Liz Dawn, the actress who played tart-tongued Vera Duckworth in the British soap opera “Coronation Street” for more than 30 years, has died, her family said Tuesday. She was 77. Dawn’s family said in a statement that the actress died “peacefully in her sleep” Monday night. “Coronation Street” has charted… Read More
Putin makes MAJOR threat to Facebook
Russia’s communications watchdog has threatened to block the access to Facebook next year if the company does not store its data locally. Alexander Zharov, chief of the Federal Communications Agency, told Russian news agencies on Tuesday that they will work to “make Facebook comply with the law” on personal data,… Read More
Trump prepares to roll out tax cuts
The White House and congressional Republicans are finalizing a tax plan that would slash the corporate rate while likely reducing the levy for the wealthiest Americans, with President Donald Trump ready to roll out the policy proposal at midweek. The grand plan to rewrite the nation’s tax code would be… Read More
Ancient Egyptian mystery solved, researchers say
One of the world’s greatest mysteries may have just been solved. Archaeologists have long been baffled over how the ancient Egyptians were able to build the Great Pyramid of Giza, which stands a whopping 415 ft tall. They were specifically questioning how the Egyptians had the capacity to transport such… Read More
North Korea: Trump just declared war
It seems North Korean madman Kim Jong Un follows President Donald Trump on twitter — and the diminutive dictator is very, very unhappy. North Korea’s top diplomat said Monday that Trump’s tweet that leader Kim Jong Un “won’t be around much longer” was “a declaration of war” against his country… Read More
NFL owner: Kneeling players may be FIRED on Tuesday
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is rumored to have delivered a stern warning to his NFL team, and the message is big if it’s true: If you kneel during the national anthem on Monday Night Football, be prepared to find a new job on Tuesday. Rumors swirled around social media… Read More
What!? Russian investigators looking into cannibalism case
Investigators in southern Russia are looking into a possible cannibalism case. The Investigative Committee said Monday that it detained a 35-year-old man in the city of Krasnodar who is suspected of killing a woman in an abandoned house earlier this month after a drunken brawl. Investigators said construction workers found… Read More
Japan Prime Minister calls for snap election
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Monday he will call an early election for parliament’s more powerful lower house for next month. Abe said at a news conference that he will dissolve the 475-seat chamber on Thursday when it convenes after a three-month summer recess. The election is to be… Read More
Person with “several firearms” arrested near White House
The Secret Service says it arrested someone near the White House on Sunday for possessing firearms. Sponsored: The link between your shampoo and Alzheimer’s disease (shocking) In a statement Monday, the agency says officers were approached by an individual at 17th Street NW and Pennsylvania Avenue at about 7:15 a.m…. Read More
Clinton pal sentenced to 21 months for underage sexting
Former Rep. Anthony Weiner was sentenced Monday to 21 months in prison for sexting with a 15-year-old girl in a case that rocked Hillary Clinton’s campaign for the White House in the closing days of the race and may have cost her the presidency. Weiner, 53, dropped his head into… Read More