A former Playboy model submitted a lawsuit Thursday accusing Bill Cosby of drugging and raping her in 1969.Victoria Valentino, 80, is suing Cosby, 85, for sexual assault and sexual battery in Los Angeles. The complaint arrives five months after California temp... More »
Her name is Gwen Stacy. She was bitten by a radioactive spider. And since then, she’s been the one and only Spider-Woman — at least in her dimension. Gwen quickly summarizes her origin story in 2018’s “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” after displaying her ex... More »
Ribbons of finely sliced charcuterie have become a staple at a certain kind of restaurant, for reasons both luxurious and not.The chef Silvia Garcia-Nevado had just launched into a description of the jamón Ibérico at Bar Vinazo, a new Spanish wine bar in Brook... More »
MADISON, Wis. -- State workers acting on Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' orders raised a gay pride flag over the Wisconsin Capitol on Thursday in a sign of support for the LGBTQ+ community as it weathers heightened attacks from conservatives across the country.Wor... More »
JUNEAU, Alaska -- Authorities have recovered the bodies of two sisters onboard a fishing charter boat that was found partially submerged off southeast Alaska amid rough seas. Two others remain missing from the charter, which was taken by two vacationing couple... More »
A New Jersey lawyer suspected in a series of sexual assaults in Boston that took place about 15 years ago agreed to waive extradition back to Massachusetts during his initial court appearanceByThe Associated PressJune 1, 2023, 1:49 PMJERSEY CITY, N.J. -- A New... More »
UNITED NATIONS -- Trinidad and Tobago’s Ambassador Dennis Francis was elected Thursday as the next president of the U.N. General Assembly, the 193-member world body that has been at the forefront of the United Nations' condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukra... More »
Spirit Airlines and Air Canada are dealing with technical issues on Thursday that have delayed some of the airlines’ flightsByThe Associated PressJune 1, 2023, 1:16 PMFILE - A line of Spirit Airlines jets sit on the tarmac at Orlando International Airport on M... More »
Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira will not be forgotten, Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has vowed, blaming their killings a year ago on the Amazonian “anarchy” unleashed under his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro.Phillips, a British journalist, and Per... More »
As we see the artificial intelligence furore sweep across continents, one thing is clear: Africans have a goldmine at our fingertips. A rapidly growing population of 1.4 billion people, 70% under the age of 30, combined with huge growth in AI investments, crea... More »
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy is being mocked after Democrats came to the rescue to help him pass his debt ceiling deal through the GOP-controlled House.The bill, which is known as the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, was drafted following negotiations... More »
Twitter’s value has plummeted by almost two-thirds since Elon Musk acquired the company in October 2022, one of the social media company’s only remaining external investors has admitted.Fidelity, an asset manager that held a stake in Twitter worth about $20m a... More »