Month: April 2019

Health officials on Thursday issued quarantine orders at the University of California, Los Angeles and California State University Los Angeles amid a measles outbreak in Los Angeles County. “In this situation, for those exposed to a confirmed case of measles who could not provide evidence of two doses of measles immunizations or lab verified immunity…

Four more members of the United States armed forces are now under investigation for their ties to a white nationalist group, military officials have confirmed to HuffPost. A lance corporal in the Marines, a master sergeant in the Air Force, a specialist in the Army, and a private in the Minnesota National Guard have been…

WASHINGTON ― After serving as an effective substitute in 2017 for the annual Washington tradition, Samantha Bee’s “Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner” returned with a straightforward mission. “I really believe that once a year the current president should face someone who calls them out on their shit,” Bee said at the revival of her…

Conan, we don’t know why you didn’t think of this sooner.  After hearing about a study from Swiss scientists that found dudes’ beards have more germs than the fur of dogs, Conan O’Brien decided to replace some bearded guys on his show ― from audience members to cameramen ― with dogs.  And honestly, we approve…

Well, wasn’t this an unexpected celestial-themed treat! Sting stopped by “The Tonight Show” and on Friday’s episode gave host Jimmy Fallon a helping hand in recreating a hit he had with his former rock band, The Police. The duo donned astronaut suits and Fallon rocked a Sting-esque hairstyle to put a comic spin on the…

With the crazy news cycle nowadays, it’s easy to miss images that fly under the radar. From global tragedies like this week’s attacks in Sri Lanka to the joyful arrival of newborn tiger cubs in Mexico, here are exceptional photos from around the world taken between April 19 and April 26. ABOVE: A statue next to…

CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Friday took President Donald Trump to task for doubling down on his claim that there were “very fine people on both sides” at the violent “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017. The host of “Anderson Cooper 360°” used footage from the deadly rally to highlight how it wasn’t…

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made headlines on June 26, 2018, after defeating 20-year incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley (N.Y.) in the Democratic primary. But the story behind her campaign starts with the progressive political action groups Justice Democrats and Brand New Congress. Ocasio-Cortez’s name was just one of thousands the organizations received in 2016 as part of a massive…

Serena Williams dancing to a Beyoncé song is everyone dancing to a Beyoncé song. The tennis star admitted to getting “lost” while singing and boogying down to Queen Bey’s 2011 hit “Love On Top” in footage shared to Instagram Friday. Check out the video here: Williams famously appeared twerking next to her friend Beyoncé in…

President Donald Trump handicapped the front-running Democratic presidential hopefuls at the end of his interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity on Thursday night. Hannity asked Trump to give a one-word description of potential 2020 candidates Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), former Vice President Joe Biden, former Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and Pete Buttigieg,…