When are the dog days of summer?
The official "dog days" of summer begin on July 3 and end on August 11. So how did this time frame earn its canine nickname? It turns out the phrase…
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‘He broke the law’: Cuomo groping accuser speaks out for first time
An executive assistant to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo who last week filed a criminal complaint alleging he groped her came forward Sunday and publicly identified herself amid growing calls…
“Jeopardy!” is likely naming this man you never heard of as host – apparently the job was always his
All told, 2021 has been a miserable year for the hopeful. We hoped vaccines would brighten the light that marks the end of our pandemic tunnel, only to realize that…
When will kids under 12 be able to get the vaccine? Here’s what experts say
For parents, recent revelations regarding the ultra-contagiousness of the coronavirus' delta variant could not have come at a worse time. As parents gear up to send their children back to school for what many…
Texas now has more COVID deaths than New York — despite once trailing by 29,000
At the start of the novel coronavirus pandemic, New York served as the disease's ground zero in the United States, as it rapidly infected an unsuspecting public and quickly overwhelmed…
Republican state senator doubles down on Arizona audit critique after being booed at Trump rally
Arizona State Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita, a Republican, had a reporter escorted from a Trump rally in Phoenix after she was booed off stage by a crowd of Trump supporters. She…
A former advice columnist on the pain problem that persists and his enduring answer, 15 years later
Fifteen years ago, Salon's then-advice columnist Cary Tennis received a letter that posed a troubling question. The writer, who gave the name "Ready for the End," was a 36-year-old in…
Sandra Oh is ready to shake up academia in new trailer for Netflix’s dark comedy “The Chair”
On Wednesday, Netflix released the first look at the original dark comedy series, "The Chair," starring Sandra Oh in her latest TV starring role after her Emmy-winning turn in "Killing Eve."…
White House wanted Hannity to stop telling Trump “crazy stuff” during campaign: book
Appearing on MSNBC with "The Sunday Show" host Jonathan Capehart, author Michael Wolff was asked about a revelation in his book "Landslide," that Donald Trump believed that Michelle Obama would…
Murdoch-backed Fox News corporate PAC donates to Sen. Joe Manchin’s campaign
A corporate political action committee for the parent company of Fox News, funded partially by the Murdoch family, donated to the 2024 re-election campaign of Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, campaign filings…