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South Korean prosecutors on Tuesday indicted Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong on charges of stock price manipulation and other financial crimes, setting up what could be a protracted legal battle to determine whether the 52-year-old billionaire illegally cemented his control over the business giant. Lee’s attorneys denied the charges, which were also filed against 10 other …

Liberty University will launch an independent investigation of “all facets” of the school’s operations under former president Jerry Falwell Jr.’s leadership, the school’s board announced Monday. The board hired an outside firm to investigate the school’s financial, real estate, and legal matters under Falwell, who resigned last week after 13 years as president. The evangelical school’s …

The joke’s on her. Dorinda Medley’s off-color quip about former “Real Housewives of New York” castmate Tinsley Mortimer using a kitchen tool to get pregnant didn’t sit well with her Bravo boss Andy Cohen, an insider told Page Six. The cruel comment — dished out over dinner during Episode 11 of “The Real Housewives of …

Acting Homeland Security secretary Chad Wolf is urging Portland mayor Ted Wheeler to accept federal assistance after months of unrest in the city, warning in a letter on Monday that the federal government “will have no choice but to protect our American citizens” if the chaos continues unchecked. “I urge you to prioritize public safety …

He’s got the clothing market by the seat of its panties. Despite sitting behind bars, controversial former “Tiger King” star Joe Exotic is getting close to his fans another way — by releasing a cheeky line of leopard-print underwear for men and women with his face emblazoned on the crotch. “I can’t wait for the …

Although the Country Music Association Awards themed its 2019 telecast around women’s contributions to the genre, 2020 is turning out to be the year in which that’s actually born out in the nominations. In the slate of nominees announced Tuesday morning, female artists made up two or sometimes three of the five contenders in nearly …

Dozens of former McDonald’s franchisees say the fast-food giant steered them toward restaurants in poor, crime-ridden neighborhoods because they were black. The 52 entrepreneurs made the allegations in a sweeping racial discrimination lawsuit accusing McDonald’s of sending them on a “financial suicide mission” and denying them the same opportunities it gave white franchisees. “McDonald’s proclaims …

Walmart rolled out a new subscription service Tuesday offering free shipping for online orders, in its latest move to compete with Amazon. The service, dubbed Walmart+, will deliver more than 160,000 items to subscribers’ homes as fast as the same day for $98 a year or $12.95 a month starting Sept. 15. Members will also …

The Democratic Party’s media allies have pulled out all the stops in covering for their lackluster candidate Joe Biden this year. They ignored the gaffes, the racist comments, and the American cities on fire for months, but now the polls are shifting, and the panic is palpable. The general consensus was Biden is ahead, and …

LeToya Luckett said that she slept in a car and lived on microwave noodles after leaving hit girl group Destiny’s Child. Luckett was part of the world-famous group, which launched Beyoncé, through the release of its blockbuster second album, “The Writing’s on the Wall.” But she exited in 2000 amid a nasty battle with the …