The ex-husband of former first lady Dr. Jill Biden has been indicted on a murder charge in the death of his current wife, authorities said Tuesday. William Stevenson, 77, was arrested in connection with the death of his wife 64-year-old Linda Stevenson, who was found unresponsive in December inside a home in New Castle County, Delaware, police said. He was arraigned and is being held at Howard Young Correctional Institution on a $500,000 bond. Police did not share more details about their investigation or Linda Stevenson’s cause or manner of death. Linda Stevenson was described as a “deeply family-oriented” person who enjoyed taking vacations with her daughter and granddaughter, and cheering on the Philadelphia Eagles, according to her obituary.

February 03, 2026 21:45 UTC

Chuck Negron, one of three lead singers in the original lineup of the hitmaking Los Angeles band Three Dog Night, died Monday at his home in Studio City. His death was announced by a representative, Zach Farnum, who didn’t specify a cause but said that Negron died peacefully surrounded by his family. Between 1969 and ‘75, Three Dog Night put 21 songs inside the Top 40 of Billboard’s Hot 100; three of those went to No. Three Dog Night released its first album in 1968 — among the other members were Michael Allsup, Jimmy Greenspoon, Joe Schermie and Floyd Sneed — but by the mid-’70s the band had broken up. Negron’s survivors include his wife, Ami Albea Negron; his children Shaunti Negron Levick, Berry Oakley, Charles Negron III, Charlotte Negron and Annabelle Negron; and nine grandchildren.

February 03, 2026 21:44 UTC

LOADING ERROR LOADINGSeveral more beach homes have crashed into the ocean along North Carolina’s Outer Banks, littering the shoreline with hazardous debris while raising the total number of felled homes along the barrier island to 31 since 2020. This brings the total number of homes lost to the surrounding ocean to 20 since September, and 31 since May of 2020, the National Park Service said. Debris from collapsed homes litter the shoreline in the Outer Banks village of Buxton, North Carolina, on Monday. In 2023, the National Park Trust announced a partnership with the National Park Service to purchase and safely remove two at-risk homes in Rodanthe, approximately 25 miles north of Buxton. Park officials did not respond to HuffPost’s requests for comment.

February 03, 2026 21:43 UTC

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February 03, 2026 21:40 UTC

AdvertisementBlanche said he wouldn’t rule it out, then added a pretty big “but.”“But, as you know, it is not a crime to party with Mr. Epstein,” he said. “But, it’s also the kind of thing that the American people need to understand, that it isn’t a crime to party with Mr. Epstein,” he repeated. AdvertisementTrump and Epstein were once close friends and partied together before a falling out that was reportedly over real estate. Blanche: It's not a crime to party with Mr. Epstein. Karoline Leavitt: They were neighbors, so it’s OK.Todd Blanche: You can party with Epstein no problem.

February 03, 2026 21:39 UTC

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February 03, 2026 21:39 UTC

If Hilary Knight is the GOAT of women’s ice hockey, then Caroline Harvey is the kid. That isn’t just a reference to her age, 23, which makes her the seventh-youngest player on the U.S. Olympic team. In 2019, while at the height of her career, Knight risked everything when she joined more than 200 other players in boycotting the existing women’s hockey leagues to form the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Assn. Four years later that led to the creation of the well-funded Professional Women’s Hockey League, with eight teams playing in the U.S. and Canada. AdvertisementWhen Harvey joined the national team ahead of the 2021 world championships, Knight shared some advice.

February 03, 2026 21:37 UTC

Controversial director Brett Ratner, whose documentary “Melania,” about the first lady, premiered last week, found himself in the headlines once again over his alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein. A photograph, part of the trove of files released Friday in the Department of Justice’s investigation into Epstein, shows Ratner sitting on a couch with his arms wrapped around a woman, whose identity is concealed. “I’ve never been in contact with Jeffrey Epstein before that photo and never in contact with him after,” he said on the show. California Epstein files reveal emails between Ghislaine Maxwell, L.A. Olympics boss Casey Wasserman. brett Ratner thought we should meet.” He follows up with a second email asking whether Ratner had spoken to this person yet.

February 03, 2026 21:37 UTC

I took the Coast Starlight out of Los Angeles up the coast, and enjoyed some truly spectacular scenery of the Pacific as we went north. I then boarded the Empire Builder, which would take me across the top of the country to Chicago. The scenery included amazing views of the Columbia River Gorge that have stayed seared into my brain forever. Hours and hours and hours of grass, grass and more grass. Once out of the prairie in western Minnesota, the scenery got more conventional, with more towns, as well as larger cities.

February 03, 2026 21:33 UTC

Beverly Hills-based private equity investment firm Platinum Equity has made an investment in precision sheet metal contract manufacturing company Tongrun International. “Partnering with Platinum Equity represents an exciting opportunity to double down on our accelerating growth trajectory through a strong, collaborative relationship,” said Strieby, in a statement. Founded in 1995 by Tom Gores, Platinum Equity specializes in mergers, acquisitions and operations. “Tongrun sits at the center of several powerful long-term trends, especially the unprecedented investment in data centers and AI infrastructure,” said Platinum Equity co-president Jacob Kotzubei, in a statement. “Its ability to pair front-end design and prototyping with highly scalable domestic and international manufacturing makes the company an essential partner to the world’s most sophisticated OEMs.”AdvertisementInformation for this article was sourced from Platinum Equity.

February 03, 2026 21:32 UTC

KYIV — Russia pounded Ukraine’s energy grid with missiles and drones Tuesday, causing power outages in Kyiv and other major cities as temperatures dropped below freezing just a day after President Donald Trump restated that the Kremlin had agreed to pause power sector attacks. Energy operators have described it as the worst attack on the power sector so far this year. No missiles going into Kyiv or any other towns, and he’s agreed to do it. He said that Moscow launched some 70 missiles and 450 attack drones — several times the typical amount of missiles during an overnight barrage. Because of the strikes, DTEK said, it introduced “emergency power cuts” in parts of Kyiv.

February 03, 2026 21:32 UTC

While Washington Post employees remain in the dark about an impending round of cuts that could dramatically reshape the publication, the man that many hoped could soften or stop the blow, owner Jeff Bezos, has remained silent. So far, three staff-organized letters sent by Post employees to Bezos imploring him to protect the Post’s robust coverage have gone unanswered. Two days later, employees sent Bezos a letter asking him to preserve the newspaper’s local coverage, which is also said to be at risk for heavy cuts. Post staffers have also filmed and posted videos on social media urging Bezos to “#savethepost”. On Monday, the union representing most Post employees called out Bezos in a series of posts on X.

February 03, 2026 21:30 UTC

The idea of a “desk shrimp” is so familiar that it has become a popular internet meme, but it’s not just a joke. What ‘Desk Shrimping’ Does To Our Bodies And BrainsThe first early warning sign that your “desk shrimping” is hurting your body will often simply be stiffness or a bodily twinge. How To Avoid Being A ‘Desk Shrimp’Illustration: HuffPost; Photos: Getty Are you a "desk shrimp"? This way, you can adjust the height of the screen and avoid “desk shrimp” behavior. These adjustments take practice, but it’s better than being a desk shrimp for life with aches and debilitating pains.

February 03, 2026 21:25 UTC

People For the American Way opposes the nomination of Andrew Davis to be a federal judge in the Western District of TexasOn behalf of our hundreds of thousands of supporters and activists nationwide, People For the American Way opposes the nomination of Andrew Davis to be a federal judge in the Western District of Texas. For instance, an extensively-documented whistleblower complaint revealed that senior Justice Department official Emil Bove suggested in March that the administration violate court orders. [ii] President Trump subsequently nominated Bove to a seat on the Third Circuit, to which he was confirmed. In fact, a July study revealed that the Trump administration had defied one in three judges who had ruled against him. [viii] He wrote:[It] identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases.

February 03, 2026 21:22 UTC

You bring a gun into this district, count on going to jail and hope you get the gun back, and that makes all the difference,” Pirro told Fox News’ Martha MacCallum Monday when discussing a recent drop in homicides. “Now, since the surge happened, there have been 9,500 arrests and almost 1,000 guns taken off the street. While MacCallum praised Pirro’s remarks, social media was loaded with backlash from gun advocates and lawmakers on the right. Advertisement“I bring a gun into the district every week,” Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) wrote on X. Ron DeSantis (R) stated on X, “Second Amendment rights are not extinguished just because an American visits DC.”Second Amendment rights are not extinguished just because an American visits DC.

February 03, 2026 21:17 UTC