‘We live in grief-phobic societies’: experts explain how to become more comfortable with death | Well actually
For most people, death is not a standard topic of conversation. One day, over lunch, a friend started talking about her mother’s death a few years earlier. Her voice was heard from time to time, but she spoke about it clearly – as a simple fact of…
Stephen Wacker Outlines His ‘New Mandate’ for Every Marvel Comic • AIPT
Stephen Wacker begins his tenure as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics with a simple idea: Readers shouldn’t have to wait for a designated starting point to start reading Marvel. In what was described as his first major interview since taking on the…
Whistleblower says Trump asked FBI to investigate protesters over TikTok
The FBI has opened preliminary investigations targeting anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protesters in Southern California, a former FBI intelligence official claimed in a whistleblower complaint, adding that she believed the move violated the…
Alito says Supreme Court can’t stem surge in emergency appeals, ‘not happy’ with Trump’s rhetoric
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito says the growing volume of emergency appeals to the court is not a good thing, but he adds there is little the court can do to change the trajectory. The number of petitions asking the justices to…
Starbucks Lawsuit: Consumers sue over ‘sugar-free’ protein drinks containing sugar
A consumer lawsuit accuses Starbucks of adding sugar, sometimes as much as that in a Kit Kat bar, to drinks marketed as sugar-free. The products in question include hot and iced protein lattes and matcha protein drinks in vanilla and caramel flavors.…
NFL suspends two referees for ‘unprofessional conduct’ towards players
Two NFL officials whose behavior toward players drew attention Sunday have been sidelined by the league. The NFL announced Monday that it has suspended linesman Jeff Seeman for two games and referee Adrian Hill for one after contentious interactions with…
Cristiano Ronaldo sets strict conditions for his return to the Portugal team
Cristiano Ronaldo will not return to Portugal as long as Jorge Jesus is their head coach, the Portuguese branch of CNN reported Tuesday afternoon. Ronaldo continues to make headlines. The 41-year-old striker left the Portuguese camp early on Thursday and…
Trump orders execution by firing squad of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan
President Donald Trump approved the execution by firing squad of Nidal Malik Hasan, a former U.S. Army psychiatrist who opened fire on dozens of people at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009. Sean Parnell, a Pentagon spokesman, said Monday that Defense Secretary…
British Airways plans 106-seat business class on Airbus A380s
The new club world business class cabin of the Airbus A380. Courtesy of British Airways British Airways is building what it calls the world’s “largest” business class cabin and eliminating dozens of coach class seats, the starkest…
Trump administration unveils plan to tie high birth and marriage rates to public transit funding
Communities with high birth and marriage rates could soon get an edge in getting federal money for public transit — a long-sought government goal. Asset but an administration that a senior Democratic official calls “bizarre and dystopian.” The Federal…