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This 6-year-old boy just won a national mullet contest

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:00:21 GMT

By Beatrice Forman, The Philadelphia InquirerPHILADELPHIA — America’s most well-regarded mullet sits on the head of a 6-year-old slugger from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.Rory Ehrlich — the soon-to-be first grader from West Pottsgrove who asked his parents for permission to compete in the USA Mullet Championships — won the kid’s division this week by nearly 6,900 votes.Ehrlich, who is referred to as the jorts-loving “Cheddar Whiz” on his mullet profile, earned more than 16,000 votes to clinch the top spot, according to competition founder and Michigan-based barber Kevin Begola. He beat out Ezekiel “Mr. Aloha Mullet” Arita of Hawaii and Luzerne County’s Kamden Cunningham, whose curly mullet was the result of an impromptu haircut from his older brother.“I feel famous,” Rory told The Inquirer after waking up from a nap on Wednesday. “I’m never going to cut my hair off.”Rory Ehrlich, 6, won the kid’s division of the 2023 U.S. Mullet Championship, which benefits Homes 4 Wounded ...

Leonardo DiCaprio leaves yacht for Robert De Niro’s 80th birthday bash, joining Alec Baldwin, Paul McCartney

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:00:21 GMT

Some of the most celebrated — and infamous — names in Hollywood and New York City descended on a famed Manhattan restaurant Thursday night to celebrate the 80th birthday of Robert De Niro.Leonardo Di Caprio made it to Italian eatery Locanda Verde, located in TriBeCa’s Greenwich Hotel, which De Niro owns, People reported. He presumably left the yacht he’s been vacationing on all summer in the Mediterranean to honor his “Killers of the Flower Moon” co-star. Paul McCartney also attended the bash in De Niro’s honor, as did some of “The Godfather” star’s best known collaborators: directors Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola and his “The Deer Hunter” co-star Christopher Walken.Paul McCartney arrives with his wife Nancy Shevell for Robert De Niro’s 80th birthday celebration in New York City. August 17, 2023 pic.twitter.com/K6SzJUpoaQ— Daniel Beatle (@flamingpie33) August 18, 2023People and Page Six also re...

San Jose police searching for missing Netflix employee, recent Cornell grad just moved to Bay Area

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:00:21 GMT

(BCN) -- San Jose police are looking for a missing 22-year-old man who recently graduated from Cornell University and relocated to the Bay Area after being hired by Netflix to work as a software engineer. Yohanes S. Kidane was last seen at about 7:15 p.m. Monday as he entered an Uber vehicle at 28 N. 4th St., in San Jose. Antioch and Pittsburg police officers arrested by FBI Kidane was last seen wearing gray sweatpants, a black hoodie and black shoes. His cell phone, wallet and backpack have been recovered near the Golden Gate Bridge Welcome Center in San Francisco, which is located just south of the bridge. His phone's location was at the Golden Gate Bridge for all of Monday evening. Kidane moved to San Jose two weeks ago to work at Netflix, where he was recently hired as a software engineer. He is 22 years old, Black, stands 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 150 pounds. Anyone who has seen Kidane or knows of his whereabouts is asked to contact the San Jose Police Departme...

Mountain lion spotted in San Mateo: police

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:00:21 GMT

(KRON) -- A mountain lion was spotted in the area of Vanessa Drive and South Grant Street, the San Mateo Police Department confirmed at 8:42 a.m. on Friday.Located just off Highway 101, the mountain lion was seen roaming near the Crossroads San Mateo shopping center. Hurricane Hilary grows to Category 4 as it approaches California Officers are currently at the scene with additional resources set to arrive. They are advising residents to stay inside their homes. Contact SMPD if you see a mountain lion in your area.

Threats against Trump grand jurors in Georgia under investigation

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:00:21 GMT

Watch Video: What to expect next for Trump in Georgia 2020 election case, other trialsWashington — Law enforcement in Fulton County, Georgia, are investigating threats to members of the grand jury that returned the indictment against former President Donald Trump and 18 other associates after the grand jurors’ personal information was shared online, the sheriff’s office said Thursday.The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office is leading the effort to track down the origins of the threats and working with local, state and federal law enforcement, the agency said in a statement.“We take this matter very seriously and are coordinating with our law enforcement partners to respond quickly to any credible threat and to ensure the safety of those individuals who carried out their civic duty,” the office of Sheriff Pat Labat said.The sweeping indictment handed up by the grand jury Monday charges Trump and 18 others over their alleged roles in a scheme to reverse the f...

Fiscales piden sentencia de hasta 33 años de cárcel para miembros de los Proud Boys

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:00:21 GMT

Los fiscales federales buscan sentencias de 27 a 33 años en una prisión federal en los casos de cuatro Proud Boys declarados culpables de conspiración sediciosa por sus acciones durante el ataque al Capitolio de EEUU.Enrique Tarrio, Joseph Biggs, Ethan Nordean y Zachary Rehl fueron condenados por conspiración sediciosa en mayo después de un juicio de meses que comenzó en enero. Un quinto acusado, Dominic Pezzola, fue absuelto del cargo de conspiración sediciosa pero declarado culpable de agredir, resistir o obstaculizar a ciertos oficiales. Pezzola rompió una ventana del Capitolio con un escudo policial robado, provocando la primera violación del edificio.Los fiscales buscan 33 años de prisión federal para Tarrio y Biggs, 30 años para Rehl, 27 años para Nordean y 20 años para Pezzola. Acusan a oficial de DC de filtrar información confidencial a líder de los Proud Boys Condenan a cuatro miembros de los Proud Boys por conspiración sediciosa ...

Union Berlin leaning on US midfielder Brenden Aaronson for Champions League experience

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:00:21 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Union Berlin is looking to a fresh-faced kid from Medford, New Jersey, for experience as the German club embarks on its first ever Champions League season.United States midfielder Brenden Aaronson will be one of the few Union players to have played in European soccer’s most important club competition when the group stage starts in September.The 22-year-old Aaronson, who joined Union on loan from relegated Leeds in the offseason, already has been asked by teammates about the competition.“I told them how special it is,” said Aaronson, who helped Austrian team Salzburg qualify for the 2021-22 Champions League, where it surprised many by reaching the knockout stages — a feat Union is hoping to emulate.“I’ll be willing to take that leadership role, and tell the guys not to worry that much because I was kind of in the same situation with Salzburg, kind of the underdogs,” Aaronson said this week. “That’s the kind of mentality we have to have going into the Champions League.”U...

UCF feels it has what it takes to compete right away in the expanded Big 12

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:00:21 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Nearly six years removed from an undefeated season and self-proclaiming themselves national champions, UCF is starting anew but not over.The Knights are making the leap to the Big 12 this season following an impressive decade-long run in the American Athletic Conference. They are confident they have what it takes to be competitive right away in a stronger league that figures to challenge them like never before.A 25-game winning streak that began in 2017 and extended through most of the following year fueled an argument that dominant non-Power 5 teams deserved to be part of the conversations involving berths in the College Football Playoff.Winning at least nine games five of the past six seasons solidified a foundation coach Gus Malzahn hopes to build on in the new-look Big 12, which will also feature three more newcomers this fall in BYU and former UCF AAC rivals Houston and Cincinnati.“We don’t want to be a member of the Big 12, we want to compete for champions...

What is ‘Barbie Botox,’ TikTok’s latest beauty obsession?

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:00:21 GMT

(CNN) — Isabelle Lux, a 32-year-old content creator from Palm Beach, Florida, said she was terrified while sitting in the chair waiting for her ‘Barbie Botox’ — 40 units of the neurotoxin injected into each trapezius, the muscle holding up her neck. She was looking to slim her shoulders in preparation for her wedding, as well as release some upper back pain.“I was thinking the whole time, ‘If it goes right, this is going to be great and I can’t wait to share it (online). If this goes wrong, I better warn people. So basically I figured no matter what happens, I’m going to tell people.’ And God, I just prayed it went well.”The procedure was originally devised to aid the release of severely overworked trapezius muscles which could cause migraines and intense neck tension. Now, it’s being administered off-label to cosmetically diminish the size of shoulders, elongating the neck. And it’s gaining traction on social media.“When Botox is injected into a muscle, it stops the connection to t...

Where to watch the tarantula 'migration'

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:00:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Calling all spider lovers, it's almost time that tarantulas crawl across southeast Colorado for their mating season. FOX31 spoke with a tarantula expert for the top spots you might catch a glimpse of the tarantula "mate-gration." During Colorado tarantula migration, females see males as a tasty snack Sara Stevens, the director of animal collections at the Butterfly Pavilion named a few places she expects to see the 5-inch spiders:Comanche National GrasslandYour best bet is to go to the grasslands for tarantula viewing. Stevens says the grasslands are a place where there are usually higher concentrations of tarantulas. Visit La Junta recommends Highway 109 on the Comanche National Grassland.La JuntaStevens also recommends La Junta because it's most associated with the tarantula trek. It even has a webpage dedicated to tarantulas. It also hosts the La Junta Tarantula Fest in Downtown La Junta which sets up a parade, vendors, tarantula tours and more. The websit...