Half a dozen things you didn’t know about doughnuts Did you know there are actually two National Doughnut Days? Or that Emily Post issued rules on dunking? We’ve sorted through the Internet to find six of the tastiest facts you might not know about doughnuts....
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‘A new wave’: Kamala Harris elevates black designers on world stage
In a year where the global fashion industry has faced its biggest ever racial reckoning Kamala Harris, the first black and south Asian vice-president, has elevated the names of black designers by wearing their clothes on the biggest public stage possible. By wearing fashion labels...
Florida teen gets 45 years, convicted of strangling mom after argument about school grades
A Florida teenager who authorities say killed his mom when he was 15 after an argument about his school grades was sentenced Friday to 45 years in prison. Gregory Ramos, now 17, reportedly pleaded guilty to first-degree murder last month in the strangling death of Gail Cleavenger, 46,...
Minnesota man, 25, pleads guilty to role in police precinct fire during George Floyd rioting
A 25-year-old Minnesota man pleaded guilty Friday after authorities accused him of helping set fire to the Third Precinct headquarters of the Minneapolis Police Department last May. The May 28 fire occurred during a night of rioting three days after George Floyd died in police custody in the city,...
Minnesota man, 25, pleads guilty to role in police precinct fire during George Floyd rioting
A 25-year-old Minnesota man pleaded guilty Friday after authorities accused him of helping set fire to the Third Precinct headquarters of the Minneapolis Police Department last May. The May 28 fire occurred during a night of rioting three days after George Floyd died in police custody in the city,...
Courtrooms and creditors likely to loom large in Trump’s post-presidency life
Each US president has charted a unique course after leaving the White House, taking up vocations from philanthropy to human rights to oil painting. Donald Trump’s post-presidency appears likely to be taken up by meetings with lawyers and creditors, possible sworn depositions about tax practices...
Bill Maher: Now that Trump is gone, ‘We can’t blame everything on him’
America faces a “problem” now that President Trump is out of office, Bill Maher asserted during Friday night’s show. Trump can no longer be “blamed” for everything, the “Real Time” host observed. During the show’s panel-discussion segment, Maher pointed to recent violence in Portland, Ore., and Seattle...
Kyrie on road trip: ‘Two humbling losses’ to Cavs
After a 125-113 loss to the Cavaliers on Friday night, the Brooklyn Nets leave their road trip to Cleveland 0-2 and have a slew of defensive breakdowns to review in their next film session. “This was two humbling losses,” Nets point guard Kyrie Irving said...
When SPACs Attack! A New Force Is Invading Wall Street.
The hottest thing in finance is four letters long. Former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal has one. So does former House Speaker Paul Ryan. Same goes for silver-haired hedge-fund billionaire William Ackman. It’s called a SPAC, and increasingly it is the favorite source of financing for...
Katie Couric ‘Jeopardy!’ gig in peril? Producers fear she’s ‘too polarizing’ after anti-GOP comments: report
“Jeopardy!” producers are reportedly concerned about Katie Couric‘s controversial comments bashing the Republican Party ahead of her planned guest-hosting duties on the long-running game show. Last week, Couric appeared on “Real Time with Bill Maher” where she spent much of the show trashing President Trump in...