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  • Thomas Blasts Supreme Court For Allowing Retrial In Hammer Robbery Case

    ย Getty Images Conservative Justice Clarence Thomas harshly criticized the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday for declining to review a lower court decision that reversed the conviction of David M. Smith, an Ohio man who was given a 22-year term for a vicious hammer attack. After the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit determined…

  • Trump Names Foxโ€™s Ingraham, Bartiromo To Kennedy Center Board

    ย Getty Images After becoming chair of the Kennedy Center last month, President Donald Trump announced that he is adding Fox News hosts Laura Ingraham and Maria Bartiromo to the board of the center. โ€œI am thrilled to announce that Laura Ingraham and Maria Bartiromo will be joining our Kennedy Center Board โ€“ This completes our…

  • If you can remember HER you must be considered old. She is 65 years old and still beautiful

    Jamie Lee Curtis, now 65, is a celebrated actress whose career spans decades, from her breakout in Halloween to her Oscar-winning role in Everything Everywhere All at Once. Born to stars Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, she carved her own path, earning fame as a โ€œscream queenโ€ and later excelling in comedy with Trading Places.…

  • Leah Messer and her three children today

    Leah Messer Reflects on Teen Motherhood and Life on Reality TV Leah Messer, known from Teen Mom, became a mother to twins Aliannah and Aleeah at 16. Now, as they turn 15, she reflects on her own teen pregnancy. โ€œIt was normal,โ€ she told Vogue, noting the generational pattern of young motherhood in West Virginia.…

  • Supreme Court Turns Away Two Firearms-Related Cases

    ย Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal challenging Delawareโ€™s ban on assault-style rifles and large-capacity ammunition magazines, as well as a case regarding Marylandโ€™s handgun licensing requirements. By doing so, the Court avoided addressing two significant cases involving the contentious issue of gun rights. The justices turned away an appeal…

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