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Department of Homeland Security limits no-knock warrants, chokeholds in updated use-of-force policy
ninjaMonkeyStudio/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday updated its use-of-force policy for when the 80,000 officers under the agency’s authority encounter the public. The new guidelines limit the use of no-knock [Read More…]
Mom says she suffered heart attack during PTA meeting at child’s school
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Donnese Tyler said she was at a routine PTA meeting at her son’s Maryland school last year when she suddenly felt an unusual feeling. “I’m like, ‘Oh my gosh, what [Read More…]
Inflation fight has a ‘long way to go,’ Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says
Liu Jie/Xinhua via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the central bank’s fight against inflation has “a long way to go,” citing a blockbuster jobs report last week that [Read More…]
Queen of Salsa, Celia Cruz, to appear on US quarter
Joshua Derr/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Queen of Salsa and Cuban icon Celia Cruz has been selected to appear on the U.S. quarter. Cruz, who died in 2003, was selected by the United States [Read More…]
See Oscar winner Christoph Waltz as the boss from hell in the official trailer to Amazon’s ‘The Consultant’
Prime Video If you think your boss is bad, wait until you get a load of two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz in the official trailer for the Prime Video series The Consultant. Based on Bentley [Read More…]
Ahead of season 3 premiere, ‘The Mandalorian’ making broadcast debut
Lucasfilm Ahead of the March 1 premiere of The Mandalorian‘s third season on Disney+, the first episode of the show’s Emmy-winning first season will make its broadcast television debut on Friday, February 24. “Chapter 1: [Read More…]
Welcome back to Rydell High: Paramount+ releases teaser to prequel series ‘Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies’
Paramount+ On Tuesday, Paramount+ released the trailer for its musical prequel series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies. Starring Marisa Davila, Cheyenne Isabel Wells, Ari Notartomaso and Tricia Fukuhara, the show is based on the [Read More…]
Turkey earthquake live updates: Fevered rescues underway as death toll tops 7,000 in Turkey, Syria
RAMI AL SAYED/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 7,000 people are dead after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria early Monday, according to officials. The pre-dawn quake was [Read More…]
Mexico rejects any effort to reinstate ‘remain in Mexico’ policy for asylum-seekers
Bloomberg Creative Photos/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Monday it rejects any effort to reimplement the controversial Trump-era policy known as “remain in Mexico” for asylum-seekers. The policy, officially named the [Read More…]
Navy releases close-up photos of Chinese surveillance balloon recovery
Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Feb. 5, 2023, after it was shot down. – Department of Defense (WASHINGTON) — The [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Netanyahu considers ‘Iron Dome’ for Ukraine
SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Almost a year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas throughout [Read More…]
Texas couple charged with dealing fentanyl-laced pills to middle, high school students, three of whom died
Carrollton (Texas) Police Dept. (DALLAS) — The Justice Department on Monday charged a Texas couple with dealing pills laced with fentanyl, which it said led to three deaths of three students, according to court documents [Read More…]
Man arrested for allegedly shooting, gravely wounding off-duty NYPD officer during robbery
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 38-year-old man suspected of shooting and gravely wounding an off-duty NYPD officer on Saturday night has been arrested in Rockland County, New York, where he was found hiding [Read More…]
Pamela Anderson responded to Britney Spears’ shout-out with a “private letter”
ABC/Randy Holmes A week after Britney Spears spoke highly of Pamela Anderson, the Baywatch star revealed she returned the sweet gesture with a “private letter.” Speaking to ET Canada, Anderson seemingly appreciated Britney’s public show [Read More…]
‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ becomes Disney+’s most watched Marvel movie debut
Marvel Studios Following a historic Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe win for Angela Bassett, as well as her nomination for the upcoming 95th annual Academy Awards, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has become the most-watched Marvel [Read More…]
‘How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days’, 20 years later: Kate Hudson & Matthew McConaughey reminisce about the rom-com
McConaughey and Hudson in 2007 – Jemal Countess/WireImage This year marks the 20th anniversary of How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, and Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey celebrated the 2003 film in an [Read More…]
In Brief: Grammy ratings up; Spin-offs of ‘Dexter’ and Billions’ coming, and more
Sunday night’s Grammy Awards telecast on CBS drew over 12.4 million viewers, according to time zone-adjusted fast national ratings from Nielsen and including streaming on Paramount+ and CBS apps — a three-year audience high for [Read More…]
Turkey earthquake live updates: Fevered rescue underway as death toll tops 5,000
RAMI AL SAYED/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 4,300 people are dead after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria early Monday, according to officials. The pre-dawn quake was centered [Read More…]
Ohio train derailment: Residents forced to evacuate not yet allowed to return home
Florian Roden / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Residents near the Ohio-Pennsylvania state line who were told to evacuate after tanker cars derailed in a fiery crash days ago have still not been allowed to [Read More…]
$754.6 million Powerball jackpot won by a single ticket
LPETTET/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — One person in Washington has won the Powerball jackpot prize of $754.6 million — the fifth-largest Powerball jackpot and the ninth-largest U.S. lottery jackpot in history, according to Powerball. If [Read More…]