It doesn’t get better than this: Encouraged by the surprise electoral victory of President Donald Trump and his aggressive push for tax cuts and deregulation, the U.S. stock market ended the first ever “perfect year.” That is, one in which all 12 months featured a gain for the S&P 500 […]
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N.Y. quadruple murder victims ID’d as mom, partner, 11-year-old son, 5-year-old daughter
Police on Thursday identified the two women and two children found dead in a house in upstate New York that the police chief called the worst act of “savagery” he’s seen in four decades on the job. The victims have been identified as 36-year-old Shanta Myers; her children, 11-year-old Jeremiah […]
Teen with mental health issues jailed years without trial
Tyler Haire was a 16-year-old with a history of mental health issues when he was arrested in 2012 for allegedly stabbing his father’s girlfriend with a 10-inch butcher knife. According to a joint investigation by BBC News and ProPublica, Haire remained in a Mississippi jail for nearly four years without getting […]
NYC tightens security for Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration
NEW YORK — Three days before the ball drops in Times Square, security is already building up. “The take away from our preparation is this: people will be safe and should feel safe too,” said James O’Neill, New York City Police Commissioner. NYPD steps up security ahead of New Year’s Eve […]
LA’s Museum of Failure celebrates commercial flops from years past
LOS ANGELES — Everyone knows America loves a winner, but there’s one place where they always raise a glass to the loser. Remember Google Glass, or Rejuvenique? What about the Hawaii Hula Chair? You can see them all at the Museum of Failure in Los Angeles, thanks to Martin Biallas, who […]
Ex-soccer star poised to win Liberian presidency
MONROVIA, Liberia — Former international soccer star George Weah is poised to win Liberia’s presidency, according to provisional results released Thursday by the National Elections Commission. With 98.1 percent of the votes counted in Tuesday’s runoff election, Weah had received 61.5 percent of ballots and Vice President Joseph Boakai had […]
The 10 best films of 2017
In a year filled with discomfiting news, it’s surprising perhaps that many of 2017’s best films were documentaries — movies that tried to better frame and understand current events, politics, social history or family traumas. Coming to grips with reality was the theme of the year, inside and outside of […]
James Franco: My parents considered my dream of acting “foolish”
The parents of Academy Award-nominated actor James Franco initially thought his dream to become an actor was foolish, he tells Tony Dokoupil in an interview to air on CBS’ “Sunday Morning” December 31. He didn’t listen, and today Franco is garnering great reviews for his work in “The Disaster Artist,” […]
Behind Halo Top ice cream’s low-calorie success
Can ice cream ever be healthy? A company called Halo Top Creamery is attracting more ice cream lovers with a promise of lower calories and less guilt. Time magazine named it one of the best inventions of the year. Over the summer, it also became the best-selling pint of ice […]
Lawyer for “Pharma Bro” Shkreli convicted of fraud
NEW YORK – A lawyer accused of helping pharmaceutical entrepreneur Martin Shkreli cover up a financial fraud was convicted on Wednesday, a result a prosecutor said should send a “powerful message” through the legal profession. After an 11-week trial, Evan Greebel was convicted by a federal jury in Brooklyn of […]