Commenters were in disbelief after one woman detailed her sister’s demand that their family members all provide free child care and financial assistance in a popular internet forum.In a Reddit post published on r/AmITheA**hole, Redditor u/lecm234 explained her decision not to help her sister, and asked the subreddit’s 3.6 million members if she was wrong…Continue Reading
BEIJING (AP) — The gold medalist said she felt empty. The silver medalist pledged never to skate again. The favorite left in tears without saying a word.After one of the most dramatic nights in their sport’s history, Russia’s trio of teenage figure skating stars each enter an uncertain future.Her Olympics and life turned upside down…Continue Reading
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas grand jury indicted 19 Austin police officers on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for their actions during 2020 protests over racial injustice that spread nationwide following the killing of George Floyd, according to people familiar with the matter.Multiple people spoke to The Associated Press Thursday on…Continue Reading
A Florida police officer was accused of using excessive force after a video captured him repeatedly punching a man and shoving his knee onto the man’s head after he was handcuffed, authorities said Wednesday. Nicholas Lordi, 34, of the West Palm Beach Police Department, was charged with aggravated battery in the encounter Nov. 1, 2019, outside…Continue Reading
After two stellar runs in the freeski halfpipe final, Eileen Gu claimed her second Olympic gold — and third medal of the Beijing Games — Friday.Gu, 18, was last to start, throwing down a score of 93.25 on her first run that would not be matched by the 11 other skiers in the field. On…Continue Reading
Tequila 512 is suing Kendall Jenner’s 818 Tequila for trademark infringement, false designation of origin and unfair competition, alleging that the brand copied its logo and color scheme. In its suit, filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Central California, Tequila 512 accused K & Soda LLC, which owns 818 Tequila, of “simply and blatantly”…Continue Reading
The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it is investigating certain powdered infant formula following four customer reports of children contracting serious infections.In a news release, the FDA said infections stemming from the bacterium Cronobacter sakazakii and the strain Salmonella Newport have been linked to powdered infant formula produced in Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis, Michigan, facility. The FDA’s investigation…Continue Reading
Nadia Nadim was raised in Afghanistan until her father, an Afghan National Army general, was executed by the Taliban in 2000. Months later, when she was 11 years old, her family escaped the country in the middle of the night.They were smuggled out of Afghanistan in the back of a truck on a route that…Continue Reading
In a highly unusual move, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Thursday endorsed Harriet Hageman, the Trump-backed candidate challenging Rep. Liz Cheney in the Wyoming Republican primary.”I am proud to endorse Harriet Hageman for Congress,” McCarthy, R-Calif., said in a statement tweeted by Hageman. “I look forward to welcoming Harriet to a Republican majority next…Continue Reading
Seattle, the biggest city in the state where the first U.S. case of Covid-19 was confirmed more than two years ago, will lift its proof-of-vaccination requirement for restaurants, theaters and gyms starting March 1.And city and county employees who have been working from home for two long years will soon start getting called back into…Continue Reading
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