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Former Disney CEO Bob Iger breaks silence on Kimmel suspension over Charlie Kirk remarks

Former Disney CEO BOB IGER breaks silence on taking Kimmel show off the air for a time last fall following the host's remarks about Charlie Kirk: "We thought it was in bad taste."

June 24, 2026

Israel critics sweep New York House primaries, signaling Democratic shift

Israel critics sweep N.Y. House primaries, signaling shift among Dems.

June 24, 2026

France confirms first Ebola case as DRC outbreak surpasses 1,000 infections

France on Wednesday confirmed its first Ebola case linked to the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as a humanitarian aid doctor who recently returned from a mission to the outbreak region tested positive for the virus, the French Ministry of Social Affairs and Health announced.

June 24, 2026

Wizards take BYU’s Dybantsa No. 1 overall, sparking optimism in D.C.

The Washington Wizards kicked off their post-rebuild era Tuesday night, selecting AJ Dybantsa with the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, and reaction from fans, analysts and the player himself was largely euphoric.

June 24, 2026

Poll: One-third of Americans favor cutting legal immigration

POLL: One-third of Americans believe the number of legal immigrants admitted into the country each year should be reduced or eliminated entirely.

June 24, 2026

George Conway loses N.Y. congressional primary, finishing fifth in crowded field

Attorney George Conway, a co-founder of the Lincoln Project and one of the country's most prominent critics of President Trump, lost his bid for a Manhattan congressional seat Tuesday, finishing fifth in a Democratic primary that saw New York Assemblyman Micah Lasher emerge as the front-runner to succeed retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler.

June 24, 2026

Justice Dept. begins paying $17M to Hawaii jet fuel contamination victims

The Justice Department has begun issuing settlement payments to hundreds of plaintiffs who brought claims against the United States over a 2021 jet fuel contamination disaster at a Hawaii military base, the department announced.

June 24, 2026

Stephen A. Smith challenges activists defending Karmelo Anthony after murder conviction

STEPHEN A. SMITH questions those who criticize the Karmelo Anthony verdict: "When we sit up here and we think about the battles that need to be fought, we gotta be mindful of what's worth fighting for and what's not worth fighting for."

June 24, 2026

Chemours agrees to $450M settlement over PFAS pollution at four facilities

The Justice Department, Environmental Protection Agency, and West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection announced a multi-state settlement with The Chemours Company over pollution from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances -- synthetic "forever chemicals" -- at four facilities in West Virginia, North Carolina, and New Jersey, the agencies said.

June 24, 2026

Amazon Prime Day: 15 practical ‘Made In The USA’ products you never knew you needed

Amazon Prime Days are here, which means the deals are flying fast. Most of the "best sellers" scrolling across your screen were made an ocean away. We went hunting for the opposite: genuinely practical, build-to-last products that happen to be forged, sewn, molded, or mixed right here in the United States.

June 24, 2026

Giants president of baseball operations stonewalls reporters on Pride Night controversy

San Francisco Giants President of Baseball Operations Buster Posey declined to answer any questions about the team's ongoing Pride Night controversy during a tense press conference at Oracle Park on Tuesday, as the fallout from this month's Bible verse incident continues to engulf the franchise.

June 24, 2026

Record 455 charged as Trump crackdown exposes $6.5 billion in Medicare fraud

The Trump administration has charged a record 455 people in a $6.5 billion Medicare and Medicaid fraud sweep. The schemes targeted the elderly, billed for the dead -- and funded Ferraris and fine jewelry.

June 24, 2026

‘Yellowstone’ creator Taylor Sheridan warns Dems’ defiance of federal law sets ‘dangerous’ precdent

'Yellowstone' creator Taylor Sheridan: "It's so dangerous what we're seeing. You can like Trump or not like Trump ... people are going to like presidents and dislike presidents. But now, defying the rule of law because he happens to be the head of the federal government and openly defying the government."

June 24, 2026

Four sentenced in insider trading scheme tied to $3.2B pharma merger

Four people have been sentenced for their roles in an insider trading scheme tied to a $3.2 billion pharmaceutical merger that generated more than $600,000 in illicit profits, the Justice Department announced.

June 24, 2026

Vance appearance draws 3.3 million viewers to ‘The View,’ show’s best ratings in 18 months

Vice President J.D. Vance's June 16 appearance on ABC's "The View" drew roughly 3.331 million viewers, making it the program's most-watched episode since the day after the 2024 presidential election and its second-most-watched telecast in nearly five and a half years.

June 24, 2026

Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith step out arm-in-arm in Paris with son Jaden

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith made a rare joint public appearance Monday evening. Though the Smiths are legally married, Pinkett Smith revealed in 2023 that they've been living separately since 2016.

June 24, 2026

JPMorgan Chase fires executive who dumped trash, stole bin at Knicks championship parade

A JPMorgan Chase executive has been fired after videos posted to social media showed her emptying the contents of a limited-edition trash can onto a Manhattan sidewalk during the New York Knicks' championship parade last week, then walking off with the bin.

June 24, 2026

Trump official claims U.S. control of Greenland could revive Red Lobster’s endless shrimp

Chairman of U.S. Arctic Commission: "My view is that the United States could take all the seafood Greenland could produce and cut out the middleman, and keep it from China. And you could bring back all-you-can-eat shrimp at Red Lobster."

June 24, 2026

Fox News host Mark Levin accuses Trump of ‘bullying’ Israel over Iran deal

MARK LEVIN says White House is "trashing" and "bullying" Israel: "Stop cozying up to and telling us that the enemy regime in Iran is now more rational, more moderate and a regime that we can deal with. When just a few months ago they slaughtered 50,000 people, they're still hanging young people today and, if they had a nuclear missile today, they'd fire it into our country as sure as I'm alive."

June 23, 2026

N.Y. school board vice president arrested on child pornography, endangerment charges

Travis Barr Longo, who described himself as the first drag performer elected to a public school board, resigned Monday after facing federal and state charges for child endangerment and receiving and possessing child pornography. He was the vice president of the Cazenovia Central School District Board of Education in central New York.

June 23, 2026