Is Bollywood a man’s world?
Researchers try to quantify just how severe the stranglehold of patriarchy on Hindi cinema is.
2023-07-12 05:19
California has spent billions to fight homelessness. The problem has gotten worse
Getting people off the street is a priority for Gov. Gavin Newsom. But even with massive funding and new data on who is homeless and why, the state is struggling to see change.
2023-07-12 05:17
Caesars Palace - live: SWAT standoff with ‘armed hostage-taker’ throwing items from Las Vegas hotel window
A man has barricaded himself inside the famous Caesars Palace hotel and casino in Las Vegas on Tuesday morning, claiming he is armed. Vegas police said the man pulled a woman into his room “by force” and that she remains inside. “She is still in the room at this time,” a police spokesman said on Tuesday during a press update. “The female has been heard from and is still OK.” The officer added that no shots have been fired and no weapons have been seen. SWAT teams and crisis negotiators are on site. A bystander told The Independent a broken window could be seen on the outside of the building, and someone inside was throwing objects out. Read More Armed man barricades himself in room at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas as SWAT teams descend
2023-07-12 04:59
Microsoft-Activision Deal Odds Almost Double After Judge Gives Green Light
The implied chance of Microsoft Corp.’s takeover of Activision Blizzard Inc. going through jumped to around 80% from
2023-07-12 04:58
Workers in Maine will get paid family and medical leave starting in 2026
Maine Gov. Janet Mills has signed into law a supplemental budget that includes establishment of a paid family and medical leave program
2023-07-12 04:58
3 Mountains Taller Than Mount Everest
Mount Everest may seem like it's as tall and as high a mountain as has ever existed. But the title of Tallest Mountain all depends on how—and where—you make your measurements.
2023-07-12 04:45
Insurance companies sue energy corporation after it was blamed for helping start Colorado wildfire
Dozens of insurance companies are suing Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy to recoup money paid out to homes and businesses lost in Colorado’s most destructive wildfire in 2021
2023-07-12 04:29
Pentagon seeks to increase pressure on Tuberville to break hold on military nominations
The Pentagon is seeking to increase pressure on Sen. Tommy Tuberville in an attempt to break the Alabama Republican's one-man hold on hundreds of senior military nominations.
2023-07-12 04:27
Marjorie Taylor Greene downplays House Freedom Caucus vote to eject her
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia told CNN on Tuesday afternoon that she still hasn't been informed by the House Freedom Caucus that she has been kicked out of the far-right group.
2023-07-12 04:24
US climate envoy John Kerry set to travel to Beijing this weekend
US climate envoy John Kerry is set to travel to Beijing this weekend for climate talks with his Chinese counterparts, a Biden administration official told CNN.
2023-07-12 03:58
E. Jean Carroll asks judge to throw out Donald Trump's defamation counterclaim
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK The writer E. Jean Carroll, who convinced a jury that Donald Trump owed
2023-07-12 03:58
Leslie Van Houten, follower of cult leader Charles Manson, released from California prison
Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten has been released from a California prison after serving 53 years for two infamous murders
2023-07-12 03:49