‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ hit with $395,000 fine over emergency tones in skit
Simulated wireless alert tones used in a “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” skit making fun of a presidential alert test have cost Walt Disney Co’s ABC $395,000 in civil fines with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
‘Hollywood Ripper’ found guilty of murdering 2 women, including Ashton Kutcher’s date
A jury found a man nicknamed the “Hollywood Ripper” guilty on Thursday of knifing to death two women, including actor Ashton Kutcher’s date, and attempting to murder a third victim during a seven-year span.
Students caught in visa sting at fake university may sue U.S., court rules
A federal appeals court said foreign-born students may sue the U.S. government over claims it wrongfully canceled their visas, following a sting where it set up a fake university to entrap corrupt visa brokers.
Democratic presidential hopeful O’Rourke back on campaign trail; Hickenlooper drops out
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke said on Thursday he was resuming his campaign with a new sense of focus after a mass shooting in his Texas hometown, while rival John Hickenlooper ended his bid to take on President Donald Trump.
U.S. federal death row inmate challenges January execution
Lawyers for one of five federal prisoners scheduled by President Donald Trump’s administration for execution have launched a two-pronged legal effort to prevent the government from carrying out the lethal injection slated for January.
FCC fines ABC $395,000 over ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ emergency alert tones
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday said Walt Disney Co’s ABC unit has agreed to pay a $395,000 civil penalty after an October 2018 episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” used a simulated wireless alert tone.
Factbox: Two Republicans, 23 Democrats vie for presidential nomination
The largest Democratic field in the modern U.S. political era is competing for the party’s 2020 presidential nomination, although another Democrat dropped out of the race on Thursday.
Students ensnared in visa sting at fake N.J. university may sue U.S.: appeals court
A federal appeals court said foreign-born students may sue the U.S. government over claims it wrongfully canceled their visas, following a sting where it set up a fake university to entrap corrupt visa brokers.
Jeffrey Epstein autopsy report shows broken neck: sources
An autopsy of the financier Jeffrey Epstein, who died in an apparent suicide while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, found his neck had been broken in several places, according to two law enforcement sources.
Democratic former Colorado Governor Hickenlooper drops 2020 White House bid
Former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper dropped his bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday after his centrist campaign failed to catch fire amid two dozen hopefuls seeking to challenge Republican President Donald Trump.
