Early Life & Religious Beliefs Reza Aslan was born in Tehran, Iran on May 3, 1972. His family immigrated to the United States when he was seven to escape the Iranian Revolution. His family moved to the San Francisco Bay Area, and he went to Del Mar High School in San Jose. He graduated in 1990 and went on to receive several college degrees, including a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies from Santa Clara University, a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Iowa’s Writers’ Workshop program – which he attended on the Truman Capote Fellowship – a Master of Theological Studies from the Harvard Divinity School, and a Ph....

Known for her sharp freestyle abilities and battle rap skills, Shanté continued releasing singles throughout the 1980s, including “Have a Nice Day,” “Queen of Rox,” and “Brothers Ain’t Shit.” Despite her young age, she held her own against established male rappers and became a respected voice in hip-hop’s golden age. While she never released a full studio album during her peak years, Shanté’s influence on female representation in hip-hop was significant....

Gobert and the Utah Jazz agreed to a five-year, $205 million extension. The deal is the largest for a center and third-largest in NBA history. Russell Westbrook signed a five-year, $206.8 million in 2017 and Giannis Antetokounmpo signed a $228 million deal earlier this month. Perhaps the most impressive part of Gobert’s deal is that he could have signed for even more money. He was eligible to receive a supermax deal that would have been worth $228 million, just like the one Antetokounmpo signed....

From there, she was offered a position at 92.3 The Beat in Los Angeles. She hosted her own show for the station for several years. Then, in the early 2000s, she was offered a job as Steve Harvey’s co-host on Radio One. She has served as his co-host for more than ten years, and is known for her popular segment, “Strawberry Letter”, in which listeners write in and ask for her advice....

Eventually, he took government service under George W. Bush. In the post Bush period, Hadley became senior advisor for international affairs at the United States Institute of Peace. When it comes to his private life, Stephen J. Hadley lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife Ann, a Justice Department lawyer. The couple has two daughters together.

You don’t have to be an expert to appreciate the beautiful craftsmanship on display in this 1957 BMW 507. The listing says it was completed on September 17, 1957, and then sold new to a buyer in Rome, and in the ensuing decades it was passed from owner to owner in Italy until it ended up in the hands of a US collector about 20 years ago. The listing goes on: “Following a handful of ownership changes in Italy over the years, the car received a repaint and interior refurbishment before being imported to the US in 2000....

Early Life Tamron Hall was born Tamron Latrise Hall on September 16, 1970, in Luling, Texas. She was raised by her mother, Mary Newton, and stepfather, Clarence Newton Sr. Tamron had an older sister named Renate Moore (Clarence’s daughter) who was murdered in 2004 after years of abusive relationships. As of this writing, Renate’s murder has not been officially solved, and Hall spoke to “People” magazine about the tragedy in 2016, stating, “No one deserves what happened to my sister....

And now, they’re making headlines for another reason: They’re trying to trade perhaps the biggest star the franchise has ever known. Giancarlo Stanton hit 59 home runs this year and is well-known among the Miami community, but a trade makes sense. The team hasn’t made the playoffs in 14 years and Stanton has a $325 million contract. Instead of continuing to pay a star player on a fledgling team, the Marlins will instead attempt to slash payroll....

He won the Conditional Jump Jockey’s Title in his first season riding in Britain. He won his first Champion Jockey title in the 1995-96 season and as of the 2013-14 season he has won 19 consecutive Champion Jockey titles which is a record. He has won high profile races such as the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Champion Hurdle, King George VI Chase, Queen Mother Champion Chase, and the 2010 Grand National....

Early Life Vincent Lamar Wilfork was born on November 4, 1981, in Boynton Beach, Florida. Vince attended Santaluces Community High School in Palm Beach County, Florida. He lettered in football, wrestling, and track and field. In football, he won “USA Today’s” second-team All-American honors. Wilfork was a top performer in track and field throwing events in which he became the Florida Class 4A state champion in shot put and discus in 2000....

Virginia McCaskey was the matriarch of the Chicago Bears franchise and one of the most influential female figures in National Football League history. As the oldest child of Bears founder George Halas, she inherited control of the team upon his death in 1983 and remained the principal owner until her passing on February 6, 2025, at the age of 102. Throughout her tenure, McCaskey maintained her father’s legacy while shepherding the Bears through modern football’s explosive growth and challenges....

McCarty played for the Knicks from 1996 to 1997, the Boston Celtics from 1997 to 2005, the Phoenix Suns in 2005, and the Los Angeles Clippers from 2005 to 2006. He then moved into coaching and was an assistant coach at Louisville from 2007 to 2010. He served as an assistant coach for the Indiana Pacers from 2010 to 2011 and became an assistant coach for the Boston Celtics in 2013....

After this donation, Buffett will still own 248,734 Class A shares, which are valued at $67.5 billion. Before he started donating part of his Berkshire Hathaway holdings each year he held slightly less than 500,000 Class A shares of his company, which would be worth about $129 billion right now. Buffett’s main beneficiaries are the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, The Buffett Foundation, which was founded by his late wife Susan Buffett, and charities that each of his three children run....

The France Family: NASCAR NASCAR is big business in America. In fact, in recent years it has become as popular as football and baseball as one of America’s favorite pastimes. NASCAR’s first family is the France Family. The company was started by Bill France, Sr. in 1948 and has grown to become a huge even that attracts hundreds of thousands of fans as well as the big money of corporate sponsors....

$400 million is not bad for a 27 year old guy whose company was less than two years old at the time. In case are not familiar with Instagram, it’s an APP that allows users to take photos with their cameras then apply a nostalgic digital filter which makes the photos look as if they were taken in the 1970s or with a Polaroid. Today Instagram has 30 million registered users who share more than 150 million photos per month....

Early Life Alexander Gus Spanos was born on September 28, 1923, in Stockton, California. He was the son of Greek immigrants. Alexander was only eight years old when he started working at his parents’ bakery. Later in life, he dropped out of college, joined the Army Air Force, and served as a tail gunner during World War II. After the war, he spent some time as an amateur golfer. Career In 1951, Spanos founded a catering company with an $800 loan....

Andrea Thompson was born in Dayton, Ohio in January 1960. She first appeared in the movies Manhattan Gigolo and Nightmare Weekend in 1986. Thompson starred as Genele Ericson on the television series Falcon Crest from 1989 to 1990. From 1994 to 1995 she starred as Talia Winters on the TV series Babylon 5. Andrea Thompson starred as Det. Jill Kirkendall on the series NYPD Blue from 1996 to 2000. She had recurring roles on the TV series JAG from 1996 to 2004 as Commander Alison Krennick and on the series 24 from 2003 to 2004 as Dr....

Early Life Avril Lavigne was born Avril Ramona Lavigne on September 27, 1984, in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. She grew up with mother Judith-Rosanne, father Jean-Claude, older brother, Matthew, and younger sister, Michelle. The family moved to the small town of Greater Napanee, Ontario, when Avril was 5, and her father converted their home’s basement into a music studio and bought Avril a microphone, keyboard, and drum kit, as well as a few guitars....

Early Life Aziz Ansari was born Aziz Ismail Ansari on February 23, 1983, in Columbia, South Carolina. His parents are Tamil Muslims from India and both work in the medical field – mother Fatima in gynecology and obstetrics and father Shoukath in gastroenterology. Fatima and Shoukath have also both appeared on “Master of None,” and younger brother Aniz is a writer for the show. Though Aziz is from a Muslim family, he does not consider himself religious....

Real Estate: In May 2014 Barry shocked the real estate world when he set the US record for most-expensive home sale ever (up to that point). He paid $147 million for a single 18-acre property in the Hamptons.