Twitter has come under fire over the past few weeks for the way it’s been handling prominent users who also happen to spread violence or conspiracy theories, namely Alex Jones and the InfoWars brand. In an interview with the Washington Post, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey shared that the company has been trying to address the … Read more
President Donald Trump continued his offensive against former administration official Omarosa Manigault Newman on Thursday by retweeting a GOP-made video that shows her showering the president with praise. The retweet came shortly after Newman released a recording of what appears to be Laura Trump—the wife of Eric Trump—offering her a $15,000 per month job to work … Read more
Lukewarm horror franchise The Conjuring is back at it again, but this time with a new spin-off in the form of The Nun. Directed by Corin Hardy, it’s the fifth entry in the series, which follows a Catholic priest and a young nun-in-training as they head to the Vatican to investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding … Read more
There is a late entry for best/worst “In My Feelings” challenge, and it involves a double murder suspect. The “In My Feelings” challenge, which is soundtracked by Drake and led the masses to dance in front of moving cars, has dominated the summer. Just when you thought it might finally be over, Antwan Mims, a … Read more
While the nation watched counter protestors deal a blow to the alt-right movement at Washington, D.C.’s Unite the Right 2 last weekend, President Donald Trump was in New Jersey hanging out with a bunch of pot-bellied baby boomer motorcycle enthusiasts. They call themselves the Bikers for Trump, and many people around the country who saw … Read more
Like Douglas Kim, Jiayang Fan, and all the other Asian writers who felt the weight of the world in the movie ticket they held, essays and deadlines dancing in their head, I too felt a sense of dread entering the theater to see Crazy Rich Asians. But like them, I found something special instead. Based … Read more
Investigators now know that the deadly Carr Fire sparked late last month in northern California wasn’t an act of arson, or caused by someone who carelessly flicked a cigarette out the window. It was an accident. When a trailer got a flat tire and the rim scraped the asphalt, the little spark lead to a … Read more
When you think of Florida, picturesque white-sand beaches probably come to mind. But this year has been a difficult one for the typically stunning Florida coast. A red tide — a toxic plume of Karenia brevis algae — has plagued more than 100 miles of coastline since October, leaving thousands of sea creatures dead, hurting the tourism industry and … Read more
Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of men and women alike in the United States. But it’s more often fatal for women — 26 percent of women 45 and older die within one year of an initial heart attack, compared with 19 percent of men, according to the American Heart Association. There is one … Read more
You’d think elephants would be getting cancer left and right: They are giants of the animal kingdom and have trillions more cells than humans — cells that, in theory, could turn into cancer over their decades-long lifespans. But you’d be wrong. It’s not that they never get cancer, but less than 5 percent of elephants … Read more