Bo Jackson Has Had Hiccups for Nearly a Year, Will Undergo Procedure to Provide Relief

Photo: Brynn Anderson/AP PhotoBo Jacksonis ready for a remedy.The former NFL and MLB player, 60, has been suffering from chronic hiccups since July 2022, and will undergo a procedure to provide relief, he said on the morning show"McElroy and Cubelic in the Morning"on WJOX-FM.He revealed his condition while explaining why he was not at an event earlier this year.“I wasn’t [at the ceremony] because ofdealing with hiccups,” Jackson said. “I’ve had the hiccups since last July....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 747 words · Samantha Fox

Bo Jackson Reveals He Donated $170,000 to Funerals of Uvalde Victims: 'It Just Touched Me'

Photo: Brynn Anderson/AP/Shutterstock Former NFL and MLB player Bo Jackson donated $170,000 to cover funeral expenses for the 21 victims of theUvalde school shootingin May. In an interview with theAssociated Presson Thursday, the athlete, 59, revealed that he was an anonymous donor three days after the shooting at Robb Elementary took place. Jackson, who didn’t grow up in the area or know anyone affected, felt compelled to help as the town had been a regular stop for food and groceries during his many long drives west....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 504 words · Kathleen Herrera

Bo Rinehart Channels Abuse and Addiction to Release 'Doing the Best I Can' Under New Name

Bo Rinehart was full of confidence and bravado on stage withNEEDTOBREATHE, the multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated rock band he formed with his brother,Bear Rinehart, more than two decades ago. Bo Rinehart’s voice wraps around harmonies like silk threads as his fingers attack his instrument’s strings. While that was his life for 20 years, the band revealed Rinehart had stepped away from the group in 2020. The South Carolina native was deep in a battle with alcohol and, through years of trauma work, discovered his history was darker than he realized....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 727 words · David Wang

Bo$$, Rap Pioneer and the First Female Artist Signed to Def Jam West, Dead at 56

Bo$$ at WJPC-FM in Lansing, Illinois in April 1993.Photo:Raymond Boyd/Getty Raymond Boyd/Getty Rapper Lichelle Marie Laws, known professionally as Bo$$, has died. She was 54. The legendary rapper was a trailblazer in ‘90s rap, best known for her cult-loved albumBorn Gangstaz, and among the first female artists ever signed toDef Jam. The record label confirmed her death on Wednesday. The statement continued, “Bo$$ will be remembered as a pioneer in hip hop, being one of the first female rappers signed to Def Jam in the early 1990’s....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 418 words · Randall Jordan

Boat Captain Found Guilty of Manslaughter Over Calif. Fire that Killed 34

Captain Jerry Boylan.Photo:Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo The captain of a dive boat that caught fire and sank off the Californian coast in 2019 andkilled 34 peoplehas been found guilty of manslaughter. According to apress releasefrom the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, Jerry Boylan, 69, of Santa Barbara, was found guilty on Monday of one count of misconduct or neglect of ship officers — an offense known as “seaman’s manslaughter....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 392 words · Michael Young

Boat Propeller Kills Billionaire's Son as He Tries to Save Fiancée Who Fell from Boat

Juan Carlos Escotet Alviarez.Photo: Banesco USA The 31-year-old son of a billionaire banker died while trying to save his fiancée during a fishing competition in Florida over the weekend. Citing the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission,The Independentsaid the accident occurred about six miles from the private community, Ocean Reef Club. The FWC did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment. Alviarez is the son of billionaire Juan Carlos Escotet Rodriguez, the Venezuelan newspaper,El Nacional, reported....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 214 words · Mr. Riley Hernandez

Boater Stranded at Sea Was Convinced '​​I'm Going to Die' — Then a Sweet Seal Helped Save His Life

Scott Thompson.Photo: GoFundMe A lapse in judgment sent a California man tumbling overboard into the water while his boat was still in gear — and an unexpected encounter with a seal gave him the strength he needed to keep swimming to safety. Last month, after making the decision to return home due to conditions at sea, urchin diver Scott Thompson ended up exactly where he didn’t want to be: stranded in the Santa Barbara Channel wearing only shorts and a t-shirt, according to aGoFundMe page....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 364 words · Madison Norton

Boating Accident Kills Iowa State Crew Club Member, Leaves 1 Missing: 'Heartbroken'

Little Wall Lake.Photo: Google Maps An Iowa State University student on the school’s crew club team was killed and another remains missing after their boat capsized during practice, according to officials. Five members of the club were practicing on Little Wall Lake on Sunday morning when the boat turned over, Iowa State University said in apress release. Three of the five students were rescued from the water, and were treated and released from Mary Greeley Medical Center....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 360 words · Elizabeth Mcdaniel

Boaty McBoatface, an Actual British Research Submarine, Makes Surprising Climate Change Discovery

Photo: National Oceanography Centre/Twitter Boaty McBoatface may have started as a joke, but its latest findings are no laughing matter. Boaty McBoatface trekked through 112 miles of mountainous underwater valleys in Antarctica on a three-day mission in 2017, measuring temperature, saltiness and turbulence in the depths of the Southern Ocean, according to arelease from the University of Southampton, a partner on the research project. Data collected on the trip revealed a mechanism that let the strong winds blowing over the ocean increase turbulence deep in its waters, causing warm water at mid-depths to mix with cold, dense water found deeper....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 251 words · Matthew Diaz

Bob & Elizabeth Dole Look Back at Their Decades-Long Love Story: How They Met and How He Wooed Her

Photo: Paul Morigi/WireImageDid eitherBoborElizabeth Dole, both former senators, know that their first meeting more than 40 years ago would be the start of an enduring love story?In an appearance on theTodayshowWednesday morning, the couple looked back on their more than 43 years together inan exclusive interviewwith hostSavannah Guthrie.Bob, 95, who was a Kansas senator from 1969 to 1996, and 82-year-old Elizabeth who served as a North Carolina Senator from 2003 to 2009, met in 1972 during a meeting at his office....

March 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1478 words · Tammy Hughes

Bob Barker Remembered as a 'Legend' and 'Master of the Game' in Heartfelt 'Price Is Right' Primetime Tribute

Bob Barker on ‘The Price Is Right’.Photo: Jesse Grant/WireImage On Thursday’s episode, the longest running daytime game show featured an hour of Barker’s greatest accomplishments, his love for his contestants, his animal advocacy and historic moments on the show. “Most people remember Bob from the 35 years he spent hostingThe Price Is Right,“Carey, 65, began.“So it’s easy to forget that for 18 years, he was a fixture in America’s living rooms forTruth or Consequences, a radio host before that, and a naval aviator during World War II....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1115 words · Eric Brown

Bob Barker's Cause of Death Revealed After 'The Price Is Right' Host Dies at 99

Bob Barker in 2013.Photo:Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic Bob Barker’s cause of death has been revealed. The document indicated that Barker had been living with the disease for “years,” though the specific time of diagnosis was not provided. Hypertension (high blood pressure), hypothyroidism and hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol) were also listed as “other significant conditions” that contributed to Barker’s death, per the certificate. TMZwas first to report the news. Bob Barker on ‘The Price Is Right’ in 2014....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 484 words · Edward Olson

Bob Barker's Longtime Companion Nancy Burnet Recalls His 'Many' Proposals and the 'Trust' They Shared (Exclusive)

Bob Barkerand his longtime companion of 40 years,Nancy Burnet, almost never met. The formerPrice Is Righthost, whodiedon Saturday at age 99, was emceeing an animal adoption day in Downey, California with actor Earl Holliman in March 1983. Burnet, an animal rights activist involved with animal legislation, had heard about Barker’s event and hoped he would help raise awareness around a proposal she had to stop pet stores from selling chicks and ducklings around Easter time....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1129 words · Courtney Johnson