When Steve Bannon was indicted on fraud and money laundering charges in September, the former Trump adviser claimed he was the target of a politics-driven prosecutor. Bannon said the Manhattan district attorney “decided to pursue phony charges against me 60 days before the midterm election,” implying the criminal case against …
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Patti LaBelle was abruptly rushed off stage just a couple of songs into her Christmas concert in Milwaukee after a bomb threat forced authorities to evacuate the theater. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that video from the Riverside Theater on Saturday night shows what appears to be two security officers …
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Grayson Chrisley, the son of Todd and Julie Chrisley, was hospitalized after a car accident in Nashville, Tennessee, earlier this month. The Chrisleys are known for “Chrisley Knows Best,” a reality show that followed the for the past nine years, along with its various spinoffs. The accident occurred on November …
Read More »Julia Roberts has revealed a unique story about her birth — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, paid for her parents’ hospital bill after she was born. During a September interview with Gayle King for History Channel’s “HISTORYTalks” series, Roberts spoke about her family’s unexpected …
Read More »Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to 21 years in a federal prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights. Chauvin, who pleaded guilty in December, will also be required to pay restitution. During the sentencing, U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson said that Chauvin “must be held responsible” for his …
Read More »Stars at the BET Awards on Sunday used their platforms to make statements about the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn landmark abortion rights decision Roe v. Wade. The award show’s host, Taraji P. Henson, greeted the audience after Lizzo opened the show with a performance. “That’s how you start a …
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Jada Pinkett Smith directly addressed the Oscars night slap on Wednesday during a “really important” Red Table Talk episode about alopecia. In March, her husband Will Smith stormed the stage at the Academy Awards and slapped comedian and presenter Chris Rock after he made a joke comparing Pinkett Smith’s shaved …
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Update: Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed David Weiss as special counsel on Aug. 11, 2023, after a potential plea deal with Hunter Biden collapsed. Read the latest here. Our earlier story is below. U.S. Attorney David Weiss has managed to stay out of the spotlight for much of his 20-year …
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Michelle Obama reflected on the historic confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court in an Instagram post on Thursday, saying she will give Black women and girls “a future we can all be hopeful for.” Jackson will be the first Black woman to serve on the nation’s …
Read More »Boynton Beach, Florida — The sister of Wall Street fraudster Bernie Madoff and her husband were found dead in what investigators aid was an apparent murder-suicide in Florida, according to news reports. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday identified the couple as 87-year-old Sondra Wiener of Boynton Beach …
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