Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWATCH: 'Nobody is above the law, not even the NRA' New York's attorney general has announced a lawsuit aimed at dissolving the powerful National Rifle Association over alleged financial mismanagement.Letitia James said the NRA had diverted millions of dollars to leaders including its chief executive, Wayne LaPierre,…
how's that for a happy hump day? — The series will hold six races in Berlin beginning on August 5 at 1pm EDT. Jonathan M. Gitlin - Aug 5, 2020 3:45 pm UTC On August 5, Formula E returns to action with six races held over the next nine days, all at Tempelhof Airport in…
Image copyright Getty Images Cori Bush, a racial justice activist who was once homeless, has ousted a 10-term political veteran in Missouri's Democratic primary election.She defeated Congressman William Lacy Clay 49% - 46%. Either Mr Clay or his father, a civil rights activist, has held the seat since the 1960s.An ordained minister and former nurse,…
Executive Shuffles — His deputy Greg Joswiak will assume Schiller's previous position. Samuel Axon - Aug 4, 2020 6:41 pm UTC Apple's Phil Schiller discussing new iPhones on stage at one of the events he will continue to oversee. His successor Greg Joswiak has appeared at Apple's events too. In addition to announcing new iMac…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Aurora police have aologised for the arrests (file picture) Police in Colorado have apologised for pulling guns on a black woman and four children they mistakenly arrested.Video of Aurora officers detaining Brittney Gilliam, along with her six-year-old daughter, nieces aged 14 and 17, and sister, 12, has drawn outrage.It…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionUS President Trump on Dr Fauci's approval rating: "Nobody likes me" US President Donald Trump has again defended the use of hydroxychloroquine to ward off coronavirus, contradicting his own public health officials.He argued the malaria medication is only rejected as a Covid-19 treatment because he is the…
A glow about her — Director Marjane Satrapi's film is based on the 2010 graphic novel by Lauren Redniss. Jennifer Ouellette - Jul 28, 2020 10:45 am UTC Rosamund Pike stars as Marie Curie in the film Radioactive, now streaming on Amazon Prime.A resolute young woman in Paris in the 1890s sets the scientific world…
Image copyright Getty Images California's San Quentin State Prison had zero coronavirus cases, until an inmate transfer in May sparked one of the worst outbreaks in the state and the country. Authorities are now scrambling to contain it. On a typical morning, Jack Walter, 54, begins his day by going for a walk in the…
Please sell it here — 90Hz, modern design, and a $450 price? Awesome. Ron Amadeo - Jul 27, 2020 8:00 am UTC The front, featuring a beautiful 90Hz display. Ron Amadeo The extremely vibrant blue back. Ron Amadeo Here you can better make out the shape of the display, along with the camera cutout in…
The body of the late US civil rights icon John Lewis has been carried over Selma's historic Edmund Pettus Bridge for a final time.On 7 March 1965, known as "Bloody Sunday", Lewis and other peaceful protesters were attacked by Alabama police officers as they marched over the bridge.They had planned to walk to state capital…
