Fox News’ Janice Dean announced Wednesday that she’s taking time off to heal from health issues. Dean, the conservative network’s senior meteorologist who’s a host on “Fox & Friends,” wrote on Facebook:“I wanted to let you all know that I’m taking a break from work (and social media) for a bit. I’m ok, but I’ve had some health issues that require rest and time to heal. My bosses at Fox have been kind and understanding, and I feel blessed to be able to take a break to be with my family.”Janice Dean, pictured forecasting the weather in 2024, is taking time off to deal with unspecified health issues. “All of my dreams kind of came crashing down.”Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementDecades later, “I’m still standing,” she said.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGATLANTA (AP) — A longtime prosecutor announced he will take over the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others, after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was removed from the case and no one else wanted the job. Trump earlier this week announced pardons for people accused of backing his efforts to overturn the results of that election — including those charged in Georgia — but Skandalakis has said that has no bearing on these state charges. AdvertisementAfter the Georgia Supreme Court in September declined to hear Willis’ appeal of her disqualification, it fell to the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council to find a new prosecutor. Skandalakis can continue to follow Willis’ vision for the prosecution, decide to pursue only some charges or dismiss the case altogether. He ultimately ruled that Willis could remain on the case if Wade resigned, which the special prosecutor did hours later.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Blue Origin launched its huge New Glenn rocket Thursday with a pair of NASA spacecraft destined for Mars. In a remarkable first, Blue Origin recovered the booster following its separation from the upper stage and the Mars orbiters, an essential step to recycle and slash costs similar to SpaceX. Twenty minutes later, the rocket’s upper stage deployed the two Mars orbiters in space, the mission’s main objective. The identical Mars orbiters, named Escapade, will spend a year hanging out near Earth, stationing themselves 1 million miles (1.5 million kilometers) away. Blue Origin plans to launch a prototype Blue Moon lunar lander on a demo mission in the coming months aboard New Glenn.

Ellen Mei, a SNAP program specialist and local union representative, appeared on MSNBC on Oct. 2 to discuss how the government shutdown was impacting federal workers and the USDA’s food assistance operations. She said that workers administering the SNAP program were feeling “overworked and exhausted” due to agency cuts and explained how funding could run out if the shutdown dragged on. Mei said she was simply exercising her First Amendment rights by discussing what the shutdown could mean for the SNAP program. called on the USDA to reverse the “retaliatory” firing and put Mei back on the job “immediately” when federal workers return following the shutdown. AdvertisementThe Federal Unionists Network says that 18,000 USDA employees have left the agency this year since Trump began pushing federal workers out through early retirement programs and layoffs.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGA newly released email in which Jeffrey Epstein bragged about giving a girlfriend to Donald Trump angered a former model who dated Epstein and claimed he once “delivered” her to the future president to be “groped” by him. The note showed how “deeply misogynistic” the two men were, Stacey Williams told CNN on Thursday. “You know, the same two men who did what they did to me when Jeffrey Epstein walked me into Donald Trump’s office to be groped by him. He expected a fight.”Trump was the only male friend Epstein consistently talked about, according to Williams. Power The Facts Your Support Fuels Our Mission Your Support Fuels Our Mission The Trump administration hopes its deepest secrets remain hidden, but we will not stop demanding answers.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON – Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) signed off on a potential payday for Republican senators whose phone records were obtained in a Justice Department investigation. The potential legal windfall is part of the government funding bill President Donald Trump signed into law on Wednesday evening. AdvertisementA Democratic aide said Schumer fought to make sure the provision would also protect senators going forward, so it would shield Democratic senators from potential overreach by the Trump Justice Department. ), a former constitutional law professor, has said the new law gives Republican senators more rights than regular citizens. AdvertisementOther senators who could win millions in damages either have kept quiet or said they wouldn’t try to get the cash.

Alan Carr in the Celebrity Traitors finale, with fellow contestants Nick Mohammed and David Olusoga BBCGiven how gleefully he offed his fellow contestants over the course of the series, one of the most unexpected moments of the entire run of Celebrity Traitors was when Alan Carr burst into tears after coming clean to his fellow finalists. After confessing he’d been a “Traitor” from the start in the gripping finale, Alan admitted to Ted Lasso star Nick Mohammed and historian David Olusoga that the guilt had been “tearing me apart”, breaking down in tears while the pair rushed to his side to comfort him. AdvertisementEarlier this week, Alan made an appearance on Jonathan Ross’ podcast Reel Talk, where he opened up about what he was feeling in that moment. The comedian began by insisting that he and Paloma Faith are now “friends” again after he quietly “murdered” her in plain sight, admitting that was part of the show that “really hurt”. “I think the reason why I did burst into tears [in the final] was [firstly] because I was thinking of the charity,” he said.

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LOADING ERROR LOADINGFormer U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance on Wednesday argued that President Donald Trump “may not outlast” his administration’s saga with late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. As the House prepares to vote next week on releasing files tied to Epstein, Vance stressed that the White House is “doing everything it can to prevent” it despite the president’s promise to release the files on the campaign trail. “Transparency means releasing the files. AdvertisementFILE — Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell pose together at the Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida on Feb. 12, 2000. Your initial support helped get us here and bolstered our newsroom, which kept us strong during uncertain times.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON (AP) — British billionaire Joe Lewis, whose family trust owns the Tottenham Hotspur soccer club, was pardoned by President Donald Trump more than a year after he was fined $5 million after pleading guilty to insider trading and conspiracy charges in New York, authorities said Thursday. Clarke, cited his failing health and a lifetime of good works during his sentencing in April 2024. Under his ownership, the Premier League club built a state-of-the-art stadium at an estimated cost of more than $1 billion. Today, a trust benefiting members of Lewis’ family is the majority owner of ENIC, the holding company that owns the team. Lewis himself is not a beneficiary of that trust and relinquished operational control of the club in October 2022, according to corporate filings.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGVice President JD Vance pulled back the curtain on his consideration of a 2028 presidential bid in an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Thursday. Vance added that he has plans to discuss a 2028 White House run with Trump after the November 2026 elections. Advertisement“We’re going to do everything we can to win the midterms,” Vance said. Trump, who has at times hinted at plans to pursue an unconstitutional third term in office, has also floated both Vance and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio as potential successors. AdvertisementBut Vance, who has previously called Rubio his “best friend in the administration,” claimed there’s no rivalry between them despite speculation about the future.

My heart jumped, then thudded, as I faced my fears and the door to Room 207 at Los Altos High School. Ultimately, I was happy I’d written the essay — and was happy I was going to be talking about it at the high school. Telling the truth meant risking ridicule, rejection and/or embarrassment — especially in front of high school students. Courtesy of Perla LunaClutching my marked-up essay in one hand, and reaching for the doorknob with the other, I headed into that high school classroom… and my deepening vulnerability. This year I returned to Los Altos High School to talk about my article again, only this time I had far less fear.

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LOADING ERROR LOADINGMANCHESTER, N.H. – The longest government shutdown ever may finally be over, but the Democratic Party is just beginning to reckon with angry voters who are sick and tired of seeing them lose to President Donald Trump. However, in the short term, the ongoing discontent could lead to another government shutdown early next year. AdvertisementDemocrats have vowed to keep fighting for the ACA subsidies, and a few lawmakers on either side of the shutdown debate have kept the door open to another fight in January. “The message we’re hearing is that we shouldn’t speak ill of the Democratic Party because you don’t want to throw the baby out with the bath water,” she said. “Every single day, he is giving us more material to expose who he is,” he said, pivoting to Trump.