• Jim Bellino settles defamation suit against Heather McDonald over podcast

    Jim Bellino settles defamation suit against Heather McDonald over podcast

    Heather McDonald and Jim Bellino are done fighting each other in court. Jim, the ex-husband of former “Real Housewives of Orange County” star Alexis Bellino, settled his defamation case against the “Juicy Scoop” podcast host, 50, Page Six confirmed Tuesday. TMZ reported that their settlement is confidential. In March, McDonald was granted her request to have …
  • Florida Teachers Union Sues to Stop School Openings amid Virus Surge

    Florida Teachers Union Sues to Stop School Openings amid Virus Surge

    Florida’s largest teachers union sued Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday to overturn an emergency order requiring schools to offer in-person instruction five days a week next month, even as cases of COVID-19 surge in the state. In the suit, filed in circuit court in Miami-Dade county, the Florida Education Association accuses the governor and several …
  • St. Louis Couple Charged for Waving Guns at Protesters

    St. Louis Couple Charged for Waving Guns at Protesters

    St. Louis’ top prosecutor has charged Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the couple who pointed guns at protesters marching by their mansion last month, with felony unlawful use of a weapon. The McCloskeys, who are both personal injury attorneys in their 60s, also face a misdemeanor charge of fourth-degree assault, the Associated Press reported. Circuit Attorney …
  • L.A. Times Bureau Chief Compares Naked Portland Protester to Tiananmen Square ‘Tank Man’

    L.A. Times Bureau Chief Compares Naked Portland Protester to Tiananmen Square ‘Tank Man’

    The Los Angeles Times on Monday compared images of a naked woman protesting federal police in Portland, Ore., to the iconic picture of a Chinese man standing in front of a tank at the Tiananmen Square protest in 1989. The woman, whose name was not reported, sat nude in front of federal police during a demonstration …
  • Man Suspected of Killing N.J. Judge’s Son Dead of Self-Inflicted Gunshot

    Man Suspected of Killing N.J. Judge’s Son Dead of Self-Inflicted Gunshot

    The suspect in a shooting at the New Brunswick, N.J., home of federal judge Esther Salas has been found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to multiple reports. While Salas was in the basement of her home at the time, the gunman killed her 20-year-old son and injured her husband. Salas has presided over …
  • Christopher Meloni and Mariska Hargitay reunite before ‘Law & Order’ spinoff

    Christopher Meloni and Mariska Hargitay reunite before ‘Law & Order’ spinoff

    Maybe they should call it “Law & Order: BFFs.” “Law & Order: SVU” star Mariska Hargitay posted a couple of sweet close-up selfies with now-scruffy former series co-star Christopher Meloni on Sunday — the first with the caption, “It’s on.” That’s a reference to their much-anticipated reteaming in the upcoming “L&O” spinoff titled “Organized Crime.” …
  • Portland Police Union Head Slams City Officials: They ‘Have Condoned the Destruction and Chaos’

    Portland Police Union Head Slams City Officials: They ‘Have Condoned the Destruction and Chaos’

    Portland Police Association president Daryl Turner slammed elected officials at a press conference on Sunday, a day after the union’s offices were set on fire amid continuing riots in the city. Since the death of George Floyd, an African American man killed during his arrest by Minneapolis police officers, Portland has seen 50 days of …
  • Federal Judge’s Son Killed, Husband Shot by Gunman Disguised as Delivery Driver

    Federal Judge’s Son Killed, Husband Shot by Gunman Disguised as Delivery Driver

    The son of New Jersey federal judge Esther Salas was killed and her husband critically injured by a gunman who attacked them at their home Sunday night, according to multiple reports. The judge herself was not injured but her son Daniel Anderl, 20, died after he was shot and her husband Mark Anderl, 63, is in critical …
  • Justin Bieber can subpoena Twitter to turn over sexual assault accusers, judge rules

    Justin Bieber can subpoena Twitter to turn over sexual assault accusers, judge rules

    Two women who used Twitter to anonymously accuse Justin Bieber of sexual assault may be identified after a judge ruled that the star is allowed to subpoena the social media platform for the info. Deadline reports that Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Terry Green ruled in Bieber’s favor Thursday, allowing the “Sorry” singer and his …
  • Portland Mayor Accuses Trump of ‘Absolute Abuse’ of Federal Law Enforcement, Demands Officers Leave as City’s Nightly Violence Continues

    Portland Mayor Accuses Trump of ‘Absolute Abuse’ of Federal Law Enforcement, Demands Officers Leave as City’s Nightly Violence Continues

    Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler on Friday accused President Trump of abusing the use of federal law enforcement officers, whose presence he said has “ratcheted up the tension” rather than quelled the nightly violence taking place across the city. “Last week, we were seeing the deescalation of the violence. We were seeing things calm down. But …