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A year after election, RNC still spending hundreds of thousands to cover Trump’s legal bills
SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — More than a year after the 2020 presidential election, the GOP is still covering numerous legal bills for the benefit of former President Donald Trump — and the [Read More…]
Republican senator says Trump’s fate should be left to the courts
Andrew Harnik-Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., said former President Donald Trump’s fate should be left in the hands of the Department of Justice and the federal courts over his role in [Read More…]
Sen. Ron Johnson announces run for reelection amid controversy over vaccine statements
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., announced on Sunday that he will run for a third term in the Senate, after months of teasing a run. “During the 2016 [Read More…]
COVID-19 live updates: US hospitalizations reach record high
JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.4 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 838,000 Americans, according to real-time data [Read More…]
How to help after Bronx building fire kills 17, injures dozens
iStock/Kamonchai Mattakulphon (NEW YORK) — The deadly blaze that tore through a New York City building in the Tremont neighborhood of the Bronx has left many residents homeless, displaced or in need of basic necessities [Read More…]
Robert Durst dies in custody
iStock (NEW YORK) — Robert Durst, a convicted murder who was awaiting trial on a separate murder charge, died of natural causes while in custody early Monday morning, his lawyer said. Durst, 78, was sentenced [Read More…]
Northeast expecting temperatures well below zero this week
Getty IMages/Christopher Kimmel (NEW YORK) — The coldest air of the season is moving into the Northeast on Monday night, sending temperatures plummeting by Tuesday morning. The wind chill — what temperature it feels like [Read More…]
Seventeen dead, including several children, after dozens injured in NYC fire: Officials
iStock/motortion (NEW YORK) — Seventeen people, including eight children, after dozens were injured in a fire at a Bronx apartment in New York City. Officials previously reported that 19 people — including nine children — [Read More…]
US open to talking with Russia about missiles, troop exercises: Secretary of State Antony Blinken
ALEX BRANDON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that the United States was open to discussing limits on missile deployments and troop exercises in Europe during talks with Russia [Read More…]
Ten dead after cliff collapses on tourist boats in Brazil
Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (CAPITOLIO, Brazil) — At least 10 people are dead and two remain hospitalized after a slab of a cliff broke off Saturday afternoon and crashed down onto four tourist boats [Read More…]
Naomi Osaka withdraws from Melbourne tournament due to injury
Kelly Defina/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Naomi Osaka on Saturday withdrew from the Melbourne Summer Set due to an abdominal injury, saying she needed to rest before the Australian Open. “I had a lot of [Read More…]
5 dead, 20 missing after cliff collapses on tourist boats in Brazil
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (LAKE FURNAS, Brazil) — At least five people are dead and as many as 20 are missing after a slab of a cliff broke off Saturday afternoon and crashed down onto three [Read More…]
Signs Kazakhstan president regaining control after crackdown on protests
Valery SharifulinTASS via Getty Images (ALMATY, Kazakhstan) — There are signs Kazakhstan’s president is slowly regaining control in the country, following a bloody clampdown by security forces to end days of mass protests and after [Read More…]
Damon Wayans Jr. reportedly producing a female-driven reboot of ‘The Honeymooners’
John Springer Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images Deadline reports that Damon Wayans Jr. and his Two Shakes Entertainment are producing a “reimagining” of the classic family comedy The Honeymooners — with “a bold, female-driven” twist. CBS Studios is producing the project, which [Read More…]
Disney/Pixar’s ‘Turning Red’ skipping theaters, coming to Disney+ on March 11
Disney/Pixar The latest offering from Disney/Pixar, Turning Red, will follow its predecessors Luca, and Soul, by debuting directly on Disney+. The trailer for Turning Red have been playing in theaters — oddly, ahead of the very different, adult-themed action film The King’s Man, which was produced by Disney-owned [Read More…]
Harry Belafonte remembers Sidney Poitier; Rick Ross stars in ‘The Equalizer’, and more
Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images The tributes continue for one of the greatest actors of all time, Academy Award winner Sidney Poitier, who passed way Friday at age 94. Harry Belafonte was one of [Read More…]
Tyler Perry, Whoopi Goldberg, Viola Davis and more mourn the late Sidney Poitier
Bettmann/Getty Images Hollywood is mourning the passing of the legendary Sidney Poitier, who died Friday. He was 94. Poitier became the first Black man to win an Academy Award for best actor, in 1964 for his [Read More…]
‘The Boys’ season 3 debuts June 3
Amazon Studios/James Minchin (SPOILERS) The third season of Amazon Prime’s Emmy-nominated hit The Boys finally has a release date: June 3. The revelation was made after the first footage of the anticipated new season was revealed on the [Read More…]
Employers add dismal 199,000 jobs in December, unemployment rate hits 3.9%
OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Employers added a lackluster 199,000 jobs last month — significantly lower than economists’ expectations — and the unemployment rate fell to 3.9%, the Department of Labor said Friday. [Read More…]
How Walmart’s new grocery delivery works, giving access straight to your fridge
ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Walmart Plus has taken its delivery service a step further. A new enhanced feature that’s set to roll out in select cities later this year would give [Read More…]