Baltimore prosecutors dropped charges against Adnan Syed, who was recently released from prison after serving 22 years. Syed was serving time for allegedly murdering his girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, and was the subject of the hit podcast, \"Serial.\"
Go deeper →Blink-182 is reuniting to go on tour for the first time in 10 years. Tom DeLonge will return to the group after a seven-year hiatus, rejoining Travis Baker and Mark Hoppus for new music and a new tour.
Tito Puente is featured in the Google Doodle today. Puente was an influential Nuyorican musician and has been called the \"King of Latin Music.\" The Doodle is illustrated by Carlos Aponte.
The SEC is investigating the creator of the Bored Ape NFT, Yuga Labs, over unregistered offerings.
Go deeper →The star of \"Murder She Wrote,\" Angela Lansbury, passed away today at 96. Lansbury is a seven-time Tony award winner, three-time Oscar nominee, and twelve-time Emmy Award-winner. Social media overflowed after the news broke with tributes to her 75-year career.
In an email to Eurasia Group subscribers, Ian Bremmer broke a story that Elon Musk spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin right before he tweeted about the solution to the Russian invasion of Ukraine being a Ukrainian concession of Russian-occupied territories. President Zelensky responded with a poll on Twitter, which gave users the option of which Musk they like more, one who supports Russia or one who supports Ukraine.
Go deeper →Former Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard announced that she is leaving the Democratic party. The former Congresswoman from Hawaii was accused of coordinating with Russia during the 2020 presidential election and was criticized by democrats this year for speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
Go deeper →The Department of Justice has asked the Supreme Court to reject a motion by former President Trump to intervene in the DOJ's investigation into Trump's mishandling of classified documents.
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