Walgreens Walgreens to Raise Minimum Age to Purchase Tobacco After Federal CriticismTIME - Associated PressWalgreens has decided to raise its minimum age for tobacco sales several weeks after a top federal official chastised the drugstore chain for violating laws restricting access to cigarettes and other products.
José Andrés 'Stop Planning and Start Cooking.' José Andrés on the Power of Food in the Midst of TragedyTIME - Mahita GajananChef José Andrés knows the key to being a successful professional cook is the ability to adapt in unpredictable situations. “Stop planning and start cooking,” the Spanish-born cook, restauranteur and said
Hillary Clinton Hillary Clinton: Anyone Else Would Have Been Indicted After Mueller ReportTIME - Philip ElliottHillary Rodham Clinton says she agrees with those who argue that Russian meddling cost her the 2016 election and that President Donald Trump has obstructed justice in covering up his campaign’s interactions
U.S. Politics Former Sen. Bob Corker: A Republican Challenger to Trump in 2020 Would Be Good for AmericaTIME - Abby VesoulisFormer Sen. Bob Corker said it would be good for the country if President Donald Trump faced a strong Republican challenger in the 2020 presidential primaries. “Philosophically, you could look at it and
Powerball Wisconsin Man Wins $768 Million Powerball Jackpot, Third-Largest in U.S. HistoryTIME - Associated Press(MADISON, Wis.) — A 24-year-old Wisconsin man stepped forward Tuesday to claim a $768 million Powerball jackpot, the nation’s third-largest, saying he “pretty much felt lucky” the day he bought his tickets.
Trump Administration President Trump, White House Staff to Boycott Correspondents' DinnerTIME - Associated Press(WASHINGTON) — The White House says Trump administration officials will not be attending this year’s annual White House Correspondents’ Associated Dinner, following the president’s decision to boycott
Tyra Banks Tyra Banks On Why It's Important for Her to Hire Women of Color as an EntrepreneurTIME - Cady LangAs a supermodel, media mogul and entrepreneur, Tyra Banks has a powerful platform that spans industries and demographics, something she’s well aware of and proactively using to advocate for women and women
Ryan Murphy Ryan Murphy: 'If You're Not Writing About Women or Gender or Race, You're Not Writing'TIME - Lucy FeldmanRyan Murphy discussed the importance of representation in media at the TIME 100 Summit in New York City, saying “there’s a hunger for an illumination of the other.” The television creator spoke with activist
Joe Biden Joe Biden Is Expected to Launch His 2020 Presidential Campaign on Thursday: SourceTIME - BRIAN SLODYSKO, THOMAS BEAUMONT and STEVE PEOPLES / AP(WASHINGTON) — Former Vice President Joe Biden will launch his 2020 presidential campaign on Thursday, according to a person familiar with his plans. The 76-year-old Democrat is scheduled to face voters
Opioid Crisis Ex-CEO Laurence Doud Is First Drug Company Executive Indicted in Opioid Crisis: ProsecutorsTIME - Associated Press(NEW YORK) — The former head of a drug distributor has been indicted on what federal prosecutors say are the first-ever criminal charges against a drug company executive stemming from the opioid crisis.
Tim Cook 'Technology Needs to Be Regulated.’ Apple CEO Tim Cook Says No Oversight Has Led To Great Damage To SocietyTIME - Alejandro de la GarzaApple CEO Tim Cook has called for more government regulation on the technology industry in order to protect privacy in an interview at the TIME 100 Summit in New York. “We all have to be intellectually
Jared Kushner Jared Kushner: Mueller 'More Harmful' Than RussiaTIME - Tessa BerensonJared Kushner downplayed the significance of Russian interference in the 2016 election, dismissing it as a “couple of Facebook ads” in an interview with TIME and arguing that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s
Polar Bears Exhausted Polar Bear Found Roaming Around Russian Village Airlifted Back HomeTIME - Associated Press(MOSCOW) — A polar bear which was found roaming around a village in eastern Russia, hundreds of miles away from its usual habitat, has been airlifted back home. The exhausted-looking animal apparently
Census Could the Supreme Court Allow Citizenship Question on 2020 Census? Early Indications Point to YesTIME - MARK SHERMAN / AP(WASHINGTON) — Conservative Supreme Court justices were mostly silent Tuesday as a Trump administration lawyer defended the government’s plan to ask about citizenship on the 2020 census, an indication
Infinity Stones Black Widow and Captain Marvel Hitting the Red Carpet Wearing Infinity Stones Is a SuperpowerTIME - Rachel E. GreenspanWith ultimate girl power and infinity stones as jewelry, Scarlett Johansson and Brie Larson basically already defeated Thanos. The two stars of the Avengers franchise grand finale, which hits theaters
Defamation Brothers Who Say They Helped Jussie Smollett Stage Attack Sue His Attorneys for DefamationTIME - Associated Press(CHICAGO) — Two brothers who said they helped Jussie Smollett stage a racist and homophobic attack against himself are suing the “Empire” actor’s attorneys for defamation. A lawyer for Olabinjo Osundairo
African-American News Americans Are Sitting at Record Rates. Here’s Why That’s So DangerousTIME - Alice ParkEvery day, we modern humans stay comfortably seated on our behinds for hours at a time: binge watching shows on Netflix, pecking away on keyboards at work, scrolling through social media feeds. But do
World News Hammy Gorillas Upstage Park Ranger in Excellent SelfieTIME - Rachel E. GreenspanA couple of iconic gorillas were camera-ready when their human friend snapped a photo. The two gorillas in question, Ndakazi and Ndeze at Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Executes 37 People For Terrorism-Related CrimesTIME - Associated Press(DUBAI, United Arab Emirates) — Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry says it has executed 37 people, all Saudi nationals, for terrorism-related crimes. The news was carried in statements across state-run including
Kim Jong-un Vladimir Putin to Meet North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Un in Russia's Far EastTIME - NATALIYA VASILYEVA / AP(MOSCOW) — Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for a much-anticipated summit on Thursday, a Kremlin adviser said, putting an end to weeks of speculation about
University of Illinois What We Get Wrong About the American HeartlandTIME - Kristin L. HogansonIf you were to buzz at bumblebee height over flyover country this month, you would find spring unfurling petal by petal, the crocuses, daffodils, tulips, forsythia and even the indomitable dandelion blooming
NHTSA U.S. Expands Air Bag Controls Investigation to 12.3 Million VehiclesTIME - TOM KRISHER / AP(DETROIT) — U.S. auto safety regulators have expanded an investigation into malfunctioning air bag controls to include 12.3 million vehicles because the bags may not inflate in a crash. The problem could
World News President Trump To Make First U.K. State Visit in JuneTIME - Billy PerrigoPresident Donald Trump is to travel to the U.K. on a state visit this June, Buckingham Palace confirmed on Tuesday. Trump will travel to the U.K. with the First Lady for three days from June 3 to 5, in
Islamic State (ISIS) ISIS Claims Responsibility For Sri Lanka Terrorist AttackTIME - Billy PerrigoThe terrorist group ISIS has claimed responsibility for the bomb attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka that killed at least 321 people on Easter Sunday, but provided no evidence. In a bulletin posted
World News Sri Lanka Struggles to Come to Terms With the Implications of the Easter Sunday BombingsTIME - Himal Kotelawala / ColomboBalkan Fernando was at his home in Kochchikade, a suburb north of Sri Lanka’s capital, when he heard the first bomb go off around 8:45 a.m. He sprinted toward the deafening sound that had come from nearby
Vietnam Vietnam Just Recorded a New Peak Temperature of 110 Degrees, Report SaysTIME - Hillary LeungVietnam has logged a new highest-ever temperature, with the mercury climbing to a sweltering 110ºF in April, adding the country to a growing list of heat milestones achieved globally, the Washington Post
World News Sri Lankan Authorities Warned of Possible Church Attacks Almost Two Weeks AgoTIME - EMILY SCHMALL AND KRISHAN FRANCIS / AP(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) — The warning in the April 11 letter was plain: A local group was planning a suicide terror attack against churches in Sri Lanka. Priyalal Disanayaka, the deputy inspector general
New IRA A Woman Has Been Arrested in the Killing of Journalist Lyra McKeeTIME - Associated Press(LONDON) — The Northern Ireland Police Service says they have arrested a woman under the Terrorism Act in the slaying of journalist Lyra McKee. The 57-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday under the terrorism
World News Voting Begins in the Third Phase of India's General ElectionTIME - Ashok Sharma / AP(NEW DELHI) — Indians are voting Tuesday in the third phase of the general elections with campaigning by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party and the opposition marred by bitter accusations
World News Rescuers in the Philippines Search for the Missing as Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 11TIME - Bullit Marquez / AP(PORAC, Philippines) — Rescuers found more bodies overnight in the rubble of a supermarket that crashed down in a powerful earthquake that damaged buildings and an airport in the northern Philippines,
