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Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Yahoo
12-year-old boy in northern Wisconsin returns home after missing for 21 hours, multi-agency search
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) – On Monday night, search efforts began in northern Wisconsin for a missing 12-year-old boy, and after a multi-agency search, officers say he returned home nearly 24 hours later. Around 9:30 p.m. on April 28, deputies with the Douglas County Sheriff's Office say they were called to a residence in the Patzau-Foxboro area for a report of a missing 12-year-old. Green Bay Police: Foul play not suspected after woman's body recovered from East River Deputies were then told that the child had gone missing around 9 p.m. after he didn't come back inside when he completed chores. Search efforts immediately began, including the usage of drones, K9s, and the Town of Summit Volunteer Fire Department. Ultimately, search efforts were suspended around 2 a.m. until authorities began again later that morning. Several agencies joined in the search efforts on April 29 throughout the day. Deputies say the boy eventually returned home around 6 p.m., noting that it 'is still unclear where he was,' but foul play is not suspected. The boy was missing for roughly 21 hours. Police department in Wisconsin listening for loud exhausts, could result in citations The release noted that assistance from other agencies was 'phenomenal.' Assisting agencies included the following: Carlton County Sheriff's Office Douglas County 911 Duluth Police Department FBI Hermantown Police Department Minnesota Emergency Management Minnesota State Patrol St. Louis County Rescue Squad St. Louis County Sheriff's Office St. Louis County Emergency Management Superior Police Department Town of Summit Volunteer Fire Department Town of Superior Volunteer Fire Department U.S. Border Patrol Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation Wisconsin Emergency Management Wisconsin State Patrol Sheriff Matt Izzard also thanked some local businesses for their help, including the Drifter's Bar, Four-Corners Store, Amnicon Bar, Walmart, and the countless community volunteers. 'While it was a trying day for everybody, this outpouring of support serves as a good reminder of why we choose to live here and call this home,' Sheriff Izzard stated. No additional information was provided. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
USA Today
28-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Penn State DT Coziah Izzard signs as undrafted free agent with NFL powerhouse
Penn State DT Coziah Izzard signs as undrafted free agent with NFL powerhouse Former Penn State defensive lineman Coziah Izzard is on his way to the NFL, and he found quite a landing spot in the process. Izzard signed as an undrafted free agent with the Kansas City Chiefs, the defending AFC champions who have won two Super Bowls in the past three seasons, and played for a third this past season. Izzard spent all five of his years in college football with the Penn State program, and he ended his college career with 78 total tackles in 50 career games. Izzard had career highs of 31 tackles and 7 TFL last season in helping Penn State play for a Big Ten championship and make a run to the College Football Playoff semifinal. Penn State had five players drafted in this year's NFL draft cycle, including first-round draft picks Abdul Carter and Tyler Warren. You can see the full NFL draft tracker to see what other Penn State players were drafted and where they are heading. In addition to the drafted players, Penn State is sending a few more to the next level as undrafted free agents like Izzard. Wide receiver Julian Fleming signed with the Green Bay Packers, and Cornerback Jalen Kimber was signed by the Tennessee Titans. Follow Kevin McGuire on Threads, Bluesky, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. Follow Nittany Lions Wire on X, Facebook, and Threads.
The Guardian
09-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Chloe Petts: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)
You know when you're at a party and there is someone who you're really into, and even when you're not in conversation with them, you have this tangible sense in your body of where they are at any given moment, because you can feel this frisson, a spark imperceptibly flowing between you? That's how I feel about my phone. I always know where that little guy is and I can't wait until I need a wee so I can take my couple of minutes on the toilet and catch up on all the scrolling I've missed. It's pathetic, really. Though I try not to blame myself, because the internet is a tool that has been engineered to make us come back for more. I would simply adore to have a better relationship to scrolling – replacing the pre-bed hour with reading something enriching like the Guardian. But I don't wish to forgo it entirely, because I would miss out on all of the funny stuff that scratches a brain itch in a way that very few other mediums can. With that in mind, here are my top 10 funniest videos on the internet. I didn't mean for these to be ranked in order but, if they were, this one would absolutely come in at No 1. I've watched this video maybe 30 times and every time I laugh like it's the first time. It's the best in the Sprite challenge genre and, believe me, I've put in the research. It's so puerile, but the patheticalness of her sigh before the earth-shattering burp will never fail to render me floored. One of the greatest pieces of culture that's come out of Australia. This article includes content provided by TikTok. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click 'Allow and continue'. I love it when kids are weird in the way that only kids can be – this will become a heavy feature in this list. This video works because of the camera angle, the lighting, the child's dead-eyed stare into the distance, the timing of her proclamation that Martha Luker King Junior died for our sins, and the hard cut after the adults off camera start pissing themselves. In film and TV writing there's this idea that you should enter a scene as late as possible and leave it as soon as possible. This theory is executed perfectly here. A masterpiece. Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning This article includes content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click 'Allow and continue'. I think this little guy is the cutest and is probably my most quoted man from the internet. I no longer say 'thank you' – I say 'sank you'. Shout out to @recesstherapy, which is putting out the sweetest and most life-affirming content out there. I probably should have some standup on this list given my profession and I think this is one of the first routines I ever saw where I thought, 'Woah, this is mindblowing'. Izzard juxtaposes sci-fi with the banal, putting a totally recognisable day-to-day scene in an absurd but also recognisable context. It's got so many brilliant, well-observed lines in it ('You're Mr Stevens?', 'Did you dry these in a rainforest?') and the fact that it keeps going on for so long creates the cumulative feeling of euphoria. Superbly performed. An education for a standup. This article includes content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click 'Allow and continue'. For me, Sean McLoughlin is the best in the business at the moment and I wanted to put his whole standup special Hail Mary in this article but it's 52 minutes long so I recommend you go and check it out yourself. Instead I've chosen one of my favourite clips of Sean's, which is both funny and thematically relevant to an article about the internet. This article includes content provided by TikTok. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click 'Allow and continue'. This will not go where you expect it to. It's the one and only thing that makes me proud to be British. Sign up to Saved for Later Catch up on the fun stuff with Guardian Australia's culture and lifestyle rundown of pop culture, trends and tips after newsletter promotion All my mates say that I'm like this little boy and I don't think they're wrong. We can't stop saying 'get in' and pumping our fists after any mildly good piece of news now. Shoutout to the mum who's doing such good mumming. This little girl is one of the OGs of Vine (RIP); her output was absolutely insane. From 'I smell like beef' to 'it's frickin bats', Ava Ryan never missed. This is a compilation of some of her best. My friends showed me this video at uni and it began my love affair with Kristen Wiig who, for me, very rarely failed on SNL. I could have chosen the Chicken Man sketch or any of her Target Lady skits, but Dooneese was the original so I had to honour that. It's so, so silly and they play it so beautifully straight. I simply must end my list with another kid saying the darndest thing. If this little girl isn't a global superstar in the next 10 years, then there's no justice in this world. She has style, charisma and timing in equal measure. Chloe Petts is performing at Melbourne international comedy festival until 20 April and the Sydney comedy festival on 24 and 25 April. Tickets available at
CBS News
08-04-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Eddie Izzard brings a spare, solo "Hamlet" to ACT's Strand Theater
"Use all gently," advises Hamlet to the Player King in Act 3 Scene 2 of Shakespeare's famed tragedy. "For in the very torrent, tempest, and, as I may say, the whirlwind of passion," he continues, "you must acquire and beget a temperance that may give it smoothness." Good advice for actors indeed, and one that popular British film and stage actor and comedian Eddie Izzard perhaps took to heart in preparing her solo performance of a somewhat trimmed version of the play. Adapted by Mark Izzard and directed by Selina Cadell, this "Hamlet," onstage at American Conservatory Theater's Strand Theater, takes place within a rather claustrophobic enclosure that is beautifully lit (by Tyler Elich) to conjure various moods. Izzard paces and stomps about the restricted space in black tights and heavy black boots, bare-headed, with long, red fingernails and deep red lipstick, moving from here to there as she switches from character to character and from scene to scene. Eliza Thompson's varied and thrilling musical score, combined with those exquisite lights--especially chilling when the ghost of Hamlet's father appears--takes the place of sets, props, stage movement and physical action (other than a mimed sword fight toward the play's end). Hamlet doesn't even end up on the floor when he's dead. Izzard is known and loved for comic roles, but "Hamlet" is of course no comedy. When Hamlet's spectral father appears, early on, to order the young prince to avenge his death--explaining that it was his brother, Claudius, who poisoned him and then all too quickly married the widowed queen--Hamlet must prepare himself for the grisly task. And but for a few comical touches--Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are a pair of animated hands; the obsequious duo played as babbling puppets, an amusing touch--thankfully Izzard, on opening night, in no way played to a crowd of fans who seemed to think this "Hamlet" was a laugh riot. But if Izzard is not consciously following the wise advice to the Player King, she has not found a way to internalize, well, anything: not Ophelia's broken heart and descent into madness, nor Queen Gertrude's confusion and horror, nor King Claudius' wrenching confession, nor, most egregiously, Prince Hamlet's existential angst, inner conflict and rage. Rather, Izzard seems to be racing through the text, at times as though she were reading lines, rarely changing voices (Claudius' is slightly lower-pitched, Gertrude's slightly higher pitched and the Gravedigger sounds Cockney, but that's about it); almost never changing physical forms of expression (Polonius has a limp); and awkwardly switching places to enact a conversation between two or more characters. This is a stark, low-tech production, and, as such, should work quite well. Just as Hamlet warns the Player King not to "tear a passion to tatters," so is Izzard careful to fit the action, ever so modestly, to the words--but at a steep price. If only she would take the time, and make the commitment, to connect on a deeper, more personal level to the principal characters. And couldn't we have had maybe just one sword? Eddie Izzard's "Hamlet" runs through April 20 at American Conservatory Theater's Strand Theater, 1127 Market St., San Francisco. Tickets are $77.50-$127 at .
Telegraph
14-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
BBC presenter apologises after calling Eddie Izzard ‘the man'
A BBC radio presenter apologised for 'misgendering' Eddie Izzard on air – despite the comedian not caring about pronouns and gender labels. Anita Anand said she was 'very very sorry' after referring to Izzard as 'the man' while presenting Radio 4's PM programme on Friday. Yet Izzard, 63, who identifies as gender fluid and uses she/her pronouns, has previously confessed an indifference to such labels, telling The Telegraph last year: 'He, she – it doesn't matter.' Izzard appeared on the afternoon news and current affairs programme to promote a new production of Hamlet, which is set to tour the UK with all 23 roles played by the comedian. During the pre-recorded interview, Mrs Anand had asked Izzard to perform a snippet of the play for listeners, to which her guest politely refused. She revealed to listeners afterwards that Izzard's response had amused Charles Carroll, a newsreader for Radio 4. Mrs Anand said: 'Just to let you know that Charles Carroll's belly laugh when I asked the man quite reasonably to do a bit, and he just went 'no', will be a thing I'll never forget.' The programme continued for 25 minutes before Mrs Anand chose a brief pause between segments to apologise for calling Izzard 'the man'. She said: 'Now a little earlier in the programme you might have heard me accidentally misgender Eddie Izzard. I'm very very sorry about that.' The broadcaster's news style guide dictates that staff 'use the term and pronoun preferred by the person in question'. The BBC was approached for comment. A 'highly controversial area' Last February, the BBC upheld a complaint against Justin Webb, the Today presenter, after he called trans women 'males' on the BBC Radio 4 programme in 2023. A listener complained that the comment amounted to Mr Webb giving his personal view on a controversial matter in breach of the BBC's requirements on impartiality. The BBC's editorial complaints unit agreed, saying it 'gave the impression of endorsing one viewpoint in a highly controversial area'. Gender-critical activists criticised the ruling, claiming it showed the BBC had 'lost sight of its statutory duty to be impartial'.
