E. Jean Carroll, who helmed the “Ask E. Jean” column for Elle magazine since 1993, was fired in December, according to a court filing.
Author: Joshua Bote, USA TODAY
George Soros calls for Zuckerberg, Sandberg to step down from Facebook in scathing letter
Facebook continues to run political advertising on its platform, stating that it should not litigate the legitimacy of claims made in campaign ads.
Maine woman’s class ring, lost 47 years ago, shows up in forest in Finland
The class ring belonged to her husband of 40 years, who died in 2017. Nearly 4,000 miles away, a Finnish man stumbled upon it while metal detecting.
Stunning ‘angel in the sky’ photo caused by rare weather event
Lee Howdle, a wildlife photographer, captured the divine event last week at the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire.
Virginia really is for lovers: The states most looking for love, according to Google
According to the search platform, the word “love” — along with “teddy bears” — tends to spike in popularity around Valentine’s Day.
Mom wakes up from coma 2 months after New Zealand volcano eruption to find out her family died
A funeral service for her daughter Zoe Hosking will be delayed until she recovers from a months-long medically induced coma.
Shamed for wearing pajamas in public? Chinese city cracks down on ‘uncivilized behavior’
The range of “bad behavior” shamed by the Chinese city included lying on a bench and passing out promotional flyers.
These Sudanese lions are so starved their bones show. A campaign to save them went viral
Some of the lions are skeletal, with bones jutting out of their skin after losing nearly two-thirds of their body weight. One of the lions died.
Need knee replacement surgery? Get it before it’s too late, study says
A study conducted by Northwestern University found that most patients who would benefit from knee replacement are taking too long to undergo surgery,
First British astronaut Helen Sharman says aliens exist – and may be ‘here right now’
The first Brit to go into space, Helen Sharman, said she believes aliens exist and could be “here right now” but invisible to the human eye.