Former South Carolina Football Player Rescued After 11 Hours Stranded at Sea on Kayak

An Alabama man and former college football player is recounting the harrowing kayaking trip that left him stranded at sea for 11 hours. On Friday,former University of South Carolina quarterbackChris Smelley spoke to local Alabama Fox stationWBRCabout his fishing trip on Thursday that turned into a missing person case. According to the affiliate station, Smelley, 37, took his kayak out off the coast of Grayton Beach, Fla., at about 8:30 a.

Former Super Bowl Champion Derrick Ward Arrested for Allegedly Robbing Five Businesses

Derrick Ward.Photo:Tom Berg/NFL Photo Library/Getty Tom Berg/NFL Photo Library/Getty Inmate records show the former New York Giants running back, who won a Super Bowl ring with the team in 2008, is facing at least one felony charge. His bail is set at $250,000. Police allege Ward robbed at least five businesses in Southern California, according toNBC News. The retired running back did not use a firearm during any of the robberies, police told the outlet.

Former Surfing Star Chris Davidson Dead at 45 After Getting Punched Outside Bar

Former professional surfer Chris Davidson died Sunday after he was punched outside a bar north of Sydney. He was 45. Police said they responded to a report that a man was punched in the face and hit his head on the pavement outside Sportsman’s Way pub in New South Wales, Australia just after 11 p.m. Saturday, according toThe Guardian. When police arrived, they found Davidson unconscious. He was treated at the scene before paramedics took him to Kempsey District Hospital, where he died, according toThe Guardianand theBBC.

Former U.N. Ambassador Bill Richardson Meeting with Russian Leadership to Discuss Brittney Griner

Photo: NurPhoto/NurPhoto/Getty; Kevin C. Cox/Getty Richardson, who also served as the governor of New Mexico from 2003 to 2011, runs an organization that negotiates for prisoner and hostage releases calledThe Richardson Center for Global Engagement. He previously took part in negotiations between the U.S. and Russia that helped achieve a prisoner exchange thatfreed former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed from Russian custody in April. Griner’s wife Cherelle told CNN, “We’ve asked Governor Richardson and the Richardson Center to help us, and have been working with them for a while.

Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki Starts Work at NBC News: 'First Day. New Job.'

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki.Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Former White House press secretaryJen Psakihas officially embarked on a new career, sharing a photo of her new NBCUniversal work badge on Twitter. Psaki, 43, announced she would beleaving her post at the White Housein May, with MSNBC later revealing that she would have her own streaming show on the network’s Peacock platform. While her show is expected to launch in early 2023, MSNBC President Rashida Jones announced that the former press secretary will appear on NBC News and MSNBC sooner — this fall — during coverage of this year’s midterm elections.