Seven Broward County, Florida, deputies were placed on leave as the sheriff investigates what he called the “piss-poor” handling of an ongoing domestic violence dispute that ended in a triple homicide. At a news conference Wednesday, Sheriff Gregory Tony ripped into the deputies’ performance, saying several “shortcomings” led to the Feb 16. murder of Mary...
The Trump administration has removed Caleb Vitello, the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, from his position, according to two former senior officials with the Department of Homeland Security, under which ICE falls, as well as one current senior DHS official. Vitello’s removal comes after both border czar Tom Homan and President Donald Trump have...
After an eight day trial, Hadi Matar, the man charged with attacking and stabbing author Salman Rushdie in August 2022, has been found guilty of attempted murder. Hadi Matar, 27, was on trial in Chautauqua County Court for rushing onto the stage where Rushdie was preparing to give a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in...
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — French far-right leader Jordan Bardella on Friday canceled his planned remarks here at the Conservative Political Action Conference after Steve Bannon, the former adviser to President Donald Trump who is now popular conservative podcast host, made a hand gesture that some said appeared to be a Nazi salute. “Yesterday, while I...
“Euphoria” star Hunter Schafer, who is one of the most prominent transgender woman in Hollywood, revealed Friday that her new passport was issued with a male gender marker. In an eight-minute video she posted on her TikTok story, the actor, who is best known for playing transgender high school student Jules on the hit HBO series, said...
NEW YORK — Voletta Wallace, the dedicated mother of the late great rapper The Notorious B.I.G., died Friday morning at 78. Monroe County Coroner Thomas Yanac confirmed her death Friday to The Associated Press, saying she died at her home in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, after a stint on hospice care. She died of natural causes. A representative for the estate...
President Donald Trump on Friday continued his ongoing attacks against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as tensions between the two leaders exploded onto the public stage this week. “I’ve been watching this man for years now, as his cities get demolished, as his people get killed, as the soldiers get decimated,” Trump said on Fox News...
After a week in hospital with severe respiratory issues, Pope Francis, 88, has shown some improvement but is not out danger, Sergio Alfieri, one of his doctors said in a press conference Friday. “Is he out of danger? No. But if the question is ‘is he in danger of death,’ the answer is ‘no,’” Alfieri said....
An “embarrassment of riches” at the box office could fuel a $1.2 billion year for IMAX, CEO Rich Gelfond told CNBC on Friday. That volume would mark the best box office haul for the company, which specializes in high-resolution cameras, film formats, projectors and theaters. “I think it’s going to be a very strong year,” Gelfond...
Washington, D.C., police said they are investigating Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., over a report of an alleged assault at an apartment building this week. In a statement, the Metropolitan Police Department said officers “were called to the 1300 block of Maryland Avenue, Southwest around 1:15 p.m. Wednesday for the report of an assault,” adding that...