Students in Iran say they will continue to protest the regime despite warnings, threats
KeithBinns/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — As nationwide protests in Iran are being violently suppressed by the government, many students across the country are joining the movement — an act of defiance that has come with retaliation.
This week, police and…
Eric André, stand-up Clayton English sue over alleged racial profiling at Atlanta airport
HBO/Ryan GreenActor and stand-up comedian Eric André, along with another Black comedian, U.K. funnyman Clayton English, have filed suit against Clayton County, Georgia over what they claim were “racial profiling and coercive stops” at Hartsfield-Jackso…
‘American Idol’ runner-up Willie Spence dead at 23 following car accident
ABC via Getty Images/Eric McCandlessAccording to a local Tennessee news report, American Idol runner-up Willie Spence died Tuesday from injuries sustained in a car accident there. The singer was 23.
The “tragic news” from outlet Douglas Now was confir…
Hundreds of whales beached on New Zealand islands
PetziProductions/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Hundreds of pilot whales that beached on the Chatham Islands in the last week died of natural causes or were euthanized, according to New Zealand’s Department of Conservation.
Officials responded to two mass …
FDA authorizes updated bivalent COVID-19 booster for children aged 5 and older
Morsa Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the updated bivalent COVID-19 booster for younger children Wednesday.
The Pfizer booster has been authorized for children aged 5 and older and the Moderna booster …
Khloé Kardashian reveals she had a tumor removed from her face
Disney General Entertainment/Jennifer PotheiserKhloé Kardashian revealed on Tuesday that she recently had a tumor removed from her face.
“I have seen numerous stories going around about the ever-evolving bandage on my face, with some of you wondering …
Adnan Syed case had ‘major red flags,’ prosecutor says
ABC News(BALTIMORE) — Marilyn Mosby, state’s attorney for Baltimore City, who made the decision to drop the murder case against Adnan Syed, said on Wednesday that her office’s re-investigation of the case had raised “major red flags.”
“Our review of …
Q: Can I get the flu shot and Covid booster at the same time?
Flu season is right around the corner, and a lot of people are asking if they can get their flu shot and updated Covid booster at the same time. The answer is yes. That’s why you have
In Brief: Idina Menzel goes to the “Stage” for Disney+, and more
Idina Menzel, the voice of Disney’s beloved Princess Elsa, will be the subject of an upcoming Disney+ biopic, Idina Menzel: Which Way to the Stage? The project will focus on the life and career of the Tony winner and culminate in her headlining a conce…
Russian women run Ukraine anti-war protests despite danger
Instagram / @Elmatava_(LONDON) — After President Vladimir Putin’s decree to mobilize Russia on Sept. 21, a secretive Russian protest group called Feminist Anti-War Resistance (FAR) instructed women to wear black and hold white flowers as they march th…