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Few cities in the US, let alone the world, have the innovation legacy of San Francisco. Whether it’s the arts or cuisine, technology or public transit, what happens in the Bay Area often establishes a blueprint for cities elsewhere. So perhaps it’s no surprise that even the most seemingly mundane act for anyone living in

Addison Rae, the influencer and aspiring movie star largely responsible for the mainstreaming of TikTok, was temporarily booted from the platform on Thursday night, according to a tweet she posted on her account. “Well time to get a job,” the 21-year-old influencer, who has 85 million followers, tweeted, accompanied by a screengrab of a notification

Robert Durst, the eccentric outcast of a powerful New York real-estate dynasty, was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole Thursday for the execution-style murder of his best friend Susan Berman more than two decades ago. “There is sufficient evidence, indeed overwhelming evidence, of guilt,” Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mark Windham said

For decades, Victoria’s Secret was a mall lingerie giant. In recent years, however, the brand has fallen from grace as executives faced allegations of harassment, bullying, fat-shaming, and promoting a company culture of misogyny. And, perhaps unsurprisingly, between 2015 and 2020, the company’s sales dropped by more than $2 billion. Beyond that, the former owner

Gymnastic champions Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols and Aly Raisman joined forces to pressure Congress to terminate the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee’s board of directors after it allegedly failed to protect them from longtime team doctor Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse, as The Wall Street Journal reports. Nassar abused an estimated 300 young athletes

What was really going on when Lauren Zarras visited her boyfriend Robbie at college, surprising him while he sat on a couch with three girls? What was meant to be a sweet, heartwarming video turned into the internet’s hottest relationship scandal, with millions of TikTokers picking apart whether the 20-second clip was definitive proof of

Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito’s cause of death was determined to be strangulation, authorities announced during a press conference with Teton County, Wyoming Coroner Dr. Brent Blue Tuesday, October 12th. Due to Wyoming law, Blue said he was able to provide any details beyond the cause and manner of death, including how he came to his conclusions.

Jon Gruden has resigned as Las Vegas Raiders head coach following reports that he used racist, homophobic and misogynistic language in emails, as NFL Network reports. The news comes following damning reports from The Wall Street Journal on Friday and the New York Times on Monday. “I have resigned as Head Coach of the Las Vegas Raiders. I love the

After the Biden administration announced last month that all federal employees must be vaccinated, most major airlines (which are technically government contractors) have followed suit, requiring their workers to get vaccinated as well. As a result, there’s been an emerging sub-genre of disgruntled airline employees coming forward on social media to complain about being subject

“Maybe people should stay and fight and take back the schools, which belong to us. They’re ours.” So said Tucker Carlson to millions of viewers on Tuesday night. It was the latest installment of the Fox News host’s months-long crusade against school mask mandates, one that has included multiple calls for concerned Americans to take

Kyrie Irving is living in the shadows of vaccine denial. The Brooklyn Nets superstar has also vanished from the opening of his team’s run at the NBA championship, apparently because he refuses to comply with a New York City law requiring proof of vaccination against Covid-19 at indoor sporting events, players included. He is banned

A federal jury has rendered a verdict of guilty for Gamal Abdelaziz and John Wilson, the first defendants to go to trial in the Varsity Blues college admissions cheating case.  The two businessmen were convicted on charges of fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud and bribery after being accused of bribing officials to get their

The sun had only just risen over Rosarito, Mexico, on August 9th when a neighbor told Roberto Salinas Ramirez about the blood spattered across the dry creek outside his small pink home. Ramirez, 47, lives on a farm next to fields of tomatoes and lettuce, in full view of the mesa-colored Cerro el Coronel, the

“A large sum of money is coming to you,” the letter read, the words bolded alongside a headshot of an alluring woman with a subtle, knowing smile. “Please refer to the enclosed document for the latest directives to receive the check for $7,800!” Another promised $31,790.99, bestowed unto the reader by Belisama the Very Brilliant,

Eighteen former NBA players have been accused of defrauding the league’s Health and Welfare Benefit Plan out of almost $4 million, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York announced Thursday. Among the players are Terrence Williams, Sebastian Telfair, Glen “Big Baby” Davis, Tony Allen, Ruben Patterson, Shannon Brown, Will Bynum, Christopher

The U.S. Marshals have determined that the guy sitting behind home plate at a Dodgers game that everyone thought might be one of America’s most-wanted fugitives was not, in fact, one of America’s most-wanted fugitives. ABC News reported the development on Thursday. Prior to the Dodgers’ wild card game against the St. Louis Cardinals on

Los Angeles will require proof of Covid-19 vaccination to enter indoor venues, such as concerts, restaurants, movie theaters, malls, gyms, and more, as Los Angeles Times reports. On Wednesday, Los Angeles City Council passed the new ordinance, which goes into effect on November 4th. Under the ordinance, which Mayor Eric Garcetti is expected to sign into

Despite what you may have read today in the news, the Zodiac Killer has not been identified. That’s according to an expert on the infamous, still-unknown serial killer who murdered at least five people in northern California in the late-Sixties. Earlier today, a team of cold case investigators announced, via press release, that a now-deceased

If you’ve spent some time on TikTok, you’ve probably come across the VIP List, two influencers who post — let’s say exuberant — New York City restaurant reviews on the app. The ladies behind the VIP List, Meg Radice and Audrey Jongens, are longtime friends who started posting old nightlife reviews on TikTok during the

Jussie Smollett, who faces felony disorderly conduct charges over what prosecutors allege was staging an attack in 2019 while in Chicago, is headed to trial, as Chicago’s WTTW reports. On Tuesday, Cook County Judge James Linn said jury selection for the case will begin on November 29th. Smollett has pleaded not guilty. The charges stem