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Geraldo Rivera says masked ICE agents reflect a ‘horrible’ task
GERALDO RIVERA on ICE: "The FBI doesn't wear masks. The sheriffs don't. The cops don't. Why is it unique? Unique to this force that they have to hide their identities? It's because the ... sorrowful, horrible task that they have been given is so antithetical to most people's sense of decency."
Chick-fil-A loyalty account data for people in D.C., Maryland, 8 other states hit in hack attack
Chick-fil-A is sending out a letter warning certain customers in the District of Columbia, Maryland and eight other states about a recent data breach.
A member of Vance’s Secret Service detail is being investigated over a suspected news leak
A member of Vice President J.D. Vance's security detail is being investigated over allegations tied to a suspected news leak, the U.S. Secret Service said Thursday.
A 4-hour Elon Musk documentary and a dark CIA comedy lead Venice Film Festival lineup
A four-hour documentary about Elon Musk, Martin McDonagh's dark CIA comedy "Wild Horse Nine" and films featuring Robert Pattinson, Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem are among the movies premiering at the Venice Film Festival in September.
‘Weird Al’ Yankovic turned down seven-figure offer to perform in Saudi Arabia
"Weird Al" Yankovic on turning down the Riyadh Comedy Festival and a seven-figure payment: "I don't need to take any amount of money if it makes me feel icky..."
Salman Rushdie testifies at the terrorism trial of the man convicted of stabbing him
Four years after being stabbed on an amphitheater stage, Salman Rushdie sat across a courtroom from his convicted attacker Thursday and told jurors for a second time about the ambush that nearly killed him.
Colman Domingo roasts Musk’s AI ‘historically accurate’ ‘Odyssey’
Actor COLMAN DOMINGO blasts Elon Musk's idea for an AI-generated "Odyssey": "...by 'historically accurate,' he means whiter than Christmas at Cracker Barrel. Of course this is all because Elon and his Musketeers are upset over the diversity casting of 'The Odyssey.' And I don't wanna get technical here, but you can't make a historically accurate version of something that is totally made the f--- up. I mean, 'The Odyssey' is fiction. You know, like 'The Hunger Games,' or the president's cognitive exams."
Free agent Tyreek Hill says he has ‘no power’ in injured left leg
Wide receiver Tyreek Hill is 10 months removed from a gruesome leg injury that ended his 2025 season and a four-year run with the Miami Dolphins.
Shredded lettuce may not be the only culprit in the cyclosporiasis outbreaks
Shredded iceberg lettuce is most likely not the only source behind this summer's cyclosporiasis outbreaks in the U.S., and pinpointing every contaminated food may be impossible, according to medical experts.
U.S. measles cases surpass 2025’s total, according to Johns Hopkins University tracker
The number of measles cases nationwide in 2026 has passed the total for all of last year, Johns Hopkins University said Wednesday, noting it's the highest since 1991.
Rockabilly pioneer Vernon Taylor, a Sun Records artist, dies at 88
Vernon Taylor, a 1950s rockabilly musician whose brief run with Sun Records later made him a cult favorite among genre devotees, has died at 88.
Brent oil’s price briefly tops $100 per barrel, as Tesla and Alphabet drag Wall Street lower
Oil prices are jumping again Thursday as increased fighting in the Middle East threatens to slow the global flow of crude. Wall Street, meanwhile, is sinking with sharp drops for two of its most influential stocks, Alphabet and Tesla.
EU hits Google with $1 billion fine over its Play app store and search
The European Union on Thursday hit Google with a fine of $1 billion after it said the technology behemoth broke digital antitrust regulations by setting up Google Play and its ubiquitous search engine to corral consumers towards its own services and apps to the detriment of competitors.
Passengers in Texas ICE shooting say officers not in danger, driver was parking when shots fired
The immigration officer who shot and killed 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston was not in danger of being run over, two passengers in his van told a federal court this week.
Memphis pizzeria sees business surge after National Guard refusal
Tamboli's Pasta & Pizza, a Memphis pizza restaurant that drew national backlash after refusing to serve National Guard members, says the boycott effort has backfired, with supporters packing the restaurant nightly in what locals are calling a "buy-cott."
Earnings at Musk’s car company fall as research spending cuts into profit from selling cars
Tesla said Wednesday that its profits fell last quarter as the car company run by Elon Musk shoveled more money into research and development, cutting into profits from a sharp increase in vehicle sales.
Google’s Q2 earnings of $112.11B beat Wall Street’s expectations on AI boom
Google parent company Alphabet Inc. posted stronger-than-expected results for its second quarter, a sign that it's massive artificial intelligence spending spree is paying off so far and advertising revenue is coming in strong.
Olivia Rodrigo says abortion restrictions are pro-control, not pro-life
Pop star OLIVIA RODRIGO calls abortion restrictions "pro-control," not "pro-life."
European Union gives its greenlight to Paramount and Warner’s mega merger with some conditions
The European Union approved Paramount's $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery this week, effectively clearing another regulatory hurdle for a mega merger that could vastly reshape the entertainment and media landscape worldwide.
