Oil and gas companies give more in campaign contributions to members of Congress with voting records against the environment, according to a new study. The study found the oil and gas industry is more likely to invest in the campaigns of legislators who receive a lower score from environmental groups that track their voting records.…… MORE
Lawmakers in the House of Representatives are set to cast a historic vote this week to designate lynching as a federal crime. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced last week that the House on Wednesday will take up HR 35, anti-lynching legislation introduced in the House by Democratic Rep. Bobby Rush of Illinois called the…… MORE
A former tennis coach at the University of Texas at Austin who accepted $100,000 in bribes in the college admissions scam was sentenced to six months in prison Monday, prosecutors said. Michael Center, 55, last year pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud. In exchange for the bribes, Center agreed with the mastermind of the…… MORE
The Trump administration has canceled plans to bring coronavirus patients to an Alabama city after pushback from local and state officials. The move comes amid concern about novel coronavirus cases in the United States and growing fears of a global pandemic. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Monday there were 53 confirmed…… MORE
Harvey Weinstein, facing at least five years in prison after a New York jury found him guilty of sex crimes, still has more charges to deal with in California. Prosecutors in Los Angeles charged Weinstein in early January with raping one woman and sexually assaulting another in separate incidents over a two-day period in 2013.…… MORE
Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg said at a private event in 2016 that his presidential campaign platform would have been to “defend the banks” and also labeled the progressive movement and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, now a rival for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, as “scary.” When asked his views on the rise…… MORE
The widow of Kobe Bryant is suing Island Express Helicopters for the January crash that killed the NBA legend and their daughter, alleging in part that the pilot failed to safely operate the aircraft. Vanessa Bryant’s lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday, the same day a memorial celebration for Kobe and…… MORE
Sometimes you can say a lot without saying much at all. Nike released a touching tribute to Kobe Bryant on Monday, released just as the public memorial service honoring Bryant and his daughter Gianna got underway. The simple yet effective tribute featured no videos or images. Rather, with various audio clips playing in the background,…… MORE
Both Skeet Ulrich and Marisol Nichols are leaving “Riverdale” at the end of its current fourth season, a rep for the CW tells CNN. Ulrich played Jughead’s dad (played by Cole Sprouse). He tells CNN in a that while he will miss everyone, it’s time to move on. “I’m incredibly grateful for the friendships I’ve…… MORE
A New York City firefighter who helped recover his brother’s body after 9/11 died on Saturday from pancreatic cancer caused by his rescue efforts at Ground Zero. Daniel Foley joined the Fire Department of New York in 1998, FDNY spokesperson Jim Long told CNN. On September 11, 2001, Foley watched his older brother, fellow firefighter…… MORE
Q: 50% of people say if they’re going to do this, they do it on the weekend… A: Pay bills
Q: NASA is working to make these possible within the next 15-years… A: Electric Airplanes
Q: The younger you are, the more likely you are to hate this about yourself… A: The sound of your voice