Members of Congress returned to work on Thursday the day after a shooter critically wounded Representative Steve Scalise (R-LA) and four other individuals at a baseball practice before dying himself of gunshot wounds. In the aftermath of the shooting, the message from both sides has been toning down partisan rhetoric and deploring violence. The shooter
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick announced that he will be going on an indefinite leave of absence as his company faces the challenge of rebuilding its image after a wave of scandals and charges of sexism. According to Reuters , Kalanick told his staff in an email that he would be taking time to grieve for
NBC struck back at denunciations of an interview between anchor Megyn Kelly and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, claiming that the upcoming interview will see Kelly grill Jones about his inane ideas. NBC executive Liz Cole, the executive producer of Megyn Kelly’s Sunday night show, told CNN that NBC has a duty to interview important people
Activists protesting against Sharia law and their opponents clashed in rallies across America, in some cases leading to arrests and violent confrontations and showing continued divisiveness about Islam and Islamic law in this country. March Against Sharia protests occurred in at least two dozen cities including Houston, Seattle, Chicago, and New York City and were