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. …
Read More »China’s Xi says corruption is Communist party’s ‘biggest threat’
Corruption is the biggest threat to China’s Communist Party, President Xi Jinping said on Monday, in a clear warning that the ruling party is resolved to tackle a long-running problem that is now entrenched in many strata of Chinese society. China was rocked last year by corruption probes into high-profile …
Read More »Sushi chain pays $1.3 million for motorcycle-sized tuna at Tokyo auction
TOKYO — A bluefin tuna sold for more than $1.3 million at an annual fish auction in Tokyo, in what organizers said was the second-highest bid since the event began in 1999. The 608-pound bluefin tuna, which is about the size and weight of a motorcycle, was purchased for 207 …
Read More »Thousands of flights disrupted by massive winter storm
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