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What prison life is like for Todd and Julie Chrisley, the former reality TV stars
ATLANTA — Former Atlanta multimillionaires and reality television stars Todd and Julie Chrisley are “doing as best they can” while behind bars at federal prison facilities plagued with mold and other unhealthy ...Read more
Florida man lights self on fire outside Trump trial courthouse in NYC
NEW YORK — A Florida man set himself on fire in a park across from Manhattan Criminal Court Friday where former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial continues, according to a report.
Court officers and cops ...Read more
Sen. Bob Menendez bribery trial moved to May 13 as lawyer stays on case
The bribery trial of U.S. Senator Bob Menendez and two businessmen was pushed back a week to May 13 by a judge who cited negotiations on a statement that averts the need to disqualify a co-defendant’s lawyer.
U.S. ...Read more
Barron Trump eyeing NYU for college, report says
As Barron Trump prepares for his high school graduation in Florida next month — which his dad, Donald Trump, might have to skip due to his criminal trial in New York — the youngest son of the former president has to ...Read more
How popular is Idaho's abortion ban? Poll shows many disagree with laws
BOISE, Idaho — New polling released Friday indicates Idaho’s abortion laws are out of step with what residents prefer, imposing more restrictions than most survey respondents find necessary.
The poll was commissioned ...Read more
Murrieta board defies state of California, will keep policy to tell parents about LGBTQ+ transitioning
LOS ANGELES — The Murrieta Valley Board of Education has defied a state order — and countermanded its own staff — by holding on to a policy that requires parents to be notified when students change their gender ...Read more
A field guide to the references on Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department'
Taylor Swift release day always arrives with a thicket of real-life allusions to ancient myths, literary heroes and local bars alike. The 31-track (!) "Tortured Poets Department" is packed with new poets to read, bands to ...Read more
Hochul, Adams vow major crackdown on illicit NYC cannabis shops: 'Insanity stops right now'
NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams celebrated Friday after securing tools in the state budget to crack down on unlicensed cannabis shops, and offered a blunt message to the illicit sellers: City and state ...Read more
Gov. JB Pritzker says 'evolution of the leadership' needed at CTA
SPRINGFIELD, Il. — Gov. J.B. Pritzker called for an “evolution of the leadership” at the CTA, as embattled agency President Dorval Carter has looked to Springfield for solutions to a looming budget crisis.
Carter ...Read more
Louis Gossett Jr.'s cause of death revealed as lung disease
NEW YORK — Brooklyn-born Oscar winner Louis Gossett Jr. died from a lung condition, according to his death certificate obtained Friday.
Per documents reviewed by TMZ, the Coney Island native suffered from chronic ...Read more
Iran's 'axis of resistance' watches Israel and waits for command
Earlier this month, Kamleh Al-Yaseeni was supposed to accompany a friend to a hospice for the elderly in Damascus where they both volunteered, but she changed her mind to stay home with her disabled son, friends and ...Read more
Here's what to know about Taylor Swift's new album
Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department” is finally here.
In February, the pop superstar announced the album while accepting the Grammy Award for best pop vocal album (for 2022′s “Midnights”).
“An ...Read more
Sony in talks to team with Apollo to bid for Paramount
Sony Pictures Entertainment is in talks to join Apollo Global Management in its $26 billion bid for Paramount Global — a partnership that would boost the private equity firm's efforts to wrangle the prize.
While the ...Read more
Tesla co-founder JB Straubel has built an EV battery colossus
In the scrublands of western Nevada, Tesla co-founder JB Straubel stood on a bluff overlooking several acres of neatly stacked packs of used-up lithium-ion batteries, out of place against the puffs of sagebrush dotting the...Read more
Ukraine says bomber downed as Russia launches deadly strike
Ukraine said it shot down a Russian strategic bomber in combat for the first time since the Kremlin’s invasion began after the aircraft launched a missile strike that left at least seven people dead in the central Dnipro...Read more
Man lights self on fire outside Trump trial courthouse
NEW YORK — A man set himself on fire in a park across from Manhattan Criminal Court Friday where former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial continues, according to a report.
Firefighters and emergency medical ...Read more
Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' is here -- let's dive into the lyrics
The first meeting of “The Tortured Poets Department,” chaired by Taylor Swift, has come to order.
“The author,” as she dubbed herself on Instagram, shared a message to fans as the album dropped, calling it “An ...Read more
Crew suspected of taking $250,000 in Scratchers from 44 stores arrested by sheriff's department
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Sheriff's detectives investigating a series of strong-arm robberies during which thousands of California Lottery Scratchers games were stolen from convenience stores caught a break last ...Read more
Biden administration updates campus protections for LGBTQ students, assault victims
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Friday finalized new rules designed to bolster legal protections at colleges and universities for LGBTQ+ and pregnant students and victims of sexual misconduct.
The new rules do ...Read more
Get ready for one of the busiest Atlantic hurricane seasons on record, forecasters say
PHILADELPHIA — The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is likely to be destructive and costly and has the potential to be one of the busiest on record.
That's the consensus of several major forecasting services, all of which...Read more
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