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Steve Granitz/FilmMagicIt looks as if Pauly Shore fans are getting what theyve memed about — for the actor to portray fitness guru Richard Simmons in a dramatic biopic. Back in September, Shore responded to fans who noticed that the now-55-year-old former Encino Man star resembles Simmons, now 75, who hasnt been seen in public since 2014. "I reached out to him," Pauly explained at the time. "I heard hes living deep in Big Bear [California]. We’ve been playing phone tag (yes, h...

Former President Donald Trump speaks at his caucus night event at the Iowa Events Center, Jan. 15, 2024 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump is on trial this week in New York City to determine whether he will have to pay former Elle magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll additional damages for defaming her in 2019 when he denied her allegations of sexual assault. Last year, in a separate trial, a jury determined that Trump was liable for sex...

Former U.S. President Donald Trump during a campaign event in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. (Adam Glanzman/Bloomberg via Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trumps convincing victory in Mondays Iowa caucuses shows his continued strength among Republicans, and a new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds once more that Trump is both viewed nationwide as the candidate whom Republicans and Republican-leaning independents would be most satisfied with as their 2024...

KeithBinns/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. has launched a new retaliatory strike against Houthi targets in Yemen amid the groups continued attacks on international ships in the area, officials said Wednesday. Five areas were targeted in the U.S. strikes on Yemen: the governorates of Hodeidah, Taiz, Dhamar, Bayda, and Saada, the Sanaa-Saba press agency, the Houthi state media claimed. CENTCOM said in a post on X Wednesday night that the strike targeted 14 Iranian-made Houthi missiles "t...

Assignment Judge Michael Blee on Wednesday dismissed Maria Lacca’s lawsuit seeking a recount in the Nov. 7 City Council election in Ward 5, saying she didn’t show sufficient evidence of errors in counting. According to the Press of Atlantic City, Republican Lacca challenged incumbent Democratic Councilman Muhammad “Anjum” Zia in the fifth ward but lost ... Read more

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- U.S. economic activity changed little in recent weeks as hiring stalled, prices grew modestly and the private sector feared uncertainty tied to the 2024 election, a Federal Reserve report released on Wednesday showed. A rosy outlook nevertheless pervaded the findings, since industry officials anticipated interest rate cuts this year, the report said. On the whole, the report depicts an economy that has downshifted from blistering growth in the middle of la...

DIGICOMPHOTO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Despite having a very effective and easily available vaccine, measles outbreaks have continued to pop up in the United States over the last two decades. Most recently, there have been eight cases confirmed in Philadelphia since December 2023, all among unvaccinated individuals. Additionally, a person with measles traveled through D.C.-area airports and cases have been identified in Delaware, New Jersey and Washington state, according t...

Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A new, bipartisan tax framework unveiled by lawmakers Tuesday would enhance the popular Child Tax Credit to benefit millions of American families. The proposal, released by Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden and Republican Rep. Jason Smith, would boost the refundable portion of the credit people can claim, allow low-income families with multiple children to receive more of the benefit and adjust the credit for inflation. "Fifteen million kids...

Antonio Masiello/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Tesla CEO Elon Musk is seeking greater voting control of the electric carmaker, threatening to otherwise pursue major projects such as artificial intelligence outside of the company, he said in a post on X. The Tesla board, Musk said, should grant him 25% voting control, an amount that would nearly double the vote share currently afforded to Musk through his stake in the company. The move would tie the companys fate even more closely to its high-profil...

Nick Wagner/Xinhua via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department will issue a report on Thursday on its review of the law enforcement response to the Uvalde school shooting, a DOJ spokesperson confirmed. The "Critical Incident Review" is not a criminal investigation into the May 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School in which 19 children and two teachers were killed, the DOJ said. It is intended to provide the most independent and comprehensive account of how law enforcement...