Jimmy Fallon, the host of NBC’s “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,” ended his show Monday night with a special tribute to Kobe Bryant, recalling a beer run he made with the fallen NBA legend. Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and seven other people were killed when the helicopter they were in crashed in Calabasas,…… MORE
In the hours after basketball legend Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash along with eight other people, thousands of fans began sharing their goodbyes on social media. LeBron James added his own powerful, heartfelt message to those tributes on Monday. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar — whom Bryant often referred to as his…… MORE
The Centers for Disease Control is monitoring for symptoms of the Wuhan coronavirus at 20 US airports, the agency said on its website Monday. The CDC had previously announced enhanced screening of passengers from Wuhan, China, at five airports: John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, San Francisco International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport,…… MORE
A backpack containing $500,000 worth of jewelry was stolen from a Philadelphia hotel Monday morning, police said. Philadelphia police say the backpack was stolen from the Sofitel Hotel at around 10:30 a.m. Monday. Investigators described the suspect as 6 feet tall with a thin build. He was wearing a dark colored jacket, red shirt, dark…… MORE
In reality, where we all live, the White House and Republicans scrambled Monday to deal with the situation created by John Bolton, who has blown the impeachment trial open with his leaked manuscript. There were new revelations about Bolton’s book Monday from the New York Times, which first broke details on Sunday and is now…… MORE
Donald Trump’s impeachment trial defense is a perfect mirror for his presidency. It’s sometimes loose with facts, it recycles conservative media conspiracies, it praises Trump’s 2016 victory, it criticizes the Obama administration and it’s geared almost entirely toward his political base. It asserts brazen presidential power and insists that far from being corrupt, Trump’s behavior…… MORE
Super Bowl week is underway in Miami. But football wasn’t necessarily the most dominating topic. While the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs were available to a swarm of media members at Super Bowl LIV’s Opening Night, on the minds of many was the shocking loss of NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old…… MORE
Famed Manhattan restaurant The Spotted Pig has closed, weeks after the New York attorney general’s office announced the restaurant and its owner would settle sexual harassment claims by 11 former employees, The New York Times reported Monday. Spotted Pig chef Tony Nassif told CNN that Sunday was the restaurant’s last night. Multiple calls by CNN…… MORE
A Florida man known for denying the Sandy Hook school massacre happened and for spreading conspiracy theories has been arrested, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. Wolfgang Halbig, 73, of Sorrento, is charged with the unlawful possession of the personal identification of Leonard Pozner, whose 6-year-old son, Noah, died in the December 2012 shooting,…… MORE
The Wuhan coronavirus is continuing to cause pain for investors. Markets in South Korea and Japan fell on Tuesday, continuing a global selloff as the disease claims more lives and sickens people around the world. South Korea’s Kospi plunged 3.1% Tuesday, its first day of trading after the Lunar New Year holiday. Japan’s Nikkei 225,…… MORE
