Jimmy Kimmel is returning as host of the Academy Awards for the second straight year and fourth time overall, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday. ABC is turning again to its late-night host a year after bringing Kimmel back for a 2023 ceremony that drew 18.7 […]

A former Gary police officer was sentenced Wednesday to a year in federal prison after pleading guilty to violating a handcuffed man’s civil rights by using excessive force while arresting him. A U.S. District Court judge in Hammond sentenced Terry Peck to one year and one day in prison followed […]

The U.S. Army is overturning the convictions of 110 Black soldiers — 19 of whom were executed — for a mutiny at a Houston military camp a century ago, an effort to atone for imposing harsh punishments linked to Jim Crow-era racism. U.S. Army officials announced the historic reversal Monday […]

There are now 22 players in the history of Major League Baseball to win multiple Cy Young Awards. Blake Snell was named the 2023 NL Cy Young Award winner on Wednesday night, thanks to his superb season with the San Diego Padres. The left-hander now joins elite company – 11 […]

An investigation into what authorities described as a major drug trafficking group based in southern Oregon resulted in two dozen arrests and seizures of guns, fentanyl, methamphetamine and other drugs, law enforcement agencies said Wednesday. The Drug Enforcement Administration, Oregon State Police and the Grants Pass Police Department were among […]

A Florida man was apprehended by TSA officers at Raleigh County Memorial Airport in West Virginia on Monday after attempting to bring a loaded pistol onto a plane, according to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). In a press release, the TSA stated the incident happened when one of its officers […]

Police say they have not uncovered evidence of the Philadelphia 76ers’ Kelly Oubre Jr. being hit by a car. ESPN initially reported Saturday night Oubre was struck by a vehicle while walking in Center City, the area of the team’s proposed future arena, and was receiving treatment at a hospital, […]

Multiple members of “Bills Mafia” were seen brawling at Highmark Stadium on Monday night during the Bills’ loss to the Denver Broncos. The altercation in the upper decks began when one fan, wearing a No. 17 Josh Allen Bills jersey, tossed his beer onto a group that took obvious exception […]

A new report is shedding light on the “shattered friendships” between Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav and his ousted CNN employees, particularly the liberal network’s ex-president Jeff Zucker. The New York Times offered a glimpse of the behind-the-scenes drama that took place at the liberal network as Zaslav, who […]

Medical staff lined the hallways this week as another victim of last month’s Lewiston mass shooting was released from Central Maine Medical Center, leaving only two of the wounded in the hospital. Doctors, nurses and team members paid silent tribute to the patient, who was not identified, after a two-and-a-half […]