A Washington, D.C., federal jury convicted two Chinese nationals on Tuesday, for being part of a scheme in which they submitted over 5,000 fake iPhones to Apple for repair, intending to dupe the tech giant out of over $3 million. The U.S. Department of Justice announced the conviction Tuesday afternoon, saying 33-year-old Hoatian Sun, also … Read more
“The O.C.” star Mischa Barton says that she and her co-star Ben McKenzie secretly dated during the earlier days of the teen drama. While speaking about being only 17 years old while in an onscreen relationship with McKenzie, who was 25 at the time, Barton shared that their romance “wasn’t just on screen either.” “I … Read more
Is Travis Kelce flying to Australia to see Taylor Swift perform or WHAT?! Travis was spotted on Tuesday, February 20 playing golf in Las Vegas and seemingly having a wonderful time. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end was rocking slacks and a polo shirt as he looked down at a sign for a body of … Read more
Beneath autumn skies, a freighter carrying four of the world’s largest container-cargo cranes glided into San Francisco Bay, squeezing under the Golden Gate Bridge en route to the docks of Oakland. That day in the fall of 2000 was a spectacular, but not singular, triumph for an upstart Chinese company that dominates manufacturing of the … Read more
Policymakers want to see more evidence that inflation is firmly on a path to their 2% target before lowering interest rates. (Andrew Harnik / Associated Press) Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest gathering show most officials remained more worried about the risk of cutting interest rates too soon than keeping them high for too long … Read more
Whoopi Goldberg defended Malia Obama after social media users trolled the former first daughter for not using her famous last name to promote her first short film. “Apparently some folks online are criticizing her for it, claiming everyone knows she’s an Obama, so it’s pointless to hide it,” Goldberg said on “The View” Wednesday of … Read more
BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti in Los Angeles. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) BuzzFeed on Wednesday said it is reducing its workforce by 16% in a significant move to cut costs. The online media company also announced the sale of youth-oriented publisher Complex for $108.6 million to L.A.-based live shopping platform NTWRK. The cuts come … Read more
Comedian Shane Gillis at Madison Square Garden in New York during Dave Chappelle’s 50th birthday celebration in August. (Evan Agostini / Invision / AP) The comedian Shane Gillis, who will host “Saturday Night Live” this week, has described himself as racist. That’s the term he uses in a 2017 episode of his podcast, “Matt and … Read more
That’s what friends are for. Steven Spielberg has revealed that his late pal Robin Williams called him every week to cheer him up while he was filming his 1993 Holocaust movie, “Schindler’s List.” Spielberg’s friendship with Williams stretched back to “Hook,” the 1991 flick that Spielberg directed and featured Williams as an adult Peter Pan. … Read more
The ownership of this 12,700-square-foot mansion was the subject of fake news — but now it can get a real owner. Platinum Luxury Auctions A luxe Mediterranean-style abode boasting 200 feet of prime Atlantic Coast frontage in Florida is set to hit the auction block with a twist — and no, it’s not because there’s … Read more