2020

Brit Awards: Chairman David Joseph on how they let the stars run this year’s show

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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Billie Eilish performed her James Bond theme for the first time at the Brit Awards The chairman of this year’s Brit Awards has said offering the artists creative control of their performances was the key to the ceremony’s success. In previous years, artists have been asked to perform their […]

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Immigration Officers Say Asylum Deal With Guatemala Is Unlawful

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WASHINGTON — A union representing federal asylum officers said on Friday that a Trump administration policy that diverts migrants at the southwestern border to Guatemala unlawfully sends a vulnerable population to a country “in which their lives and freedom are directly threatened.” In an amicus brief filed in Federal District Court in Washington, a union

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US prisons, jails on alert for spread of coronavirus

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PHILADELPHIA — The nation’s jails and prisons are on high alert, stepping up inmate screenings, sanitizing jail cells and urging lawyers to scale back in-person visits to prevent the new coronavirus from spreading through their vast inmate populations. There have been no reports of COVID-19 inside U.S. jails or prisons. But more people are incarcerated

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Chrissy Teigen Says She’s Been Tortured By Recurring Nightmare, Wakes Up In Sweat

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The model and “Bring the Funny” judge, who’s married to John Legend, disclosed Thursday that she’s been tormented by a recurring nightmare that wakes her up in a sweat. Her fitful rest has persisted for months, she said. “I know this sounds insane but I think I have some kind of ghost or evil spirit

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Bill de Blasio Suggests Black Voters Do Not Know Enough About Joe Biden’s Record

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“African-Americans rarely, if ever, have the luxury of choosing candidates who they perceive as perfectly, or even adequately, aligned with their preferences, or fully committed to advancing the interests of the group,” Professor Phoenix said. However, it is important to African-Americans that Mr. Biden served as Mr. Obama’s vice president. “Bernie Sanders knows it, too,”

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