Jennifer Lopez files for divorce from Ben Affleck after two years of marriage
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a 20-year relationship, two engagements, two marriages and countless headlines, Jennifer Lopez has filed for divorce from Ben Affleck. The filing, filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, marks an apparent end to a celebrity couple that has shone from the heights of pop culture and graced countless tabloid covers (at least for the second time). They were known as “Bennifer” before the term was coined to describe such a power couple. After meeting, falling in love and getting engaged in the early 2000s and co-starring in the infamous “Giri” in 2003 and “Jersey Girl” in 2004, the couple split, blaming the pressures of public attention in part.
23 people indicted for allegedly using drones to smuggle drugs, cellphones into Georgia prisons
STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Georgia have charged 23 people in a scheme that authorities say used drones to smuggle drugs and cellphones into prisons. All but six of the defendants indicted were current and former inmates, U.S. Attorney Jill Steinberg's office said in a news release Wednesday. They allegedly coordinated with others using the contraband cellphones to deliver marijuana, methamphetamine and contraband cellphones onto prison grounds. Prosecutors said the drone deliveries had taken place since 2019 at Smith State Prison and Telfair State Prison, among other locations. The indictment describes text messages between the defendants.
Your audience is full of Republicans. The Democratic Convention is underway. How do you cover it?
The Democratic National Convention presents Fox News Channel with a delicate challenge: how to cover a party suddenly enthralled by a possible election when many of its viewers have different political views. Fox aired President Joe Biden's farewell speech but skipped many others. Personalities called the convention “boring” and the start of a “week of lies.” Kamala Harris was portrayed as an inexperienced “princess.” Fox says it is presenting the Democratic perspective much more than it has in the past. But the coverage illustrates the difficulty for a cable news network to cover breaking news by mixing news and opinion personalities.
Two injured Russian climbers rescued after being stranded on Pakistan mountaintop for six days
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Two injured Russian climbers stranded for six days on a remote peak in northeastern Pakistan have finally been rescued, climbing officials said. Another is missing and is presumed dead. The five-person team that launched an expedition to retrieve the body of a fellow climber at the peak of Mount Gasherbrum was hit by an icy mountain on Friday, officials said. Rescuers evacuated the two climbers by plane on Monday, but more planning was needed to evacuate them by helicopter to the city of Skardu. Khalar Haidri, secretary general of the Pakistan Mountaineering Club, said Wednesday that both climbers were in stable condition.
She couldn't find her black heritage in crossword puzzles, so she started publishing her own.
NEW YORK (AP) — It all started a few years ago when Juliana Pache was solving a crossword puzzle and got stuck on an unfamiliar clue. She wondered what a crossword puzzle would look like that incorporated more of the themes she was familiar with, like Black history and Black popular culture. So Pache decided to make one herself. That led her to launch blackcrossword.com in January 2023, which offers free mini crossword puzzles every day. Her first book, “Black Crossword: 100 Mini Puzzles Celebrating the African Diaspora,” is released this month.
President Trump's fake pro-Taylor Swift post is his latest endorsement of AI-generated imagery.
WASHINGTON (AP) — As Democrats gather in Chicago for their convention, former President Donald Trump has been active on his social media accounts, but many of his posts have little to do with reality. Ahead of the Democratic National Convention, he posted a fake image of someone who looks like Vice President Kamala Harris speaking at what appeared to be a communist rally in Chicago. He also reposted an image of Taylor Swift dressed as Uncle Sam and received her endorsement, which she did not. These are the latest examples of Trump turning to AI to score political points.
He once poached Zimbabwe's wildlife and now he is against poaching.
CHIREDZI, ZIMBABWE (AP) — In Zimbabwe's wildlife-rich but poverty-stricken Chiredzi district, a former poacher recently released from prison is now preaching conservation. But rising human-animal conflict, largely due to climate change, makes his mission difficult. Animal habitats are shrinking as humans encroach on forest areas for farming and engage in illegal hunting and logging. Meanwhile, drought and habitat pressure make some animals more likely to raid settlements to survive. Former poacher Thembanechako Mastiq now calls poaching a “selfish act” and says communities can benefit by attracting tourists to the wildlife.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's daughter Shiloh Jolie officially drops the Pitt surname
One of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's six children has officially dropped “Pitt” from her name. A Los Angeles court has granted the former couple's third child's petition to legally change her name from Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt to Shiloh Nouvel Jolie. She filed the petition to officially make the name change official on May 27, her 18th birthday. Jolie filed for divorce in 2016, and a judge declared the couple single in 2019, but custody and financial issues are still pending and the divorce case has not been finalized.
Two killed, fire breaks out, woman injured in West Texas plane crash
ODESSA, Texas (AP) — A small plane crashed in a West Texas residential area, killing the pilot and a passenger, sparking a large fire on the ground and injuring a woman, authorities said. Authorities said witnesses said the plane had trouble gaining altitude after taking off from an Odessa airport, then struck power lines and crashed into an alley early Tuesday morning. Several mobile homes and backyard outhouses also caught fire, authorities said. An injured woman was rescued from the burning mobile home. Two passengers died.
Rapper NBA YoungBoy pleads guilty to Louisiana gun charges
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Rapper NBA YoungBoy has agreed to plead guilty to federal weapons charges if his case is transferred from Louisiana to Utah, where he faces an unrelated charge of operating a prescription drug fraud ring. News outlets report that in court documents filed last week, the rapper waived his right to a trial in Baton Rouge. U.S. District Judge Shelley Dick then transferred jurisdiction to federal court in Salt Lake City. The rapper, whose real name is Kentrell Goldin, also signed a notice of intent to plead guilty if the case is transferred to Utah. Goldin faces up to 10 years in prison on the weapons charges.
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