Author: Barbara Quarshie

  • Why did Vincent van Gogh shoot himself?

    Why did Vincent van Gogh shoot himself?

    Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western art history after his death. Vincent van Gogh shot himself in July 1890. He felt he couldn’t continue. The enormous demands he put on himself, his obsessive labour, his mental illness, and, not least, his…

  • Who is Darrell Brooks and What Did He Do?

    Who is Darrell Brooks and What Did He Do?

    Darrell Edward Brooks Jr., a 40-year-old man, is accused of killing six people on November 21, 2021, when he drove his SUV into the Waukesha Christmas Parade. He was charged with six counts of first-degree intentional homicide and pleaded not guilty to all of them. Brooks was out on $1,000 cash bail at the time…

  • Is Kroger Buying out Albertsons?

    Is Kroger Buying out Albertsons?

    Kroger announced on Friday, October 14, 2022, that it intends to acquire Albertsons in a nearly $25 billion deal that could transform the US retail industry and affect how millions of customers shop for groceries. The transaction, which is expected to close in 2024, would combine two of the country’s largest supermarket chains and create…

  • Who are Baby Quinton Simon’s Parents?

    Who are Baby Quinton Simon’s Parents?

    Leilani Simon is the mother of Quinton Simon a 20-month-old toddler who went missing on October 5, 2022, and is presumed dead. The whereabouts of Quinton Simon’s father are unknown. Leilani Simon, Quinton’s mother, is the primary suspect in the case. Simon reported her son missing at 9 a.m. on the day he vanished. He…

  • Who is Quinton Simon?

    Who is Quinton Simon?

    Quinton Simon is a 20-month-old toddler who went missing on October 5, 2022. Leilani Simon, Quinton’s mother, is the primary suspect in the case. Simon reported her son missing at 9 a.m. on the day he vanished. He was last seen at the house she shared with her boyfriend, Quinton, her 3-year-old son, and her…

  • Is Quinton Simon still alive? Has baby Quinton Simon been found?

    Is Quinton Simon still alive? Has baby Quinton Simon been found?

    According to local authorities and the FBI, Quinton Simon, a toddler who went missing in Savannah, Georgia, more than a week ago, is now presumed dead. It’s unclear whether they’ve discovered the toddler’s remains. Quinton Simon, a 20-month-old boy, vanished from his home on the morning of October 5, 2022. Three hours later, he was…

  • New sexual misconduct civil suit filed against Deshaun Watson

    New sexual misconduct civil suit filed against Deshaun Watson

    On Thursday, October 13, 2022, in Houston, a new civil suit was filed against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, less than two months after settling 23 lawsuits accusing him of sexual misconduct. The plaintiff, who went by the name “Jane Doe,” claimed Watson pressured her into sexual activity during a professional massage session in a…

  • Raeph Ballantyne Obituary

    Raeph Ballantyne Obituary

    Raeph Ballantyne was a senior broadcast camera journalist on the BBC News team Ballantyne began his BBC career as a location engineer in the newsgathering operations team 15 years ago. He also spent time on the camera team before moving on to the social team, where he focused on stories about crime, justice, communities, social…

  • How fast did Bruce Sutter throw?

    How fast did Bruce Sutter throw?

    Bruce Sutter was an American professional baseball pitcher who pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 12 seasons between 1976 and 1988. Bruce Sutter threw a fastball that looked like 100 mph. Sutter pitched over 100 innings in a season five times, topping out with 122 2/3 innings in 1984. He was a dominant reliever…

  • Why did Bruce Sutter Retire?

    Why did Bruce Sutter Retire?

    Bruce Sutter was an American professional baseball pitcher who pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 12 seasons between 1976 and 1988. Sutter began to have shoulder problems in the mid-1980s and underwent three surgeries before retiring in 1989. He was a dominant reliever in the late 1970s and early 1980s, utilising the split-finger fastball…