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When it comes to the case of the Delphi murders, authorities have been tight-lipped from the start. Since the Feb. 2017 slayings of friends Abigail Williams, 13, and Liberty German, 14, on a hiking trail in Delphi, Indiana, authorities have revealed little about the investigation, not even how the victims …

Matthew McConaughey reflected on his pointed decision to advocate for “gun responsibility” instead of “gun control” following the mass shooting at an elementary school in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas, in a new interview with People. McConaughey emerged as one of the most prominent and outspoken voices after 21 people, …

The controversial 2022 FIFA World Cup had its first pitch invader. During the second half of Monday’s match between Portugal and Uruguay at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar, a man with an LGBTQ flag in hand ran on the field to protest the World Cup host, while calling attention to …

Merriam-Webster, the most online of the well-known dictionaries, has selected a term popularized by the internet as its word of 2022: “Gaslighting.” The verb once described a process of psychological manipulation that causes the victim to doubt their own thoughts and perceptions, but, through general overuse, has come to mean …

The Phantom of the Opera, the longest-running musical in Broadway’s history, will stick around a little longer, with the producers announcing an extended final run through April 16. Back in September, it was announced that the smash Andrew Lloyd Webber musical would close Feb. 18, 2023. But as The New …

For luxury fashion house Balenciaga, a seemingly run-of-the-mill photoshoot designed to sell a collection of holiday-themed tchotchkes has snowballed into an internet frenzy —which now includes accusations of a deep-seated pedophilia conspiracy, a Kardashian statement, and a $25 million lawsuit. So, how did we get here? What Was in the …

The United States Men’s National Team (USMT) prevailed 1-0 in a crucial FIFA World Cup match against Iran on Tuesday as tensions mounted both on and off the field leading up to the game. The win means the U.S. team will advance to Round of 16 against the Netherlands this …

DAVID LACHAPELLE HAS a flight to catch. This flight is leaving imminently, and its imminence is made highly apparent by people associated with LaChapelle, within earshot of LaChapelle, who nonetheless settles deeper into a chartreuse velvet sofa near the crackling fire of the Greenwich Hotel and orders tea and scones. …

Twitter has stopped enforcing its Covid misinformation policy, designed to prevent the spread of harmful false narratives about the pandemic. This has increased simmering concerns that the platform, already an echo chamber for many users, could become a misinformation super-spreader.Users are already testing the waters to see what kind of …

Austin Harrouff, the Florida college student accused of killing two people and eating the face of one of his victims, was found not guilty by reason of insanity in a plea deal approved just as his murder trial was set to begin, CBS News reports. Harrouff, now 25, was facing …