Celebrity Life
Ghislaine Maxwell Convicted in Epstein Sex Trafficking Case
The British socialite was found guilty of luring teenage girls to be sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein
Amanda Gorman Releases End-Of-Year Poem—New Day’s Lyric
(NEW YORK) — Amanda Gorman is ending her extraordinary year on a hopeful note. The 23-year-old poet, whose reading of her own “The Hill We Climb” at President Joe Biden’s inauguration made her an international sensation, released a new work Wednesday to mark the end of 2021. “New Day’s Lyric” is a five-stanza, 48-line resolution…
France Increases Pressure on Unvaccinated Amid Record Infections
(PARIS) — France’s government is forging ahead with efforts to increase pressure on unvaccinated people to get coronavirus shots, as the country reported 208,000 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday — a record fueled by the omicron variant. Health Minister Olivier Veran on Wednesday defended a government plan to allow only the fully vaccinated to enjoy continued…
China Calls on U.S. to Protect Its Space Station After Near-Collision With SpaceX Satellites
The call comes after Beijing complained that satellites launched by Elon Musk’s SpaceX nearly struck the station
A Fugitive Evaded Police for 3 Years, But He Couldn’t Evade China’s COVID-19 Tracking Rules
The 42-year-old man gave himself up to authorities amid stringent COVID-19 contact-tracing mechanisms launched across the country
Hong Kong Police Raid Newsroom and Arrest 6 on Sedition Charges
The arrests come as authorities crack down on dissent in the semi-autonomous Chinese city
L.A. Police Video Shows Officer Shooting That Killed a Bystander, Valentina Orellana-Peralta
The 14-year-old girl who was killed by Los Angeles police last week—she was struck while hiding in a dressing room as an officer was aiming rifle rounds at a man suspected of assaulting customers at a clothing store and a bullet went through a wall—loved skateboarding and had dreams of becoming an engineer to build…
Anthony Fauci Says U.S. Should Consider Requiring Vaccination for Air Travel
“When you make vaccination a requirement, that’s another incentive to get more people vaccinated,” Fauci said.
CDC Cuts COVID-19 Isolation Time in Half to 5 Days
COVID-19 cases are expected to soar in the U.S. following the holidays, threatening to upend the lives of workers and students who are infected or exposed
India’s Government Bars Mother Teresa’s Charity From Receiving Foreign Funds
India’s government has barred the Missionaries of Charity, the Catholic religious order and philanthropic organization started by Mother Teresa, from accessing foreign donations for not meeting eligibility conditions under local laws, the federal Home Ministry said. The charity, set up by the Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1950, has its headquarters in the eastern city…
Artist Wayne Thiebaud Dies at 101
(LOS ANGELES) — Wayne Thiebaud, whose luscious, colorful paintings of cakes and cityscapes combined sensuousness, nostalgia and a hint of melancholy, has died. He was 101. His death was confirmed in a statement Sunday by his gallery, Acquavella, which didn’t say where or when Thiebaud died. “Even at 101 years old, he still spent most…
Israel Begins Trial of Fourth COVID-19 Vaccine Dose
(JERUSALEM) — Israel has begun trials of a fourth dose of coronavirus vaccine in what is believed to be the first study of its kind. The trial began at Sheba Medical Center, outside Tel Aviv, with 150 medical personnel who received a booster dose in August receiving a fourth shot of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. The…