Georgia court grants Trump’s appeal to disqualify DA Fani Willis in Georgia election case

Georgia’s Court of Appeals said on Wednesday that it will consider an appeal from former President Donald Trump on a lower court ruling’s decision to not disqualify District Attorney Fani Willis, who is overseeing the 2020 election interference racketeering trial against Trump and alleged co-conspirators. The Georgia Court of Appeals issued a brief order granting …

FTX says most customers will be repaid money lost after crypto exchange collapse

Failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX says that nearly all of its customers will receive money back that they are owed which was tied to the platform, along with additional compensation. In a bankruptcy court filing FTX said that it owes about $11.2 billion to its creditors. The exchange estimates that it has between $14.5 billion and …

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle embarking on two new projects for Netflix

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will embark on two new Netflix projects have been revealed.  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Archewell Productions revealed two new nonfiction series are in the “early stages” of production at Netflix. Deadline reports that a series curated by Meghan, 42, (who is also serving as an executive producer), will …

Maya Rudolph, Jake Gyllenhaal set to host ‘Saturday Night Live’ this month

Saturday Night Live is closing out Season 49 with Maya Rudolph and Jake Gyllenhaal as hosts, along with musical guests Vampire Weekend and Sabrina Carpenter. NBC announced that Rudolph will host ‘SNL’ for the third time on May 11 with Vampire Weekend making its fourth appearance as musical guest; and on May 18, Gyllenhaal will …

TikTok sues U.S. over First Amendment violation stemming from potential ban of the platform

TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance filed a lawsuit against the federal government Tuesday over what it called an “unconstitutional” potential ban in the U.S. of the social media platform.  The company is suing to stop enforcement of a recently signed law that effectively would ban the app unless they sell it. The White …

Hilary Duff welcomes baby No. 4 with husband Matthew Koma

Hilary Duff welcomed her fourth baby, and her third with husband Matthew Koma, on Friday, May 3. Duff, 36, announced her new daughter’s arrival on Instagram, sharing photos of her home water birth along with the caption: “Townes Meadow Bair , now we know why she made us wait so long…She was perfecting those Cheeks! …

Drake’s security guard identified as victim of drive-by shooting near Toronto home

Drake’s home in Toronto is at the center of an investigation following a shooting late on Tuesday, May 7, in which the rapper’s security guard was reportedly the victim.  According to TMZ, the 48-year-old man was shot in the chest and rushed to the hospital, and is said to be in stable condition.  In addition, …

Drake’s security guard identified as victim of drive-by shooting near Toronto home

Drake’s home in Toronto is at the center of an investigation following a shooting late on Tuesday, May 7, in which the rapper’s security guard was reportedly the victim.  According to TMZ, the 48-year-old man was shot in the chest and rushed to the hospital, and is said to be in stable condition.  In addition, …

Columbia University cancels main commencement in favor of smaller ceremonies after protests

Columbia University has cancelled its university-wide graduation ceremony on Monday in favor of smaller, school-based events amid ongoing pro-Palestinian protest demonstrations in the city and other college campuses across the country. A university official told NBC News that the decision to alter the graduation ceremony plans were made largely due to security concerns. The decision from Columbia …

Donald Trump fined $1,000 for additional gag order violation; warned of possible jail time

Former president Donald Trump was fined again and held in criminal contempt for violating a gag order for the 10th time – with possible jail time being threatened — as week 4 of Trump’s hush-money trial got underway on Monday. Violations of the gag order are punishable by a fine of up to $1,000, by …