Jon Stewart receives the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor; mentions “The Slap” in his acceptance remarks
Kevork Djansezian/Getty ImagesFormer Daily Show host Jon Stewart was feted in Washington, D.C. Sunday night by a host of celebrities, there to pay tribute as he accepted the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
It was the first presentation of the awa…
Public school coach asks Supreme Court to OK post-game prayers
Grant Faint/Getty Images(BREMERTON, Washington) — A coach’s personal act of prayer that grew into a public spectacle after Bremerton High School football games is now a major test of the First Amendment in a case Monday before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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North Korea remains unvaccinated two years into pandemic
200mm/Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korea is as of this month one of only two countries, along with Eritrea, that haven’t administered COVID-19 vaccines, despite continuous international efforts to supply the secretive country with vaccines…
Ashley Tisdale opens up about healing from postpartum diastasis recti condition
Emma McIntyre/WireImage(NEW YORK) — Ashley Tisdale is opening up about her experience with diastasis recti, a condition that affects pregnant and postpartum people.
In an Instagram post over the weekend, the High School Musical actress wrote that she…
Beijing COVID outbreak prompts fear of Shanghai-style lockdown
Kevin Frayer/Getty Images(HONG KONG) — A new COVID-19 outbreak in Beijing is raising fears that China’s capital could be sent into a hard lockdown, like the one in Shanghai that’s entering a fifth week.
Beijing residents are stocking up and clearing …
Survey: Buy now, pay later often leads to overspending
Buy now, pay later financing is all the rage right now. You can spread out the payments – interest free, in some cases. Retailers offer it because it gets you to spend more money. A new survey
One adult, three children killed in Philadelphia house fire
Authorities confirmed that at least four people died in a house fire in Philadelphia early Sunday morning. The Philadelphia Fire Department said three children were among those pronounced dead after both floors of a two-story rowhome in
South Carolina police officer killed in shooting after standoff with suspect
A South Carolina police officer was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance early Sunday morning. Cayce, SC Police Chief Chris Cowan said in a press conference Sunday that police officer Roy Andrew Barr, 28,
In Brief: ‘Emily in Paris’ getting underway again in June, and more
Emily in Paris co-star William Abadie reveals the show will start filming its third season in June. “We’re fully in pre-production and I think we’re supposed to head to Paris early in June, so I’m foreseeing a little bit of that soon to come,” he told …
Chicago White Sox outfielder Eloy Jiménez expected to miss 6-8 weeks with hamstring injury
The Chicago White Sox announced on Sunday that outfielder Eloy Jiménez has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain. The team estimates that Jiménez will miss six to eight weeks, but plans