The Academy Awards this year could have been a major moment of pride for China. Chloe Zhao, a Beijing-born filmmaker, made history Sunday by winning…
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Although we’re closer than ever to resuming life as usual in the United States, globally, the end of the pandemic is horrifyingly far away.…
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The 93rd Academy Awards are being presented Sunday. Below is a complete list of nominees. Check back for updates on all the winners throughout the…
Continue Reading For centuries, parents have been the uncontested masters of embarrassment, but at Sunday night’s Academy Awards, Daniel Kaluuya struck a blow…
Continue Reading Here is a look at the kidnapping of three women in Cleveland and the case against now-deceased kidnapper Ariel Castro. Facts Former school bus driver…
Continue Reading Here’s a look at the life of Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Billy Joel. Personal Birth date: May 9, 1949 Birth place: Bronx, New…
Continue ReadingEver since it was launched in 2008, the Apple App Store has been the sole gatekeeper between apps and iPhones and iPads. Other platforms, such as…
Continue ReadingHere’s a look at the life of Mike Pompeo, former US secretary of state and director of the CIA. Personal Birth date: December 30, 1963 Birth…
Continue ReadingBig banks have changed their attitude toward cryptocurrencies in recent years, going from dismissive to cautiously interested. But Wall Street still…
Continue Reading Here’s a look at the Penn State sexual abuse scandal. On November 4, 2011, a grand jury report was released containing testimony that former…
Continue Reading Here is a look at the life of Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook. Personal: Birth date: May 14, 1984 Birth place: Dobbs Ferry, New York…
Continue ReadingLate last month, Basecamp, a project management software company, banned “societal and political discussions” at work. Given the…
Continue ReadingHere’s a look at the life of former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Personal Birth date: May 15, 1937 Birth place: Prague,…
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The organizers of Oktoberfest, Munich’s heralded and raucous annual beer festival, have sought to reassure distraught Germans by dismissing…
Continue Reading Here is a look at Russian opposition leader, Kremlin critic and activist Alexey Navalny. Personal Birth date: June 4, 1976 Birth place: Butyn, Soviet…
Continue ReadingThings have been quieter around here in presidential-fact-check land. Not because President Joe Biden is accurate all the time. He certainly…
Continue Reading North Korea warned the United States it will face a “crisis beyond control in the near future” and accused South Korea of carrying out an…
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(CNN Español) — Diego Maradona agonizó 12 horas y el equipo médico tratante fue «deficiente, temerario e indiferente» ante la posibilidad de…
Continue Reading Honesty Liller started using drugs when she was 12. “I just wanted to fit in with my friends,” she said. It was the start of a rocky…
Continue Reading Changes to the California correctional system’s Good Conduct Credit (GCC) program took effect Saturday, increasing the rate at which…
Continue Reading As the Shabbat drew to a close in Israel, funerals for the victims of Friday’s crush at Mount Meron have resumed — and so have the…
Continue Reading Eleven people were taken to the hospital after a restaurant deck collapsed on Saturday afternoon, the Hamilton County, Tennessee, Office of Emergency…
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The United States has fully vaccinated more than 100 million people against Covid-19, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Continue Reading Law enforcement agencies responded to an active shooter situation late Saturday at the Oneida Casino near Green Bay, Wisconsin. The scene was later…
Continue ReadingOnce one of the world’s most powerful travel documents, the might of the United States passport has been diminished during the pandemic. With…
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A leading Myanmar swimmer has called for the country’s Olympic committee to be expelled from the Olympic Movement, saying “genocidaires…
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A resolution to censure GOP Sen. Mitt Romney for his two votes to convict former President Donald Trump failed Saturday at the Utah Republican Party…
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Law enforcement agencies are responding to an active shooter situation at the Oneida Casino near Green Bay, Wisconsin, a tweet from the casino said…
Continue Reading A year ago, when the Covid-19 pandemic was still in its relative infancy, the head of the World Health Organization stressed that a global approach…
Continue Reading (CNN) –– Los 6 ejecutivos de la petrolera Citgo, que permanecían detenidos en Venezuela, salieron de prisión bajo arresto domiciliario,…
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A fair food drive-thru is being held at the Santa Cruz County Fair Grounds this…
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Four astronauts are on their way home from the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, ending their five-month mission to…
Continue Reading A former player for the New York Jets died in an accident during a fishing tournament in Texas on Thursday, according to tournament officials and the…
Continue ReadingOn most days, Network Capital, a business networking group with over 67,000 members on Facebook, focuses on providing its community with information…
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An Oregon state lawmaker accused of allowing protesters into the closed state Capitol building while lawmakers were debating Covid-19 restrictions is…
Continue Reading Medina Spirit won the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday. The 3-year-old brown colt was trained by the legendary Bob…
Continue ReadingLetters signed by President Joe Biden have begun to go out notifying beneficiaries of their direct payments under the administration’s Covid…
Continue Reading Medina Spirit crossed the finish line first during the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby. This is a developing story. Check back for…
Continue Reading Londres (CNN) — Fue una imagen que se perdió el día del funeral del príncipe Felipe, pero fue lo suficientemente poderosa como para volverse…
Continue Reading Police in Wales want to know who cut down an osprey nesting platform on Friday, sending the rare and protected birds’ nest and their…
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration disclosed Trump-era rules on Friday regulating the use of deadly force against terrorism suspects abroad, releasing them…
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WEATHER STORYHigh pressure weakens for the weekend. The deepening marine layer will allow cool air to push farther and farther from the coast.…
Continue Reading For more than a week, protesters have marched in the streets of a small, quaint, North Carolina city that has been rocked by the police killing of…
Continue ReadingWarren Buffett defended the decision by Berkshire Hathaway to not put out reports from its many subsidiaries about how the company is addressing the…
Continue Reading (CNN) — El gobierno de Biden esperaba que esta semana sirviera como un momento de celebración al alcanzar los más de 100 millones de adultos…
Continue ReadingMany people forced into isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic credit their pets for keeping them sane through the lockdown. Hilton wants to reward…
Continue Reading When we look back on the coronavirus pandemic, who and what will we remember? At or near the top of the list for many — especially those living…
Continue ReadingThe Washington Post and The New York Times on Saturday issued significant corrections, retracting earlier reporting that said Rudy Giuliani had been…
Continue Reading Actress Esmé Bianco is accusing singer Marilyn Manson of sexually assaulting, coercing through drugs and beating her multiple times during their…
Continue Reading A horse named after slain Louisville woman Breonna Taylor ran its way into the winner’s circle on Thursday in a Derby Week race at Churchill…
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