Fatima Ali, the “fan favorite” of last season’s “Top Chef” reality show on Bravo, died on Friday, months after announcing a terminal cancer diagnosis, the network announced. She was 29. Ali came in seventh in Season 15 of the TV show but was named “fan favorite” by viewers who were won over by her “unique, […]
Federal prosecutors have accused former Minnesota charity workers and their friends of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars originally set aside to help the homeless. The heartless scam could have bilked Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis of $750,000, the nonprofit said in a statement ― money that state and local governments had given the charity for […]
By April Simpson Mississippi lawmakers are setting out to change a 77-year-old law that prevents some of their electric service providers from offering broadband services and taking advantage of federal money to improve rural residents’ access to high-speed Internet. The House Public Utilities Committee approved a bill on Monday that would give electric cooperatives, nonprofits […]
Just one day after President Donald Trump told non-Americans to stay out of the country, the Republican mayor of America’s largest border city sent a completely opposite message. On Monday, San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer announced a 5-year plan to make the city more welcoming to immigrants. “Immigrants from around the globe help define our city. […]
“Avengers” star Chris Evans is calling out Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) for his complete about-face on President Donald Trump. Now one of Trump’s staunchest allies, Graham was once one of his sharpest critics. “You know how you make America great again? Tell Donald Trump to go to hell,” Graham told CNN in December 2015. Evans reminded […]
LOS ANGELES ― Tuesday, on the second day of the Los Angeles teachers strike, tens of thousands of educators protested in front of the California Charter Schools Association building at a rally so crowded that participants were standing shoulder to shoulder. Among the crowd of protesters were teachers from Accelerated Charter Schools, who started their […]
NASA has long stated its aim of sending humans to Mars sometime in the 2030s. But Donald Trump reportedly wanted it done much sooner. In fact, an upcoming book by former White House communications official Cliff Sims says the president wanted the first manned spaceflight to the Red Planet done and dusted by the end […]
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow examined the possible consequences of a report in The Washington Post that claimed President Donald Trump had seized his interpreter’s notes following a 2017 meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. On Tuesday night, the “Rachel Maddow Show” host said there was “no reason” to suggest that Putin had done the same, which meant that […]
Midwesterners may be stuck inside this week, but if Twitter is any indication, some are finding ways to have an (Arctic) blast. On Wednesday, a few videos popped up on the social media platform that feature people venturing outside (or to their front doors) and throwing pots, pans and cups of boiling water into the […]
Les Moonves isn’t gone yet. Months after his ouster from CBS, the ex-CEO has started a company in West Hollywood and his old workplace is footing the bill, according to The New York Times. On Friday, The Times reported that the former executive had set up shop at 9000 Sunset Boulevard with a business called […]