The brightly colored, cheerfully surrealist world of this year’s Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue is instantly appealing. It shows a place you’d like to walk inside—or, perhaps, an ideal theme for an Oscar party that can’t happen. But a cover this bold could only follow a year of pandemic. The team behind the Hollywood Issue brought…
The Saudi journalist was killed in Istanbul in 2018.February 26, 2021, 6:53 PM• 7 min readThe Office of Director of National Intelligence on Friday released its highly anticipated report on the murder of Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi, making public the U.S. intelligence community’s assessment that Saudi Arabia’s crown prince approved an operation to capture or…
A passenger who allegedly hit a flight attendant after an argument over wearing a face mask could soon be $27,500 poorerByThe Associated PressFebruary 26, 2021, 6:35 PM• 2 min readWASHINGTON — Federal officials are seeking a $27,500 civil penalty against an airline passenger who allegedly struck a flight attendant who asked the passenger and a…
The number of minority hires for open positions in the NFL nearly doubled to 34.6% in 2021By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football WriterFebruary 26, 2021, 6:24 PM• 1 min readThe number of minority hires for open positions in the NFL nearly doubled to 34.6% in 2021.According to the league’s demographics study obtained Friday by The…
United Airlines will pay more than $49 million to settle criminal and civil accusations of defrauding the post office in the handling of international mailBy The Associated PressFebruary 26, 2021, 6:36 PM• 1 min readUnited Airlines will pay more than $49 million to avoid criminal prosecution and settle civil charges of defrauding the U.S. Postal…
An explosion has struck an Israeli-owned cargo ship sailing out of the Middle East, an unexplained blast renewing concerns about ship security amid escalating tensions between the U.S. and IranBy JON GAMBRELL and ISABEL DEBRE Associated PressFebruary 26, 2021, 6:26 PM• 5 min readDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An explosion struck an Israeli-owned cargo ship…
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Thursday he would “absolutely” support former President Donald Trump if he won the GOP’s 2024 presidential nominee.“Well there’s a lot to happen between now and ’24,” McConnell said in an interview with Fox News. “I’ve got at least four members that I think are planning to run for…
NBC News’ Richard Engel reports on the U.S. airstrikes authorized by President Biden against an Iranian-backed militia group in eastern Syria.Feb. 26, 2021
Emergency Use Authorization for the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine could come as soon as this weekend, with 4 million doses ready to ship immediately. This vaccine requires only one dose and can be stored in normal refrigerators.Feb. 26, 2021
While the women’s flyweight title will be at stake in April, the UFC men’s flyweight championship is slated for a highly anticipated rematch a couple of months later. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani reports that champion Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno will rematch at UFC 263 on June 12th. These two first met at UFC 256 on…
