President Donald Trump has long been opposed to the Affordable Care Act—and not even a global pandemic is going to change his mind. As his administration faced a Wednesday deadline to change their current position on the ACA’s fate before the question goes before the U.S. Supreme Court, Trump doubled down on his intention to
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Former NBA star Metta World Peace announced that he’s changed his name again. He changed his name from Ron Artest to Metta World Peace ahead of the start of the 2011-12 season while playing for the Los Angeles Lakers. Now, he’s changed his name to Metta Ford-Artest, adding his wife’s last name to his. READ MORE:
For the last three years, education secretary Betsy DeVos has been working on overhauling the federal policies on how college campuses handle instances of sexual assault, rolling back Obama-era protections for assault victims. She’s finally completed her directive and it has everything she wanted: more protections for those accused of assault, a heavier burden for
NOTE: This article contains sexual and offensive language and may be triggering for some readers. Please read at your own discretion. WWE superstar Nikki Bella has opened up about her painful past in her new memoir, Incomparable. In the memoir, co-written with her twin Brie Bella, Nikki shares the details about two sexual assaults she dealt with
U.S. Customs and Border Protection put a hold on the PPE shipment, saying it wanted to conduct a quality control inspection. The shipment was transferred to the Food and Drug Administration, which carried out the inspection and placed its own hold on April 21. “The product is still on hold to this day,” the businessman
You might be wondering how to shave your head for any number of reasons. Maybe you’ve taken inspiration from The Last Dance—Michael Jordan is certainly on the Mount Rushmore of bald dudes. Perhaps quarantine has you looking for the lowest-maintenance hairstyle possible. Or maybe it’s simply time to execute a strategic retreat in the fight
Posted May 6, 2020 8:47 am Updated May 6, 2020 9:33 am Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ As Prince Harry and Meghan Markle settle into their more “normal” (non-royal) lives, their fans have eagerly awaited seeing their son Archie again. To commemorate his first birthday on Wednesday,
The coronavirus won’t keep New Yorkers from casting their ballot in the presidential primary after all. New York State officially decided in April to cancel their June 23 presidential primary election over public health fears from the coronavirus—and former Vice President Joe Biden’s status as the last candidate standing. But a federal judge officially overturned
Movie theatres across Hong Kong have been granted permission to reopen later this week after the local government announced its plans to ease restrictions on physical-distancing measures put in place during the coronavirus pandemic. Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced the news on Tuesday afternoon after meeting with Hong Kong’s Executive Council, according to the Hollywood
On a crisp November day nearly 40 years ago, four adults went boating off the coast of Los Angeles. Only three came back alive. Beloved Hollywood star Natalie Wood was discovered the next morning floating in the shallow surf off Santa Catalina Island wearing a flannel nightgown, socks, and a down jacket. In the decades
Taking a page from the books of Radiohead and Metallica, The Rolling Stones have been digging through their own archives in hopes to keep fans entertained in the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. That’s right. On May 3, the iconic British rock n’ roll band kicked off a brand new, weekly YouTube series called
Donald Trump and others in his orbit have begun more aggressively pushing the conspiracy theory that the novel coronavirus was created in a Chinese lab. “It’s a terrible thing that happened,” the president said in an interview with Reuters last week. “Whether they made a mistake or whether it started off as a mistake and
This May the Fourth might feel a bit different, since we’re all celebrating from our homes, but that doesn’t mean we’re not tweeting out our feels about the Star Wars franchise. In fact, it’s been a bit more about all coming together and celebrating the series and what it means to us than anything else, which is
Elon Musk is either bad at typing, bad at cracking jokes or terrible at choosing baby names after announcing that his newborn son with Grimes will be called “X Æ A-12.” The eccentric billionaire announced last week that he would “own no house” and lost billions of dollars by tweeting about Tesla’s stock, so it
Maintaining connections with friends and family through social distancing is tough. But even if you can’t reach out and tousle the hair of your nearest and dearest, you can still delight them by having a thoughtful (or completely ridiculous!) gift sent to their home. Yes, it’s an imperfect substitute for your golden presence, but even something small or
The Trump administration made headlines over the weekend for blocking Dr. Anthony Fauci from testifying before the Democrat-led House this week about the coronavirus—and now, it appears that the move was part of a broader official policy. As the Senate reconvenes and the House continues to mull their official return to Washington, the White House
Nicolas Cage is set to play Tiger King‘s Joe Exotic in an eight-episode scripted series, the actor’s publicist confirmed to Global News. This will be Cage’s first TV series role of his career in the series from CBS Television Studios and Imagine Television. The series will be based on a Texas Monthly story published in 2019
Love Island U.K. is posting its summer series to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. ITV announced Monday that it is moving Season 7 of Love Island and no one will be quarantining in the villa this summer. “We have tried every which way to make Love Island this summer but logistically it’s just not possible
Throughout Donald Trump’s presidency, his senior adviser Stephen Miller has attempted to use laws designed to protect public health to crack down on immigration—all to no avail, thanks in part to Cabinet secretaries and attorneys arguing that his plans didn’t pass legal muster. But the coronavirus crisis could give Miller an opening. According to the
Amanda EdwardsGetty Images If you survived the great Stephenie Meyer Website Crash of 2020, then you know the news by now: Twilight Mania has returned. Team Edward reigns supreme. Midnight Sun is coming. After relapsed Twilight fans collectively lost their minds trying to decode a countdown timer that appeared last week on the author’s website,
Gigi Hadid has confirmed that she is expecting her first child with boyfriend Zayn Malik. She announced the news in her interview with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show on April 30. “I got to say, congratulations on expecting a baby. This is the best news ever!” Fallon told the model. READ MORE: Gigi Hadid, Zayn
Longtime NBA observers were surprised earlier this year when Michael Jordan disclosed during the star-studded memorial service for Kobe Bryant that he and the Los Angeles Lakers legend were close friends. “When Kobe Bryant died, a piece of me died,” Jordan said, tears streaming down his face, during his eulogy for Bryant in February. “I
Like many of its fellow cities, Stillwater, Oklahoma has begun easing their stay at home orders in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Part of their reopening strategy is an order that demands that all citizens wear face masks in restaurants and shops, a common preventative measure that we’ve seen in place across the globe.
How good is your home Skype setup? Is it as good as Hilary Clinton’s? Thanks to one B.C. woman’s now-viral social media project, there’s a yardstick to compare them. Jessie Bahrey is the mind behind Room Rater, a Twitter account capitalizing on the fact that many newsmakers, celebrities and journalists have found themselves confined to
If it seems like the verbal acrobatics on Showtime’s Billions could only have come from a kind of writerly mind-meld, that’s because they do. Co-creators and showrunners David Levien and Brian Koppelman met at 15, and have spent the intervening years precision-honing their blend of gee-whiz plotting (Ocean’s 13) and subculture deep-diving (Rounders). Billions, their
New details about Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler‘s divorce have been revealed. On Wednesday, Cavallari filed new papers in their divorce and said that Cutler is blocking her attempt to purchase a new home for her and their three children to live in, according to court documents obtained by E! News. Cavallari claimed in response
As countries race to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, America’s willingness to cooperate on an international scale remains in question. Politico reports that President Donald Trump’s “America First” philosophy continues to be a source of concern for global leaders, who worry that Trump will embrace the vaccine race as
Chris Pratt is pushing for Jurassic Park fans to donate money to charity during the coronavirus pandemic in exchange to win an opportunity to be “eaten by a dinosaur.” “Click the link to see my responses to @justinbieber’s #ALLINCHALLENGE hint hint… you could win the greatest prize anyone could possibly imagine having to do with being eaten
Friday saw another rally to “re-open” the economy in a midwestern state. Unlike Michigan, where heavily armed people swarmed the Capitol building, the action in Illinois left many people quoting an old exchange between Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi. A protestor at a demonstration in Chicago carried a sign so distasteful she was condemned by
Francesca Farago and Harry Jowsey were two of the stars on Netflix’s hit series Too Hot to Handle. They left the show, which was filmed more than a year ago, as a couple, and with the exception of a short break, they are together today. But, like every reality show, THTH left some good stuff