President-elect Donald Trump and his former co-defendants in the Florida classified documents case launched an effort Monday to block the release of a final report by special counsel Jack Smith that also addresses the election interference case. Both cases against Trump have been dismissed. Lawyers for defendants Walt Nauta and …
Read More »China says 53 dead after 7.1-magnitude earthquake strikes Tibet
HONG KONG — A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck near one of Tibet’s holiest cities Tuesday, killing at least 53 people, Chinese state media reported. The earthquake, which was recorded just after 9 a.m. (8 p.m. ET Monday), was centered at a depth of nearly 6 miles, according to the U.S. Geological …
Read More »Donald Trump Jr. to visit Greenland as president-elect ramps up calls for acquiring the territory
Donald Trump on Monday confirmed that his eldest son will visit Greenland amid increased calls by the president-elect that the U.S. should control the autonomous territory owned by Denmark. “I am hearing that the people of Greenland are ‘MAGA,'” Trump wrote on his social media platform. “My son, Don Jr, …
Read More »6 arrested after man was lured to campus, beaten in TikTok-inspired attack, police say
Six college students in Massachusetts were accused of luring an active duty service member whom they falsely described as a sexual predator to their campus, where he was chased by a group of more than two dozen people and assaulted, authorities said. One of the students charged told police that …
Read More »Biden meets with families of victims of New Orleans attack
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Monday met with families, survivors and local law enforcement affected by the New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans that killed 14 people and wounded dozens of others. They met privately shortly before Biden arrived at St. Louis Cathedral, where he’s scheduled to speak at …
Read More »Macron, UK’s Starmer, other European leaders swipe at Elon Musk
Tech billionaire Elon Musk is getting wide pushback in European capitals as he tries to extend his recent political success to the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. Leaders in four European countries — France, Germany, Norway and the United Kingdom — denounced his influence in separate statements Monday, warning …
Read More »Actor John Amos’ daughter hires a lawyer to investigate the care he got in his final months
Actor John Amos’ daughter has hired a lawyer to investigate the circumstances surrounding her father’s death, the latest development in an ongoing verbal dispute with her brother regarding their father’s care in his final months. Amos, 84, best known for his 1970s television roles on “Good Times” and “Roots,” died …
Read More »Skip Bayless offered former Fox Sports hairstylist $1.5 million for sex, lawsuit alleges
Longtime television sports firebrand Skip Bayless is accused of making repeated unwanted sexual advances and offering $1.5 million to have sex with a former Fox Sports hairstylist, according to a lawsuit filed by the woman. The lawsuit, filed Friday in Los Angeles, accuses Bayless, then a Fox Sports host, of …
Read More »The bill comes due for coaches of losing teams
The Jacksonville Jaguars fired Super Bowl-winning coach Doug Pederson in what’s likely to be the first of multiple “Black Monday” terminations across pro football. Pederson and New England’s Jerod Mayo were the first casualties of the NFL’s dark annual ritual of finding fall guys for a disappointing 2024 season, which …
Read More »Disney to combine its Hulu+ Live TV with streamer Fubo
Disney will combine its Hulu+ Live TV service with Fubo, merging together two internet TV bundles, the companies announced on Monday. Disney will become majority owner of the resulting company — the publicly traded Fubo company — with a 70% ownership stake. Fubo shareholders will own the remaining 30% of the company. …
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