STR/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A trio of ladies will take three giant leaps forward for women in space later this month. NASA has announced the first-ever all-female spacewalk will take place on March 29, right at the end of Women’s History Month. NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Christina Koch will carry out the spacewalk with …
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Mar 07
Michael Cohen sues Trump Organization for breach of contract related to payment of his legal fees
Alex Wong/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — President Donald Trump’s former fixer and personal attorney Michael Cohen has filed a lawsuit in New York court seeking payment for legal fees that he claims he is owed by the Trump Organization. In the suit, Cohen claims the company is in breach of contract and had previously agreed to …
Mar 07
Trump administration proposes removing gray wolves as an endangered species
Waitandshoot/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration’s proposal to remove gray wolves from the federal endangered species list could amount to a “death sentence”, according to outraged conservation activists. Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said in a speech Wednesday that the U.S Fish and Wildlife service will soon introduce a rule proposing to remove the gray wolves …
Mar 07
Police responding to active shooter report at hotel in Rockford, Ill.
bmcent1/iStock(ROCKFORD, Ill.) — Police in Rockford, Ill., say they are responding to an active shooter report at a hotel. In a message posted on Twitter just after 11 a.m. Eastern time, police said officers were responding to the active-shooter report at an Extended Stay hotel. ABC station WLS-TV, citing unnamed sources, reported that an officer …
Mar 07
Attorney general announces elder fraud crackdown
Chainarong Prasertthai/iStock(WASHINGTON) — In announcing the largest Justice Department sweep ever of elder fraud cases on Thursday, Attorney General William Barr highlighted an example of how the scams work and how DOJ is cracking down on them: When 95-year-old William Webster picked up the phone, on the other end was someone who told him he’d …
Mar 07
Yara Shahidi and other ‘Sheros’ get their own Barbie dolls
Paul Archuleta/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Actress Yara Shahidi is being honored with her very own Barbie doll. The Grown-ish star is one of many role models who will be part of Mattel’s “Shero” program in doll form, which launched in 2015. In celebration of Barbie’s 60th anniversary and International Women’s Day on March 8, Mattel …
Mar 07
The chilling new confession Chris Watts told police about how he killed pregnant wife, young daughters
ABC NewsWarning: the following article contains graphic material. (WAUPUN, Wis.) — The Colorado man convicted of killing his pregnant wife and two young daughters confessed chilling new details to investigators about how he carried about the crimes, according to a report released by authorities Thursday. The alleged details surfaced when investigators met with convicted killer …
Mar 07
Former FL police officer found guilty in killing of musician Corey Jones
Courtesy Jones family(WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) — A former Palm Beach County, Florida, police officer was found guilty of all charges in the 2018 roadside killing of a musician. The former officer, Nouman Raja, was convicted of manslaughter and attempted first-degree murder in the Oct. 19, 2018 killing of Corey Jones. Story developing… Copyright © …
Mar 07
Queen Elizabeth II shares her first Instagram post
SIMON DAWSON/AFP/Getty Images(LONDON) — Queen Elizabeth II was a vision in orange Thursday as she took a major step into the 21st century. The 92-year-old monarch published her first Instagram post while on a visit to London’s Science Museum. Buckingham Palace tweeted a photo of the queen publishing the post at the museum’s Smith Centre, …
Mar 07
Last Blockbuster on Earth mints new memberships ‘every day’
Courtesy Sandi Harding/Blockbuster(BEND, Ore.) — You may still have a late fee for that DVD you rented in 2010 if — and only if — you belong to the Blockbuster store in Bend, Oregon. At the end of March, the last Blockbuster video in Australia will close, leaving the Oregon outpost of the once-dominant brand …