DOJ suit tossed as feds fought certification of Alaska Senate race over ‘Decoy Dan’ Sullivan scandal
JUNEAU, Alaska — A federal judge on Sunday dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska’s US Senate race if Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan loses. Sullivan, an ally of President Donald Trump, faces Democratic former US Rep. Mary Peltola in one of the country’s most closely watched races, with Senate control at stake. Tuesday’s ranked-choice election also includes two candidates who have done little campaigning, one of whom shares the incumbent’s name. It was that candidate’s presence on the ballot that prompted Trump to push for the lawsuit out of fear he would siphon votes from the…
Criminal Minds is wrapped up with season 20 — but not every cast member is coming back after a shocking exit. Criminal Minds, which premiered in 2005, follows a group of criminal profilers who work for the FBI as members of its Behavioral Analysis Unit. The crime drama explores different…
Retiring Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said Sunday that potential Republican losses in Tuesday’s midterms would trigger an internal party debate over the MAGA movement — one he said the GOP needs. “I do think there will be a debate in the party, and I think we need it,” Bacon said…
The questions the Lakers had to face as they returned to Southern California after a one-game trip to the Bay Area revolved around how this new group would respond to early-season adversity. The answer: Pretty well, for the most part. Less than 48 hours after blowing a 25-point lead that…
Detroit Lions star linebacker Jack Campbell was seemingly unable to move following a tackle against a Minnesota Vikings player on Sunday, November 1. Campbell, 26, was “immobilized,” according to FOX NFL commentators, following what appeared to be a relatively normal tackle against Vikings tight end T.J. Hockenson. He was moved…
Taylor Swift apparently decided to turn down the opportunity to get a little Mile High as the Kansas City Chiefs faced off against the Denver Broncos. The pop star, 36, did not appear to be in attendance for the Chiefs’ Sunday, November 1, AFC West showdown against the Broncos at…
President Trump tore into his former personal attorney Alina Habba on Saturday night, calling her reported $50 million contract with the family of a Venezuelan banker he later pardoned “totally obnoxious and outrageous.” “I thought it was terrible,” Trump told reporters as he arrived at a Halloween party at his…
The Los Angeles Chargers are 0-7, and Jim Harbaugh gave multiple puzzling responses when asked about what the future holds for offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel. In the Chargers’ 24-9 loss to the Rams on Sunday, the Chargers didn’t score a touchdown for the second game in a row, and Harbaugh…
Love Is Blind exes Jacqueline “Jax” Guelli and Scott “Stew” Stewart clearly have no bad blood after their brief, sight unseen engagement. “I watched it with him,” Jax, 31, said on the Wednesday, October 28, episode of the “What’s The Reality” podcast, referring to her brutal breakup scene with Stew,…
A California billionaire who fled to Las Vegas weeks before the cutoff for the state’s proposed wealth tax is blasting the measure, as more than 100 leading economists, including four Nobel laureates and a former top White House economic adviser, warn it is already driving the rich out of the…
This was the kind of game that puts the big picture in perspective. The Rangers aren’t in the same class as the Oilers, a fact made abundantly clear in a 4-1 loss to the Western Conference leaders Sunday night at Madison Square Garden. Forget class: The disparity in the two…
Irish Olympian Ciara Mageean has died. She was 34. “At 6:30am this morning, Ciara lost her battle with cancer surrounded by her loved ones,” a Sunday, November 1, statement shared to Mageean’s official Instagram page read, announcing the Olympic veteran’s death. “A beloved daughter, sister, wife, friend and inspiration to…
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass warned Sunday that rival DSA candidate Nithya Raman would plunge the city into chaos, drive LAPD officers out of the department and potentially invite federal intervention as the city prepares to host the 2028 Olympics. With just two days until Election Day, Bass sounded the…
Before Matthew Stafford took the field for the Rams Salute to Service game against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday at SoFi Stadium, he was seen welcoming members of the military. He and his wife Kelly purchased a suite for the 10 active-duty and veteran Navy Seals and their guests…
Michael Mann has been hospitalized following an accident at a Los Angeles gun range. “On Saturday, at a gun range, a weapon accidentally discharged while holstered resulting in a superficial injury to film director Michael Mann,” a rep for the director, 83, confirmed in a written statement shared with Us…
LA’s top federal prosecutor throws down the gauntlet as noncitizen voter fight goes down to the wire
Los Angeles federal prosecutor Bill Essayli is calling on California officials to use a federal citizenship database to verify voter eligibility after an appeals court rejected President Donald Trump administration’s effort to set aside roughly 20,000 ballots tied to suspected noncitizens. In a post on X, Essayli questioned why California…
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman spent Halloween weekend attending parties across the city, dancing to club music, mingling with partygoers and urging young Angelenos to vote for her over Mayor Karen Bass. The city councilwoman was spotted dancing at The Echo + Echoplex in Echo Park, where she dressed…
Aaron Judge was in attendance supporting his wife, Samantha, once again at the New York City Marathon Sunday, this time holding their 1-year-old daughter, Nora. According to one video on social media, Judge snapped a picture of Samantha and Nora while standing at the corner of 88th Street and First…
Chad Lowe and his wife, Kim Painter, have put their Los Angeles home on the market after the untimely death of their 13-year-old daughter, Fiona. Lowe, 58, and Painter, 52, recently put their four-bedroom house up for sale, according to real estate records viewed by Us on Saturday, October 31.…
WASHINGTON — Republican Michigan Senate hopeful Mike Rogers said that an internal model has him up by almost seven points with early votes in the critical contest. “The returns, you can’t tell how they’re going to vote, but you can tell by our models, would they vote for us or…
Gardner Minshew went from QB2 to comeback catalyst Sunday. The Cardinals backup led the team on a game-tying touchdown drive against the Cowboys after replacing a struggling Jacoby Brissett in an eventual 33-30 overtime win at AT&T Stadium. Minshew helped Arizona erase a second-half deficit and tie the game at…
Lauren Conrad is both a master of style and DIY-ing, so it should come as no surprise that she has crafted some of our favorite Halloween costumes over the years. “When I was 11 I made my first Halloween costume,” Conrad wrote via Instagram in October 2019, sharing a snap…
Vice President JD Vance’s latest Halloween costume resurrected a skeleton in his closet. Vance transformed himself into the Harry Potter wizard Albus Dumbledore on Saturday, wearing a long silver wig, flowing gray robe and pointed wizard hat in a video shared to X. “Vice President Dumbledore here with little Dobby…
The brain develops in stages, and it’s important that certain cells form before others so that precise neural connections can emerge later. But miniature models of the brain, called organoids, may not share this same sense of time, a new study finds.These brain organoids are clusters of lab-grown neurons that…
The global fitness community is in mourning following the sudden death of a well-known gym owner and trainer who collapsed during a high-intensity endurance competition in Thailand. Leroy Saunders, a 41-year-old South African-born fitness coach based in Bangkok, tragically died after losing consciousness while competing at the BYD HYROX Bangkok event, which…
The San Francisco 49ers endured a rough joint practice against the Los Angeles Chargers on Tuesday. Rookie receiver Brenen Thompson made sure everyone knew it. “It was a lot of fun,” Thompson said afterward. “We tore them up.” Asked how many touchdowns the Chargers scored, Thompson added another jab. “I…
Matthew Rhys is just as nervous as the rest of Us about possible deaths in season 2 of Widow’s Bay. “[Fans should be] terrified. No one is safe. Anyone can be taken down at a moment’s notice,” Rhys, 51, quipped during an exclusive interview with Us at Brooklyn Bridge Marina…
WASHINGTON — Sen. Ruben Gallego is facing fresh allegations of misspending campaign funds after records show he billed $2,000 for flights for his sister-in-law and au pair — with the new details emerging as the Justice Department reportedly probes the Democrat’s possible misuse of donor contributions. Previously unreported records reviewed…
Now he’s sorry. Disgraced journalist Ross Barkan issued an odd apology for 67 instances of plagiarism that cost him his gig at New York Magazine and the launch of his new book — after initially lashing out at the first people to catch him and claiming the allegations were somehow…
IBM has revealed a new modular, ultracold system designed to link hundreds of quantum computer chips together to solve one of the field’s biggest infrastructure bottlenecks.The company says its new “quantum fridges” will let it deliver the world’s first fault-tolerant quantum computer in 2029. These stable systems use quantum error…
A vaccine has been shown to help keep melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, from coming back in patients at higher risk of recurrence, the drug makers said. About 112,000 new melanoma cases will be diagnosed this year in the US. More than 8,500 are expected to die from…
Liberty forward Satou Sabally won’t be playing for the German national team in next month’s FIBA World Cup. Sabally shared the news in a letter posted to her Instagram Story in German and English. “It’s incredibly hard for me to share that I won’t be able to be part of…
Chris Evans is in his element as a newly minted girl dad — and he wouldn’t have it any other way. “I guess it sounds a little cheesy, but not to other parents, how much you miss them,” Evans, 45, told The Dodo in an interview published Tuesday, August 18,…
The special election to fill the seat of now-disgraced Eric Swalwell is still too close to call more than 12 hours after polls closed. Swalwell resigned in April amid sexual assault allegations from multiple women. The Democrat, who has denied the accusations, also gave up his bid to be California’s…
Chinese robot makers showed off humanoids sorting parcels, packing mobile phones and helping with household chores at a Beijing conference on Wednesday, seeking to demonstrate a shift from crowd-pleasing displays to broader commercial use. More than 300 mostly domestic companies are attending the World Robot Conference, which runs through Sunday, displaying over…
Leading Chinese robotics firm Unitree – known for its backflipping humanoid robots and robotic dogs – surged 460% on Wednesday after making its public debut in Shanghai. Unitree – whose dexterous robots have gone viral with displays of dancing and martial arts, while raising national security concerns in Congress –…
Concerns are on the rise about young people’s social media use as governments, parents and schools look to curb children’s exposure to threats such as cyberbullying and sexual harassment. Other experts are worried about the rise in misinformation, including misleading medical and health content or the oversimplification of conditions like…
Forget cold and flu season. Experts are warning that a highly contagious virus many Americans still associate with the winter is now flourishing in the summer months. And the latest numbers suggest the bug is gaining ground: Infections are growing or likely growing in all 50 states, according to a…
Madison Beer apparently isn’t the only one in her relationship who can sing. Justin Herbert, the pop star’s new fiancé, donned a costume and belted out a famed 2002 hit for a new Buffalo Wild Wings commercial this week. In the ad, which the Chargers quarterback shared to his Instagram…
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Megyn Kelly tore into Sen. Jon Ossoff for dragging Trump aide Natalie Harp into an attack on the president — accusing the Georgia Dem of insinuating that the pair are having an affair without evidence and then refusing to own it. “I think … this is despicable because — why…
Astronomers have discovered the closest, fastest star ever seen orbiting Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the 4.3 million-solar-mass black hole at the heart of our galaxy. The faint star, named S301, completes a lap every 8.7 years and skims past the black hole at roughly 55 million mph (90 million km/h)…
A treat two thirds of Americans — and most kids — enjoy every day is linked to stomach cancer, new research shows. We know that a number of lifestyle choices play a big role in cancer. More than 40% of cancer cases and deaths are linked to habits we can…
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