John Oliver loves performing stand-up most
Comedian John Oliver tells 60 Minutes that performing stand-up is his “favorite place to be” and explains why bombing on stage is helpful for comedians.
Australia ended the opening day of the fourth Test with 311 for six, thanks to half-centuries from Sam Konstas, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, and Steve Smith. Debutant Konstas impressed with 60 off 65 balls, sparking high drama with Virat Kohli. Jasprit Bumrah fought back with three wickets, leaving the contest open on day two.
A cross overlooking Pepperdine University miraculously withstood a wildfire that came dangerously close to the Malibu, California, campus and forced students to shelter in place earlier this week. A video shared by the campus on Wednesday shows a discernible hiking trail leading up to the unscathed cross surrounded by scorched dirt and vegetation. The school…
Selectors are optimistic about Jasprit Bumrah’s recovery for the ICC tournament despite his back injury, while Mohammed Shami returns to the ODI squad. Shubman Gill has been named vice-captain, and Yashasvi Jaiswal receives his maiden ODI call-up. Mohammed Siraj is excluded, with Arshdeep Singh preferred for the seam bowling role.
A 103-year-old assisted living resident in Michigan sustained injuries this week when a deer broke through her bedroom window while she was in bed. Shocking body camera footage shows two officers breaking the glass on the resident’s living room patio door on Monday evening to allow the “thrashing” buck to escape back into the woods…
On this day in 1939, 20,000 people attended a Nazi rally at Madison Square Garden. Months earlier, Nazis in Germany had killed nearly 100 Jewish citizens in one night and sent 30,000 more to concentration camps. John Dickerson expounds.
Financial technology unicorns aren’t in a rush to go public even after buy now, pay later firm Klarna filed for a U.S. IPO.