Year: 2024

Jack Smith asks judge in Jan. 6 case to address immunity as Trump seeks dismissal

Lawyers for Donald Trump and special counsel Jack Smith disagree on how to proceed with the former president’s election interference case, both sides said in a joint filing late Friday. On the heels of this week’s superseding indictment in which Smith adjusted the…

Cooking for Kamala event with Padma Lakshmi, José Andrés and more top chefs raises over $200K

More than 60 of the world’s best chefs and restaurateurs on Thursday joined Cooking for Kamala, a virtual Zoom fundraiser for Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2024 presidential campaign. The event, co-hosted by Joel McHale and Padma Lakshmi, was inspired by the vice…

A photographic historical look at the sexy stewardesses of the 1960s-1980s

Pacific Southwest Airlines employee in mini-skirts and go-go boots. The flight attendant occupation took permanent shape in the 1930s as “women’s work,” that is, work not only predominately performed by women but also defined as embodying white, middle-class ideals of…

RFK Jr. sues to get his name off North Carolina ballot

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is suing the North Carolina State Board of Elections in a last-ditch attempt to get his name removed the state’s ballot ahead of the 2024 presidential election. The lawsuit filed in Wake County Superior Court Friday…

Harris campaign criticizes Trump for ‘brazen flip-flops’ on marijuana

Days after Vice President Kamala Harris took questions on her changing views on policy, her campaign sent out a memo criticizing Donald Trump on his “brazen flip flops,” including on marijuana reform, accusing the former president of “just making things up” ahead of the…

Moms for Liberty fully embraces Trump, widens role in national politics

WASHINGTON — In her welcoming remarks at Moms for Liberty’s annual gathering in the nation’s capital on Friday, the group’s co-founder, Tiffany Justice, urged members to “fight like a mother” against the Democratic presidential ticket. Later that evening, after she had…

These Old Photos Show What the First Day of School Looked Like in the Past Century

In the rapidly evolving landscape of education, where traditions and customs are shaped by the ebb and flow of time, the first day of school holds a special place. From the early 1900s to the turn of the millennium, each…

Police say a man will face charges after storming into the press area at a Trump rally

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — Police said Saturday that a man will face misdemeanor charges after he stormed into the press area at Donald Trump’s rally in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, before being surrounded by authorities and eventually subdued with a Taser as the former president spoke at the…

Trump’s push for free IVF may attract suburban women, but questions about covering cost

As former President Donald Trump works to court suburban women, his campaign is working to change the narrative around his position on reproductive rights, now with a sweeping new policy proposal on IVF — in vitro fertilization. In recent weeks, Trump…

The Fabulous Bars & Restaurants of the Boeing 747: Amazing Vintage Photos Show the Glamorous Airline Lounges in the Sky From the 1970s

Today domestic first class means free drinks, free (perhaps edible) food, and a seat that might not leave you with a chronic back condition. While deregulation played a large role in driving down quality and prices, this ‘golden age’ of…