New DOJ chief talks importance of community policing
Hugh T. Clements/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The new director of a Department of Justice office that financially supports police departments nationwide says that community engagement is what defines successful law enforcement. And he knows from experie…
What the US could do about Social Security to avoid the same fate as France
Ibrahim Ezzat/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — With strikes raging throughout France in response to a push to raise the nation’s retirement age, government officials across the Atlantic Ocean may want to take steps to avoid similar chaos …
Jennifer Lopez faces criticism after launching new alcohol brand
Courtesy of Greg SwalesJennifer Lopez is coming under fire online for her new alcohol brand, House of Delola. The issue? JLo has said many times that she doesn’t drink, and her husband Ben Affleck has had alcohol problems in the past.
After posting a…
Who were the Tennessee Democratic lawmakers at the center of expulsion?
Seth Herald/Getty Images(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — The Republican-led Tennessee House of Representatives held a hearing to vote to expel three Democratic members on Thursday over their involvement in a gun control protest last week following the Nashville s…
Supreme Court refuses to reinstate West Virginia ban on transgender student sports participation
joe daniel price/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court has denied West Virginia’s request to immediately reinstate a law that would ban transgender student-athletes from participating in sports teams consistent with their gender identity.
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2 former teachers sue Kanye West and Donda Academy, allege wrongful termination
Jason Marz/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Two former teachers at Kanye West’s Donda Academy are suing the recording artist and entrepreneur and California private school, alleging they were wrongfully terminated after raising concerns about the instituti…
‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ has super $66 million debut
UniversalSure, some fans may have quibbled about Chris Pratt’s and Charlie Day’s lack of a stereotypical Italian accent as Mario and Luigi, but that apparently didn’t keep them away from The Super Mario Bros. Movie on its opening day Wednesday.
Accord…
Jeremy Renner says he refuses to be “haunted” by memory of snowplow accident
ABC News(NOTE LANGUAGE) Jeremy Renner is refusing to be “haunted” by the memory of his life-threatening snowplow accident.
In his first interview since the accident, Jeremy Renner: The Diane Sawyer Interview — A Story of Terror, Survival and Triumph,…
Lizzo thrilled about her ‘Mandalorian’ cameo: “This is The Way”
LucasfilmLizzo isn’t just a Grammy-winning superstar: She’s also a serious Star Wars nerd, which is why she’s taken to Instagram to rave about how happy she is to be guest-starring in this week’s episode of The Mandalorian on Disney+.
In the episode, …
‘Undemocratic’: Tennessee legislature expels two lawmakers over gun violence protest
ilbusca/Getty Images(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Two Democratic lawmakers have been ousted from the Republican-controlled Tennessee state House of Representatives and one was allowed to stay in what marks the first partisan expulsion in the state’s modern his…