Robert Downey Sr., the accomplished countercultural filmmaker, actor and father of superstar Robert Downey Jr., has died. He was 85. Downey Jr. wrote on Instagram that his father died late Tuesday in his sleep at home in New York. He had Parkinson’s disease for more than five years. “He was… Read More
Michael Avenatti facing fraud sentencing Thursday
Michael Avenatti, the brash California lawyer who publicly sparred with then-President Donald Trump before criminal fraud charges on two coasts disrupted his rapid ascent to fame, faces sentencing in one of those cases Thursday. Sponsored: The ONLY Water You Should Drink If You’re 65+ Over a year after a jury… Read More
[Pic] Cops say prison guard baked pills in Rice Krispies for inmate
A guard was fired and arrested after trying to smuggle prescription stimulant pills into a South Carolina women’s prison by hiding them in Rice Krispies treats, authorities said. Marcy Shaffer, 43, took the treats out of their original packages, pushed the pills inside and put them in a plastic bag,… Read More
Death toll reaches 46 in Florida condo collapse
Rescue crews pulled 10 more bodies from a collapsed condo building Wednesday, and the emotional toll mounted as officials fought back tears and lamented the ordeal of exhausted families still awaiting word on missing loved ones. The 14th day of the search yielded the highest number of bodies found in… Read More
News editor jailed amid “audio recorder” court saga
A North Carolina Superior Court judge put a small-town newspaper editor behind bars last month after one of his reporters used an audio recorder for note-taking purposes at a murder trial — a punishment the paper and media rights groups consider excessive. Sponsored: Taste THIS brownie for more energy Judge… Read More
12-foot python escapes, terrorizes mall shoppers
Authorities say they’ve been searching for a 12-foot python that escaped from its enclosure inside Louisiana’s largest shopping mall. Sponsored: Odd-looking “bearded shrub” increases brain cell activity Cara, a yellow and white Burmese python, slithered out of its enclosure at the Blue Zoo in the Mall of Louisiana in Baton… Read More
Notorious Dem ex-Governor enters hospice care
Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards, who turns 94 in August, announced Tuesday that he has entered hospice care after being hospitalized Sunday with pain in his right lung. The four-term former governor, whose three-decade dominance of Louisiana politics was all but overshadowed by an eight-year stretch in federal prison, downplayed… Read More
How hot dog champ Joey Chestnut ate 76 franks in 10 minutes…
Chowdown champ Joey “Jaws” Chestnut broke his own record to gulp to a 14th win in the men’s Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on Sunday, while Michelle Lesco took the women’s title. [Sponsored] Do this IMMEDIATELY To Help Lose Weight Chestnut downed 76 franks and buns in 10 minutes…. Read More
Leaked ESPN hot mic leak causes network disaster
ESPN replaced Rachel Nichols as its sideline reporter for the NBA Finals following a report detailing critical comments she made about Black colleague Maria Taylor. The network announced Tuesday that Malika Andrews would handle that role for the series between the Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks. Sponsored: Odd-looking “bearded shrub”… Read More
Fugitive, 8-foot-long boa constructor on the loose from authorities
A boa constrictor accidentally freed from its container last week has eluded authorities in Utah for more than three days. Animal control officers were called to a home on Friday afternoon after contractors accidentally knocked over the 8-foot-long (2-meter-long) snake’s container, KSL TV reported Tuesday. The contractors were working on… Read More
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