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EMT arrested for stealing money from undercover investigator posing as patient
Tazytaz/ Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A New York City Fire Department emergency medical technician was arrested and charged with stealing $600 from an undercover investigator posing as a sick patient. The investigator went undercover [Read More…]
Who is Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya in Trump’s Jan. 6 case?
Dustin Franz/ Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump is set to appear in federal court on Thursday on charges in connection with his alleged criminal attempts to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election. [Read More…]
Texas Department of Public Safety separating several fathers from families seeking asylum, immigration attorney says
(EAGLE PASS TX) — The Texas Department of Public Safety arrested several fathers seeking asylum in the United States last month, resulting in them being separated from their families, according to an attorney with Texas RioGrande Legal Aid. [Read More…]
Suspect arrested after human remains found in 3 suitcases in Florida
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (DELRAY BEACH, FL) — A man has been arrested for premeditated murder after human remains belonging to his wife were found in three suitcases in Florida last month, court records show. The three [Read More…]
Orlando Magic donates $50,000 to DeSantis-supporting super PAC
Rachel Mummey/Bloomberg via Getty Images (ORLANDO, FL) — The NBA’s Orlando Magic donated $50,000 to Never Back Down, the super PAC supporting Ron DeSantis’ presidential bid, according to financial records filed by this week by the political [Read More…]
Police, some protesters gather outside federal courthouse where Trump will be arraigned
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Police, protesters and supporters of Donald Trump are all part of the scene outside the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., where the former president is set to be arraigned Thursday afternoon. But overall, for [Read More…]
New heat wave in the South and West has 13 states under alerts
ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — A new heat wave has left 60 million people across 13 states under heat alerts Thursday. Record or near-record high temperatures are possible Thursday in Corpus Christi, Texas, and Baton Rouge, [Read More…]
Anthony Mackie on coming “full circle” with fourth ‘Captain America’ film, and how Harrison Ford tongue-tied him
Marvel Studios While his Marvel character Sam Wilson struggled with the weight of taking the Captain America mantle, Anthony Mackie called it “really easy.” In a chat with TheWrap before the SAG-AFTRA strike, the Twisted Metal star talked about the forthcoming Captain America: [Read More…]
Gal Gadot says DC Films’ James Gunn and Peter Safran are developing a ‘Wonder Woman 3’ with her
Warner Bros. Pictures For those following the behind-the-scenes maneuvering as Guardians of the Galaxy writer-director James Gunn plots the future of the DC Films as co-CEO, Gal Gadot just raised some eyebrows. Gunn and co-CEO [Read More…]
‘The Notebook’ musical coming to Broadway next spring
Courtesy of The Notebook The Notebook musical, featuring music and lyrics by Ingrid Michaelson, is coming to Broadway next spring. The show, based on the romance novel by Nicholas Sparks that inspired the 2004 film, [Read More…]
Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth reportedly settle divorce four months after filing
Presley Ann/Getty Images for Icelandic Glacial Reese Witherspoon is officially closing a chapter of her life. She’s reportedly settled her divorce with her estranged husband, Jim Toth, just four months after she first filed. According [Read More…]
In Brief: ‘Scream’ franchise taps ‘Happy Death Day’ director, and more
Happy Death Day director Christopher Landon has reportedly been tapped to helm the next installment of the Scream franchise, according to Deadline. He’d take over for Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, the team known as [Read More…]
‘Haunted Mansion’ director Justin Simien on the film’s “radical” feature
Disney Disney’s Haunted Mansion isn’t just a scary comedy based on a theme park ride, it’s also a radical portrayal of a Black man’s grief — that’s according to film director Justin Simien. In the film, LaKeith Stanfield plays Travis, [Read More…]
Desperate search for more victims after woman escapes alleged kidnapper’s cinder block cell
FBI’s Portland Field Office (OREGON)–An Oregon man is accused of holding a woman captive in a makeshift cinder block cell in his garage before she managed to break free, according to federal authorities, who said [Read More…]
Family pleads for help in search for missing Georgia mother of 4
Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office (GEORGIA)–The mother of a Georgia woman who vanished more than two weeks ago, issued an emotional plea on Wednesday for anyone with knowledge of her daughter’s whereabouts to contact police. Clarine [Read More…]
Truck carrying lemons overturns on New Jersey highway, police say
Christian Dauphin/Getty Images (NEW JERSEY)–A tractor-trailer carrying lemons overturned on a New Jersey highway on Wednesday giving new meaning to the phrase “when life gives you lemons.” Police responded to numerous 911 calls right before [Read More…]
Mpox cases rising in China with infections spiking more than 50% in 3 weeks
ABC News/WHO While cases of mpox continue to decline across the United States and Europe, infections are steadily rising in China. For the week ending July 21, 117 cases were confirmed in China, according to [Read More…]
No gunman found at Capitol after 911 call that prompted staffers to shelter in place
Glowimages/Getty Images (WASHINGTON D.C)–All Senate buildings at the Capitol have been searched and deemed clear following a report of a “possible active shooter,” authorities said. “There is no active threat,” police tweeted. “We found nothing [Read More…]
RFK Jr. super PAC got $5M from megadonor who had backed Trump
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination over President Joe Biden — but much of his backing so far, including financial, appears to be coming from supporters [Read More…]
Leah Remini suing the Church of Scientology
Jean Baptiste Lacroix/WireImage On Wednesday, August 2, former King of Queens star Leah Remini filed a lawsuit in California Superior Court against those behind her former religion, the Church of Scientology. According to an announcement, [Read More…]