More Americans believe that President Trump has the personality and leadership qualities a president needs to get the job done than he did two years ago — but he remains underwater with the general public overall. In a poll, 40 percent of Americans think the commander-in-chief has what it takes compared to just 33 percent … Continue reading "More Americans think Trump has presidential qualities than 2 years ago: poll"

Five people were shot and killed in New Orleans over Memorial Day weekend, including a charter school dean known as a “tough but fair” leader, colleagues said. Reginald Field, 50, the head dean of students and athletic director at Andrew H. Wilson Charter School, was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting on A.P. … Continue reading "New Orleans charter school dean among 5 killed in shootings"

WARSAW, Poland — On a cold day in March 2017, a group of young adults stripped naked at the former Auschwitz death camp and chained themselves together to the “Arbeit Macht Frei” gate as one man plunged a knife into a sheep’s body over and over again. The two organizers of the stunt, including the … Continue reading "Auschwitz protesters get prison time for naked stunt"

Running away to join a renaissance fair sounds like the perfect recipe for a Lifetime series — and now it is, thanks to “American Princess,” based on a chapter from series creator Jamie Denbo’s life. “It’s inspired by a true story so it doesn’t seem that out of the box to me,” says Denbo, 45. … Continue reading "‘American Princess’ unveils ‘real lives’ at nerdy renaissance fests"

Cops searched the woods in a wealthy Connecticut town on Tuesday following the disappearance of a mother of five who lives nearby and is embroiled in a bitter divorce. Jennifer Dulos, 50, was reported missing Friday evening and was last seen driving a black 2017 Chevrolet Suburban, according to the New Canaan Police Department. The … Continue reading "Connecticut mom of 5 reported missing in midst of contentious divorce"

You’ll never believe it. Stephen A. Smith has something to yell about. At least the target is new this time. The professional ranter took to ESPN News Tuesday to vent about his own company’s piece published to ESPN.com on Magic Johnson’s tumultuous time as Lakers president, in which the Hall of Famer was allegedly verbally … Continue reading "Stephen A. Smith loses it over ESPN’s Magic Johnson expos\u00e9"

Boy George believes he has lost hundreds of millions in royalty fees over the decades and wants to stop the bleeding. The gender-bending pop star and the band he fronted, Culture Club, are linking up with independent music publishing firm Primary Wave to recoup the rights — and future profits — to hit songs like … Continue reading "Boy George inks deal to market songs, recoup copyrights"

Remember folk expressions about the wisdom of being careful? “Look before you leap.” “Measure twice, cut once.” “Don’t go off half-cocked.” All of this should go double for online culture. Instead lives are being destroyed over misleading, unfair, or just plain false accusations. People are being turned into public enemies or even fired after being … Continue reading "Jussie Smollett just a symptom of the fake outrage disease"

A squirrel at a playground in Washington state has reportedly become addicted to Goldfish crackers and Cheetos — and she gets downright cheesed off when she doesn’t get any. Kevin, who is actually a female squirrel, has been frequenting Discovery Park in Seattle and even cozying up to any parkgoers in the hopes of obtaining … Continue reading "Cheetos-obsessed squirrel hangs around playground waiting for snacks"

Aaron Judge went through several agility drills and practiced getting jumps on imaginary fly balls Tuesday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. Afterward, Judge said everything went well, but he didn’t know when he would be able to start hitting. Manager Aaron Boone, however, painted a picture of the injured right fielder making progress. “He is doing … Continue reading "Yankees gushing over Aaron Judge’s slow and steady progress"