Malin Andersson shows off the first signs of her baby bump on holiday with boyfriend Tom Kemp in Spain [Fortitude Press/SplashNews.com] Pregnant Malin Andersson flaunts baby bump in bikini on holiday with boyfriend Tom Kemp in Spain as the Love Island star awaits the arrival of her first child … [Read more...] about Pregnant Malin Andersson flaunts baby bump in bikini on holiday with boyfriend Tom …
‘Supergirl’ will feature television’s first transgender superhero
In this Sunday, June 26, 2016 photo, Nicole Maines poses at her home in Portland, Maine. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP) BURBANK, Calif. — A transgender activist who won a discrimination lawsuit after her school refused to let her use the girls’ bathroom will be TV’s first transgender superhero. Nicole Maines will star in The CW/Warner Bros.’ “Supergirl” as Nia Nal, aka Dreamer. Producers describe her character as a “soulful young transgender woman with a fierce drive to protect others.” Maines gained national attention for her battle against her Orono, Maine school district over her right to use the girls’ bathroom. Maine’s highest court ruled in 2014 that school officials violated state anti-discrimination law when they required her to use a staff restroom. It was the first time a state high court concluded that a transgender person should use the bathroom of the gender with which they identify. … [Read more...] about ‘Supergirl’ will feature television’s first transgender superhero
AAA: Gas prices in Michigan fall 11 cents
Associated Press Published 10:54 p.m. UTC Jul 23, 2018 Dearborn – AAA Michigan says average gas prices statewide have fallen about 11 cents in the past week to about $2.89 per gallon. The Dearborn-based auto club says late Sunday that the average price for self-serve regular unleaded gasoline is about 49 cents more than at the same point last year. Michigan’s lowest average price was about $2.80 per gallon in the Grand Rapids, Holland and Muskegon areas. The highest was about $2.97 a gallon in the Ann Arbor area. The Detroit-area’s average was about $2.94 per gallon, down about 6 cents. AAA Michigan surveys daily fuel prices at 2,800 gas stations across the state. … [Read more...] about AAA: Gas prices in Michigan fall 11 cents
Senate set to confirm Wilkie for VA secretary
Hope Yen Associated Press Published 10:40 p.m. UTC Jul 23, 2018 Washington – After months of tumult, Pentagon official Robert Wilkie is expected to become secretary of Veterans Affairs when the Senate votes Monday to confirm him, taking on the task of fulfilling President Donald Trump’s promises to fire bad VA employees and steer more patients to the private sector. Wilkie is Trump’s third pick for the job in 18 months. The long-time public official says he will “shake up complacency” at VA, which has struggled with long waits in providing medical treatment to millions of veterans. He is expected to easily win confirmation after a Senate panel approved his nomination earlier this month. Only Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont at the time voted “no,” citing concerns the Trump administration would “privatize” VA. If confirmed, Wilkie, 55, was expected to be sworn into office quickly, the White House has told some veterans groups, … [Read more...] about Senate set to confirm Wilkie for VA secretary
Trump: Russia election interference ‘a big hoax’
Zeke Miller Associated Press Published 10:51 p.m. UTC Jul 23, 2018 Washington – Capping a week of drama, back tracking, a double negative and blistering statements from allies about his attitude toward Russian election interference, President Donald Trump on Sunday was back to referring to “a big hoax.” Trump spent days trying to reassure the country that he accepts that the longtime foe interfered in the 2016 election after his public undermining of U.S. intelligence agencies in Helsinki while standing alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin. But Trump cast doubt once again in a Sunday tweet, diminishing at least the significance, if not the existence, of the interference and the U.S. investigation into Russia’s actions. “So President Obama knew about Russia before the Election,” Trump tweeted. “Why didn’t he do something about it? Why didn’t he tell our campaign? Because it is all a big hoax, that’s why, and he … [Read more...] about Trump: Russia election interference ‘a big hoax’