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Nearly a Quarter Million Reasons Why Melania Trump Likes GOP Gays

Nearly a Quarter Million Reasons Why Melania Trump Likes GOP Gays

POLITICS | Aug 17, 2024

Melania Trump has done little campaigning for her husband, but in April she did attend an event for the Log Cabin Republicans, who, according to Trump's recently released financial reports, paid her $237,000 in compensation.

Ex-Rep. George Santos Expected to Plead Guilty to Multiple Counts in Fraud Case, AP Source Says

Ex-Rep. George Santos Expected to Plead Guilty to Multiple Counts in Fraud Case, AP Source Says

NATIONAL | By Susan Haigh | Aug 17, 2024

Former U.S. Rep. George Santos is expected to plead guilty to multiple counts in his federal fraud case, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Viral Pic Surfaces That Allegedly Shows Anti-LGBTQ+ VP Candidate JD Vance in Drag

Viral Pic Surfaces That Allegedly Shows Anti-LGBTQ+ VP Candidate JD Vance in Drag

POLITICS | By Kilian Melloy | Aug 17, 2024

The memes and wisecracks started to fly when a photo came to light supposedly showing Trump's anti-LGBTQ+ running mate in drag during his days at Yale law school.

Pole Vaulter Anthony Ammirati Offered Hefty Sum to do Adult Entertainment, Jokes about his Celebrity on TikTok

Pole Vaulter Anthony Ammirati Offered Hefty Sum to do Adult Entertainment, Jokes about his Celebrity on TikTok

INTERNATIONAL | Aug 17, 2024

Ammirati's overnight celebrity has been something he didn't expect (or he would have tucked), but it has led to an interesting business opportunity.

Now that Mpox is a Global Health Emergency, Will It Trigger Another Pandemic?

Now that Mpox is a Global Health Emergency, Will It Trigger Another Pandemic?

HEALTH | By Maria Cheng | Aug 17, 2024

The World Health Organization has declared the ongoing outbreaks of mpox in Congo and elsewhere in Africa to be a global emergency, requiring urgent action to curb the virus' transmission.

Trans Teens File Lawsuit Challenging New Hampshire Law Banning Them from Girls' Sports

Trans Teens File Lawsuit Challenging New Hampshire Law Banning Them from Girls' Sports

NATIONAL | By Nick Perry | Aug 17, 2024

The families of two transgender teens in New Hampshire filed a lawsuit Friday challenging a new state law that bans them from playing on girls' sports teams at their public high schools.

Judge Says Maine Can Forbid Discrimination by Religious Schools that Take State Tuition Money

Judge Says Maine Can Forbid Discrimination by Religious Schools that Take State Tuition Money

NATIONAL | By David Sharp | Aug 17, 2024

Maine didn't violate the U.S. constitutional rights of religious schools by requiring them to abide by the state's antidiscrimination law to receive taxpayer-funded tuition assistance, a federal judge ruled.

Supreme Court Keeps New Rules about Sex Discrimination in Education on Hold in Half the Country

Supreme Court Keeps New Rules about Sex Discrimination in Education on Hold in Half the Country

POLITICS | Aug 17, 2024

The Supreme Court on Friday kept on hold in roughly half the country new regulations about sex discrimination in education, rejecting a Biden administration request.

Biden Plans to Use His Convention Speech to Hand Off to Harris and Make Case Against Trump

Biden Plans to Use His Convention Speech to Hand Off to Harris and Make Case Against Trump

POLITICS | By Zeke Miller | Aug 17, 2024

President Joe Biden will give the keynote address Monday night at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, making a symbolic handoff of his party to Vice President Kamala Harris.

How X Owner Elon Musk Uses His Social Platform to Amplify His Right-Wing Views

How X Owner Elon Musk Uses His Social Platform to Amplify His Right-Wing Views

POLITICS | By Barbara Ortutay | Aug 17, 2024

As X's owner and most followed user, Elon Musk has increasingly used the social media platform as a megaphone to amplify his political views and, lately, those of right-wing figures he's aligned with.

How to Get Relief from Unexpectedly High Medical Bills

How to Get Relief from Unexpectedly High Medical Bills

BUSINESS | By Cora Lewis | Aug 17, 2024

Unexpectedly high medical bills are common in the United States, but there are ways to get relief.

Kansas Will Pay $50,000 to Settle a Suit over a Transgender Highway Patrol Employee's Firing

Kansas Will Pay $50,000 to Settle a Suit over a Transgender Highway Patrol Employee's Firing

NATIONAL | By John Hanna | Aug 16, 2024

Kansas will pay $50,000 to settle a federal anti-discrimination lawsuit filed by a former state Highway Patrol employee who claimed to have been fired for coming out as transgender.

Spain is Investigating Unauthorized Katy Perry Music Video in a Protected Natural Area

Spain is Investigating Unauthorized Katy Perry Music Video in a Protected Natural Area

INTERNATIONAL | By Teres | Aug 15, 2024

In her new music video, Katy Perry pretends to be one of the thousands of tourists having the time of their lives on Spain's Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean. But some parts, filmed in a protected natural enclave, could bring trouble.

WHO Declares Mpox Outbreaks in Africa a Global Health Emergency as a New Form of the Virus Spreads

WHO Declares Mpox Outbreaks in Africa a Global Health Emergency as a New Form of the Virus Spreads

INTERNATIONAL | By Maria Cheng | Aug 15, 2024

The World Health Organization declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency on Wednesday, with cases confirmed among children and adults in more than a dozen countries and a new form of the virus spreading.

George Santos Wants Jury Pool in His Fraud Trial Questioned over Their Opinions of Him

George Santos Wants Jury Pool in His Fraud Trial Questioned over Their Opinions of Him

NATIONAL | By Philip Marcelo | Aug 14, 2024

Former U.S. Rep. George Santos wants potential jurors in his September fraud trial to be questioned about their opinions of him.

Russian Artist Released in Swap Builds a New Life in Germany, Now Free to Marry her Partner

Russian Artist Released in Swap Builds a New Life in Germany, Now Free to Marry her Partner

INTERNATIONAL | By Dasha Litvinova | Aug 13, 2024

Sasha Skochilenko and Sofya Subbotina are planning to get married. That wasn't an option in their native Russia, but it's possible now that they live in Germany, which recognizes same-sex weddings.

Watch: Tom Daley Emotionally Announces Retirement

Watch: Tom Daley Emotionally Announces Retirement

INTERNATIONAL | By Emell Adolphus | Aug 12, 2024

Tom Daley announced that he will be officially hanging up his speedo for good. Tom Daley of Team Great Britain practices during a diving training session ahead of the Paris Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on July 23, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by

Paris Closes the Olympics, and Los Angeles Turns to Tom Cruise for its 2028 Mission

Paris Closes the Olympics, and Los Angeles Turns to Tom Cruise for its 2028 Mission

INTERNATIONAL | By John Leicester | Aug 12, 2024

Setting out to prove that topping Paris isn't mission impossible, Los Angeles rolled out a skydiving Tom Cruise, Grammy winner Billie Eilish and other stars on Sunday as it took over Olympic hosting duties from the French capital.

Olympic Boxing Champion Imane Khelif Filed a Legal Complaint for Online Harassment Against Her

Olympic Boxing Champion Imane Khelif Filed a Legal Complaint for Online Harassment Against Her

INTERNATIONAL | Aug 11, 2024

Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif has filed a legal complaint in France for online harassment after a rain of criticism and false claims about her sex during the Paris Olympics, her lawyer said Sunday.

Olympians are Turning to OnlyFans to Fund Dreams as they Face a 'Broken' Finance System

Olympians are Turning to OnlyFans to Fund Dreams as they Face a 'Broken' Finance System

INTERNATIONAL | By Thomas Adamson and Megan Janetsky | Aug 10, 2024

Dire financial straits are leading droves of Olympic athletes to sell images of their bodies to subscribers on OnlyFans to sustain their dreams of gold at the Games.

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