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Kathy Griffin calls Charlie Kirk a ‘straight-up Nazi’

KATHY GRIFFIN on Charlie Kirk: "...that dude was a straight-up Nazi. And that is my opinion ... the way we've deified him is bizarre. I've never seen anything like it."

May 8, 2026

Washington state councilwoman says pride flag ‘more relatable’ than American flag

A Lynnwood, Washington, city councilwoman is facing widespread backlash after questioning whether a local park's 27 American flags still reflect the city's diversity -- and declaring that she finds the pride flag far more personally relatable than the Stars and Stripes.

May 8, 2026

Mark Hamill apologizes after posting AI image of Trump dead in a grave

"Star Wars" actor MARK HAMILL apologizes after posting AI image of Trump in a grave: "Actually, I was wishing him the opposite of dead, but apologize if you found the image inappropriate."

May 8, 2026

31 things to do in Washington, D.C. this weekend: May 8-10

Washington is at its best when a single weekend offers everything from a WNBA home opener and a satirical musical about the Obama presidency to a thought-provoking bison exhibition on the National Mall.

May 7, 2026

Rudy Giuliani out of ICU, still hospitalized with pneumonia

Giuliani's spokesman said the former mayor "will spend some time recovering before leaving the hospital," and that "the mayor and his family appreciate the outpouring of love and prayers sent his way."

May 7, 2026

Is church attendance growing? New study says yes — but the reason may surprise you

Church attendance is rising for the first time in 25 years -- but researchers say what's driving it isn't a revival. It's something they find more surprising.

May 7, 2026

Apple agrees to $250M settlement over Siri AI promises

Apple has agreed to a $250 million settlement to resolve a class-action lawsuit accusing the company of misleading consumers about its artificial intelligence capabilities for the iPhone -- a deal that could put up to $95 back in the pockets of eligible device owners.

May 7, 2026

Four students fall ill after eating cookies sold by staff member at Texas middle school

Four students at a San Marcos, Texas, middle school reported feeling sick after purchasing homemade cookies from a staff member on campus, prompting a police investigation and the employee's removal from the district.

May 7, 2026

Louisiana man charged with poaching more than 1,700 turtles, exporting them to Taiwan

A federal magistrate judge in Phoenix ordered a Louisiana man held in custody Wednesday following his arrest on charges he poached and sold more than 1,700 turtles from Florida habitats and helped export them to Taiwan using allegedly false captive-bred claims, the Justice Department announced.

May 7, 2026

KLM flight attendant hospitalized with suspected hantavirus

A KLM flight attendant from Haarlem, the Netherlands, has been hospitalized in Amsterdam with a suspected hantavirus infection after briefly coming into contact with a dying passenger connected to the deadly outbreak aboard the expedition cruise ship MV Hondius.

May 7, 2026

5 questions about Ukraine’s massive drone strike ahead of Russia’s Victory Day

Russia's Defense Ministry reported that 347 Ukrainian drones were shot down across 20 regions, including Moscow, making it Ukraine's second-largest aerial attack since Russia's full-scale invasion began more than four years ago.

May 7, 2026

SEC, DOJ charge 21 in scheme that netted millions in illicit trading profits

The Securities and Exchange Commission charged 21 individuals Wednesday in connection with a decade-long insider trading scheme that the agency alleges generated millions of dollars in illicit profits using confidential information misappropriated from multiple global law firms.

May 7, 2026

Federal agents arrest 18, seize $10M in fentanyl in MacArthur Park drug sweep

Federal and local law enforcement agencies arrested 18 people and seized more than $10 million worth of fentanyl Wednesday in a sweeping drug enforcement operation targeting an open-air narcotics market at MacArthur Park in Los Angeles.

May 7, 2026

Obama warns against politicizing justice system, military in Colbert interview

OBAMA: "We can't overcome the politicization of our justice system, the awesome power of the state. You can't have a situation in which whoever is in charge of the government starts using that to go after their political enemies or reward their friends."

May 7, 2026

California man gets more than 6 years for role in $250M crypto theft conspiracy

A 20-year-old California man has been sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for his role in a sprawling social engineering conspiracy that stole well over $250 million in cryptocurrency from victims across the United States, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia announced.

May 7, 2026

Disney cruise crew detained in federal child exploitation operation

Federal agents detained crew members aboard a Disney cruise ship and at least one other vessel at the Port of San Diego last month as part of a child sexual exploitation investigation, authorities said Wednesday.

May 7, 2026

Kyle Rittenhouse hospitalized after brown recluse spider bite

Kyle Rittenhouse, the firearms activist acquitted in the 2020 Kenosha protest shootings, was hospitalized Wednesday after being bitten by a venomous brown recluse spider, he announced on social media.

May 7, 2026

Brothers impersonating royalty, corrupt city official sentenced in $19M fraud case

Three Ohio men -- two brothers who impersonated foreign royalty to defraud victims out of millions of dollars and a city official they corrupted -- were sentenced to federal prison May 5 in Cleveland, capping a sprawling bribery and fraud conspiracy that crossed multiple states and countries.

May 7, 2026

‘Luigi: The Musical’ brings dark comedy about accused UnitedHealthcare CEO killer to New York

A satirical musical about accused killer Luigi Mangione is heading to New York City this summer -- set to open one week after his state murder trial is scheduled to begin.

May 7, 2026

Rapper Kodak Black arrested in Florida on MDMA trafficking charge

Florida rapper Kodak Black was booked into the Orange County Jail on Wednesday on a drug trafficking charge, the latest legal trouble for the Pompano Beach performer who has faced repeated arrests in recent years. The rapper previously had a jail sentence commuted by President Trump on his final day in office in January 2021.

May 7, 2026