Updated Apr 29, 2022, 04:18pm EDT Topline Former German tennis star Boris Becker—whose off-court troubles have overshadowed his athletic success—was sentenced Friday to two and a half years in prison after a U.K. court found he withheld hundreds of thousands of dollars in assets after declaring bankruptcy in 2017, according to multiple reports . Key…
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Topline A speaking tour featuring former President Donald Trump and longtime Fox News host Bill O'Reilly has failed to capture much attention, if attendance is any indication, after thousands of seats went unfilled at the first two events on the tour. Key Facts According to records reviewed by the Orlando Sentinel , only 5,406 tickets…
Updated Dec 16, 2021, 11:29am EST Topline Former First Lady Melania Trump on Thursday announced she plans to start selling artwork as non-fungible tokens, becoming the latest high-profile figure aiming to cash in on the NFT craze through an effort that she claims “embodies my passion for the arts.” Key Facts Her first NFT, called…
Topline Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) said Tuesday he's spoken directly with former President Donald Trump about installing Trump as House speaker if Republicans win control of the chamber in the midterms, reviving an idea he pushed over the summer that was largely dismissed by all but the most extreme right fringes of the GOP. Key…
Updated Dec 7, 2021, 05:06pm EST Topline The statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that became the focal point of a 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, will be handed over to a local African-American museum that plans to melt it down to create a new piece of public artwork, ending a years-long…
Updated Dec 7, 2021, 03:48pm EST Topline A federal judge on Tuesday set a July 18 trial date for former Trump strategist Steve Bannon following his indictment for not complying with the House committee investigating the January 6 riot, setting up what could be the first in a series of contempt of Congress trials should…
Updated Dec 3, 2021, 02:46pm EST Topline More than 100 schools in Michigan canceled classes Friday due to copycat threats after a shooting at a Detroit-area high school this week, according to local media reports , a significant increase from Thursday, though authorities believe essentially all of the threats are false. Key Facts The number…
Updated Nov 12, 2021, 02:16pm EST Topline Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows did not show up Friday to give a deposition to the House committee investigating the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, despite being legally obligated to do so, meaning Meadows could become the latest Trump Administration official facing contempt…
Updated Nov 4, 2021, 01:13pm EDT Topline Following the narrow reelection victory of New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D), conspiracy theories about voter fraud began to fly in many online right-wing circles, despite an election night many political commentators said was the best for the GOP in years after sweeping Virginia’s top offices, continuing a…
Updated Nov 3, 2021, 05:21pm EDT Topline The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, a voting reform bill that Democrats have promoted as a key piece of their legislative agenda, failed to muster enough Republican votes to break a filibuster in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, marking another unsuccessful effort by Democrats to pass a…