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LAS VEGAS — A jury convicted a Canadian man of animal cruelty charges on Monday afternoon for snatching a flamingo named Peachy from its enclosure at an iconic Las Vegas hotel in what prosecutors called a drunken and malicious act.Prosecutors said tourist Mitchell Fairbarn harmed the bird at the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel and Casino when he took it to his room on March 3. The man’s defense attorney had told jurors at trial in a Nevada court that the man committed a foolish act while intoxicated but he intended no harm to the bird.Jurors returned convictions on felony and…

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Richard Riehle, a prolific character actor whose bushy mustache and knack for portraying beleaguered middlemen made him a favorite of Hollywood casting directors for decades, has died, his representatives said Monday.He was 78. Riehle’s representatives said he died over the weekend but did not provide details about the cause.Riehle was best known for his supporting role in Mike Judge’s corporate satire “Office Space” as Tom Smykowski, an anxious product manager who rages against the prospect of getting laid off. (“I have people skills! I am good at dealing with people! Can’t you understand that?”).He left an impression even with scant…

Golf courses, Jon Husted’s fat dumper, and demands to rename “New Mexico.” There are only 15 days until the midterms, and Donald Trump is locked in.  On Monday, with early voting already underway in more than half a dozen states, the president should be focused on boosting Republicans’ closing message to disillusioned voters around the country. Instead, he is upset that New Mexico is called New Mexico.   “New Mexico should immediately change its name to New America,” the president wrote on Truth Social. “We are not Mexico, we are the United States of America! The name would add great value…

Wildlife officials euthanized a coyote in Atwater Village after a reported attack on a 16-month-old child. California Department of Fish and Wildlife officers responded to the 3300 block of Glenhurst Ave. Friday after getting reports that a child was injured in an incident involving a coyote, the department said in a statement. The child was treated at a hospital and released. That same evening, officers found a coyote in the area where the child was bitten, trapped it and euthanized it. Officials took DNA samples from both the child and the coyote to determine whether the coyote that was euthanized…

Melyssa Ford is turning 50 in November, and she has the skreetz talkin’ after sharing a video on Friday, October 16. Ford listed her seven reasons for being single in the clip, and her fans are acting OUT. RELATED: Chrisean Rock Drops Tears After Blueface Surprises Her With Jewelry & Fans Have A LOT To Say (VIDEO) Melyssa Ford Shares 7 Reasons For Being Single  Melyssa Ford has the internet ablaze after sharing a video listing her seven reasons for being single. Ford shared the clip on Instagram on Friday, and she explained why she is still single as she welcomes…

Earlier this year Albanese himself was evacuated from his official residence over a bomb threat. As of August, about 20 cases in which people were accused of making violent threats against him were winding their way through courts around the country.In recent years, politicians here have been mailed bullets. Female MPs – and in some cases their children – have been threatened with sexual violence. A Jewish MP’s office has been firebombed, a Sydney mayor’s car has been torched and countless other politicians have had their workplaces vandalised.Just last week Small Business Minister Anne Aly said she had received a…

The Philadelphia Eagles have ruled out quarterback Jalen Hurts for the entire season after doctors found multiple blood clots in his lungs.In Philadelphia’s Week 4 loss against the Los Angeles Rams, Hurts was accidentally cleated in the calf. After sustaining that calf injury, he received a precautionary ultrasound in London on October 10 that revealed a superficial blood clot. Despite this, the Eagles cleared Hurts to play.After the Eagles lost to the Jacksonville Jaguars in London, the extent of Hurts’ blood clot issues worsened, as a follow-up ultrasound revealed that the blood clot moved, leading Philadelphia to place Hurts on…

On this week’s episode of the RealClearInvestigations Podcast, RCI Editor J. Peder Zane and RCI Senior Reporter James Varney use two articles – a New York Times piece on the rising number of violent threats against US elected officials and a CNN report on the growing number of extremists targeting data centers – to discuss the various factors helping unleash what Philip Roth called the, "American Berserk." They also discuss a Tablet story detailing how a recent death at a Russian laboratory studying plague has increased fears of another man-made pandemic.

Stephanie Baker and Priyanjana BenganiOctober 19, 2026 — 7:30pmSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.No gift articles leftYou’ve used all of your gift articles. 3 more will become available on the 1st of every month.CloseAAALondon: Russian disinformation operators are deploying an army of bots to inflate view counts of fictitious posts about celebrities and Democratic candidates ahead of the US midterm elections.AI-fabricated video clips of well-known actors and musicians – including Robert De Niro, Julia Roberts and Cher – attacking Democrats began appearing on X in early September, some urging…