Workers who attended President Donald Trump’s speech Tuesday at a Pennsylvania petrochemical plant were told they would have to use some of their paid time off, or receive no pay at all for the day, if they did not show up for the event. At least some of the workers who attended the speech were…… MORE
Goalkeeper Adrian’s Liverpool career is proving quite a roller coaster. The Spanish shot-stopper only joined the club on August 5 to provide cover for Alisson Becker, but was immediately thrown in at the deep end after the Brazilian keeper sustained a calf injury in Liverpool’s opening day Premier League victory over Norwich. In his second…… MORE
Rep. Rashida Tlaib got emotional Friday following her announcement that she would not visit the West Bank to see her 90-year-old grandmother “potentially for the last time” after Israel ultimately reversed its decision to bar the congresswoman from the region. “I should be on a plane to see her,” Tlaib said, as she choked back…… MORE
President Donald Trump on Saturday said “major consideration” is being given to designating Antifa an “organization of domestic terror,” as the left-wing anti-fascist demonstrators were expected to show up in Portland, Oregon, to counterprotest a gathering of far-right and extremist groups. “Major consideration is being given to naming ANTIFA an ‘ORGANIZATION OF TERROR,’” the President…… MORE
It’s official: In a letter to Playboy correspondent and CNN political analyst Brian Karem’s lawyer on Friday, White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said she had “made a final determination” to suspend Karem’s hard pass for 30 days. The move will be “effective immediately” through Saturday, September 14, 2019. This was, of course, expected. The…… MORE
The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a three-digit number for the National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 988. The federal agency’s staff made the recommendation this week in a report to Congress, finding that using a shorter and easier to remember number “would likely make it easier for Americans in crisis to access potentially life-saving resources.” The…… MORE
By his own admission, actor Sean Gunn sometimes feels like he has a front row seat to the greatest show in the world. As the man who provided the physical performance for Rocket Raccoon in four Marvel Studios movies, he’s not wrong. While he may not have any face time in the billion-dollar Marvel franchises…… MORE
Bryce Thomas’ toy prehistoric reptiles nosedived into the cold, soapy tap water in the kitchen sink, scooping up schools of imaginary fish, when his mother started weeping in the living room. “If I don’t advocate for him, the city isn’t going to advocate for him,” Shakima Thomas cried. “I don’t trust they’re doing everything they…… MORE
It was far from the dog days of summer on Wall Street this past week. Investors went on a roller coaster ride after the markets reacted to both good and bad news. Monday, August 12 The wild ride begins Monday after the Dow closes nearly 400 points lower, or 1.5%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq…… MORE
With the US Open just days away, Naomi Osaka is fretting over a knee injury after she was forced to retire from the Cincinnati Masters on Friday. Osaka, who is the first player from Japan to win a major and climb to the No. 1 ranking, quit in the third set of her quarterfinal match…… MORE
