Federal judge finds Rudy Giuliani liable for defaming Georgia election workers

On Wednesday, a federal judge awarded a default judgment to two Georgia election workers as part of their civil defamation suit against former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani.  U.S. Judge Beryl Howell found Giuliani liable for his defamatory remarks, leveling harsh sanctions against him (including the default judgment), and ordering a trial to determine the complete …

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appears to have another medical episode during public event

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze again during an exchange with reporters on Wednesday during an event in his home state of Kentucky. Video footage showed McConnell, 81, trailing off and remaining silent after he was asked if he would seek re-election in 2026. While the Republican leader acknowledged the question, he froze …

Coco Gauff defeats Mirra Andreeva to advance to third round of U.S. Open

19-year-old Coco Gauff dominated fellow teenager Mirra Andreeva, 16, in straight sets 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday to advance into the third round of the US Open. Gauff has now advanced to the third round for the second consecutive year at the U.S. Open. Said Gauff during her on-court interview: “I think that I’m capable of …

Philadelphia Phillies slugger Bryce Harper notches 300th career home run

Philadelphia Phillies slugger Bryce Harper hit his 300th career home run on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Angels to become the 12th active player to reach 300 home runs. Harper joins Nolan Arenado, Manny Machado, J.D. Martinez and Freddie Freeman as hitters to reach the mark this season. The 30-year-old Harper hit the milestone homer …

Apple TV+ shares Season 3 trailer for ‘The Morning Show’

Apple TV+ dropped the trailer for Season 3 of The Morning Show.  While a previous teaser trailer established that Alex (Jennifer Aniston) is the sole anchor of the morning broadcast and Bradley (Reese Witherspoon) is now on the evening news, the newly released footage establishes new series regular Jon Hamm as “an Elon Musk-type business …

Adele says sciatica attack caused her to collapse backstage at Las Vegas residency

Adele revealed that she recently collapsed backstage during her Las Vegas residency due to an ongoing health issue that caused a flare-up of her spinal condition. The 35-year-old singer told fans during one of her recent concerts (part of her “Weekends with Adele” residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace) that she fell and was …

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez suspends presidential campaign, drops out of GOP race

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez announced Tuesday that he is suspending his campaign for president after failing to qualify for the first Republican primary debate last week in Milwaukee. The 45-year-old Suarez is the first Republican to drop out of the 2024 race. Suarez said: “Running for President of the United States has been one of …

Evacuation orders issued in Florida as Hurricane Idalia moves closer to west coast

Hurricane Idalia strengthened to a Category 1 with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph on Tuesday, and is expected to “rapidly intensify” to a potential Category 3 hurricane before it makes landfall in Florida on Wednesday.  According to the National Hurricane Center, Idalia threatens to bring high-risk storm surge along parts of Florida’s Gulf Coast, …

NY Giants acquire Buffalo Bills defensive end Boogie Basham

The New York Giants acquired defensive end Boogie Basham in a trade with the Buffalo Bills. The 25-year-old Basham was a second-round pick by the Bills out of Wake Forest in the 2021 NFL Draft, and totaled 19 combined tackles, two sacks, two passes defensed, a fumble recovery, an interception and a touchdown in 15 …

Buffalo Bills pass rusher Von Miller will remain on PUP list, to miss first 4 games

Buffalo Bills Pass rusher Von Miller will miss at least the first four games of the season after the Bills did not to remove him from the physically unable to perform list (PUP list) prior to Tuesday’s 4 p.m. deadline. The 34-year-old Miller injured his right ACL in the Bills’ 28-25 victory over the Detroit …