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Stephen Wilhite, the creator of the looping animated image format, the GIF, died earlier this month. Wilhite’s death was confirmed in an obituary, which stated the former chief architect of America Online died on March 14 — just days after his 74th birthday on March 3. He died of Covid, Wilhite’s wife, Kathaleen, confirmed.Wilhite began…Continue Reading

WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has opened up a new line of fire against liberal “dark money” groups that collect large sums of cash from undisclosed donors and use it to promote Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson.“Before the 2020 election, one far-left dark money group put Judge Jackson on their Supreme Court…Continue Reading

A former Catholic school principal in Pennsylvania was charged Tuesday with multiple felonies for allegedly stealing more than $25,000 from the school for personal expenses — including rent, bar tabs and Amazon purchases, authorities said.John C. McGrath, 56, of East Norriton, was the principal of Our Lady of Mercy Regional Catholic School in Maple Glen,…Continue Reading

Jennifer Lopez got an introduction worthy of an icon before her iHeartRadio Music Awards performance Tuesday night.Right before the singer stepped on the stage to belt out her hit “Get Right,” a group of 12 drag queens — many former contestants of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” — modeled some of her most memorable looks. And it was nothing short of…Continue Reading

Four teenagers in New Orleans were arrested this week in connection to the gruesome murder of a 73-year-old woman who was dragged to her death in a carjacking that severed her arm.The victim, Linda Frickey, was killed on Monday after her 2021 grey Nissan Kicks was stolen, police said. Frickey, 73, was found lying on…Continue Reading

Seattle Pride has cut ties with Amazon over the e-commerce giant’s corporate donations and its alleged request to have its name included in the title of the city’s annual LGBTQ Pride march. The nonprofit group, which has organized the Seattle Pride Parade since 1974, issued a statement Tuesday saying it is “deeply concerned” about the…Continue Reading

Federal health officials are closely watching a highly lethal type of bird flu that’s devastated poultry farms along the East Coast and the Midwest in recent weeks. There are no signs the strain of avian influenza poses a danger to people yet, but experts are on the lookout for potential mutations of the virus that could make…Continue Reading

GUISSONA, Spain — As Ukrainian refugees fleeing bombs and bullets at home fan out across Western Europe, few places they arrive feel as welcoming as a Spanish town known for years as “Little Ukraine.”Even before Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine last month, one in seven residents of Guissona was originally from there. Guissona’s population more…Continue Reading

The Indianapolis Colts got the ball moving on their offseason by trading a third-round pick to the Atlanta Falcons for quarterback Matt Ryan. The 36-year-old was introduced officially on Tuesday after the trade went through on Monday afternoon. Given the fact that Ryan is a much better fit for the offense and the fact that…Continue Reading