Russian oligarch’s yacht seized by DOJ’s ‘KleptoCapture’ task force
Thinkstock/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A yacht that belongs to Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg has been seized in Marina Real in the Spanish port of Palma de Mallorca, according to court documents unsealed Monday.
The yacht was seized on Monday by Sp…
Scoreboard roundup — 4/4/22
iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events:
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Boston 3, Columbus 2 (OT)
Toronto 6, Tampa Bay 2
St. Louis 5, Arizona 1
Calgary 3, Los Angeles 2
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Kansas 72, North Carolina 69
Copyri…
Mindy Kaling is “so excited” about ‘Legally Blonde 3’
Robert Smith/Patrick McMullan via Getty ImagesScreenwriter and producer Mindy Kaling just dropped some tantalizing hints about a third Legally Blonde film. To Entertainment Tonight, Kaling enthused, “I love this project. I am so excited about it.”
She…
Senate negotiators strike deal for $10 billion in COVID funding
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — After weeks of pleas from the White House for Congress to approve more money toward COVID-19 programs that were at risk of being cut, Senators have put forward a new bill for $10 billion.
The package, which …
Severe weather to hit South while high heat strikes West
ABC News(NEW YORK) — After two weeks of deadly storms ripping through states in the South, another severe storm is headed toward Texas, Louisiana and Florida.
On Monday, a new storm will begin to move into the South with severe thunderstorms expected…
Police arrest suspect in downtown Sacramento shooting that killed 6
David Odisho/Getty Images(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Sacramento police have arrested a suspected gunman in the shooting that killed six people in a popular nightlife area over the weekend.
Dandre Martin, 26, was identified as a “related suspect” in the sh…
With ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ stars starting press tour, fans crying for trailer
Waititi, Hemsworth on “Thor: Ragnarok”/Marvel StudiosWith its writer/director Taika Waititi hinting since last year that his fourth Thor movie will be the “craziest film he had ever done” — a bold statement from the guy who won an Oscar for imagining …
New COVID-19 variant XE identified: What to know and why experts say not to be alarmed
Daniel Knighton/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A new COVID-19 variant has been identified in the United Kingdom, but experts say there is no cause for alarm yet.
The variant, known as XE, is a combination of the original BA.1 omicron variant and its subvar…
‘Sickening’ atrocities in Bucha, nearly 70% of Russian troops near Kyiv have withdrawn: Pentagon update Day 40
Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon has been providing daily updates on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Ukraine’s efforts to resist.
Here are highlights of what a senior U.S. defense official told reporters Mond…
After being “traumatized” by Oscars slap, co-host and mom Amy Schumer posts “Out of Office” Instagram
ABC(NOTE LANGUAGE) A week after the so-called “Slap heard ’round the world,” Oscars co-host Amy Schumer tells fans she’s taking a break.
To her Instagram over the weekend, Amy posted a picture of her spooning in bed with her two-year-old son Gene, wit…