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Kali9/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Kenyan police have arrested two people they believe helped a man escape custody as he was awaiting extradition for allegedly killing his girlfriend in the U.S. last year. In addition to announcing the arrests, Amin Mohammed Ibrahim, chief of Kenyas Directorate of Criminal Investigations, said Tuesday they have made progress in their search for Kevin Kangethe. "Its unfortunate that after we made laborious efforts to apprehend him that through circumstances yet t...

Pop Tarts(NEW YORK) -- William “Bill” Post, the man often credited with inventing the beloved Pop Tart, has died at 96. Born on June 27, 1927 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Post was one of seven children born to Dutch immigrants and, at the age of 16, Post began working part-time washing trucks at Hekman Biscuit Company, according to his obituary. After serving in the Army Air Corps in occupied Japan during World War II, Post would eventually return to Hekman at the age of 21 to work full as the...

Blount County Sheriffs Office(KNOXVILLE, Tenn.) -- A murder suspect wanted in the fatal shooting of a Tennessee deputy has been caught following a nearly weeklong manhunt, authorities said. Kenneth DeHart was detained in Knoxville on Tuesday, the Blount County Sheriffs Office said on social media while sharing a photo of a large police presence outside a residence. The 42-year-old fugitive was wanted on first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder charges in connection with the shooting...

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Tuesday blasted former President Donald Trumps comments that he would "encourage" Russia to "do whatever the hell they want" to NATO-aligned countries that are "delinquent" -- calling them "shocking" and "un-American." "The former president has set a dangerous, and shockingly, frankly un-American signal to the world," Biden said in remarks at the White House. Trump made ...

Cooper Neill/Getty ImagesThree-time Super Bowl champion Travis Kelce is adding film producer to his resume. Kelce is using President Joe Biden’s renewable energy tax credits to finance My Dead Friend Zoe, Variety reports. The indie film is headed to the SXSW festival and stars Natalie Morales, Ed Harris, Morgan Freeman and Sonequa Martin-Green. This marks Kelce’s first foray into the film industry. He’ll serve as an executive producer on the dark comedy movie. My Dead Friend Zo...

Ilbusca/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A pet owner has caught a rare case of the bubonic plague, health officials in central Oregon say, and its believed they may have caught it from their cat. The Deschutes County Health Services confirmed the case of the plague in a local resident last week. The resident was likely "infected by their symptomatic pet cat," health officials said in a Feb. 7 press release. "All close contacts of the resident and their pet have been contacted and provide...

Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty ImagesCourteney Cox was there for Jennifer Aniston on her birthday. The Monica to Aniston’s Rachel shared a celebratory tribute to Instagram on Sunday in honor of the actress’s 55th birthday. The carousel featured a photo of the two smiling on the red carpet, a couch-snuggle selfie with a cheek kiss and a clip from season 2 of Friends. The short video features Aniston in character as Rachel Green, addressing the late Matthew Perry’s Chandler Bing, from the...

Noel Hendrickson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Inflation data to be released on Tuesday will show whether price increases resumed a monthslong slowdown in January. The report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics follows a slight acceleration of price increases in December. That jump in inflation complicated the Federal Reserves plans to deescalate its inflation fight with a series of interest rate cuts this year. Fewer than two weeks ago, the central bank decided to leave interest rates unchange...

Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- More than 100 days since Hamas terrorists invaded Israel on Oct. 7, the Israeli military continues its bombardment of the neighboring Gaza Strip. The conflict, now the deadliest between the warring sides since Israels founding in 1948, shows no signs of letting up soon and the brief cease-fire that allowed for over 100 hostages to be freed from Gaza remains a distant memory. Heres how the news is developing. All times Eastern: Feb 13, 8:13 AM Israel sen...

Noel Hendrickson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Consumer prices rose 3.1% in January compared to a year ago, slowing markedly from the previous month but missing expectations of an even larger cooldown, a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released on Tuesday showed. Still, the falling inflation offered welcome news for the Federal Reserve as it weighs interest rate cuts. Core inflation -- a closely watched measure that strips out volatile food and energy prices -- increased 3.9% over the yea...