Former Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel on Sunday called the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol “unacceptable” after years of deflecting on the issue. McDaniel, who is joining NBC News as a political analyst after exiting the RNC earlier this month, told the outlet that the Capitol riot “doesn’t represent our country. … Read more
LONDON — Catherine, Princess of Wales, has been greeted with an outpouring of support and sympathy after she revealed Friday she had been diagnosed with cancer and was in the early stages of chemotherapy treatment. King Charles III said in a statement he was “so proud of Catherine for her courage in speaking as she … Read more
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president said Friday he won’t fight Mexican drug cartels on U.S. orders, in the clearest explanation yet of his refusal to confront the gangs. Over the years, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has laid out various justifications for his “hugs, not bullets” policy of avoiding clashes with the cartels. In … Read more
DAKAR, Senegal — Days after Niger’s military junta declared the presence of U.S. troops in that West African nation to be “illegal,” American officials are seeking in closed-door talks to determine if they can retain some sort of security presence in the country, which has been the United States’ closest regional ally. U.S. officials say … Read more
Annemarie Wiley has a bone to pick with Bravo! In a statement on social media, the 40-year-old expressed her disappointment that the network did not ask her to return for the upcoming 14th season of the “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.” Annemarie said she had more to show viewers than talking about her co-star’s esophagus. Annemarie … Read more
Gavin Rossdale is sharing his side of his divorce from Gwen Stefani. The 58-year-old Bush frontman has kept mostly quiet about his ex and their three children, but on this week’s episode of the Amy & T.J. podcast with Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes, he opened up about his “clearest, simplest shame,” which was giving his … Read more
Caller ID app Truecaller today blocks between 38 and 40 billion spam calls annually for its 374 million+ users. Now, in hopes of getting more people to sign on to its premium tiers, it’s turning up the dials on its filtering tech. A new “Max” update for Android premium subscribers uses AI to block every … Read more
Drake Bell is putting Will Friedle and Rider Strong on blast for their prior defense of sex offender Brian Peck … slamming them for what he claims is a lack of an apology. The former Nickelodeon star — who recently came forward with sexual abuse allegations against his ex-dialogue coach — called out the “Boy … Read more
Michael Jackson’s biopic is already causing controversy … with the film’s creators promising the uncensored truth and the “Leaving Neverland” director calling BS. Here’s the deal … the new MJ film’s reportedly been touted in multiple press releases as an honest portrayal of Michael Jackson’s life with a focus on both his talent and his … Read more
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un joined his troops in training to operate newly developed battle tanks as he called for bigger efforts to prepare for war, state media reported Thursday. The North’s tank training was seen as a response to the annual 11-day South Korean-U.S. military drills that are … Read more