Harriet Tubman will be on the $20 bill. Tubman will replace former President Andrew Jackson. That’s the world that came from Jack Lew, U.S. Treasury secretary, Wednesday. Lew announced the back of the bill would have a picture of the White House and Jackson. He said it could be a statute of Jackson sitting in […]
Los Angeles Police Department detectives with its “threat management” squad began a criminal investigation into actor Charlie Sheen. Little information has been released about the enquiry, but LAPD spokesman officer Mike Lopez said someone came in with a complaint March 31 against Sheen. No information has been released about the alleged threat or victim but […]
An aircraft carrying 62 people crashed Saturday morning, killing everybody on board. The plane, which came from Dubai, was trying to land in Russia in poor weather conditions. Russian officials said the crash does not appear to be related to terror but they are looking at whether pilot error or bad weather were the ca-use. […]
A potential chlorine gas chemical leak caused the shutdown of Lafayette’s Bob L. Burger Recreation Center and sent more than 20 people to local hospitals for treatment. Due to the possible leak, a number of agencies were called out including some as far away as Thornton and as close as Boulder and Louisville. According to […]
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is asking for $1.2 million in legal fees to pay defense attorneys, despite repeated calls that he resigns over the constant Flint water crisis. This is two times more than $500,000 that has been slated for the expense. On top of that, Bill Schuette, the state’s attorney general, is asking for […]
Well-known chef Benoit Violier was found dead Jan. 31 in his home located near Lausanne. Police suspect his death was from a gunshot wound he inflicted upon himself. Violier was 44. Violier’s three-star Restaurant de l’Hotel de Ville is located in western Switzerland and recently hit the list for the world’s finest places for its […]
With the Zika outbreak in full force, pregnant Brazilians are panicked about the mosquito-borne virus that is causing brain damage in newborns. First seen in the coastal city of Recife, women are not near as joyful as they were before the virus struck. After all, there’s no cure or vaccine for the disease. And, in […]
NASA said the idea of a ninth planet being out in the solar system is interesting but still not proven. The “alleged” planet is about 10 times larger than Earth and orbits the sun. And, it’s lurking near the area of Neptune. While no planet has been found just yet, NASA scientists warned against making […]
David Bowie, the rock legend born David Robert Jones, stipulated that he wanted his body to be cremated based on Buddhist rituals in Bali. The Space Oddity singer died in January 10, at the age of 69 from cancer, leaving behind a $100 million estate that his family, former nanny and assistants received. According to […]
The CEO of Takata Corp., the Japanese airbag manufacturer whose company has been tainted by constant safety recall crisis, will not resign any time soon. According to people close to the company, the company had planned to tell automaker customers that the group’s founder’s grandson Takada would step down and hold himself accountable for the […]