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The beauty industry is bigger than ever, but mascara is struggling
Read more: The beauty industry is bigger than ever, but mascara is strugglingWhen Kylie Jenner launched her billion-dollar cosmetic brand, Kylie Cosmetics, five years ago, an essential item was missing: mascara. Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty line, which she launched in 2017, didn’t sell mascara when it first launched, but she recently added the beauty product to the line. Lady Gaga’s beauty line also doesn’t include mascara.Mascara, the long-standing staple of makeup, is…
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Tyler, The Creator slams Grammys’ ‘urban’ category as a politically correct version of the n-word
Read more: Tyler, The Creator slams Grammys’ ‘urban’ category as a politically correct version of the n-wordTyler, The Creator is conflicted about his first-ever Grammy.The 28-year-old musician, who took home the award for Best Rap Album for his 2019 record “IGOR” on Sunday night, criticized the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for consistently placing “guys that look like me” in the rap and urban categories. Grammy winners 2020: See who took…
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Michael Avenatti heads to trial for allegedly trying to extort millions of dollars from Nike
Read more: Michael Avenatti heads to trial for allegedly trying to extort millions of dollars from NikeMichael Avenatti tried to shake down athletic apparel giant Nike for millions of dollars, prosecutors will argue in a trial starting Monday in New York Federal Court. The attorney is on trial for allegedly threatening to publicly accuse Nike employees of improper and illegal conduct unless the company paid his client $1.5 million and agreed to…
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North Carolina man charged with human trafficking after police allege he kept a sex slave for 5 years
Read more: North Carolina man charged with human trafficking after police allege he kept a sex slave for 5 yearsA North Carolina man is facing a human trafficking charge after police alleged he kept a person in sexual servitude for five years. Salvador Espinoza Escobar, 48, of Asheboro, was arrested Wednesday when the investigation into the trafficking accusations began, according to a news release from the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office. The National Human Trafficking Tip…
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At least 2 dead and more missing as boats catch fire at an Alabama dock
Read more: At least 2 dead and more missing as boats catch fire at an Alabama dockAt least two people died and more are missing after an overnight fire destroyed a dock of about 35 boats in Jackson County Park in Alabama, the Scottsboro Fire Department told CNN. Two bodies have been recovered from the water, according to Chief Deputy Rocky Harnen with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department.Six or seven people…
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A guide to viewing the 2020 Grammy Awards
Read more: A guide to viewing the 2020 Grammy AwardsThe 62nd annual Grammy Awards are Sunday night, honoring the year’s best music.Aside from the nominees, this year’s show will also feature a variety of performances, from Billie Eilish to Lizzo. Here’s everything you need know about music’s biggest night. Start time The show will air live from Los Angeles on Jan. 26 at 8…
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6 people were shot at a South Carolina bar, including 2 fatally
Read more: 6 people were shot at a South Carolina bar, including 2 fatallyTwo people were killed Sunday in a shooting at a bar in Hartsville, South Carolina, Darlington County Coroner Todd Hardee said. The shooting happened shortly after midnight Sunday morning at Mac’s Lounge, about a half mile from Coker College. Earlier, Hardee said five other people had been shot and wounded. But later Sunday, Hartsville city…
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The big differences between 4G and 5G
Read more: The big differences between 4G and 5GThe development of ridesharing apps, such as Uber and Lyft, was made possible by 4G. With 5G, ridesharing cars could one day navigate themselves — no human driver required. Self-driving cars are just one of the many potential applications of 5G, the next generation wireless network that is steadily being rolled out across the United States, and in other countries…
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Scientists discovered four new species of sharks that walk
Read more: Scientists discovered four new species of sharks that walkSo — some sharks walk. Just not the scary ones. While great whites haunt the deep, walking sharks are content to scuttle in the shallows. They’ve been walking, or something close to it, for at least 9 million years. They’re evolutionary superstars, too: Walking sharks could be the most recently evolved shark on Earth. That’s according to findings…
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Uber prepares to test its self-driving cars in Washington, DC
Read more: Uber prepares to test its self-driving cars in Washington, DCUber is laying the groundwork to bring its self-driving cars to the nation’s capital. The ridesharing company said Thursday that it will begin mapping the streets of Washington DC. Three mapping vehicles equipped with cameras and sensors will spend a few weeks driving around the city and collecting data. High-definition maps are considered essential to operating self-driving vehicles.…
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Actress Annabella Sciorra testifies in court that Harvey Weinstein raped her
Read more: Actress Annabella Sciorra testifies in court that Harvey Weinstein raped herIn emotional testimony with vivid detail, actress Annabella Sciorra testified Thursday that Harvey Weinstein barged into her apartment 25 years ago and raped her.”The Sopranos” actress said the movie mogul raped and sexually assaulted her at her Manhattan apartment in the winter of 1993-1994. She first publicly spoke about the attack in an October 2017 New…
