Ernie Accorsi, the bold NFL general manager whose defiant draft picks and franchise-altering trades shaped decades of professional football, has died at 84 after a brief battle with cancer. The New York Giants announced Sunday morning that Accorsi "passed away peacefully Saturday while surrounded by the love of his family." Accorsi served as GM of […] The post Ernie Accorsi, the NFL GM who drafted Elway and traded for Eli Manning, dead at 84 appeared first on American Almanac .
Ernie Accorsi, the bold NFL general manager whose defiant draft picks and franchise-altering trades shaped decades of professional football, has died at 84 after a brief battle with cancer. The New York Giants announced Sunday morning that Accorsi "passed away peacefully Saturday while surrounded by the love of his family." Accorsi served as GM of three storied franchises, the Baltimore Colts, the Cleveland Browns, and the Giants, compiling 143 wins and engineering one of the most consequential trades in league history when he acquired quarterback Eli Manning in 2004. Giants co-owner and team president John Mara issued a statement praising the man who reshaped the franchise's trajectory: "Ernie helped shape the course of New York…Open
A 49-year-old widow who lost her husband to suicide is now suing the male escort she hired for companionship, claiming he manipulated her into handing over $6 million, and her case is far from the only one exposing how predatory romancers target the wealthy. Marianne Flippo filed suit this week against Gregg Starr, a 38-year-old […] The post Widow alleges male escort defrauded her of $6 million after husband's death appeared first on American Almanac .
A 49-year-old widow who lost her husband to suicide is now suing the male escort she hired for companionship, claiming he manipulated her into handing over $6 million, and her case is far from the only one exposing how predatory romancers target the wealthy. Marianne Flippo filed suit this week against Gregg Starr, a 38-year-old escort employed by a service called Cowboys4Angels, alleging he declared his love for her and then told her the only way they could be together was for her to buy out his $10 million contract. Flippo's husband, Chad Flippo, a software developer who helped create Roblox, died by suicide in 2024. She hired Starr for companionship in the aftermath, the New York Post reported . The complaint alleges Flippo signed…Open
The actress behind some of the biggest comedy hits of the last fifteen years says the industry she loves has rigged the game against funny movies, and she's not buying the excuses. Melissa McCarthy is about to do something audiences have rarely seen from her. The two-time Oscar nominee, known for scene-stealing physical comedy in […] The post Melissa McCarthy says Hollywood's excuse for killing comedies is a lie appeared first on American Almanac .
The actress behind some of the biggest comedy hits of the last fifteen years says the industry she loves has rigged the game against funny movies, and she's not buying the excuses. Melissa McCarthy is about to do something audiences have rarely seen from her. The two-time Oscar nominee, known for scene-stealing physical comedy in "Bridesmaids" and "Spy," plays Patsy Ramsey in Netflix's "The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey," premiering December 10. She also serves as executive producer. It is a dramatic turn built on police reports, coroner's files, and conversations with people who knew the real Patsy Ramsey, and McCarthy told Variety she felt an obligation to get it right. But the interview covered far more than one Netflix series. McCarthy…Open
Authorities in Tanzania launched an investigation after ten lions turned up dead at one of Africa's most storied wildlife reserves, with preliminary findings pointing to deliberate poisoning, the latest in a string of wildlife killings across East Africa. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority confirmed that the bodies of ten lions were discovered on a Friday […] The post Ten lions found dead from suspected poisoning at Tanzania's Ngorongoro Conservation Area appeared first on American Almanac .
Authorities in Tanzania launched an investigation after ten lions turned up dead at one of Africa's most storied wildlife reserves, with preliminary findings pointing to deliberate poisoning, the latest in a string of wildlife killings across East Africa. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority confirmed that the bodies of ten lions were discovered on a Friday in the Ndutu area of the reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that draws tourists from around the world. The authority said it opened a probe to determine the cause and identify those responsible. In a statement, the authority offered a grim preliminary conclusion: the animals likely died after ingesting poison. No suspects have been named. No arrests have been reported. The…Open
Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, the 38-year-old reality star known for MTV's Jersey Shore, says she is cancer free seven months after a stage one cervical cancer diagnosis, and she wants women to stop skipping their screenings. Polizzi shared the news in a video posted online, writing that she had cleared the disease after a colposcopy, a […] The post Snooki announces she is cancer free after hysterectomy for cervical cancer appeared first on American Almanac .
Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, the 38-year-old reality star known for MTV's Jersey Shore, says she is cancer free seven months after a stage one cervical cancer diagnosis, and she wants women to stop skipping their screenings. Polizzi shared the news in a video posted online, writing that she had cleared the disease after a colposcopy, a cone biopsy, and a full hysterectomy. Surgeons removed her uterus, cervix, fallopian tubes, and part of her vagina. Her ovaries were preserved to prevent early menopause. The announcement caps a difficult stretch that began earlier this year when Polizzi, a mother of three, learned she had stage one cervical cancer. She has since used her public platform to press other women to keep up with routine Pap smears,…Open
A rising number of American couples are splitting their kitchens instead of their households, adopting what relationship therapists now call a "food divorce", and the trend reveals as much about modern isolation as it does about what's for dinner. The arrangement works exactly the way it sounds. Two people share a home but stop planning, […] The post Couples ditch shared meals in growing 'food divorce' trend — but therapists warn it may cost them more than dinner appeared first on American Almanac .
A rising number of American couples are splitting their kitchens instead of their households, adopting what relationship therapists now call a "food divorce", and the trend reveals as much about modern isolation as it does about what's for dinner. The arrangement works exactly the way it sounds. Two people share a home but stop planning, cooking, and eating meals together. Each partner handles food on their own schedule, with their own preferences, no negotiation required. Relationship therapist Erin Pash, founder and CEO of the counseling platform Caveman to Casanova, told the New York Post that the practice boils down to one thing: removing food from the daily list of things a couple has to fight about. The numbers behind the shift…Open
An artificial-intelligence "actor" created to promote a new film broke down during a live interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored, abruptly switching from English to Cantonese, a glitch that exposed the limits of the technology Hollywood is racing to normalize. Tilly Norwood, a generative AI creation built by Xicoia, the AI division of a company called […] The post AI "actor" Tilly Norwood malfunctions on live TV, switches from English to Cantonese mid-sentence appeared first on American Almanac .
An artificial-intelligence "actor" created to promote a new film broke down during a live interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored, abruptly switching from English to Cantonese, a glitch that exposed the limits of the technology Hollywood is racing to normalize. Tilly Norwood, a generative AI creation built by Xicoia, the AI division of a company called Particle6, was mid-answer on Friday's program when the malfunction hit. Actor Tom Conti, who appeared in Oppenheimer, had asked Norwood a straightforward question: were the other performers in her film Misaligned real human beings, or were they computer-generated like her? Norwood began answering, then lapsed into Cantonese without warning, The Hollywood Reporter reported . Morgan and Conti…Open
Rebel Wilson returned to a Sydney courtroom Monday to fight allegations that she deliberately torpedoed her own directorial debut, a case that pits the actress against the producers who say her social media posts cost them a film release and their reputations. AI Film Production Limited, a Britain-based production company, is suing Wilson and her […] The post Rebel Wilson faces sabotage lawsuit in Sydney court as producers demand damages over shelved film appeared first on American Almanac .
Rebel Wilson returned to a Sydney courtroom Monday to fight allegations that she deliberately torpedoed her own directorial debut, a case that pits the actress against the producers who say her social media posts cost them a film release and their reputations. AI Film Production Limited, a Britain-based production company, is suing Wilson and her company, Camp Sugar Productions, in the New South Wales Supreme Court. The producers claim Wilson undermined negotiations with potential distributors for "The Deb," a 2024 musical comedy, and threatened an injunction to block the film from screening in Australia. They want unspecified damages, a public apology for what they call misleading and deceptive conduct, and corrective advertising. …Open
A Denver photojournalist who has endorsed and collaborated with the socialist candidate widely expected to win Colorado's First Congressional District was arrested for allegedly kicking a counterprotester to the ground during a violent anti-ICE student walkout. Armando Geneyro, a military veteran turned self-described "conscientious observer" who until recently worked in Denver Public Schools' student equity […] The post Denver photojournalist with ties to socialist congressional candidate arrested for kicking counterprotester at anti-ICE rally appeared first on American Almanac .
A Denver photojournalist who has endorsed and collaborated with the socialist candidate widely expected to win Colorado's First Congressional District was arrested for allegedly kicking a counterprotester to the ground during a violent anti-ICE student walkout. Armando Geneyro, a military veteran turned self-described "conscientious observer" who until recently worked in Denver Public Schools' student equity office, was handcuffed at the scene of a September 4 rally in Denver after a counterprotester handed police video footage of the alleged assault. A Denver Police Department spokesperson confirmed Geneyro was cited for simple assault and released. The police report states he took a counterprotester's sign and kicked the victim "in the…Open
Patrick Clancy, the father whose three young children were killed by his ex-wife in 2023, is expecting a baby with his new wife Rachel Danis, a quiet step forward in a life marked by unimaginable loss. CBS News correspondent Ross Douthat confirmed the pregnancy on CBS Mornings Monday, one day after his 60 Minutes interview […] The post Patrick Clancy and new wife Rachel Danis expecting first child together appeared first on American Almanac .
Patrick Clancy, the father whose three young children were killed by his ex-wife in 2023, is expecting a baby with his new wife Rachel Danis, a quiet step forward in a life marked by unimaginable loss. CBS News correspondent Ross Douthat confirmed the pregnancy on CBS Mornings Monday, one day after his 60 Minutes interview with Clancy and Danis aired Sunday night. When Douthat told the couple during the sit-down, "And you guys are starting a family," Danis answered simply: "Yes." It was Douthat's first assignment for the program, and he conceded the phrasing could have been more direct. "Maybe starting a family was a, maybe that was too, you know, too coy a way of asking it," Douthat told CBS Mornings host Nate Burleson. "This is, this…Open