If just reading the word “massage” sends you into a reverie of lavender-scented candles and a best-of-Yanni playlist, you probably know how wonderful it can be to receive treatment from a bodywork professional. But while you’re lying there in a blissed-out state, do you ever wonder what your therapist is noticing about your overall health, … Read more
Written by By Barbie Latza NadeauLianne Kolirin, CNN Leonardo da Vinci’s mother was a slave trafficked into Italy, an expert on the Renaissance artist has claimed. In a new novel, a dramatized account of her life, Renaissance scholar Carlo Vecce writes that Leonardo’s mother, Caterina, was originally from the Caucasus but was sold into slavery … Read more
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Saturday said he is directing House committees to investigate whether federal funds are being used for “politically motivated prosecutions” amid reports that former President Donald Trump could be indicted as early as next week. “Here we go again — an outrageous abuse of power by a radical DA who lets … Read more
Drew Barrymore defended her former co-star Hugh Grant on Friday amid controversy over whether he was rude to model Ashley Graham on the Oscars red carpet. A video of Graham interviewing Grant at Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony went viral earlier this week, with some people decrying Grant’s curt responses and possible eye roll. Grant also … Read more
CNN — Only the first round has concluded, and already March Madness has delivered some major upsets. So far, No.1 seed Purdue University, No.2 seed Arizona Wildcats and No.4 seed Virginia Cavaliers have been unceremoniously dumped out of the tournament, succumbing to 16-seed Fairleigh Dickinson, No.15 seed Princeton Tigers and 13th-seeded Furman Paladins respectively. Fairleigh … Read more
Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Saturday predicted that former President Donald Trump will be re-elected in a “landslide” if he is indicted – or possibly arrested potentially “handcuffed” — next week. “If this happens, Trump will be re-elected in a landslide victory,” Musk tweeted. Musk was reacting to a Fox News segment which detailed how … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Crimea to mark the ninth anniversary of the Black Sea peninsula’s annexation from Ukraine on Saturday, the day after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for the Russian leader accusing him of war crimes. Russian state news agency RIA Novosti said Putin visited … Read more
Washington CNN — Bills similar to Florida’s controversial legislation that bans certain instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in schools are being considered in at least 15 states, data compiled by the American Civil Liberties Union and reviewed by CNN shows. Some of the bills go further than the Florida law, dubbed by its … Read more
Germany has declared last-minute opposition to a landmark European Union law to end sales of CO2-emitting cars in 2035, demanding that sales be allowed of new cars with internal combustion engines after that date if they run on e-fuels. The EU law would require all new cars sold from 2035 to have zero CO2 emissions, … Read more
Former President Donald Trump posted to Facebook and to YouTube on Friday for the first time since Jan. 6, 2021, and just hours before declaring that he expected to be arrested next week on charges stemming from a Manhattan district attorney investigation into his 2016 campaign. His message was brief: “I’M BACK!” It came with … Read more