Investigations and complaints facing George Santos could bring serious penalties
(NEW YORK) — Embattled New York Rep. George Santos insists he will serve out his term and has indicated it’s up to his constituents to reelect him or vote him out of office, despite mounting controversy over his past falsehoods, scrutiny of his financ…
Sam Bankman-Fried has tried to contact potential witnesses, government says
(NEW YORK) — Disgraced crypto executive Sam Bankman-Fried has made “recent attempts” to contact prospective witnesses in his criminal case, federal prosecutors said Friday in a letter to the judge that sought new conditions of his release.
Bankman-Fr…
Trump kicks off presidential campaign in New Hampshire, South Carolina
(SOUTH CAROLINA) — Former President Donald Trump is embarking on his first campaign swing of the 2024 presidential cycle on Saturday where he is expected to announce his leadership team from South Carolina as he seeks the White House for the third tim…
What is the SCORPION unit, the Memphis police task force at the center of Tyre Nichols’ death?
Memphis Police Department(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — The Memphis Police Department unit at the center of Tyre Nichols’ death earlier this month has now come under scrutiny from critics over its approach to fighting crime.
The SCORPION unit, which stands for S…
DOJ charges 3 in ‘murder for hire’ plot against Iranian journalist
Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Six months after a man with a loaded AK-47-style rifle was caught outside the Brooklyn, New York, home of a prominent Iranian dissident journalist, federal prosecutors on Friday announced new arrests…
State House committee votes on assault weapons ban, gun safety training
(Image courtesy of TVW) A pair gun bills got their first votes at the State Capitol, including one to ban “assault weapons”. Supporters of House Bill 1240 tell the Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee that weapons, like
2 escaped inmates, including convicted murderer, found after multistate manhunt
Washington County Virginia Sheriff’s Office(ABINGDON, Va.) — Two inmates, including a convicted murderer, who escaped from a Virginia jail have been apprehended in Tennessee, authorities said, more than 24 hours after announcing a fugitive manhunt.
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Jan. 6 rioter who maced Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick sentenced to nearly 7 years
Jason Marz/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Jan. 6 rioter who attacked fallen Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick with pepper spray was sentenced Friday to 6 years and 8 months in prison.
Julian Khater, 33, of Somerset, New Jersey, pleaded guilty las…
The ‘Maybe I Do’ cast on romantic comedies, marriage and love languages
Vertical EntertainmentThe new romantic comedy Maybe I Do, out Friday in limited release, is filled with all-star actors of the genre. Big names like Richard Gere, Diane Keaton and Susan Sarandon fill out a cast of characters who all feel unfulfilled in…
Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni to star in film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s ‘It Ends with Us’
Taylor Hill/Getty ImagesBlake Lively and Justin Baldoni will star in the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel, It Ends with Us.
Hoover announced the news in a video shared on TikTok. “I think that Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively have …