Chicago police car is seen in Chicago, United States, on October 14, 2022. (Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
(CHICAGO) — A man set a woman on fire while on a Chicago L train on Monday following a “verbal altercation,” leaving her in critical condition, authorities said.
A person of interest is in custody in connection with the incident, the Chicago Police Department said Tuesday.
The arson attack occurred Monday at approximately 9:25 p.m. near the Clark and Lake station, police said.
The 26-year-old woman was on a Chicago Transit Authority train “when she was involved in a verbal altercation with an approximately 45-year-old male,” the Chicago Police Department said.
“That altercation became physical when the offender poured a liquid on to the victim and ignited it, causing the victim to start on fire,” police said.
The man fled the scene when the train stopped, police said.
The woman fell to the ground upon exiting the train, police said. The fire was extinguished and she was transported to a local hospital in critical condition with severe burns, police said.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill on November 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images
(WASHINGTON) — After months of anticipation, the House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a bill ordering the release of the Justice Department’s files on late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
It passed 427-1 — with GOP Rep. Clay Higgins as the only vote against the measure.
The bill will now head to the Senate, where its fate is uncertain.
About a dozen Epstein victims, including Virginia Giuffre’s brother, were seated in the front row of the gallery as the vote got underway. Some left the chamber after the tally grew above a supermajority and passage was not in peril.
Earlier on Tuesday, a group of women victimized by Epstein spoke outside the Capitol and urged lawmakers to vote yes on the bill. Several took aim at President Donald Trump directly and criticized his handling of the matter.
House Speaker Mike Johnson had tried to avoid holding a vote in the lower chamber on the Epstein matter. In late July, Johnson sent the House home a day early for August recess because the House was paralyzed in a stalemate over the Epstein issue.
The speaker also sent the House home for more than 50 days during the longest government shutdown in U.S. history — delaying the swearing in of Democrat Adelita Grijalva. After the shutdown ended last week, the Arizona Democrat became the 218th signature on the Epstein discharge petition, compelling the speaker to bring a bill co-sponsored by Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie and California Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna to the floor for a vote this week.
Johnson continued to criticize the bill on Tuesday morning but confirmed he would be voting to move it forward.
Just before votes were cast, Johnson said on the House floor that it was a “political exercise” and that the bill has “serious deficiencies.” Johnson said he hoped the Senate makes changes to it.
“[Trump] has nothing to hide,” Johnson said.
The president had also mounted opposition to the measure, including what sources said was an attempt to dissuade GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert in the White House Situation Room from supporting the discharge petition to force a floor vote.
But faced with growing support for the measure in the GOP-controlled House, Trump suddenly reversed course over the weekend and said Republicans should vote yes on releasing the files “because we have nothing to hide.”
Pressed if he will sign the bill should it reach his desk, Trump on Monday said he would.
“I’m all for it,” Trump said.
The measure — called “The Epstein Files Transparency Act” — would compel Attorney General Pam Bondi to make available all “unclassified records, documents, communications and investigative materials” in the Department of Justice’s possession related to Epstein.
The legislation seeks federal records on Epstein and his convicted accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, as well as other individuals, including government officials, named or referenced in connection with Epstein’s “criminal activities, civil settlements, immunity, plea agreements or investigatory proceedings.” Victims’ names and other identifying information would be excluded from disclosure, as would any items that may depict or contain child sex abuse material, according to the text of the proposed bill.
For months, Johnson has pointed at the House Oversight Committee’s inquiry — claiming that the panel’s probe is more far-reaching than the Khanna-Massie bill. Proponents of the bill argue that “the record of this vote will last longer than Donald Trump’s presidency.”
Trump does not need to wait for Congress to act — he could order the release immediately.
Even if the measure passes through the House and Senate and is ultimately signed into law by Trump, it’s unlikely the Justice Department would release the entire Epstein file, according to sources. Any materials related to ongoing investigations or White House claims of executive privilege will likely remain out of public view.
Epstein died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on charges of trafficking young girls and women.
In case you missed it, Eric Church appeared on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday night to perform “Bleed on Paper” ahead of the release of a live version of the track on Friday. The track is from Church’s upcoming concert film and live soundtrack, Evangeline vs. The Machine: Comes Alive. The movie will screen in IMAX theaters Feb. 11 and Feb. 14.
Shaboozey was named Country Music Songwriter/Artist of the Year at the 2025 ASCAP Nashville Songwriters Celebration, held Nov. 17. In addition, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” was named ASCAP Country Song of the Year. Meanwhile, Ashley Gorley was named ASCAP Country Music Songwriter of the Year for the 12th time, thanks to the hit songs he wrote over the past year, including Jelly Roll‘s “Liar” and “I Am Not Okay” and Tyler Hubbard‘s “Park.”
LeAnn Rimes has announced a spring 2026 tour marking three decades since she released her breakthrough song and album, Blue. The tour, called 30 Years of Blue: The Voice, The Journey, The Truth, starts April 19 in Dallas and is mapped out through a May 17 date in Wilmington, North Carolina; more shows dates will be added. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Nov. 21 at 10 a.m. local time; a presale starts Nov. 19 at 10 a.m. local time. In a statement, LeAnn says, “Revisiting Blue and reflecting on the last 30 years of music has been the sweetest gift. These songs hold so many pieces of my life, and somehow they feel brand new again. And we’re just getting started!” Visit LeAnnRimes.com for more information about the tour.
Elwood Francis (L) and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top perform on stage at Viejas Casino & Resort on November 02, 2025 in Alpine, California. (Photo by Daniel Knighton/Getty Images)
ZZ Top’s first shows of 2026 have been revealed.
The Texas rockers are set to hit the road with county star Dwight Yoakam on the Dos Amigos Tour, which will have them playing shows in the Midwest, South and East Coast.
The 15-date tour starts March 26 in Brookings, South Dakota, with stops in Nebraska, Kansas, Alabama, South Carolina and more, before wrapping May 23 in Huntington, West Virginia.
A ticket presale is underway, with tickets going on sale to the general public Friday at 10 a.m. local time.
ZZ Top has four more shows left on their 2025 schedule and are set to play Wichita Falls, Texas, on Tuesday. The tour wraps Nov. 22 in Biloxi, Mississippi. Frontman Billy F Gibbons also has a trio of shows taking place Dec.18-20 at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, California.
The Jonas Brothers perform on ABC’s ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ (ABC/Jose Alvarado)
ABC’s Dancing with the Stars has often cast beloved Gen X and millennial celebrities, but there’s one who you aren’t ever going to see compete for that Mirror Ball trophy.
While answering fan mail for InStyle with his brothers, Kevin Jonasread one that urged him to appear on the show, prompting brother Nick Jonas to reveal, “They’ve asked you pretty much every season, for the last 20 years, is that the deal?”
Kevin replied, “For a long time.” He added, “I have said no. It’s not just for me.”
“Can’t afford him,” Joe Jonas joked.
“I will say, we watch the show. It’s very fun,” Kevin said. “I feel like it’s really back. Like Dancing with the Stars is fully back.”
Nick added that he’s “pulling for Mr. Irwin” — that would be Robert Irwin, son of the late Steve Irwin, who’s on the show this season, while Kevin also gave props to contestant Dylan Efron.
Rapper T.I. speaks onstage during Allen Iverson’s “Misunderstood” book tour at Buckhead Theatre on October 19, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
T.I. is back with a new episode of his podcast, though the return was far from expeditious. expediTIously with Tip T.I. Harris premieres its comeback episode Tuesday, featuring a guest appearance from former NBA star Allen Iverson. The two will discuss Iverson’s new memoir, Misunderstood, as well as faith, family, friendship and all that has come along on his journey.
ExpediTIously launched in 2019 with a goal of “bridging the gap and shedding light on important social topics and much more in an authentic, eyebrow-raising dialogue that might make want to pull out your dictionary,” the YouTube description reads.
The Iverson episode will mark the first since May 2022, and is credited to fans and their constant requests for the podcast’s return.
“expediTIously will be back in full swing coming soon, man, and it’s due to all of the overwhelming request and everybody calling, DM[ing] me, stopping me in the street saying how much they want it, but more importantly because I want some s*** that I can watch and be entertained, OK?” T.I. said in a video posted to his Instagram. “So with that being said, expediTIously is back.”
Atreyu has premiered the video for “Dead,” the band’s latest single.
The clip jumps between different eras of warfare, from horses and muskets to modern-day missiles, cut with performance footage of the metalcore outfit. It’s now streaming on YouTube.
The song “Dead” dropped in September. Atreyu teased the track with an “obituary notice,” which stoked rumors that they were breaking up.
Atreyu’s most recent album is 2023’s The Beautiful Dark of Life.
‘Tenterhooks’ album artwork. (New Machine Recordings)
Silversun Pickups have premiered the video for “The Wreckage,” the lead single off the band’s upcoming album, Tenterhooks.
The clip, which is available on YouTube, follows a woman whose body has been taken over by an alien.
“This song, ‘The Wreckage,’ inspired me at a time I’d been thinking about this post I’d seen, with the question, ‘If men weren’t around, who would protect you?’ With a woman quickly countering, ‘Protect us from what?'” says director Suzie Vlček. “So I wrote about an alien joyride. This thing inside her knows nothing about being a human woman.”
“It’s about expectations, rules, being seen, being ignored…in an accelerated lifespan…or a 5 minute SSPU song,” Vlček continues. “Or as my son said, ‘It’s female gaze meets Venom.'”
In between all that, keep an eye out for a cameo from Jack Black.
Tenterhooks, the seventh SSPU album, drops Feb. 6. It’s the follow-up to 2022’s Physical Thrills.
Silversun Pickups will launch a U.S. tour in February.
Stephen Wilson Jr. performs onstage for the 2025 SESAC Nashville Music Awards at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on November 16, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for SESAC)
New artist of the year nominee Stephen Wilson Jr. will play twice during Wednesday’s CMA Awards — and both performances have a connection to author Stephen King.
One performance will be his cover of the Ben E. King classic “Stand By Me,” featured on his son of dad (deluxe) album.
“That song’s been haunting me my whole life, since I was a little kid, from this movie called Stand By Me based off a Stephen King book,” he says. “And ever since that day I watched it, it’s been running through my head.”
“So when my dad died,” he continues, “I just started playing it in my living room. And it just took this new form because it haunted me so bad. I just starting singing it like a hymn. And it seemed to bring him closer to me. And I just sang it in this guy’s basement one day and it just went crazy online.”
Wilson’s other CMA moment comes from a 2025 film.
“The weirdest thing alongside of that is I’m playing a song called ‘Took a Walk’ with Shaboozey,” he adds. “It’s in a movie called The Long Walk, also based off a Stephen King book. So the Stephen King thread is really bizarre.”
Shaboozey, Ella Langley, Zach Top and Tucker Wetmore also vie for the new artist trophy during the CMA Awards Wednesday, airing on ABC.
You can tune in to see Wilson on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Tuesday at 11:35 p.m. ET on ABC.
Slipknot on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ (ABC/Randy Holmes)
Slipknot has made a catalog deal with the investment firm HarbourView Equity Partners, ABC Audio has confirmed.
The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it includes Slipknot songs such as “Wait and Bleed,” “Duality,” “Psychosocial” and “Before I Forget.”
“After 25 years of taking on the music business, we find ourselves with a partner that is willing to sign onto continuing what Slipknot started. Only they want to go even bigger,” says percussionist M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan in a statement. “Get ready. Hail The Knot.”
“Slipknot’s music has redefined heavy metal and created a global cultural phenomenon,” adds HarbourView founder and CEO Sherrese Clarke. “Their catalog is a testament to their influence, passion, and enduring artistry within the genre. We pride ourselves on having our finger on the pulse of culture and with thorough analysis of audience engagement, we clearly see the cultural impact of Slipknot from the 1990’s to present.”
Slipknot celebrated the 25th anniversary of their self-titled debut album with a deluxe reissue released in September. Their most recent record is 2022’s The End, So Far.
