3 Americans found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning at Mexico City Airbnb
Buena Vista Images/Getty Images(MEXICO CITY, Mexico) — Three American tourists died from carbon monoxide poisoning while staying at an Airbnb rental in Mexico City last month, officials said.
The three were staying at a rental in a residential comple…
Judge won’t block monitor to oversee Trump Organization
Jason Marz/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A New York appellate court has declined, at least for now, to stay a judge’s order appointing an independent monitor to oversee former President Donald Trump’s family real estate firm.
Trump and the New York Attorn…
Grocery workers share concerns about Albertsons-Kroger merger
(Workers hand out leaflets outside QFC store on Rainier Avenue South in South Seattle) Workers at a neighborhood supermarket say they’re worried about their jobs and your shopping experience if a big grocery merger is allowed. The
Why Americans voted to protect abortion rights during 2022 midterms
Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Despite expectations that inflation and crime would be the foremost issues during the midterms, voters signaled support for protecting abortion rights in several states.
In California, Michigan and Vermon…
Election-denying secretary of state candidates see defeats in 2022 midterms
adamkaz/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Some Republican candidates who rejected the results of the 2020 race failed in their bids for secretary of state in key midterm races across the country, according to unofficial results from the respective state elec…
Sean Penn lends Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy an Oscar
Ukranian Presidential Press ServiceIn a move that some critics groused as “Hollywood at its most tone-deaf,” Sean Penn has apparently lent one of his two Oscars to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
According to a video posted to Instagram by Zele…
Russia to pull out of Kherson to new defensive positions
Halfpoint Images/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — In a major setback for Russia’s military operations in Ukraine, Russia’s defense minister has ordered Russian troops to retreat from the key southern city of Kherson and set up defensive positions across the…
‘Black Panther’ sequel presales already top $45 million
Marvel StudiosThe original Black Panther broke presale records and its forthcoming sequel, Wakanda Forever, has already made a mint.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the sequel, which debuts Friday, has already scooped up $45 million in presales a…
Couple accused of selling nuclear-related secrets receives longer jail sentences from judge
NY Regional Jail Authority(NEW YORK) — Diana Toebbe, 46, concocted a false narrative about a plot to sell secrets involving submarine nuclear propulsion systems to a foreign country in an attempt to pin the crime solely on her husband and avoid prison…
Biden touts midterm results as Democrats defy expectations, avoid GOP blowout
Samuel Corum/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden addressed election results for the first time Wednesday, saying it was a “strong night” for Democrats as the party defied expectations and avoided a Republican blowout.
“It was a good day, I…