Sean “Diddy” Combs’ attorneys have filed a motion seeking to withdraw as his legal representatives in his $100 million defamation lawsuit against Courtney Burgess, Ariel Mitchell and Nexstar Media Inc., the parent company of NewsNation. According to court documents obtained by Page Six, Michael Tremonte, a partner at Sher Tremonte LLP, claimed Combs had failed…
NFL star Travis Kelce has reportedly been identified as one of the victims of a major Ponzi scheme prosecuted in a Missouri federal court. Kelce, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, was named in court on Tuesday as one of several investors allegedly defrauded by Siddharth Jawahar, who was sentenced to 11 years in prison…
US President Donald Trump has responded to a public appeal from Lindsay Clancy’s defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, asking him to pardon his client, saying the case is a state matter and therefore outside his authority. Clancy is accused of killing her three children in Duxbury, Massachusetts, in January 2023. Her defense team has acknowledged that…
Nine months after his tragic death, Hollywood actor and filmmaker Rob Reiner has been honoured with a posthumous Emmy Award for his guest performance in FX’s The Bear. Reiner won the Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series award, which was announced on Sunday, September 6, during the Creative Arts Emmys ceremony held in downtown…
Kenyan President William Ruto has directed authorities to begin a crackdown on foreigners operating small-scale businesses in the country, insisting that local traders and hawkers must be protected. Ruto issued the directive on Wednesday, September 2, while addressing small-scale traders at State House in Nairobi. “From next week, all [foreign] traders doing those small businesses…
The Trump administration has asked the US Supreme Court to uphold its policy barring transgender Americans from serving in the military, in the latest major legal battle involving transgender rights to reach the conservative-leaning court. The administration is appealing a ruling by a federal court in Washington, DC, which sided with a group of transgender…
Former Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno has been found guilty of bribery in a corruption case linked to the construction of the country’s largest hydroelectric power plant. The public prosecutor’s office announced the verdict on Friday, August 28, saying Moreno, 73, was sentenced to five years in prison and permanently barred from holding public office. The…
Niger’s government says it has foiled an attempted mutiny by soldiers after heavy gunfire and explosions were heard overnight in Niamey, the country’s capital. The Ministry of National Defense said on Saturday, August 29, that a group of soldiers opened fire at “sensitive” locations in the capital in what authorities described as an attempted mutiny.…
King Harald V of Norway, Europe’s oldest reigning monarch, has died at the age of 89 after 35 years on the throne. The Norwegian Royal House announced that the monarch died on Friday, August 28, shortly after 6:35 a.m. He is succeeded by his only son, Crown Prince Haakon, who becomes King Haakon VIII. Harald…
The United States is preparing to withdraw about 200 troops deployed to Nigeria earlier this year to support the fight against Islamist militants, according to The New York Times. The withdrawal is expected to be completed by late September, following months of joint operations between US and Nigerian forces. The collaboration included intelligence-sharing, special forces…
