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Mariska Hargitay opened the 2026 Emmys by hijacking Nicole Kidman’s iconic AMC Theaters monologue. The “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” star, 62, became the first woman to host television’s biggest night in 15 years when she took the stage…
Taylor Swift returned to Arrowhead Stadium on Monday night to cheer on Travis Kelce in the Chiefs’ rematch against the Broncos. Swift, 35, marked her first appearance at a Kansas City football game since marrying Kelce, also 35, on July…
Jalen Brunson popped up on Emmys night to steady his longtime friend’s nerves. The Knicks point guard, 30, made a pre-taped cameo during Mariska Hargitay’s opening monologue at the 78th Emmy Awards on Monday at the Peacock Theater in Los…
Law Roach has walked back his claim that Zendaya and Tom Holland secretly married. The celebrity stylist, 46, declared on the red carpet at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards that the Spider-Man co-stars are “not officially married” yet, directly contradicting…
Thomas Crooks used the alias “Bob Dole” to order rifle parts and tools online before his assassination attempt on Donald Trump last July, according to newly released FBI records. The 20-year-old gunman’s father, Matthew Crooks, 50, disclosed the pseudonym to…
Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreanaz reunited on the 2026 Emmys red carpet Monday night in Los Angeles. The former “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” co-stars, Gellar, 49, and Boreanaz, 57, posed arm-in-arm for photographers outside the Peacock Theater, with Gellar…
Brooks Nader brought beach-rescue glamour to television’s biggest night. The model and reality star, 28, hit the 2026 Emmys red carpet Monday in Los Angeles wearing a curve-hugging red sequined gown with a keyhole cut-out, a look that nodded directly…
A 17-year-old was knifed in the buttocks while his mother watched during a morning ambush blocks from his Bronx high school. The student, whose name has not been released, had been walking with his mother toward William H. Taft High…
Sheryl Lee Ralph threw shade at the 2026 Emmy comedy field during a red carpet interview Monday. The “Abbott Elementary” star, 69, spoke reporter Justin Sylvester at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles ahead of the ceremony. Ralph was there…
Meg Stalter turned the Emmys red carpet into her own awards display Monday night. The “Hacks” star, 35, arrived at the 2026 ceremony covered head-to-toe in gold paint, wearing wings and hoisting a massive golden atom — a life-sized recreation…
Mariska Hargitay turned the 2026 Emmys red carpet into a family tribute on Monday night. The “Law & Order: SVU” star, 62, arrived at the ceremony with husband Peter Hermann and their three children — August, 20, Amaya, 15, and…
A driver burned beyond recognition after their vehicle erupted into a fireball at a Long Island toll plaza Monday morning. The crash occurred shortly after 11 a.m. At the northern end of the Sunken Meadow Parkway, where a vehicle slammed…
A San Jose police officer has been fired after using the city’s Flock license plate camera network to help a domestic violence suspect locate his alleged victim. The officer, who had authorized access to the automated reader system, used his…
The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards could rewrite television history across multiple categories when the ceremony airs this weekend. Zendaya, 30, stands poised to shatter two barriers in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series race for her work in…
Mitch McConnell returned to the Senate on Monday after three months away. The Kentucky Republican, 84, was wheeled out of his Washington home and waved to cameras before heading to the Capitol, where he planned to cast his first vote…
President Trump dismissed existential AI warnings as a “hoax” on Monday even as his own advisers quietly work on a narrow set of guardrails for the technology. The pushback came after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei…