teenagers have been arrested on first-degree murder charges in connection to the death of a 20-year-old Colorado woman, who was struck by a rock that investigators say was thrown through her windshield while she was driving. Alexa Bartell, of Arvada, was talking on the phone with a friend when she was hit by […]
Irish pop-rock band The Script has confirmed the death of guitarist and songwriter Mark Sheehan at age 46. “Much loved husband, father, brother, bandmate and friend Mark Sheehan passed away on Saturday in hospital after a brief illness,” the band said in a statement on Twitter. “The family and group ask fans to respect their […]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Police in Little Rock, Arkansas say gunfire erupted as a crowd of people gathered along a commercial boulevard southwest of downtown known for “caravanning,” or large processions of drivers cruising on city streets. Two people died and five were wounded as law enforcement sought clues for who may have opened fire, the police […]
This film is only available in the United States and Canada because of territorial licensing. Leslie (Tony Award winner Alice Ripley), a housewife and 50-plus piano teacher, decides to follow her lifelong dream of being a rock ‘n roll singer, much to the chagrin of her husband (SAG Award winner Robert Clohessy), who is running […]
Singer Jerry Lee Lewis died Friday morning at 87. Lewis died at his Mississippi home, south of Memphis, Tennessee, representative Zach Farnum said in a release. The news came two days after the publication of an erroneous TMZ report of his death, later retracted. For a brief time, in 1958, he was a contender to […]
BAGHDAD—Archaeologists in northern Iraq last week unearthed 2,700-year-old rock carvings featuring war scenes and trees from the Assyrian Empire, an archaeologist said Wednesday. The carvings on marble slabs were discovered by a team of experts in Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city, who have been working to restore the site of the ancient Mashki Gate, which was […]
LONDON—Gary Brooker, the Procol Harum frontman who sang one of the 1960s’ most enduring hits, “A Whiter Shade of Pale,” has died. He was 76. The English rock band said Brooker died at his home on Saturday. He had been receiving treatment for cancer. A statement posted on the band’s official website said: “With the […]
BRASILIA, Brazil—A towering slab of rock broke from a cliff and toppled onto pleasure boaters drifting near a waterfall on a Brazilian lake and officials said at least six people died. Edgard Estevo, commander of the Minas Gerais State Fire Department, said at a news conference that in addition to the dead as many as […]
Two teenagers were arrested in Kentucky after a rock smashed through the windshield of a car being driven by a 64-year-old man. William Wehner was driving in Burlington late on March 30 when a 5-pound rock flew through the air and shattered his windshield, according to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office. Wehner was rushed to […]
TEMPLE, Texas—A Central Texas woman has died after someone dropped a rock from a railroad overpass through the windshield of the car in which she was riding. The family of five had just visited Keila Ruby Flores’s brother in Round Rock, Texas, and was headed north to Waco on Interstate 35. Police say Flores, a […]
Two juveniles have been charged with throwing a rock through the windshield of a sheriff’s SUV, which left the road and rolled over several times after the deputy lost control, thinking he had been shot in the face. The Boyle County deputy had been called out to investigate reports of someone throwing rocks at trucks […]
Sterling Campbell was the drummer for British rock star David Bowie. He started drumming in his childhood days, and became famous at a young age. In those early years, he lived an unrestrained lifestyle, including many unhealthy addictions all too common in the rock ‘n roll world. Then, in the mid ‘90s, he was introduced […]
There are plenty of guys and gals out there who just cannot think of something creative and unique to get their parents. So they resort to the basics. Those for me would be: something from Bath and Body Works for mom, and probably a new pair of slippers and some buck shot for my dad. […]
