Israel 'El Magnífico' Vázquez, Mexican Super Bantamweight Boxer, Dies at 46: 'Our Champ'

Israel Vazquez on Aug. 14, 2021.Photo:Omar Vega/Getty Omar Vega/Getty Israel Vázquez, a three-time featherweight boxing world champion, has died. He was 46.World Boxing Council president Mauricio Sulaiman confirmed the athlete’s deathin a poston X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, Dec. 3, weeks after the WBC announced that the prize fighter had been diagnosed with cancer.“Israel Vazquez is finally resting in peace,” Sulaiman wrote. “May God give strength and support to his wife Laura, their children, family and friends during these difficult times.

Issa Rae Cancels Her Sold-Out Show at Kennedy Center After Donald Trump Is Named Chair

Issa Rae in London on Dec. 2, 2024; President Donald Trump in New York City on May 23, 2024.Photo:Lionel Hahn/Getty; James Devaney/GC Lionel Hahn/Getty; James Devaney/GC Issa Raehas canceled her show at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, citing what she claimed was an “infringement on the values” of the venue. The actress, writer and producer announced the cancelation of “An Evening with Issa Rae” on her Instagram Stories Thursday, Feb.

IsSeptember 5a True Story? Inside the Shocking Olympic Terrorist Attack that Inspired the Oscar Contender — and the Decision to Put It On Air

Roone Arledge (Peter Sarsgaard) in Paramount Pictures SEPTEMBER 5.Photo:Jürgen Olczyk/Paramount Pictures Jürgen Olczyk/Paramount Pictures When theMunich Olympics kicked off in 1972, just three decades after the end of Germany’s Nazi regime, the games were set to be a symbol of newfound peace for the country. That all changed when an armed militant group, the Black September Organization (BSO), broke into the Olympic Village and took 11 members of Israel’s team hostage.

IsToxic Towna True Story? Inside the Real-Life Poisoning Case That Affected Dozens of Babies — and Why It's Considered the 'British Erin Brockovich'

Ben Blackall/Netflix Netflix’s new limited seriesToxic Towntells the shocking story ofpoisonous pollution, an alleged town cover-up and a group of mothers’ fight for justice. The families of the affected children, with the aid of civil litigator Des Collins, spent more than 10 years seeking answers and justice from their local town council — which was accused of “environmental negligence on a grand scale,” perThe Independent. The landmark case is considered the “BritishErin Brockovich” — drawing parallels to the 1996 class action settlement awarded to the residents of Hinkley, Calif.

IsTrial by Firea True Story? Inside Cameron Todd Willingham’s Triple-Homicide Conviction — and Why a Texas Governor Was Accused of Interfering in His Case

RoadsideFlix/Youtube Laura Dernstarred in the 2019 film as Elizabeth Gilbert, a playwright who became pen pals with Willingham (Jack O’Connell) and strongly believed he was innocent. On Dec. 23, 1991, a fire destroyed Willingham’s home in Corsicana, Texas. Though he was able to escape the flames, his three daughters — 2-year-old Amber Louise Kuykendall and 1-year-old twins Karmon Diane Willingham and Kameron Marie Willingham — were killed. Their mother, Stacy Kuykendall Willingham, was out shopping for Christmas presents at a local Salvation Army.