Mid-Michigan teacher accused of sharing child pornography online
Click here for updates on this story GENESEE COUNTY, MI (WJRT) — A mid-Michigan elementary school teacher is facing two…
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Virginia will eliminate a state holiday honoring Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. It’ll make Election Day a day off instead
Virginia is one step closer to ending its tradition of honoring Confederate generals. This week, the Virginia House voted to strike Lee-Jackson Day…
Continue ReadingPhillip Schofield, veteran TV host, comes out as gay during morning show
Veteran UK television host Phillip Schofield has revealed he is gay. Schofield, 57, said on Instagram: “You never know what’s going on in…
Continue ReadingHow a beloved organic grocery chain collapsed
In 2016, a homegrown grocery chain hit the big time. Kroger, America’s largest supermarket chain, took a majority stake in Lucky’s…
Continue ReadingMelania Trump, once a reluctant campaigner, is hitting the trail
For a first lady who generally begs off rallies, fundraising shindigs and campaign events, Melania Trump appears poised to be a larger campaign…
Continue ReadingHow the White House changed its calculus on the coronavirus outbreak
During the first weeks of the coronavirus outbreak, the Trump administration took a measured, incremental approach: implementing screenings at US…
Continue ReadingNetflix is finally letting you stop previews from automatically playing. Here’s how to do it
So you’re browsing Netflix, looking for a show or movie to watch. You hover over a title for a second too long, and with its blaring music,…
Continue ReadingThis designer is creating fashion prints from maths equations
Maths teacher Diarra Bousso Gueye was grading a set of algebra papers when she had a Eureka moment. Gueye, who had long harbored fashion aspirations…
Continue ReadingBaby carriers sold at Target and Amazon are recalled because a child could fall out
Around 14,000 of Infantino’s baby carriers have been recalled because its buckle can break, and the child can fall out. These items were sold…
Continue ReadingFormer ATF agent at center of legal dispute over AR-15
In his 23 years with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Dan O’Kelly was one of the agency’s top gun experts. He…
Continue ReadingTurmoil in the cannabis business has claimed another CEO
Another cannabis giant is shedding jobs, expenses and its CEO amid industry headwinds. Aurora Cannabis, a Canadian cannabis company that invested…
Continue ReadingNick Gordon, the former boyfriend of Bobbi Kristina Brown, died from a heroin overdose
Nick Gordon, the former boyfriend of Bobbi Kristina Brown, died from a heroin overdose, according to Florida’s Districts 5 & 24 medical…
Continue ReadingWhite House announces death of terror leader Qassim al-Rimi
The White House announced Thursday evening that Qassim al-Rimi, the leader of terror group al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, was killed in an…
Continue ReadingWhat next for Lionel Messi after the Instagram post that rocked Barcelona?
Another day, another new crisis at Barcelona. The Catalan club was stunned by Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey quarterfinals on Thursday, being…
Continue ReadingWuhan coronavirus whistleblower doctor dies as confirmed cases top 30,000
A Wuhan doctor who attempted to warn the public about a potential new coronavirus outbreak died on Friday from the infection, as the number of…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey’s governor accused a Facebook group’s page of being anti-Semitic. Facebook shut it down
The Facebook page for a group named Rise Up Ocean County was taken down Wednesday after New Jersey officials accused them of featuring “racist…
Continue ReadingRoyal Caribbean to refile motion to dismiss lawsuit from family of toddler who died
After a federal judge denied a motion by Royal Caribbean Cruises to dismiss the lawsuit filed by the family of an Indiana toddler who fell to her…
Continue ReadingWarren apologizes to women of color who left her campaign
Sen. Elizabeth Warren apologized Thursday evening to six women of color who left her Nevada presidential campaign because of what they called a toxic…
Continue ReadingAll of its neighbors have it, so why hasn’t North Korea reported any coronavirus cases?
It’s now about two months since a deadly novel coronavirus was found in the Chinese city of Wuhan, and nearly every country and territory in…
Continue ReadingChina’s Red Cross is under fire for not getting supplies to hospitals fighting coronavirus. That’s a problem for the government
On a gray afternoon in the Chinese city of Wuhan, a suited man lifts a box of 3M masks into the trunk of a black vehicle next to a Red Cross…
Continue ReadingUber CEO says ‘era of growth at all costs is over’ after losing $8.5 billion last year
Uber practically wrote the playbook for raising and burning through billions of dollars in venture capital in search of rapid growth around the…
Continue ReadingSoftBank’s big bets have backfired. Now it’s under scrutiny from a legendary activist investor
SoftBank is under pressure from a legendary activist investor after a series of bets on money-losing startups backfired on the Japanese tech giant.…
Continue ReadingPete Buttigieg keeps narrow lead in Iowa caucuses with 100% of precincts reporting
Pete Buttigieg holds a slim lead over Bernie Sanders in the Iowa caucuses with the Iowa Democratic Party announcing on Thursday night that 100% of…
Continue ReadingThe suspect in the El Paso Walmart shooting is now facing federal hate crime charges
The man accused of killing 22 people and injuring nearly two dozen more in a mass shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, has been indicted on…
Continue ReadingPablo Escobar’s chief hitman ‘Popeye’ dies of cancer
A man who had oversight over a web of assassins working for the infamous drug trafficker Pablo Escobar is dead. Jhon Jairo Velásquez, also known as…
Continue ReadingSteyer hits Biden, Buttigieg and ‘socialists’ in new campaign ad
Businessman Tom Steyer struck at former Vice President Joe Biden and former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg in a new ad launched Thursday,…
Continue ReadingPrank callers and internet trolls sought to sow chaos on Iowa caucus night
Supporters of President Donald Trump worsened this week’s Iowa caucus breakdown by placing prank phone calls that hindered the reporting of…
Continue ReadingWeinstein defense calls first witness: friend says he had a “sex addiction”
Harvey Weinstein’s defense team called their first witness Thursday — a former producer who they say casts doubt on actress Annabella…
Continue ReadingA bronze slave auction plaque has gone missing from Charlottesville’s Court Square
An historical plaque marking the site of a slave auction went missing in Charlottesville, Virginia, and police are offering an award of up to $1,000.…
Continue ReadingRep. Jim Jordan chosen as top Republican on House Judiciary Committee
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio has been selected as the next ranking Republican on the House Judiciary Committee by the House Republican steering committee,…
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