Ricardo Rosselló 'Chatgate' Scandal Plunges Puerto Rico Governor Into Political CrisisTIME - Michael Weissenstein and Joel Colon / AP(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — Nearly two years ago, Hurricane María exposed the raw dysfunction of Puerto Rico, collapsing long-neglected infrastructure and leaving several thousand dead on Gov. Ricardo Rosselló’s
Virginia Beach, VA Olympic Boxing Champion Pernell Whitaker Has Died After Being Hit by a CarTIME - Tim Dahlberg / APPernell Whitaker, an Olympic gold medalist and four-division champion who was regarded as one of the greatest defensive fighters ever, has died after being hit by a car in Virginia. He was 55. Police Virginia
World News An Amusement Park Ride Snapped in Half and Killed Two People in IndiaTIME - Amy GuniaA popular pendulum-style ride at an amusement park in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad broke on Sunday while the ride was operating. The accident was caught on video. The city mayor’s office said people
Ilhan Omar Congresswomen Targeted by Trump’s Racist Tweets: ‘This Is the Agenda of White Nationalists’TIME - Alana AbramsonThe four freshmen Congresswomen who President Donald Trump attacked on Twitter issued a scathing joint rebuke Monday, calling his remarks “hateful,” “the agenda of white nationalists” and “a distraction.”
Joe Biden Joe Biden Draws Line Against Progressives on Health Care With New ProposalTIMEDES MOINES, Iowa — Joe Biden is taking an aggressive approach to defending the Affordable Care Act, challenging not just President Donald Trump but also some of his rivals for the Democratic presidential
Theresa May British Prime Minister Theresa May Condemns President Trump's Racist Tweets About CongresswomenTIME - JILL LAWLESS / AP(LONDON) — British Prime Minister Theresa May and the two men competing to succeed her condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s berating of four female lawmakers of color but stopped short Monday of calling
Stranger Things This Stranger Things Season 3 Line Made Stephen King Fall Out of His Chair LaughingTIME - Megan McCluskeyWarning: This post contains spoilers for Stranger Things season 3. If you thought the fan favorite of Stranger Things season 3 was Erica Sinclair (Priah Ferguson), then you’re in good company. Stephen
Trump Administration Trump's Racist Tweets Came After He Faced Setbacks on Immigration PolicyTIME - Brian BennettPresident Donald Trump has faced several setbacks on his immigration agenda in recent weeks. The Supreme Court blocked an effort to ask respondents if they are U.S. citizens in the 2020 Census. Massive
Trump Administration Trump's Racist Tweets Came After He Faced Setbacks on Immigration PolicyTIME - Brian BennettPresident Donald Trump has faced several setbacks on his immigration agenda in recent weeks. The Supreme Court blocked an effort to ask respondents if they are U.S. citizens in the 2020 Census. Massive
Charlottesville, VA James Fields Jr. Sentenced to Second Life Term in Charlottesville Rally Car AttackTIME - DENISE LAVOIE / AP(CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.) — An avowed white supremacist was sentenced to life plus 419 years on state charges Monday for deliberately driving his car into anti-racism protesters during a white nationalist
Border Patrol 62 Border Patrol Employees Under Internal Investigation Over 'Discriminatory' Facebook PostsTIME - COLLEEN LONG / AP(WASHINGTON) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said Monday that 62 current and eight former Border Patrol employees are under internal investigation following revelations of a secret Facebook
Asylum Seekers Trump's New Restrictions on Asylum Seekers Violate U.S. and International Law, Experts SayTIME - Jasmine AguileraThe Trump Administration announced rules that migrants coming from Central America who have passed through other countries en route to the U.S. border will no longer be able to make a claim for asylum
Al-Qaeda President Trump Doubled Down on 'Why Don't They Go Back' Remarks: Read the TranscriptTIMEPresident Donald Trump defended his attacks on four freshman Democrats at a White House event on manufacturing Monday, arguing that it was not racist to tweet that they should “go back and help fix the
Entertainment Lashana Lynch Is Reportedly the Next 007. Here's How the New James Bond Movie Can Do Right by HerTIME - Eliana DocktermanWe may well be getting a female 007. The Daily Mail reports that Lashana Lynch of Captain Marvel fame will take over the codename in the next Bond film, due April 8, 2020. While Daniel Craig is returning
Donald Trump 'Many People Agree With Me.' Trump Defends Racist Tweets About CongresswomenTIME - JILL COLVIN, JONATHAN LEMIRE and CALVIN WOODWARD / AP(WASHINGTON) — Unbowed by searing criticism, President Donald Trump on Monday emphatically defended his tweet calling on four Democratic congresswomen of color to go back to their “broken and crime infested”
Crete Greek Police Question 'Main Suspect' in Death of American Biologist Killed in CreteTIME - Gina MartinezGreek police say they are questioning the “main suspect” in the killing of American molecular biologist Suzanne Eaton, whose body was discovered on the island of Crete last week. National police spokesman
United States See the Past, Present and Future of American Spaceflight in 4 MinutesTIME - Jeffrey Kluger50 years ago, humankind took its first steps on an otherworldly body. That mission to the Moon, Apollo 11, opened the door to the decades of space exploration that followed. While it has been difficult
Jennifer Lopez Winning the World Cup Comes With Perks Like This Onstage Dance From Jennifer LopezTIME - Rachel E. GreenspanEveryone is busy celebrating the U.S. women’s national soccer team‘s World Cup win. But Carli Lloyd‘s on-stage celebratory dance from Jennifer Lopez truly may have taken the cake. The two-time Olympic
Neil Armstrong Lots of People Have Theories About Neil Armstrong's 'One Small Step for Man' Quote. Here's What We Really KnowTIME - Olivia B. WaxmanAt 10:56 p.m. ET on July 20, 1969, the American astronaut Neil Armstrong put his left foot on the lunar surface and famously declared, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” In the
Business Here Are the Best Amazon Prime Day Deals for ReadersTIME - Annabel GuttermanIf you’re looking to catch up on summer reading, there are plenty of deals through Amazon’s Prime Day to help keep you busy with books for the rest of the season. Prime Day 2019 began this morning and
Novak Djokovic Resourceful Novak Djokovic Snacks on Grass to Celebrate His Wimbledon Win Because Champions Need FuelTIME - Megan McCluskeySome athletes celebrate a major victory by drinking champagne. Novak Djokovic, on the other hand, celebrates by eating grass. After Djokovic defeated Roger Federer in an unprecedented fifth-set tiebreaker
Politics Democrats Were Struggling to Unify After a Raucous Week. Then President Trump TweetedTIME - Alana AbramsonTensions in the Democratic Party were almost boiling over in the last two weeks, with the four high-profile, outspoken House freshmen known as “The Squad” openly at odds with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Scarlett Johansson Scarlett Johansson Says Her Comments on 'Authentic Casting' Were Taken Out of ContextTIME - Associated PressScarlett Johansson says comments she made on the “authentic casting” debate have been taken out of context and asserts that she supports diversity in film. The actress came under fire in 2017 for playing
Uber Opera-Singing Uber Driver Sings and Rides His Way to a Five-Star Rating From Fans Around the WorldTIME - Raisa BrunerWord to the wise: next time you get in an Uber, maybe it’s time to ask about your driver’s secret talent. That seems to have worked out for South African driver Menzi Mngoma and passenger Kim Davey, who
Jeffrey Epstein Jeffrey Epstein to Remain Behind Bars on Sex Abuse Charges as Judge Decides Whether to Grant BailTIME - LARRY NEUMEISTER / AP(NEW YORK) — Financier Jeffrey Epstein will remain behind bars for now as a federal judge mulls whether to grant bail on charges he sexually abused underage girls. The judge said Monday he needed more
China 'You Are a Racist Disgrace.' Former National Security Advisor Susan Rice Chides 'Ignorant' Diplomat on TwitterTIME - Iain Marlow and Dandan Li / Bloomberg(Bloomberg) — Former U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice sparred with a senior Chinese diplomat on Twitter in an unusual and heated dispute over race in Washington. In a series of Tweets apparently
Beto O'Rourke Beto O'Rourke Says He's a Descendent of SlaveownersTIME - Associated Press(WASHINGTON) — Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke says he was recently given documents showing that both he and his wife are descended from people who owned slaves. In a post Sunday night
Area 51 Make a Quick Getaway With the Very Best Area 51 Captured Alien MemesTIME - Melissa LockerLast week, Area 51 hit the headlines when over a million people signed up to a Facebook event suggesting civilians raid the secretive military base to to finally “see them aliens.” Area 51, which makes
Hadestown Blackout Could Never Thwart This Unstoppable Wedding From Happening in the DarkTIME - Rachel E. GreenspanSometimes the best-laid plans can end with a wedding ceremony in the dark. Guests thought it was simply mood lighting when a New York City-wide blackout hit a wedding at the Plaza Hotel on Fifth Avenue
Cake Little Kid Who Mistakenly Got a 'Happy Birthday Loser' Cake Has a Universally Relatable ReactionTIME - Megan McCluskeyWhat better way to celebrate your child’s birthday than with a personalized cake. Except when the baker mishears the adorable nickname you gave your daughter and writes “loser” instead, that is. That sound
