Blinken meets with Abbas amid heightened Palestinian tensions with Israel
Palestinian Presidency/ Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(RAMALLAH, West Bank) — Wrapping up a visit to the Middle East amid cascading violence between Israelis and Palestinians, Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday announced that senior…
Biden touts infrastructure improvements in New York City
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — President Joe Biden hit the road again Tuesday as part of a multi-day pitch to Americans on the benefits of the bipartisan infrastructure law passed last year, stopping Tuesday in New York City to tout fund…
James Gunn lays out anticipated blueprint for Warner Bros. Discovery’s DC Comics universe
Gunn, Safran – Warner Bros. DiscoveryOn Tuesday, Guardians of the Galaxy franchise writer-director turned co-CEO of DC Studios James Gunn shared his and partner Peter Safran’s anticipated blueprint to streamline the DC Universe.
Gunn began, “It’s one …
Providence establishes reparations program to praise and criticism
Yiming Chen/Getty Images(PROVIDENCE, R.I.) — Many U.S. cities are attempting to establish a reparations program in an effort to rectify economic disparity borne of slavery, and Providence, Rhode Island, is among the places moving forward with a plan.
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“It’s about that time”: Will Smith announces he and Martin Lawrence are back for ‘Bad Boys 4’
Pablo Cuadra/WireImageIn a video posted to Instagram Tuesday, Will Smith made it official: Bad Boys 4 is on.
The Oscar winner recorded himself jumping into the car, teasing followers, “Yo, I got an announcement.” He added “a hint,” blasting “Shake Ya …
EPA vetoes controversial Alaska mining project in effort to protect salmon population
File photo – mit4711/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Environmental Protection Agency has vetoed a controversial proposed gold and copper mine in Alaska.
Pebble Limited Partnership, the company that would control the mine commonly known as Pebble Mine,…
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoes Grieving Families Act, angering some loved ones of Buffalo massacre
Garnell Whitfield Jr., whose 86-year-old mother was killed in the May 14, 2022, mass shooting at a Buffalo grocery story, speaks at a press conference on Oct. 6, 2022, urging New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign the Grieving Families Act. – ABC News(ALBA…
Man who fatally shot 13-year-old for allegedly breaking into cars arrested for murder
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Jason Lewis, the man accused of shooting 13-year-old Karon Blake outside his home earlier this month, has been charged with second-degree murder while armed, according to Washington, D.C., police.
Blake was sh…
Drug dealer convicted in deaths of three New Yorkers on same day
Tim Drivas Photography/GETTY Images(NEW YORK) — Amanda Scher, Ross Mtangi and Julia Ghahramani were three working professionals in New York City who did not know each other but shared a deadly commonality: on the same day in March 2021, they each orde…
On This Day – January 31, 1981: Blondie lands their third number one with “The Tide Is High”
On this day, January 31, 1981…
Blondie’s single “The Tide Is High” became their third number one song. The track was a remake of a 1967 rocksteady song originally recorded by Jamaican group The Paragons.
In addition to the U.S., “The Tide Is High” al…