Joel Embiid’s injury issues this postseason also featured a behind-the-scenes health scare. The 76ers star has navigated what ESPN described as a mild case of Bell’s palsy, which, according to the Mayo Clinic, “causes sudden weakness in the muscles on one side of the face” — with that side appearing “to droop” and leading to difficulties with shutting that side’s eye. “It’s unfortunate … got to keep pushing,” Embiid told reporters postgame, according to ESPN, while also adding that the condition has been “pretty annoying.” Embiid’s condition was revealed after Philadelphia’s 125-114 victory against the Knicks on Thursday at Wells…

A Maryland high school athletic director was arrested after he allegedly used artificial intelligence (AI) to create racist and antisemitic audio in the voice of his boss, officials said Thursday.Dazhon Darien, 31, an athletic director at Pikesville High School, allegedly made the recording to retaliate against his boss, Pikesville Principal Eric Eiswert, who was pursuing an investigation into Darien’s potential mishandling of school funds, authorities said.At a press conference on Thursday, Robert McCullough, chief of Baltimore County police, said that officials were first made aware of the voice recording on Jan. 17, and thoroughly investigated the allegations before sharing the…

Prince William isn’t above getting his hands dirty. The royal, 41, revealed that he takes good care of the family’s guinea pig during a visit to Woodgate Valley Urban Farm on Thursday, April 25. Victoria Ward, Deputy Royal Editor at the Daily Telegraph, took to X to share a clip of a gleeful-looking William, writing, “Prince William said he was so happy stroking Snowflake the guinea pig at Woodgate Valley Urban Farm, just outside Birmingham, that he didn’t want to leave. He revealed that his kids always forget to clean out their own guinea pig, leaving him to do it.”…

Aaron Rodgers certainly approves. A year after the Jets quarterback’s season was derailed with a torn Achilles before he could even complete a pass, general manager Joe Douglas drafted someone who can help keep Rodgers healthy. After trading with the Vikings, back one pick from No. 10 to 11, the Jets selected offensive tackle Olu Fashanu from Penn State. Speaking on “The Pat McAfee Show,” Rodgers had high praise for the pick. “We already made three moves in the offseason [to address the offensive line] with bringing John [Simpson] to play guard, Morgan [Moses] to play tackle and Tyron [Smith]…

He came in like a wrecking ball. A New York City construction worker delivered a piercing message to President Biden Thursday morning after his predecessor — and 2024 rival — Donald Trump made a surprise visit to a Manhattan work site. The unidentified man in a hard hat and yellow reflective vest was being interviewed by a Newsmax reporter following the ex-president’s visit when he was asked: “What’s your message to Joe Biden?” “F–k you,” the worker replied into the journalist’s microphone without any hesitation before turning and walking off. He also said he wasn’t “at all” surprised to see…

Several moms in suburban St. Louis have been working to get toxic sites in the area cleaned up, a major undertaking to fix widespread contamination that some government officials apparently covered up for decades.”This was the best kept secret of St. Louis. The Manhattan Project wasn’t well known here, and it’s still a pretty good secret here,” Just Moms STL co-founder Karen Nickel said. Nickel formed her group alongside her neighbor, Dawn Chapman, in 2013. “Over the years, we had heard bits and pieces of the story and what we thought was the story,” Nickel said. MORE PEOPLE EXPOSED TO MANHATTAN PROJECT CHEMICALS…

A massive fire broke out at a vacant restaurant at the end of the Oceanside Pier in North County San Diego on Thursday afternoon, the Oceanside Fire Department confirmed. The nearly 2,000-foot-long wooden pier was built in 1888, and is a focal point of the beachside Southern California city not far from Camp Pendleton. “The Oceanside Fire Department is currently engaged in fighting a fire on the Oceanside Pier,” the department wrote on social media Thursday. “We are asking all citizens to please stay away from the immediate area.” PILOT REPORTED THAT PLANE CARRYING FUEL CAUGHT ON FIRE BEFORE FATAL ALASKA CRASH The…

Kourtney Kardashian honored her family members in the most stylish way. Kardashian, 45, showed off a dainty charm necklace via Instagram on Wednesday, April 24. The silver jewelry featured all of her and husband Travis Barker’s kids’ initials. Starting with Barker’s kids, the necklace featured the letters “L” and “A” for his kids Landon, 20, and Alabama, 18, whom he shares with ex-wife Shanna Moakler. Next in line were “K” and “T,”, representing both Kardashian and Barker, 48. The necklace also featured letters “M,” “P” and “R,” honoring Kardashian’s three kids whom she shares with ex Scott Disick: Mason, 14,…

Caleb Williams stirred buzz when he and his girlfriend, Alina Thyregod, made their red carpet debut at the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit in April 2024. The former USC quarterback — whom the Bears selected with the No. 1 pick in the draft — was seen leaving his hotel with the blonde beauty on one arm and his mother, Dayna Price, on the other. Williams, 22, posed for photos with his girlfriend and mother on the red carpet before they sat together and played cards in the green room. The couple shared a sweet embrace when NFL commissioner Roger Goodell called…

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday argued against sending in the National Guard to remove disruptive anti-Israel protesters from college campuses, saying he wants to give university presidents more time to resolve the matter. “What needs to happen, at least at the beginning, is these university presidents need to get control of the situation, allow free speech, and push back against antisemitism,” the Kentucky Republican said of the protests that have caused turmoil on college campuses from coast-to-coast.  “I thought that was largely gone in this country, but we’ve seen a number of young people who are actually anti-Semitic,”…