2020

Pompeo Says He ‘Never Heard’ That Ambassador Might Be Under Surveillance

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday he “never heard” that his top envoy to Ukraine, Ambassador Marie L. Yovanovitch, might have been under surveillance before she was recalled to Washington, accused of being disloyal to President Trump. “Until this story broke, I had, to the best of my recollection, had never heard

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Ayanna Pressley Reveals She Has Alopecia In Poignant Video

When Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D) gave her victory speech after being elected Massachusetts’ first Black congresswoman in November 2018, she posed a question to a jubilant, celebratory audience. “Can a congresswoman wear her hair in braids?” she asked. “Rock a black leather jacket and a bold red lip?” The quote, like Pressley’s election itself, inspired

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Ban on spiked collars at Slipknot gig in Glasgow ‘ridiculous’

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Corey Taylor of Slipknot on stage at Manchester Arena earlier this week Event organisers have been criticised for introducing “ridiculous” clothing bans at a Slipknot concert in Glasgow. The US heavy metal outfit is scheduled to appear on Saturday at the Hydro, where they performed in January 2015. The

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CNN calls senator’s retort to a reporter ‘extremely unbecoming.’

CNN calls senator’s retort to a reporter ‘extremely unbecoming.’ CNN responded on Thursday after Senator Martha McSally, an Arizona Republican, dismissed a basic question from the network’s congressional reporter by calling him “a liberal hack.” “It is extremely unbecoming for a U.S. senator to sink to this level and treat a member of the press

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Susan Warby death: Whistleblower letter to husband ‘revealed blunders’

Image copyright PA Media Image caption Jon Warby’s wife Susan died at West Suffolk Hospital on 30 August 2018 A former police officer whose wife died five weeks after bowel surgery said he was “knocked sideways completely” when he received an anonymous letter highlighting blunders in her treatment. Susan Warby, 57, died at the West

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Stereo Dawn’s New Song Is Called ‘Bad Idea,’ But This Indie Pop Duo Is Worth Your Time

Adele hasn’t released an album in more than four years — almost an eternity in the streaming era — but the 15-time Grammy winner serves as an effective muse for New York indie pop duo Stereo Dawn. Both singer Chris Dwan and multi-instrumentalist/background vocalist Will Van Dyke said “Bad Idea,” their latest single, was written with Adele in

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