Day: January 8, 2025

Royals ‘couldn’t give a damn’ about Meghan Markle’s Netflix show, duchess is ‘closed chapter’: experts

2:30 pm January 8, 2025

Meghan Markle is back – but not everyone is welcoming the Duchess of Sussex with open arms. The former American actress kicked off the new year by making a return to social media. She’s also launching her Netflix lifestyle series, “With Love, Meghan,” which is set to premiere on Jan. 15. The mother of two […]

Florida flyer sparks debate after showing ’30 pre-board’ Southwest passengers in wheelchairs

2:30 pm January 8, 2025

A flight passenger took to social media to share a photo of fellow flyers using wheelchairs during the pre-boarding process, sparking a debate among travelers. The X user captioned the post, “Typical @SouthwestAir flight to Florida!” “I counted 30 pre-boards needing wheelchair assistance. When we get off the plane 28 of them walk off,” the […]

An ‘extraordinary man’: Former President Carter lies in state at Capitol ahead of state funeral

2:30 pm January 8, 2025

Former President Jimmy Carter’s body was brought to the District of Columbia on Tuesday afternoon and will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol before a state funeral set for Thursday across town at the Washington National Cathedral. Carter died Sunday, Dec. 29, at 100 years old. His death came just over a year after […]

From ‘blackface’ bombshell to applauding a Nazi: Trudeau’s 5 biggest blunders as PM

2:30 pm January 8, 2025

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he will step down as the country’s leader, capping off nearly 10 years in office that included a handful of public blunders and controversies. “I intend to resign as party leader, as prime minister, after the party selects its next leader through a robust nationwide competitive process,” Trudeau told […]

Why Zuckerberg killed fact-checking as he keeps cozying up to Trump

1:30 pm January 8, 2025

Mark Zuckerberg, who often bends with the political winds, is getting out of the fact-checking business. And this is part of a broader effort by the Meta CEO to ingratiate himself with Donald Trump after a long and testy relationship. After a previous outcry, Zuck made a great show of declaring that Facebook would hire […]