A man with multiple pending criminal cases in New York walked into 30 Rockefeller Center on Wednesday morning, made his way past the lobby, and confronted Today show anchor Craig Melvin on a staircase near the broadcast studio, all before security could stop him. The suspect, identified as Andrew Truelove, was detained and arrested. No […] The post Man with extensive criminal record breaches Today show studio, confronts Craig Melvin appeared first on American Almanac .
A man with multiple pending criminal cases in New York walked into 30 Rockefeller Center on Wednesday morning, made his way past the lobby, and confronted Today show anchor Craig Melvin on a staircase near the broadcast studio, all before security could stop him. The suspect, identified as Andrew Truelove, was detained and arrested. No one was injured. But the breach raises hard questions about how a repeat offender moved freely through one of the most recognizable buildings in America. The NYPD confirmed it responded to a "disorderly person" call inside the building around 9 a.m. on July 16, 2026. Truelove entered through the lobby, reached an unauthorized area in a vestibule near Studio 1A, and encountered Melvin on a staircase, USA…Open
"Dancing with the Stars" professional dancer Gleb Savchenko has filed an emergency custody petition accusing his ex-wife Elena Samodanova of abducting their two daughters and wrongfully keeping them in Hong Kong, more than two years past a deadline she allegedly agreed to bring them home. The 42-year-old Russian-born dancer filed the petition on July 14, […] The post DWTS dancer Gleb Savchenko files emergency custody petition, alleges ex-wife took daughters to Hong Kong and won't return appeared first on American Almanac .
"Dancing with the Stars" professional dancer Gleb Savchenko has filed an emergency custody petition accusing his ex-wife Elena Samodanova of abducting their two daughters and wrongfully keeping them in Hong Kong, more than two years past a deadline she allegedly agreed to bring them home. The 42-year-old Russian-born dancer filed the petition on July 14, USA Today reported , seeking temporary sole legal and physical custody of his older daughter Olivia, 15, and invoking the Hague Convention on international child abduction to petition for the return of his younger daughter Zlata, 8. The filing paints a picture of a father cut off from his children by an ocean and a wall of unilateral decisions, and of a mother who, he alleges, has built…Open
Maddox and Zahara Jolie-Pitt have filed court petitions to legally shed "Pitt" from their surnames, making them the fourth and fifth of Brad Pitt's six children to formally or publicly distance themselves from the name of the man who once called himself their devoted father. Legal notices published in the Los Angeles Daily Journal revealed […] The post Two more Jolie-Pitt children move to drop their father's surname as decade-long divorce grinds on appeared first on American Almanac .
Maddox and Zahara Jolie-Pitt have filed court petitions to legally shed "Pitt" from their surnames, making them the fourth and fifth of Brad Pitt's six children to formally or publicly distance themselves from the name of the man who once called himself their devoted father. Legal notices published in the Los Angeles Daily Journal revealed the filings, with Maddox's hearing set for September 14 and Zahara's scheduled roughly two weeks later, The Sun reported . If granted, both will carry only the surname Jolie, the same path their sister Shiloh blazed in 2024. The filings land nearly a decade after Angelina Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt in September 2016, citing irreconcilable differences. What followed has been one of the longest,…Open
Rosie O'Donnell fled to Ireland before Donald Trump's second inauguration, citing her mental health and fears for her nonbinary autistic child. Now she's back in New York, staging a one-woman show and sitting for a wide-ranging Variety interview in which she offered a personal theory about why Trump has targeted her, compared the current political […] The post Rosie O'Donnell returns from self-imposed exile with a familiar list of grievances appeared first on American Almanac .
Rosie O'Donnell fled to Ireland before Donald Trump's second inauguration, citing her mental health and fears for her nonbinary autistic child. Now she's back in New York, staging a one-woman show and sitting for a wide-ranging Variety interview in which she offered a personal theory about why Trump has targeted her, compared the current political moment to World War II, and described her unsuccessful efforts to help the late actress Michelle Trachtenberg. The interview covers a lot of ground, cosmetic surgery, GLP-1 drugs, her daughter's imprisonment, RFK Jr., FIFA, Saturday Night Live, and the Eagles, but its center of gravity is where it always is with O'Donnell: her long-running public conflict with Trump and her conviction that the…Open
A court in the United Kingdom has ruled that the term "Yank," a long-standing nickname for Americans, constitutes racial harassment.
A tribunal in Scotland has awarded thousands in compensation to an American pizzeria worker after ruling that being called a “Yank” amounted to racial harassment. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A court in the United Kingdom has ruled that the term “Yank,” a long-standing nickname for Americans, constitutes racial harassment. DETAIL: On Thursday, it was reported that a Scottish court had ruled that the term “Yank,” derived from the term “Yankee,” is a form of racial harassment. The court ruled that a man, Michael Tortolano, had used the term while insulting his American co-worker, Raymond Joseph, during a workplace dispute. Both men worked at a Pizza Express branch in Aberdeen, Scotland. The dispute took place last year. As…Open
The Trump administration is intensifying efforts to hold schools accountable for not protecting students from sexually abusive teachers, zeroing in on California, where lenient union protections and the practice known as “passing the trash” have long enabled the problem. Education Secretary Linda McMahon is leading the effort, targeting districts that ignore sexual assault allegations or […] The post California Faces $50 Million Funding Hit as Trump Targets Schools Shielding Abusive Teachers appeared first on StoneZone .
The Trump administration is intensifying efforts to hold schools accountable for not protecting students from sexually abusive teachers, zeroing in on California, where lenient union protections and the practice known as “passing the trash” have long enabled the problem. Education Secretary Linda McMahon is leading the effort, targeting districts that ignore sexual assault allegations or quietly transfer accused teachers to new schools. Officials have warned that three schools in two California districts, including Tulare City Unified and Wilsona School District, could lose nearly $50 million in federal Title I funding if they fail to address violations, according to the New York Post . This action follows years of documented…Open
For more than two decades Iraq has been synonymous in the minds of many Americans with war, sacrifice, terrorism, and seemingly endless military commitments. Presidents came and went. Strategies changed. Trillions of taxpayer dollars were spent, thousands of brave American service members made the ultimate sacrifice, and countless more returned home carrying the physical and […] The post Trump Opens a New Chapter With Iraq Built on Prosperity, Not Perpetual War appeared first on StoneZone .
For more than two decades Iraq has been synonymous in the minds of many Americans with war, sacrifice, terrorism, and seemingly endless military commitments. Presidents came and went. Strategies changed. Trillions of taxpayer dollars were spent, thousands of brave American service members made the ultimate sacrifice, and countless more returned home carrying the physical and emotional scars of war. Yesterday, however, President Donald J. Trump signaled that America is finally turning the page. His Oval Office meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al Zaidi represented far more than another diplomatic gathering. It marked the beginning of an entirely new relationship founded upon commerce, investment, energy development, and mutual…Open
President Donald Trump has long understood something many Washington, D.C. bureaucrats never grasped. America’s border does not begin at the Rio Grande, Niagara Falls, JFK Airport, or along any of the unpatrolled areas along the Southwest border. It begins wherever our enemies begin planning to bring terrorists, narcotics, human traffickers, or deadly contraband toward the […] The post America’s Border Begins Overseas appeared first on StoneZone .
President Donald Trump has long understood something many Washington, D.C. bureaucrats never grasped. America’s border does not begin at the Rio Grande, Niagara Falls, JFK Airport, or along any of the unpatrolled areas along the Southwest border. It begins wherever our enemies begin planning to bring terrorists, narcotics, human traffickers, or deadly contraband toward the United States. That is precisely the philosophy behind U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Office of International Affairs. While the agency recently highlighted its growing international partnerships on social media , this initiative deserves far more attention than a promotional post with a globe emoji. The concept is remarkably simple. Instead of waiting…Open
OPINION: Gabriel Perez, a long-time teleprompter operator for President Trump, has been put on unpaid leave for allegedly using his inside knowledge of Trump's speeches to place bets on Kalshi. #Trump #Kalshi #InsiderTrading
