Mike Richards, the executive producer of Jeopardy! who was tapped to succeed Alex Trebek as host of the venerable game show franchise, announced Friday he is stepping aside amid recent scrutiny over past comments about women, Jews and poor people. I was deeply honored to be asked to host the
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Police caller must pay harassed BLM protesters $4.5K
A former ice cream shop owner accused of calling police on peaceful Black Lives Matters protesters was ordered Wednesday to pay them $500 each by a judge for violating their civil rights. Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit against the former owner of Bumpy’s Polar Freeze in Schenectady was the first
Judge denies restraining order against Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer over alleged assault
The temporary restraining order against Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer will not become permanent after a judge on Thursday denied the request from a woman who accused the MLB star of domestic violence. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Dianna Gould-Saltman said that because the woman sought out Bauer
Three U.S. senators test positive for coronavirus
Three senators announced Thursday that they had tested positive for the coronavirus in a series of breakthrough infections. All three senators said they had been vaccinated. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a critic of mask mandates on planes and trains, has tested positive, his office said Thursday. A second senator, Angus
3 officers shot in New Mexico while responding to armed robbery
Four police officers in Albuquerque, New Mexico, were injured — one critically — after they were fired on as they responded to a robbery Thursday, police officials said. A suspect, who is believed to have fired at the officers, was in custody, and other people were detained pending additional investigation.
Inside the chaotic response to a 911 call in Texas: ‘Half of the family just disappeared’
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OnlyFans, a site built on sex, will ban ‘sexually explicit’ content
OnlyFans, a pioneering website that allows models and performers to charge fans for nude imagery, said Thursday it was phasing out sexually explicit content to appease banks and financial transaction services it uses. The policy, which is set to start Oct. 1, follows a request from banks and financial transaction
Sydney imposes nightly Covid curfew as Australia battles delta outbreak
Two million residents of Sydney will be under nightly curfew from next week to slow the highly infectious delta variant of coronavirus that is spreading across the region, authorities said on Friday as they extended lockdown orders. Australia’s third wave of Covid-19 infections, centered on Sydney, has forced more than
Child Covid-19 hospitalizations soar, filling pediatric wings, data show
Two weeks ago, only two or three children a day would come into Dr. Nick Hysmith’s hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, with Covid-19, usually ones who were admitted for other reasons, like broken bones. This week, he is seeing as many as 28 children under 18 a day, some of them
Capitol Police investigating bomb threat near Library of Congress
The U.S. Capitol Police are investigating a bomb threat after a suspect who claimed to have an explosive device parked a vehicle in front of the Library of Congress. This is an ongoing investigation. We are monitoring this situation closely and will update this account as we get information we