"I guess I just ignore Memorial Day," said Jim Casazza, a tourist here from Danbury, Conn., as he stood behind the White House waiting to walk over to the Washington Monument.
"It's a terrible thing to say, I guess," he said looking over at a friend, "but for me it's three days off... to go to parades, maybe swimming if the water is warm enough. We had the time off and we'd been wanting to come to Washington but we sure didn't come because it's Memorial Day. Read More...
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Americans have bet over $220 billion on sports with legal gambling outlets in the five years since the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for all 50 states to offer it, and the industry shows few signs of slowing despite some recent scandals that have put a spotlight on wagering safeguards.
When Sunday’s anniversary of the court ruling in a case brought by New Jersey arrives, two-thirds of the country will offer legal sports betting, with additional states likely to join in coming months or years. Read More...
One of America’s legendary rock and roll singers, Bobby Rydell, has passed away at age 79 on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at Jefferson Hospital.
Bobby Rydell started his music career at a very young age and was he was considered a teen idol in the early 1960s.
He was notable for his songs like “Wild One” and “Volare”.
Bobby became the youngest person ever to make it to the headline of the famous Copacabana in New York. Read More...
