Beauty brand Ulta found itself apologizing Monday for a tragic gaffe. The makeup retailer not only invited customers via email to “hang” with designer Kate Spade, who used that method to take her life in 2018, but also did so at the beginning of Mental…
Pelosi, Schumer lead chorus of Democratic outrage over potential overturn of Roe v. Wade: ‘Abominantion’
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi led a chorus of outrage over a leaked Supreme Court opinion that would overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion. The Democratic congressional leaders d…
Gleyber Torres powers Yankees to tenth straight win
TORONTO — The Yankees showed up Monday night. After months of speculation and concern about whether the Yankees would be able to bring their entire roster through the the strict Canadian COVID vaccine travel requirements for players, the first-place Bo…
Country singer Naomi Judd died by suicide, report says
Naomi Judd, who was public about her struggles with acute anxiety and depression, died by suicide, sources told People on Monday. Her daughters Ashley and Wynonna Judd had obliquely alluded to that possibility when they announced her death at age 76 on…
Vice President Kamala Harris tests negative for COVID-19 after brief case
Vice President Kamala Harris tested negative for COVID-19 on Monday, six days after she was diagnosed with a virus case, the White House said. Harris, who is 57 and received two booster shots before testing positive, will continue wearing a mask for 10…
Jan. 6 committee asks 3 more GOP lawmakers to voluntarily cooperate
The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol on Monday asked three more Republican lawmakers to voluntarily cooperate. The panel asked Rep. Mo Brooks of Alabama, Rep. Ronny Jackson of Texas and Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona t…
NYC enters ‘medium risk alert level’ as COVID cases climb
NEW YORK — New York City Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan declared Monday morning that the city has elevated its COVID-19 threat level to a “medium risk alert” due to a recent increase in cases. It’s the first time Mayor Eric Adams’ administration has …
‘The Parent Trap’ actress Joanna Barnes dead at 87
Joanna Barnes, who played different but memorable roles in two iterations of “The Parent Trap,” has died at age 87. A friend of the actress, Sally Jackson, told The Hollywood Reporter that Barnes had battled “multiple health problems.” An official caus…
Trump suggested shooting DC protestors in the legs according to ex-Sec. of Defense Mark Esper in new book
Former President Donald Trump suggested shooting racial justice protesters when the demonstrations neared the White House, former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper writes in a new memoir. “Can’t you just shoot them? Just shoot them in the legs or somethi…
Editorial: The national redistricting problem must be solved by Congress or federal courts
New York Democrats’ hyperpartisan gerrymandering violated the state Constitution, which voters amended eight years ago to establish a bipartisan redistricting commission — specifically prohibiting line-drawing that discourages competition or gives one …