Democratic lawmakers are pushing the House Oversight Committee to investigate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for his alleged efforts to "subvert democracy." A former activist for Republican Party activities in Minnesota was sentenced to 21 years in prison Wednesday after he was convicted of sex trafficking charges involving underage girls. Two co-defendants in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump will appear in federal court in Fort Pierce, Fla., Thursday, with one entering a plea and other a delay. "Heart of Stone," premiering Friday on Netflix, could be the first of many fun adventures of Gal Gadot as agent Rachel Stone. Republican presidential candidates Mike Pence, Doug Burgum and Larry Elder hit the campaign trail in Iowa again on Thursday at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. The stabbing death of O'Shea Sibley outside a gas station in New York City last month will be prosecuted as a hate crime, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said Thursday. President Joe Biden declared a major disaster in Hawaii on Thursday after at least 36 people died in wildfires that destroyed historic Lahaina and other communities. Airlines added evacuation flights to the islands. Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon during a political rally in the country's capital of Quito just days before the election. The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily blocked OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma from carrying on with its bankruptcy proceedings and said it will hear oral arguments in the case this December amid a circuit court split. 20th Century Studios released the trailer for "Vacation Friends 2" on Thursday. The sequel premieres Aug. 25 on Hulu. Netflix announced a week of fan events for "One Piece" on Thursday. Celebrations commence in 10 international cities from Aug. 24 - 31. Allegedly fraudulent electors in Michigan who attempted to cast electoral college votes for former President Donald Trump in 2020 were arraigned Thursday for their roles in efforts to overturn the presidential election. Blue Fox Entertainment released the poster for "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" on Thursday. The film, produced by Lin-Manuel Miranda, opens in theaters Sept. 8. The percentage of Americans living with long COVID dropped from 7.5% in June 2022 to 6% in June 2023, according to new data published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The mental health crisis hitting Americans shows no sign of abating, with provisional numbers for 2022 showing suicides rose by another 2.6% last year. The CW announced Thursday the premiere of "The Swarm" will shift from Sept. 5 to Sept. 12 on its network. Drug manufacturer Novo Nordisk announced Thursday that it will acquire Inversago Pharma, a Montreal-based company that develops potential treatments for obesity, if certain research conditions are met, for $1.075 billion Special Counsel Jack Smith said in court documents filed Thursday that he wants a Jan. 2 trial date for Donald Trump's charges of trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Johnny Hardwick, who voiced the character Dale Gribble on "King of the Hill" for 13 seasons, died Tuesday in Austin, Texas. Social media rapper Lil Tay Thursday said in a statement that reports of her death are not true. According to a TMZ exclusive report, she's alive and the death report came from a compromised Instagram account. A dog who went missing from her owners' Arkansas home was reunited with her family three years later thanks to a microchip. A 4-foot lizard who escaped from his outdoor enclosure in Minnesota was safely returned home after being found near a cemetery several days later. Presidential hopeful Nikki Haley on Thursday said she has signed a Republican Party pledge to support the eventual GOP nominee in the 2024 election. |
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