New York teen discovers new planet while interning with NASA
iStock(NEW YORK) — A New York teen reached for the stars last summer and found a one-of-a-kind planet. Wolf Cukier, 17, an intern at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, last July, was tasked with
Phony agents scam Sandy Hook charity with fake promise to book Justin Timberlake for concert: FBI
iStock(SAN ANTONIO, Texas) — When the Sandy Hook Promise foundation wanted to host a benefit concert at the Alamodome in San Antonio, an organizer for the nonprofit turned to Nancy Jean and Carissa Scott, hoping they could
'Harriet', 'When They See Us' and more lead the list of NAACP nominees
Ava Duvernay directs Jharrel Jerome in “When They See Us” – Atsushi Nishijima/Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — The nominees for the 51st NAACP Image Awards have been announced and it’s safe to say, now’s a good time to get
Southern border arrests continue to decline, challenges remain for immigration authorities
iStock(WASHINGTON) — The number of migrants stopped by authorities along the southern border continued to fall into the final month of 2019, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data released on Thursday. The decline marks a
Jailers failed to preserve security video linked to Jeffrey Epstein's 1st suicide attempt: Officials
iStock(NEW YORK) — Security video purportedly showing the outside of millionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s New York jail cell at the time of his attempted suicide in July has been lost, federal prosecutors claim. The five hours
Subaru recalling nearly 500K cars as part of the faulty Takata air bags scandal
iStock(NEW YORK) — Subaru is recalling nearly 500,000 vehicles as part of the still-ongoing Takata air bag scandal that is impacting tens of millions of vehicles in the U.S. The company is recalling 497,922 cars for faulty
“I have good days and bad days” – Alex Trebek gives a health update at ABC TCAs
ABC(LOS ANGELES) — At the TCA winter press tour to promote the ABC special Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time, beloved host Alex Trebek gave an update on his battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. “I have
Weinstein judge won't recuse himself after scolding producer for phone use in court
DNY59/iStock(NEW YORK) — A New York trial judge on Thursday denied a motion by Harvey Weinstein’s defense team to recuse himself from the case after vigorously scolding the Hollywood producer earlier this week and threatening to revoke
Woman who plotted to use bomb in US terror attack sentenced to 15 years
Kuzma/iStock(NEW YORK) — A Queens, New York woman who plotted to build a bomb for a terrorist attack inside the U.S. was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a New York federal judge on Thursday. Asia
Facebook doubles down on political ads policy, still won't ban micro-targeting
Facebook(NEW YORK) — Facebook doubled down on its political ads policy Thursday, saying it “considered” changing it due to backlash, but ultimately decided to keep it mostly the same. In particular, critics were concerned about two points: