The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention resigned Wednesday after reports saying she purchased shares in a tobacco company. Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald stepped down from her post one day after Politico reported her investment in Japan Tobacco Inc. A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement that Fitzgerald was unable to divest in a definitive period of time and the department's secretary accepts her resignation.
Spotify is testing a new app that sounds a lot like Pandora. "Stations" allows users to listen to curated and personalized playlists, allowing them to enjoy music in a hands-free fashion. The company calls the free platform, "the easiest way to listen to the music you love."
President Trump's first State of the Union address was quickly followed by Stormy Daniels stopping by "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" The adult film star who allegedly had an affair with the president declined to answer most questions about the story. She did acknowledge that the signature on a signed statement denying the report is different from her own.
Hollywood's writers strike was declared over after nearly five months Tuesday night when board members from their union approved a contract agreement with studios, bringing the industry at least partly back from a historic halt in production.
Social media users take note: You won't be able to snap that fall foliage selfie at a popular Vermont spot. The town has temporarily closed the road to nonresidents due to overcrowding and “poorly behaved tourists.”
Actor David McCallum, who became a teen heartthrob in the hit series “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” in the 1960s and was the eccentric medical examiner in the popular “NCIS” 40 years later, has died.
