WASHINGTON — Ric Grenell, the embattled former executive director of the Kennedy Center, allegedly promised Turkish billionaire Turhan Mildon access to President Trump while reeling in an alleged $5.6 million donation to the performing arts venue that was never deposited. The White House counsel’s office has been investigating Grenell for allegedly failing to provide the money to the center — after Mildon’s new bride, Alina Habba, directly told Trump during an Oct. 9 Oval Office meeting that her husband was duped into providing the funds. “Once the money comes to the company here, I will arrange the donation to Kennedy…
American home builders are more pessimistic than they’ve been in years about the housing market, but luxury housing is a bright spot in the economy. An index of builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family housing dropped to its lowest level in 14 years, according to data the…
Collin Sexton participated in his first full Lakers practice on Monday and and is considered day-to-day for Wednesday’s season opener against the Warriors. Sexton said he’s dealing with a “lower leg injury,” adding that he has been experiencing “tightness.” He said that “nothing in particular” brought it on. “We’ll be…
A man has been arrested in the cold case murder of an Iowa woman whose body was discovered by turtle hunters along the bank of a creek 31 years ago. Angela Renee Buck, of Waterloo, was found lying dead near the creek located near a bridge in Black Hawk County,…
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson revealed that he privately pushed the White House to contemplate the consequences of giving Russia sanctions relief as its bloody war in Ukraine unfolds. Last week, President Trump halted the implementation of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act, which came on the…
While it’s been nice and sunny in Los Angeles, it’s been a constant downpour for the Rams. As the Rams are trying to navigate past all the injuries that they’ve been bitten by following a Week 6 18-16 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, the team still has no update on…
Taylor Swift was locked in as her husband, Travis Kelce, and the Kansas City Chiefs battled against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, October 18 — but the same couldn’t be said for every member of Chiefs Kingdom. In footage circulating on social media, Swift, 36, could seemingly be seen…
Steve Hilton is demanding federal officials turn over records — including a former federal contractor’s laptop — that he claims could expose what Xavier Becerra knew about migrant children being handed to traffickers during the Biden administration. The Republican candidate for governor is targeting his Democratic rival’s tenure as Health…
Polymarket caved to backlash and removed a bet that allowed gamblers to wager on whether seven Cornell University fraternity members accused in a gang-rape lawsuit will face felony sex-crime charges. The company took down the wager after activists demanded that LeBron James and other celebrity endorsers cut ties with the…
Maybe that Diet Coke isn’t so toxic after all. Diet soda has long promised a hit of sweetness without the sugar overload that can fuel weight gain. But sobering research has linked artificial sweeteners to a higher risk of heart attack, stroke and cardiovascular disease. Now, a landmark new study…
Kyle Whittingham has a plan, and he’s not sharing it. The Michigan coach is playing coy with his quarterback situation heading into a matchup with No. 6 Indiana, not offering up if Bryce Underwood or Tommy Carr will be under center. “We know exactly what we’re doing and the plan…
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Attention shoppers: That bargain designer bag might be a literal steal. The trendy resale platform Vinted is allegedly scrambling to scrub its designer goods section after an influx of suspicious listings — which are believed to be luxury loot from the recent French riots. A Bloomberg report says the site…
WASHINGTON — President Trump predicted Monday that Paris would become “a Muslim city very soon” as he accused immigrants of causing a shocking wave of rioting and looting. Trump urged French President Emmanuel Macron to reduce migration into the country and “take those bad people out” — in apparent reference…
The owners of a shuttered California bakery are blaming political backlash for their 50-year-old institution’s closure, calming their bold political statements — including criticism of ICE and staunch support of Palestine, saw them booted off Instagram and contributed to the eatery’s demise. Nabloom Bakery & Pizzerra in Berkeley closed for…
Archaeologists have unearthed an 11th-century wooden kitchen gadget with an ancient board game carved into the back. Medieval bakers may have used the wooden paddle not just to transfer bread into an oven but also to pass the time while they waited for the food to cook, the researchers said.”We…
Us has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Sweater dresses are having their annual moment, and I’m more than ready to trade my jeans for something cozier. The only catch? At 5’3″, I have to be picky about the…
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court turned down an attempt by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Monday to restore a controversial 2024 plea deal that would have spared him the death penalty for his role masterminding the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. Mohammed, often referred to as “KSM,” is set to face a…
The former chairman of the world’s oldest bank was accused Monday of ordering “an act of intimidation” against a top aide — right before his shocking death in a plunge from a third-floor office window in Siena, Italy. It was the latest twist in the saga of a death that…
A gene variant called APOE4 dramatically increases the risk of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia. Now, emerging research is revealing APOE4’s true role in the condition, and a new study pinpoints a possible way to treat it.Historically, scientists studying Alzheimer’s disease have focused on two proteins…
WWE is dealing with a bad hand by only making it worse. Brie Bella’s broken scapula threw a monkey wrench into whatever plans WWE had following the Bellas turning heel on Paige at SummerSlam. What WWE was left with, to not completely abandon the moment, was having Nikki Bella and…
Kylie Jenner is officially the first non-Victoria’s Secret Angel to model the lingerie brand’s iconic Fantasy Bra — but why was she chosen for the 2026 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show? Jenner, 29, made her Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show debut on Sunday October 18, donning the new $50 million bra and…
The billionaires appear to be winning. California voters remain closely divided over a proposed wealth tax on billionaires to backfill federal health care cuts, but just 46% of likely voters are supporting it and 43% are opposed, according to a new Citrin Center-Politico poll. Proposition 40 needs a majority of…
A US appeals court ruled Friday that Ohio and Tennessee can regulate Kalshi’s so-called event contracts under gambling laws, dealing the prediction market giant one of its biggest legal blows yet. The ruling by the 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals – which focused on sports bets, Kalshi’s main cash…
MAUI, Hawaii — Engineers have built a first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence (AI) audio chip for wearable devices that they say will let users engage with AI assistants without needing to maintain a smartphone connection. Devices with the new chip will also harvest audio — and even video — data from the…
Robert Saleh, the Titans head coach and former 49ers defensive coordinator, shared something 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan didn’t seem to appreciate. Saleh was speaking Wednesday about the Titans’ upcoming matchup against the Giants. He was asked about Giants running back Cam Skattebo. After speaking about how much he liked…
It seems Taylor Swift has found her match in her husband, Travis Kelce, for expertly dropping Easter eggs that left Us none the wiser. “There are dos and don’ts. I’m never going to plan an Easter egg that ties back to my personal life,” Swift said on Kelce’s “New Heights”…
President Trump told Chinese President Xi Jinping during their closely watched summit in Washington, DC, to stop supporting Iran in its war against the US, according to a US official. US Ambassador David Perdue told CNBC on Friday that Trump informed Xi any direct — or indirect — support for…
Disney’s top lawyer warned staff of “hard choices” ahead as the House of Mouse’s legal and government affairs division prepares to become a “much smaller organization” while the entertainment giant mulls layoffs across other parts of the company. Horacio Gutierrez, Disney’s chief legal and global affairs officer said in a…
Instagram allegedly made hats for its employees with the phrase “attorney-client privilege” – an “utterly sick” joke about using legal loopholes to conceal explosive legal documents about kids social media addiction, according to critics. A photo of the company’s “swag” hats – baseball caps that displayed the legal lingo “a/c…
As the NFL world anticipates the first game held in Rio de Janeiro this weekend, concerns continue to grow surrounding the playing conditions the Ravens and Cowboys will be encountering. Maracaña Stadium’s grass is being actively worked on, and fiber stitching is being added to the grass to improve “resistance…
Brandi Glanville is addressing comments about how she looked during her brief stint on Special Forces. “I know I look scarier than a corpse,” Glanville, 53, wrote via X on Thursday, September 24. “I’ve been trying to tell doctors for three years if something’s wrong with me and I finally…
Xavier Becerra looks like he’ll run away with the California governor’s race in a matchup with Republican Steve Hilton — but voters aren’t exactly thrilled about it. A new poll commissioned by Hilton’s campaign found Becerra, a career politician of more than three decades, leading the governor’s race 52% to…
A prominent PR firm with ties to AI doomsayers worked for Jacob Coxon as the ex-Anthropic researcher made national headlines for sounding the knell of the apocalypse about artificial intelligence — even as he denied working with third parties in going public with his concerns — according to a report.…
A New Mexico jury on Friday found Facebook liable for deceiving users about privacy protections on the social media platform. It is now up to the judge to determine how much the company would pay, with attorneys representing the state asking for the maximum $5,000 penalty per violation. The two-week…
As GLP-1 medications continue reshaping the treatment of obesity and diabetes, researchers are also investigating whether the drugs could influence cancer risk and outcomes. The American Association for Cancer Research’s 2026 Cancer Progress Report, released earlier this month, noted that obesity is a major risk factor for many cancers. As…
Nick Bosa won’t be doing any dancing anytime soon. The 49ers’ star edge rusher pulled his calf during practice on Thursday and is expected to miss several weeks. He isn’t expected to go on injured reserve because the 49ers are running out of injured reserve spaces, according to ESPN’s Adam…
Dancing With the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba revealed what she would have told Giada De Laurentiis and Alan Bersten if she didn’t have to follow the one-word critique rule. “I was sad I didn’t have a chance to say more on air,” Inaba, 58, wrote via Threads on Thursday,…
Love a snatched ponytail? Don’t let it snatch your hairline, too. A self-proclaimed “ponytail girl,” Melissa Gorga took to Instagram to reveal that she’d used regenerative hair loss injectables to keep her hairline looking lush and healthy when pulled back. “[It’s] starting to thin a little bit, right along my…
Gov. Gavin Newsom is getting hammered by abortion rights supporters in California after a controversial veto. The Democratic governor on Sunday vetoed AB 2164, the Care Without Fear Act, which would have restricted future governors from granting extradition requests from other states targeting people for legally protected abortion and gender…
Say arrivederci to yet another San Francisco institution. Corsagna Deli, an old-school, family-run Italian staple that has fed generations of Cow Hollow locals, is calling it quits after nearly half a century — with its owner lamenting that customers would rather line up for the latest overpriced food fad. The…
A California tech startup known for hiring “hot” girls devolved into public chaos after staffers’ spicy social media takes seemingly sparked a crash-out. San Francisco insurance-tech startup Corgi has gained an outsized rep, not for its risk-underwriting but rather for unhinged dating demands, “mean-girl” staffers and public infighting — as its…
Last week, nearly 6,000 superfans packed Radio City Music Hall — but not to see their favorite pop star. Instead, wellness obsessives were there to worship at the altar of their hunkiest high priest — tattooed skateboarder, rock-music obsessive, Stanford neuroscientist Andrew Huberman. They stood in the aisle of the…
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A dark chapter in the family history of Minnesota Democratic Senate candidate Peggy Flanagan has…
