The fathers of a camper and a counselor who were killed during last year’s deadly floods at Camp Mystic in Texas said they’ll keep advocating for improved summer camp safety to help prevent other families from experiencing a similar tragedy. Saturday, July 4, marks one year since the catastrophic floods killed more than 130 people,…
Washington — Sen. Mitch McConnell remains in the hospital and “continues to improve,” a spokesperson for the Kentucky Republican said in a statement Thursday, just over two weeks after he was initially hospitalized. McConnell was hospitalized on June 14. On the same day, emergency medical personnel went to his home to respond to an unconscious person,…
Spotify has removed streams of a song that shot to the top of the charts on Wednesday after it discovered that suspicious bets related to the music track had been placed on the prediction market Kalshi. The song “Earrings” by musician Malcolm Todd soared 70% overnight Sunday, earning it the top spot on Spotify’s U.S….
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The Kennedy Center is selling ticket packages for as high as $25,000 for up to three dozen guests to watch the Washington, D.C., national fireworks show on July Fourth, according to its website. The highest-cost ticket package, listed as the “presidential” package, costs $25,000 for up to 36 guests, which includes three reserved tables…
Olympian David Hearn has been indicted by a D.C. grand jury on a felony charge related to alleged vandalism at the Washington, D.C., Reflecting Pool, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced Thursday. Hearn, 67, is accused of ripping out a piece of sealant on the bottom of the Reflecting Pool on June 19, Pirro said….
A 21-year-old airman who disappeared during a World War II spy mission over Thailand and Burma has been accounted for, the U.S. military said Wednesday. U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Franklin H. McKinney was a pilot from Rhode Island and part of the 35th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron, 14th Air Force, according to the Defense…
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have donated $26 million to charities this week ahead of their wedding at Madison Square Garden. The donations were spread out across 20 local and national charities, according to Swift’s publicist, with many located in areas where the couple has deep ties. Nine of the selected organizations are based in New…
President Trump’s recent financial disclosure finally put a dollar amount on the web of crypto ventures he’s continued to pursue since returning to office. But the revelation he made $1.4 billion off the fledgling industry has rekindled another mystery about his finances: how much is he paying in taxes? The president’s crypto windfall appears to…
The FBI is ramping up its investigation into the 2020 election results in Fulton County, Georgia, by ordering field offices across the country to send investigative analysts to Atlanta to help evaluate thousands of records, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. According to a memo sent to all field offices and reviewed by…
