All federal employees in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) offices will need to be placed on paid administrative leave "effective immediately," according to a memo from the Trump Administration on Tuesday. ...
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Phoenix Suns in Talks to Acquire Jimmy Butler in Blockbuster Trade
This is the beginning of a process that sends Butler to Phoenix, a source told Jeff Zilgitt of USA TODAY. The Suns likely would sign him to a longer deal when he becomes a free agent this summer. ...

Rapper Chris Brown Sues Warner Bros. for $500 Million Over Sexual Assault Allegations
Rapper Chris Brown is suing Warner Bros. for $500 million over sexual assault allegations posed in its Investigation Discovery docuseries “Chris Brown: A History of Violence.” In the lawsuit obtained by Variety, Brown accuses the producers behind the docuseries, which includes Warner Bros. ...

Class of 2026 Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
It is a classy class. It was already a classy class because Dave Parker and Dick Allen were a part of it, after the veterans committee righted a few decades of wrongs by welcoming them to Cooperstown back in December. ...

Trump Administration Considers Changing Birthright Citizenship Policy
There are serious questions about how Mr. Trump’s administration would impose such a dramatic change in policy. Currently, the citizenship of babies born in the United States is documented in a two-step process. ...

Trump to announce AI infrastructure investment
President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a joint venture — Stargate — with OpenAI, Oracle and Softbank invest pledging to invest an initial $100 billion and up to $500 billion over the next four years in artificial intelligence infrastructure in the United States. ...

Phoenix Suns Acquire Future Draft Picks in Trade Deal
The Suns are acquiring the following three picks: ...

Phoenix Suns Pursuing Trade for Bradley Beal to Acquire Jimmy Butler
The Phoenix Suns are looking to find a way to trade Bradley Beal to a team who wants his contract and skill for a Playoff push. The team is trying everything they can to acquire Jimmy Butler, but they can't do anything until they find a destination for Beal. ...

President's Response to Plea for Mercy
Engaging and SEO-Friendly News Article “Let me make one final plea, Mr. President: Millions have put their trust in you. And as you told the nation yesterday, you have felt the providential hand of a loving God. In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. ...

Ichiro Suzuki Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Ichiro Suzuki, the dominant contact hitter whose 19 years in the major leagues, most of them with the Seattle Mariners, was lined with records and accolades, on Tuesday became the first Asian player elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame. ...

Trump Pardons Libertarian Hero Who Created Dark Web Drug Site
PROMISES KEPT Ross Ulbricht was arrested by the FBI in 2013 for running a darknet drug marketplace. Yasmeen Hamadeh Night News Reporter Published Jan. 21 2025 9:26PM EST , Yasmeen Hamadeh Night News Reporter ...

President Trump announces Stargate project to invest $500 billion in AI
Jan. 21 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump announced Tuesday a joint venture called Stargate, which will pump billions of dollars in private funding into artificial intelligence infrastructure in the United States. Oracle, Softbank and OpenAI said they plan to spend approximately $500 billion over the next four years on the venture. ...
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Lauren Bosworth Announces Engagement to Dom Natale
Lauren "Lo" Bosworth is going from staring at the blank page before her to standing at the altar! On Tuesday, Jan. 21, the The Hills and Laguna Beach alum, 38, announced that she and investor Dom Natale are ready to walk down the aisle. ...

Trump Administration Rescinds Sensitive Locations Policy for Immigration Enforcement
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Trump administration said Jan. 21 it would rescind a long-standing policy preventing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from making arrests at what are seen as sensitive locations, including houses of worship, schools, and hospitals. ...

Justin Baldoni's Legal Battle with Blake Lively: The Inside Scoop
Justin Baldoni has BIG plans amid his legal battle with Blake Lively. ...
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Mob Wives Star Natalie DiDonato Reported Missing After Failing to Catch Flights Home
The reality television star, Natalie DiDonato, known for her appearance on VH1's Mob Wives, is currently the subject of a missing persons case as reported by TMZ on Tuesday, Jan. 21. Natalie, 44, failed to catch two separate flights home to Florida, prompting her family to contact authorities. ...

President Trump's Second Inauguration Viewership Drops Compared to Previous Years
An estimated 24.6 million television viewers tuned in to watch President Donald Trump's second inauguration, marking the smallest audience for the quadrennial ceremony since Barack Obama's second inauguration in 2013, according to Nielsen Company data. ...

President Trump Open to Elon Musk, Larry Ellison Acquiring TikTok
President Donald Trump expressed openness to Tesla Inc. TSLA CEO Elon Musk or Oracle Corp. ORCL Chairman Larry Ellison acquiring TikTok, marking a significant shift in the platform’s uncertain future amid regulatory challenges. ...

Breaking News: President Trump Discusses Border Security Plans with GOP
On January 21, 2025, President Trump met with GOP members on Capitol Hill to discuss plans for securing the southern border. The discussions centered around reinstating "Remain in Mexico" policies and increasing deportation efforts. ...

President Trump Grants Full Pardon to Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht
Fulfilling his campaign promise, President Donald Trump granted Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the illegal drug marketplace Silk Road, a full pardon on Tuesday. ...

President Trump Defends Clemency Decisions and Extremist Groups
Washington — President Donald Trump on his first full day in office Tuesday defended his decision to grant clemency to people convicted of assaulting police officers during the 2021 attack on the Capitol and suggested there could be a place in U.S. politics for the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, extremist groups whose leaders were convicted of seditious conspiracy against the U.S. ...

Blake Lively Responds to Justin Baldoni's Release of Raw Footage
Blake Lively had a scathing response to Justin Baldoni releasing raw footage from the set of their movie “It Ends With Us.” In a statement provided to The Post, Lively’s legal team said the video that Baldoni, 40, shared on Tuesday “corroborates, to the letter,” her allegations of sexual harassment rather than vindicating him, as his team have claimed. ...

Trump Plans to Impose Tariffs on China, Canada, and Mexico
President Donald Trump has announced plans to impose new tariffs on China, Canada, and Mexico. These tariffs would be in addition to the levies already imposed on Chinese imports during his first term. Former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. had kept these tariffs in place and even added more on Chinese electric vehicles, solar cells, semiconductors, and advanced batteries. ...

Deep South sees unprecedented snow
Winter has taken a surprising turn in the United States as the Deep South experiences an unusual amount of snowfall. States like Texas, Louisiana, and even the Florida panhandle are witnessing snowflakes falling from the sky, a rare sight for residents in these regions. ...

States Sue to Block Trump's Birthright Order
President Trump signed an executive action Monday meant to end birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. whose parents are unauthorized migrants. More than 20 state attorneys general have sued to block the order, which runs contrary to most interpretations of the 14th Amendment. Weijia Jiang has more. ...