Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Case over Jeffrey Epstein's 'sweetheart deal' could be headed for Supreme Court
Patrick McMullan/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- On a Friday afternoon in July 2008, 20-year-old Courtney Wild appeared in federal court in West Palm Beach, Florida, demanding answers...
Apr 22, 2021
Buccaneers QB Tom Brady blasts new NFL jersey number rule
Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady ripped the NFL's new jersey number rules in multiple posts on his Instagram story. The new rules al...
Apr 22, 2021
Items from Madonna, Michael Jackson & Duran Duran part of MTV 40th Anniversary Grammy Museum exhibit
Courtesy of GRAMMY Museum MississippiIn another installment of the "this will make you feel old" series, MTV marks its 40th anniversary on August 1 of this year, and the milestone will be celebrated w...
Apr 22, 2021
Ohio garbage man pleads guilty to dumping trash, waste on his own property
Marilyn Nieves/iStock(MILFORD, Ohio) -- An Ohio man whose job it was to collect trash has pleaded guilty to several charges related to dumping that garbage and other illegal waste at a makeshift landf...
Apr 22, 2021
Republicans unveil $568 billion counteroffer to Biden's infrastructure plan
Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Republicans unveiled a $568 billion infrastructure framework Thursday -- their answer to President Joe Biden's far more expansive $2 trillion...
Apr 22, 2021
Anti-Asian hate bill clears Senate with bipartisan support
Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Senate voted 94-1 in favor of an amended bill aimed at combatting the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes. The resounding vote proved an incre...
Apr 22, 2021
'Judas and the Black Messiah' takes Best Picture in Fandango's Oscar poll
Warner Bros.Ahead of Sunday's Oscars, Fandango polled nearly 2,000 film fans as to which movies and performances they thought deserved to take Hollywood's top prize. Warner Bros.' based on real-life d...
Apr 22, 2021
Oscars 2021 Best Picture spotlight: 'The Father'
Sony Pictures ClassicsThe Father, one of eight nominees this year competing for the Best Picture Oscar, stars Oscar winners Olivia Colman and Anthony Hopkins. Hopkins plays the title character, a man ...
Apr 22, 2021
Bay City Rollers lead singer Les McKeown dies at age 65
Scott Campbell/Redferns via Getty ImagesLes McKeown, original lead singer of 1970s Scottish pop-rock idols The Bay City Rollers died Tuesday, April 20, according to a message posted by his family on h...
Apr 22, 2021
House passes DC statehood bill, now it heads to Senate and faces uphill battle
uschools/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- A bill for D.C. statehood passed the House on a vote 216-208 and heads to the Senate, where it has 45 co-sponsors but an uphill battle for passage. This is the second ti...
Apr 22, 2021