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‘Why is she leaving?’ Dem lawmaker storms out of hearing after tense exchange with Rubio
Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) appeared to storm out of a congressional hearing on Wednesday following a tense exchange with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, whom she accused of concealing lucrative private contracts over Venezuelan oil revenue that remains under Trump administration control. Following the Trump administration’s military operation in January to kidnap Venezuelan President Nicolás…
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Family claims SpaghettiOs infested with ‘actively moving’ worms or parasites in Campbell’s, Walmart suit
A Florida mother and her daughter sued Campbell’s after eating SpaghettiOs that they claim were contaminated by worms or parasites, and therefore unfit to eat. In a complaint filed on Tuesday, Mary Hubbard said she discovered the alleged contamination around June 6, 2024, after she and her daughter, known as P.L., began eating SpaghettiOs at their…
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How Jennifer Garner’s career was affected by ‘upheaval’ of Ben Affleck divorce
Jennifer Garner “hardly worked for a long time” while dealing with the “upheaval” of her divorce from Ben Affleck. The actress opened up about balancing an acting career and family matters in a new interview with InStyle, published Wednesday. “When my kids were little, I worked so little, and then we had such an upheaval…
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$500,000 homes go to winners of NFL draft-style lottery
In one Chicago suburb, a shot at the American Dream looks something like this: Balloons, fanfare and an NFL Draft-style raffle, with the 20 chosen ones given five minutes to pick a house priced at roughly $500,000 each. It’s the brainchild of Craig Johnson, mayor of Illinois’ Elk Grove Village. If approved by the town’s…
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‘Trump flags are coming down’: Dems see path to Senate majority via deep-red state
The mood in farm country is sour, and Democrats are betting that anger boils over at the ballot box in November. Tariffs have battered agriculture-heavy economy in Iowa, which Donald Trump carried by 13 points just 18 months ago, while Medicaid cuts have shuttered rural health clinics across the state and the Iran war has…
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Hunter Biden Rips Jake Tapper for ‘Attacking’ Stepmom Jill Instead of the Trump Family
Hunter Biden, the son of former President Joe Biden, called out CNN anchor Jake Tapper early Wednesday morning for “attacking” his stepmother, former First Lady Jill Biden, but not members of President Donald Trump’s family. “So let me get this straight. Jake Tapper is focused on attacking my Mom,” Biden tweeted Wednesday from his official…
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Iran war energy shock could slam global economy into recession, OECD warns
Prolonged disruption of energy supplies from the Middle East due to the Iran war would deal a severe blow to the global economy, sending some countries into recession and spreading inflation and higher unemployment, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said in a report Wednesday. Hardest hit would be Asian economies that depend on…
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‘You’re lying to Congress’: Rubio confronted in hearing with videos of Trump sleeping
A tense exchange at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing Wednesday turned into a dramatic public confrontation over President Donald Trump’s health, as Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) played three videos he said showed Trump sleeping at official events — then accused Secretary of State Marco Rubio of lying to Congress when Rubio denied ever witnessing…
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Kara Swisher Applauds Nicholas Galitzine’s He-Man Abs on ‘The View’: ‘Can’t Believe They’re Leaving It to the Lesbian to Say This’
Just because Kara Swisher is not romantically interested in men, it doesn’t mean she can’t appreciate their physique — and that’s exactly what she did on Wednesday morning’s episode of “The View.” She even shocked herself by doing it. Swisher is filling in for ABC co-host Joy Behar this week, as Behar is overseas in…
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‘We’re still behind’ in Congo’s Ebola outbreak even as testing improves, WHO says
Congo’s Ebola outbreak “had a big head start, and we’re still behind,” World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday, but asserted that “we are catching up” as testing improves. According to Congolese authorities, 344 cases including 60 deaths have been confirmed of the rare Bundibugyo type of Ebola since the outbreak was announced…