Day: May 17, 2024

In Cannes, Francis Ford Coppola talks Trump, self-financing ‘Megalopolis’ and why he has no regrets

9:01 pm May 17, 2024

Much attention has been paid to the $120 million of his own fortune that Francis Ford Coppola put up to make the futuristic epic “Megalopolis,” but the director himself isn’t much concerned. “I don’t care. I never cared,” Coppola said of money, speaking to reporters at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday. “The money doesn’t […]

Ex-Baltimore prosecutor and convicted fraudster Marilyn Mosby appeals to Biden for help

9:01 pm May 17, 2024

Baltimore’s former top prosecutor, who was one of the biggest voices advocating for police accountability and transparency, is asking the White House for a pardon ahead of her sentencing for her perjury and mortgage fraud convictions. The bid from Marilyn Mosby is being backed by the Congressional Black Caucus, which wrote President Biden a letter […]

Scottie Scheffler praises police for being ‘our protectors,’ describes interactions with them while in custody

8:42 pm May 17, 2024

Scottie Scheffler was in unfamiliar territory early Friday morning, as he was arrested en route to the PGA Championship at Valhalla. The ordeal had Scheffler feeling “pretty rattled, to say the least,” and he admitted it took him a “few holes” to feel somewhat normal again. But in a somewhat ironic twist (he is facing […]

CNN’s Zakaria says first debate with Trump will be ‘make-or-break’ for Biden’s campaign

8:34 pm May 17, 2024

CNN host Fareed Zakaria argued that the upcoming first debate between President Biden and former President Trump might decide the current president’s chances at a second term. “I think it‘s a big moment for Biden. I think it’s in some ways a make-or-break,” Zakaria said during a guest appearance on “CNN Newsroom with Jim Acosta.” […]

Steve Buscemi attack: ‘Person of interest’ in custody in NYC sucker punch, police say

8:09 pm May 17, 2024

A “person of interest” is in custody in connection with a sucker punch attack that injured actor Steve Buschemi on Third Avenue in Manhattan last week, according to the NYPD. The 66-year-old former “Boardwalk Empire” and “Sopranos” star suffered a black eye and bleeding in the May 8 ambush, police said. They previously identified 50-year-old […]