Wellesley College students vote to admit transgender men and nonbinary applicants
aimintang/Getty Images(WELLESLEY, Mass.) — Students at Wellesley College, a Massachusetts private liberal arts college for women, approved a referendum to expand the college’s admission policy and use of gender-neutral language.
Students voted on Tue…
‘The Last of Us’ among finalists for Video Game Hall of Fame
Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive EntertainmentThe Last of Us may be on its way to the Video Game Hall of Fame.
The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York, released the finalists for their 2023 Video Game Hall of Fame Wednesday morning, and …
Two dead in shooting at Oregon hotel; no ongoing threat: Police
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(PORTLAND, Ore.) — Two people are dead after a shooting at a hotel in Portland, Oregon, police said.
Port of Portland responded to a shooting at the Embassy Suites Portland Airport Hotel around 2 a.m. local time Wednesday. A…
Seven Virginia deputies charged with murder in death of inmate
Seven Henrico County Sheriff’s deputies have been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection to the death of Irvo Otieno, who died in Central State Hospital in Dinwiddie, Va., while in police custody. From top left, Bradley Disse, Dwa…
Maximum effort: Ryan Reynolds scores laughs in announcement of billion-dollar Mint Mobile deal
Mint MobileWhile Ryan Reynolds is a Hollywood star, he also moonlights as an entrepreneur, and he now has another mogul-sized deal under his Deadpool belt.
The Ka’ena Corporation, the parent company of Reynolds’ Mint Mobile, has just been acquired by …
Experts call cryptocurrency a ‘bystander’ in SVB, Signature Bank collapses
lvcandy/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — In the wake of last year’s collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, the collapse this week of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank — representing the second and third largest bank failures in U.S. history — has ren…
Why some protesters are dressed as kangaroos and clowns amid Texas hearing on abortion pill
ELISA WELLS/PLAN C/AFP via Getty Images(AMARILLO, Texas) — A ruling is expected to come down from a federal judge in Texas Wednesday that could see an abortion medication being taken off the market in the United States.
The lawsuit, filed by Alliance…
Exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui, an ally of Steve Bannon, arrested by FBI
Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon, right greets fugitive Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui before introducing him at a news conference, Nov. 20, 2018, in New York. — Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) — Guo Wengui, an exiled …
Credit Suisse, Citi and more bank stocks tumble amid Silicon Valley Bank turmoil
Javier Ghersi/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Bank stocks in the U.S. and Europe tumbled on Wednesday as the global financial system continued to reckon with the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, the largest bank failure since 2008.
Shares of Credit Suisse fell…
More familiar faces return for the third season of ‘The Mandalorian’
L-R – Obtahi, O’Brian — Lucasfilm(SPOILERS) After two episodes of the new season dealt with Pedro Pascal’s Din Djarin redeeming himself for the sin of taking off his helmet, the just-dropped third episode of The Mandalorian really opens things up.
T…