MOSCOW, June 17 – The Kremlin said on Monday that contacts had taken place with the United States over a possible prisoner exchange involving Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich but that they should remain far from the media. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov quoted President Vladimir Putin’s remarks earlier this month at a meeting with … Read more
Hyundai Motor America chief marketing officer Angela Zepeda is steering the auto company towards an electrified future. The exec, who joined the carmaker in October 2019, has been a champion of Hyundai’s aggressive push into electric vehicles, helping the brand become the second largest seller of EVs in the US, just after Tesla and the … Read more
Armie Hammer has finally spoken out about being accused of cannibalism. The actor, 37, appeared on the June 16 episode of the “Painful Lessons” podcast and addressed the “bizarre” accusations, years after some of his accusers shared alleged messages from Hammer in which he detailed sexual fetishes and a desire to eat their flesh. “There were things … Read more
A Texas megachurch pastor has admitted previously having “inappropriate sexual behavior with a young lady” after being accused of repeatedly molesting a family friend starting when she was just 12. Robert Morris, the founder of Gateway Church in Southlake and a one-time spiritual adviser for Donald Trump, confessed after Cindy Clemishire told the Wartburg Watch … Read more
John Mulaney and Olivia Munn have sparked marriage rumors. WireImage Is John Mulaney a married man again? The “Saturday Night Live” alum sparked speculation that he secretly wed Olivia Munn after posting and deleting a Father’s Day photo Sunday. In the Instagram upload, the comedian, 41, ate a baked potato beside the couple’s 2-year-old son, … Read more
BOSTON — In retrospect, Kyrie Irving said he should’ve bowed to the banners and the leprechaun. Now, he’s the enemy needing a miracle to prevent Celtics championship No. 18. “You have to show your respect here. I think that’s what I struggled with initially, was figuring out how I’m going to be a great player … Read more
When recording the song “Album of the Year #1 Funkateer,” Bootsy Collins had a very specific vibe in mind. “I wanted to give the people what they wanted back in the Seventies: a sense of hope, joy, and freedom,” he tells Rolling Stone. “For the people that were not there, it’s a first taste of … Read more
US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has called on Congress to pass legislation requiring social media platforms to have warning labels similar to tobacco products to help fight against the rising mental health issue in America — specifically among adolescents. Murthy, 46, slammed social networks for emerging as an “important contributor” to the “mental health crisis” … Read more
JERUSALEM, June 17 – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved the six-member war cabinet, an Israeli official said on Monday, in a widely expected move that came after the departure from government of the centrist former general Benny Gantz. Netanyahu is now expected to hold consultations about the Gaza war with a small group of ministers, … Read more
There’s two ways to look at the Mets’ recent surge. There is Red from “The Shawshank Redemption,” who would caution fans to protect themselves from inevitable letdown. “Hope is a dangerous thing,” Red tells Andy Dufresne in the movie. “Hope can drive a man insane.” Then there’s Dufresne’s outlook, which would encourage fans to believe … Read more