LI Native Tries To Dethrone 7-Day Jeopardy! Champ Friday Night
A Long Island native with a knack for literature, teaching, and even social media moderation is set to take her shot at trivia glory.
Hebah Uddin, who grew up on Long Island and now lives in Pittsburgh, will appear as a contestant on Jeopardy! Friday, Sept. 19.
Uddin, a PhD candidate in children’s and adolescent literature at the University of Pittsburgh, is also a published author.
In 2017, she released her debut novel, The Gauntlet, under the pen name Karuna Riazi through Simon & Schuster’s Salam Reads imprint. The book drew national praise for its groundbreaking representation…
'I Was Wrong': Stephen King Apologizes, Deletes False Post About Charlie Kirk
Stephen King says he got it wrong, and he took it down.
In a series of posts on X, the best-selling author apologized for falsely claiming that conservative influencer Charlie Kirk had advocated “stoning gays to death,” acknowledging he failed to fact-check before sharing.
On Friday, Sept. 12, King wrote: “I was wrong, and I apologize. I have deleted the post.”
I was wrong, and I apologize. I have deleted the post. https://t.co/v6NOIUGEvS — Stephen King (@StephenKing) September 12, 2025
He added in follow-ups, “I have apologized. Charlie Kirk never advocated stoning gays to dea…
Pulitzer-Prize Winning Pittsburgh-Native Author, David McCullough Dies At 89
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, David McCullough, died at the age of 89, on Sunday, August 7, according to his family.
He was surrounded by his five children in Hingham, Massachusetts, at the time of his passing, his family says.
"The McCullough family is very appreciative of the support during this difficult time and the support of his many readers throughout the years."
His wife Rosalee Ingram Barnes McCullough, 89, had passed less than two months prior on June 9, according to her obituary.
The two met when she went to visit a friend in Pittsburgh in 1951, they marri…
'Queen OF Suspense': Mary Higgins Clark, Best-Selling Novelist From NJ, Dead At 92
Best-selling suspense novel author and former New Jersey resident Mary Higgins Clark died on Friday in Naples, Florida of natural causes. She was 92.
A Bronx, N.Y. native, Higgins moved to Bergen County and even set many of her works in the Garden State.
She had more than 50 novels published, 40 of which were bestsellers, and millions were sold across the U.S.
Simon & Schuster, her publisher, announced her death Friday, affectionately remembering her as the "Queen of Suspense."
"Nobody ever bonded more completely with her readers than Mary did," her longtime editor Michael Korda…
