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United Airlines is apparently waffling over its reported plan to allow free airport location switches for passengers furious about the just-renamed Donald J. Trump International Airport in Palm Beach. An internal memo was circulated on Thursday among United employees, telling reservation agents that they could offer without charge “acceptable alternatives” to the formerly named Palm Beach International Airport, such as to Fort Lauderdale or...

Grunge musician Jennifer Finch has died at the age of 59 after suffering an aggressive form of brain cancer. She was the high-octane bassist for the influential rock band L7. Rolling Stone once called her an ”ill-behaved and untrained" musician who added instant ”verve” to the group. L7 posted on Instagram Saturday: “With a very heavy heart we announce that our beloved bandmate, friend, and fellow troublemaker Jennifer Finch has passed away. She...

A body was found Saturday at a Boston home owned by Conan Harris, the husband of Rep. Ayanna Pressley, as homicide detectives investigate the death, police said. Officers found the body after they responded to a call Saturday afternoon to “investigate a person” at a two-story, seven-bedroom house in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood. Pressley and her husband don’t live at the rental property, which is owned by Harris and is currently listed for...

Fox News contributor and Marine combat veteran Joey Jones criticized President Donald Trump’s Iran war strategy after two American service members were killed in an Iranian air strike in Jordan on Friday. A third is missing in action. That brings the number of U.S. military personnel killed in the Iran war to 16. “Simply dropping bombs isn’t working,” complained Jones, who called the fallen fighters “heroes” and “gladiators” in a Fox News...

It’s proving to be a big year for Abby Elliott, who played the sister of chef Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White) in the hit TV series The Bear. The popular program about a struggling Chicago restaurant wrapped up its fifth and final season last month, and now Elliott is divorcing her husband of 10 years, Bill Kennedy. The couple are splitting due to “irreconcilable differences,” according to divorce papers filed by Elliott on Friday...

Donald Trump’s ever-present 34-year-old companion turned up at a FIFA event in New York City on Friday, beaming at her boss from the front of the audience. The president’s executive assistant, Natalie Harp, was snapped by Reuters on Friday as she flashed a grin during a FIFA reception at Trump Tower in Manhattan. Trump took center stage at the event, which hosted some 300 guests, including FIFA president Gianni Infantino.

The Office star Rainn Wilson opened up about his uncomfortable appearance on Bill Maher’s Club Random podcast—and why he believes the conversation went so badly. Wilson appeared on Maher’s podcast three years ago, in an interview that quickly turned awkward. While the episode became widely known for Wilson admitting he was often unhappy during his time on The Office because he was chasing movie roles and bigger fame, he now says there was...

The power plant built to fuel Elon Musk’s massive Grok data center is at the center of a federal lawsuit alleging it threatens nearby communities with toxic pollution. The suit, filed by the NAACP on behalf of residents, argues that the plant’s gas turbines could emit dangerous levels of smog, fine particulate matter, and formaldehyde—a known carcinogen—over Southaven, Mississippi. Last month, the Trump administration backed Musk by asking a...

Rosie O’Donnell revealed that she decided to walk away from her lucrative talk show once she had amassed a cool $100 million in the bank. “When I heard that [number], I thought, ‘OK, now I’m done,’” O’Donnell recounted in an interview with Page Six reported Saturday. “And everyone was like, ‘Why are you leaving?’” She turned her back on uber popular The Rosie O’Donnell Show that ran from 1996 to 2002, even though Warner Brothers offered her an...

A creepy coincidence hit Creep I.E. Aftermath when Tori Spelling and Hayden Panettiere canceled their appearances just hours apart. An organizer for the weekend event in Ontario, California, attributed the cancellations to “emergencies” without providing further details. Panettiere is known for her role as Kirby Reed in the Scream movie franchise, and also stars in the interactive horror game Until Dawn. Spelling has appeared in several horror...

An embarrassing social media blunder briefly made it appear as if the Justice Department was admitting to impeding the only active criminal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. The apparent self-own came after journalist and lawyer Aaron Parnas posted on X that “The Trump Administration is impeding the only active criminal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.” DOJ Rapid Response replied with two words: “We are.”

MAGA is heaping scorn on CNN political commentator Scott Jennings—and on the cable news network—after CNN distanced itself from Jennings’ account of a phone call with Sen. Mitch McConnell while continuing to feature him on air. “CNN is now essentially saying it isn’t responsible for what one of its own on-air political commentators says?” Kylie Jane Kremer, executive director of the MAGA organization Women for America First, wrote on X. “If...

Conservative CNN commentator Scott Jennings said he spoke with Mitch McConnell this week and pushed back on grave speculation about the senator’s health—but Kaitlan Collins wasn’t letting him off the hook. The long-ailing McConnell was captured on video being rushed on a stretcher by ambulance from his home a month ago, after he was found unconscious in his Washington, D.C. home and required CPR. The clip, obtained and verified by CNN, shows...

Elon Musk was a dramatic no-show for a hyped live TV interview on Friday. CNBC’s much-touted exclusive interview with the world’s richest person suddenly went up in smoke as SpaceX’s stock dipped 3 percent. “Fast Money Halftime Report” host Scott Wapner broke the news about 11 minutes after Musk was supposed to show up.

A fire broke out on the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday night during Macy’s July 4th fireworks display, which launched from the span over New York’s East River. Videos showed the flames spreading and a plume of smoke on the bridge as fireworks exploded and crackled nearby. Other fireworks appeared to be ignited by the flames, according to witnesses. The flames reportedly began as a single fire, but videos revealed they may have sparked as many as...

President Donald Trump compared his willingness—or, rather, eagerness—to deliver his July 4th speech after the National Mall was evacuated due to severe weather on Saturday to U.S. soldiers storming the beaches of Normandy during World War II. The octogenarian made the wild analogy during a phone call with Fox News host Bret Baier, as he vowed to go ahead with what was largely a political speech on the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding....

Saturday Night Live fans weren’t laughing when the legendary comedy series reposted a three-year-old July 4th sketch featuring outed MAGA comedian Nate Bargatze as George Washington on Saturday. The program isn’t airing a rerun on July 4th during its summer hiatus, so the viral 2023 “Washington’s Dream” sketch posted on SNL’s Instagram may have been offered up as a bit of substitute humor. It didn’t work. Hordes of SNL followers attacked the...

An immediate evacuation order was issued Saturday night for Salute to America, President Donald Trump’s much-hyped July 4th bash on the National Mall, due to severe weather. “The safety of our guests, performers, and staff is our top priority,” Freedom 250 Spokesperson Danielle Alvarez shared in a social media post. “Due to approaching severe storms, Freedom 250, United States Secret Service, United States Park Police, National Park Service, the...

Donald Trump seemed to be getting slightly antsy on Friday night, amid the way too much attention being paid to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s massive wedding bash in Manhattan. So the White House took decisive action. Just 10 minutes after several digital pink signs lit up outside Madison Square Garden to declare Swift and Kelce as “JUST&T MARRIED‚” the White House took a moment to co-opt the newlyweds’ announcement. At 8:04 p.m., the official...

Pop megastar Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce announced their marriage during a massive, star-studded hoopla at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan on Friday. “JUST&T Married” announced a giant pink sign outside the “World’s Most Famous Arena,” with the double Ts representing the newlyweds’ first names. The deed was reportedly already done even before the big bash. “Multiple sources” informed Page Six that the couple got...