Earlier this year, Utah and Idaho’s Republican-controlled legislatures passed bans on flying the rainbow pride flags and other “unofficial flags” on government property. Leaders in both states’ capital cities, Salt Lake City and Boise, recently devised an inventive workaround – changing their official flags. Salt Lake City’s mayor, Erin Mendenhall, proposed the adoption of three…
Police carried out an overnight raid at a Buenos Aires health clinic to seize Diego Maradona’s complete medical records following a court order during the trial of seven healthcare professionals accused of negligence in the former soccer star’s death. Pablo Dimitroff, the medical director at Los Olivos clinic, testified that Maradona underwent pre-surgical studies, and…
A popular coffee company from China will be opening its first American location in New York City. Luckin Coffee will open at 755 Broadway at East Eighth Street in the East Village, as reported by EV Grieve. There is no opening date yet. In recent years, coffee shops has become increasingly more popular in China…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting at the William McChesney Martin Jr. Federal Reserve Board Building on May 7, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images When the Federal Open Market Committee met in March, U.S. President Donald Trump had yet to…
U.S. women’s national team forward Mallory Swanson is expecting her first child with husband Dansby Swanson, shortstop for the Chicago Cubs. The couple announced the pregnancy on Instagram, with Mallory Swanson captioning a series of photos, “Our greatest blessing.” Mallory Swanson, 27, was on the U.S. team that won the 2019 Women’s World Cup, and…
The Trump administration is reportedly eyeing dozens of grants across the National Park Service for termination, according to reporting from the New York Times, one of several moves destabilizing the US’s investment in public lands. According to the newspaper, staff members at Elon Musk’s unofficial “department of government efficiency” have created a spreadsheet of federal…
Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images David Bailey, CEO of media group BTC Inc., and a key crypto advisor to President Donald Trump, has raised $300 million to launch a publicly traded bitcoin investment company, CNBC has confirmed. The deal, which has been in the works since January, consists of $200 million in…
Soccer’s international governing body has confirmed eight host cities for the 2027 Women’s World Cup to be held in Brazil. FIFA announced the venues for the month-long tournament on Wednesday but hasn’t decided yet where the opening match and the final will take place. All eight sites were among the 12 used for the Men’s…
The son of the owner of Piero’s Italian Cuisine and co-founder of the hospitality group behind two Las Vegas restaurants was arrested on Saturday, April 26, after allegedly threatening a shooting attack at Piero’s, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Evan Glusman, co-founder of Batch Hospitality Group, was reportedly arrested and booked on suspicion of…
George Kurtz, co-founder and chief executive officer of Crowdstrike Inc., speaks during the Montgomery Summit in Santa Monica, California, U.S., on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Cybersecurity software maker CrowdStrike said Wednesday it plans to lay off 500 employees, representing about 5% of its workforce, a move CEO…
