A person died in a suspected house explosion in Indiana as furious storms moved through the Midwest on Tuesday, bringing at least two tornadoes to Illinois and winds that overturned a train car elsewhere, officials said. The death in Indiana happened during a blast and fire in Portage, a city around 30 miles southeast of Chicago, with firefighters delayed by the large damage and debris from the storm, police said. The weather is suspected of playing a role in the fire, which occurred at around 1
Paramount's new chief is threatening to move his studio out of California if the Golden State's attorney general doesn't come to the table to resolve the high-stakes antitrust lawsuit. Puck News reported Tuesday that Paramount CEO David Ellison is serious about relocating his headquarters to a more business-friendly state like Georgia, Tennessee or Texas if California AG Rob Bonta, who is leading 11 other states to block Paramount's $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), doesn't
When Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington hit Sophie Cunningham on Saturday, pundits predictably turned on Cunningham. Meanwhile, Fever coach Stephanie White stayed quiet. White has stayed similarly quiet when Caitlin Clark has absorbed physical hits and media fire. Heading into Tuesday's game against the New York Liberty, White took the podium and suddenly found plenty to say. "You know, this isn't necessarily for those people that are in this room. This is more for an online community that's t
Tony Romo’s status with CBS remains a fluid situation, but the president of CBS Sports said "there is no timetable or final decision" following his OWI arrest last month. CBS Sports president David Berson spoke at "NFL on CBS" Media Day on Tuesday, where he was asked about Romo, who was placed on indefinite leave by the network. J.J. Watt was named as CBS Sports’ top analyst alongside play-by-play legend Jim Nantz on gamedays ahead of the 2026 NFL season. The announcement came after Romo was arr
Robert Gilman, a U.S. citizen and former Marine, has been freed from detention in Russia on humanitarian grounds, a State Department spokesperson confirmed Tuesday.
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A federal judge in Massachusetts on Tuesday blocked the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from implementing part of President Donald Trump's executive order tightening mail-in voting rules ahead of the 2026 midterm elections . U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani granted a preliminary injunction preventing the USPS from implementing or enforcing Section 3 of Executive Order 14399 for the Nov. 3 midterm elections, or any earlier federal election. The ruling prevents USPS from refusing to transmit mail-in
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According to manufacturer, shock ‘is usually effective in bringing individuals into compliance in less than three seconds’ ICE plans to spend up to $20m (£15m) to purchase thousands of gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks for officers and agents by March, according to a notice published Monday by the Department of Homeland Security. The devices, called Glove (Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter), are manufactured by Compliant Technologies LLC of Lexington, Kentucky. Continue reading.
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Robert Gilman, who was arrested in 2022 for kicking a police officer while drunk, had reportedly been in a catatonic-like state.
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Malaysia's Forest City was pitched as "paradise" but last month police raided it over alleged scam operations.
