Month: February 2020
Bernie Sanders’ path to the nomination was blazed by Trump 4 years ago
It might sound strange, but Bernie Sanders right now has a lot in common with Donald Trump from 2016. Like Trump, after coming in a close second in…
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Tesla will sell new shares to raise up to $2.3 billion
Tesla plans to sell up to 3 million additional shares in an effort to take advantage of the massive rally in its stock price. The offering, disclosed…
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Trump’s revenge vs. Trump’s rewards
Maybe the most insidious effect of Donald Trump’s presidency has been his increasingly overt influence on American justice. The US system was…
Continue Reading A 2-year-old boy’s reaction to a Target ad is powerful reminder of why representation matters
For young Oliver Garza-Pena, the trip to the store was like any other. But then he looked up and saw someone staring back who looked just like him.…
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A senior assisted living facility put a man in a 3-hour ride home that led to his death, lawsuit says
The widow of a New Jersey man has sued a Pennsylvania senior living facility after her husband suffered a stroke and a heart attack during a…
Continue Reading Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty lingerie line accused of deceptive marketing tactics
A watchdog group is accusing Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty lingerie line of duping customers into registering for a subscription service. The…
Continue Reading Gay Missouri cop to finish career on ‘my terms’ after suit
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A St. Louis County police lieutenant who was passed over for promotion 23 times said he has no plans to leave the department…
Continue Reading Newspaper chain McClatchy files for bankruptcy
In another sign of the growing financial crisis in print journalism, McClatchy, the owner or 30 US newspapers, has filed for bankruptcy protection.…
Continue Reading WhatsApp hits 2 billion users
WhatsApp has amassed two billion users, up from 1.5 billion by the end of 2017, the company announced on Wednesday. The mobile messaging app was…
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Las penas más severas para el feminicidio en los países de América Latina
(CNN Español) — Un nuevo caso de feminicidio estremeció a México, y muchos están pidiendo una condena ejemplar para el presunto perpetrador del…
Continue ReadingURGENT – Hope Hicks expected to return to White House
(CNN) — President Donald Trump’s former communications director Hope Hicks is expected to return to the White House in an adviser role,…
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Woman hospitalized after biting into Burger King chicken fries denied compensation
Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER COUNTY, PA (WPMT) — A Lancaster County woman who spent four days in the…
Continue Reading Rabid coyote killed after attacking two people and a dog
Click here for updates on this story DOVER, PA (WPMT) — A rabid coyote that attacked two people and a dog in York…
Continue Reading GA fire department taking action to address firefighter suicides and cancer-related deaths
Click here for updates on this story CITY OF SOUTH FULTON, GA (WGCL) — The city of South Fulton said they are taking…
Continue Reading Schiff says Trump is making a ‘direct attack’ on rule of law: ‘It’s all out in the open’
House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff offered a forceful rebuke of President Donald Trump’s praise for the Justice Department’s…
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‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ has problems that better teeth can’t fix
“Sonic the Hedgehog” ran into a buzz-saw with its first trailer, forcing the filmmakers to go back to the drawing board and perform some…
Continue Reading ‘Visible: Out on Television’ sees TV’s major role in the march toward gay rights
Television has always been a teaching tool, as well as a contributor to changing society’s values. The medium’s role in an evolving view…
Continue Reading Kraft Heinz shares slide 8% as shoppers skip processed food
Kraft Heinz is still struggling to adapt to consumers’ changing tastes and their aversion to processed food. The ketchup and macaroni king…
Continue Reading Amber Rose reveals how Kobe Bryant’s death inspired her forehead tattoo
Amber Rose has said her decision to tattoo her children’s names on her forehead was inspired by the late NBA legend Kobe Bryant. The model and…
Continue Reading 9 things that will make flying on an airplane better
It’s a miracle of science that we can jet from town to town to get our business done and get our fun on, but today’s flying experience…
Continue Reading A teacher was tied to a chair, beaten, and fatally hit by a truck, police say
Police in Australia are calling for public assistance in investigating the death of a teacher who was tied to a chair, beaten, and hit by a truck.…
Continue Reading Joaquín Sabina sufre caída que lo obliga a cancelar concierto
(CNN Español) — El cantautor español Joaquin Sabina cayó del escenario este miércoles durante una presentación en Madrid. En redes sociales,…
Continue Reading Controversial Federal Reserve pick Judy Shelton faces uphill confirmation battle
Another one of President Donald Trump’s Federal Reserve nominees — gold standard enthusiast Judy Shelton — may be facing an uphill…
Continue Reading They met on a dating app. Then he robbed a bank on their first date and forced her to be the getaway driver
And you thought your worst first date story was bad. A Massachusetts woman became an unexpected getaway driver after a man she met on a dating app…
Continue Reading Jury begins deliberating in Michael Avenatti’s Nike extortion trial
Deliberations in Michael Avenatti’s federal extortion trial began late Wednesday morning after more than an hour of jury instructions. The…
Continue Reading Why it’s still OK to take a cruise amid the coronavirus outbreak
As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, the cruise industry is under scrutiny following an outbreak that has left one ship quarantined in Asia…
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Tottenham Hotspur condemns new dictionary definition of ‘Yid’
English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur says it’s unhappy that the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has included an updated definition of…
Continue Reading Snoop Dogg apologizes to Gayle King over Kobe Bryant controversy
Snoop Dogg has offered a public apology to Gayle King after days of backlash over questions she asked about the late basketball legend Kobe Bryant.…
Continue Reading Fresh tariff hikes hang over European wines and cheeses
President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on French wine, Italian cheese, and single malt Irish whiskey last year — and could escalate them by the…
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