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1+ hour, 53+ min ago (364+ words) TOKYO " Prominent American playwright and actor, Jeremy O. Harris, known for his Tony-nominated "Slave Play," was arrested in Japan on suspicion of smuggling the psychedelic drug ecstasy, officials said Saturday. Officers at Naha Airport on Japan's southern island of Okinawa arrested Harris on Nov. 16 for an alleged violation of customs law for having 0.78 grams (0.0275 ounces ) of the crystalized drug, also known as MDMA, in a container in a tote bag he was carrying, according to Okinawa Regional Customs spokesperson Tatsunori Fukuda. Harris, 36, had left London's Heathrow Airport two days earlier and transited in Taiwan's Taoyuan International Airport before arriving in Naha for sightseeing, Fukuda said. Okinawa is a popular resort destination with mild weather throughout the year. Fukuda said Harris was arrested on the spot and taken into custody by the Tomishiro police, which filed a criminal complaint to the Naha…...

2+ hour, 43+ min ago (177+ words) MOORESVILLE, N.C. " Michael Annett, a former racecar driver who made 436 combined starts in NASCAR's three national touring series, has died. He was 39. JR Motorsports, one of Annett's former teams, posted the news on social media on Friday. No cause of death was announced. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Annett family with the passing of our friend Michael Annett," the team wrote. "Michael was a key member of JRM from 2017 until he retired in 2021 and was an important part in turning us into the four-car organization we remain today." According to NASCAR, Annett made 321 starts in the Xfinity Series, 158 of which came with JRM. In 2019, Annett won the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway in the No. 1 JRM Chevrolet for his only win at the national level. Annett, a native of Des Moines, Iowa, was also a two-time winner…...

4+ hour, 55+ min ago (396+ words) Kenny Chesney is getting honest about a fan encounter gone wrong. During an appearance on "The Howard Stern Show" this week, the "She's Got It All" crooner recounted how he "just snapped" during a show and ended up punching one of his fans. Chesney told Stern that he was performing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, when a fan caught him by surprise, prompting him to quickly react. "I was playing the Steelers football stadium and I thought it was cool to come up in the middle of the stadium, and almost like a boxer in a way, like walk through the crowd to the stage'that kind of thing," the Country Hall of Famer began. But unfortunately, Chesney's bodyguard wasn't near, so it was just Chesney by himself. "And all of a sudden, I'm by myself on my way to the stage and…...

5+ hour, 10+ min ago (258+ words) DEAR MISS MANNERS: Now that I'm widowed, I am eating breakfast out with friends more frequently. Eggs often need a little salt, but not always, and restaurant saltshakers often deposit too much at once. What I prefer is to taste the food first, and then if salt is needed, I sprinkle some into one hand. I then pinch some with my other hand, distributing as needed. A "high sprinkle" gives the widest distribution. If there is extra salt left in my hand, I dump it in a little mound away from the food. At least one companion has seemed strangely fascinated by my salt habits. I have tried to start with a mound of salt and dip each bite into that, but of course this is usually too much salt, too localized. Am I within civilized bounds to use my…...

5+ hour, 10+ min ago (424+ words) Inter Miami will face the Vancouver Whitecaps in the MLS Cup Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET. Lionel Messi has 35 goals and 27 assists in 33 games played this season. Inter Miami vs. Vancouver Whitecaps will air on FOX, and streams live on DIRECTV (free trial). Who: Inter Miami CF vs. Vancouver Whitecaps When: Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025 Where: Chase Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Stream: DIRECTV (free trial), fuboTV (free trial) And he knows what it takes to win in those moments, too. The 2025 MLS Cup final " Messi and Inter Miami vs. M'ller and the Vancouver Whitecaps " is going to draw a few comparisons from a personnel standpoint to the 2014 World Cup final and 2010 World Cup quarterfinal matches between Argentina and Germany. Germany, with M'ller, won both times. Messi played in those matches for Argentina, as did Inter Miami coach Javier Mascherano. They'll all meet again on…...

5+ hour, 54+ min ago (221+ words) Submitted for your approval: The case of one Twilight Zone Christmas theatrical playscript. Drawn from two 30-minute TV episodes, each one 23 minutes long with seven minutes for commercials, the resulting play is roughly 46 minutes of storytelling out of an advertised length of two hours. Add in a 15-minute intermission and you'll reach 60 minutes, but what about the other hour left to fill? See the dilemma? Is it filler? Bait and switch? or simply a sincere yet misguided attempt to offer a full two hours of Christmas entertainment? I'm a theater reviewer, not a music critic, so the comments below only pertain to the two short plays. The show's standout performance comes from Brian O'Connor whose vocal inflections and mannerisms "down to the cigarette held casually between his fingers"satisfyingly recreate Rod Serling. He's onstage briefly, introducing and then summarizing the…...

6+ hour, 38+ min ago (244+ words) Dear Miss My Mom: Thank you for sharing your story. Even when people have good intentions behind their silence, like wanting to spare those they love from pain, it's not as kind a choice as honesty. Dear Annie: A very good reason to be honest with your children about your health Dear Annie: I don't normally write in, but your advice to "Balancing Burdens," the woman who was on the fence about telling her stressed and busy daughter about the recurrence of her cancer, was spot-on. To this day, I regret that I was not with my mother when she died from heart disease. It was Christmas, so I was busy with a thousand things and I didn't think it was a big deal that she was going to the hospital for a "minor heart procedure." She never woke up,…...

7+ hour, 23+ min ago (363+ words) The No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers host the No. 10 Iowa State Cyclones Saturday at 12 p.m. ET. Both teams are 8-0 with ranked wins under their belt, though this will be Iowa State's first true road game of the season. Iowa State vs. Purdue will air on CBS, and streams live on DIRECTV (free trial). What: College basketball regular season Who: No. 10 Iowa State Cyclones vs. No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers When: Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025 Where: Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana Stream: DIRECTV (free trial), fuboTV (free trial) The Cyclones (8-0) broke the previous school record of 130 points in a 67-point win over The Citadel in 2016-17. The 64-point margin against Alcorn State (1-9) was tied for their fifth-largest ever. Iowa State shot 70.8% from the field and 73.3% on 3s, the best marks in coach T.J. Otzelberger's five seasons. The team's 22 3-pointers were another program record. The Cyclones did it without standout point guard…...

8+ hour, 18+ min ago (654+ words) Vestal, N.Y. " Redshirt junior guard Trent Mosquera (Boston, Mass./Belmont Hill School) tallied 21 points to lead the Le Moyne College men's basketball team to a 78-63 victory over Binghamton University in the "Battle for the Interstate" on Saturday evening at Dr. Bai Lee Court. Mosquera recorded 11 of his game-high point total in the first half, while posting four rebounds, four assists and two steals. Graduate student forward Shilo Jackson (Indianapolis, Ind./North Central/Vincennes/Texas A&M-Corpus Christi) registered his fourth straight double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Redshirt sophomore guard Deng Garang (Syracuse, N.Y./Bishop Grimes) finished with 12 points, four rebounds and three assists. Junior guard Tennessee Rainwater (Davenport, Wash./Davenport/Utah Tech) was the fourth Dolphin in double digits with 10 points, while adding a season-high eight rebounds and a career-best four steals. Bryson Wilson led the Bearcats with 17 points, while adding five…...

8+ hour, 49+ min ago (499+ words) Syracuse, N.Y. " Christian Brothers Academy football won a third straight Class AA state championship, 41-12, over Section II's Saratoga Springs on Saturday night at the JMA Wireless Dome. Saturday's victory marked CBA's fourth state title in five years, a feat accomplished only by Maine-Endwell (2011-14) and Tioga (2021-23, 25). Six other teams have won three straight New York state championships, though Mike Hart's 2001-2003 Onondaga squads are the only ones from Section III to do so. CBA is the first school in the 30-year history of the Class AA state tournament to win three straight. After both teams punted on their opening drives, CBA got the ball back at Saratoga Springs' 35-yard line. Three plays later, Isaiah Coleman waltzed to a 29-yard touchdown down the sideline off a pass from quarterback Gradyn Dixon. CBA's defense quickly forced Saratoga Springs' offense off the field and Javon Edenfield…...