Sexual misconduct accusations against California assemblywoman twist gender dynamics of #MeToo movement A Los Angeles-area assemblywoman has voluntarily taken leave of her seat Friday after facing allegations of sexual harassment, an unusual twist of the gender dynamics shaping the misconduct controversies engulfing California’s state Capitol. Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) […]
Illegal immigrant found guilty in murder of 2 deputies A man in the United States illegally was convicted Friday of killing two Northern California deputies in a case that helped fuel the national immigration debate. Luis Bracamontes was found guilty of murder in the shootings of Sacramento County sheriff’s Deputy […]
Officer killed, two deputies seriously wounded in Georgia shooting A police officer was killed and two deputies were seriously wounded in a shooting that also left a suspect dead south of Atlanta, authorities said Friday. Henry County Sheriff Keith McBrayer said it happened as the officers were serving an arrest […]
Autopsy Finds Gunman Who Killed 58 People in Las Vegas Took Anti-Anxiety Drug The Las Vegas gunman who killed 58 people and himself in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history was found to have had anti-anxiety medication in his system, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported, citing a newly […]
Jennifer Garner Returns to TV for First Time Since Alias in Lena Dunham’s New HBO Comedy Alias fans, your prayers to the TV gods have been answered. Sort of. After ending her run as the iconic spy Sydney Bristow in 2006, Jennifer Garner is finally making her return to TV…and […]
The Four Season One Finale: And the Winner Is… The Four has found the one. Fox’s latest reality singing competition series, The Four: Battle for Stardom, reached the end of its first season on Thursday night, crowning its first-ever winner. In the episode, the final four contestants performed for the […]
Big Brother: Celebrity Edition Addresses Donald Trump and Bill Cosby and We Are Hooked On This Show Tonight on Big Brother, Omarosa responded to Keshia Knight Pulliam’s criticism of her politics by comparing her support of Donald Trump to Keshia’s support of Bill Cosby, and we just do not know […]
Pennsylvania lawmakers face Friday deadline for new congressional map Pennsylvania lawmakers face a court-ordered deadline on Friday to submit a new congressional map, after the existing one was struck down for being illegally drawn to benefit Republicans in a ruling that could reshape the 2018 electoral battle for Congress. The […]
European share declines limited after another Wall Street sell-off European shares posted limited losses on Friday morning after a fresh sell-off on Wall Street, which has now entered a correction with the benchmark S&P 500 and Dow industrials falling more than 10 percent from their Jan. 26 record highs. Europe’s […]
Koby Altman says deadline deals addressed Cavs’ ‘culture’ issues Hoping to save the Cleveland Cavaliers from a season he likened to “marching a slow death,” rookie general manager Koby Altman shook up the team with a series of franchise-altering deals before the NBA trade deadline Thursday. Altman completed three trades […]
