(WASHINGTON) — The Senate on Monday formally received President Donald Trump’s nomination of Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general, teeing off what could be a potentially contentious confirmation battle.
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(BAHAMAS) — The Coast Guard released new photos on Monday as it announced that it has concluded its search in the Bahamas for Lynette Hooker, an American woman who went overboard and vanished two months ago.
The Coast Guard said it used divers, underwater vehicles, drones and a cadaver dog to “thoroughly examine newly identified areas of interest” last week.
The agency said it also took custody of the Hookers’ dinghy so it can be further examined in the U.S.
Last week’s search came after forensic evidence found on electronic devices belonging to Lynette Hooker’s husband, Brian Hooker, led investigators to new areas of interest, U.S. officials said. One U.S. official told ABC News that what Brian Hooker told investigators does not match the GPS data recovered from his devices.
Lynette Hooker went missing on the evening of April 4. Brian Hooker told authorities that after the couple departed Hope Town on their dinghy to head to their yacht, bad weather caused her to go overboard.
Brian Hooker was arrested on April 8 and questioned by police, and he was released days later without charges.
The Coast Guard said its investigation continues and asks anyone with information to contact the Coast Guard Investigative Service Tips app.
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(SAN JOSE, Calif.) — Two people suffered life-threatening injuries in a shooting at the Kaiser medical offices in San Jose, California, authorities said.
The San Jose Police Department described the victims as a man and a woman and said both have been taken to the hospital.
Police said the shooting is believed to be an isolated incident and said there’s no threat to the public.
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Tyler, The Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw festival is making its return.
He announced the news Monday in a social media post. Alongside a flyer featuring details like the location — Dodger Stadium — and the festival’s website, he revealed that the 2026 edition will take place Nov. 14-15.
An advance sale, which has sold out in previous years, is scheduled for Thursday at 11 a.m. PT. Payment plan options will also be available this year. Fans can register for presale access at campfloggnaw.com ahead of the sale. The lineup for the show has not been announced.
Last year, Tyler headlined the festival alongside performers including A$AP Rocky, GloRilla, 2 Chainz, Childish Gambino, Doechii and Kali Uchis.
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Kacey Musgraves’ Middle of Nowhere album release show at Gruene Hall in New Braunfels, Texas, is now available to stream via YouTube.
Jackson Dean’s new music video for his latest hit, “Make a Liar,” is out now.
Corey Kent’s follow-up to his hit “Rocky Mountain Low” with Koe Wetzel is his new radio single, “Empty Words.”
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Bon Jovi is giving fans a chance to be a part of their upcoming Forever tour.
Frontman Jon Bon Jovi took to Instagram asking fans to submit videos of them singing the band’s iconic hit “Livin’ On A Prayer,” with a chance for their clips to be featured as part of the tour visuals.
“We are in preproduction getting ready for the tour, and you know what, we’ve decided that we need you,” he says in the clip. “What we need you to do is record yourself singing ‘Livin’ On A Prayer.’” He notes, “We want you on the big screen. This is your chance to be a star.”
“We’re happy to be back, looking forward to seeing you,” Jon adds.
Those interested need to submit their videos at BonJovi.com/livin-on-a-prayer by Friday.
“This song has always belonged to the fans and this is a celebration of the voices that have sung it across the world,” the website reads. “Sing the full song or just jump in on the chorus. We want to see your version.”
The site adds, “This is about expression and individuality. Unique ideas, environments, and perspectives encouraged.”
Bon Jovi’s Forever Tour, the band’s first trek since Jon Bon Jovi underwent vocal cord surgery in 2022, begins July 7 at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
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After debuting “what’s wrong with me,” her new duet with Robert Smith of The Cure at the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona, Spain, on Friday, Olivia Rodrigo sent a note to fans saying that she still can’t get over the fact that she got to record with the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer.
“I actually cannot believe I got to do [my first feature on an album] with Robert Smith! Somebody pinch me!!!” Olivia wrote. “Robert has been soundtracking my life for as long as I can remember. He has written some of my favorite songs of all time. His music moves me & inspires me to a degree that is hard to put into words.”
“I’ve also been lucky enough to spend time with him over the last year & experience first hand his generosity & graciousness,” she continued. “I am in disbelieve that this song exists and I cannot wait for it to come out officially!”
“what’s wrong with me” is part of Olivia’s new album, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, which comes out on June 12. As previously reported, the album’s first two singles are The Cure coded: “drop dead” mentions The Cure song “Just Like Heaven,” while the second one is literally called “the cure.”
Olivia and Robert Smith first performed “Just Like Heaven” together — as well as another Cure hit, “Friday I’m In Love” — last year at the Glastonbury Festival. At the time, Olivia came onstage for her encore wearing a T-shirt that said, “You know all the words to ‘Just Like Heaven.'” It was an Easter egg for a “drop dead” lyric, months before anyone knew the album existed. Robert had written on the tee with Sharpie, “But do you?”
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To coincide with their new documentary, Earth, Wind & Fire has released a compilation album filled with the band’s biggest hits.
Earth, Wind & Fire Greatest Hits is out now digitally and on two-LP vinyl, with a limited-edition aquamarine vinyl being released Sept. 18 exclusively at Amazon. It is available for preorder now.
Earth, Wind & Fire Greatest Hits features such classic tracks as “September,” “Superstar,” “Boogie Wonderland,” “Fantasy,” “After The Love Is Gone” and more.
And there’s more to come from Earth, Wind & Fire. Newly pressed vinyl editions of 1974’s Open Our Eyes, 1975’s That’s the Way of the World and 1979’s I Am, as well as the 2002 compilation The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire Remixes, will be released on July 17. All the albums will also be released digitally.
The new Earth, Wind & Fire documentary Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That’s The Weight of The World), directed by Questlove, premiered at the Tribeca Festival on June 3 and debuted Sunday on HBO. It is available now to stream on HBO Max.
Earth, Wind & Fire will next kick off a new leg of their Sing a Song All Night Long tour with Lionel Richie on June 24 in St. Paul, Minnesota. A complete list of dates can be found at EarthWindandFire.com.
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(NEW YORK) —
A federal judge on Monday set a tentative date for the trial of the U.S. Army special forces soldier who is charged with using classified information about the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to make more than $400,000 on the prediction market Polymarket.
The criminal trial of Master Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke is tentatively scheduled for Dec. 7.
Van Dyke pleaded not guilty in April after prosecutors alleged he used inside information to place 13 bets on the outcome of the Maduro raid then attempted to destroy evidence of the trades after he pocketed more than $400,000.
The case would be the first U.S. prosecution of insider trading on a prediction market to go to trial.
Prosecutors on Monday estimated their case would take about one week, and defense lawyers said they plan to put on a brief case that would take a “couple of days.”
Defense lawyers said they plan to file a motion to dismiss the indictment by July 31.
Defense attorney Mark Geragos argued in court that the prosecution would be derailed by the classified information at the center of the case. To convict Van Dyke, he argued, prosecutors would need to prove “who was in the Situation Room at that time and who made the decision” to capture Maduro.
Van Dyke, who sat at the defense table during Monday’s proceedings, did not speak.
During Van Dyke’s arraignment in April, his defense attorney said he expected few factual disputes over the allegations in the case and believed that the prosecution would “largely rise and fall” on pre-trial motions.
Van Dyke, an experienced special forces soldier, was released on a $250,000 personal recognizance bond following his April arraignment. According to his attorney Zach Intrater, he is currently on leave from the Army.
Allegations of insider trading have prompted public scrutiny of prediction market sites like Polymarket and Kalshi. Prosecutors in New York last month charged a Google employee with using confidential company information to make more than $1.2 million on Polymarket.
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(NEW YORK) — A 6.1-magnitude earthquake was recorded in the Gulf, about 118 kilometers west-northwest of Cuba.
The National Weather Service in Miami said the shaking — which was initially reported as a 6.4-magnitude quake — was felt across much of Florida.
There’s no tsunami danger for the United States, the NWS said.
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