Five women sue Texas over abortion bans, saying their lives were put at risk
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images(AUSTIN, Texas) — Five women are suing the state of Texas over its strict abortion laws, saying they were denied the procedure even though their lives were in danger.
The lawsuit — filed in state court Monday by the Center …
Road to the Oscars 2023: Why “Naatu Naatu” could beat Rihanna and Lady Gaga for Best Original Song
L; Jr. NTR Jr., R: Ram Charan in ‘RRR’/Courtesy of Variance FilmsIn the category of Best Original Song at Sunday night’s Oscars, the nominees include songs by pop superstars Rihanna and Lady Gaga, rock star David Byrne and legendary songwriter Diane Wa…
FBI offering $250K reward for unsolved 2008 Times Square bombing
Bruce Yuanyue Bi/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The FBI announced a new reward Tuesday of up to $250,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the suspect involved in the unsolved 2008 bombing of the U.S. Armed Forces recru…
‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’ to premiere in New York City with full orchestra
Sony Pictures/Kings Theatre and Ambassador Theatre GroupSony Pictures’ Oscar-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse will swing into its hero Miles Morales’ home turf of Brooklyn for a special live event.
And he’s bringing backup.
On Friday, March …
Republicans claim Biden cut Medicare by billions, but experts say that’s not the case
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) — The fight between President Joe Biden and Republicans on Medicare and Social Security continues weeks after their fiery exchange at the State of the Union.
Biden has taken his message that some…
NYC truck terror attacker deserves death penalty for ‘unremorseful slaughter’: Prosecutor
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Sayfullo Saipov is “a proud terrorist” who deserves the death penalty for the “unremorseful slaughter of innocent civilians” during a Halloween 2017 terror attack in New York City, a prosecutor argued in federa…
Justice Department files suit to block JetBlue merger with Spirit Airlines
Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department on Tuesday filed a lawsuit to stop the proposed merger between JetBlue and Spirit Airlines.
The $3.8 billion merger would create the nation’s fifth largest airline, and would be th…
Biden unveils new Medicare plan as part of broader budget rollout
Jorge Juan Perez / EyeEm/ Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is out Tuesday with a new plan he says will shore up Medicare’s finances through 2050 by increasing taxes on the wealthy and allowing more negotiation on prescription drug prices…
Weight Watchers moves into obesity drugs market with purchase of telehealth company
Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Weight Watchers, now known as WW, is a diet program that has been around for decades, focusing on changing eating and activity patterns through a points system.
Now the wellness com…
What Fox News hosts allegedly said privately versus on-air about false election fraud claims
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — As information from the Dominion Voting Systems’ lawsuit against Fox News reveals more about what allegedly occurred behind the scenes at the cable network in the wake of the 2020 election, below is…