Pras Michel attends Gold Bar on October 19, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/Getty Images)
Pras Michél has teamed with Mark Wahlberg for a documentary about his journey from member of the Grammy-winning Fugees to a target in the 1 Malaysia Development Berhad scandal.
The case alleges he laundered money that financier Jho Low stole from Malaysia’s state-owned investment fund, 1MDB, to support the reelection campaign of Barack Obama in 2012 and convince the U.S. government to send Guo Wengui back to China, The Associated Press reports. He was also accused of using millions of dollars to bribe Donald Trump‘s administration into dropping an investigation into Low’s embezzlement.
“Everyone is fascinated by all the twists and turns, like it’s some kind of thriller,” Pras says to Variety. “But for me, this is just my life — the real, messy, complicated truth of what I’ve been living through.”
Wahlberg says he’s “rooting for Pras and excited to tell his story,” which co-producer Archie Gips describes as a “surprising mix of pop culture and geopolitical intrigue that feels like a spy thriller come to life.”
Tortuga Music Festival 2026 lineup (Rock The Ocean/Live Nation)
Kenny Chesney will return to headline the Tortuga Music Festival in 2026.
This will be the superstar’s fifth Tortuga performance, starting with the inaugural beachfront gathering in 2013.
“I love everything about Tortuga, starting with that very first year!” Kenny says. “To be on the Atlantic Ocean with all that beach, the sea to one side and A1A to the other is everything this music is made of—and the people who’ve been coming out every time we’ve played there are my kind of people.”
“Work hard, play harder and have fun while loving everyone in the space is a good way to be, and I can’t wait to get there next April,” he adds.
Post Malone and Riley Green are the other headliners for the April 10-12 festival in Ft. Lauderdale, with Chayce Beckham, Ashley Cooke, Russell Dickerson, Tyler Hubbard, Dustin Lynch, Josh Ross, Clay Walker, Dwight Yoakam and many more set to play as well.
Former U.S. security advisor John Bolton speaks at the inauguration of the ‘FAES Campus 2024’, at the Hotel Petit Palace Savoy Alfonso XII, on 23 September, 2024 in Madrid, Spain. Jesus Hellin/Europa Press via Getty Images
(WASHNGTON) — Federal prosecutors in Maryland are expected to ask a grand jury Thursday to indict former Trump national security adviser John Bolton for his alleged mishandling of classified documents, sources tell ABC News.
The move comes on the heels of the indictments of former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James as President Donald Trump continues what critics call a campaign of retribution against his perceived political foes.
Bolton has been a target of Trump’s ire since leaving Trump’s first administration and publishing a tell-all book. Federal agents in August searched Bolton’s Maryland residence and Washington, D.C., office, related to allegations that Bolton possessed classified information.
Bolton has denied ever unlawfully removing classified materials from his time in government and has said no such information was published in his 2019 memoir “The Room Where It Happened.”
The investigation is being run out of the U.S. attorney’s office in Maryland, unlike the Comey and James probes which are being conducted by the Trump-appointed U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia, who sources say brought the Comey and James charges against the advice of career prosecutors.
Comey, who was indicted on charges of lying to Congress, and James, who is charged with mortgage fraud, have both denied wrongdoing.
Last month, a federal judge unsealed a redacted version of the affidavit that had been assembled by prosecutors in order to execute their court-authorized search of Bolton’s home. Most of the document concerned allegations surrounding the publication of Bolton’s book, which the first Trump administration unsuccessfully sued to block.
The federal judge overseeing that lawsuit expressed grave concerns over whether Bolton had included highly classified information in his book that could potentially compromise national security.
On the day that Bolton’s home and office were searched, Trump said that he was “unaware” of the searches but went on to call Bolton a “sleazebag.” Referencing the FBI’s 2022 search of his Mar-a-Lago home in his own classified documents case, Trump told reporters that having your home searched is “not a good feeling.”
Trump pleaded not guilty in June 2023 to 40 criminal counts related to his handling of classified materials after leaving the White House in 2021, after prosecutors said he repeatedly refused to return hundreds of documents containing classified information and took steps to thwart the government’s efforts to get the documents back.
After Trump was reelected president last November, the case was dropped due to a long-standing Justice Department policy barring the prosecution of a sitting president.
Trump, asked about Bolton in a June 2022 Oval Office interview with Fox News, said, “He took classified information and he published it, during a presidency. It’s one thing to write a book after. During. And I believe that he’s a criminal, and I believe, frankly, he should go to jail for that, and that probably, possibly will happen. That’s what should happen.”
ABC News’ Pierre Thomas contributed to this report.
‘Quarantième: Live à Paris’ album artwork. (Inside Out Music/Sony Music)
Dream Theater has shared a live version of their song “Barstool Warrior,” recorded for the band’s upcoming live album, Quarantième: Live à Paris.
The set captures Dream Theater’s performance in Paris during their 40th anniversary tour, which marked the prog-metal outfit’s first live outing following the return of founding drummer Mike Portnoy in 2023.
The original “Barstool Warrior” appears on Dream Theater’s 2019 album, Distance Over Time, one of five studio records they put out during Portnoy’s absence from the band.
You can watch the Quarantième: Live à Paris performance of “Barstool Warrior” on YouTube.
Quarantième: Live à Paris is due out Nov. 28.
Dream Theater is currently touring the U.S. in support of their latest studio effort, Parasomnia, which marks their first with Portnoy in 16 years.
Taylor Swift, ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ cover image (Mert Alas & Marcus Piggot)
How do you get young people to take an interest in art? Make sure there’s a Taylor Swift connection.
The German news agency dpa reports that The Museum Wiesbaden, in Wiesbaden, Germany, recently welcomed a flood of visitors — hundreds more than usual — who all wanted to see a specific painting. Why? They believe it inspired the opening sequence of Taylor’s video for “The Fate of Ophelia.”
The painting by Friedrich Heyseris called Ophelia. It depicts the character from Shakespeare’s play Hamlet moments after she’s drowned, wearing a white dress with her hair spread out behind her, and surrounded by greenery and flowers.
In the opening shot of “The Fate of Ophelia” video, the camera zooms in on what looks like a painting of a drowned woman in a white gown in a very similar pose. But the woman in the “painting” turns out to be Taylor, who then gets up and out of the painting and begins singing.
Taylor hasn’t confirmed that this was the painting that inspired the scene, but museum director Andreas Henningtold dpa, “We’re surprised and happy that Taylor Swift chose this painting from the Museum Wiesbaden as a model for her video. This is, of course, a great opportunity to introduce people to the museum who don’t yet know us.”
Henning says the museum has tried to contact the singer, adding, “I would love to show Taylor Swift the original painting sometime.”
Initially a different painting, also titled Ophelia, by Sir John Everett Millais was thought to have inspired the scene in the video, but the Heyser painting is a closer match. Millais’ painting is in the Tate Britain in London, which attempted to attract visitors by pointing out the similarities.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks to reporters as Senate Republican leaders hold a press conference following their weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, October 15, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
(WASHINGTON) — Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he offered Democrats an opportunity to address their biggest priority in an effort to end the government shutdown — but it was not enough to end the stalemate.
Thune, during an interview on MSNBC that aired Thursday morning, said he has offered Democrats a vote on extending the Affordable Care Act premium subsidies, but that he couldn’t guarantee an outcome.
“I’ve told them. I said, and I’ve said, ‘We are willing to have the conversation.’ I’ve said, ‘If you need a vote, we can guarantee you get a vote by a date certain.’ At some point Democrats have to take yes for an answer,” Thune said in the interview, which was taped Wednesday.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he offered Democrats an opportunity to address their biggest priority in an effort to end the government shutdown — but it was not enough to end the stalemate.
Thune, during an interview on MSNBC that aired Thursday morning, said he has offered Democrats a vote on extending the Affordable Care Act premium subsidies, but that he couldn’t guarantee an outcome.
“I’ve told them. I said, and I’ve said, ‘We are willing to have the conversation.’ I’ve said, ‘If you need a vote, we can guarantee you get a vote by a date certain.’ At some point Democrats have to take yes for an answer,” Thune said in the interview, which was taped Wednesday.
Thursday’s vote is a different sort of vote than previous ones related to the shutdown. This vote begins debate on one of 12 regular order annual appropriations bills that keep the government running.
Thune has signaled that if the Senate does successfully support this package Thursday, he’ll attempt to affix funding bills for additional agencies to it using regular order on the Senate floor.
Reopening the government is a crucial first step to continue discussions about reforms to health care, Thune said on MSNBC. He committed to conversations, but not an outcome.
“There is a path forward, I believe, but it has to include reforms, and can I guarantee an outcome? No. And that’s what people want to see — guarantee us that this is going to pass,” Thune said. “I can’t guarantee it’s going to pass. I can guarantee you that there will be a process and you will get a vote.”
Asked about Thune’s comments, Speaker Mike Johnson reiterated Thursday morning that no health care outcomes can be guaranteed.
“It’s not possible for Leader Thune to guarantee to Chuck Schumer some outcome on that, because we haven’t finished those deliberations. I mean, that’s just as simple as it is,” Johnson said during his Thursday morning news conference.
There is bipartisan interest, Thune said, in keeping health care costs down. But changes to the program need to be made, and negotiations on those changes start with opening the government, Thune said.
Thune was pressed on efforts by the White House to rescind congressionally appropriated funds. Democrats have said that the use of rescissions has made them leery to work on funding deals. Thune did not explicitly say he wanted the White House to stop making rescissions, but he said regular order appropriations were the preferred method.
“The rescission power is something that constitutionally the president has — the question of whether they use it or not — yeah, I mean, that’s obviously something I think that they would need to talk to the White House about,” Thune said.
He said he’s had “conversations” on the topic with the White House and that “I do think that it’s in everybody’s best interest, including the White House’s, to have a normal appropriations process where people are bought in.”
As Thune sat for this interview, the House was in its third consecutive week of recess. Thune was asked if it was the right choice for the House to remain out of town. He said it was a “judgement call” for Speaker Johnson to make.
“There isn’t anything right now. They did their job. They passed their bill. The game is in the Senate,” Thune said.
He also couldn’t guarantee the shutdown would end any time soon. When asked by Ali Vitali if he thought it would be over by Thanksgiving, Thune didn’t commit.
“I hope it doesn’t last through Thanksgiving, because that’s going to be a lot of harm to the American people,” he said.
ABC News’ Lauren Peller contributed to this report.
Janelle Monáe attends Human Rights Campaign’s 2025 Los Angeles Dinner Honoring Ashley Park And Hannah Einbinder at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 22, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
Janelle Monáe‘s love for Halloween has manifested itself into Wondaween 2025, a series of events taking place in Los Angeles to celebrate the spooky holiday. The schedule features a festival, movie screenings, a concert, game night and more.
Kicking the fun off is Janelle’s Monáe Manor, a haunted house open now through Nov. 2. The Brains Behind the Bloods will follow on Oct. 20, featuring Danny Elfman, Akela Cooper and Janelle’s costuming team Sasha Glasser and Alex Navarro as they talk with Janelle about “horror, sound, prosthetics, and spectacle.”
A ’70s disco-themed game night is scheduled to go down on Oct. 23. Danny will then return for back-to-back nights of the Nightmare Before Christmas in concert, Oct. 25 and Oct. 26, where he, Janelle, Keith David, Riki Lindhome and John Stamos will sing as different characters from the film.
“WONDAWEEN, a Halloween festival, brought to you by @wondaland and yours truly!” Janelle wrote on Instagram. “It is a scream come true to curate 1 of 1 experiences during the month of October! WONDAWEEN is for us by us, true Halloween lovers!”
Tickets and more information can be found on wondaween.com.
From the Pyre, which includes the single “This Is the Killer Speaking,” drops Friday. It’s the sophomore follow-up to The Last Dinner Party’s 2024 debut, Prelude to Ecstasy, which spawned their breakout hit, “Nothing Matters.”
The Black Crowes at Analog/(Photo Credit: Dokk Savage Photography)
The Black Crowes are featured in a new episode of Recorded Live at the Analog, with the band celebrating their 1994 album, amorica.
The Nashville concert had the band, led by brothers and founding members Chris Robinson and Rich Robinson, playing the album in its entirety. The set included songs like “Wiser Time,” “A Conspiracy” and more, along with an encore of the Southern Harmony and Musical Companion hit “Remedy.” They also shared some stories behind the songs with the audience.
“Revisiting amorica in Nashville felt like coming home … A chance to reconnect with a record that defined a chapter for us,” Chris Robinson says. “It was great to be able to share it with fans in a way that felt so personal.”
The concert is now streaming for free on YouTube. It will also air on public television stations across the country.
The performance comes ahead of The Black Crowes’ upcoming super-deluxe reissue of amorica, which drops Nov. 14 as a five-LP or three-CD set. There will also be two-LP and one-CD editions.
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is searching for Melodee Buzzard. This is the most recent photograph available, which was taken two years ago. Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office
(SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) — California authorities are trying to track down a 9-year-old girl who they say hasn’t been seen in at least one year.
The search for 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard was sparked on Tuesday when a school official reported her “prolonged absence,” the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office said. Melodee is homeschooled and has not checked in since October 2024, according to the sheriff’s office.
When deputies responded to her home, Melodee and her mom, Ashlee Buzzard, weren’t there, and “no clear explanation was provided” for where Melodee was, the sheriff’s office said. Then, on Wednesday night, deputies returned to the home and Ashlee Buzzard was there, but Melodee was not, authorities said. No one else lives at the house, authorities said.
The last confirmed sighting of Melodee was about one year ago, according to the sheriff’s office. The department has released a photo of Melodee, taken about two years ago.
“We really want folks to keep an eye out … and send in any information they might have about her,” sheriff’s office spokesperson Raquel Zick told ABC News.
Anyone with information can call the sheriff’s department at 805-681-4150 or can submit a tip anonymously at 805-681-4171 or SBSheriff.org.
