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As President Donald Trump tries to convince voters that Democrats have let crime run amok, he's digging into the country's political past to reference one of the most controversial campaign advertisements that relied heavily on racist tropes.

SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM on Sydney Sweeney gambling ad: "Why are girls mad? That is literally what she does. Why is anyone mad? It is a gambling ad: men, sports, naked women. Of course, that's going to draw attention."

A federal judge in Florida has dismissed a defamation lawsuit from a Muslim attorney who accused a Jewish couple of conspiring to get her fired by publicizing her anti-Israel social media posts.

"Reacher" star ALAN RITCHSON says Hollywood execs told him to curb political talk: "You know how many phone calls I get from studios like, 'Would you shut the f--- up, please? Stop talking in public.'"

Duncan Sheik, the singer-songwriter behind the 1996 hit "Barely Breathing" who later found his creative home on Broadway as the Tony Award-winning composer of "Spring Awakening," died Thursday in Manhattan.

The lone holdout juror in the high-profile Lindsay Clancy triple-murder trial moved to an undisclosed, secure location in a rural area of Northern New England.

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A ninth woman's body has been found east of Johannesburg as police hunt for whoever is behind a string of killings that has gripped South Africa in fear.

From a 99% rejection rate to $90 billion in forgiven debt: how paperwork mistakes derailed Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and what borrowers need to know to qualify now.

The Retail Association of Nevada has yanked its endorsement of Gov. Joe Lombardo, a Republican it backed in the 2022 election, saying someone needs to pay a political price for President Trump's tariffs that are walloping the business sector.