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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Blake Lively went on offense after settling her lawsuit with “It Ends With Us” co-star Justin Baldoni, asking a federal judge to award her potentially tens of millions of dollars.In a new legal filing, obtained by Fox News Digital, Lively’s legal team argued that Baldoni’s dismissed $400 million defamation case was not only baseless but retaliatory. The 38-year-old actress accused Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios and others of filing the countersuit to punish her for speaking out about alleged sexual harassment and misconduct.Lively demanded a sweeping financial judgment that includes attorneys’ fees, triple damages…

The S&P 500 slipped on Thursday after briefly touching a fresh all-time intraday high, as oil prices rebounded from earlier losses. Investors continued to monitor developments surrounding potential negotiations between the United States and Iran.The benchmark index fell 0.4%, pressured by declines in technology and semiconductor stocks, including Amazon, Broadcom and Micron Technology.The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite declined 0.2% after also reaching a new intraday record earlier in the session, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 356 points, or 0.7%.Apple shares touched a new all-time intraday high of $290.33 on Thursday, surpassing the previous peak of $288.62 reached in December…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A North Carolina substitute teacher who was photographed sobbing in a mugshot after admitting to having sex with a 15-year-old has reached a plea deal.Katelyn Dawn Schronce, 33, was arrested on April 17, 2025, and was initially charged with statutory rape, which left her facing up to 30 years behind bars.But she reached a deal on Thursday by pleading guilty to indecent liberties with a child and was sentenced to between 20 and 33 months in prison, according to WHKY.GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL Katelyn Dawn Schronce, a former Catawba County substitute…

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has been granted security clearance to receive briefings from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, her office confirmed. The premier’s office provided few other details but says in a statement that the clearance allows her to be briefed on national security matters.“The premier has now obtained her top-secret clearance in order to receive briefings on issues related to national security,” said Smith’s press secretary, Sam Blackett.In response to questions seeking more information, Blackett referred to Smith saying in March that she was seeking the higher clearance so she could be aware of any foreign interference attempts in…

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Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Planet Fitness — Shares fell nearly 33% after the gym operator lowered its full-year earnings outlook. The company now sees its bottom line growing about 4% year on year. That’s down from a forecast that called for an expansion of 9% to 10%. Vital Farms — The egg producer’s stock dropped 20% on a surprise loss for the first quarter. Vital Farms lost 3 cents per share, excluding certain items. Analysts polled by FactSet expected a profit of 6 cents per share. The company also cut its full-year earnings outlook. Datadog…

NewsFeedA Palestinian boy mourns his father, one of three people killed in an Israeli strike on a security post in Gaza. The attack is part of ongoing Israeli violence, despite a fragile ceasefire, which has killed at least 846 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.Published On 7 May 20267 May 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Compounding layers of leniency in California laws are allowing drivers charged with vehicular manslaughter to walk away with clean criminal and driving records, prompting calls for reform from victims’ families.Allison Lyman, who is looking for accountability for the crash that killed her son last year, believes soft-on-crime laws passed under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s tenure have weakened accountability for road deaths, amounting to what she described as “negligence.””You know, our hunch is this was all happening during ‘soft on crime,’ ‘let’s clear the jails,’” Lyman said of California’s laws.”And the consequence now is…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys are now aligned in pushing forward a competency determination for the man accused of a brutal killing aboard a Charlotte light rail train, according to new court filings submitted Thursday.The filings mark a significant turn in the federal case against Decarlos Dejuan Brown Jr., 34, who is charged in the 2025 stabbing death of Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee attacked on the city’s Lynx Blue Line.A Bureau of Prisons evaluation concluded Brown is not competent to stand trial at this time after what prosecutors described as…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! We’ve now had three nights for the NBA Playoffs with two games each night. It has been a similar story in almost all of the nights. Monday, we saw the Knicks blow out the 76ers, and the Timberwolves barely beat the Spurs. Tuesday, the Pistons won a closer game over the Cavs, while the Thunder killed the Lakers. Last night, the Knicks barely escaped over the 76ers, and the Spurs blew out the Timberwolves. Will we have a repeat of a close game and blowout on the Thursday slate? Oklahoma City Thunder…