Does it make sense to get a gasoline credit card?
We’re all trying to deal with soaring gasoline prices. A rewards credit card is one way to reduce some of that pain at the pump. But which one? A credit card from one of the big oil
Fraud Alert: Online scammers try to cash-in on baby formula shortage
Faced with empty stores shelves, desperate parents are going online to buy baby formula, and scammers are waiting. The fraudsters are using fake websites and social media posts to sell non-existent formula at inflated prices. In some
In Brief: ‘The Good Fight’ wrapping up with season six; Alexis Bledel exiting ‘Handmaid’s Tale’, and more
The Good Fight’s upcoming sixth season will also be its last, Paramount+ announced on Friday. The season will find Christine Baranski’s Diane Lockhart “feeling like she’s going crazy, struggling with an uneasy sense of déjà vu, with everything from Roe…
‘Star Wars’ Celebration news: Lucasfilm hints at ‘Mandalorian’ season 3, Harrison Ford teases ‘Indiana Jones 5’, and more
LucasfilmThousands of Star Wars fans descended on the Anaheim Convention Center this past weekend for Star Wars Celebration, the annual expo of all things from that galaxy far, far away, with stars and producers offering tantalizing peeks at forthcomin…
Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas speaks out about backlash, future plans to compete
Mike Comer/NCAA Photos via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Lia Thomas, a transgender woman who generated controversy by competing on the women’s swim team at University of Pennsylvania, said she plans to keep swimming, with an eye on the Olympics.
“I intend…
“Top Gun: Maverick” smashes holiday box office records
Joseph Okpako/WireImage(NEW YORK) — Top Gun: Maverick soared into history this Memorial Day weekend as more Americans headed back to theaters to watch the long-awaited sequel.
The film raked in $156 million over the holiday weekend, making it the big…
Lawmakers note ‘profile’ of mass shooters — mostly young men — as they weigh gun compromise
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Bipartisan talks about passing a new federal gun law continued through Memorial Day weekend despite members of Congress being out of session in a weeklong recess that also set a deadline for a possible break…
In Texas and beyond, many politicians receive mega donations from pro-gun supporters
Brandon Bell/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Texas Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, who represent the state where an 18-year-old gunman carried out one of the nation’s deadliest school shootings last week, are among Congress’ top recipients of contributions f…
Unlikely monkeypox outbreak will turn into a pandemic, WHO says
Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The World Health Organization said Monday it doesn’t believe the monkeypox outbreak currently spreading around the world will turn into a pandemic.
Since May 13, at least 257 cases of…
Biden is ‘going to continue to push’ for gun compromise as White House says it’s up to Congress
Michael Reynolds/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden told reporters on Monday he spent more than three and a half hours with survivors and the families of victims of last week’s mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, where a gunm…