Starr Andrews talks about her US Nationals medal, push for more diversity in skating
Ezra Shaw/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Starr Andrews recently made history as the first Black woman to medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in 35 years.
The 21-year-old skater has been open about her push to bring more diversity to the sport an…
Mediterranean diet may reduce risk of dementia, study finds: What to know about the diet
Natalia Gdovskaia/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Following a diet rich in plant-based foods and seafood can help lower the risk of getting dementia, according to a new study.
The study, published Monday in the journal BMC Medicine, found that people who cl…
Tennessee Lt. Gov. Randy McNally apologizes for comments on racy Instagram posts
belterz/Getty Images(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Republican Tennessee Lt. Gov. Randy McNally announced he would be pausing his social media use on Monday after posting complimentary comments on the Instagram posts of a scantily clad queer man.
McNally’s acco…
Texas judge asks lawyers to keep quiet on key hearing on abortion medication
Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(AMARILLO, Texas) — A federal judge in Amarillo, Texas, sought to delay publicly divulging details about a major hearing on abortion rights set for Wednesday, telling lawyers involved in…
Trump’s attacks on DeSantis intensify in Iowa
Scott Olson/Getty Images(DAVENPORT, Iowa) — Donald Trump has amped up his attacks on Ron DeSantis — making some of his harshest public comments yet directed at Florida’s governor and potential GOP campaign rival.
“You have to remember Ron was a disc…
Pauly Shore shouts out Oscar-winning ‘Encino Man’ co-stars Ke Huy Quan and Brendan Fraser
L-R: Shore, Fraser, Sean Astin — Encino Man Productions/Getty Images(NOTE LANGUAGE) Sure, he was the butt of an Oscars night joke from Jimmy Kimmel, but Pauly Shore is taking it all in stride, for the sake of giving flowers to newly minted Academy A…
Biden lets it slip that Jimmy Carter wants him to deliver Carter’s eulogy
Leon Neal/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden let it slip on Monday evening that former President Jimmy Carter has asked Biden to deliver his eulogy, according to pool reporters present at the closed-door event.
At a private reception for …
Greed is not so good: Quest for fast money (and the smartphone) may have sunk Silicon Valley Bank
Silicon Valley Bank made bad choices, and a depositor run that cost the bank 40% of its assets in a single day finished them off for good: That’s how Brent Beardall, chief executive of Seattle-based Washington Federal
Lindsay Lohan is pregnant with first child
Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for NetflixWith a shot of a baby’s onesie, on which was written “coming soon…” Lindsay Lohan announced to 12.4 million Instagram followers Tuesday that she’s expecting.
“We are blessed and excited!” the Mean Girls star wrot…
Russian fighters collide with US drone, force it down close to Ukraine
U.S. Air Force, FILE(NEW YORK) — Russian fighter jets collided with the rear propeller of an unmanned U.S. military drone on Tuesday, forcing the U.S. to bring down the drone into the waters.
U.S. European Command labeled the incident as “dangerous” …