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Two prominent television directors have publicly rejected opportunities to work on HBO’s highly anticipated Harry Potter series, citing author J.K. Rowling’s views on transgender issues. The rejections highlight deepening divisions within the entertainment industry over the reboot just months before…
Todd Burkhalter was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison Friday for masterminding a $380 million Ponzi scheme through his Georgia financial firm. Burkhalter, 59, the founder and CEO of Drive Planning LLC, received the maximum penalty allowed by law…
A body found in the Bucegi Mountains of Romania is believed to be that of George Smyth, the British teenager who vanished nearly nine months ago while on a solo hiking expedition near Dracula’s Castle. Avon and Somerset Police announced…
Watch on TikTok For years, the name “Karen” has served as internet shorthand for entitled, demanding behavior—particularly the stereotype of a middle-aged white woman with a specific choppy haircut who is quick to ask for a manager or call the…
Larry Montes was ordered held on bail after prosecutors revealed he allegedly called Jewish congregants “swine” following his arrest for storming a Manhattan synagogue during Shabbat services. View this post on Instagram The 46-year-old Bronx native was arraigned just before…
Governor Andy Beshear broke the news to a room of Democrats that a mass shooting had unfolded blocks from their dinner. The shooting erupted around 6:45 p.m. Saturday in Charles Young Park in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, where an outdoor concert…
Florida middle school teacher Christian Schneider admitted to years of inappropriate communication with a former student, deputies said. Schneider, 31, was arrested Friday on three felony charges after detectives from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office launched a criminal investigation on…
The armed grandmother who confronted an alleged shoplifter outside a Tucson Ross Dress for Less has become an overnight internet sensation. The woman, whose identity remains unknown, was filmed in early August outside the discount clothing store on Tucson’s Eastside…
Shanna Moakler’s feud with Kourtney Kardashian has flared anew following the Los Angeles premiere of Travis Barker’s documentary, with the Blink-182 drummer’s ex-wife promising to reveal her full account of the family drama in her forthcoming memoir. Watch on TikTok…
A 28-year-old surrogate from Alaska named McKenna West gave birth to a baby boy with hypoplastic left heart syndrome in Dallas on Wednesday, August 12. The baby was diagnosed with the heart condition at around 20 weeks of pregnancy. The…
Starting today, the UK is joining Europe in restricting a widely used chemical in gel nail polish, marking a significant shift in the beauty industry. Manufacturers can no longer introduce new gel nail polish products containing trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide, commonly…
President Trump said Friday that he plans to declare the Strait of Hormuz “a territory of the United States” after the Iran war, marking a dramatic escalation in his rhetoric about the strategically vital waterway that has become central to…
In 1991, a Dutch couple made an unconventional decision that would ultimately reshape medical understanding of human anatomy. Ida Sabelis and her boyfriend Jupp climbed into an MRI scanner at a hospital in Groningen, the Netherlands, to have sex while…
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York has maintained the same amount of federal student loan debt since her election to Congress in 2018 while earning an annual salary of $174,000, even as she recently announced she is undergoing a costly…
Police are hunting for 16 additional suspects after a mob of alleged looters struck an East Los Angeles AutoZone twice in a 24-hour period. The second break-in occurred around 3:30 a.m. On Aug. 9 at the store on South Atlantic…
Netflix filed court documents Friday seeking dismissal of Tyra Banks’ defamation lawsuit over the “America’s Next Top Model” documentary. The streaming giant submitted its motion to a California federal judge to throw out claims brought by Banks, 52, in June…