Volkswagen America may or may not be changing its name to Voltswagen, maybe
Editor’s Note: On Tuesday March 30th, the day after this article was originally published, Volkswagen of America doubled down on its stunt and…
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Republicans press ahead with voting restrictions in key states, even as legal fights mount over new Georgia law
Republicans in key electoral states continue to advance bills to clamp down on ballot access, even as voting and civil rights groups move to…
Continue ReadingVolkswagen of America said its name was changing. They were just full of it
In a move intended to reflect its new push into electric vehicles, Volkswagen’s US arm said Tuesday it was changing its name to…
Continue ReadingBystanders who witnessed George Floyd die explain their horror and fear at Derek Chauvin’s trial
A professional fighter felt scared. An off-duty firefighter felt desperate. A high school student felt threatened. And a 9-year-old girl felt sad and…
Continue ReadingJudge allows Summer Zervos’ defamation lawsuit against Trump to proceed now that he’s out of office
A New York appeals court on Tuesday paved the way for a defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump to move forward. In a one-sentence…
Continue ReadingVolkswagen of America said its name was changing. They were probably just full of it
In a move intended to reflect its new push into electric vehicles, Volkswagen’s US arm said Tuesday it was changing its name to…
Continue ReadingNFTs are suddenly everywhere, but they have some big problems
For several weeks, it’s been near impossible to exist on the internet without at least hearing a mention of NFTs. Short for non-fungible…
Continue ReadingThe Suez fiasco shows why ever bigger container ships are a problem
The blockage of a crucial global trade route last week by a 224,000-ton container ship has raised questions over whether vessels have become too…
Continue ReadingThe World Economic Forum says it will take an extra 36 years to close the gender gap
A new report from the World Economic Forum estimates that attaining global gender parity will take nearly 136 years, up from its previous estimate of…
Continue ReadingDonald Trump launches a new website after social media bans
Donald Trump is back online. The former president and first lady, Melania Trump, have launched a website to serve their personal offices. The…
Continue ReadingBystanders who witnessed George Floyd’s death explain their horror and fear at Chauvin’s trial
A series of bystanders who witnessed former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin kneel on a handcuffed George Floyd testified in court Tuesday…
Continue ReadingBiden in no rush to pick new FDA chief
More than two months into his presidency, President Joe Biden has yet to name someone to lead an agency at the forefront of the coronavirus fight:…
Continue ReadingMars Curiosity rover takes selfie with ‘Mont Mercou’
While the Perseverance rover is testing out its wheels in Jezero Crater before truly beginning its journey on Mars, the Curiosity rover has been busy…
Continue ReadingBoulder Police Officer Eric Talley, killed in grocery store shooting, celebrated in public funeral
Officer Eric Talley was remembered for his love of family and his bravery at a public funeral in Lafayette, Colorado,…
Continue ReadingHubble spies colorful change of seasons on Saturn
Earth isn’t the only planet that experiences a changing of the seasons. The Hubble Space Telescope has revealed the colorful transition from…
Continue ReadingAsteroid Apophis won’t impact Earth for at least a century, NASA finds
An asteroid named for the Egyptian god of chaos and darkness won’t be wreaking any havoc on Earth — at least not this century.…
Continue ReadingDNC to review presidential nomination process
The Democratic National Committee on Tuesday announced it will review the 2020 presidential nomination process, setting the stage for changes on how…
Continue ReadingNew image reveals supermassive black hole’s swirling magnetic field
Astronomers have a new, more complete picture of the supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy 55 million light-years from Earth — the…
Continue ReadingBystanders who witnessed George Floyd’s death explain their horror and fear
Five bystanders who witnessed former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin kneel on George Floyd testified in court Tuesday about the horror and…
Continue ReadingJohn Lewis’ posthumous graphic novel ‘Run: Book One’ to be released this summer
Late civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis‘ posthumous graphic novel, “Run: Book One,” is set to be released this summer, as the…
Continue ReadingThe full ‘worm moon’ helped break the logjam in the Suez Canal
A piece of celestial good luck likely made it easier for engineers to successfully refloat the giant container ship that blocked the Suez Canal for…
Continue ReadingBlinken dismisses Pompeo’s controversial initiative to rank human rights
Secretary of State Tony Blinken on Tuesday formally dismissed the statements of a controversial Trump-era committee that argued that some rights may…
Continue Reading‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ turns the battle of ‘alpha titans’ into a C-level spectacle
Almost 60 years after they rumbled in a pretty awful 1962 movie — featuring guys in monster suits destroying tiny models —…
Continue ReadingFour bystanders who witnessed George Floyd’s death explain their horror and fear
Four bystanders who witnessed former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin kneel on George Floyd testified in court Tuesday about the horror and…
Continue ReadingPolice in Boulder have put the names of the 10 grocery store shooting victims on their patrol cars
Police in Boulder, Colorado, are paying tribute to 10 people who lost their lives in last week’s shooting at a grocery store in the city. The…
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Kentucky legislature passes bipartisan election bill expanding early and absentee voting
Kentucky’s Republican-led General Assembly this week passed bipartisan voting reform legislation setting rules for absentee and early voting…
Continue ReadingFederal appeals court rules in favor of Ohio professor who refused to use transgender student’s pronouns
A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that an Ohio professor can sue a university for violating his constitutional rights after he was disciplined…
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The reason we can’t fully explore space is fixable. Here’s how
With so many challenges facing us here on Earth — the pandemic, climate change, the economy — it might seem like an odd time to focus on space.…
Continue ReadingMMA fighter who witnessed George Floyd’s death says he called police on the police
A professional mixed martial arts fighter who came upon the scene of George Floyd’s death testified Tuesday that he called 911 after watching…
Continue ReadingSlain Police Officer Eric Talley’s life celebrated in public funeral
Officer Eric Talley was remembered for his bravery at a public funeral in Lafayette, Colorado, on Tuesday — one week after giving his life as…
Continue ReadingGameStop raids Amazon for another heavy-hitter exec
GameStop is adding to its growing list of new executives hired from Amazon and Chewy with the hope of turning the struggling, longtime mall staple…
Continue ReadingChipotle is giving away $100,000 in bitcoin
Chipotle is jumping into the bitcoin craze. Sort of. No, the chain isn’t accepting the cryptocurrency as payment for its Mexican dishes.…
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Derek Chauvin’s trial in death of George Floyd begins with showing jurors video of his final moments
Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd’s head and neck for 4 minutes and 45 seconds as Floyd cried out for help,…
Continue ReadingDerek Chauvin is on trial for George Floyd’s death. America’s criminal justice system is not
George Floyd’s public death under the knee of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin last May set off an intense debate about societal…
Continue ReadingMMA fighter who watched George Floyd’s death says he called police on the police
A professional mixed martial arts fighter who stumbled onto the scene of George Floyd’s death testified Tuesday that he called 911 after…
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Demi Lovato: ‘I am too gay to marry a man right now’
Demi Lovato is not just sharing revelations in her new docuseries, “Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil.” In a recent interview with EW,…
Continue ReadingA new state holiday in Arizona will honor the Navajo Code Talkers whose language formed a secret code to save lives
The story of the Navajo Code Talkers, who played a vital role in US victories during World War II by using their native language to send coded…
Continue ReadingBiden won’t throw Washington Nationals opening day pitch, White House says
President Joe Biden is not scheduled to toss out the Opening Day first pitch on Thursday for the Washington Nationals, White House press secretary…
Continue ReadingRepublican Kelly Tshibaka launches Senate campaign against Lisa Murkowski
Republican Kelly Tshibaka, a former Alaska Department of Administration commissioner, launched her Senate campaign on Monday against Sen. Lisa…
Continue ReadingProgressive caucus chair says Senate must eliminate the filibuster or override parliamentarian
The chairwoman of the House Progressive Caucus said Tuesday that she is convinced that in order to ensure that President Joe Biden’s…
Continue ReadingSeth Rogen clarifies comments on Emma Watson ‘storming off set’
Seth Rogen is clarifying a story that he told British GQ about Emma Watson storming off the set of his 2013 film, “This Is the End.”…
Continue ReadingBiden unveils first slate of judicial nominees featuring diverse and history-making selections
President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a diverse slate of 11 judicial nominees, including three African American women for Circuit Court vacancies…
Continue ReadingMaryland moves to repeal its state song, a pro-Confederate anthem that urges violence and calls Lincoln a ‘despot’
Maryland’s oft-debated state song, a relic of the Confederacy that calls Union supporters “Northern scum,” is one signature away…
Continue ReadingIt’s a ‘perversion of truth.’ Children of MLK, John Lewis and CT Vivian condemn Georgia voting law
The children of three late civil rights movement leaders released a joint letter late Monday night to corporate leaders and lawmakers in response to…
Continue ReadingPolice searching for attacker in hate crime assault against 65-year-old Asian woman
The New York Police Department is investigating what they say is a “hate crime assault” against a 65-year-old Asian woman who was punched…
Continue ReadingSlain Police Officer Eric Talley’s life to be celebrated in public funeral
Officer Eric Talley will be remembered at a public funeral in Lafayette, Colorado, on Tuesday — one week…
Continue Reading‘Immediate and drastic.’ The climate crisis is seriously spooking economists
Worsening inequality, trillions of dollars in economic damage and depressed economic growth. Those are the outcomes that economists fear we will face…
Continue ReadingRachel Bilson was ‘super bummed’ that Rami Malek made her take down a photo of them both from Instagram
Rachel Bilson had what she thought was a cool throwback photo of her and Rami Malek, but according to her, Malek didn’t think so. It turns out…
Continue ReadingAriana Grande is joining ‘The Voice’
It looks like NBC is saying — in the nicest possible way — “Thank U, Next” to coach Nick Jonas. Grammy-winning singer Ariana…
Continue ReadingMother of police officer injured in Capitol riot says she’s outraged by Trump’s lie that his supporters were ‘hugging and kissing’ cops during attack
The mother of a DC Police officer who was brutally assaulted while defending the US Capitol during the January 6 insurrection said Monday that she…
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