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Paxton backers got donations from family vying to buy Epstein’s ‘Lolita Express’: report
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton apparently received donations from a Texas family that once considered buying late financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein‘s “Lolita Express” plane, according to a new report on Tuesday. A member of the Jaffe family donated nearly $6,000 to groups supporting the Texas Senate candidate endorsed by President Donald…
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Why Bob Chesney is having UCLA practice in Irvine for part of fall camp
Bob Chesney made his preseason intentions clear on Thursday. He wants to throw his players into the fire. UCLA‘s first-year coach strategically scheduled his fall camp practices to keep guys in the heat, put players in adverse situations to see how they would react and, since his hire, has centered the program on competition and…
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Trump suffers major setback to ‘unprecedented’ election scheme
The Trump administration suffered a major setback in its attempt to block mail-in voting with a federal judge ruling against it. On Tuesday, a federal judge blocked President Donald Trump’s order forcing the U.S. Postal Service to reject certain ballots. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani from Massachusetts found the order unconstitutional because it came less…
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Three minors as young as 12 used semiautomatic guns to kill 53-year-old SoCal man, officials say
Three minors have been charged in the fatal shooting of a 53-year-old man last month in east Bakersfield, according to authorities. The man’s father was also injured in the gunfire. On July 18 around 7:25 p.m., Kern County sheriff’s deputies responded to a shooting in the 800 block of Crane Street, according to a Sheriff’s…
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Ken Paxton clams up after caller’s blistering question during tele-town hall
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton held a tele-town hall as part of his run for U.S. Senate, and he was confronted by a question he didn’t want to answer. “Hi Paxton, nice to meet you,” said one caller. “I’m just wondering — why did you cheat on your wife?” “Um. I’m not going to talk…
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AOC fuels split rumors with longtime beau Riley Roberts as she embarks on public journey to freeze eggs
WASHINGTON — Speculation is swirling over whether Democrat darling Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has quietly split with her longtime beau Riley Roberts — following her public announcement this week that she was freezing her eggs to feel “more in control of my life.” The “Squad” star, 36 — who got engaged to Roberts in April 2022…
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‘The Office’ star reveals terminal cancer diagnosis, details plan to ‘live out whatever might be left of my life’
British comedian and actress Lucy Davis announced that she has “incurable” Stage 4 breast cancer. In a long Instagram post shared Tuesday, Davis — who starred as receptionist Dawn Tinsley in the U.K. version of “The Office” during its two-season run from 2001 to 2003 — shared details of her devastating diagnosis for the first…
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Scott Jennings faces wrath of skeptical CNN panel over McConnell claims: ‘Is he aware?’
Conservative CNN pundit Scott Jennings was grilled during a live broadcast after claiming he spoke with Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)— again — and that the longtime Republican told him Tuesday that he was planning to return to Congress. Jennings told the group of commentators that he spoke with the GOP senator on the phone, describing…
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ACLU Seeks FCC Records Behind Early ABC License Renewals
The ACLU is seeking internal Federal Communications Commission records that could shed light on why the agency ordered eight ABC-owned stations to seek early license renewals. In a Freedom of Information Act request, the civil liberties organization asked the FCC to turn over records and communications related to the decision, including material involving Disney, ABC’s…
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Dude Asks AI Agent to Book Gym Spot, Accidentally Launches Autonomous Cyberattack
An Australian man asked his personal AI agent to book him a spot at his local gym. Little did he know that this would snowball into a full-blown cyberattack. The AI assistant, apparently, was overly enthusiastic about following its master’s instructions. It found an exploit to book gym classes several weeks in advance of what…