Where ‘Frozen 2’ ranks among the Disney/Pixar animated sequels
For most of animation’s history, there were no sequels. Disney didn’t rush out “Snow White and Eight Dwarfs,” or…
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More than 75,000 pounds of salad products are recalled after an E. coli outbreak sickens 17 people in eight states, CDC says
After an E. coli outbreak infected at least 17 people, a food company has decided to recall more than 75,000 pounds of salad products. Missa Bay, LLC…
Continue ReadingUniversity provost says this professor’s views are ‘racist, sexist and homophobic’ — but says he won’t be fired
Indiana University has received hundreds of requests calling for a controversial professor to be fired, and a provost has called his views…
Continue ReadingBrowns’ Myles Garrett insists Steelers’ Mason Rudolph used a racial slur. The Steelers quarterback denies it
Saying “I know what I heard,” suspended Cleveland Browns player Myles Garrett on Thursday stood by his allegation that Pittsburgh…
Continue ReadingBrick and mortar stores are hurting many retailers, but Nordstrom is pushing them as key to the company’s future
The growth of e-commerce has gutted many traditional retailers and led to the shuttering of brick-and-mortar stores. In response, many retail…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts lawmakers vote to ban all flavored tobacco products and tax vaping devices
Lawmakers in Massachusetts passed a comprehensive set of tobacco controls early Thursday morning that, if signed into law, will make the…
Continue ReadingVaping lung injury cases rise to 2,290, CDC says
There were 2,290 cases of lung injury linked to vaping as of November 20, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.…
Continue ReadingSam Hunt arrested for DUI in Nashville
Country singer Sam Hunt was arrested early Thursday for allegedly driving under the influence, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by CNN.…
Continue ReadingYang says impeachment may not help the Democrats in 2020
Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang on Thursday said the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump may not help Democrats win…
Continue ReadingMysterious comet will cause a rare ‘Unicorn’ meteor storm this week. Here’s how to watch.
Two meteor scientists, Peter Jenniskens and Esko Lyytinen, shared their prediction for an outburst by the alpha Monocertoid meteor shower on November…
Continue ReadingSlain Detroit officer is hailed as a hero whose courage ‘resulted in tragedy’
A veteran Detroit police officer killed in the line of duty was hailed as a hero after he and other officers confronted a gunman accused of invading…
Continue ReadingAntonio Brown countersues Britney Taylor, says her rape accusations are false and defamatory
Antonio Brown has countersued a woman who accused him of rape, not only denying her allegations but also accusing her of defamation and causing the…
Continue ReadingObama to worried Democrats: ‘Chill out about the candidates’
Former President Barack Obama bluntly urged Democrats nervous about the state of the party’s primary field to “chill out” on…
Continue ReadingNASA has found sugar in meteorites that crashed to Earth
Meteorites that crashed into Earth billions of years ago contain sugars, researchers say, lending support to the idea that asteroids may hold some of…
Continue ReadingTrump says he won’t allow Navy to punish SEAL who posed with dead body
President Donald Trump has once again weighed in on potential disciplinary action against Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher, appearing to override a Navy…
Continue ReadingArkansas woman claims in court filing DNA test confirms Hunter Biden fathered her child
A DNA test has “established with scientific certainty” that Hunter Biden, the son of former Vice President Joe Biden, is the father of an…
Continue ReadingHouse Democrats move closer to impeaching Trump
House Democrats say they are undeterred by the White House preventing first-hand witnesses from testifying before the House Intelligence Committee…
Continue ReadingNeither party has unified behind a Senate impeachment trial strategy
The US Senate does not currently have a timeline set for a potential impeachment trial should the House send one their way, senators and aides have…
Continue ReadingTrump signs short-term funding bill to avert shutdown as deadline looms
President Donald Trump signed a short-term funding bill on Thursday to avert a government shutdown hours before funding for the federal government…
Continue ReadingSteelers quarterback Mason Rudolph apologizes for his role in helmet-swinging brawl
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph has apologized for his role in Thursday night’s in-game brawl in which opponent Myles Garrett…
Continue ReadingAmy Schumer gave out her phone number. We tried getting in touch
Amy Schumer said she wanted more “personal experience” with the people who like her. Fellow comedian Whitney Cummings was looking to…
Continue Reading‘I think this is all going to blow up’: Witness says EU ambassador was running ‘domestic political errand’
A former top White House official on Thursday said that the effort to push Ukraine to open investigations into President Donald Trump’s…
Continue ReadingWeWork’s former CEO got a massive payout. Now 2,400 employees are losing their jobs
WeWork said Thursday it is laying off about 2,400 employees globally as part of a broader effort to cut costs and find a viable path forward after a…
Continue ReadingHepatitis A outbreak ‘potentially linked’ to blackberries from Fresh Thyme stores, officials say
An outbreak of hepatitis A in Indiana, Nebraska and Wisconsin has been “potentially linked” to blackberries from the Fresh Thyme chain of…
Continue ReadingSyracuse University student arrested after graffiti appears supporting protests against racism on campus
Police arrested a Syracuse University student in connection with a series of new graffiti markings in support of protests against several recent…
Continue ReadingJon M. Chu denies Brenda Song ‘not Asian enough’ for ‘Crazy Rich Asians’
The director for “Crazy Rich Asians” has responded to an actresses’ claim she was passed over for an audition because she was…
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The AIDS Memorial Quilt will head home to San Francisco, 32 years later
The AIDS Memorial Quilt is getting a new home and returning to the place where it was created. The famed quilt is moving from Atlanta back to San…
Continue ReadingJake Burton Carpenter, the founder of Burton Snowboards, has died
Jake Burton Carpenter, the snowboarding pioneer and founder of Burton Snowboards, passed away from complications related to cancer. He was 65. The…
Continue ReadingSpaceX prototype blows its top during ground test mishap
SpaceX’s Mars rocket prototype burst apart during a ground test, a setback for the company as it works to develop a spaceship capable of taking…
Continue Reading8 takeaways from the November Democratic debate
Democratic voters are overwhelmingly focused on finding a candidate they believe can beat President Donald Trump. In Wednesday night’s debate,…
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