Musk goes all in on Pizzagate, then deletes post
Tech billionaire Elon Musk plunged deeply into the Pizzagate conspiracy theory this week before erasing the post.
View ArticleNational Christmas Tree near the White House toppled by strong winds ahead of...
The National Christmas Tree, a cut Norway spruce placed at President's Park near the White House earlier this month, toppled over Tuesday due to strong winds in the D.C. area.
View ArticleFaith, hometown values fuel rise of Great American Family cable network
Watch out, Hallmark Channel. 'Tis the season of Christmas-themed, made-for-TV movies, but your annual offerings face strong competition from a year-old, family-focused network.
View ArticleLife expectancy rising slowly from COVID-19; suicides hit new high: CDC reports
U.S. life expectancy increased by 1.1 years last year while suicides rose to a record high, according to provisional federal data.
View ArticleProsecutors say paramedics ignored Elijah McClain's distress after stop and...
A Colorado prosecutor said Wednesday that two paramedics "did nothing" to help an ailing Elijah McClain as he lay on the ground and instead injected him with an overdose of a powerful sedative that...
View ArticleJezebel bought by Paste digital magazine after closure
The feminist blog site Jezebel has found a home after it was shuttered by its parent company this month.
View ArticleNot exactly a happy Cruise: GM's robo taxis face financial roadblock
General Motors is looking to change the direction of its Cruise robot taxi subsidiary before the company goes off a cliff.
View ArticleSmall tar balls wash up on Jersey Shore
Tar balls about 1-2 inches in size have washed up onto a beach at Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park in Long Branch, New Jersey, the U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday.
View ArticlePoland's new parliament brings back state financing for in vitro fertilization
Poland's new parliament on Wednesday reinstated government funding for in vitro fertilization, previously banned by the conservative party which lost control of the legislature in the country's recent...
View ArticleResidents in St. Croix sue government over water contaminated with lead and...
A group of residents have sued a public utility company in the U.S. Virgin Islands after authorities there reported finding high levels of lead and copper in the tap water on St. Croix. The report...
View ArticleCoal-producing West Virginia is converting an entire school system to solar...
An entire county school system in coal-producing West Virginia is going solar, representing what a developer and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin's office touted on Wednesday as the biggest-ever single...
View ArticleZuckerberg and CEOs of TikTok, X to testify in Senate on online danger to...
The leaders of Facebook, TikTok and X will testify at a congressional hearing in January on digital danger to children, the Senate Judiciary Committee announced on Wednesday.
View ArticleDeadspin debunked after accusing young Kansas City Chiefs fan of wearing...
Deadspin had egg on its face after accusing a young Kansas City Chiefs fan of racism for wearing "Black face" without mentioning that half of the boy's face was also painted red.
View ArticleFrances Sternhagen, familiar maternal face on TV, dies at 93
Frances Sternhagen, the veteran character actor who won two Tony Awards and became a familiar maternal face to TV viewers later in life in such shows as "Cheers," "ER," "Sex and the City" and "The...
View ArticleKamala Harris evades questions about banning TikTok
Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday wriggled around answering whether she supports banning TikTok, the China-founded social media platform whose popularity has skyrocketed while concerns have...
View ArticleJill Biden bringing holiday ice rink to White House for children to skate,...
Jill Biden is extending her holiday theme of "Magic, Wonder and Joy" to the White House grounds by putting an ice rink on the South Lawn for children to skate and play hockey in December.
View ArticleIndiana judge dismisses state's lawsuit against TikTok that alleged child...
An Indiana county judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the state accusing TikTok of deceiving its users about the level of inappropriate content for children on its platform and the security...
View ArticleIowa Lottery posted wrong Powerball numbers -- and temporary 'winners' get to...
Powerball losers in Iowa were actually winners for about seven hours this week after the state's lottery mistakenly posted the wrong winning numbers for the game.
View ArticleElon Musk uses expletive to tell audience he doesn't care about advertisers...
Billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday that advertisers who have halted spending on his social media platform X in response to antisemitic and other hateful material are engaging in "blackmail" and,...
View ArticleDaryl Hall accuses John Oates of 'ultimate partnership betrayal'
Daryl Hall has accused his longtime music partner John Oates of committing the "ultimate partnership betrayal" by planning to sell his share of the Hall & Oates duo's joint venture without the...
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