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The investigation into Hulk Hogan’s death remains ongoing due to the “unique nature” of the case, police in Clearwater, Florida, have said. In a statement shared with Rolling Stone, the Clearwater Police Department said that they’ve had to “interview multiple witnesses and seek medical records from a variety of providers” …

Kristen Crowley, the former chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department ousted from her position earlier this year, filed a legal claim against the city and Mayor Karen Bass, accusing the mayor of orchestrating “a campaign of misinformation, defamation, and retaliation” and using Crowley as a “scapegoat” to shift blame …

When Kaden Lopez, 18, was arrested for throwing a bright green dildo into the crowd at a WNBA game in Phoenix earlier this month, he told officers that he was sorry that the sex toy had struck a man and his nine-year-old niece. “It was just a stupid prank that …

If you’ve spent any substantial sum of time on Reddit or social media gaming circles over the last few years, you’ve almost certainly seen the ire over Hollow Knight: Silksong. First announced back in 2019, Team Cherry’s follow-up to their breakout 2017 Metroidvania Hollow Knight has been dangled over players’ …

In May 2024, Kansas City Chiefs’ head coach Andy Reid was working late when a bullet pierced the window of his office, landing a mere 15 feet away from him. Though the incident was kept under wraps for over a year, the shooting is currently being investigated as an aggravated …

When NBC’s reality show The Biggest Loser premiered in 2004, producers weren’t sure if they could sell America on the idea of weight loss being fun. But what started as a network experiment with less than 500 applicants for its first season became a global sensation. The show ran for …

In recent years, collectible cars — rare vehicles representing milestones in automotive history — have skyrocketed in value as high-end art, becoming a newly-sought trophy for titans of industry. Yet just as with any art, the growing demand for these cars is also attracting forgers and thieves. Criminals have pulled …

F ew foods are more recognizable — or more American — than the cheeseburger. It’s a staple of fast food and backyard barbecues, served in rations to soldiers and on silver platters to presidents. Politicians invoke it as a symbol of abundance, nostalgia, even patriotism. Its parts — beef, cheese, …

As the end of summer draws near, so begins the hype cycle for the next annual iteration of Call of Duty. Kicking off the opening night of this week’s Gamescom 2025 in Cologne is the first official trailer for the game, titled Black Ops 7, which reveals what fans can …

“I have a hook for your story,” a podcast producer told me as soon as I called her up earlier this summer. “Pineapple Street announced it’s going out of business today.” I’d already been reporting on the collapse of the narrative podcast industry for several weeks, talking with executives and …