'Saving Lives Is Not a Crime': Captain of Refugee Rescue Ship Arrested in Italy, Faces Up to 10 Years in Prison

The German captain of a ship that rescued 53 refugees at sea was arrested Saturday after she attempted to dock at Italy’s Lampedusa port. Italy’s far-right, anti-immigrant Interior Minister Matteo Salvini accused 31-year-old Sea-Watch 3 captain Carola Rackete of attempting to “sink” a police boat while docking her vessel, which he described as “an act…

'In Culture, We Build Bridges, Not Walls': World-Renowned Cellist Yo-Yo Ma Brings Bach to US-Mexico Border

In a rebuke to the Trump administration’s cruel immigration policies and rhetoric, world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma gave a performance at the U.S.-Mexico border on Saturday, where he praised culture’s ability to “build bridges, not walls.” With the international bridge connecting the two countries visible behind him, the audience in Laredo, Texas heard the musician play…

US Attacks Russia’s Power Grid; Trump Kept in Dark

The New York Times is reporting that the United States is cyber attacking Russia’s electric power grid and other targets—and that President Donald Trump is being kept out of the loop. “The American strategy has shifted more toward offense, officials say, with the placement of potentially crippling malware inside the Russian system at a depth…

Will Ferrell Crashed the Kardashian House, and Kendall Didn’t Know What to Do

With the holidays right around the corner, movie lovers can expect to see Will Ferrell on their screens starring as Buddy the Elf in the movie Elf, but not many would expect to see Ferrell in real life. Especially if they didn’t invite him over. Such was the case for the Kardashian family. Ferrell crashed Kris…

Michael Jackson’s Children Blanket, Paris, and Prince Pose for Rare Joint Photo

We all know that 19-year-old Paris Jackson has grown up to be quite the fashionable model and activist. She regularly steps out on red carpets, and attends parties hosted by major designers like Raf Simons. Click Here: Papua New Guinea Rugby Shop It’s rare, however, to see recent photos of her with her siblings—the late…

Kourtney Kardashian Wore a Cropped Sweater with the Track Pants You’ve Been Coveting

On the same day that Khloé Kardashian (finally!) confirmed her pregnancy with the first picture of her bare baby bump, her older sister Kourtney Kardashian was making headlines for a different reason. The 38-year-old stepped out in Los Angeles on Wednesday afternoon in a winter-ready ensemble that (in my opinion) is almost equally as groundbreaking…

How Multinationals Pad Their Budgets With the Wealth of Developing Countries

Amazon.com Inc. was brought to court by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in 2017 for transfer pricing discrepancies. In 2005 and 2006, the multinational tech company transferred $255 million in royalty payments to its tax haven in Luxembourg, but according to the IRS these royalty payments should have amounted to $3.5 billion. This transfer pricing…

Nicole Kidman Has a Brown Bob on Set and She’s Virtually Unrecognizable

As we catalog the year in review, you might notice that Nicole Kidman is having a pretty remarkable 2017. From The Beguiled to Big Little Lies, what wasn’t the seasoned Aussie in this year? In addition to her six projects released in 2017, Kidman’s been hard at work on four films set to release in…

Why Celine Dion Has No Advice for Lady Gaga Ahead of Her Las Vegas Residency

Las Vegas is getting even an influx of star power later this year, once Lady Gaga begins her residency with a two-year concert series. But not all Vegas stars are bombarding her with advice. Case in point: Celine Dion. Dion has had a residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on and off since 2002, but…