Daily Archives: 01/04/2018


New York’s Met Museum Will Start Charging Mandatory $25 Fee

New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is partially abandoning its “pay-what-you-wish” admissions policy that has made it an egalitarian destination for generations of art lovers. Starting March 1, the museum will charge a mandatory $25 entrance fee to most adult …


Childish Gambino, Lady Gaga to Perform at Grammy Awards

Childish Gambino, Lady Gaga, Little Big Town and Pink will perform at the 60th Grammy Awards, which will also feature Broadway musical tributes by Patti LuPone and Ben Platt in honor of the show’s return to New York City. The …


CBS News Fires Political Director for ‘Inappropriate’ Acts

CBS News has fired its political director, Steve Chaggaris, for “inappropriate behavior.” CBS News says in an emailed statement that “accounts” of his behavior were brought to their attention in the last two weeks and were “immediately investigated.” He was …


Mormon Church Leader Thomas Monson Dies at 90  

Mormon church leader Thomas Monson has died, the church announced Wednesday from its Salt Lake City headquarters.  He was 90 years old and led the church for 10 years. Monson became a church bishop when he was just 22, and …


US Auto Sales Decline, Ending Record Streak

Auto sales in the United States fell by 2 percent in 2017, the first decline in seven years. Ford Motor reported Wednesday that its new vehicle sales fell 1 percent, as did those of General Motors. Fiat Chrysler reported a …


Security Flaws Put Virtually All Phones, Computers at Risk, Researchers Say

Security researchers on Wednesday disclosed a set of security flaws that they said could let hackers steal sensitive information from nearly every modern computing device containing chips from Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and ARM Holdings. One of the bugs is specific to Intel …