Judge denies Trump’s request for delay in E. Jean Carroll defamation, battery trial
Creativeye99/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A federal judge in New York on Monday denied former President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to delay the trial in the defamation and battery case brought by former Elle columnist E. Jean Carroll.
Carroll sued Tru…
McCarthy tells Wall Street House GOP will vote on debt ceiling increase with spending cuts
Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Speaking at the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said the House will vote in “the coming weeks” on legislation to raise the debt ceiling and cut federal spending as he co…
Republican lawmakers demand TikTok ban for members of Congress
Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A group of Republican lawmakers on Monday called for a ban on the use of TikTok by their colleagues in Congress, escalating an attack on the China-based social media app over data security fea…
SEGA buys ‘Angry Birds’ gaming company Rovio for lots of gold rings
Rovio — Paramount PicturesSEGA, the company that created Sonic the Hedgehog, has acquired Rovio, the company behind the Angry Birds phenomenon, in a deal worth $775 million.
That’s a lot of gold rings.
In a statement, Rovio CEO Alexandre Pelletier-N…
Family of Ralph Yarl, teenager shot after going to wrong house to pick up his siblings, demands justice
Courtesy of Ralph Yarl’s Family(KANSAS City, Mo.) — A 16-year-old Black teenager was shot on Thursday night by a homeowner in Kansas City, Missouri, after he accidentally went to the wrong address to pick up his siblings, police said.
Kansas City pol…
When are social media threats a crime? Supreme Court to decide
joe daniel price/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A convicted stalker from Colorado is asking the Supreme Court this week to toss out the law that put him in prison for sending hundreds of messages on social media to a singer-songwriter who felt threatened …
Jordan, House Republicans hold New York City hearing to focus on crime, attack Bragg
Alexander Spatari/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — House Republicans have taken their attack on Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to New York City, holding a hearing on what they say is a local crime crisis, a move Democrats have lambasted as a “politic…
Kim Kardashian’s daughter North West joins Katy Perry onstage at Vegas show
John Shearer/Getty Images for Katy PerryDreams do come true!
That’s what Kim Kardashian captioned a video of her daughter, North West, joining Katy Perry onstage during a show at her Las Vegas residency over the weekend. Like a proud mama, The Kardash…
Michael Strahan inducted into Texas Sports Hall of Fame
Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images(WACO, Texas) — Good Morning America co-anchor Michael Strahan, a Texas native, was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame on Sunday.
“I’m not foolish enough to believe that without having the football career th…
Jamie Foxx reportedly “improving” following mysterious medical scare
ABC/Randy HolmesOscar winner Jamie Foxx continues to recover from the mysterious medical emergency that left him hospitalized last week, People is reporting.
While reps for the star have been mum, a source tells the magazine that Foxx is “steadily imp…