The King was a moment away from a monster dunk when a whistle forced him to pull the hammer back.

Stacy Bailey, an art teacher at a Texas elementary school, was suspended in September shortly after asking the district to establish protections for LGBTQ students and employees in its anti-discrimination policy. This week, the school said that Bailey had been put on leave for discussing her sexual orientation and her wife with students. A collective of parents is fighting to have her reinstated.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed his disappointment following the announcement that Pope Francis will not apologize for the Catholic Church's role in the widespread abuse of Indigenous children that occurred in Canada's residential schools. Trudeau had personally requested a papal apology last year.

One of the members of WWE's popular New Day team, Big E signed with the company in 2009, proposing a gimmick of a wrestling mail worker with the name Mel Mann.

A Quebec teen purchased her first lottery ticket on her 18th birthday and won the jackpot: a choice between $1 million CAD (£550,000) or $1,000 a week for life. The teen opted for the weekly payments because they wouldn't be taxed.

After severe rainstorms, the TAMU campus was a water wasteland just in time for exams.

Ecuador has temporarily restricted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from using communication devices, including phones and the internet, from the country's embassy in London for violating an agreement.

According to a report by the Lansing State Journal, Michigan State, which employed Larry Nassar at a time he was abusing dozens of women, hired a public relations firm to watch and analyze the social media activity of Nassar's victims and reporters covering the case. In a month, the bill exceeded $500,000.

Do you use a duvet, a blanket or a quilt? What is the difference anyway? What about a topsheet? WHAT EVEN IS A TOPSHEET? Who knew bed linen was so complicated?

Watain guitarist Set Teitan has temporarily “stepped away” from the band after photos emerged of him giving a Nazi salute. The band has since denied any ties to the far right, and defended Teitan’s move as “made in jest.”

The Sixers rookie wanted to face off against Towns in PlayersUnknown's Battlegrounds, so he asked him who the Timberwolves were playing the following day. After Towns said the Hawks, Simmons countered by saying Towns had "plenty of time."

Heineken has removed a commercial for its light beer after it received some complaints that it was racist. Hip-hop star Chance the Rapper said he thought the advert was intentionally provocative to stir conversation and get more views.

Anthony Davis has never shied away from his unibrow, even trademarking phrases like "Fear the Brow" and "Raise the Brow," but he may be ready to shave it into two.

The American rapper was sentenced in a Manhattan federal court months after being charged with a “multi-year scheme to conceal millions of dollars” from the IRS. DMX's lawyers reportedly played his track Slippin' for the judge before the sentencing.

It's bracketology but having to choose between Chris Evans and Sebastian Stan.

With the Roseanne reboot successfully winning over conservatives, @davidmackau and @HashtagGriswold wondered if a topical reboot could also have the same effect on NBC's smash sitcoms.