Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — With researchers across the globe trying to accurately pinpoint the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Joe Biden ordered Wednesday for U.S. intelligence agencies to “redouble their efforts” in pinpointing how the virus passed onto humans. In addition, the president wants U.S. agencies to ask “specific questions for China.” President Biden noted […]
Luc Auffret/Anadolu via Getty Image (LONDON) — Police in France say that 14 people have been arrested after 145 people reported being ‘pricked’, possibly by syringes, at a nationwide music festival on Saturday. Most of the victims were women and the attacks happened during France’s annual “Festival of Music” — Fête de la Musique — […]
Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Families Over Billionaires (WASHINGTON) — The House Oversight Committee’s first closed-door, transcribed meeting investigating former President Joe Biden’s mental acuity began Tuesday with former White House Domestic Policy Council Director Neera Tanden appearing for questioning on Capitol Hill. Committee Chairman James Comer is investigating Biden’s health and mental “decline,” as well […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A life-threatening heat wave has enveloped the East Coast, hitting cities with the worst of the high temperatures on Tuesday before relief moves in later in the week. This is the first major heat wave of the season, with extreme heat warnings and heat advisories in effect for over 150 million Americans […]
Megan Jelinger/AFP via Getty Images, FILE (OHIO) — Republican lawmakers in Ohio are planning on introducing a bill on Wednesday that would ban almost all abortions and criminalize the procedure. The “Ohio Prenatal Equal Protection Act” would overturn the amendment to the Ohio constitution, voted on in 2023, that establishes “an individual right to one’s […]
Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Nearly two million student loan borrowers are at risk of having their wages garnished next month, credit-reporting agency TransUnion said on Tuesday. Fresh data shows a sharp increase in the number of delinquent student loan borrowers in recent months, following the end of a pandemic-era pause on student debt payments. Student loan […]
Joshua Gateley/Getty Images (OKLAHOMA) — Oklahoma City turned out Tuesday to celebrate the hometown Thunder’s first NBA title. The celebration began inside the Paycom Center, where Thunder players and fans gathered for the Champions Opening Ceremony. In addition to the players, the star of the opening ceremony was the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy, which the […]
Netflix My Life with the Walter Boys is getting ready to return. The second season of the show has finished filming, Netflix announced on Tuesday. It will premiere on the streaming service later in 2025. Netflix also released first-look photos from season 2 to tide fans over before they get to see if Jackie decides […]
Rachel Luna/FilmMagic We’ve got chills and they’re multiplying: The late Olivia Newton-John will be the subject of a Netflix documentary, Deadline reports. The movie will tell the story of the hit-making singer and actress, both in her own words and through archival footage, and through interviews with friends and collaborators. Newton-John died in 2022 at age […]
Toya Sarno Jordan/Getty Images for Disney Pedro Pascal is doubling down on his criticism of J.K. Rowling. The actor looked back on how he called out the Harry Potter creator for her anti-trans views in a new Vanity Fair cover story published Tuesday. Back in April, Pascal responded to a social post criticizing Rowling for […]
