Season 7 of ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’ to premiere September 29th

“The Kelly Clarkson Show” will kick-off its seventh season with new episodes beginning Monday, September 29th. Deadline reported that Season 7, which began production this week in NYC, will premiere with a tribute to the heroes who saved campers during the devastating Texas flood in July. Clarkson had previously been slated to perform at Band …

Manhunt continues for shooter in conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s murder at Utah outdoor event

Conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during an outdoor event at Utah Valley University in Orem, just north of Provo. Kirk, 31, was shot from the university’s Losee Center, roughly 200 feet away from where he was speaking when he suffered a single gunshot wound to the neck. …

Labor Department launches probe into Bureau of Labor Statistics data collection

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of the Inspector General announced Wednesday that they have opened an inquiry into the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) methods for gathering and publishing key economic data for the Consumer Price Index and the Producer Price Index. In a letter sent by Laura Nicolosi, the department’s Assistant Inspector General …

Lawsuit filed against FBI Director Kash Patel, Attorney General Pam Bondi by former top agents

Three former senior FBI leaders have filed a lawsuit against FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi, alleging they were dismissed under orders from the White House and the Justice Department. The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, alleges that Patel carried out the firings to protect his own …

NY Jets release WR Xavier Gipson after fumble in Week 1 loss to Steelers

NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported on Wednesday that the New York Jets have released WR Xavier Gipson. The move comes after Gipson made a critical fumble in Sunday’s 34-32 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in their Week 1 matchup. The Jets held a 26-24 lead when Gipson fumbled a kickoff return, which was recovered …

1B Anthony Rizzo announces his retirement as a member of Cubs after 14-year MLB career

After a 14-year MLB career, Anthony Rizzo is retiring as a Chicago Cub. The team announced on Wednesday that the former All-Star is returning to the organization as an ambassador for the club, and will retire as a Cub during an on-field ceremony at Wrigley Field before Saturday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays.  Rizzo …

Season 4 of ‘Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test’ includes Jussie Smollett, ‘Real Housewives’ Teresa Giudice and more

Fox’s Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test has announced the 18 contestants who will compete on Season 4 of the reality series. Real Housewives of New Jersey alum Teresa Giudice and daughter Gia Giudice, former ‘Empire’ star Jussie Smollett, Real Housewives of Atlanta alum Eva Marcille, Sister Wives’ Kody Brown and The Valley’s Brittany Cartwright are …

See Leonardo DiCaprio in the new trailer for ‘One Battle After Another’

Warner Bros. shared a new trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, which stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Bob Ferguson, a revolutionary on a rescue mission. The new film, also starring Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Wood Harris and Alana Haim, takes inspiration from a Thomas Pynchon novel. ‘One Battle After Another’ arrives …

Michigan judge throws out charges against 15 alleged fake electors in 2020 case

A judge in Michigan has dismissed criminal charges against 15 individuals accused of trying to falsely certify Donald Trump as the winner of the 2020 presidential race in the state — a significant setback for prosecutors as similar cases in other states face ongoing challenges. The case had been pending since Michigan Attorney General Dana …

National report finds that High School reading, math scores have declined to lowest levels in decades

A new federal report shows that U.S. high school seniors are performing at their weakest levels in reading and math in more than 30 years. According to a new report from the National Center for Education Statistics, which released its findings Tuesday in what it calls the Nation’s Report Card, students across the country are …