Texas abortion ‘trigger’ law allowing criminal, civil penalties set to go into effect in August
P A Thompson/Getty Images(AUSTIN, Texas) — Texas’ “trigger” law, which raises the penalty for performing abortions, is set to go into effect on Aug. 25, after the U.S. Supreme Court formally issued its judgement overturning Roe v. Wade on Tuesday.
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Dermatologists warn against TikTok-viral calamine lotion makeup primer hack
Meaghan Skinner Photography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Another day, another TikTok trend, and the most recent beauty craze comes in the form of calamine lotion.
Content creators have been sharing videos of themselves using the over-the-counter medicat…
Sylvester Stallone is a retired superhero in trailer to ‘Samaritan’
Amazon Studios”I’m not as strong as I used to be,” Sylvester Stallone tells a young fan in the trailer to his new action movie Samaritan.
The project has the 76-year-old Rocky series star playing a retired superhero looking to put his past behind him,…
US has put ‘substantial proposal on the table’ to get Griner, Whelan out of Russia
ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — In a sharp reversal, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Wednesday that he will hold a call with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov “in the coming days,” which will mark the…
Fed rate hikes deliver these financial benefits, experts say
Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Federal Reserve significantly raised its benchmark interest rate on Wednesday, the latest in a series of hikes meant to tackle sky-high price increases last seen more than four decades ago.
But …
Ken Jennings, Mayim Bialik to stay on as ‘Jeopardy!’ hosts “moving forward”
Jeopardy! Productions/Sony Pictures TelevisionKen Jennings and Mayim Bialik are sticking around as Jeopardy! hosts.
The pair will continue to share hosting duties on the flagship version of the iconic quiz show “moving forward,” executive producer Mic…
Instagram CEO commits to video, despite Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner complaints
Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri doubled down on recent changes to the app Tuesday, despite backlash from scores of users, including Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian – two of Instagram’s most prominent u…
Airline ticket prices expected to drop as fall approaches
Images by Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Travelers reeling from a summer of hectic travel — with busy airports, scores of cancellations and soaring airline fees — might see some relief in the coming months, as fall approaches.
Travel exper…
‘Leave It to Beaver’ star Tony Dow dead at 77
Dow in 2009 – Jesse Grant/WireImageAccording to a statement on his Facebook page, his reps noted, “We have received confirmation from Christopher, Tony’s son, that Tony passed away earlier this morning, with his loving family at his side to see him thr…
Man charged in Jan. 6 assault of officer who died pleads guilty to misdemeanors
Jason Marz/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A West Virginia man charged in the Jan. 6 assault of Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick pleaded guilty Wednesday to two misdemeanor charges.
George Tanios was arrested two months after the Jan. 6 attack, along…