Between coffin nail dogs and Nobel laureates ( not to mention a certain disco anthem ) , it ’s been an eventful 175 years for the Young Men ’s Christian Association , whose first chapter was established in London on June 6 , 1844 . Here are 15 thing you might not have known about the YMCA . 1. IT WAS CREATED IN RESPONSE TO THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION. appal by his aboriginal England ’s squalid livelihood conditions during the Industrial Revolutionperiod , Sir George Williams begin organize a serial of Bible meeting which after expanded and ultimately give birth to the Young Men ’s Christian Association ....

Photo: GoFundMe A Texas community is rallying around a local teen who was hospitalized after being involved in a car crash before the Bridgeland High School homecoming parade. According toKHOU, Zoe Moody, who was nominated to be homecoming princess, was severely injured in a rollover car crash on Sept. 12. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office told the outlet that the teen may have tried to turn off a freeway exit at the last minute, leading her to be ejected from the vehicle as it flipped over multiple times....

Photo: Kerem Yücel/Minnesota Public Radio via AP A 19-year-old man was shot and killed during a shooting at the Mall of America just two days before Christmas. On Friday night, the Bloomington, Minn. Police Department told multiple outlets that officers in the area heard gunshots on the first floor of the Mall of America’s Nordstrom store just before 8 p.m. local time. The police chief said the shooting happened after an altercation between a group of five to nine people escalated, adding that the shooting itself lasted 30 seconds, multiple outlets reported....

 2,000-year-old statue was found abandoned in a bag near trash cans, announced the Greek Police on Jan. 22, 2025.Photo:Greek Police Greek Police A statue dating back more than 2,000 years was allegedly found in a black bag near garbage bins in a part of the Greek city of Thessaloniki. In a Wednesday, Jan. 22 press release, theGreek Policesaid that a 32-year-old man went to the Thermaikos Crime Investigation and Prosecution Department on Saturday, Jan....

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Jovan Adepo in Netflix’s sprawling sci-fi series ‘3 Body Problem.'.Photo:Ed Miller/NetflixWhen actors work on a show, they might hit it off over coffee, a meal or in-between takes. But for the3 Body Problemcast, bonding meant going the extra mile and attending a UFC fight.During a recent interview with PEOPLE, Adepo discussed how two of the Netflix show’s creators,David Benioffand D.B. Weiss, took members of the cast to check out a UFC match....

01of 30 Danny Lawson - WPA Pool/Getty 02of 30Gareth Cattermole/GettyThe Queen’s coffin was draped with the Royal Standard — a flag representing the Sovereign of the United Kingdom — plus theImperial State Crown, hersceptre and orb. 02of 30 Gareth Cattermole/Getty The Queen’s coffin was draped with the Royal Standard — a flag representing the Sovereign of the United Kingdom — plus theImperial State Crown, hersceptre and orb. 03of 30Gareth Cattermole/GettyPallbearers carefully carried the coffin up the aisle....

Breonna Taylor.Photo: Breonna Taylor/instagram Four current and former Louisville Metro Police officers were charged Thursday in connection with the botched raid that resulted inBreonna Taylor’s killing in 2020. Former officers Joshua Jaynes and Brett Hankison, along with officer Kelly Hanna Goodlett and Sgt. Kyle Meany, who remain on the force, were arrested and charged in two separate federal indictments with civil rights and obstruction offenses, as well as unlawful conspiracies and unconstitutional use of force, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday at a press conference....

Six people are dead after two planes collided at an air show in Dallas on Saturday afternoon. A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 King Cobra, both from Houston, collided and crashed during theWings Over Dallasair show at the Dallas Executive Airport. Six people were onboard the two planesat the time of the crash, CBS News reported, citing the Commemorative Air Force. All six passengers were killed, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said in atweet....

Action Bronson at Pepsi NOLA Eats Fest on February 8, 2025 in New Orleans.Photo:Tasos Katopodis/Getty Tasos Katopodis/Getty DuringSuper Bowl week, thousands of football fans descended upon New Orleans for a non-stop lineup ofcelebrations, parades, eventsand, of course,fantastic food. “I first ate at Willie Mae’s when I came down here [to film] my showF**k, That’s Deliciousand fell in love. It was one of the best pieces of flesh I’ve ever tasted in my life,” Bronson told PEOPLE while appearing at thePepsi NOLA Eats Festin New Orleans on Feb....

Stock image of a police siren.Photo:Getty Getty After getting into an argument with his wife, a man shot her daughter and killed her son-in-law before dying of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Panama City, Fla. police said on Monday, Dec. 16. According to apress releasefrom the Panama City Police Department, the murder-suicide took place on Friday, Dec. 13, after Newell Mock, 67, had a domestic dispute with his wife, Rhonda Mock, 65....

Alex Rodriguez and Natasha.Photo:alex rodriguez/Tiktok alex rodriguez/Tiktok Alex Rodriguezmade a core memory with his daughter Natasha as she returned home from college for winter break.The former MLB player, 49, posteda TikTokon Thursday, Dec. 12, documenting the moment he surprised the 20-year-old at the airport after her semester at the University of Michigan. To start the video, the proud dad of two can be seen hiding behind a pole holding a bouquet of flowers and anxiously looking around....

Brock Purdy and his siblings, Whittney and Chubba.Photo:Brock Purdy Instagram Brock Purdy Instagram Brock Purdygrew up in a competitive household — just ask his older sister, Whittney, and younger brother, Chubba. The Purdy children were born and raised in Gilbert, Arizona, where they took advantage of advanced training facilities and relatively comfortable temperatures year-round. It was the perfect formula to bring up a couple of all-star athletes, and their parents, Shawn and Carrie Purdy, knew it....