New York City mom plans $10 million lawsuit against police after arrest for improperly wearing face mask
Courtesy Sanford Rubenstein(NEW YORK) — BY: CHRISTINA CARREGA A New York City mom who believes she was wrongfully arrested for not properly wearing a face mask while on the subway platform, intends to file a $10 million
Target raising minimum wage to $15, announces bonuses for front-line workers
iStock/Andrei Stanescu(NEW YORK) — BY: ELLA TORRES Target announced on Wednesday that, effective July 5, its minimum starting wage for U.S. employees will increase to $15 an hour. The retail giant’s previous minimum starting wage was $13,
Restaurant, food service industry has lost nearly $120B due to pandemic
ABC News(NEW YORK) — BY: KELLY MCCARTHY The food and restaurant industry has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, with a new survey reporting a seismic drop in sales with billions in lost revenue. According to
Parkland survivor turned racial equality activist is fighting on two fronts
Lamar Goodwine(WASHINGTON) — BY: KENNEDEY BELL Though permanently scarred from surviving a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in 2018, Aalayah Eastmond, 19, said she refuses to let her traumatic experiences obstruct her road to
Trump rolls out national plan to address veteran suicides
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — BY: BEN GITTLESON President Donald Trump and his administration on Wednesday rolled out the general contours of a plan to prevent military veterans and other Americans from dying by suicide, including increasing public awareness,
First step in reopening library services begins today
PORT ANGELES – Libraries countywide began accepting book returns via curbside service today, the first baby step toward reopening services since NOLS was forced to shut down back in March because of the pandemic. Because all materials
Kristen Stewart to play Princess Diana in new movie, 'Spencer'
Kevin Winter/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Kristen Stewart is going from playing an angel to a princess. Specifically, the Charlie’s Angels actress will be playing Diana Spencer, aka Lady Diana, Princess of Wales in an upcoming drama. The Hollywood Reporter says the period piece, called Spencer, will
'Artemis Fowl' star Lara McDonnell talks meeting Dame Judi Dench and learning to “fly”
Disney+(NEW YORK) — Artemis Fowl debuted on Disney+ last week, after the COVID-19 shutdown scrapped plans for a theatrical release. But that didn’t stop star Lara McDonnell, who plays fairy Holly Short in the fantasy family film, from celebrating the premiere
New data shows young people need to take social distancing seriously
People wait in line at a snack bar at Island H2O Live! water park as the attraction becomes the only major water park in the Orlando area to reopen for Memorial Day weekend after closing for the
Lawmakers accuse FAA chief of 'stonewalling' investigation into Boeing 737 Max
Graeme Jennings-Pool/Getty ImagesBy MINA KAJI, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Fifteen months after the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max, lawmakers accused the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of stonewalling their investigation into the certification of the troubled jet