Noam Galai/Contributor/Getty Images A law banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy took effect in Texas last week. Salesforce said it would help employees relocate if they had concerns about access to reproductive healthcare. Other companies have spoken out or offered assistance as a result of the law. See more stories on Insider’s business page. […]
EXCLUSIVE — The Taliban beheaded an Afghan soldier, then chanted praise to their leader while holding the severed head of their victim by his hair in a video posted in a private Taliban chat room. The 36-second video, which was obtained by the Washington Examiner, was posted a week ago. It’s unclear when it was […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Where the party girls at? On Thursday night, some were on top of the Empire State Building walking LaQuan Smith’s New York Fashion Week runway in slinky blue and white sequin minis, barely there one pieces and shiny body hugging pants. In his first see now, buy now show, the designer […]
Rep. Ilhan Omar and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Morry Gash, File/Associated Press; Eric Gay, File/Associated Press The White House said it would require some companies to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for employees. Gov. Greg Abbott said he would fight the decision, citing Texans’ “right to choose.” Rep. Ilhan Omar ripped Abbott in a reference to the […]
A convicted murderer’s second chance at life was cut short this week by a hitman in Hasidic garb who blasted him in the back of the head in a shocking Queens execution caught on surveillance video. Victim Jermaine Dixon — a former member of the “Patio Crew” in Brooklyn — had been out of federal […]
The following account from Associated Press photographer Richard Drew is excerpted from the book “September 11: The 9/11 Story, Aftermath and Legacy,” an in-depth look at AP’s coverage of 9/11 and the events that followed. On that day, Drew made one of the most indelible — and harrowing — images of the 21st century. It […]
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez seen at Jacobi Hospital in the Morris Park neighborhood on June 03, 2021 in the Bronx borough of New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez roasted Kellyanne Conway on Twitter on Wednesday. The call-out came after Conway refused to resign from the board of visitors for the US Air Force […]
A homeless man takes a swing at a staff member for Republican gubernatorial candidate Larry Elder during a tour in Venice Wednesday. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Larry Elder’s scheduled tour of homeless encampments in Venice ended shortly after it began Wednesday morning, with the leading Republican in the gubernatorial recall race hastily exiting […]
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The former prosecutor charged with misconduct for her handling of the Ahmaud Arbery case was booked at a Georgia jail on Wednesday and released. Former Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson turned herself in Wednesday morning at the Glynn County jail, county Undersheriff Ron Corbett said. Jail records show she […]
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, asks a question during the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Cruz tweeted “Um, get a job?” in response to news that unemployment benefits expired for jobless Americans. Twitter users criticized Cruz for his insensitivity and his lack of understanding […]