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Cornell University has brought in former acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates to investigate how the Ivy League school handles sexual assault claims. Yates, who was fired by President Trump in 2020 after refusing to defend his travel ban, will…
The Department of Education has opened a federal investigation into allegations that New York City public school employees sexually abused students on a massive scale, with a top Trump administration official warning the district could lose federal funding if it…
Hilaria Baldwin has opened up about her last-minute red carpet prep. The 42-year-old yoga instructor hit the outlet VRT Awards 2026 red carpet in a corseted Zimmermann look she threw together after school pickup. “This [outfit] was getting my kids…
“Summer House” star Ciara Miller and pro Brandon Armstrong were eliminated Tuesday on “Dancing With the Stars” Mariah Carey tribute night. Miller, 28, and Armstrong, 34, received a 21/30 from judges for their Jazz routine set to “Emotions” before being…
Ben Affleck is speaking out about losing both parents within months of each other. The actor, 54, told GQ in an interview published Tuesday that his father Timothy died in April at 76 and his mother Chris died in June…
Luann de Lesseps is dropping her first single in more than two years. The “Real Housewives of New York City” legend, 59, debuted “To All The Boys” at the outlet’s 2026 “Virtual Reali-Tea” Awards on Tuesday night in New York,…
Danbury Mayor Roberto Alves has publicly condemned a white supremacist rally that unfolded outside the city’s police headquarters over the weekend. The demonstration, staged by roughly a dozen masked individuals on Saturday night, targeted a new city policy permitting certain…
Michael Douglas is rejecting the idea that he had to win back Catherine Zeta-Jones after their 2013 separation. Douglas, 82, bristled at the framing during a Sunday Times interview tied to his forthcoming memoir, insisting the reconciliation was a two-way…
The World Health Organization has stepped in to calm fears surrounding a laboratory worker’s sudden death in Siberia. Darya Shipilova, 28, died last week just two days after falling ill while working at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia…
A second person has reportedly died of plague in Siberia as international alarm builds over a possible outbreak centered on a Russian research lab. The new fatality was claimed Tuesday by local media in the Irkutsk region, where the victim…
Daniel Wiesenfeld has defied New York Attorney General Letitia James’ demand that he destroy records he took from her office, firing back in a blistering email that her threats will not compel him to erase evidence of alleged anti-Trump political…
A 72-year-old hiker has been hoisted to safety after surviving up to a week alone in the rugged backcountry along California’s Shasta-Siskiyou County line. The woman, described by acquaintances as an avid hiker, failed to show up for work late…
Ryan Hemphill, 44, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a new 41-count indictment as prosecutors revealed a seventh woman had come forward with allegations of torture and sexual assault. Hemphill, already jailed on Rikers Island on a 116-count indictment, was hit…
A potential hurricane is threatening to disrupt the high-profile Alabama-Georgia football game that former President Donald Trump has announced he will attend. The storm, which developed into a tropical depression in the Gulf on Tuesday, could strengthen into Category 2…
Layla Taylor has made her red carpet debut with girlfriend Kelsie Chesser. The “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star, 25, and Chesser stepped out arm-in-arm at the Virtual Reali-Tea Awards 2026 in New York City on Tuesday, marking their first…
Bunnie Xo and her younger boyfriend Dylan Wolf put on a passionate display at a Los Angeles sports bar Sunday, just days after Wolf publicly defended their 22-year age gap. The “Dumb Blonde” podcast host, 46, and the “Calabasas Confidential”…