Usher‘s been the talk of the town for years, with a career resurgence that seemed to kick off after he started a Las Vegas residency in 2021. Clips of the show constantly showed up on social media, making way for a year in which all eyes were on the singer. Here’s a recap of some of Usher’s most […]
Contributor/Getty Images (MOSCOW) — An American citizen, Evgeny “Eugene” Spector, was sentenced to 15 years in a high-security prison by the Moscow City Court on espionage charges on Dec. 24, reported Interfax, a Russian news agency. The Russian Security Service, or FSB, said Spector collected information from Russia “in the interests of the Pentagon to […]
Bo Zaunders/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson, whose “shaken baby syndrome” murder conviction in the death of his 2-year-old daughter has come under scrutiny, has been ordered to appear before the Texas House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee on Friday over the state’s so-called “junk science” law. The legislation, passed in 2013, creates […]
via ABC News (NEW YORK) — A moderate risk for severe weather is in place from eastern Texas through Louisiana and Mississippi and into Alabama on Saturday. The risk for severe weather begins in Texas on Saturday morning and then charges east through the evening and into overnight. The greatest risk will be for several […]
Chesnot/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The price of bitcoin topped $107,000 for the first time this week, climbing to a fresh high days after President-elect Donald Trump reaffirmed support for a U.S. bitcoin strategic reserve akin to its strategic oil reserve. The world’s largest cryptocurrency has seen its price climb more than 50% since the […]
Jose Luis Torales/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Mexico is developing a cellphone app that will allow migrants to inform family members and local consulates if they think they are about to be detained in the United States, the country’s secretary of foreign affairs announced on Friday. The app is expected to become available […]
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the leaders of Trump’s new “Department of Government Efficiency,” have found themselves at odds with some of Trump’s far-right supporters over their support for H-1B visas, which allow foreign skilled professionals to work in America. The debate was sparked over the Christmas holiday when Laura Loomer, a […]
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (DELRAY BEACH, Fla.) — A Brightline train collided with a fire truck on Saturday morning in Delray Beach, Florida, injuring three firefighters and 12 train passengers, city officials said. The three injured Delray Beach firefighters were transported to a local hospital, where they are currently in stable condition. Two of the firefighters […]
Matteo Colombo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The stock market climbed to record highs in 2024, extending banner gains achieved the previous year. The S&P 500 — the index that most people’s 401(k)’s track — climbed nearly 28% this year, as of Monday. The tech-heavy Nasdaq leapt a staggering 34% over that period; while the Dow […]
Issa Tazhenbayev/AFP via Getty Images (KAZAKHSTAN) — Survivors of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan reported hearing thuds and explosions from outside the aircraft during the flight, as the cause of the deadly catastrophe remains under investigation. The Azerbaijan Airlines passenger aircraft crashed near Kazakhstan’s Aktau Airport on Wednesday morning, killing 38 of […]
