As Christians around the world mark Good Friday today, they do so in changing times. In an increasingly diverse Christian community, there’s noted and growing ambivalence toward this holy day that we so strangely call “good,” commemorating Jesus’s execution on the cross by the Roman authorities. Such concerns aren’t old. The noted 5th-century African bishop Saint Augustine of…
Month: March 2018
Uber gives up autonomous vehicle testing rights in Calif.
Uberhas decided to stop testing autonomous vehicles on California public roads by letting its state permit expire on Saturday without renewing it. If the ride-hailing service wants to return to the state, it will have to get a new permit and address any investigations into a crash involving one of its autonomous test SUVs in…
Michael Bennett turns self in; GM says Eagles learned of incident Friday
Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Michael Bennett appeared before a judge Monday afternoon at the Harris County court in Houston, after a warrant was issued for his arrest on a felony charge of injury to the elderly related to an alleged incident at NRG Stadium following Super Bowl LI. Bond was set at $10,000 and he will be permitted…
Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Storming of the Presidency’
Excerpted from DEVIL’S BARGAIN: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Storming of the Presidency by Joshua Green. Reprinted by arrangement of Penguin Press, part of the Penguin Random House company. Copyright (c) 2017 by Joshua Green. In the late spring of 2011, I got a phone call from a publicist inviting me to a screening of…
As US gets tough with China, Wall Street gets weak-kneed
The prospect of a full-blown trade war between the world’s two biggest economies rattled investors Thursday, sending stocks to their biggest loss in six weeks. The Dow Jones industrial average plunged more than 700 points, as President Donald Trump announced plans to slap tariffs on Chinese imports. The Chinese government vowed to defend itself. Investors worried that…
March for Our Lives: Everything you need to know about the #NeverAgain event
Students, teachers, parents and their allies will converge on the nation’s capital this weekend to rally for gun control and school safety measures in the wake of last month’s shooting in a Florida high school. .&lid=view[Slideshow]” target=”_blank”> SLIDESHOW: PHOTOS: National School Walkout Thousands of people from across the country are expected to participate…
Man charged with felony theft of Frances McDormand’s Oscar
A 47-year-old man was charged Tuesday with stealing Frances McDormand’s Academy Award at an Oscars after-party. Los Angeles County prosecutors said that Terry Bryant was charged with one felony count of grand theft for stealing the statuette McDormand won for best actress for her performance in “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” on Sunday night. Bryant…
New York Democratic Rep. Louise Slaughter dies at 88
Rep. Louise Slaughter, who served more than 31 years in the House of Representatives, died Friday following a fall last week, her chief of staff announced in a news release. Slaughter died early Friday morning surrounded by family at George Washington University Hospital after sustaining an injury in her Washington, DC residence last week, according to longtime aide…
Florida bridge collapse death toll climbs to 6
Six people have died from the collapse of a newly installed pedestrian bridge on Florida International University’s Miami campus, police said. Interested in Florida Bridge Collapse? Add Florida Bridge Collapse as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Florida Bridge Collapse news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Florida Bridge Collapse Add Interest…
Global tributes pour in for Stephen Hawking, who died at 76
Everyone knew of Stephen Hawking’s cosmic brilliance, but few could comprehend it. Not even top-notch astronomers. Hawking, who died at his home in Cambridge, England, on Wednesday at age 76, became the public face of science genius. He appeared on “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” voiced himself in “The Simpsons” cartoon series and wrote the…