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Nancy Kassebaum Baker, the trailblazing Kansas Republican who became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate without following a spouse into office, has died at 94. Her son, Bill Kassebaum, confirmed that she died Friday of natural causes. “She…
Colombian influencer Yeferson Cossio has agreed to a one-year ban from Avianca after settling the legal dispute over his mid-flight stink bomb incident. The 30-year-old content creator, who commands more than 12 million Instagram followers and roughly 19 million on…
Jan Demczur, John Paczkowski and George Phoenix reunited 25 years after their shared harrowing experience, appearing together in the National Geographic documentary 9/11 Reunited. The three men, who were strangers before that morning, found themselves trapped together in an express…
Two workers at a San Francisco homeless shelter were arrested for allegedly helping a gunman evade capture after he shot a police officer. Oliver Barcenas, 36, and Erika Porter, 45, both employees at Bayshore Navigation Center, were taken into custody…
Natalie Harp, 35, has privately chafed at being called Donald Trump’s “human printer,” leaked personal letters reveal, even as the nickname has become cemented in Washington parlance. The special assistant to the president, who works at a desk directly outside…
The families of two murder victims are speaking out after a plea deal allowed confessed killer Marquez Hill-Turnipseed to serve concurrent sentences for two separate killings. Marquez Hill-Turnipseed, 24, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the 2022 drive-by shooting death…
A Brooklyn delivery driver was killed after being shot seven times in a possible road rage attack on Friday night, police and sources said. Gunfire rang out on Crescent Street between Loring and Stanley avenues in East New York around…
A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed during a high school football game in Bakersfield on Friday night, sending players and fans scrambling from the scene, authorities said. The Bakersfield Police Department said they were called to the stadium a…
A dental therapist with 13 years of practice experience has gone viral for explaining why a startling tongue condition is far less dangerous than it looks. Dr. Laura Bailey, 37, who posts as ‘laurasmileclub’ on Instagram, spoke about black hairy…
The FBI returned 48 stolen ancient Egyptian artifacts to Egyptian officials on Friday after tracing them to an illicit trafficking network. The handover ceremony in Los Angeles marked the end of a probe that found the objects had been smuggled…
Barry Manilow has canceled additional Las Vegas residency shows, citing ongoing health struggles following his lung cancer surgery. The “Copacabana” singer, 83, announced on Instagram Friday that both that evening’s and Saturday’s performances at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort &…
Five passengers were burned when a laptop burst into flames on an American Airlines flight, prompting an emergency response. The incident unfolded on Flight 2398, an Airbus A321 carrying more than 130 passengers from Atlanta, Georgia, to Dallas, Texas, on…
Embattled NYC-DSA Co-Chair Gustavo Gordillo is being sued for eviction after failing to pay rent on a Crown Heights apartment while his family’s $1.5 million townhouse underwent renovations. Gordillo, 38, the son of a Florida telecommunications magnate, skipped three monthly…
Andrea Mauk is fighting to change Ohio law after her teenage son’s tissue was donated without her knowledge or consent. Mauk, 42, was in Costa Rica with her husband when her 18-year-old son Damon died in a single-car crash on…
Michael Polansky has broken years of silence about the AI and biology startup he co-founded with Lady Gaga’s involvement. Polansky, 46, who is engaged to Stefani Germanotta — the Grammy winner known professionally as Lady Gaga, 38 — co-founded Outer…
Gypsy-Rose Blanchard posted a public apology on TikTok after racist prison phone calls resurfaced online. Blanchard, 35, addressed the recordings in a statement posted to the platform on Friday, August 21, before the account was deleted. The calls contained what…