Was Friends inspired by Seinfeld? Jerry Seinfeld thinks so
Jerry Seinfeld thinks Friends was inspired by his eponymous sitcom.The 72-year-old comedian starred on Seinfeld, his hit... Read More
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Alabama presses to use congressional map challenged by Black voters
WASHINGTON — Alabama officials asked the Supreme Court on Friday to quickly clear the way for the state to change its congressional map for the upcoming elections.
The emergency applications to the justices came an hour...Read more
Trump plans to fire FDA's Makary after tumult at agency
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump plans to fire Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary, following months of chaos at one of the country’s most important health agencies, according to a person familiar...Read more
Court blocks limits on lawmaker visits to immigration detention facilities
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Friday allowed members of Congress to continue to conduct oversight visits to immigration detention facilities without a seven-day notice, with one judge saying the Department of ...Read more
Pushing back South Carolina primaries is possible, but difficult, state election director says
COLUMBIA, S.C. — As lawmakers consider moving South Carolina’s congressional primaries back two months to redraw its maps, the state’s Election Commission leader said such a last minute change would be possible, but ...Read more
Denver police reverse course on loosening Taser policy after watchdog cries foul
DENVER — The Denver Police Department broadened its use-of-force policy to allow officers to use Tasers in more circumstances for 10 days last month, then reversed course and rescinded the new policy after the city’s ...Read more
US expects Iranian response Friday amid clashes in Strait of Hormuz
WASHINGTON — The United States said it expects Iran to respond to its latest proposal to end their war imminently, as clashes in the Strait of Hormuz threatened to further fracture a month-long ceasefire.
Iran has still...Read more
Rory McIlroy reveals story of his Devil Wears Prada 2 cameo
Rory McIlroy landed a cameo in The Devil Wears Prada 2 by chance.
The 37-year-old golfer and Erica Stoll, his wife, appear in one scene in the new Devil Wears Prada movie, and Rory has now revealed how his cameo role came...Read more
Diego Calva feared being a 'one-hit wonder', but why?
Diego Calva feared becoming a "one-hit wonder" after the success of Babylon.
The 34-year-old actor starred in Babylon, the black comedy drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle, in 2022, but Diego feared that ...Read more
Carmit Bachar feels fortunate to be born in Los Angeles, but why?
Carmit Bachar inherited her self-confidence from her parents.
The 51-year-old pop star was born and raised in Los Angeles to particularly outgoing parents, and Carmit has revealed that she was always encouraged to pursue ...Read more
Philip Caputo, Pulitzer Prize-winning Chicago Tribune investigative reporter and bestselling author, dies at 84
CHICAGO — Philip Caputo was a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter and foreign correspondent for the Chicago Tribune before going on to pen bestselling books, including his acclaimed 1977 memoir, “A Rumor of ...Read more
Gov. Gavin Newsom announces new diaper program for newborns
Newborns won't be leaving the hospital empty-handed in California.
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Friday that the state is partnering with Baby2Baby to provide 400 free diapers to every newborn. Baby2Baby is a national ...Read more
Kristin Smart search: Remains detected and search will continue, sheriff says
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Investigators at the home of the mother of Kristin Smart's killer have detected the presence of human remains but have not found a body, authorities said Friday.
Authorities have been at the ...Read more
Justice Department seeks to strip citizenship of man convicted in Minnesota of terrorism charge
MINNEAPOLIS — A man convicted in Minnesota of a terrorism charge nearly 20 years ago is among a dozen people whom the Trump administration moved to denaturalize on Friday as part of the president’s broader immigration ...Read more
US moves to strip citizenship from former ambassador who spied for Cuba
MIAMI — Federal prosecutors in Miami kicked off Friday the process to strip the American citizenship of a former U.S. ambassador who is currently serving 15 years in prison after admitting he had for been an agent for ...Read more
Federal jury convicts 4 South Florida men in assassination of Haiti's president
MIAMI — Four South Florida men were found guilty Friday of conspiring to kidnap or kill Haiti’s president, Jovenel Moïse, who was assassinated in his home outside Port-au-Prince on July 7, 2021, plunging the Caribbean...Read more
After nests washed out by 'rogue wave,' how are the birds in Florida's Fort De Soto doing?
TAMPA, Fla. — It’s hard to spot the least terns skittering around Fort De Soto Park.
But there are dozens of them.
The itty-bitty shorebirds look like little vigilantes, with black masking their eyes, scurrying ...Read more
Lake Eola swans to be moved elsewhere as Orlando 'pauses' program after flu outbreak
ORLANDO, Fla. — For more than a century, the swans at Lake Eola have been among the most iconic symbols of the city of Orlando.
But on Friday, officials announced the city has decided to move its famous swan flock to ...Read more
Kodak Black released with strict bail conditions after drug trafficking arrest
Kodak Black has been freed from a Florida jail following his recent arrest for alleged drug trafficking, according to a report.
The rapper — who in 2018 legally changed his name from Dieuson Octave to Bill Kapri — was...Read more
Former Baltimore Gun Trace Task Force leader says he aided feds as informant, wants early release
BALTIMORE — Convicted former Baltimore Police Sgt. Wayne Jenkins, who led the city’s Gun Trace Task Force, is seeking to cut short his 25-year federal prison sentence, claiming he secretly cooperated for years with ...Read more
Disney's ABC challenges FCC, escalating fight over free speech
Walt Disney Co.’s ABC is forcefully resisting Federal Communications Commission efforts to soften the network’s programming, accusing the federal agency of an overreach that violates 1st Amendment freedoms.
Last week,...Read more
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