Tis the season to be…’merry.’ A new report claims that Americans drink twice as much over the holidays as they do the rest of the year. BeverageDaily.com reports that the study shows people double their alcoholic intake between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, mainly because of all the extra socializing. The most popular holiday drinks […]
President Trump and Democrats are blaming each other for the government shutdown that rolls on now with no end in sight. In a joint statement, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Democrats offered multiple proposals to keep the government open and President Trump chose to throw a temper tantrum […]
Exercise might be as good as drugs at keeping your blood pressure down. A new study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found that there’s not much difference between the two when it comes to keeping it at a healthy level. Researchers also found that combination of aerobic exercise like walking or swimming, mixed […]
Former President Obama is playing Santa for some young patients at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC. Obama was seen sporting a red Santa hat and carrying a bag full of gifts as he made the surprise rounds of the pediatrics ward Wednesday. Hospital officials say the former commander-in-chief spent about an hour and a […]
No ‘Grinchin’ here.. Lower gas prices are coming just in time for Christmas. Pump prices are falling thanks to plunging oil prices. According to Gas Buddy, drivers in as many as eight states should be able to fill up for less than two bucks a gallon by the weekend. Triple-A says the national average for […]
A new study claims women in media and government face online harassment once every 30 seconds. Amnesty International did a study that analyzed hundreds of thousands of tweets sent in 2017. Women of color were 84 percent more likely to be mentioned in abusive or harassing tweets than their white peers. Amnesty International’s Milena Marin […]
The 2018 Merriam-Webster Word of the Year is justice. It was a top search, up 74 percent over 2017. The dictionary pointed out that many of the national debates over the past year have revolved around justice, from racial justice and social justice to criminal justice and economic justice. There were also many stories involving […]
The British Broadcasting Corporation is sharing a new documentary about Kanye West. The short film, titled Searching for Kanye West, features interviews with the rapper’s family and friends, including his late mother, who share what West was like before he got famous. They also discuss who he is now and where they think he is […]
Fans are leaving flowers on Penny Marshall’s star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame after news of her death at age 75. A spokeswoman for Marshall’s family says she passed away peacefully in her Hollywood Hills home Monday night due to complications from diabetes. Marshall is perhaps best known for starring in the hit TV […]
Jerry Seinfeld is defending fellow comedian Kevin Hart in the midst of controversy over past homophobic remarks. Hart stepped down as host of next year’s Oscars earlier this month after multiple tweets containing derogatory language about gay people he sent out almost ten years ago resurfaced. Seinfeld said in an interview with the Today Show […]
Bill Cosby is being ordered to stay in prison while he continues to appeal his sexual assault conviction. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court denied the disgraced comedian’s request for bail on Friday. Cosby’s legal team filed an appeal earlier this month to get his charges thrown out, citing multiple alleged trial errors. The 81-year-old was convicted […]
CBS’s board of directors says former CEO Les Moonves will not get millions of dollars in severance pay following allegations of sexual misconduct. An investigation by the board found that there was cause for Mooves’ firing, including his “willful and material malfeasance” and breaking company policies. Moonves stood to get 120-million-dollars in severance pay after […]