Judge Unseals Jussie Smollett's Case File, Says Actor Isn't 'Seeking to Maintain His Privacy'TIME - DON BABWIN / AP(CHICAGO) — A judge in Chicago ordered the file in Jussie Smollett’s criminal case unsealed Thursday, saying the actor’s actions did not appear to be those of someone seeking to maintain his privacy. order
Puerto Rico Senate Finally Reaches Deal on $19 Billion Disaster Aid Bill That Will Benefit Puerto RicoTIME - Associated Press(WASHINGTON) — The Senate has passed a long-overdue $19 billion disaster aid bill to help to a number of states and Puerto Rico recover after a series of hurricanes, floods and wildfires. Republican leaders
Alabama Politics Alabama Lawmaker Calls to Censure Colleague Who Criticized Donald Trump Jr. After Abortion DebateTIME - Associated Press(MONTGOMERY, Ala.) — Alabama lawmakers abruptly adjourned after one lawmaker called for the censure of another over comments that included calling the president’s son “evidently retarded.” Republican Arnold
Julian Assange U.S. Charges WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange With Receiving and Publishing Classified InformationTIME - ERIC TUCKER / AP(WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department has charged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with receiving and publishing classified information. The charges are contained in an 18-count indictment announced Thursday.
U.S. Politics Steak, Sumo and Fighter Jets: Inside Japan's Plan to Keep Trump BusyTIMEWhen Donald Trump arrives in Tokyo on Saturday, he’ll be the first foreign leader to meet Japan’s new Emperor Naruhito, but he won’t find much “executive time” on his schedule. Japanese officials have
Ackerman McQueen The NRA and Its Public Relations Firm Are Countersuing Each Other Over an Alleged Failed 'Coup'TIME - David Voreacos and Neil Weinberg / Bloomberg(Bloomberg) — The National Rifle Association, riven by political turmoil and accusations of fiscal mismanagement, has sued its longtime public relations firm, accusing it of engineering a failed “coup”
Abortion How Abortion Became a Top Issue in the 2020 Democratic PrimaryTIME - Lissandra VillaAmong the hundreds who gathered in front of the Supreme Court to protest for abortion rights on Tuesday were roughly a half-dozen candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination. As activists held
Kim Kardashian Why These Prison Reform Attorneys Are 'Immensely Grateful' For Kim Kardashian's SupportTIME - LEANNE ITALIE / AP(NEW YORK) — Brittany K. Barnett and MiAngel Cody are warrior attorneys with a mission: freeing nonviolent drug offenders serving life in a federal system the lawyers are working to reform. When it comes
Jorah Mormont Turns Out This Game of Thrones Character Was Originally Supposed to Survive Season 8TIME - Megan McCluskeyWarning: This post contains spoilers for Game of Thrones season 8. The eighth and final season of Game of Thrones killed off more major characters — including Daenerys Targaryen, Cersei and Jaime Lannister,
West Point West Point's 2019 Graduating Class Includes a Record Number of Black Female CadetsTIME - MICHAEL HILL / AP(WEST POINT, N.Y.) — The class of cadets preparing to jubilantly toss their caps in the air at the U.S. Military Academy’s graduation ceremony Saturday includes 34 black women, a record number that’s sign
Beijing Trump Administration Sending Another $16 Billion to Aid Farmers Hurt by TariffsTIME - PAUL WISEMAN, CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and CHRISTOPHER BODEEN / AP(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump is delivering another $16 billion in aid to farmers hurt by his trade policies, an effort to relieve the economic pain among his supporters in rural America. U.S.
Aladdin Was Aladdin Based on a Real Person? Here’s Why Scholars Are Starting to Think SoTIME - Olivia B. WaxmanWhen the new live-action adaptation of Disney’s animated classic, Aladdin, hits theaters on Friday, it will be just the latest step in the very long history of the tale — one with surprising origins. rags-to-riches
Harper Lee The 10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2019 So FarTIME - Annabel GuttermanMany of the best nonfiction books of the year so far ask readers to make change. In Charged, Emily Bazelon presses us to stop giving prosecutors so much power in the courtroom. In The Uninhabitable Earth,
Facebook In 6 Months, Facebook Removes Over 3 Billion Fake AccountsTIME - BARBARA ORTUTAY / AP(SAN FRANCISCO) — Facebook removed more than 3 billion fake accounts from October to March, twice as many as the previous six months, the company said Thursday. Nearly all of them were caught before they
Facebook A Fugitive Claims He'll Surrender to Connecticut Police If His Wanted Poster Gets 15,000 Likes on FacebookTIME - PAT EATON-ROBB / AP(HARTFORD, Conn.) — A Connecticut police department has reached a deal with a fugitive that would have him surrender if enough people respond to a wanted poster on social media, an agreement that at least
Hurricanes The Hurricane Season Prediction for 2019 Is Similar to Last Year. That's Bad NewsTIME - Tara LawThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting a “near-normal” hurricane season in 2019, with between two and four major hurricanes expected. However, only two major hurricanes
The 11 Best Fiction Books of 2019 So FarTIME - Annabel GuttermanFor the characters in many of the best novels and short-story collections of the year so far, the search to understand oneself is fraught. Teenagers facing the turbulence of first love wrestle with their
Opinion We Tell Our Kids That Hard Work Always Pays Off. What Happens When They Fail Anyway?TIME - Rachel SimmonsRachel Simmons is the director of the Phoebe Reese Lewis leadership program at Smith College and the author of Enough As She Is: How to Help Girls Move Beyond Impossible Standards of Success toLive Happy,
Olivia Wilde Booksmart Is the Perfect Coming-of-Age Story for Right NowTIME - Stephanie ZacharekOnly recently have filmmakers begun thinking seriously about coming-of-age stories told from a young woman’s point of view. Olivia Wilde’s clever, peppery Booksmart—in which Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn
Dancing with the Stars One of the Indy 500's Biggest Names Say He Only Gets Recognized for Dancing With the StarsTIME - Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams / BloombergHelio Castroneves has won the Indianapolis 500 three times, making him one of the most accomplished auto racers in history. And yet his fame stems more from dancing than driving. The 44-year-old Brazilian
Cannes Cannes Review: Will Céline Sciamma's Portrait of a Lady on Fire Be the Surprise Hit Out of Cannes?TIME - Stephanie ZacharekOne of the festival favorites here at Cannes, a picture that, if reviews and word of mouth are any indication, nearly everyone seems to like, is French filmmaker Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on
Babies Florida Day Care Owner Arrested After Baby Dies in Hot VanTIME - Associated Press(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — Authorities say they’ve arrested the co-owner of a Florida day care after a 5-month-old was left in a hot van and died. Jacksonville Sheriff’s investigators arrested 56-year-old
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Girl, 10, Is 6th Child to Die After U.S. Border DetentionTIME - Associated Press(HOUSTON) — U.S. authorities say a 10-year-old girl from El Salvador died last year after being detained by border authorities in a previously unreported case. The death marks the sixth known case in last
Nancy Pelosi Pelosi Wants President Trump's Family to Stage an Intervention 'for the Good of the Country'TIME - Associated Press(WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is suggesting an “intervention” with President Donald Trump after he vowed to not work with Congress unless Democrats stop investigating him. The California Democrat
How One Woman's Story Led to the Creation of Asian Pacific American Heritage MonthTIME - Kat MoonOne persistent voice expressing frustration toward the status quo can change the way history is remembered. Case in point: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. The observance now takes place every May
Botswana Botswana Just Lifted Its Ban on Elephant HuntingTIME - CARA ANNA / AP(JOHANNESBURG) — Botswana has lifted its ban on elephant hunting in a country with the world’s highest number of the animals, a decision that has brought anger from some wildlife protection groups and
Lena Waithe Halle Berry Gave Lena Waithe A Big Kiss For Luck on Jimmy Kimmel Live!TIME - Melissa LockerWhile Jimmy Kimmel was off co-hosting the live Norman Lear tribute on Wednesday, he left his talk show in good hands by actor and comedian Lena Waithe to guest host Jimmy Kimmel Live! while he was away.
Paul Manafort Banker Charged With Trying to Trade Loans to Paul Manafort for List of Jobs in Trump AdministrationTIME - Associated PressA Chicago banker who loaned millions of dollars to Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was charged by prosecutors with bribery for seeking a post in the Trump administration in return for $16 million
Opinion Why Saying 'Like' a Lot Is Like, Actually a Good ThingTIME - Amanda MontellAmanda Montell is the author of Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language. In 2016, I was offered a promo code to test out a new app designed to help young people talk without filler
Iran A Senior German Diplomat Is in Iran Trying to Convince Tehran to Stick to the Nuclear DealTIME - DAVID RISING / AP(BERLIN) — A senior German diplomat headed Thursday to Tehran to press Iran to continue to respect the landmark nuclear deal, despite the unilateral withdrawal of the U.S. and increasing pressure from
