Leonardo DiCaprio reportedly to play Frank Sinatra in Martin Scorsese directed biopic

Freddie Mercury, Elvis and Ray Charles are few of the cultural superstars who were once the focus of biopic films, and they certainly will not be the last. Oscar-winning film director Martin Scorsese is once again drumming up chatter surrounding himself and Academy Award winner and film frontman Leonardo DiCaprio. …...Read More

Columbia 'does not want NYPD present on campus' as anti-Israel protests raise Jewish safety concerns: police

New York City police officials on Monday told reporters that Columbia University "does not want NYPD present on campus," despite an anti-Israel encampment featuring antisemitic and pro-terror chants, sparking serious security concerns for Jewish students at the start of Passover. At a press conference, NYPD Deputy Commissioner Michale Gerber emphasized …...Read More

4 dead, 10 missing as torrential rains drench southern China

Heavy rainstorms that swept across southern China over the weekend killed at least four people in riverside cities, while a search was underway for 10 others missing, state media said Monday. The official Xinhua news agency said three people died in Zhaoqing city while one rescuer died in Shaoguan city. …...Read More

WNBA star Angel Reese: 'Protect young women in sports'

Angel Reese, the former LSU national champion who was a top selection in the WNBA Draft last week, put out a simple post about women in sports on Monday. The new Chicago Sky star urged followers and anyone who read her posts on X to "protect young women in sports!!!" …...Read More

NY vs. Trump: First witness takes the stand in Manhattan court

Former President Donald Trump’s historic trial in Manhattan heard its first witness called by the district attorney’s office on Monday, former publisher David Pecker. Pecker previously served as chairman of the National Enquirer’s parent company, American Media Inc., and allegedly was a key figure in a "catch and kill" scheme …...Read More

Trump trial: Former president 'innocent,' says defense as DA charges him with 'criminal conspiracy'

Defense attorneys on Monday argued that former President Trump "is innocent," maintaining that he "had nothing to do" with the alleged hush money payments that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg argues he orchestrated. Opening statements were delivered in the historic and unprecedented criminal trial of the former president on Monday. …...Read More

Trump trial: Former president 'innocent,' says defense as DA alleges 'criminal conspiracy'

Defense attorneys on Monday argued that former President Trump "is innocent," maintaining that he "had nothing to do" with the alleged hush money payments that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg argues he orchestrated. Opening statements were delivered in the historic and unprecedented criminal trial of the former president on Monday. …...Read More

Jewish, pro-Israel Columbia University professor says he was blocked from entering main campus: 'This is 1938'

A Jewish Columbia University professor who has been critical of the school’s response to widespread anti-Israel protests and planned a counter demonstration said Monday that he was blocked from entering the main campus. Assistant business professor Shai Davidai, who was born in Israel and has called for Columbia leadership to …...Read More

Columbia University anti-Israel protesters: 5 dramatic moments from a week of chaos

Chaos has engulfed the Ivy League. Protesters at Columbia University have spent days protesting against Israel’s war with Hamas, forcing authorities to arrest more than 100 of the agitators, and the school’s president has shifted all classes to virtual learning on Monday amid safety concerns. Columbia University President Dr. Nemat …...Read More

Vulnerable Dem who demanded 'fair' Trump Senate trial changes tune on Mayorkas impeachment

Longtime Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey voted to kill the impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas last week, but has a long track record of supporting impeachment proceedings when former President Trump was in the hot seat with Democrats. The Senate voted against two articles of impeachment Mayorkas …...Read More