President Trump on Friday said a U.S. deal with Venezuela to tap its oil reserves “will substantially lower Gas Prices for all Americans, long into the future.” With the average U.S. gas price still above $4 a gallon nationwide, American consumers may be wondering if help is on the way. Don’t hold your breath, energy…
Ayana Velasquez met Daejon Love, the man federal authorities allege posed as an NFL player and real estate investor to defraud over two dozen women of $1.3 million, through a dating app nearly five years ago. “When I met him in 2021, he portrayed that he wanted to be with me, wanted to give me…
It’s a night fashionistas and celebrity-watchers look forward to all year: The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Benefit, known around the globe as the Met Gala, takes place on Monday, May 4, 2026, in New York City. The Spring 2026 exhibition, titled “Costume Art,” explores the intersection of fashion and art by pairing garments…
Perhaps only Dolly Parton could dress like a flag – and still be taken seriously by a ship full of sailors. Only Dolly. Singer-songwriter Dolly Parton in 1992. Paul Natkin/Getty Images Tributes poured in from everywhere this past week for the singer-songwriter, hailed as the queen of country music, who died Tuesday at the age…
The U.S. military this week used a laser to shoot down three drones along the U.S.-Mexico border that were allegedly operated by drug cartels, the Pentagon said Thursday. The three unmanned aircraft systems were shot down late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning using an “Army Multipurpose High Energy Laser system,” according to U.S. Northern…
Parasitic illness cases linked to recalled iceberg lettuce have now been confirmed in 20 states, federal health officials said Thursday, expanding the scope of the largest outbreak of its kind in the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration said government scientists have now identified cyclosporiasis cases in three additional states: Georgia, Tennessee and Texas. Other…
Five years after the attack at Abbey Gate in Kabul that killed 13 U.S. service members, the Pentagon upgraded the awards of three Marines for their actions in the wake of the blast. Service members were in the final days of the U.S. military’s 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, and were helping to process evacuees at…
Harvard University has agreed to pay a $53 million settlement after its former morgue manager stole and sold body parts donated for scientific research, with a court reportedly approving the plan on Tuesday. Cedric Lodge, who managed the morgue at the prestigious Harvard Medical School before being fired in 2023, was sentenced to eight years…
Convicted Australian triple-murderer Erin Patterson appealed her convictions Wednesday for poisoning four of her estranged husband’s relatives with death cap mushrooms. Three judges of the Victoria state Court of Appeal are hearing her appeal over two days against her convictions on three counts of murder and one of attempted murder relating to a lunch of…
Madonna, who has been nominated at the VMAs in every decade of her career, leads this year’s field with 11 nominations, including the top 3 prizes. The pop superstar has 19 competitive MTV VMA wins and, in 1986, became the first solo female artist to receive the Video Vanguard Award. She is up for 11…
