And there are plenty of sports stars who have crossed over into Tinseltown. From American football stars to swimming sensations, many athletes have turned their hands to acting after leaving behind trophies. Here are 15 athletes who decided to turn thespian. Caitlyn Jenner After a career in college football was ended by a knee injury, Jenner was convinced to try out as a decathlete. A six-year career in the decathlon led to Jenner winning the men’s decathlon event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and being declared an American hero....

Many cars also offer some variation of rear seat adjustments to increase cargo space, including pass-throughs for skis, lumber, and hockey sticks. Large cars traditionally have the biggest trunks, but that’s not always true these days. The Newsweek team has compiled a list of the most spacious car trunks available in 2021. No. 15 - 2021 Honda Civic Rear cargo space: 15.1 cubic feet The 2021 Honda Civic opens the list as most sedan models have 15....

Here we look at some iPhone features and photography tips that can help you take better photos and optimize the use of your camera . Add depth to portraits Taking a picture using the phone’s Portrait mode “creates a depth-of-field effect,” which keeps your subject sharp while blurring the background, according to Apple. “To use Portrait mode, open the Camera app and swipe to Portrait mode. Move farther away from your subject if the app suggests it....

Visualize yourself arriving safely. Before you set off, it may help to picture yourself arriving at your destination, safe, calm, and happy. [2] X Research source Food can also help calm you down; consider grabbing a snack and a glass of water before you hit the road. Do a quick rundown of all the buttons and levers in the car. Make sure you know what each one does and how to use them before you start driving....

Ledecky won the 800m freestyle Saturday night in 8 minutes, 14.62 seconds. It was almost six full seconds ahead of Katie Grimes, who shaved 11 seconds off her personal record and finished second in the race after a great kick in the final 50 meters. The crowd in Omaha went crazy for Ledecky, who has now won more swimming trials finals (8) than any other American woman in history. The crowd got even crazier when they found out Grimes, a 15-year-old from Las Vegas, made the Olympic team....

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) first announced the recall of the Better Homes and Gardens Essential Oil Infused Aromatherapy Room Spray with Gemstones last week. The recall was initiated following a CDC investigation into four cases of melioidosis, an infectious disease caused by the “rare and dangerous” bacteria Burkholderia pseudomallei. Exposure to the bacteria can be fatal, and two of the patients whose illnesses are part of the CDC’s current investigation have died....

You can great simple images by searching for Creative Commons images. Click on File > Document Properties. Alternatively, press CTRL + SHIFT + D. Select from a list of standard page sizes or type in a custom width and height. This article will use 300x300. You do not have to hit Enter; just close the dialog box. Click the Select and transform tool in the column of tool icons on the left side of the workspace, or press F1....

The disastrous hurricane caused deadly, widespread flooding and caused an estimated $95 billion in damages throughout the state. Over 900,000 people in the state were without power, many in New Orleans, for two weeks due to catastrophic transmission damage. New Orleans residents have become frustrated, saying their garbage has not been picked up in weeks since the storm. Ricky Johnson, who lives in Gentilly, a neighborhood in New Orleans, told local news station WDSU that “[the smell] is getting really aggravating....

Madden 20 releases next month and EA Sports dropped the player ratings at every position just days ago. Cover athlete and reigning NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes leads the way on the quarterback front with a 97-overall rating. Super Bowl LIII Champion Tom Brady follows close behind with a 96-overall rating. Other top quarterbacks according to EA Sports include Drew Brees (92), Aaron Rodgers (90) and Cam Newton (84). Here’s a look at the rest of the top 10....

In updating its Madden 21 player ratings to reflect performances in Week 16, EA Sports ushered Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams into the 99 club, thanks to his masterful performance against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday Night Football. Adams caught 11 passes for 142 yards and three touchdowns to help keep the Packers’ spot as the No. 1 seed in the NFC. The wideout joins Aaron Donald of the Los Angeles Rams, Deandre Hopkins of the Arizona Cardinals, Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs, and Stephon Gilmore of the New England Patriots as the only members of the 99-rating club....

Losing one of the all-time great quarterbacks for the first four games of a season would obviously be devastating for any team. However, of the teams that would be best equipped to deal with such a loss, the Patriots would be considered among the ones that could perceivably best weather the storm. They appear to have confidence in Jimmy Garoppolo, despite him not having taken a single meaningful regular season snap as he enters his second season....

Farijuana regularly uploads clips of her European Starling, named Zephyr, to her TikTok account @farijuana_. The 34-year-old, whose bio states she’s a “bird mom,” has seemingly trained the avian to not only hum, but also to speak. Clips show the creature saying “pretty bird,” “bird,” while Zephyr can also hum The Addams Family theme tune and beat box. But it’s his latest rendition of the Harry Potter theme song which has captivated the internet, with a clip of Zephyr posted on Sunday amassing more than seven million views online....

With so many pieces to this increasingly confusing puzzle of a murder case, here’s everything we know about Evans, the confession, whether or not it’s credible and when can you watch Convicting a Murderer. Who is Joseph Evans Jr.? Evans is serving a life sentence in a Boscobel, Wisconsin prison for murdering his wife, Dina Evans, in their home on July 26, 2008. During the trial, he claimed Dina’s death was accidental....

The France international opted for a move to the Parisian club over a host of European suitors this summer, joining on a one-year loan deal before making is €180 million switch permanent next season. PSG 13/2 to beat Celtic 3-0 Mbappe opened his PSG account during the club’s 5-1 thrashing of Metz on Friday evening, lifting Unai Emery’s side to the top of the Ligue 1 table with five wins from five....

The architect, Aleksi Ylläsjärvi, told Newsweek that he works in Lapland Hotels SnowVillage as an ice and snow builder. Lapland is the northernmost region of Finland, where the ground is covered with snow and ice for about six months of the year. Ylläsjärvi shared TikTok videos of himself making the ice boat together with two partners. The first video, viewed over 200,000 times in one day, showed them carving out the shape of a boat with large chainsaws in a frozen river....

Messi, 31, netted his first goal of Russia 2018 in Argentina’s decisive 2-1 win over Nigeria on Tuesday. The Barcelona forward is yet to hit top form at the showpiece event, but Mandanda knows what Messi is capable of ahead of Saturday’s clash in Kazan. “We need to defend well, close to each other, even though Messi is able to do everything,” he told a news conference. “We know that, we are warned....

Speculation around Messi’s future continues to swirl, with the mercurial No.10’s contract set to expire at the end of June following his public falling-out with the club’s hierarchy in the summer of 2020. That means that Saturday’s meeting with Real Madrid at Estadio Alfredo di Stefano would be his last-ever Clasico if he does choose to leave Camp Nou behind. Goal understands that the 33-year-old is completely ignoring the situation around his future until the end of the season as Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and Inter continue to be linked with his signature....

The Germany international goalkeeper has just completed his third season at Camp Nou after a slow start. Valverde: No doubt Messi is best He spent much of the first two years playing back-up to Claudio Bravo, restricting him to domestic cup and Champions League outings. Ter Stegen is now Barca’s undisputed number one, however, with 46 appearances made alongside Messi and Co. in 2016-17. And he has now lifted the lid on his experiences with the La Liga giants, hailing two of his colleagues as “the best” and “spectacular”....

Shared on the discussion site’s popular forum r/mildlyinteresting, the post by Justin (IGotTheDud on Reddit) from Toronto, Canada included a picture of the package instructions with the caption: “The instructions on my oatmeal say to cook it longer in the French translation.” The post now has over 34,000 upvotes and thousands of comments. Detailing both the English “instructions” and French “préparation” information, the image shows the English instructions, which read: “Bring water and salt to a boil....