An Arizona woman charged in connection with the Jan. 6 onslaught of the U.S. Capitol bragged in a Snapchat video that she was recently recruited by a Kansas City, Kan., chapter of the Proud Boys, a neofascist organization that describes itself as “Western chauvinists” and has long forbidden female members.
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The Justice Department Wednesday afternoon revealed new charges against three North Korean government computer hackers for conducting a range of cyberattacks around the world over more than a decade, primarily aimed at enriching the leaders of the isolated regime and evading global sanctions.
During the White House press briefing on Wednesday deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technology Anne Neuberger gave an update on the investigation into the SolarWinds hack, which officials say compromised government and private industry computer systems and was backed by Russia.
Across the southern Plains, winter storms are wreaking havoc among areas not accustomed to prolonged snowy weather. In many parts of Texas, the situation has been made worse because of problems with the power grid, leaving many residents without heat or electricity.
Dr. Shelley Francis, co-founder and managing partner at EVNoire, discusses the infrastructure bill, the state of the electric vehicle industry, and how the organization is working with companies like Uber and Lyft to go green with Yahoo Finance’s Julie Hyman, Myles Udland, and Brian Sozzi.
This is the president of Tokyo 2020, Seiko Hashimoto.The 56-year-old politician will be leading the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee after ex-prime minister Yoshiro Mori resigned from the post over sexist remarks.Hashimoto was born just days before Japan hosted the Summer Olympics in 1964.Her parents named her after the Olympic flame and she has lived up to that name.Hashimoto took part in seven Olympic Games - the most Olympic games any Japanese woman has ever participated in.The highest Olympic medal she won was a bronze at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games in the Ladies 1,500 meter ice-skating race.She's also the only Japanese woman to have competed in the Olympics while serving as a lawmaker.After marrying a widower in 2000, she made history again by becoming the first upper house lawmaker to give birth while holding office. Her policy focus has been on education, and she has also prioritized health issues and Japan’s falling birth rate. Hashimoto served as the Olympics minister, doubling as Minister in Charge of Women’s Empowerment, before taking up the post as the Tokyo 2020 president.
As people without power and water wait in long lines for the essentials, there those who are happy to lend a hand to pay it forward.
Oscar-, Golden Globe- and four-time Emmy-winner Regina King is set to star in and produce “Shirley,” the feature film biopic about Shirley Chisholm, America’s first Black congresswoman. The film, produced by Participant, will be written and directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker John Ridley, with production expected to begin later this year. The story tracks Chisholm’s 1972 […]
Well hello, guv’nor! A Million Little Things‘ winter premiere marks Maggie’s return from Oxford, where she’s been taking part in a fellowship. And you didn’t think the show’s writers would let such a momentous occasion pass without quickly throwing Mags into the same room as her ex-boyfriend and his new lady, did you? In these […]
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The chilling videos displayed during President Trump's impeachment trial weren't the work of a movie company. Trial consultant firm DOAR was behind the gripping presentation.
The Biden administration on Thursday rescinded former president Donald Trump’s restoration of U.N. sanctions on Iran, an announcement that could help Washington move toward rejoining the 2015 nuclear agreement aimed at reining in the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program. Acting U.S. Ambassador Richard Mills sent a letter to the U.N. Security Council on behalf of President Joe Biden saying the United States “hereby withdraws” three letters from the Trump administration culminating in its Sept. 19 announcement that the United States had re-imposed U.N. sanctions on Tehran.
A decade ago, a winter storm exposed vulnerabilities in the Texas electric grid. Did anything really change?
A six-pack of Miami Dolphins notes on a Thursday:
The Biden administration will pledge $4 billion to a coronavirus vaccination program for poorer countries in hopes of prying loose bigger donations from other governments, U.S. officials said on Thursday. U.S. President Joe Biden will use his first meeting with leaders of Group of Seven advanced economies on Friday to announce an immediate $2 billion donation to the COVAX program co-led by the World Health Organization, officials said. COVAX aims to ensure a fair supply of coronavirus vaccines around the world.
The United States on Thursday told the United Nations Security Council it was rescinding a Trump administration assertion that all U.N. sanctions had been reimposed on Iran in September. Acting U.S. Ambassador Richard Mills informed the 15-member body in a letter seen by Reuters. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told European allies on Thursday that President Joe Biden's administration was prepared to talk to Iran about both countries returning to a 2015 deal that aims to stop Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon.
Martha Stewart uses dried beans in her chili, while Ina Garten uses chicken for the meat.
Though Donald Trump’s daughter is not running, his daughter-in-law might
If convicted of the four charges, David Reeves could spend up to 25 years in prison and be forced to pay as much as a $1 million fine.
Voting technology companies, media personalities and everyone in between may soon file lawsuits against the former president — that is, if his reported fears come true
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover will attempt to record video and audio as it plunges through the planet's atmosphere at 12,000 mph.
