2018 is shaping up to be a big year for Saudi Arabia: women will finally be able to drive, perhaps even to the movies.
On Monday, Deadline reported Saudi Arabia officially lifted its ban on movie theaters, which was in place for more than 35 years.
The Minister of Culture and Information, Awwad bin Saleh Alawwad, heralded the move as one that would help the country’s “economic growth and…
UPDATE, 9:45 AM: During a press conference, officials said 27-year-old male Akayed Ullah committed the attack by detonating an explosive device.
The NYPD claims the device was a pipe bomb, which was strapped Ullah's body with zip ties and velcro.
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio called the attack an attempted terrorist attack.
Police say Ullah "did make statements" relating to ISIS, but…
Hawaii is temporarily halting its call for medical marijuana cardholders to “voluntarily surrender” their guns after backlash that the policy impacts legal gun owners.
In November, the Honolulu Police Department issued letters to gun owners who are also medical marijuana patients telling them they have 30 days to “voluntarily surrender” their guns.
The police department issued the notice…
When Rachel Dolezal isn’t making her own homemade lollipops or “melanin spectrum dolls,” she’s posing for her very own calendar.
On Dolezal’s website, she offers a 2018 calendar, complete with photos of herself. If those photos aren’t enough, the description claims the calendar also includes Dolezal’s inspirational quotes along with important facts about black history.
2018 Calendar featuring…
In addition to Instagram’s resources to combat suicidal thoughts and eating disorders, the popular app for teens has now unveiled a new message warning people about animal cruelty when they search for images of wildlife.
National Geographic reports that when users try to search for images using a hashtag like “#slothselfie,” they wil be prompted with a pop-up message that partially reads, “You…
Gordon Ramsay’s attempt to save a floundering soul food restaurant in Sacramento is being met with backlash from a Root writer who claims Ramsay attempted to ruin the restaurant with his “Caucasianery.”
The Sacramento Bee reports Sandra Dee of Sandra Dee’s Bar-B-Que & Seafood agreed to an offer by the producers of Ramsay’s new show, “Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell & Back,” to help her…
Porn star August Ames (born Mercedes Grabowski) committed suicide on Tuesday after she received backlash on Twitter for saying that she did not want to perform a scene with a gay porn star.
On Sunday, Ames tweeted a warning to whoever was planning to replace her in a scene that they were shooting with someone who performed in gay porn:
whichever (lady) performer is replacing me tomorrow for @…
Google is looking to beef up its crackdown on hateful, offensive, and violent content on YouTube by hiring more than 10,000 people to monitor content on the site.
In a blog post on Monday, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki wrote that YouTube has been exploited by “bad actors” to “mislead, manipulate, harass or even harm.”
Wojcicki wrote that while YouTube has been successful protecting against “…
In a statement on Wednesday, President Trump officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Trump said the move would not change the aspirations for peace between the Israelis and Palestinians.
During his remarks, Trump mentioned that previous presidents used the Jerusalem Embassy Act’s waiver to delay the U.S. government’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s eternal capital…
