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The first thing I thought when I awoke Wednesday morning was that there’s now an SNL Curse. Any female U.S. presidential candidate — even one who appears to be cruising to the White House — will ultimately lose the election if she appears on Saturday Night Live. First Hillary Clinton in 2016 and now Kamala Harris

That latter drug wasn’t mentioned in the official autopsy report released this week by prosecutor Andrés Madrea. Instead, the report revealed “traces of alcohol, cocaine and a prescribed antidepressant.” His death, Madrea says, was a result of “multiple trauma” and “internal and external hemorrhage” from the three-floor fall. According to Madrea, officials do not believe

“Hey, bitch, we control your bodies! Guess what, guys win again,” Nick Fuentes, the consistently antisemitic and racist livestreamer who describes himself as a “proud incel,” said following Donald Trump’s electoral victory this week. Trump and Fuentes shared dinner in 2022 with Kanye West. “It’s your body, my choice,” Fuentes, who has over 430,000 followers

One day after the presidential election, and in the days following, Black people across the country, reportedly as young as middle schoolers, received text messages addressing them by name and telling them that they would be transported to plantations to work as slaves and “pick cotton.” While the exact language of the messages vary slightly,

Welcome to Beyoncé country. When it comes to the 2025 Grammy Award nominations, Cowboy Carter rules them all. She leads the nods with 11, bringing her career total to 99 nominations. That makes her the most nominated artist in Grammy history. Cowboy Carter is up for album and country album of the year, and Texas

Progressive governors and attorneys general are already moving to defy Donald Trump two months before the president-elect retakes the Oval Office. In California, Governor Gavin Newsom called on lawmakers Thursday to convene a special session aimed at “Trump-proofing” state laws. New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a statewide initiative to combat “policy and regulatory threats”

Three people have been charged in relation to One Direction singer Liam Payne‘s death in a fall from his Buenos Aires hotel balcony last month, Argentine authorities said on Thursday. The 31-year-old’s death shocked the world, and raised questions about how he had fallen. A 911 call from a hotel employee the day Payne died

Vice President Kamala Harris conceded the 2024 election to Donald Trump on Wednesday afternoon. Speaking from Howard University, her alma mater, Harris directly addressed her young supporters, urging them to stay positive and to “keep fighting” for “the extraordinary promise of the United States of America.” Harris, whose defeat devastated the millions of people determined

When Taylor Swift swings through Vancouver in December, Mikaela St Louis will be among the pop star’s most prepared fans. The long-term care nurse based in Campbell River, B.C., will travel to one of the shows with 275 Swift-inspired friendship bracelets she made over the last few months. “We don’t have a ton of stores

All of these legal entanglements portended poorly for Trump’s presidential bid. And many believed his White House hopes might be altogether dashed by convictions, particularly in the classified-documents and election-interference proceedings. However, the former president successfully managed to delay those cases, while his top primary challengers, including former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley and Florida

Quincy Jones, the multi-talented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson’s historic Thriller album to writing prize-winning film and television scores and collaborating with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and hundreds of other recording artists, has died at 91. Jones’ publicist, Arnold Robinson, says he died Sunday night at his home in the

For several news cycles this campaign season, it’s almost been like old times for Mark Halperin. The veteran political pundit has been hitting the media circuit, slinging opinions about the presidential race on NewsNation, Newsmax, Fox News.com, and Michael Smerconish’s satellite radio program. He’s been on Megyn Kelly’s mega-popular podcast and on Tucker Carlson’s too.

James Van Der Beek has been diagnosed with colorectal cancer, revealing the news in an exclusive interview with People over the weekend. “I have colorectal cancer. I’ve been privately dealing with this diagnosis and have been taking steps to resolve it, with the support of my incredible family,” the 47-year-old Dawson’s Creek star told the

Queen Camilla has granted unprecedented access to Her Majesty The Queen: Behind Closed Doors, a new documentary about her work around domestic violence, which will air Monday, November 11 in the UK. Camilla, who has long advocated for increased awareness around domestic violence, allowed a camera crew to film her at Clarence House, where she

I try not to be judgmental, but I have a thing for correct nomenclature and proper pronunciations. I’ll let slide anyone who pronounces the “L” in “calm,” and I’ll give a little bit of slack to anyone who initially struggles with “quinoa.” But if you insist that “Uber” (as in “You’ve had too much to

Nebraska prohibits abortion at 12 weeks, with stated exceptions for rape, incest, or “to avert her death or to avert serious risk of substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function.” Nevada Nevada’s Question 6, titled the Right to Abortion Initiative, would establish a state constitutional right to an abortion, while allowing the

Descrease article font size Increase article font size It was a meeting of two divas on Saturday night during Adele’s concert at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. While singing her song Easy on Me, Adele appeared to scan the audience and spotted Canadian chanteuse Céline Dion among the audience members, according to

Just over 50 years ago, President Richard Nixon privately wondered if the photograph of Kim Phuc, a nine-year-old Vietnamese girl whose body was burning from napalm, had been staged. He said to his chief of staff, H.R. Haldeman, “I wonder if that was a fix”—what now might be called “fake news.” But given the credibility

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Heidi Klum and Janelle Monáe opted for out-of-this-world Halloween costumes this year — both choosing to dress as the stubby alien E.T. for their parties on opposite coasts. While the similar costumes will likely spark “who wore it best” debates that are popular in celebrity magazines, the

Canvassers in Michigan hired by Elon Musk’s America PAC were reportedly flown in from out of state, driven around in a moving van, and threatened with financial penalties if they didn’t meet aggressive performance targets. The allegations, which appear in a new report from Wired, are just the latest blow for America PAC’s get-out-the-vote operation.

NOTE: The following article contains disturbing content. Please read at your own discretion. Sean “Diddy” Combs is accused in one of two lawsuits filed Monday of drugging and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy in a New York City hotel room in 2005. The second lawsuit accuses the jailed hip-hop mogul of similarly assaulting a 17-year-old

Allen and Rae tried a few different options before ultimately pairing the curve-hugging skirt with a signature gray Thom Browne corset that cinched Rae into an hourglass shape, and a strand of Mikimoto pearls, bringing new meaning to the term “office siren.” “It just felt perfect,” she says of the look. The skirt, which cascaded

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine tried unsuccessfully Tuesday to persuade a federal judge not to send him to jail, calling him “bro” and insisting he never meant to violate the terms of his probation from a felony conviction. Judge Paul A. Engelmayer in Manhattan ordered him detained for at least two weeks, citing alleged misconduct such as

Read housed Yannetti, Jackson, Little, and herself in the same hotel throughout the trial so they could maximize preparation time. She paid $1.2 million leading up to and during the nine-week court proceedings between bails; accommodating, feeding, and transporting three lawyers; and hiring private investigators and experts. For that, she used her savings, about $500,000

Teri Garr, the quirky comedy actor who rose from background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star of such favorites as Young Frankenstein and Tootsie, has died. She was 79. Garr died Tuesday of multiple sclerosis “surrounded by family and friends,” said publicist Heidi Schaeffer. Garr battled other health problems in recent years and underwent

“Other than feeling wrongfully persecuted and prosecuted, I feel incredibly violated,” Read tells me. Police have visited her home three times, seized her phones twice, subpoenaed her family’s financial records. Her private text messages—her most intimate thoughts—have been presented to the world, dissected and debated by the public. Her personal tragedy is many people’s true

Actor Jay Johnston, of Bob’s Burgers and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy fame, is heading to prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. On Monday, Johnston, 56, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison. The ruling came almost four months after the actor

​​This post contains spoilers about the sixth episode of The Penguin, “Gold Summit.” “People will tell you where they’ve gone / They’ll tell you where to go / But till you get there yourself, you never really know,” Joni Mitchell sings in 1976’s “Amelia”—words that Cristin Milioti found herself sobbing to at the 80-year-old’s triumphant

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Actor Timothée Chalamet made a surprise appearance at his own look-alike contest in Lower Manhattan on Sunday, a well-attended event that drew an order to disperse from police and at least one arrest. Flanked by bodyguards, Chalamet posed for photos with his high-cheeked, curly haired doppelgängers, some