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A court filing Tuesday from Angelina Jolie alleges that on a 2016 flight, Brad Pitt grabbed her by the head, shook her, then choked one of their children and struck another when they tried to defend her. The descriptions of abuse on the private flight came in a cross-complaint Jolie …

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones repeatedly “lied and attacked the parents of murdered children” when he told his Infowars audience that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax, an attorney for one of the victims’ parents told a Texas jury on Tuesday at the outset of a trial to determine …

American rock singer Pat Benatar will no longer perform one of her hit songs following a marked rise in gun violence in the U.S. Benatar, who is currently on tour, told USA Today she will not sing “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” in deference to those affected by mass shootings. Released …

Law enforcement agencies were conducting a manhunt Wednesday evening after two deputies were shot and wounded, one of them critically, while chasing a suspect in Alabama, authorities said. District Attorney Michael Jackson said the shooting happened in Bibb County as two deputies were chasing a suspect in a stolen vehicle. …

New York judge Arthur Engoron on Wednesday lifted a civil contempt ruling levied against former President Donald Trump, but said Trump still needs to pay $110,000 in fines accrued and satisfy other conditions. Trump was held in contempt on April 25 after failing to comply with a subpoena requiring he …

Rust Movie Productions LLC was fined over $136,000 by New Mexico’s Occupational Health and Safety Bureau on Wednesday, months after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot by Alec Baldwin on the set. In a scathing report, safety officials said the production company showed “plain indifference to the recognized hazards associated with …

Taylor Hawkins, for 25 years the drummer for Foo Fighters and best friend of frontman Dave Grohl, has died during a South American tour with the rock band. He was 50. There were no immediate details on how Hawkins died, although the band said in a statement Friday that his …

The accounting firm that has for years prepared annual financial statements for Donald Trump and his businesses is cutting ties with his company and says a decade’s worth of the reports “should no longer be relied upon.” The firm, Mazars USA, wrote to the Trump Organization’s chief legal officer Alan …

A Friday night shooting at a Virginia hookah lounge left one person dead and four others injured, police said. One suspect, identified by police as 24-year-old Jamel D. Flint of Roanoke, Virginia, has been taken into custody. At 11:53 p.m. local time, police responded to reports of shots fired at …

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are expecting their first child together. The artists took a walk in New York City, with Rihanna wearing an outfit to show off her baby bump – an open pink puffer coat and long, jeweled necklaces. The photos were taken in Harlem, where A$AP Rocky, whose …