Katherine Johnson, the NASA mathematician who was depicted in the film “Hidden Figures,” died Monday, NASA said in a tweet. She was 101. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine in a statement: “Ms. Johnson helped our nation enlarge the frontiers of space even as she made huge...
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Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of third-degree rape and a criminal sex act on Monday. After over five days of deliberation, jurors in Manhattan Supreme Court cleared Weinstein, 67, of the most serious charge against him, predatory sex assault. He faced five...
Celebrated restaurateur and model Barbara Elaine Smith, known professionally as B. Smith, died Saturday after struggling with early onset Alzheimer's disease. Dan Gasby, Smith's husband, announced on Facebook that she died late Saturday at the couple's home on Long Island, New York. 70-year-old Smith began her...
New York's , Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that the Albany Jewish Community Center in New York was evacuated and searched Sunday morning, after it and several other centers around the country received anonymous emails with vague threats that mentioned a bomb. Cuomo went to the...
Three people were killed in a small plane crash in Abilene, Texas on Thursday morning, authorities said. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Lynn Lunsford said the twin-engine Beechcraft BE20 Super King Air disappeared from air traffic radar just before 6 a.m. Feb. 20. Officials said the...
Roger Stone, a longtime friend and ally of President Donald Trump, was sentenced Thursday to 40 months in prison, a punishment that fueled speculation that the President will Stone. The sentence is less than what prosecutors originally asked, but the Justice Department overruled them. Stone,...
Democrats took to the debate stage on Wednesday leading up to the Nevada caucuses, this time with the addition of billionaire and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, his first time participating in a debate. Though Bloomberg is not competing Nevada, he has surged...
Almost 20 years after the slaying of his best friend, high-profile real estate heir Robert Durst will finally stand trial in her killing. The trial will likely last up to five months. On Wednesday, jury selection began in California. 76-year-old Durst, a member of one...
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump commuted the 14-year sentence of disgraced former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich. Blagojevich was convicted of political corruption, including seeking to sell an appointment to Barack Obama’s old Senate seat and trying to shake down a children’s hospital. But Trump said...
The Boy Scouts of America has filed for bankruptcy, this after hundreds of lawsuits related to sexual abuse allegations have been filed. The organization listed liabilities as being between $100 million and $500 million, with an estimated $50,000 or less in assets. Attorney Paul Mones,...