CNN’s chief legal affairs correspondent Paula Reid has decided to leave the network rather than remain through David Ellison’s looming takeover of parent company Warner Bros. Discovery, according to a report. Reid, one of CNN’s most prominent legal journalists, informed management last week that she would not renew her contract when it expires later this summer despite receiving what Status described as a generous renewal offer. According to the newsletter, Reid privately raised concerns with CNN executives about Paramount Skydance’s pending $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery and the uncertainty surrounding the future of the network under Ellison’s ownership.…

A registered child sex offender in California who sparked outrage earlier this year with his failed bid for Fresno City Council is celebrating after state lawmakers killed a bill that would have barred him — and others like him — from running for public office. Rene Campos, who failed to collect the 20 signatures needed to qualify for the Fresno City Council ballot in March, hailed the demise of the legislation as a victory for constitutional rights. “The First Amendment does not belong to the comfortable,” Campos told Fox26 News. “Today, the Senate Committee did what Fresno refused to do.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York City’s mayor is again under fire after spewing outlandish claims that his socialist policies are to credit for a balanced budget in the Big Apple, just after the city received a multi-billion dollar bailout from the state.”In January, our administration inherited a $12 billion budget deficit — a fiscal crisis greater than the Great Recession,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani said in a Tuesday post on X announcing that the debt had been cleared.”We balanced the budget by taxing the rich and making government more efficient,” Mamdani continued. “We did not balance…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! NEW YORK — Even some invited guests didn’t know the location of the wedding between Taylor Swift and her Super Bowl-winning beau Travis Kelce as recently as Sunday, according to a source with knowledge of the event — while New York City authorities are preparing for days of nuptials at Madison Square Garden this week.Details about the wedding remain scarce, but Fox News Digital reported Tuesday that the NYPD is preparing for an event spanning Thursday to the wee hours of Saturday morning and involving street closures, hundreds of VIPs and more,…

Get ready to be fully tanked this Fourth of July weekend. With gas prices up by nearly 40% since February, some of your favorite retailers and grocery stores have done the unthinkable — become charitable by offering giant savings. Ahead of July 4, companies like Amazon, JCPenney, Walmart and more are giving customers some much-needed extra mileage help. As of July 1, the national average is $3.84 for regular gas, according to data from AAA. Hawaii leads the US with its average pump price of regular gas at $5.48 a gallon. For the cheapest fill, head to Indiana, as the…

Ransom notes sent to various media outlets following Nancy Guthrie’s suspected abduction in February have been determined to be fake by the FBI, according to a new report. Reuters reported on Tuesday, June 30, that authorities found two notes sent in February, one of which included a demand for money, and a more recent note claiming to have information on the suspected kidnappers to be inauthentic, citing an FBI official. “None of the ransom notes are believed to be genuine,” the FBI official told the news agency. According to Reuters, a second law enforcement official familiar with the case corroborated…

Securing a top-notch big man was one of the Lakers’ biggest priorities entering the offseason.  And the Lakers achieved that goal, agreeing to terms on a trade with the Jazz for restricted free agent center Walker Kessler. Los Angeles will receive Kessler from the Jazz for unprotected first-round picks in 2031 and 2033 and first-round swaps in 2028 and 2030. Kessler will then sign a 4-year, $130 million contract with Los Angeles. Kessler, along with Pistons star big man Jalen Duren, who’s also a restricted free agent, were among the Lakers’ top targets this offseason to pair alongside superstar guard…

Great news for Page Six fans: Gossiping may give you an evolutionary advantage, research suggests. Next time you start worrying that it’s somehow unbecoming to dish on the details of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding — or a juicy rumor about a colleague — know that researchers in Poland found that indulging in a bit of tea time is actually good for you. Those engaging in the rumor mill were more likely to have both a romantic relationship and more kids, suggesting that these behaviors have a small reproductive advantage. Social psychologist Dr. Marcin Moroń, PhD, looked less at the…

Life on Earth could continue for another 1.8 billion years, according to new research. This figure, which is based on complex climate models, is far longer than many previous studies indicated.As the sun evolves, it is getting brighter. Our star is currently producing about a third more energy than it did at the dawn of the solar system 4.5 billion years ago. And it will continue to get hotter until it eventually dies in about 5 billion years.Scientists have wondered for decades how long life on Earth will manage to cling to existence as the sun brightens. In 1982, James…

Sony said Wednesday it will stop producing physical discs for all new games released on PlayStation consoles from January 2028, marking a full shift to digital distribution as consumer purchases continue to move online. Digital downloads accounted for about 80% of Sony’s full-game software sales in fiscal 2025, according to the company, reflecting a years-long shift toward digital game purchases. The Japanese entertainment and technology company said new PlayStation titles released from January 2028 will be sold through the PlayStation Store and by retailers in digital formats only. The change will not apply to games released, or already scheduled for disc release, before…