More than a decade after he sued comedian Bill Maher for $5 million for joking that he was the spawn of an orangutan, Donald Trump has found a new reason to be furious at the late-night host. “Bill Maher, the highly overrated ‘Star’ of the ratings challenged show with the Fake, Loud and Obnoxious laughter […]
Pat Sajak will soon be taking his final spin as host of Wheel of Fortune. The 77-year-old record holder for longest game show host for the same show has shot his final episode, which will air on June 7. Sajak’s farewell episode, which taped on April 5, will serve as Wheel’s Season 41 finale. He […]
A law firm that has long defended Donald Trump’s campaign and businesses from employment lawsuits has abruptly asked to withdraw from a yearslong case over what it calls an “irreparable breakdown in the attorney-client relationship.” The firm — LaRocca, Hornik, Greenberg, Rosen, Kittridge, Carlin and McPartland — has represented Trump’s political operation in numerous suits […]
(Reuters) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has struck a deal to resolve securities fraud charges brought by state prosecutors nearly a decade ago, his lawyers said on Tuesday. Paxton, a Republican and ally of former U.S. President Donald Trump, was indicted in July 2015 on charges related to stock sales and compensation from the […]
The housing market has a problem—millions of them. The country is short between 3.5 and 5.5 million housing units, according to various estimates. The roots of the shortage go back to the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis, when cautious developers were hesitant to invest in new construction and set a precedent of undersupply that’s […]
FILE – The then-Bank of China chairman, Liu Liange, arrives on the occasion of the Italy-China Financial forum, at Palazzo Marino town hall, in Milan, Italy, on July 10, 2019. The former chairman of the Bank of China has been indicted on bribery charges, prosecutors said Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, adding to a long list […]
Although California’s public schools are supposed to prepare millions of youngsters for adult lives, the quality of their educations is often overshadowed as adults squabble over money and power. There’s no better example of that syndrome than the decades-long battle between school unions, particularly those representing teachers, and advocates of charter schools, public schools that […]