LA cops were ready to arrest Will Smith after he slapped Chris Rock
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oscars producer Will Packer says Los Angeles police were ready to arrest Will Smith after Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards. In a clip released Thursday of an interview with “Good
Judge Tells New York Dems to Go Back to the Drawing Board on Congressional and Legislative Districts
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has ordered New York’s Democrat-controlled Legislature to redraw the state’s congressional and legislative districts after finding they were unconstitutional. Judge Patrick McAllister said in a Thursday ruling that maps redrawing the
A former official with Newark’s housing authority has admitted scamming hundreds of thousands of dollars
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A former official with Newark’s housing authority has admitted scamming his employer out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Venancio Diaz was the agency’s director of information technology. In his guilty plea in
Fox News has hired Caitlyn Jenner as a contributor
NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News Media says it has hired Caitlyn Jenner as a contributor. The failed Republican candidate for California governor was scheduled to make her first appearance as a Fox employee on Sean Hannity’s
Trump’s 8-hour Gap: Minute-By-Minute During Jan. 6 Riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — Piecing together the activities of President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021, is no easy task. On the day of the Capitol riot that shook American democracy, there are no official White House phone
Severe Storms Pummel South Killing At Least 2 In Florida
MISSISSIPPI ( 77WABC) – Severe storms packing isolated tornadoes and high winds are racing across the Deep South – killing two in the Florida Panhandle and leaving scattered damage to buildings and homes in their path. In
As Russia Sees Tech Brain Drain, Other Nations Hope to Gain
VILNIUS, Lithuania (77WABC) — Russian technology workers are fleeing the country by the tens of thousands as the economy goes into a tailspin under pressure from international sanctions. For some countries, Russia’s loss is seen as their
White House: Intel Shows Putin Misled by Advisers on Ukraine
WASHINGTON (77 WABC) — The White House says U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russian President Vladimir Putin is being misinformed by advisers about his military’s poor performance in Ukraine. The intelligence finding indicates that Putin is
GOP Sen. Collins Says She’ll Back Jackson for Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) — Maine Sen. Susan Collins says she will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, giving Democrats at least one Republican vote and all but assuring that Jackson will become the first Black woman on
Academy Initiates ‘Disciplinary Proceedings’ Against Will Smith Over Oscars Incident
NEW YORK (AP) — The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences said that Will Smith was asked to leave Sunday’s Oscars after hitting Chris Rock but refused. Many have questioned why Smith was allowed to remain
