Author: Overcoming Adversity | Buteau’s Odyssey

This puts the “state” in “state of panic.” It’s not ghosts and ghouls that are keeping Americans up at night this Halloween. This scream season, US citizens are far more afraid of government corruption, cyberterrorism, and other real-world issues, per a spine-tingling survey by California’s Chapman University. The so-called “annual survey of American fears” served to provide an in-depth “look at the most common fears across the country” and explore how these anxieties affect “daily life, decision-making, and emotional well-being.” “Understanding what we’re afraid of isn’t about stoking anxiety, it’s about putting those fears into context,” according lead researcher Dr.…

It wouldn’t be accurate to call this a new recruiting philosophy. More like tweaking the current one. So while St. John’s still plans to be a major player every spring when it comes to the transfer portal, it also wants to bring in a few talented high school prospects each year as well. Hence, the involvement in the recruiting of two major ones: Adam Oumiddoch and Kaden House, a pair of four-star, top-50 guards. Oumiddoch will visit this weekend, and House is set to come to New York City the first weekend of the regular season, taking in the highly…

One minute, Victor Wembanyama’s spectacular 40-point, 15-rebound game against the Mavericks on the second night of the NBA season is the sport’s biggest story. The next minute, it’s barely an afterthought. The NBA woke up Thursday to any league’s worst nightmare, with multiple prominent names — including longtime player Terry Rozier, currently on the Miami Heat, and Portland Trail Blazers coach and Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups — at the center of a probe by the FBI. Though there have been sports betting scandals in the past and rising worries that more — and more severe — gambling issues would…

The winter before the 2021 season was a whirlwind for the Mets with a new deep-pocketed owner in Steve Cohen intent on quickly reinvigorating the franchise. First was a trade that brought Francisco Lindor from Cleveland. Andrés Giménez and Amed Rosario were the two promising young infielders sacrificed in the deal. But the Mets still needed a splash in free agency, aiming toward an upgrade in center field after president of baseball operations Sandy Alderson had decided there would be too much risk in chasing J.T. Realmuto to bolster the catcher spot. The Mets targeted George Springer, and had every…

Poor timing. A retired fighter foiled an armed robbery on the streets of Hollywood, using his skills on the brazen thug before he could get off with an expensive Rolex. The former fighter, who asked to remain anonymous, was walking the streets of West Hollywood with his girlfriend when a masked man dressed in all black jumped out of a sedan just before 1 p.m. on Wednesday, according to NBC4 Los Angeles. A retired fighter pins down a would-be armed robber who attempted to steal his victim’s Rolex in a daylight theft in West Hollywood, on Oct. 22, 2025. NBCLA…

Tropical Storm Melissa plodded through the central Caribbean early Friday, with forecasters warning it could soon strengthen and brush past Jamaica as a powerful hurricane while unleashing potentially “catastrophic” flash flooding and landslides in southern Haiti. The slow-moving and erratic storm was expected to drop copious rain on Jamaica and the southern regions of Haiti and the Dominican Republic through the weekend. “The rainfall is a huge risk with the storm,” said Michael Brennan, director of the US National Hurricane Center in Miami. “Rainfall has historically been the biggest cause of loss of life of tropical storms and hurricanes in the Caribbean.” Tropical…

An illegal alien truck driver accused of causing a crash in Florida that killed three people failed his commercial driver’s license (CDL) test 10 times in two months before finally receiving a license in 2023 in Washington state, Fox News learned from a senior official with the Florida Attorney General’s Office. Harjinder Singh allegedly crossed the southern border illegally in 2018 and is accused of causing an August crash in Fort Pierce, Florida, that killed three people. Investigators with the Florida AG’s office learned Singh failed his CDL knowledge exam in Washington state 10 times between March 10, 2023, and May 5,…

A fugitive, bikini-clad Brazilian influencer has been arrested after being accused of being the kingpin of an interstate drug-running and money laundering operation. Melissa Said — who boasts more than 340K Instagram followers — had been on the run since Wednesday when five of her properties were raided by the Bahia Civil Police in northeast Brazil, according to the Brazilian news outlet Correio. The 23-year-old social media star was the suspected leader of a major criminal gang involved with the distribution of cannabis and money laundering. She is accused of actively facilitating and encouraging the smuggling of illegal substances in Bahia…

A California man killed his parents and their housekeeper inside their $6 million home during a multi-day rampage culminating in him blowing hundreds of dollars on sex toys and drugs — all because they gave him an ultimatum to check into a mental health and addiction facility. Camden Burton Nicholson, 34, was found guilty of three counts of first-degree murder in the 2019 slayings of Richard and Kim Nicholson and their housekeeper, Maria Morse, inside the Newport Beach gated community, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office said. Nicholson, 34, grew up a happy and normal kid until he returned home…

TORONTO — The Blue Jays arrived at the World Series having survived the first two rounds without one of their best bats from the regular season. That could change Friday, though where Bo Bichette actually plays and just how effective he can be after a lengthy injury layoff remains very much in question. Bichette went through a workout Thursday at Rogers Centre that was expected to be the final hurdle in potentially clearing him to make the Blue Jays roster ahead of Game 1 of the World Series on Friday night against the Dodgers. The Blue Jays’ Bo Bichette fields…