Author: Maria Leaf
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Shepard Smith out at CNBC as network shifts focus
After just two years, CNBC is pulling the plug on Shepard Smith‘s prime-time show, The News with Shepard Smith. The move is being done to “refocus on business and market coverage,” the network said in a statement. WATCH: LEGENDARY NFL PUNTER RAY GUY DEAD AT 73 “After spending time with many of you and closely…
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WATCH: Youngkin assures voters can ‘trust the election’ results in Virginia
With early voting underway in Virginia, Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) wants residents to know that it’s as safe as casting a ballot on Election Day. The concerns stem from the 2020 presidential election as some conservatives around the nation continue to question the validity of its outcome and whether their votes will be recorded accurately.…
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Jerry Lee Lewis, ‘Great Balls of Fire’ singer, dead at 87
Legendary singer Jerry Lee Lewis has died at the age of 87. Lewis, who was best known for iconic songs such as “Great Balls of Fire” and “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” died at his home in Memphis, Tennessee, on Friday, according to his representative. “He is ready to leave,” his wife Judith said, just before…
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Kanye West dropped by talent agency
Rapper and clothing designer Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has been dropped by his talent agency, according to reports. Creative Arts Agency is said to have made the move earlier this month following a controversial tweet by Ye that caused Twitter to shut down his account. “I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I…
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LISTEN: Vega reacts after Spanberger pulls out of debate over conservative moderator
A debate in Virginia‘s 7th Congressional District scheduled for this week is now in jeopardy after Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) reportedly pulled out of the event due to one of the moderators. Spanberger had concerns about conservative talk show host Larry O’Connor being named as co-moderator for the event alongside PBS NewsHour’s Lisa Desjardins. “So,…
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WATCH: DeSantis urges death penalty for Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) says the recommendation Thursday by a jury to sentence Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz to life in prison rather than the death penalty was the wrong one. “The state of Florida has executed people in our history who have committed really dastardly crimes, but crimes that didn’t reach this level of…
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Two Connecticut police officers killed and third seriously wounded in ambush
Two Bristol, Connecticut, police officers have been killed in the line of duty, while a third was seriously wounded. The officers were answering a possible domestic disturbance call between siblings late Wednesday night, according to Connecticut State Police Sgt. Christine Jeltema. State police later said in a statement that it appeared to be “a deliberate…
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WATCH: NASA says DART mission was ‘watershed moment’ to protect Earth from threats
NASA said its DART mission in late September, in which the space agency intentionally crashed a probe into an asteroid, exceeded expectations. The time and track of Dimorphos’s orbit around Didymos was slowed by 32 minutes. Scientists had hoped for a slowing of 10 minutes. “This was a watershed moment for planetary defense and a…
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Angela Lansbury dead: Murder, She Wrote and Beauty and the Beast star dies at 96
Legendary theater, movie, and television actress Dame Angela Lansbury has died at the age of 96. “The children of Dame Angela Lansbury are sad to announce that their mother died peacefully in her sleep at home in Los Angeles at 1:30 AM today, Tuesday, October 11, 2022, just five days shy of her 97th birthday,” a statement…
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WATCH: NYC Mayor pushes for Times Square to be gun-free zone
New York City Mayor Eric Adams wants to keep guns out of Times Square. He signed two bills, one of which will focus on dealing with illegal gun trafficking within New York City. The second would make Times Square a “sensitive zone,” meaning legal gun owners would not be allowed to carry a weapon into…




