• At Least 14 Mourners Shot outside Chicago Funeral Home after Service for Previous Shooting Victim

    At Least 14 Mourners Shot outside Chicago Funeral Home after Service for Previous Shooting Victim

    At least 14 people were shot outside a funeral home in Chicago on Tuesday night, in one of the most violent incidents the city has seen this summer. Police told reporters that gunmen began firing from inside a car at people exiting a funeral at Rhodes Funeral Services in Chicago’s Gresham neighborhood. Some attendees were …
  • US investors eye buying TikTok from Chinese parent company: report

    US investors eye buying TikTok from Chinese parent company: report

    A group of US investors in TikTok parent company ByteTance are reportedly discussing a plan to save the embattled app by buying it. The investors, including Silicon Valley big shot Sequoia Capital, want to eliminate any trace of Chinese control over TikTok in hopes of lessening scrutiny of the platform, including by US legislators, according …
  • DOJ Indicts Two Chinese Suspects for Hacking U.S. Firms, Stealing Trade Secrets and Coronavirus Research

    DOJ Indicts Two Chinese Suspects for Hacking U.S. Firms, Stealing Trade Secrets and Coronavirus Research

    The Justice Department on Tuesday indicted two Chinese nationals who are suspected of hacking numerous U.S. firms to steal trade secrets and coronavirus research. The Trump administration warned in May that China was attempting to steal or set back American research on a coronavirus vaccine. The new indictment alleges that one of the two suspects …
  • Brittany Matthews calls out trolls after Patrick Mahomes kissing post

    Brittany Matthews calls out trolls after Patrick Mahomes kissing post

    It’s back to the boat life for Patrick Mahomes and Brittany Matthews. On Monday, the longtime girlfriend of the Chiefs quarterback posted a cozy snap of the couple sharing a kiss on the water. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Brittany Matthews (@brittanylynne) on Jul 20, 2020 at 2:03pm PDT “Smoochinnnn,” Matthews …
  • Bulls rookie Daniel Gafford rips controversial coach Jim Boylen: ‘I don’t like him’

    Bulls rookie Daniel Gafford rips controversial coach Jim Boylen: ‘I don’t like him’

    For a team that once won six championships in eight years, the Chicago Bulls have largely been a mess since Michael Jordan left the team. Monday added another embarrassing moment for the team that, other than “The Last Dance,” has had nothing but embarrassing moments in recent years. On a Twitch stream, Bulls rookie forward …
  • J. Cole confirms he’s the father of two sons

    J. Cole confirms he’s the father of two sons

    J. Cole is the proud father of two boys. The 35-year-old rapper confirmed the news in a personal essay for The Players’ Tribune titled “The Audacity.” “I learned that I would become a father. It wasn’t a surprise,” Cole, who married Melissa Heholt in 2015, wrote of his goings-on in 2016. “I had been taking …
  • Jeremy Renner’s ex Sonni Pacheco requests he be drug tested for daughter’s safety

    Jeremy Renner’s ex Sonni Pacheco requests he be drug tested for daughter’s safety

    Jeremy Renner’s ex Sonni Pacheco has requested the actor get drug tested as allegations of substance abuse resurface amid their ongoing custody battle. In new court documents obtained by The Blast, Pacheco, 29, accused Renner, 49, of having a “long history of alcohol and drug abuse which has persisted since before the parties’ marriage, through …
  • Lisa Rinna’s daughter backtracks on claims she’s ‘forced’ to film ‘RHOBH’

    Lisa Rinna’s daughter backtracks on claims she’s ‘forced’ to film ‘RHOBH’

    Lisa Rinna’s daughter is defending herself against people accusing her of faking her eating disorder for more “air time” on “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.” “I usually don’t post these. But this really got to me. Lying about a mental illness is disgusting. Something I hope nobody would ever do,” Amelia Gray Hamlin, 19, …
  • This Kardashian-loved bikini is available to purchase for the last time

    This Kardashian-loved bikini is available to purchase for the last time

    One of the year’s most popular swimsuits is finally available for purchase again. WeWoreWhat’s cowhide-print “Cooper” bikini top ($95) and “Delilah” bottom ($95) have been worn by Khloé Kardashian and Sofia Richie, with the latter rocking hers on the Fourth of July with Scott Disick’s Talentless sweatshirt. And while the style has sold out several …
  • Chinese Ambassador Struggles to Explain Footage of Blindfolded Uighurs Herded on Trains by Soldiers

    Chinese Ambassador Struggles to Explain Footage of Blindfolded Uighurs Herded on Trains by Soldiers

    Chinese ambassador to the U.K. Liu Xiaoming struggled to explain footage of blindfolded, shaven Uighur Muslims being escorted by soldiers on to trains, in a Sunday interview on the BBC’s The Andrew Marr Show. The drone footage was originally posted on YouTube in 2019 by an account called War on Fear, and was subsequently authenticated …