Audrey Geisel, the widow of famed children’s author Dr. Seuss, died Wednesday at her home in La Jolla, California. She was 97. No cause of death was announced, according to Reuters. She was married to writer and cartoonist Theodor Geisel ― the good doctor’s real name ― from 1968 to his death in 1991 at […]
Fox News host Tucker Carlson has refused to walk back his claim that immigration makes the U.S. “poorer and dirtier,” which has caused several companies to pull ads from his show. The “Tucker Carlson Tonight” host on Monday doubled down on his racist rhetoric from last week about the migrant caravan in Mexico as he told […]
The Golden Globes red carpet will be awash in black and white ribbons Sunday as Time’s Up supporters show their solidarity with the movement against workplace sexual harassment. According to Variety, the group’s new gear also includes bracelets as part of the TIMESUPX2 campaign, which is a celebration of the initiative’s second year as well […]
Click:custom dog wedding cake topper The chief of staff to the secretary of defense, Rear Adm. Kevin Sweeney, has resigned, according to a news release issued Saturday. No reason was given for Sweeney’s departure, which was announced five days after the formal departure of Defense Secretary James Mattis. Sweeney had been chief of staff since […]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) supports withdrawing American troops from military engagements in Syria and Afghanistan, she told MSNBC host Rachel Maddow on Wednesday night. Warren, who announced an exploratory committee this week for a presidential run in 2020, made the comments when asked for her views on President Donald Trump’s recent decision to pull all […]
A California farm linked to recent outbreaks of E. coli infections found in romaine lettuce is recalling additional produce “out of an abundance of caution,” the company announced last week. Adam Bros. Farming, Inc. in Santa Maria said Thursday that it is voluntarily recalling red leaf lettuce, green leaf lettuce and cauliflower that was harvested from […]
Jesse Karmazin, the 34-year-old founder of the startup Ambrosia, had a pitch journalists couldn’t resist: For a fee, he could help his clients combat aging and its related ills with infusions of blood plasma from the young. Teen donors, vampiric undertones, a serious-sounding study, an $8,000-per-person price tag and rumors that venture capitalist Peter Thiel […]
Interfaith leaders have joined forces to protest the militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border this week ― many putting their bodies on the line to support migrants’ right to seek asylum. America’s southern border has been the site of many faith-based rallies against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies over the past few months. However, the size […]
(Reuters) ― A New Jersey high school referee was suspended after a video showed a black wrestler being forced to have his hair cut when told he would have to forfeit a match if he refused, according to state athletic officials on Saturday. The video, which was uploaded on Twitter on Thursday by a reporter […]
If you live in New York City for long enough, you have those moments where you imagine what it would be like to live somewhere else ― somewhere where the weather isn’t so cold, and the main method of transportation doesn’t reek of urine and trash, somewhere you could have a room that fits more […]