• Holocaust survivors urge Facebook to crack down on deniers

    Holocaust survivors urge Facebook to crack down on deniers

    Holocaust survivors are demanding Facebook remove posts denying that the genocide they escaped ever happened. The survivors are speaking out in a social-media campaign launched Wednesday by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, which argues that Facebook has been too lenient towards Holocaust deniers. The Claims Conference plans to post a new video …
  • Joe Kelly taunts Carlos Correa and all hell breaks loose in Astros-Dodgers game

    Joe Kelly taunts Carlos Correa and all hell breaks loose in Astros-Dodgers game

    HOUSTON — The Houston Astros are trying to put their sign-stealing scandal behind them. It seems as if the Los Angeles Dodgers have their own thoughts on the matter. Benches cleared Tuesday night during the Dodgers’ 5-2 victory over the Astros in the first game between the teams since it was revealed that Houston stole …
  • Conservative Justices Declined to Take Up Second Amendment Case after Roberts Signaled He Would Side with Liberals: Report

    Conservative Justices Declined to Take Up Second Amendment Case after Roberts Signaled He Would Side with Liberals: Report

    The conservative wing of the Supreme Court reportedly declined to take up a case dealing with Second Amendment rights after Chief Justice John Roberts indicated that he would vote with the court’s liberal justices. In June, the justices rejected petitions from 10 challenges relating to state restrictions on firearms after Roberts signaled he would not …
  • Lisa Marie Presley’s ex concerned she’ll relapse after son Benjamin’s suicide

    Lisa Marie Presley’s ex concerned she’ll relapse after son Benjamin’s suicide

    Lisa Marie Presley’s ex Michael Lockwood says he is so concerned she will relapse following her son Benjamin Keough’s suicide that he wants primary custody of their twin daughters. Lockwood, 59, and Presley, 52, have been locked in a bitter custody battle since filing for divorce in 2016, 10 years after they married. In 2017, …
  • Justin Bieber visits Kanye West in Wyoming as rapper avoids wife

    Justin Bieber visits Kanye West in Wyoming as rapper avoids wife

    Justin Bieber is the latest celeb to fly out to Wyoming in a show of support for Kanye West. The “Sorry” singer paid a visit to pal Kanye West’s ranch — aka, the YZY campus — in the landlocked state Friday, with West sharing a photo of the Biebs seated beside Damon Dash as they …
  • Sports Illustrated’s ‘curviest model ever’ talks ‘life-changing’ swimsuit shoot

    Sports Illustrated’s ‘curviest model ever’ talks ‘life-changing’ swimsuit shoot

    Model Hunter McGrady — deemed Sport’s Illustrated “curviest model ever” — has taken to Instagram to share her joy in being featured in the mag’s 2020 Swimsuit Edition, which hit newsstands Tuesday. “I have been so excited for this shoot to be released,” McGrady, 27, shared. “This trip was life changing and was so special …
  • U.S. Orders Closure of Chinese Consulate in Houston, Residents Call Fire Department in Response to Burning of Documents

    U.S. Orders Closure of Chinese Consulate in Houston, Residents Call Fire Department in Response to Burning of Documents

    The U.S. on Tuesday ordered the Chinese Consulate in Houston to close within 72 hours, citing “massive illegal spying and influence operations” conducted by China. Neighboring residents subsequently called Houston firefighters after consulate workers apparently began burning documents in the courtyard of the compound. Firefighters were unable to intervene because the consulate operates under Chinese …
  • Halima Aden, Sports Illustrated’s first burkini-wearing model, is back

    Halima Aden, Sports Illustrated’s first burkini-wearing model, is back

    Halima Aden is now a veteran Sports Illustrated Swimsuit star. The model, 22, made history in 2019 as the first-ever person to wear a hijab and burkini in the pages of the magazine — and now she’s returned for the 2020 issue, posing in a slew of modest beach looks. “SI Swim provides a safe …
  • Apple, Amazon offices in Italy searched in antitrust probe

    Apple, Amazon offices in Italy searched in antitrust probe

    The Italian offices of Apple and Amazon were raided Tuesday as the country’s antitrust authority opened an investigation into whether the companies engaged in anti-competitive practices. The probe is focused on whether the iPhone maker conspired with the e-commerce juggernaut to prevent electronics retailers not included in Apple’s official reseller program from selling its popular …
  • Jeremy Renner’s ex Sonni Pacheco requests he be drug tested for daughter’s safety

    Jeremy Renner’s ex Sonni Pacheco requests he be drug tested for daughter’s safety

    Jeremy Renner’s ex Sonni Pacheco has requested the actor get drug tested as allegations of substance abuse resurface amid their ongoing custody battle. In new court documents obtained by The Blast, Pacheco, 29, accused Renner, 49, of having a “long history of alcohol and drug abuse which has persisted since before the parties’ marriage, through …