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‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ holds off ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ topping box office with $31 million
Taylor Swift Productions Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour topped the domestic box office for the second straight grabbing an estimated $31 million. The concert film added an estimated $10.5 million, for a worldwide total of $164.8 [Read More…]
Michigan State issues apology for photo of Hitler on scoreboard
Alex Haenke (EAST LANSING, Mich.) — Michigan State University has issued an apology following an image of Hitler appearing on the scoreboard before Saturday night’s game. Before the rivalry game against Michigan began, the image [Read More…]
House Republicans’ speaker fight is ‘probably one of the most embarrassing things I’ve seen’: McCaul
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul on Sunday bemoaned the nearly three weeks — and counting — that the chamber has gone without a speaker amid conservative infighting over how [Read More…]
Tim Scott defends claim that Biden has ‘blood on his hands’ after Hamas’ terror attack
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott on Sunday defended his recent accusation that President Joe Biden has “blood on his hands” after Hamas’ terror attack on Israel earlier this month, which has [Read More…]
US worried about more ‘attacks on our troops’ in Middle East amid Israel-Hamas war: Austin
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. is “concerned” that fighting between Israel and Hamas, in the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7 terror attack, could spill over into a broader conflict throughout the Middle East that [Read More…]
US moves carrier to Middle East following attacks on US forces
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon announced late Saturday that it will send an aircraft carrier and air defense systems to defend U.S. military troops in response to a growing number of attacks on U.S. [Read More…]
Detroit synagogue president found stabbed to death outside home
Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue (DETROIT) — The president of a Detroit synagogue was found stabbed to death outside her home Saturday morning, police and the synagogue said. The Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue put out a [Read More…]
Former MLB pitcher arrested in 2021 homicide: Police
Placer County Sheriff’s Office (AUBURN, CA) — Danny Serafini, a former MLB pitcher, and a woman were arrested in connection with the 2021 shootings of a California couple, police said. The Placer County Sheriff’s Office [Read More…]
Judge temporarily halts Trump’s limited gag order in federal election interference case
Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s election interference case in Washington, D.C., on Friday temporarily halted the limited gag order she had placed on the former [Read More…]
Perry Johnson suspends long shot presidential campaign
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Months after missing the first primary debate stage — which prompted a complaint with the Republican National Committee — businessman Perry Johnson has decided to suspend his short-lived presidential campaign, [Read More…]
Progressives call for ceasefire: ‘Vengeance is not a foreign policy doctrine’
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images WASHINGTON — House progressive Reps. Cori Bush, Ilhan Omar and Ayanna Pressley on Friday repeated their calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza following the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel. Omar — who [Read More…]
Scholastic criticized for optional diverse book section
Universal Images Group via Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA) — The decision by children’s book publisher Scholastic to create a separate, optional section for its elementary school book fairs for titles written predominantly by and about [Read More…]
Housing advocates forecasted the 2008 financial crisis, they said they were ignored
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images NEW YORK — Four years before Lehman Brothers collapsed and set off the worst U.S. financial disaster since the Great Depression, Ruhi Maker warned top officials at the Federal Reserve that the [Read More…]
Women who followed DASH diet in midlife reported fewer memory problems in older age, study finds
Eleganza/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A new study released on Friday found that women who followed a heart-healthy diet reduced their risk of cognitive issues later in life. Doctors have long touted the Dietary Approaches [Read More…]
CVS removing decongestant from shelves after FDA panel says it’s ineffective
Jeff Greenberg/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — CVS Health is planning to remove one type of a common decongestant from shelves after an advisory committee to the U.S. Food and Drug [Read More…]
60,000 gun safes recalled after shooting death
CPSC (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of more than 60,000 biometric gun safes because of a programming feature that “can allow unauthorized access to the safes.” At [Read More…]
Fisher-Price recalls about 21,000 Thomas & Friends truck toys
CPSC (NEW YORK) — Fisher-Price is recalling about 21,000 units of some of their popular Thomas & Friends toys. Parents and customers are being advised to stop using Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway Troublesome Truck [Read More…]
Man allegedly guns down judge who oversaw his divorce proceedings, manhunt ongoing: Sheriff
kali9/Getty Images (HAGERSTOWN, Md.) — Maryland authorities said they’re searching for a man who allegedly targeted and gunned down the judge who oversaw his divorce proceedings. Pedro Argote, 49, allegedly shot Circuit Court Judge Andrew Wilkinson, [Read More…]
Trump fraud trial live blog: Judge fines Trump $5,000 for violating partial gag order
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump to [Read More…]
Defendant in classified docs case waives conflict of interest concerns regarding his attorney
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — One of former President Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the special counsel’s classified documents case told the judge overseeing the case Friday that he wants his attorney to continue to represent [Read More…]