WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 22: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem listens to U.S. President Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office August 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump announced the FIFA World Cup 2026 draw will take place at The Kennedy Center. Chip Somodevilla/Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
A website long associated with neo-Nazi propaganda is now redirecting visitors straight to the Department of Homeland Security’s website. The abrupt shift has reignited scrutiny over how extremist groups can operate on U.S.-registered web domains in the first place. The .us domain, administered under the authority of the U.S. Commerce Department, had previously been used to host far-right extremist content despite rules prohibiting hate speech and violent ideology. This week, the site began pointing to DHS, which is led by Kristi Noem, instead, according to reporting from The Guardian. The redirect appears to signal that the domain has been seized or disabled, but critics say it underscores a deeper failure of oversight. Civil rights advocates and researchers told The Guardian that extremist groups were able to exploit lax enforcement to lend themselves an air of legitimacy by operating on domains tied to the U.S. government. This abrupt change has instead thrown a spotlight on how easily extremists were able to exploit a system associated with the federal government.
Mordehay Grunberger and Inna Gastman Maor. Inna Gastman Maor/Facebook
A beloved pastry chef has tragically passed away after a freak bakery accident in North Miami Beach, Florida, on Friday. Mordehay Grunberger, 71, was found dead at the South Florida Kosher Market, where he had become tangled in the industrial dough mixer. Authorities say that they do not suspect foul play and believe the incident was purely accidental. The store where Grunberger worked as head pastry chef was closed following the incident. “Today my beloved husband Miki, my closest person in my life my best friend, and father of my two beautiful sons, tragically passed away!” wrote Grunberger’s wife, Inna Gastman Maor, on Facebook in response to the death. “I lost myself. I love him so much. He’s the love of my life!” Deaths involving industrial dough mixing machines are rare, but they do happen. In 2016, a Ream’s Food Store employee in Sandy, Utah, died after falling into one, and in 2022, a North Carolina woman also died from her injuries after being stuck in one for over an hour. Police have said that Grunberger’s death remains under investigation, while the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is also investigating.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 03: Steve Coogan attends "The Penguin Lessons" UK Premiere at The Curzon Mayfair on April 03, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images) Gareth Cattermole/Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images
The White Lotus is adding more star power for Season 4. The HBO hit, set to film in the French Riviera, has added Steve Coogan, 60, and Caleb Jonte Edwards to its growing cast, Variety reports. Coogan brings prestige to the ensemble, having earned two Academy Award nominations for Philomena—including Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture. The veteran actor, producer, and writer is best known for his long-running British comedy role as Alan Partridge and recently appeared in BBC One’s How Are You? It’s Alan(Partridge), with another installment of The Trip franchise also in the works. Edwards is a newer face, with more limited screen credits, including a guest role on the Australian crime drama Black Snow. The pair joins previously announced cast additions Alexander Ludwig and AJ Michalka as creator Mike White continues announcing an ensemble for the next chapter of the Emmy Award-winning show. Production on Season 4 is expected to begin later this year.
Cases of measles have skyrocketed in South Carolina, the state facing the largest outbreak in the country as it spreads to three other states. Health officials said that 124 cases were diagnosed since Tuesday, bringing the total to 558 since the outbreak began in October. “We have lost our ability to contain this with the immunity that we have,” Dr. Helmut Albrecht, an infectious disease physician, said in a press conference. “It’s going to get worse before it gets better.” Measles is one of the most infectious diseases on the planet, and the outbreak is centered in Spartanburg County, where children and teenagers make up the majority of cases. Most of them are unvaccinated. On Jan. 5, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a major overhaul of the U.S. childhood immunization schedule, cutting the number of universally recommended vaccines from 17 to 11. The measles vaccine, which is given in the triple-shot MMR vaccine, is not one of the immunizations that has been cut. However, RFK Jr. has long waged a war on vaccines, questioning their safety. MMR vaccination rates have been on the decline since 2020, slipping below the herd-immunity threshold of 95 percent in 2021. Total childhood vaccination rates are currently as low as 82.5 percent in some parts of South Carolina, with authorities urging parents to get the MMR shot for their children as soon as they can.
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NASA Unveils Artemis II Spacecraft for Crewed Moon Orbit
NASA's Artemis II Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft are rolled out of the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on January 17, 2026, ahead of the crewed lunar mission. (Photo by Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / AFP via Getty Images) MIGUEL J. RODRIGUEZ CARRILLO/AFP via Getty Images
NASA has unveiled its Artemis II spacecraft, Orion, which will soon carry a crew into orbit around the moon. Orion and its SLS rocket were rolled out at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday morning, then transported over to a launch pad. While it could take 12 hours to lug the craft the four miles to its launch site, once there, it could be put to use as early as February 6. Orion will hold four astronauts—Americans Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, and Canadian Jeremy Hansen—and take a journey lasting around 10 days. The first Artemis launch in 2022 had no crew, and this second iteration is expected to put NASA on track for a human moon landing in the near future. NASA administrator Jared Isaacman said of the mission: “Why are we doing this? We are doing this to fulfill a promise—a promise to the American people that we will return to the moon,” adding, “The architecture you see behind us here with SLS and the Orion spacecraft is just the beginning.”
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70-Year-Old Woman Dies After Riding Universal’s ‘Mummy’ Coaster
Florida, Orlando, Universal Studios, Dueling Dragons Inverted Roller Coaster. (Photo by: Jeff Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Jeff Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty
A 70-year-old woman died after riding Universal Studios Florida’s “Revenge of the Mummy” roller coaster, according to a new report obtained by People. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services report said the woman became unresponsive during the ride and was transported to a local hospital, where she later died last November. Officials did not identify the woman or disclose the specific medical cause of death in the report. “Revenge of the Mummy,” which opened in 2004, reaches speeds of up to 40 miles per hour and features a 39-foot drop. According to the outlet, the attraction has been involved in at least 21 reported incidents since its debut. The death comes after another tragedy at the park. Last September, 34-year-old Kevin Rodriguez Zavala died after riding “Stardust Racers” at Universal’s newly opened Epic Universe park. Zavala suffered blunt force trauma, and Universal later reached a settlement with his family in December 2025, according to reports.
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A new intelligence bulletin suggests that imports from Indonesia, including shrimp, will likely continue to test positive for the radioactive isotope Cesium-137 (Cs-137). The FDA first announced a recall of shrimp from the Indonesian company PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati in August. It had detected a small amount of Cs-137 in one bag from the manufacturer, which would not pose an “acute hazard” to consumers, but could cause health risks over time. The agency advised consumers not to eat the shellfish from the brand. The alert prompted an investigation into radioactive contamination in an industrial zone near Jakarta, which is where the shrimp were processed. Now, the latest bulletin from Homeland Security says various Indonesian products will “almost certainly test positive for Cs-137 in the coming weeks and months.” These imported items include the shrimp, shoes, spices, and more. The contamination was most likely unintentional, according to DHS. Homeland Security is “well postured” to block affected items from entering the country. At this time, no product alerted for Cs-137 has entered the U.S. marketplace.
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 09: Blake Lively is seen on December 09, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by BG048/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) BG048/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images
Blake Lively has added some serious firepower to her legal team as the fight with her It Ends With Us director and co-star Justin Baldoni heads toward trial. On Friday, Lively hired Sigrid McCawley, a managing partner at Boies Schiller Flexner, who previously represented victims of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The new hire comes just days ahead of a key hearing, where Baldoni is expected to seek dismissal of some or all of Lively’s claims. McCawley also represented Lively’s publicist, Leslie Sloane, after Baldoni named her in a countersuit accusing her of orchestrating a smear campaign. In a statement to The Cut,McCawley described the case as centering on allegations of a hostile work environment and retaliation after Lively raised concerns on set. Lively sued Baldoni in December 2024, alleging sexual harassment and inappropriate conduct during production, including claims Baldoni entered her trailer without consent. Baldoni has denied the allegations and previously accused Lively, Sloane, and Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynolds, of defamation and extortion. Those claims were dismissed last year.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Hands ‘The View’ a Major Win
Marjorie Taylor Greene is shaking up the ratings game. Just two days after retiring from Congress, Greene paid a visit to The View on Jan. 7. The episode pulled in 2.75 million viewers, giving the ABC daytime talk show its most-watched episode since April, according to Nielsen figures first reported by TheWrap. That’s a 7 percent bump over her previous appearance in November. While the conversation touched on her break with Trump and her decision to leave Congress, Greene largely avoided the combative tone that once defined her media appearances. Greene has become one of the show’s most reliable ratings draws, with each of her recent appearances delivering a measurable boost in viewership. MTG’s presence also lifted The View’s weekly average to 2.61 million viewers, a 59 percent jump from the previous week. Ratings climbed sharply across key demographics, including women aged 25-54 and 18-49. The View ranked No. 1 among daytime network talk shows that week, outperforming NBC’s Today Third Hour. The ABC program continues to lead broadcast daytime talk shows for a ninth consecutive season.
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‘Heated Rivalry’ Effect Takes a Nearly-Empty Ice Rink by Storm
Fans of the seemingly overnight sensationHeated Rivalry have begun making pilgrimages to shooting locations around Canada, including the Sleeman Centre in Guelph, Ontario, where the cast and crew shot every hockey sequence featured in the show in just 10 days. “We normally don’t book anything into April and May,” the arena’s manager, Ryan Giles, told Variety, before explaining that because Guelph Storm didn’t make the playoffs in 2025, the show was able to use the arena to film. Giles estimates that hundreds of fans have visited the arena since the show’s premiere to take photos or purchase merchandise, and he has also seen the evidence on TikTok.
“There’s a lot of them, of people that are just showing up and wanting to take pictures around the building‚” Giles explained. Fortunately for those fans, the rink’s team is happy to provide them with a quick tour, though Giles notes that diehard fans would easily be able to orient themselves based on what they’ve seen in the show. Heated Rivalry, which was created by Letterkenny’s Jacob Tierney for Canadian streamer Crave and picked up by HBO Max in the U.S., has already been renewed for a second season after becoming a surprise global hit following its debut in November.
Every hockey scene in ‘Heated Rivalry’ was filmed over the course of just ten days at Guelph's Sleeman Centre. Sabrina Lantos/HBO Max