Ukraine Boeing 737 Crash: There were 167 passengers and nine crew members. A Boeing 737 passenger jet operated by a Ukrainian airline crashed minutes after take-off from Tehran on Wednesday morning, killing all on board. There were 167 passengers and nine crew members on board the Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, Ukrainian Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk said in a statement. …

Nicki Minaj Wax Figure in Germany, Was Just Unveiled. Nicki Minaj’s wax figure made its European debut at Madame Tussauds in Berlin on Tuesday. Much to their horror, many of the rapper’s fans saw photos of the statue for the first time. The wax figure, which attempts to clone the 37-year-old artist in her 2014 “Anaconda” music video, is permanently …

SAG-AFTRA evacuated over threat, No Bombs Reportedly Found. SAG-AFTRA’s New York and Los Angeles buildings were reportedly evacuated Tuesday after a bomb threat. Both of the actors’ union’s buildings, located in busy areas of both cities, were closed for the day as police investigated the threat. “I can confirm that we have received a threat,” said Pam Greenwalt, the union’s …

Iran rocket attacks, US troops targeted with ballistic missiles. Iran has carried out a ballistic missile attack on air bases housing US forces in Iraq, in retaliation for the US killing of General Qasem Soleimani. More than a dozen missiles launched from Iran struck two air bases in Irbil and Al Asad, west of Baghdad. It is unclear if there …

Minnesota officer Arik Matson shot in head is ‘gravely injured’. Waseca Police officer Arik Matson is in critical but stable condition at North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale after being shot in the head responding to a disturbance Monday night in Waseca. Drew Evans is the Superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. “On Monday night, shortly before 8 p.m., …

‘Avatar 2’ first look: James Cameron shares Pandora concept art. Remember Avatar, the highest-grossing movie of all time until last year, when Avengers: Endgame beat it? Three sequels are now in the works from director James Cameron, and at tech trade show CES 2020, we got our first look at our return to Pandora (you remember, the planet from the …

Imaad Zuberi charged to one count of obstruction of justice. Imaad Zuberi, a major donor to President Trump’s inaugural committee, was reportedly charged with obstructing a federal probe into whether foreign nationals were illegally giving money to Trump’s inaugural fund. According to the Associated Press, the Los Angeles-based venture capitalist is accused of taking “numerous steps” to block the investigation …