DC Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Wednesday that residents of the capital city will be under a later curfew of 11 p.m. after thousands of people on Tuesday flouted an earlier 7 p.m. curfew. The decision follows light property damage and violence on Tuesday after three chaotic nights of vandalism, arson and street battles between authorities...
Steven Avery, the subject of true-crime series “Making a Murderer,” has tested positive for coronavirus, his lawyer said Wednesday. “Steven Avery has tested positive for COVID-19, and is confined to his cell,” tweeted Jerome Buting, Avery’s former criminal defense attorney. Buting said his client’s ex-fiancee, Sandy Greenman, reports Avery’s symptoms were “short-lived” and that he’s...
Two videos of the incident, which occurred Tuesday afternoon around 3:45 p.m. near Clintonville Street and the Cross Island Expressway service road, show the man jumping out of his car and brandishing a Wolverine-type claw -- two large knives affixed to his hands -- and yelling at demonstrators.
Just call Rachael Ostovich the “Quaranteen Queen.” Over the weekend, the 29-year-old UFC fighter posed in a pink bikini top with a black sarong on the cover of the fictitious “Quaranteen” publication, playing off Seventeen magazine’s layout. Keeping with the quarantine theme amid the coronavirus shutdown, Ostovich’s issue teased the features, “Get the moves: Dance...
Bill Simmons may have even more to apologize about. After Simmons expressed regret for participating in an admittedly tone-deaf conversation with Ryen Russillo regarding the nationwide protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd, the founder and CEO of The Ringer faced backlash from his own employees, criticizing the company’s diversity and hiring process. “Diversity...
Snapchat is following Twitter’s lead in minimizing content from President Trump. The social network famous for its funny face filters and disappearing photos on Wednesday confirmed to The Post that it would no longer promote Trump’s content on its “Discover” page, which hosts curated content from prominent accounts. “We will not amplify voices who incite...
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Federal authorities have indicted four officials from two chicken companies for allegedly fixing prices and rigging bids for broiler chickens across the United States, the Department of Justice said in a statement on Wednesday. The four executives include Jayson Penn, the president and CEO of Pilgrim’s Pride, which is mostly owned by JBS USA, as...
Homesick Candles is taking 15% off sitewide as it kicks off its Father’s Day sale. So you’ll have no problem finding the perfect scented gift for your own dad. Whether they’re into city-themed candles or reed diffusers, you’re sure to find something that will make their day. Plus, you can get free shipping on orders...
As we approach three months without live team sports, journalists are working overtime to generate content for the rest of the media to discuss. CBS Sports recently did their part by publishing their “Franchise Five” series, lists of the five most impactful players in each franchise’s history. The Chicago Bears’ list was published on Tuesday,...
The company said, "As long as these critical items are in short supply, Carhartt will continue to assist in production."
Miniature human livers have been successfully grown in a lab by scientists – who then transplanted them into rats. Human volunteers donated skin cells which researchers then developed into fully-functional mini-livers in a laboratory. Livers take up to two years to mature naturally, but the researchers managed to engineer similar results in under a month....
A Florida man was busted for punching a police dog while cops were trying to stop him from starting a riot, officials said.
A Michigan lawmaker is under fire for a Facebook post showing a stack of loaded firearm magazines and alluding to George Floyd protests, according to a report. State Rep. Gary Eisen said in a social media post that a client came into his welding shop and alleged that those involved in the nationwide protests and...
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President Trump on Wednesday called it a “strange deal” that the coronavirus was largely contained to the city of Wuhan within China, but at the same time spread all over the world. “I ask this, why is it Wuhan? It came out of Wuhan, why is it that it didn’t go to [all of] China...
The family of David McAtee is disputing the claim by Louisville authorities that new surveillance video shows he fired first before he was shot dead by police, according to reports. McAtee, 53, was killed early Monday when city police and National Guard troops moved in to clear a group gathered outside his restaurant, Yaya’s BBQ...
As the country's fatality rate soars, its chief epidemiologist Anders Tegnell — whose light-touch approach left many businesses and schools open as the pandemic raged — told Swedish Radio he should have implemented stricter policies.
GENEVA – More than 600 nurses worldwide are known to have died from COVID-19, which has infected an estimated 450,000 healthcare workers, the International Council of Nurses said on Wednesday. The death toll among nurses more than doubled in the past month from 260 on May 6, according to its figures, which are based on...
A reading from the Book of Andrew … Gov. Andrew Cuomo held a Bible aloft and quoted the Good Book to open his Wednesday press briefing, in a shot at President Trump, who struck a similar pose earlier this week in front of a historic church that had been burned by rioters. “The president held...
A group of Nassau County residents refused to let George Floyd protesters march through their neighborhood Tuesday — causing a nearly hour-long standoff that involved the police. Video taken by News 12 reporter Shari Einhorn shows a few dozen residents, including two draped in American flags, in Merrick pointing and shouting at the protesters, “You’re...
TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian scientist imprisoned in the US and acquitted in a federal trade secrets case returned to his homeland on Wednesday morning, a semiofficial Iranian news agency reported. The report by the ISNA news agency included an image of Sirous Asgari, wearing a face mask and being welcomed by relatives. A professor...
George Floyd’s son knelt in prayer Wednesday during a visit to the site where his dad died in a racially charged police killing in Minneapolis. Quincy Mason also spoke briefly to a large crowd that gathered for his visit. “No man or woman should be without their father,” Mason said. “And we want justice for...
Cellino & Barnes are having trouble becoming Cellino and Barnes. Lawyer Ross Cellino wants a judge to appoint a receiver to help him wind up his lengthy break-up from partner Stephen Barnes, new court papers show. Cellino — who sued to split from Barnes in 2017 — says while he and Barnes finally agreed to...
Philadelphia removed a statue of former mayor Frank Rizzo early Wednesday, after the sculpture was vandalized during George Floyd demonstrations across several days. With help from workers shaking it from its stand, the 10-foot bronze statue was lifted by a crane outside of the Municipal Services Building across from City Hall. Rizzo — who served...
