Memorial Day weekend
Stories for you
- WorldAssociated Press
The dreams of a 60-year-old beauty contestant come to an abrupt end in Argentina
A 60-year-old woman saw her dreams of becoming the oldest Miss Universe contestant in history melt away in a haze of sequins and selfies Saturday at Argentina’s annual beauty pageant. Alejandra Marisa Rodríguez, a hopital legal adviser whose entry into the competition had been cheered as a triumph over ageism in a youth-obsessed world, fell short of the Miss Argentina crown. During the contest she thanked everyone who celebrated her success in the Miss Buenos Aires competition last month.
1K3 min read - WorldAssociated Press
A synthetic drug ravages youth in Sierra Leone. There's little help, and some people are chained
In Sierra Leone, a cheap, synthetic drug is ravaging youth. The project in the Bombay suburb of the capital, Freetown, started in the past year when a group of people tried to help a colleague’s younger brother off the drug called kush. “The only time I left the room was when I went to the bathroom,” Christian Johnson, 21, recalled.
806 min read - ScienceLive Science
Space photo of the week: NASA sees a 'Platypus' move on Jupiter's moon Europa
The Juno spacecraft, which orbits Jupiter, has been imaging the giant planet's moon Europa and spotted apparent movement in its icy crust.
42 min read - USLA Times
South Lake Tahoe split over proposal to tax property owners who leave homes vacant
A South Lake Tahoe nonprofit, Locals for Affordable Housing, has collected enough signatures to place a measure on the November ballot that aims to tax property owners between $3,000 and $6,000 for units that sit vacant for more than half a year.
4267 min read - PoliticsThe Hill
George Conway predicts Trump won’t be unanimously acquitted in hush money trial
Conservative pundit George Conway predicted former President Trump will not be unanimously acquitted in the Manhattan hush money trial. Conway told MSNBC’s Katie Phang on Saturday that testimony over the past few weeks showed that Trump is “neck-deep” in the case, where he faces 34 counts of falsifying business records. Conway added that it is…
2.8K2 min read - CelebrityParade
Indianapolis TV Anchor Tanya Spencer Dead at 53: Her Final Social Media Post Issued a Stern Warning
The late anchor, whose real name is Tanya Sumner, shared an important final message.
4112 min read - LifestyleBuzzFeed
22 Older Adults Revealed What They're "Tired Of" At This Point In Their Life, And I Appreciate The Brutal, Older-And-Wiser Honesty
"I've never had a problem with it in previous years — but this past fall, I was honestly offended."
1.7K6 min read