• ‘Duck Dynasty’ star Willie Robertson shocks family with first haircut in 17 years

    ‘Duck Dynasty’ star Willie Robertson shocks family with first haircut in 17 years

    Willie Robertson is unrecognizable — even to his own family. The “Duck Dynasty” star, 48, shocked friends and loved ones this week when he decided to cut off his shoulder-length hair and ditch his signature American flag bandana, sharing the process on Instagram Tuesday. “I feel myself getting weaker,” Robertson joked in his video as …
  • Anna Wintour admits to ‘hurtful and intolerant’ behavior at Vogue

    Anna Wintour admits to ‘hurtful and intolerant’ behavior at Vogue

    Anna Wintour has admitted that Vogue has been “hurtful and intolerant” — and not done enough to promote black staff and designers. In an emotional note to staff, Wintour wrote: “I want to start by acknowledging your feelings and expressing my empathy towards what so many of you are going through: sadness, hurt, and anger …
  • Niecy Nash says police ‘pulled a taser’ on her son for a ‘rolling stop’

    Niecy Nash says police ‘pulled a taser’ on her son for a ‘rolling stop’

    Niecy Nash says her son had a frightening encounter with Los Angeles police last Sunday that left her “a f–king wreck.” The “Claws” actress, 50, said her son, Dominic, was stopped by cops, who “pulled a taser on him,” after he left her house. “They pulled a taser on him for a rolling stop,” she …
  • Bon Appétit editor-in-chief Adam Rapoport resigns over brownface photo

    Bon Appétit editor-in-chief Adam Rapoport resigns over brownface photo

    Bon Appétit’s longtime Editor-in-Chief Adam Rapoport resigned Monday evening after a photo surfaced that showed him in brownface. A freelance writer for the Condé Nast-owned foodie magazine on Monday unearthed and posted a 2013 photo, originally posted on Instagram by Rapoport’s wife Simone Shubuck, that shows the couple seemingly in brownface for an apparent Halloween …
  • Stocks erase 2020 losses as hopes for quick recovery increase

    Stocks erase 2020 losses as hopes for quick recovery increase

    US stocks erased their 2020 losses on Monday, boosted by optimism that the US economy is poised for a quicker-than-expected comeback after being brought to a near standstill by the coronavirus pandemic. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 461.46 points, or 1.7 percent, to close at 27,572.44, building on Friday’s 829-point rally fueled by a …
  • Stock market leaps on cheery jobs report, with Nasdaq inching toward record high

    Stock market leaps on cheery jobs report, with Nasdaq inching toward record high

    US stock indexes jumped on Friday, with the Nasdaq less than 1 percent away from a record high, after a closely watched report showed surprise job additions in May, lending weight to hopes of a faster economic rebound from a coronavirus-led slump. Data from the Labor Department showed nonfarm payrolls rose by 2.509 million jobs …
  • Zoominfo aims to price IPO above target in largest 2020 tech listing

    Zoominfo aims to price IPO above target in largest 2020 tech listing

    Zoominfo Technologies is looking to price its initial public offering on Wednesday above its upwardly revised target range in what is set to be the largest US technology listing so far this year, people familiar with the matter said. A B2B data-seller, Zoominfo — not to be confused with Zoom Video Communications, the firm that …
  • Lana del Rey called out by Kehlani, Tinashe for posting looting footage

    Lana del Rey called out by Kehlani, Tinashe for posting looting footage

    Lana Del Rey has found herself in hot water with some fellow musicians for the second time in as many weeks, this time for posting footage of looters during the Los Angeles protests. Del Rey, 34, posted a video of a protester standing atop a burned-out car and another of looters lifting merchandise from damaged …
  • Stocks register gains on cautious hopes of economic recovery

    Stocks register gains on cautious hopes of economic recovery

    US stocks rebounded Monday as Wall Street cautiously bet on an economic recovery despite mounting unrest over police brutality and continued tensions with China. The Dow Jones industrial average rose as much as 93.12 points, or 0.3 percent, to 25,476.23, after shedding 0.5 percent at the open. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq similarly clawed …
  • The biggest solar flare in years just came out of the Sun and it could be waking up: NASA

    The biggest solar flare in years just came out of the Sun and it could be waking up: NASA

    The flare reportedly caused a small radio blackout and could be a sign the sun is entering the stronger phase of its yearly cycle. The Sun produced its largest solar flare since October 2017 over the weekend, which could be an indication that the sun’s solar cycle is becoming more active. Such periods of activity …