Mar. 16, 2025
Dinosaurs with the asteroid.Photo: Getty
A pair of researchers at Harvard University now believe there is evidence that a piece of comet crashed into the Earth 66 million years ago to create the Chicxulub crater, according to astudypublished Monday inScientific Reports.
The impact that created the 110-mile wide Chicxulub crater — located on the Yucatán Peninsula — is already thought to be the source of the mass extinction event that eradicated dinosaurs as well as most of the Earth’s other species.
Mar. 16, 2025
Robert J. McManus, Bishop of the Diocese of Worcester, in May 2013.Photo: Wendy Maeda/The Boston Globe via Getty
A Bishop in Massachusetts says a boys' middle school can no longer refer to itself as Catholic after flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags on campus.
The decision comes “after discussions over the past few months in an attempt to find alternatives to flying the Black Lives Matter and gay pride flags outside the school,” the diocese said, adding that the flags “are inconsistent with Catholic teaching.
Mar. 16, 2025
Dionne Warwickstole the show this weekend onSaturday Night Live… and it was technically her show to begin with.
The six-time Grammy Award winner, 80,made a surprise appearanceSaturday on the recurring sketchThe Dionne Warwick Talk Show, in which cast memberEgo Nwodimimpersonates the iconic singer as the host of her own talk show.
“You know what? I’m tired of interviewing people who are not icons. Please welcome me,” Nwodim, 33, said as the real Warwick joined her onstage in a sequined sweatsuit, telling her: “I’m so excited for you that I’m here.
Mar. 16, 2025
Burt Bacharach and Dionne Warwick in 2003.Photo: Bruce Glikas/Getty
Dionne Warwickis remembering her good friend Burt Bacharach after hisdeath on Wednesdayat 94.
“Burt’s transition is like losing a family member. These words I’ve been asked to write are being written with sadness over the loss of my dear friend and my musical partner,” Warwick, 82, said in a statement.
“On the lighter side we laughed a lot and had our run-ins, but always found a way to let each other know our family, like roots, were the most important part of our relationship.
Mar. 16, 2025
Dionne Warwick.Photo:Santiago Felipe/Getty
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Say a little prayer forDionne Warwick!
On Thursday, the legendary singer canceled a concert set for June 24 at Rivers Casino Des Plaines near Chicago due to a medical issue, a rep for Warwick told PEOPLE — but she’s looking to reschedule the show. TMZ wasfirst to reportthe news.
Ticketholders reportedly received an email from the venue on Thursday that said, “We regret to inform you that the Dionne Warwick performance on June 24, 2023 at Rivers Casino Des Plaines has been canceled due to a medical incident.