U.S. health officials said Friday that all passengers from a Chinese city at the center of an outbreak of a new and deadly respiratory virus will be screened upon arrival at three airports in the U.S., starting with New York’s… Continue Reading
The Dionne Quintuplets were the first set of quints to all survive infancy, and the only set of identical quintuplets ever recorded. Born in 1934, before sonograms and neonatal care units, the five babies were a surprise to their mother,… Continue Reading
BOSTON — Fifteen parents, who are still fighting charges that they illegally paid a fixer to get their children into elite universities, could be split into three separate trials, a judge said Friday. Magistrate Judge M. Page Kelley for the… Continue Reading
PARIS — French designer Jean Paul Gaultier, known for dressing stars like Madonna and who cultivated an irreverent image as the industry’s “bad boy,” said on Friday that a fashion show in Paris next week would be his last. Gaultier,… Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — Sylvia García, a Democrat, made history in 2019 as one of the two first Latinas to represent Texas in the U.S. Congress. This week, she made history again as the only Latina among the seven impeachment managers who… Continue Reading
A new monument in Albuquerque, New Mexico, commemorates a largely unknown 19th century landmark civil rights case that allowed Chinese individuals to testify in an American court for the first time. The monument, named “View from Gold Mountain,” was installed… Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Friday it will take up the fate of a Trump administration rule, now on hold, that would grant employers an exemption, on religious or moral grounds, from Obamacare’s requirement to provide health insurance coverage… Continue Reading
A Michigan man said the ottoman for a couch he purchased from a secondhand store always felt a bit uncomfortable, but little did he know that it was because it was stuffed with $43,000 in cash. Howard Kirby bought the… Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to take up an issue that could change a key element of the system America uses to elect its president, with a decision likely in the spring just as the campaign heats up.… Continue Reading
From coming-of-age memoirs to illustrated children’s books, 2020 promises to be a great year for LGBTQ storytelling. Here are 10 upcoming titles to kick off a new decade. Edited by Ejeris Dixon, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha “Beyond Survival: Strategies and Stories… Continue Reading
A Mississippi man being held at a county jail on a misdemeanor charge asked a guard to charge his cellphone. The phone was confiscated, and the man was slapped with a 12-year prison sentence for possessing a phone in a… Continue Reading
An avalanche in Northern California killed one skier and seriously injured another on Friday, following heavy snow fall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, authorities said. The disaster unfolded at 10:16 a.m. at the Alpine Meadows Ski Resort’s Subway ski run… Continue Reading
Hank Azaria has officially confirmed he will no longer be voicing the character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon on “The Simpsons.” In a recent interview with /Film, the actor said that he won’t be voicing the fictional Indian American Kwik-E-Mart owner anymore, “unless… Continue Reading
A New Jersey man accused of sexually assaulting an underage waitress at his wedding reception in November 2018 was sentenced Thursday to probation after he agreed to a negotiated plea deal. Matthew Aimers.Bucks County District Attorney’s Office / The Philadelphia… Continue Reading
In April 2019, Russell Wilson became the highest-paid player in the NFL on an annual basis when he signed a $140 million, four-year extension with the Seattle Seahawks. The deal also included a $65 million signing bonus. Wilson, whose team… Continue Reading
With their soft, tender texture and knack for absorbing and delivering bursts of flavor, noodles are one of the most satisfying and crave-worthy dishes around — and perfect for the cold, dark days of winter when we all need warming… Continue Reading
The Labor Department will end the practice of releasing economic data to certain media outlets, the Bureau of Labor Statistics confirmed Thursday, citing “concerns regarding the security” of that information. Best known to the public for its much-followed monthly economic… Continue Reading
Businesses are expressing disappointment in response to Gov. Bill Lee’s plans to sign an anti-LGBTQ adoption bill into law. The bill protects businesses, adoption agencies and foster-care homes that exclude LGBTQ families and now allows them to use taxpayer dollars,… Continue Reading
Two iPhones have put Apple back into the FBI’s sights. The phones belonged to a deceased Saudi national accused of fatally shooting three people at a Florida naval base in December. They could contain important information about his connections and… Continue Reading
Jan. 17 (UPI) — DNA differences between men and women may explain why cancer risk is higher in males, a new study by researchers at the Barcelona Institute for Global Health suggests. In findings published Friday in the Journal of… Continue Reading
Jan. 17 (UPI) — Laguna Beach alum Morgan Smith is a mom of three. The former television personality, née Morgan Olsen, announced in an Instagram post Thursday that she welcomed her third child, a baby boy, with her husband, Joel… Continue Reading
Jan. 17 (UPI) — Job openings in the United States in November fell to the lowest level in almost two years, aided by a surge of hiring and little turnover, the Labor Department said Friday. The Job Openings and Labor… Continue Reading
Jan. 17 (UPI) — Sam Elliott recites the hit song “Old Town Road” in a teaser for an upcoming Super Bowl ad. Doritos shared a preview Friday of the commercial featuring Elliott, 75, that will run Feb. 2 during Super… Continue Reading
Jan. 17 (UPI) — West Virginia officials said a pair of anglers broke state records in the first two weeks the year with a 53.1-inch grass carp and a 49.84-inch blue catfish. The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources said… Continue Reading
Jan. 17 (UPI) — A Michigan man who noticed something amiss about the couch he bought from a thrift store found more than $40,000 stashed inside a cushion. Howard Kirby said he bought the couch from the Habitat for Humanity… Continue Reading