The year 2022 marked a difficult time for air travel as passengers grappled with mass cancellations, increased prices, lost luggage, endless lines and general chaos. Although things seem to have calmed down thus far in 2023, air travelers are carrying new wisdom into the new year and looking to be more strategic as they book … Read more
Lady Gaga stepped out in character as Harley Quinn for the first time on the set of the upcoming “Joker” sequel in New York City Saturday. The 36-year-old singer and actress was pictured filming scenes at Manhattan’s City Hall for Todd Phillips’ “Joker: Folie à Deux,” which will see the return of Joaquin Phoenix in … Read more
LAS VEGAS (AP) — March has gone from madness to unprecedented. With Miami’s win over Houston and San Diego State’s takedown of Alabama on Friday night, the men’s NCAA Tournament will not have a No. 1 seed in the Elite Eight for the first time since seeding began in 1979. “There’s not a lot of … Read more
It’s that one-move “dance” that anyone with upper limb motor skills can execute. There are conflicting reports on its provenance, but most attribute its rise in popularity to the Atlanta hip-hop scene in the mid-2010s, with acts including Migos, Rich the Kid and Skippa Da Flippa. NFL player Cam Newton eventually popularized it by performing … Read more
PARIS — France is protesting against Emmanuel Macron’s plans to raise the retirement age. After months of strikes and protests, tension reached its peak on Thursday, with some violent outbursts in Paris that brought back memories from the months-long Yellow Jacket movement. Protests are impacting the country’s daily life and even France’s international agenda, with … Read more
Having once built a capitalist system of booming growth, the US is now throttling it with politics and bad fiscal decisions By Timur Fomenko, a political analyst Yesterday, the United States Federal Reserve decided to yet again increase interest rates by 0.25% up to 5% despite the collapse of several US banks, including Silicon Valley Bank … Read more
Tuberculosis (TB) deaths in Europe increased in 2021 for the first time in nearly two decades due to the pandemic’s disruption on treatment and diagnostic services, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization’s Europe office said today. In the WHO European Region, 27,300 people died from TB in … Read more
Pat Sajak made a screeching demand for a contestant to “solve the darn puzzle” in another bizarre “Wheel of Fortune” moment on Wednesday. Sajak made a wrestling-like move on a contestant in an apparent nod to his profession on Tuesday and, in an episode that aired the next day, the game show host continued his … Read more
New laws in Utah are aimed at significantly restricting access to social media apps for children under 18 years old. Republican Gov. Spencer Cox signed two bills into law on Thursday in efforts to shield minors from addictive platforms, such as TikTok. Collectively, both laws seek to prevent children from being lured to apps and … Read more
CNN — Is TikTok’s time up? That’s the question coursing through the halls of Congress, Wall Street, and the public writ large after the social media company’s chief executive, Shou Zi Chew, waffled for hours before US lawmakers on Thursday. “TikTok’s fate in the US is on shakier ground than ever following lawmakers’ grueling questioning … Read more