CNN’s Anderson Cooper said sometimes his “Ridiculist” segment writes itself, as was the case on Wednesday when White House counselor Kellyanne Conway used a confusing digression to avoid a question. Conway was asked about a new CBS News poll that showed 71 percent of Americans don’t believe President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall was worth a […]
Four more accusers have come forward with sexual misconduct allegations against movie director Bryan Singer in an investigation published in The Atlantic on Wednesday. Singer, who directed the “X-Men” franchise, “The Usual Suspects” and “Bohemian Rhapsody” has in the past been accused of abusing or raping teenage boys, and creating toxic work environments on his movie sets. […]
By Jeremy Deaton This week at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, manufacturers are making good on their promise to phase out sedans in favor of more popular trucks and SUVs. They are also making limited progress on their goal of building cheaper, better-performing electric cars. But make no mistake, electric vehicles are still a side show […]
By Sophie Quinton Editor’s Note: This is part two of the State of the States 2019 series. DENVER — Spurred by teacher strikes and a sense of crisis, Colorado’s new governor is one of 33 newly elected leaders of states and territories who campaigned on improving education funding. In many states, both Republicans and Democrats agree […]
The editor of a Kentucky newspaper has apologized to a local family after his publication refused to print an 87-year-woman’s obituary unless a criticism at President Donald Trump was removed. Frances Irene Finley Williams’ family originally submitted her obituary to Louisville’s Courier-Journal in the days following her death. It described Williams, who died Nov. 21, 2018, […]
Jake Tapper showed once again that he is quite the talented cartoonist with his latest artistic examination of President Donald Trump’s administration. For the CNN host’s newest “State of the Cartoonian” segment, he explored Trump’s penchant for sometimes going medieval with his ideas. Tapper also proposed a watery alternative to the wall on the U.S.-Mexico border […]
A volunteer search team in Texas has recovered a body while searching for a woman who has been missing for more than two weeks. A 38-year-old Chili’s waitress and the mother of a 7-year-old girl, Emily Wade was last seen on Jan. 6 in Ennis, about 35 miles south of Dallas. She had told her […]
Grab a covfefe, because President Donald Trump’s latest Twitter typo is a real doozy. Trump boasted Tuesday morning about paying for the fast food feast he’d served to Clemson University’s national championship-winning football team in the White House the night before. However, Trump incorrectly wrote “hamberders” instead of “hamburgers.” The tweet was later deleted and re-tweeted without […]
News reports in the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s election told of women, concerned over threats to the Affordable Care Act and Planned Parenthood, rushing to get long-term forms of birth control, including IUDs and hormonal implants. A study in JAMA Internal Medicine, published Monday, validated those anecdotal reports, documenting a spike in women seeking long-acting, reversible […]
Anderson Cooper had nothing but warm words about President Donald Trump’s fast food banquet for the Clemson University football team’s national championship winning players. The CNN host told viewers Tuesday, “If you’re waiting for me to launch into some diatribe about the president’s choice in cuisine or to question why he didn’t even get the event […]