A Philadelphia man is in critical condition after a plainclothes police detective shot him through a car window, authorities said. The unidentified Philadelphia officer fired his gun four times at the man Monday night after he said the man approached his unmarked police vehicle with his arms extended forward and his hands together. According to the…

A California man accused of slaughtering and dismembering someone else’s beloved family pet for food faces three felony charges. Jeffrey Cody Miller, 32, pleaded not guilty in Humboldt County court Tuesday to animal cruelty, grand theft and possession of a firearm by a felon for the butchering of Princess, a pet pig that got loose…

Moby fired back at Natalie Portman’s claim that the two never dated in the late 1990s.  “In my memoir Then It Fell Apart I respectfully and honestly describe the brief, innocent, and consensual romantic involvement I had with Natalie Portman in 1999,” the musician wrote in a Thursday Instagram post. “But she’s denying that we…

John Cusack is rolling his eyes at critics, many of whom are apparent Trumpsupporters, who called him unpatriotic for seemingly staying seated during a military salute. Cusack, 52, was at a Chicago Cubs game at Wrigley Field when those around him stood for the 7th-inning recognition of U.S. armed forces. Although a photo tweeted by…

MTV host Nessa Diab confronted “Teen Mom 2” star Jenelle Evans about social media posts criticizing Colin Kaepernick and his protest against racial injustice. Diab, who hosts a nationally syndicated radio show, is dating Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback who began protesting police brutality and racial injustice at NFL games in 2016 by first sitting and…

When Sonic opened his mouth in his new movie trailer, the internet showed its teeth. Just days after the trailer for “Sonic the Hedgehog” dropped, and the online hoopla caused over the 1990s video game character’s look ensued, director Jeff Fowler announced over Twitter that the character would be redesigned.  The move was unprecedented. Never…

“Friends, abortion rights are under attack in the states,” the missive from the Democratic Governors Association began, in the urgent tone familiar to anyone who has ever been on a political email list. It explained that Republicans in Ohio, Georgia and Alabama had passed strict abortion bans in recent weeks designed to challenge Roe v….

Radio host Howard Stern has explained why he desperately wanted to interview Hillary Clinton ahead of the 2016 election, and why he believes it could have helped the then-Democratic candidate defeat Donald Trump. “I thought that if I did an interview with Hillary that she would reach a new audience,” Stern said on Tuesday’s broadcast of…

MARLBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Whoever broke into a Massachusetts man’s home last week didn’t take a thing. They did, however, leave the house spotless. Nate Roman tells The Boston Globe that when he returned to his Marlborough home from work May 15, he could tell a stranger had been there. Nothing was missing, but the…

A 16-year-old migrant boy died was found dead Monday after being taken into Border Patrol custody, making him the fifth minor since December to die shortly after being detained in a government processing facility. Given the arduous journey many children take to get to the U.S. and the unsanitary conditions in Border Patrol centers, medical…