Customers are getting closer to permanently bidding farewell to additional unstated garbage fees. The Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday that it had finalized a regulation requiring companies to provide customers with the full cost, including fees, of any tickets to live events or short-term housing. The purpose of the order is to stop bait-and-switch pricing, which the agency referred to as "deceptive" as it leaves out required fees and other expenses from quoted prices. According to officials, the law might help consumers avoid wasting up to 53 million hours annually looking out the whole cost of their tickets and accommodations. FTC Chair Lina Khan stated in a press statement that people should be informed upfront of the amount they are being asked to pay, without fear of being hi...

The accused Gilgo Beach serial murderer was charged with murder again on Tuesday, increasing the total number of alleged victims to seven, all of whom were women who were killed close to New York City. According to court documents, a hair belonging to suspect Rex Heuermann's wife or daughter was discovered close to victim Valerie Mack's left wrist. Mack is 24 years old. Heuermann's estranged wife is not regarded as a suspect in any of these killings, and their daughter would have been four years old when Mack was killed. Before her skeleton remains were discovered in 2000 and 2011, Mack was employed as an escort; it took years for her identity to be determined. According to authorities, Mack's killer sliced off her right leg, which bore a tattoo of her son's name. Prosecutors claim that no...

On Tuesday, a San Francisco jury found IT consultant Nima Momeni guilty of the 2023 stabbing death of tech executive Bob Lee, which sparked worries about the city's high rate of street crime but was actually the result of a personal argument. Momeni was found guilty of second-degree murder by the jury, but he was exonerated of first-degree murder. Deliberations began on December 4 and a verdict was reached on Monday, but it was read out on Tuesday.According to NBC Bay Area, the jury was urged to consider first-degree murder with an addition of employing a deadly weapon. According to the station, Momeni and his primary lawyer, who attended the hearing via Zoom, seemed emotionless when the verdict was read. According to San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, he could spend 16 years ...

The accused Gilgo Beach serial murderer was charged with murder again on Tuesday, increasing the total number of alleged victims to seven, all of whom were women who were killed close to New York City. According to court documents, a hair belonging to suspect Rex Heuermann's wife or daughter was discovered close to victim Valerie Mack's left wrist. Mack is 24 years old. Heuermann's estranged wife is not regarded as a suspect in any of these killings, and their daughter would have been four years old when Mack was killed. Before her skeleton remains were discovered in 2000 and 2011, Mack was employed as an escort; it took years for her identity to be determined. According to authorities, Mack's killer sliced off her right leg, which bore a tattoo of her son's name. Prosecutors claim that no...

The Star Trek series is daringly entering a new arena: the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. The Library of Congress announced Tuesday that 25 films had been added to this year's roster, including the 1982 blockbuster Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. It is currently one of the 900 movies in the registry, a collection of motion pictures chosen by the National Film Preservation Board. The National Film Preservation Act requires the board, established in 1988, to choose 25 films annually that are important to American history in terms of culture, history, or aesthetics. After consulting with members of the National Film Preservation Board and other film experts, the Librarian of Congress chooses the films, which must be at least ten years old. Cheech The first Cheech & Ch...

On Tuesday, a San Francisco jury found IT consultant Nima Momeni guilty of the 2023 stabbing death of tech executive Bob Lee, which sparked worries about the city's high rate of street crime but was actually the result of a personal argument. He was judged guilty of second-degree murder by the jury, but not guilty of first-degree murder. Deliberations began on December 4 and a verdict was reached on Monday, but it was read out on Tuesday.According to NBC Bay Area, the jury was urged to consider first-degree murder with an addition of employing a deadly weapon. According to the broadcaster, Momeni and his primary lawyer, who attended the hearing via Zoom, were emotionless as the verdict was read out. Early on April 4, 2023, Lee, 43, the creator of the well-known money transfer app Cash App,...

In a ceremony held in Missoula on Saturday, Montana Representative Zooey Zephyr, who was the first transgender woman elected to the state legislature, wed writer and activist Erin Reed. Zephyr said, "What a perfect wedding, my love," on social media on Tuesday. "Every moment of that day will always be engraved in my heart. And the core of all I do will be my commitments, which range from offering you tender love to becoming a good mother to our boy." Sarah Kate Ellis, president and CEO of GLAAD, an LGBTQ media advocacy group, officiated the wedding, which was set to a string quartet's performance of "Such Great Heights" by The Postal Service. In her email, Reedwrote, "I opened my book and let my heart spill out when it came time for my vows." "I talked about all the reasons I adore Zooey, ...

Washington As rank-and-file lawmakers preferred a more senior member of the party's caucus to challenge the second Trump administration rather than a young progressive star, Virginia Representative Gerry Connolly defeated New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez on Tuesday in the race to be the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee. According to a lawmaker present, the secret-ballot vote in a closed-door Democratic caucus meeting was 131 to 84. Connolly informed reporters that the most qualified candidate had won after the voting. Once more, I believe that my colleagues were gauging their votes based on experience, seasonedness, reliability, ability, and track record of production. "I believe that won out," he remarked. Despite his recent health problems, Connolly stated ...