A Bollywood song referring to Beyoncé has its lyrics changed after backlash over colorism
In an upcoming Bollywood film called “Khaali Peeli,” there’s dancing, music and a song with a controversial chorus: “When you…
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Rochester City Council passes three bills addressing police funding and authorizing investigation related to Daniel Prude’s death
The Rochester City Council passed three bills Tuesday addressing funding for its police department and authorizing an independent investigation…
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Taylor Hanson and wife announce they are expecting seventh child
Seventh time’s a charm. Taylor Hanson and his wife Natalie announced on Instagram that they are expecting their seventh child. Hanson shared…
Continue Reading Big Ten backtracks on its decision to postpone and will play football this fall after all
Game on. The Big Ten Conference will play football this fall after all. On Wednesday, the conference reversed its postponement decision made last…
Continue Reading ‘Challenger’ celebrates the crew while charting what went wrong with the doomed flight
There has always been something vaguely ghoulish about subsequent coverage of the Challenger disaster, considering that we all know how the story…
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Gulf War vet waits six months for unemployment
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Alvin Miranda lost his job at Best Buy months ago. But he’s…
Continue Reading Food pantries struggle to meet demands during pandemic and storms
Click here for updates on this story COBB COUNTY, Ga. (WGCL) — Inside a Marietta donation warehouse a small team of…
Continue Reading Elderly woman struggling to take down tree in yard helped by police
Click here for updates on this story FORT SMITH, AR (KFSM) — Fort Smith City Director, Neal Martin, said he can’t say…
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Big Ten reverses course, plans to play football beginning Oct. 24
ROSEMONT, Illinois — The Big Ten is going to give fall football a shot after all. Less than five weeks after the conference announced it would push…
Continue Reading Firefighter comes home to find house and new boat destroyed
Click here for updates on this story MARION COUNTY, Ore. (KPTV) — A firefighter from Detroit returned home from…
Continue Reading Man escapes wildfire, loses everything
Click here for updates on this story LYONS, Ore. (KPTV) — Some fire victims are now returning to their homes for the…
Continue Reading Chris Evans appreciates fan support after ’embarrassing’ NSFW photo
Just like you saw Chis Evans he sees you too, supporters. The “Avengers” star appeared on “The Tamron Hall Show” Tuesday and…
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‘They want to be here because their friends are here’: Fabens ISD welcomes back 1st group of students to campus
FABENS, Texas (KVIA) — Fabens Independent School District welcomed back its first group of students to campus this week. Families in the district…
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PTSD may double risk of dementia, new analysis finds
People who experience post-traumatic stress disorder may be twice as likely to have dementia later in life, according to a new study — a…
Continue Reading Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt reunited again, this time for a good cause
History has shown us that people get pretty excited whenever Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt are within the vicinity of each other. That happened…
Continue Reading PETA alleges more animal research violations at UW-Madison
Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wis. (Wisconsin State Journal) — UW-Madison research monkeys suffered…
Continue Reading Defense department renews $92M contract with University of Nebraska for military research
Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Neb. (Lincoln Journal Star) — A once-in-a-century pandemic found many…
Continue Reading Inmate contracted COVID-19 after asking for release
Click here for updates on this story YELLOWSTONE COUNTY, Mont. (Billings Gazette) — After a COVID-19 outbreak in the…
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‘He was lying through his teeth.’ ABC town hall participants weigh in on Trump’s performance
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Voters stood up and…
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El Paso’s virus death toll reaches 474; 114 new cases announced
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced seven new coronavirus-related deaths Wednesday morning. Health officials…
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Snowflake is about to go public. It’s the biggest software IPO ever
It may still be the dog days of summer but there could be a blizzard on Wall Street Wednesday. Snowflake, a cloud data warehousing firm that has the…
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Venezuela’s government accused of committing crimes against humanity in UN report
Venezuela’s government was accused of committing crimes against humanity in a report published Wednesday by a United Nations-backed…
Continue Reading Barbados will drop Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state next year, government announces
Barbados will remove Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and become a republic by next year, its government has announced, making it the first…
Continue Reading Adam Levine says Kelly Preston taught him how to ‘movie kiss’
Adam Levine has sweet memories of Kelly Preston. The actress who died in July at the age of 57 after a private battle with breast cancer costarred…
Continue Reading World’s 10 most scenic airport landings for 2020
They say absence makes the heart grow fonder. The world’s most scenic airport airport approaches, as ranked annually by booking platform…
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What you need to know about coronavirus on Wednesday, September 16
President Donald Trump has defended his handling of the coronavirus pandemic many times before, but on Tuesday he faced his most threatening critics…
Continue Reading What you need to know about coronavirus on Wednesday, September 16
President Donald Trump has defended his handling of the coronavirus pandemic many times before, but on Tuesday he faced his most threatening critics…
Continue Reading In Los Angeles, the smoke just hangs all day, every day. Residents say it’s taking a toll
In the foothills below the Bobcat Fire, just northeast of Los Angeles, the smoke just hangs all day, every day. “Thirty-plus years ago, I quit…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for September 16: Coronavirus, police, election, Mideast, nature
Hurricane Sally just made landfall near Gulf Shores, Alabama, as a Category 2 storm. It’s still crawling, and deadly flooding is a major…
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5 things to know for September 16: Coronavirus, police, election, Mideast, nature
Hurricane Sally just made landfall near Gulf Shores, Alabama, as a Category 2 storm. It’s still crawling, and deadly flooding is a major…
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