January, 2020

• 16 January

  Yo Gotti and Jay

  

  Rappers Yo Gotti and Jay-Z have teamed up to bring legal action against the Mississippi Department of Corrections after five prisoners died violently in the state’s troubled prison system in the past month. In his first interview since the lawsuit was filed, Yo Gotti told CBS News he will be holding a …

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December, 2019

• 28 December

  Serena Williams named AP Athlete of the Decade

  

  Serena Williams was selected by The Associated Press as the Female Athlete of the Decade on Saturday. The winner was chosen by AP member sports editors and AP beat writers. Williams had an exceptional decade on and off the court. She earned a dozen Grand Slam singles titles — no …

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• 15 December

  Hallmark Channel same

  

  The Hallmark Channel on Sunday moved to reinstate ads featuring a same-sex couple that had been removed from the cable network. The decision came after considerable backlash over the initial decision to stop airing the ads from the wedding-planning company Zola. “The Crown Media team has been agonizing over this …

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• 7 December

  Ron Leibman has died; Tony

  

  Actor Ron Leibman, who appeared in movies, theater and television in a career that spanned six decades and won a Tony award for Tony Kushner’s iconic play “Angels in America,” has died after an illness. He was 82.  Leibman’s agent, Robert Attermann, said the actor died Friday. He gave no …

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November, 2019

• 24 November

  Goo Hara has died; Former member of K

  

  Goo Hara, a former member of the K-pop band Kara, was found dead in Seoul on Sunday, police said. She was 28. The cause of death was unclear, and police said they would be holding a press briefing on Monday. The South China Post reported she was hospitalized in May …

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October, 2019

• 11 October

  Jane Fonda arrested today on steps of U.S. Capitol Building at “Fire Drill Friday” climate change protest

  

  Jane Fonda was arrested Friday as she protested climate change on the steps of the U.S. Capitol building, CBS affiliate WUSA reports. The 81-year-old actress and a group of protestors were participating in her weekly “Fire Drill Friday” campaign. A total of 16 people were arrested at the protest on …

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August, 2019

• 4 August

  How the Peanuts character Woodstock got his name

  

  Charles Schulz, the creator of the comic strip “Peanuts,” was many things: a father, a veteran, an artist. But one thing he was NOT, by any stretch, was a hippie.  When asked if he thought Schulz would have enjoyed attending the 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair, Benjamin Clark, curator …

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June, 2019

• 18 June

  John Cusack tweet: Actor apologizes for retweeting apparent anti

  

  Actor John Cusack is apologizing for re-tweeting an anti-Semitic cartoon and quotation after defending the post, then deleting it. The image showed a blue Star of David above a hand pushing down on a group of people accompanied by a quote frequently misattributed to the philosopher Voltaire. The quote, which …

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• 5 June

  New Tamagotchi is larger, full

  

  The tamagotchi, a virtual pet that first became popular in the late 1990s, is getting re-released with a full-color screen.The original version became known for its all-consuming time demands and propensity to die suddenly.More than 82 million tamagotchis have been sold in the toy’s lifetime. Hold the nostalgia: Tamagotchis, the …

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May, 2019

• 28 May

  World Health Organization makes “gaming disorder” a medical addiction

  

  “Gaming disorder” is now a medical diagnosis, according to the World Health Organization. To be diagnosed with the addicition, a person must show 12 months of “severe” symptoms, including prioritizing gaming over work, education and social relationships.About 167 million Americans played a video or mobile game last year, according to …

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