Lawyers representing inmates inside the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman filed a second lawsuit in federal court early Wednesday on behalf of 152 inmates who they say have been denied adequate medical and mental health care, fed contaminated food and retaliated against for speaking with their attorneys. “The conditions of confinement at Parchman are so barbaric, the deprivation of health and…
Mike Bloomberg’s campaign unveiled a national ad Wednesday for cable and broadcast slamming President Trump for his response to the spread of the coronavirus and highlighting Bloomberg’s own managerial experience as the former mayor of New York City.”Health experts warn the U.S. is underprepared. Managing a crisis is what Mike Bloomberg does,” the 30-second ad says. “In the aftermath of…
A popular blogger came up with a creative way to deliver a message to her followers: don’t believe everything you see on social media. Natalia Taylor posted a series of photos on her Instagram account where she seems to be enjoying an exotic vacation in Bali — but later she revealed that they weren’t at all what they seemed.Her first post…
Age is nothing but a number for George Hood. The 62-year-old recently broke the Guinness World Record for the longest time holding a plank position, the organization announced on its website. Hood, a marine veteran, held the plank for an astonishing 8 hours, 15 minutes and 15 seconds. “It’s official and I’m so very proud of this one. Grateful for a…
Space Adventures, the company that brokered trips to the International Space Station for seven private citizens between 2001 and 2009, announced an agreement Tuesday with SpaceX to launch up to four space tourists aboard the California rocket builder’s Crew Dragon capsule by mid 2022.The privately financed Crew Dragon fliers would launch from historic pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center,…
The hosts of once popular mobile gaming app HQ Trivia have presented their final round of questions after a proposed acquisition fell through. An unnamed buyer recently pulled out of an agreement to buy the company, co-founder and CEO Rus Yusupov said Tuesday on Twitter.”Friday was a very hard day. HQ ran out of cash, there was a potential acquisition…
When a parents in Saline, Michigan came together to discuss racial tensions in the school community, the meeting took a sudden turn when one father interrupted another by blurting out, “Why didn’t you stay in Mexico?”The meeting was hosted by Saline Area Schools, local public radio channel WEMU reports. Parents of minority students stood up to share how their children felt discriminated…
Fans of the Broadway musical “Hamilton” who haven’t been able to snag a ticket to the show will finally get a chance to be in the room where it happens. Disney and the play’s creator Lin-Manuel Miranda announced a release date Monday for a movie version of the Broadway hit, featuring the original cast. The film was shot onstage at The Richard Rodgers…
Shakira and Jennifer Lopez were electrifying in their joint performance during the Super Bowl LIV halftime show. J. Lo also shared the stage with her 11-year-old daughter, Emme, who joined other kids in singing the Gloria Estefan classic “Let’s Get Loud.”Estefan gave Lopez the song for Lopez’s breakout 1999 debut LP “On The 6,” making Emme’s performance all the more…
Super Bowl Sunday marked one week since the death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others in a helicopter crash, and the public tributes continued on the day of the big game.Before the Kansas City Chiefs took the field against the San Francisco 49ers for Super Bowl LIV, Bryant and the other victims were honored with…
Rush Limbaugh has been diagnosed with “advanced lung cancer,” the conservative radio host announced on his show Monday. Limbaugh said he first realized something was wrong on his birthday, January 12.”I have to tell you something today that I wish I didn’t have to tell you. It’s a struggle for me because I had to inform my staff earlier today,”…
Jennifer Lopez and Shakira took the stage and delivered an unforgettable performance for Super Bowl 54 halftime show on Sunday. The stars used the platform to make subtle — yet powerful– statements impacting the Latinx community. As Lopez was finishing her “Dance Again” hit, Hard Rock Stadium turned dark –– only to be brightened by her daughter Emme and other children who…
While the winners get some buzz, dud ads are quickly forgotten — or held up for public ridicule.
Super Bowl LIV ended in the Kansas City Chiefs’ first championship in franchise history, but that doesn’t mean Patrick Mahomes and co. were the only victors in this year’s big game. The best Super Bowl commercials of 2020 played to our heartstrings, kept us laughing and captivated us almost as much as the 31-20 comeback from the Chiefs.One of the…
Ten years ago, Demi Lovato tweeted that one day she would sing the national anthem at a Super Bowl. The pop powerhouse made her dream a reality Sunday — and belted “The Star Spangled Banner” before the San Francisco 49ers faced off against the Kansas City Chiefs at Super Bowl LIV in Florida.The 27-year-old, wearing all white, performed the anthem, often believed to be one of…
Mandy Patinkin is in his element on the set of “Homeland,” where for seven seasons he’s played CIA Agent Saul Berenson, the calm in the eye of the storm. Correspondent Holly Williams joined Patinkin on location for the eighth and final season of the hit series. In-between takes, the 67-year-old actor walked her through this recreated world of espionage and…
In a pre-Super Bowl interview on Sunday, President Trump told Fox News’ Sean Hannity that “mostly my family has been suffering” from the impeachment process. In a friendly, eight-minute interview, Mr. Trump also touched on the Democratic candidates for president and the coronavirus.The Senate will vote on their final verdict in Mr. Trump’s impeachment trial on Wednesday. Given that only…
Here’s a look at the week ahead on our “Sunday Morning” Calendar: On Monday the Iowa caucuses provide the first real test in the 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary race. Tuesday’s the night for President Trump’s State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. Wednesday sees the…
A campaign that started more than two years ago and featured more than 2,200 candidate events is down to its final weekend in Iowa. On Monday night, Iowa will officially kick off the presidential nominating process with its first-in-the-nation caucuses. There has been a clear top tier of Democratic hopefuls in Iowa since the early fall: former Vice President Joe Biden,…
Demi Lovato opened up about her sexuality in an interview with Andy Cohen on the “Radio Andy” SiriusXM show on Thursday. She described the “really beautiful” moment she came out to her parents in 2017. She “officially” told her parents that she saw herself “ending up possibly with a woman,” calling the experience of coming out in 2017 “amazing.” “It was…
The Super Bowl is the biggest single day in advertising, with companies this year reportedly spending $5.6 million for a 30-second spot during the game. To get the biggest bang for their buck, some advertisers leak teasers, or even the full ads, before the big game to start generating buzz.There’s a lot at stake: The Super Bowl routinely draws more than 100…
Ellen DeGeneres and Alicia Keys are standing behind a black teenager from Texas who was told that he would not walk at graduation this spring if he doesn’t cut his dreadlocks.Deandre Arnold, an 18-year-old student at Barber Hills High School in Mont Belvieu, was told he won’t be able to participate in his graduation ceremony unless he cuts his dreadlocks,…
COVER STORY: Campaign 2020: Democratic voters in Iowa decide on the party’s directionAs Iowa Democrats head to the state’s caucuses tomorrow, polls show a majority of Democrats have one thing on their minds: defeating President Trump in November. But just how to do that – succeed at defeating the incumbent Republican – is proving divisive. Will Iowans back a candidate…
“When the president does it, that means it is not illegal.”When former President Nixon said that more than four decades ago, he’d already left office while facing impeachment proceedings. Now, in 2020, President Trump’s defense team is making an identical argument to say the commander-in-chief shouldn’t be impeached. Critics of the president — including one with direct ties to Nixon…