Stephanie K. Baer

The Parkland School Shooter Has Pleaded Guilty To Murdering 17 Classmates

His guilty plea comes more than three years after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida.

8 days ago

"I Am Not A Baby-Making Machine": Thousands March For Abortion Rights In Protest Of Texas's New Law

In Washington, DC, demonstrators marched to the Supreme Court. Justices will hear arguments on a major challenge to Roe v. Wade in December.

26 days ago

Scarlett Johansson And Disney Have Reached A Settlement In The Actor's Breach Of Contract Lawsuit

A source previously estimated that the release of the movie on streaming the same day it premiered in theaters cost her $50 million.

28 days ago

Britney Spears Is Finally Free From Her Father's Control After More Than 13 Years

A judge suspended the 39-year-old pop star's father, Jamie Spears, as conservator of her estate on Wednesday in a highly anticipated hearing.

29 days ago

Britney Spears Wants Her Dad Out Of Her Conservatorship More Than Ever Now That She’s Engaged

In a new filing, her attorney said Jamie Spears' continued involvement "would impede the ability to negotiate" a prenuptial agreement that is in the singer's best interests.

1 month ago

Hundreds Of Athletes Have Signed Onto A Brief Calling For The Supreme Court To Protect Abortion Rights

"To have any of that autonomy taken away, to have someone else make decisions for my body and my career, is to take away my life’s pursuit," one Olympic soccer player said.

1 month ago

These People Are Telling Their Abortion Stories As The Supreme Court Prepares To Hear Its Biggest Reproductive Rights Case In Decades

More than 6,600 people signed their names to a new brief supporting abortion rights: “I hope the justices read every single one of them.”

1 month ago

Britney Spears Took Her Instagram Page Down After Posting About Waiting More Than 13 Years To Be Free

"Again ... team #FreeBritney you guys fucking kick ass 💪🏼 !!!!!" the 39-year-old pop star wrote in her last post.

1 month ago

One Of California’s Favorite Escapes May Never Be The Same Because Of Climate Change

“I'm not trying to say the sky is falling, but it may be. We just don't know yet.”

1 month ago

Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Lied Again And Again To Make Billions Of Dollars And Earn Public Adoration, Prosecutors Said On The First Day Of Her Trial

“Now, in the end, Theranos failed and Ms. Holmes walked away with nothing,” an attorney for Holmes said. “But failure is not a crime.”

1 month ago

Britney Spears' Father Has Filed A Petition To End Her Conservatorship

The filing comes after the 39-year-old pop star told a judge that she wanted to be freed from the court-mandated arrangement.

1 month ago

Britney Spears’ Lawyer Accused Her Dad Of Trying To Extort $2 Million From Her Conservatorship

"Mr. Spears’s blatant attempt to barter suspension and removal in exchange for approximately $2 million in payments ... is a non-starter," the pop star's attorney wrote.

1 month ago

A Dangerous Wildfire Forced Thousands Of People To Flee Lake Tahoe, And Firefighters Are Blaming Climate Change

"What seemed exceedingly unlikely a few weeks ago is happening," UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain said.

1 month ago

Elizabeth Holmes Might Accuse Her Ex-Boyfriend Of Clouding Her Judgment From Mental And Sexual Abuse

The founder and former CEO of the disgraced blood diagnostics company Theranos is facing a dozen fraud charges.

2 months ago

"My Brother Was My Hero": Friends And Family Remember The US Service Members Killed In Kabul

“My brother was my hero, and I know he is watching over my family in our time of grief."

2 months ago

At Least 13 US Service Members As Well As Afghan Civilians Were Killed In A Suicide Bombing Outside Kabul's Airport

The attack was believed to be carried out by ISIS, the Pentagon said.

2 months ago

People Who Fled Vietnam Are Reliving Their Trauma Watching The Fall Of Kabul

"I think about my family, about what they’ve been through ... and I think that what's going to happen in Afghanistan [is] going to be so much, even worse than what I can imagine."

2 months ago

These Photos Show The Devastation Caused By The Haiti Earthquake

The 7.2 magnitude quake struck the Caribbean island nation Saturday morning, leaving more than 1,200 people dead.

2 months ago

Britney Spears’ Dad Said He’s Preparing To Step Down From Her Conservatorship

Though he didn’t give a time frame for a transition, Jamie Spears’ expected departure marks a huge milestone in the singer’s quest to regain control of her life.

2 months ago

A Surf School Owner Allegedly Killed His Children After Being "Enlightened By QAnon," Federal Officials Said

Matthew Coleman, 40, told the FBI that he believed his wife "possessed serpent DNA and had passed it onto his children."

2 months ago