Meta, formerly known as Facebook, is adding a new Slack-like “@everyone” functionality that will notify all participants in a chat about a new message.When you start a message with @everyone, all participants in the chat will be notified. @everyone is perfect for group reminders, impromptu get-togethers or when you need to gather the braintrust to…Continue Reading

Infowars host Alex Jones has offered to pay $120,000 per plaintiff to resolve a lawsuit by relatives of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims who said he defamed them by asserting the massacre never happened, according to court filings Tuesday AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File Infowars host Alex Jones offered to pay $120,000 per plaintiff…Continue Reading

In this Sept. 6, 2017 photo Leslie Van Houten reacts after hearing she is eligible for parole during a hearing at the California Institution for Women in Corona, California. Gov. Gavin Newsom would later reject the Manson follower getting parole. Stan Lim/Los Angeles Daily News via AP, Pool, File California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday…Continue Reading

A woman was arrested Tuesday for allegedly slashing another straphanger because she was eating on a Brooklyn train earlier this month, police said. Shailyn Souffrant, 22, was charged with assault over the underground violence aboard a D train at about 10:30 p.m. March 16, according to cops. The train was approaching the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue…Continue Reading

Legendary rock star Eric Clapton turns 77 on March 30. Walk through the influential guitarist’s life, from his time with Cream to racking up Grammys during his solo career. Despite his age, the musician still performs, with him recently doing a show at Gas South Arena in 2021 Robb Cohen/Invision/AP Eric Clapton first got his…Continue Reading

A sign advises about a shark attack, Friday, Dec. 24, 2021, in Morro Bay, Calif. In reports cited Tuesday, March 29, 2022, authorities have concluded that a great white shark killed a bodyboarder last Christmas Eve in Morro Bay, Calif. AP A bodyboarder was attacked by a great white shark in central California on Christmas…Continue Reading

An “extremely infectious” omicron sub-variant, BA.2, has the potential to unleash another deadly wave of COVID-19 infections in the United States. While the astonishingly infectious progeny of omicron has been making headlines as it spreads around the world, it just passed a grim milestone in the United States as it surpassed its parent variant to…Continue Reading

Lady Whistledown, the high society gossip writer, may narrate episodes of “Bridgerton,” Netflix’s Regency drama from Shondaland, currently in its second season. Unmasked as Penelope Featherington last season, the young writer dashing in and out of carriages, hiding in a maid’s cloak and adopting fake accents at the print shop is played by Nicola Coughlan with Julie…Continue Reading

“The Problem With Jon Stewart” has been quietly humming along on Apple TV+ — until the show decided to invite conservative pundit Andrew Sullivan to discuss race and racism with an all-white panel. The recently aired episode titled “Taking Responsibility For Systemic Racism” brought together La Salle University sociology professor Charles “Chip” Gallagher, Lisa Bond of Race2Dinner, a…Continue Reading

In the second full day of The Slap discourse, “The View” still has strong opinions about Will Smith, even after the actor publicly apologized to Chris Rock for slapping him live on the Oscars telecast Sunday night after the comedian took a pot-shot at the actor’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. The actor went on to win…Continue Reading