An attorney defending Jay-Z against the rape allegation brought against him last week by an unnamed woman outlined a range of evidence Monday that he said showed the accuser’s account to be “provably, demonstrably false.” The woman told NBC News last week that Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs sexually assaulted

A judge Monday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s bid to have his hush money conviction dismissed because of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity. But the case’s overall future remains unclear. Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan‘s decision eliminates one potential off-ramp from the case ahead of Trump’s return to office

NEW YORK (AP) — Former talk show host Carlos Watson was sentenced Monday to nearly 10 years in prison in a federal financial conspiracy case that cast his once-buzzy Ozy Media as an extreme of fake-it-’til-you-make-it startup culture. So extreme that another Ozy executive impersonated a YouTube executive to hype Ozy to

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — More than 45,000 Palestinians have now been killed in the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas militants, Palestinian health officials said Monday, as often-stalled ceasefire negotiations appeared to be gaining ground again. More than 50 dead were brought to hospitals across the bombed-out territory over

BOSTON (AP) — More suspected drone sightings in the eastern U.S. led to a temporary airspace shutdown at an Air Force base in Ohio and arrests near Boston’s Logan International Airport, as elected officials increased their push for action to identify and stop the mysterious unmanned flights. Drones flying around Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Viola Davis has starred in a number of significant roles, but she recently revealed which one stands out the most for her. During an interview at the Red Sea Film Festival in Saudi Arabia, Davis explained how monumental her role as Annalise Keating on “How to Get Away With Murder”

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A youth opened fire at a private Christian school Monday morning in Wisconsin, killing two people in the final week before Christmas break. The shooter also died, police said. Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes offered no details on the victims but said other people were wounded

President-elect Donald Trump said he would be open to pardoning New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who was criminally indicted by federal prosecutors in September related to alleged campaign finance violations. “I think he was treated pretty unfairly,” said Trump during a Monday morning news conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate

General Motors (GM) has announced the end of its Cruise robotaxi program, marking a significant shift in the autonomous vehicle sector. This change highlights some of the challenges associated with keeping aspirations realistic toward innovation-driven industries facing consumer trust, regulatory terms and technological limitations. While the Cruise robotaxi program was

Oprah Winfrey may have kept her milestone 70th birthday low-key, but she pulled out all the stops to surprise her best friend Gayle King on hers. Over the weekend, Winfrey threw King an epic birthday bash at the New York City restaurant Ci Siamo and gave her BFF the shock