Month: December 2021

The Lovely Bones author Alice Sebold said in her statement, “I will continue to struggle with the role that I unwittingly played within a system that sent an innocent man to jail.” TINA FINEBERG/ASSOCIATED PRESS hide caption toggle caption TINA FINEBERG/ASSOCIATED PRESS The Lovely Bones author Alice Sebold said in her statement, “I will continue

Schools struggle with severe staff shortages

It’s unclear how cooperative Meadows will be when he goes under oath.

HBO Max‘s “And Just Like That…” has released its first full trailer. The highly-anticipated “Sex and the City” spin-off is set to reunite Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), Charlotte York (Kristin Davis) and Miranda Hobbs (Cynthia Nixon) for a new chapter in the story of the fashionable friends as they navigate life as women in

Lara Logan, a host on Fox News’ streaming platform, has been denounced by several prominent Jewish organizations and the Auschwitz Museum after she compared White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci to Josef Mengele, a Nazi doctor who conducted experiments on Jewish extermination camp prisoners during the Holocaust. “Exploiting the tragedy of people who became

Josh Duggar, who gained celebrity on the TLC reality show “19 Kids and Counting” as the eldest sibling of a brimming family guided by conservative Christian values, went on trial Tuesday in Arkansas on federal child pornography charges. Mr. Duggar, 33, appeared in U.S. District Court in Fayetteville, Ark., for the first day of jury

Members of the FDA’s Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee were split in their vote to recommend molnupiravir, which can reduce the relative risk someone will progress to severe disease or death by about 30%. The absolute reduction in risk of severe disease or death was 3% — 9.7% of people who took placebo died, compared to

NEW YORK — Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s brother, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, has been suspended from the network indefinitely the day after the New York attorney general released documents related to the sexual harassment investigation against him. The network said documents released by New York’s attorney general Monday indicated a greater level in his brother’s

WTOP is tracking vaccination rollout in the D.C. region. Washington, Virginia and Maryland are working to inoculate millions while dealing with an unprecedented demand and constricted supply of dosages.  Chart updated: Nov. 29, 2021 at 8 p.m. WTOP is tracking vaccination rollout in the D.C. region. D.C., Virginia and Maryland are working to inoculate

Denver Department of Excise and Licenses Executive Director Ashley Kilroy is stepping away from her role in January, according to a joint announcement from Excise and Licenses and Mayor Michael Hancock’s office. A licensed attorney, Kilroy has worked for the Denver police, sheriff and fire departments, as well as the Denver City Attorney’s Office, Denver Public

Virginia Tech is finalizing a deal to make Penn State defensive coordinator Brent Pry its next head coach, two people familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Tuesday because details were still being worked out and neither school was prepared to make a formal