Celebrity Life
Lebron James Fined $15,000 for Obscene Gesture
NEW YORK— LeBron James was fined $15,000 for an obscene gesture Friday by the NBA, which also warned the Lakers superstar about using profane language. James made the gesture after making a shot late in Los Angeles’ 124-116 overtime victory in Indiana on Wednesday night. He had missed a loss at New York a night…
Musical Theater Legend Stephen Sondheim Dies at 91
(NEW YORK) — Stephen Sondheim, the songwriter who reshaped the American musical theater in the second half of the 20th century with his intelligent, intricately rhymed lyrics, his use of evocative melodies and his willingness to tackle unusual subjects, has died. He was 91. Sondheim’s death was announced by his Texas-based attorney, Rick Pappas, who…
Why Anti-Government Protests in the Solomon Islands Are Targeting Chinatown
Chinatown in the Solomon Islands' capital has been the focus of rioters, looters and protesters who demanded that Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare resign.
Scientists Concerned About New COVID-19 Variant Detected in South Africa With High Number of Mutations
The new variant has a “constellation” of new mutations, which could potentially make it more transmissible and make vaccines less effective, experts say
Why Sweden’s First Female Prime Minister Resigned Just Hours After Her Appointment
"I don’t want to lead a government whose legitimacy might be questioned," Magdalena Andersson said.
NASA Just Launched a Spacecraft To Crash Into an Asteroid, In a Test of a Planetary Defense Concept
(LOS ANGELES) — NASA launched a spacecraft Tuesday night on a mission to smash into an asteroid and test whether it would be possible to knock a speeding space rock off course if one were to threaten Earth. The DART spacecraft, short for Double Asteroid Redirection Test, lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base atop…
Environmentalists: Tapping Emergency U.S. Oil Reserves Is Necessary—But Also a Reminder That We Need To Quit Fossil Fuels
(WASHINGTON) — Democrats and climate activists generally supported President Joe Biden’s decision to release a record 50 million barrels of oil from America’s strategic reserve, even as the move appeared to contradict his long-term vision of combating climate change. The U.S. action, announced Tuesday in coordination with countries such as India, the United Kingdom and…
U.S. Unemployment Claims Plunge to the Lowest Level in 52 Years
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits plummeted last week to the lowest level in more than half a century, another sign that the U.S. job market is rebounding rapidly from last year’s coronavirus recession. Jobless claims dropped by 71,000 to 199,000, the lowest since mid-November 1969. But seasonal adjustments around the Thanksgiving holiday…
India’s Farmers Have Forced Modi to Retreat But He Will Be Back, With More Religious Polarization
The potential benefits of his climbdown may far outweigh the momentary humiliation
The Buck Stops Here: Dollar Tree Raises Prices to $1.25
Dollar Tree said the reason for raising its prices to $1.25 was not due to “short-term or transitory market conditions."
Boy, 8, Dies in Hospital After Being Struck in Waukesha Parade Crash
Jackson Sparks, 8, who was walking in the parade with his 12-year-old brother, is the sixth person to die.
Jury Awards $25 Million in Damages to Victims of 2017 Unite the Right Violence
(CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.) — In a mixed verdict, a jury awarded more than $25 million in damages Tuesday against white nationalist leaders for violence that erupted during the 2017 Unite the Right rally. After a nearly monthlong civil trial, a jury in U.S. District Court in Charlottesville deadlocked on two key claims but found the white…