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Michael Rapaport demands NY governor resign after anti-Israel protest outside Manhattan synagogue

COMEDIAN MICHAEL RAPAPORT on protestors outside synagogue in NYC: "[Gov. Kathy Hochul], you've had 3 years to do a mask mandate & see if this stops the bulls---, you did nothing. RESIGN in SHAME."

May 6, 2026

Fetterman slams NYC protesters as ‘pro-Hezbollah/Hamas,’ challenges Democratic Party to condemn them

FETTERMAN on anti-Israel protesters in NYC: "Mob of Pro-Hezbollah / Hamas s---heads raging against law enforcement and terrorizing the NYC Jewish community near a synagogue and day care. Where's my party's condemnation?"

May 6, 2026

Chicago alderman demands charges against Walgreens over South Side store closure

A Chicago alderman is demanding that Walgreens face charges of "first-degree corporate abandonment" after the pharmacy chain announced it will close its Chatham location on June 4, citing rampant theft and violence at the store.

May 6, 2026

Hayden Panettiere comes out as bisexual at 36, says timing was never right

Hayden Panettiere publicly came out as bisexual on Tuesday: "That's something about me I was never able to share with the world, because it was just never the right time. It was either I was too young, and I was being forced to be perfect at all times. I was not encouraged to just be myself."

May 6, 2026

Cole Tomas Allen indicted on 4 federal counts in connection with shooting at WH media dinner

A California man has been indicted on four federal counts, including attempted assassination of President Donald Trump, in connection with a shooting at the Washington Hilton during the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on April 25, 2026, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro announced.

May 6, 2026

Obama suggests Colbert would outperform Trump as president in final ‘Late Show’ sit-down

OBAMA on the possibility of COLBERT running for president: "I think you would perform significantly better than some folks we've seen."

May 6, 2026

California tax preparer pleads guilty to $25M fraud, bogus COVID loans

A California tax preparer pleaded guilty to filing fraudulent federal income tax returns on behalf of clients and submitting false applications for COVID-19 pandemic relief loans, the Justice Department announced.

May 6, 2026

More than a third of Americans have ended relationships over politics, study finds

STUDY: More than 1 in 3 Americans has cut off a friend, family member, coworker or romantic partner because of political differences -- and the trend appears to be accelerating.

May 6, 2026

NASA, SpaceX target May 12 liftoff for 34th ISS resupply mission

NASA and SpaceX are targeting a 7:16 p.m. EDT Tuesday, May 12, liftoff for the 34th commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station, the agency announced.

May 6, 2026

Arizona man with Sinaloa cartel ties sentenced to 13 years for W.Va. drug trafficking

A Phoenix, Arizona, man with ties to the Sinaloa Drug Cartel has been sentenced to more than 13 years in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking organization that sold cocaine, heroin and fentanyl in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle, U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey announced.

May 6, 2026

Ted Turner didn’t just build CNN — he rebuilt how America consumes news

After the public's adoption of CNN and the 24-hour news cycle, people were no longer willing to wait for the evening news for updates on current events. They wanted it immediately.

May 6, 2026

FAA employee charged with threatening to kill President Trump

A Nashua, New Hampshire, resident and federal employee was charged Friday with interstate communication of a threat against the president, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announced.

May 6, 2026

The IRS may owe you money from COVID-era penalties — here’s how to claim it before July 10

A federal court ruled the IRS wrongly penalized taxpayers during COVID-19. Now those fines may be refundable -- if you file IRS Form 843 before July 10.

May 6, 2026

Steven Tyler headed to trial on child sexual assault claims as judge dismisses bulk of case

A Los Angeles judge has cleared the way for a child sexual assault lawsuit against Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler to proceed to trial, while throwing out the vast majority of claims on statute of limitations grounds.

May 6, 2026

Greek national charged in $450M stock-backed lending fraud scheme

A Greek national living in Athens has been charged with allegedly orchestrating an elaborate stock-backed lending scheme that prosecutors say defrauded a victim of at least approximately $450 million in company shares, federal prosecutors in New York announced.

May 6, 2026

Houston restaurant couple, 2 young children dead in suspected River Oaks murder-suicide

Houston's culinary community is reeling after the deaths of a prominent restaurateur couple and their two young children in what police say was an apparent murder-suicide at the family's River Oaks home.

May 6, 2026

Utz recalls Zapp’s, Dirty brand potato chips over salmonella risk

Utz Quality Foods is voluntarily recalling several varieties of Zapp's and Dirty brand potato chips sold nationwide over concerns that the products may be contaminated with salmonella.

May 5, 2026

FedEx driver sentenced to death for 2022 kidnapping, murder of 7-year-old Texas girl

A Texas jury on Tuesday sentenced a former FedEx delivery driver, Tanner Horner, to death for the kidnapping and murder of 7-year-old Athena Strand, whose body was found in a river days after she vanished from her father's rural home in late 2022.

May 5, 2026

Jordan Peterson’s wife says he’s in ‘another realm of pain’ from psychiatric medication injury

Famed psychologist Dr. Jordan Peterson is suffering a medication-induced "neurological injury" and has no plans to return to the public eye, his wife said Monday in an interview with the New York Post.

May 5, 2026

Karen Bass calls Spencer Pratt ‘reprehensible’ for ‘exploiting grief’ of Palisades fire victims

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass accused mayoral challenger Spencer Pratt of "exploiting the grief" of Palisades fire victims during a recent interview, drawing sharp backlash given that Pratt's own home was destroyed in the disaster.

May 5, 2026