Ransomware attack threatens paychecks just before Christmas

A major payroll company has been crippled by ransomware hackers, leaving some companies around the country scrambling to cover employees’ last paychecks before Christmas and many workers wondering if they’ll get paid on time.Kronos, one of the largest workforce management companies in the U.S., was hit with ransomware Saturday, according to the company’s public updates…Continue Reading

Groups urge DOJ to investigate civil rights violations in Texas border crackdown

Ten civil rights groups accused Texas Gov. Greg Abbott of fanning the flames of hate with his border enforcement operation, which they said is riddled with civil rights violations and fueled by rhetoric similar to that used before the 2019 shooting massacre in El Paso.The groups’ Title VI civil rights complaint urges the Department of…Continue Reading

Some Kentucky candle factory workers who survived tornado considering lawsuit against the company, lawyer says

MAYFIELD, Ky. — Some employees who survived a tornado that leveled their candle factory are considering taking legal action against the company, according to an attorney who is representing some of the workers.The move by several injured Mayfield Consumer Products employees comes after five workers told NBC News that as the twister was bearing down…Continue Reading

A woman inspired by ‘The Holiday’ is swapping homes with a stranger from TikTok

Paging Jude Law.A woman inspired by the rom-com “The Holiday” is gearing up to swap her Boston studio with a stranger’s home in Europe, living out her rom-com dreams, a la Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet.The 2006 film from Nancy Meyers remains a fan favorite, especially during the holiday season. It follows two strangers, Los…Continue Reading

Iconic movie ‘Selena’ inducted into the National Film Registry for preservation

The movie that tells the inspirational and tragic story of Tejano music star Selena Quintanilla-Pérez has been inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. “Selena,” the 1997 biographical film that’s a longtime fan favorite, is one of 25 films selected this year that explore “stories from the nation’s diverse communities that…Continue Reading

Fox News hosts know their Jan. 6 coverage is fake news. Their texts prove it.

If you watch Fox News, you’ll see a broad attempt to paint the rioters who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6 as nothing more than peaceful “patriots,” despite endless live footage detailing the violence that aired on every news outlet, even Fox.But what their hosts are saying publicly isn’t what they were saying privately.The reality…Continue Reading

Derrick Lewis admits self-imposed pressure led to UFC interim title loss, anxious to start again

LAS VEGAS – Derrick Lewis has no problem admitting that pressure got to him ahead of his failed bid for the UFC’s interim heavyweight title in Houston, but the reason he was feeling those nerves may surprise you. “Man, it was just overwhelming fighting in my hometown, all that pressure I had on me,” Lewis…Continue Reading

Actor Sonu Sood Comes Forward Seeking Help For Kandhamal Child With Rare Genetic Disorder

Actor turned philanthropist Sonu Sood has come forward and sought help from fellow countrymen to donate whatever they can to treat one and a half year old Rajveer from Ambapada village in Kandhamal who is suffering from a rare genetic disorder.As per reports, the parents of Rajveer reached out to Sood in Mumbai for help…Continue Reading

Eco-Retreat Launched In Odisha; High Package Price May Prove Counter-Productive

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday inaugurated Odisha Tourism’s flagship eco-retreat programme at seven locations through virtual mode. Like any other sector, tourism in Odisha too is severely affected due to the pandemic. Going to infuse life into it, the State government has inaugurated the eco-retreat programme at seven locations- Konark, Satakosia, Bhitarakanika, Daringibadi, Hirakud, Pati…Continue Reading