Ann Reinking, the Broadway star who played Roxie Hart in the musical “Chicago,” has died, her manager Lee Gross confirmed to CNN in an email late Monday. She was 71. Reinking died in her sleep in a Seattle hotel Saturday, her sister-in-law, Dahrla King, told The New York Times. The cause of death is not
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Anna Wintour now has an even loftier title at Condé Nast. Wintour, who is already the editor in chief of Vogue US and artistic director and global content advisor of Condé Nast, will now also serve as chief content officer for the magazine conglomerate, a position in which she will oversee all brands including international
Continue Reading Professional sports teams have long been scrutinized for their use of Native American culture and imagery. In response to renewed discussions about these issues, the Atlanta Braves are launching a new effort to help preserve the native Cherokee language. The franchise will be selling a T-shirt to bring awareness to the Cherokee written language system,
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Democrats appear increasingly resigned to having to drop, for now, a scaled-back demand for fiscal relief for states and local governments whose budgets have been thrown out of balance by the pandemic.
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The US Food and Drug Administration said Monday it has approved a genetically modified pig whose body doesn’t make a component that can trigger allergies in people. The pigs should produce meat that is safe to eat, and organs and tissues safe for transplants and for the other biomedical uses for people allergic to the
Continue Reading The first Pfizer and BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines are here, but it’s not just doctors and nurses who are getting them first. At the VA Bedford Healthcare System in Massachusetts, Andrew Miller — a housekeeper in the Environmental Management Service — was the first employee to receive the vaccine on Monday afternoon, the hospital reported. And
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A large majority of Americans, 71%, say they will “definitely or probably” get a Covid-19 vaccine, according to a survey out Tuesday from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Continue Reading The US Marshal who initially asserted a deputy’s fatal shooting of Casey Goodson Jr. appeared “justified” said his statement was premature and based on insufficient information after the Columbus, Ohio, mayor blasted the Marshal for his remarks. Jason Meade, a Franklin County Sheriff’s Office deputy assigned to the U.S. Marshal’s fugitive task force, shot Goodson
Continue Reading Sometimes you just gotta go with a feeling. Kwame Cross bought 160 tickets this month for a Virginia Lottery Pick 4 game. And he played exactly the same four-digit combination for every ticket: 7-3-1-4. That combination, on December 5, proved to be a winning one, bringing Cross an $800,000 payday. “I saw an address in
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President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will take their oaths of office at the US Capitol in January during a significantly scaled-down inauguration ceremony that will implement “vigorous health and safety protocols,” the Presidential Inaugural Committee said Tuesday.
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(KYMA, KECY/AP News) – A Northern California county has begun a door-to-door coronavirus testing pilot program in a majority Latino community that has become a virus hot spot. Santa Clara County volunteers started handing out self-testing kits in the East San Jose neighborhood of Silicon Valley’s San Jose last week, where 55% of the population
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California Governor Gavin Newsom is set to address the state late Tuesday morning amid a huge surge in both new cases of coronavirus and hospitalizations.
Continue Reading In his first year in office, President-elect Joe Biden will have many crucial decisions to make. One of those important choices is who will oversee the Federal Reserve after Chairman Jerome Powell. While Powell’s term isn’t up until February 2022, speculation is already buzzing about a potential second term — and his eventual successor. Powell
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Chilly nights and mild afternoons will continue through Saturday under clear skies except on Thursday.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci would recommend that both President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence receive the Covid-19 vaccine, which has been approved for emergency use authorization and is being rolled out nationwide. “You still want to protect people who are, you know, very important to our country right now,” Fauci, the director of the
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday again sided with religious groups in Colorado and New Jersey that argued that the states’ covid-related restrictions on worship services violated religious liberty rights, the latest in a string of rulings against pandemic guidelines in recent weeks.
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A California court has ordered the crowded Orange County Jail’s inmate population to be reduced by half out of concern for coronavirus safety.
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Pornhub has removed a majority of its content — millions of explicit videos — uploaded from unverified users as part of a series of changes following allegations that the site showed videos of child abuse and nonconsensual sexual behavior. In a blog post Monday, the website said it had “enacted the most comprehensive safeguards in
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Legal proceedings in Britney Spears’ conservatorship battle had remained relatively private over the past year, but that changed during a dramatic hearing last month in which Spears’ attorney, Samuel D. Ingham III, stated that his client was “afraid” of her father, Jamie Spears, and accused him of making business decisions without her knowledge. According to
Continue ReadingSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell recognized Joe Biden’s victory on Tuesday in a floor speech, where he congratulated the President-elect but also praised Donald Trump’s presidency. Below is the text of the Kentucky Republican’s floor speech provided by McConnell’s office: “Over the last four years, our country has benefited from a presidential term filled with
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