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Judge confronts Trump DOJ lawyer in the courtroom: report
A federal judge confronted a Department of Justice, or DOJ, lawyer during a pretrial hearing over the firing of Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI Director James Comey. Maurene, a DOJ prosecutor who played a key role in cases against Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, was fired last year via a letter, citing Article II…
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Hollywood’s AI Aversion Could Have Consequences for the Next Generation
While artificial intelligence remains a dirty word in Hollywood and cause for broader consternation over job losses in the U.S., studios and artists in other countries are more readily embracing the technology. It’s a dynamic that could have ramifications for how competitive the next generation of creatives will be on the global stage as AI…
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Stocks gain ground, adding to their records, as Dell soars
Wall Street pushed further into the record books Friday, as the major stock indexes extended the market’s recent winning streak and closed out a solid month of gains. The Standard & Poor’s 500 rose 0.2%, notching its seventh consecutive gain and ninth straight winning week — the longest such streak since 2023. The benchmark index…
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‘Bad news for Nancy Mace’: Trump thumbs nose at MAGA firebrand in governor’s race
President Donald Trump made an endorsement in the crowded contest for governor of South Carolina — in a potentially big blow to multiple other candidates trying to run as MAGA disciples. “Highly Respected and very popular Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, Pam Evette, is an America First Patriot who has been with me from the…
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Donatella Versace Turns Miley Cyrus’ Hollywood Walk of Fame Ceremony Into a Mega Fashion Moment
Designers Gabriela Hearst and Sir Paul Smith launch an artful collaboration with a starry dinner in L.A., while Donatella Versace turns Miley Cyrus’ Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony into a mega fashion moment. “Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind,” a stunning ode to the multidimensional artist beyond her relationship with…
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National title hopeful UCLA stunned in loss to Saint Mary’s in regional opener
Designated hitter Jacob Johnson hit a go-ahead homer to in the ninth inning off Easton Hawk to lift Saint Mary’s to a stunning 3-2 win over top-seeded UCLA in the Los Angeles Regional opener on Friday afternoon. Johnson’s second solo home run of the game initially only appeared to be a pop-up near the warning…
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‘Paxton is cooked’: Eyes widen as new polls add to GOP’s worst fears in Texas
Texas Republicans got an ominous new sign on Friday that they have a competitive U.S. Senate election. According to the newest poll from the Texas Public Opinion Research, Democratic state lawmaker and Presbyterian minister James Talarico is leading Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton 47 to 43 — notably, being one of the first polls…
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Fallon Scores Biggest Audience Since February Thanks to ‘Off Campus’ Stars With 1.7 Million Viewers | Exclusive
“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” scored its best audience since February thanks to the stars of buzzy romance series “Off Campus” stopping by, TheWrap can reveal exclusively. The Friday, May 22 installment of “The Tonight Show,” which saw “Off Campus” stars Ella Bright and Belmont Cameli stop by, drew 1.7 million viewers, per Nielsen…
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China fueling anti-data center sentiment across US, Trump admin and ‘Shark Tank’ star Kevin O’Leary claim
The Trump administration and “Shark Tank” star Kevin O’Leary claimed anti-data center sentiments across the US are being fueled by a Chinese propaganda campaign. O’Leary — whose 40,000-acre data center plans outside Salt Lake City have been met with protests — claimed in a Monday video that “nefarious accounts out of the country” tied to…
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Halle Berry makes rare comment on ex Eric Benèt’s cheating scandal: ‘You remember every detail’
Halle Berry said she still remembers “every detail” of ex-husband Eric Benèt’s cheating scandal that rocked her world over 20 years ago. As she applauded Gayle King for sharing her story of infidelity on Thursday’s episode of “Today with Jenna and Sheinelle,” the Oscar winner, 59, reflected on how “therapeutic” it was to talk about…