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Michigan AG announces felony charges against ‘fake electors’ in 2020 election plot
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images (LANSING, Mich.) — The Michigan attorney general has announced charges against the state’s 16 “fake electors,” the office announced in a press release on Tuesday afternoon, for their alleged role in the scheme [Read More…]
DeSantis says Trump could’ve ‘come out more forcefully’ during Jan. 6
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WEST COLUMBIA, S.C.) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday tried to walk a fine line when asked about former President Donald Trump’s actions on Jan. 6 — in light of the news [Read More…]
Biden hosts Israeli president amid tensions
Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden hosted Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the White House on Tuesday amid continued tension with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing government. The meeting with [Read More…]
Why Democrats feel bullish about retaking the House, even though ‘there’s a lot of work to be done’
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Democrats are salivating at their prospects to flip the House next year — but even as party operatives boast of having “the full recipe” for success, they acknowledge they’re still gathering [Read More…]
Actors’ union, Hollywood studios squabble over which side to blame as strike enters 5th day
John Lamparski/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — As the Hollywood-paralyzing strike by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) went into its fifth day Tuesday, the studios and producers accused the union of [Read More…]
Julie Bowen hyping newly single Sofia Vergara after Joe Manganiello split
L-R: Vergara and Bowen in 2017 — Todd Williamson/Getty Images Julie Bowen is hyping up Sofia Vergara after her Modern Family co-star announced she’s splitting from her husband since 2015, Joe Manganiello. Truth told, Vergara [Read More…]
Peacock teases ‘Twisted Metal’, ‘John Wick’ spinoff ‘The Continental’ at San Diego Comic-Con
L-R: ‘Twisted Metal’ stars Beatriz, producer and star Anthony Mackie While the SAG-AFTRA strike is preventing stars from taking part in this year’s San Diego Comic-Con activities, Peacock is still touting two of its upcoming [Read More…]
Wildfire smoke map: These are the US cities, states with air quality being affected by Canadian fires
ABC News (NEW YORK) — As Canada continues to battle its worst wildfire season on record, toxic smoke has traveled south and is once again blanketing states across the U.S. A total of 18 states [Read More…]
Emergency slide falls from United Airlines fight, lands in Chicago backyard
An emergency slide fell from a plane and landed outside of a home near O’Hare Airport in Chicago, July 17, 2023. — Laura Devitt (CHICAGO) — It wasn’t a bird or a plane hurtling from [Read More…]
House to vote on resolution saying Israel isn’t a ‘racist or apartheid state’
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The controversy over Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s comments on Israel will continue Tuesday when the House votes on a Republican-led resolution to reaffirm the U.S. ally is not a racist state [Read More…]
‘Invisible’ heat wave risks need more attention as temperatures rise, expert says
AlesVeluscek/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Millions of people are dealing with extreme heat waves as climate change continues to raise temperatures to unhealthy levels. Jeff Goodell, a climate journalist, published a new book The Heat [Read More…]
Powerball jackpot balloons to $1 billion after no winners Monday
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Powerball jackpot has ballooned to $1 billion after Monday night’s drawing produced no winners, the third-largest purse in Powerball history. The winner numbers in Monday’s [Read More…]
Everything to know for the next Powerball drawing as jackpot hits $1 billion
IronHeart/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An estimated $1 billion jackpot is up for grabs in the next Powerball drawing. It’s the third-largest purse in the game’s history and the seventh-largest U.S. lottery jackpot, according to [Read More…]
Matt Damon admits to high-profile Hollywood negotiation with his wife that allowed him to shoot ‘Oppenheimer’
Universal For Hollywood stars, high-profile negotiations about big-name projects are par for the course, but Matt Damon explained he got everything he wanted for Oppenheimer from a particularly tough opponent: his wife. In an Entertainment [Read More…]
With Lindsay Lohan’s new baby, ‘Freaky Friday’ mom Jamie Lee Curtis declares herself a “movie grandmother”
Lohan and Curtis in 2003 — Gregg DeGuire/WireImage Jamie Lee Curtis now has a new title to go with her new Oscar: “movie grandmother.” The actress beamed with pride at the news that her Freaky [Read More…]
Paramount+ unveils first look and release date for Stephen King prequel ‘Pet Sematary: Bloodlines’
Philippe Bosse/Paramount Players On Tuesday, July 18, Paramount+ revealed that Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, a prequel to Stephen King‘s chilling 1983 book-turned movie, will debut on the streaming service Friday, October 6. The film, starring E.T.‘s [Read More…]
Raylan Givens butts head with new baddie & daughter in ‘Justified: City Primeval’
Courtesy of FX The new FX series Justified: City Primeval sees Deputy U.S. Marshall Raylan Givens, once again played by Timothy Olyphant, transplanted to Detroit where he crosses path with new baddie Clement Mansell, played by Boyd Holbrook, who certainly [Read More…]
Studios fire back at “disingenuous” strike claims made by SAG-AFTRA
Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images With studios bearing the brunt of criticism since the SAG-AFTRA strike began last week, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) fired back in a statement released on Tuesday, July [Read More…]
Amid tensions with North Korea, US nuclear-capable submarine arrives in South Korea for first time in decades
The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Kentucky (SSBN 737) pulls into port in Busan South Korea July 18, 2023. — Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael Chen/US Navy (BUSAN, South Korea) — A U.S. Navy nuclear-capable [Read More…]
US service member in North Korean custody after crossing DMZ line
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A U.S. service member who crossed into North Korea “without authorization” is in custody in the secretive country, United Nations and U.S. officials said Tuesday. “A U.S. National on a [Read More…]