This story was updated to add new information. The Georgia State Election Board passed a controversial measure Friday requiring local precincts to conduct hand counts for the November election and confirm the figures match machine counts before certifying election results. The rule was one of several proposals under consideration Friday as three Trump-approved Republican members – who have made up the board’s majority since May – continue to entertain a flurry of proposals to change the state’s election processes in the final months before November. Those three members passed the rule despite being advised by Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, a Republican, that the board…
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WASHINGTON − The Secret Service acknowledged Friday communication “failures” and a lack of diligence by its agents when former President Donald Trump was shot during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. “It is important that we hold ourselves to account for the failures of July 13 and we take the lessons learned to make sure that we do not have another mission failure like this again,” Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe Jr. told reporters at the agency’s headquarters. “We cannot afford to fail,” Rowe said. “This was a failure on the part of the United States Secret Service.” The lapses included…
CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS: Aaron Ford is the Nevada Attorney General. A previous version used the wrong title.” Fourteen so-called fake electors who participated in former President Donald Trump’s 2020 scheme to throw the election results into chaos will once again serve as electors for Trump in 2024, including several who currently face criminal charges. With input from the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee, Republican state parties in Michigan, Pennsylvania, New Mexico and Nevada have renominated 14 of the 84 fake electors from the 2020 election. Wisconsin’s electors aren’t publicly available until the first week of October, according to state…
Elle King is opening up about her strained relationship with famous father. The daughter of comedian Rob Schneider told People about the pair’s complex relationship in an interview published Thursday, after sparking feud rumors earlier this year following a series of podcast comments. “I never in a million years thought that that was going to go viral. I was just speaking about my childhood and about my truth,” King told People. “I was not trying to hurt him.” In August, she told “Dumb Blonde” podcast host Bunnie XO that she goes “like four or five years without talking to my dad.” Elle King says dad Rob Schneidersent her…
Martha Stewart is singing like a bird when it comes to her beef with Ina Garten. Snoop Dogg’s BFF called out the Barefoot Contessa in a new profile for The New Yorker about the latter’s life and career, telling the outlet that Garten stopped talking to her when she went to prison for insider trading in 2004. “When I was sent off to Alderson Prison, she stopped talking to me,” Stewart told The New Yorker in an interview published on Sept. 9. “I found that extremely distressing and extremely unfriendly.” However, Garten told the outlet the former friends lost touch when Stewart spent more time at a…
Rapper and former Bad Boy Records artist Moses “Shyne” Barrow is now speaking up about his former collaborator, Sean “Diddy” Combs. The rapper-turned-politician was asked about the record label founder after his arrest on Monday on racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution charges. Combs remains in custody after being denied bail for a second time on Wednesday. “One of the things that I would never wish on my worst enemy is to be incarcerated … so I take no joy in anyone’s challenges,” Barrow said of his former mentor’s arrest. But Barrow, who has since made the transition to politician in Belize and serves as…
Love movies? Live for TV? USA TODAY’s Watch Party newsletter has all the best recommendations, delivered right to your inbox. Sign up now and be one of the cool kids. Let the supervillains cook. It’s time for Batman and the Avengers to take a backseat to the baddies, because “The Penguin” and “Agatha All Along” have taken over streaming with Colin Farrell’s Gotham City gangster and Kathryn Hahn’s Marvel witch leading their own spinoff shows. Even better for us comic-book nerds: They’re both pretty cool! It’s actually a very geeky week when it comes to the best viewing recommendations because there’s also a new “Transformers” movie…
“What’s the problem?” Sylvester Stallone’s mobster boss Dwight Manfredi asks before confronting a tough-looking visitor in Episode 2 of the TV drama “Tulsa King.” There’s no problem. It’s just country music phenom Jelly Roll making his scripted TV debut on “Tulsa King,” his self-confessed favorite show. The “Tulsa King” Season 2 Jelly Roll scene, revealed exclusively on USA TODAY, will stream on Paramount+ on Sunday. “Jelly Roll’s schedule is crazy busy, but he’s a major fan and we found this window. It all came together very quickly,” says executive producer Terence Winter. “We were thrilled to have him knock it out.” The “Tulsa King” cameo, playing himself,…
“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” premiered earlier this month on Hulu – and now the stars’ lives aren’t so secret anymore. It’s Hulu’s No. 1 show, centering around eight influencers behind Mormon “#MomTok.” One of these TikTok personalities thrust the group into the spotlight with a sex scandal after she shared in a video that she partakes in “soft-swinging” – limited sexual contact – with other couples. But “Mormon Wives” isn’t really about swinging at all. It’s about friendship, faith, backstabbing, gaslighting, infidelity and vacation – much like a typical season of “Real Housewives.” Mormon women who spoke with USA TODAY say yes,…
Yeonjun of popular K-pop group Tomorrow X Together isn’t one to shy away from a challenge. Over the last five years, the Korean performer has built a reputation alongside his four bandmates as a versatile all-rounder who can execute any choreography or genre thrown his way. “When I was young, I just purely loved music and dance, and that love is all I had. After it became my career, music became a source of both joy and sometimes stress for me,” Yeonjun tells USA TODAY. “Still, I feel like music takes such a big part of my life. I think music is what…
Comments from Today’s Crossword Constructor Jared: This was my first time co-creating a USA Today puzzle, and it was a ton of fun! Amanda is wonderful to work with. I pitched her the theme (inspired by the song “Fine” from Ordinary Days), and then we narrowed down the list of possible theme entries to a strong set of three. She constructed the grid, and we each wrote half of the clues! I especially love the Taylor Swift lyric she included at 28-Down. Happy solving! What I Learned from Today’s Puzzle HAITI (13A: Caribbean country that’s the birthplace of rara music) Rara music is a…
The claim: Bomb found near site of Trump rally in New York A Sept. 18 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims to share breaking news about another serious security threat faced by former President Donald Trump. “JUST IN: TERRORISM? BOMB Found Near New York Trump Rally, Emergency Evacuation, Third Assassin (sic) Attempt!?” reads the post. Similar versions of it were reposted thousands of times on X, formerly Twitter, by billionaire Elon Musk and by Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia. The post amplified by Musk was later deleted. ‘Unfounded’ claims of bomb found near Trump’s Long Island rally Trump held a campaign rally…
There are 41 species that fall under the Felidae – or cat – family, according to the International Society for Endangered Cats. No matter its size, your cat probably acts like it’s an apex predator or the alpha of your home. Even the smallest domestic cat breed – the Singapura – can become rambunctious or territorial. But there’s no need to go on a safari to see a bigger cat. The largest domestic cat breed could be roaming around your living room. What is the biggest cat in the world? Tigers are the largest cat species. These large felines share nearly all but 4.4% of their DNA with domestic…
On summer nights a year apart, two women left bars in downtown Austin, Texas. Before they could get home safely, both were raped. One knew her rapist. He was an acquaintance, she said, who saw she was intoxicated and offered her a ride on the handlebars of his bicycle before sexually assaulting her as she drifted in and out of consciousness. The other did not. She told police she was attacked by strangers who pinned down her arms and legs while one of them raped her. Neither investigation led to an arrest. Years later in 2021, Austin police received a…
WASHINGTON − The Department of Justice filed a $100 million lawsuit Wednesday against the owner of the Dali container ship, which rammed and toppled Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, killing six people. More than 50 federal and state agencies coordinated to remove the bridge remnants after the March 26 collapse and the Dali, and to reopen the Fort McHenry Shipping Channel in June, officials said. The federal government spent $100 million in that effort and the government will seek punitive damages against the Singapore owner and operator of the ship, Grace Ocean Private Limited and Synergy Marine Private Limited, officials said.…
Leading up to the premiere of his live Netflix series Tuesday night, renowned medium Tyler Henry experienced waves of excitement. He wants to reveal more about his process in which his sixth sense manifests through his first five senses. “While sometimes I’ll get a taste or a smell or get kind of more of an audible impression in my head, visions are the primary way of communication, very strong, active imaginations or daydreams,” he tells USA TODAY. Henry also looks forward to addressing his skeptics with readings performed in real time. The curious Google if he’s real. A first-hand account of a…
Hayden Panettiere is opening up about younger brother Jansen Panettiere’s death. In a People magazine interview published Wednesday, the “Nashville” alum opened up about losing Jansen, who died of an undiagnosed heart condition last year at 28. “He was my only sibling, and it was my job to protect him,” Panettiere told People. “When I lost him, I felt like I lost half of my soul.” Her younger brother’s death came during the start of a career comeback for Panettiere. She was out of an on-again, off-again relationship with her ex after a highly publicized breakup, and sober after a yearslong struggle with drugs and alcohol…
Cher will lead an all-women lineup of performers for the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. The 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee will headline the fashion show’s return to TV on Oct. 15, the brand announced on social media. “It’s a woman’s world, so it’s understood that you can’t have a fashion show without the mother of fashion herself—@Cher!” the company wrote on Instagram. Victoria’s Secret added that more performers were set to be announced for its “first-ever, all-women lineup.” The retailer announced in May that its annual fashion show, which hasn’t been held since 2018, will officially return later this year. “We’ve read the comments and…
Pharrell Williams’ fans aren’t happy with his take on celebrity political endorsements. The 13-time Grammy winner, 51, told The Hollywood Reporter in an interview published last week that he doesn’t “really do politics” and gets “annoyed sometimes” when celebrities tell people who to vote for. “There are celebrities that I respect that have an opinion, but not all of them,” he said. “I’m one of them people (who says), ‘What the heck? Shut up. Nobody asked you.'” Williams, who was asked whether he would allow a campaign to use his music, went on to slam stars who “get self-righteous” and said he would rather…
JD Souther, an actor and famed singer-songwriter most known for his work with The Eagles and Linda Ronstadt, has died. He was 78. “Celebrated recording artist and Songwriter Hall of Fame inductee JD Souther passed away over the weekend at his home in New Mexico,” says a statement from Souther’s family obtained by Amarillo Globe-News, part of the USA TODAY Network. “Highly regarded by his peers, fellow artists, friends and fans, the Amarillo native was beloved by his sisters, brothers in law, nieces and nephews.” John David “JD” Souther was born in Detroit and raised in Amarillo, Texas, according to his website bio.…