BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese military and state-run media on Sunday accused the United States of threatening global security, days after a Reuters report which found Elon Musk’s SpaceX was building hundreds of spy satellites for a U.S. intelligence agency. SpaceX’s Starshield unit is developing the satellite network under a classified $1.8 billion contract with the … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — As Salvatore LoGrande fought cancer and all the pain that came with it, his daughters promised to keep him in the white, pitched roof house he worked so hard to buy all those decades ago. So, Sandy LoGrande thought it was a mistake when, a year after her father’s death, Massachusetts billed … Read more
‘Star Wars’ child actor Jake Lloyd, who portrayed young Anakin in 1999’s ‘Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace’, has been in a mental facility for 10 months. Jake, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 2008, had a psychotic break last year and has been in a rehabilitation facility ever since, according to his … Read more
With North Carolina online sports betting launching in time for the ACC Tournament and March Madness, bettors in the Tar Heel State will have no restrictions in wagering on college basketball. That is not the case in many of the 38 states (and District of Columbia) where sports betting is legal. College sports betting rules vary … Read more
Kate Middleton ‘under intense pressure’ as her apology over Photoshop blunder fuels fire Kate Middleton’s mental and physical health are in “fragile” state amid increasing backlash over Mother’s Day edited photograph scandal. The Princess of Wales is said to be “under immense pressure” after she admitted to editing her photograph featuring her with kids, George, … Read more
A South Korean citizen arrested in Russia earlier this year on suspicion of spying is to remain in custody until mid-June, Russia’s state news agency Tass said Monday. The news agency said it is the first time that a South Korean has been arrested for espionage in Russia. Tass said the man, identified by the … Read more
As soon as Katie Britt finished the GOP response to President Biden’s State of the Union speech, commenters online were instantly predicting that Saturday Night Live would be mocking it during this week’s cold open. True to form, SNL did not disappoint — and they got some good old fashion star power to help (in … Read more
BILBAO, Spain (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Saturday that he will propose that Spain’s parliament recognizes a Palestinian state. “I will propose granting Spain’s recognition to the Palestinian state,” Sánchez said. “I do this out of moral conviction, for a just cause and because it is the only way that the two … Read more
Bumble has lost a third of its Texas workforce in the months since the state passed the controversial abortion SB 8 (Senate Bill 8), also known as the Texas Heartbeat Act, over a year ago. This new data point was shared by Bumble’s Interim General Counsel, Elizabeth Monteleone, speaking on a panel this afternoon at … Read more
Marjorie Taylor Greene wore a T-shirt to Thursday night’s State of the Union address that carried a seemingly simple message: Say Her Name. The hard-line Republican congresswoman from Georgia, who was decked out in a red MAGA hat and other regalia, borrowed the phrase from Black racial justice activists who have been calling attention to … Read more