Ralph Yarl — the teenager who survived a close-range shooting which may have been racially motivated, is set to meet with the mother of Ahmaud Arbery … TMZ has learned. Ahmaud’s mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, tells us she asked attorney Lee Merritt — who reps both her and Yarl’s family — if he could broker a

Play video content McCurtain Gazette-News Four white Oklahoma officials were secretly recorded talking about murdering journalists, lynching black people and joking about someone dying — and now they’re all in very hot water. Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt called for the immediate resignations of McCurtain County Sheriff Kevin Clardy, Sheriff’s Captain Alicia Manning, Jail Administrator Larry

Fox News is cutting a nine-figure check to avoid going to trial in one of the highest-profile defamation cases in American history — the network struck a last-minute deal with Dominion Voting Systems to settle the case. The trial was scheduled to start Tuesday in Delaware Superior Court … 12 jurors had been selected in

Russia’s men’s basketball team will not be allowed to compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, the International Basketball Federation ruled Tuesday … as the killing in Ukraine continues. FIBA decided to not permit the Russian squad from participating in upcoming qualifying tournaments … meaning the team will not play in the Olympics. Bulgaria,

Morgan Freeman says he doesn’t like Black History Month or the term “African American” … and views both as insulting. The actor makes his feelings known in an interview with The Sunday Times, telling the UK publication … “Black History Month is an insult. You’re going to relegate my history to a month?” Morgan feels

Rep. George Santos is apparently trying to cater to the Barbz — he just introduced a new bill named after Nicki Minaj that’s all about vaccines … so claims one journo. Semafor’s political reporter Kadia Goba tweeted out some news she says she’s privy to — namely, a piece of legislation the New York congressman

Play video content C-SPAN President Biden either had another gaffe in Ireland this past week — or he really wants to stick to the rest of the world … or, lick it, rather. During the final days of his international trip to Ireland, Joe delivered remarks at a banquet dinner in front of state officials

Play video content Triggered with Donald Trump Jr. Donald Trump Jr. is trying to put the fire out on the Bud Light outrage after they teamed up with a transgender person — and his rationale is … they actually support the GOP. The ex-Prez’s oldest son made his pitch on his podcast, “Triggered with Donald

Play video content Bill Maher feels VERY strongly … Trump‘s indictment in the Stormy Daniels case will backfire on Democrats, and they have hard proof right before their eyes — the saga of Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky. The ‘Real Time’ host made it clear … although the Manhattan D.A. indicted Trump on falsifying campaign

UPDATE 11:31 AM PT — According to a report from CNN, 21-year-old Massachusetts National Guardsman Jack Teixeira was arrested in connection with the case. UPDATE Play video content Fox News The man behind the massive leak of secret U.S. documents that exposed our spying on allies and the dire situation with Ukraine’s war against Russia

The Women’s Tennis Association is returning to China … ending a one-and-a-half-year boycott imposed after tennis star Peng Shuai accused a high-ranking Chinese government official of sexual assault. Now, the WTA says after talking to their players and the tournament representatives, they’ll return to China later this year … but they’re standing by their decision

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who infamously survived a nerve agent 3 years ago, has reportedly fallen ill while behind bars … and some on his team believe he’s slowly being poisoned to death. The Vladimir Putin nemesis was met with an ambulance over the weekend due to stomach pains, but his lawyer Vadim Kobzez

A scary situation for the people of Japan, as a North Korean ballistic missile launch resulted in an evacuation order on Japan’s second-largest island. The terrifying scene played out Thursday morning when North Korea fired a missile off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula, headed for the sea off the coast of Japan. Play

Brittney Griner is ready to open up about her harrowing time spent in captivity inside a Russian penal colony. The 32-year-old, 8x WNBA All-Star has inked a deal with publisher Alfred A. Knopf to write a still-untitled memoir which they say will take a deep dive into Griner’s nearly one-year stay in a Moscow-area penal

A truck carrying a ton of toxic soil out of the train derailment zone in East Palestine tipped over in an accident this week … but the local EPA says there’s nothing to worry about in terms of contamination. Per law enforcement, a tractor-trailer was heading northbound Monday on SR-165 in Columbiana County — which

Play video content CNN UPDATE 1:42 PM PT — Sources at CNN tell us Don’s hot mic moment wasn’t exactly what it seemed. We’re told the mic caught his conversation with the show’s producer about how best to introduce Jon Stewart. UPDATE As it was scripted, Don referred to Stewart as a “comedian and host,”

Tennis officials dropped the ball when they failed to ban Russian players after Putin‘s military invaded Ukraine last year, so says the world’s number 1 ranked player, Iga Swiatek. “I heard that after World War II, German players were not allowed as well as Japanese and Italian, and I feel like this kind of thing

LSU hoops star Angel Reese has decided she will attend the White House visit with her team after all … days after she contemplated skipping the visit because of remarks made by First Lady Jill Biden. Remember, Reese took issue with FLOTUS saying Iowa should attend the White House, too — a tradition usually reserved

UPDATE 1:03 PM PT — NPR reporter Bobby Allyn says Twitter is removing the state-media label from NPR’s account and instead adding “Government-Funded” … which now reflects on the platform. UPDATE UPDATE EM apparently told Allyn that Twitter will do this for other outlets as well in the near future. Elon Musk appears to be

Play video content TMZ.com The thousands of Californians who’ve fled to Tennessee, Florida and Texas are having second thoughts … and many are, as they say, going back to Cali … so says L.A. real estate mogul Kurt Rappaport. Kurt joined us Friday on “TMZ Live” to fill us in on the slow reversal of

Play video content Tik Tok/@mrs.deedoubleyou Monica put a damper on her “Goonica” nickname, and a few fans’ chances of landing more punches during a fight that erupted at her show. The star singer was recently in D.C. for the R&B Experience Tour, and was bringing the house down with her hit ballad, “Why I Love

LSU will not let a small squabble between its star player and Jill Biden get in the way of a championship party at the White House … the school just revealed it’d “certainly” accept an invitation despite the tiff. In fact, according to a university spokesperson, the Tigers would be “excited” to continue the celebration

Donald Trump may be public enemy No.1 in the eyes of some … but not to Jorge Masvidal — the UFC star visited the former President at a rally in Florida Tuesday evening hours after 45 was arraigned in NYC. Masvidal says he was invited to Mar-a-Lago … the same night Trump returned from the

UPDATE 12:32 PM PT — The hearing has ended. Donald Trump left the courthouse and is on his way to the airport. UPDATE Play video content CNN UPDATE 12:17 PM PT — Prosecutors are asking the judge to issue, at the very least, a warning to Trump not to make dangerous or threatening statements related

Donald Trump certainly enjoyed the support of some of his family during his big speech Tuesday night following his historic criminal arraignment — but there was one very important person missing in action: his wife, Melania. Indeed, Melania was noticeably absent from the mob of supporters who crowded into Mar-a-Lago to listen to the former

Donald Trump might have had his worst day ever … but Stormy Daniels had her best day on a popular pornography website. The good folks over at Pornhub tell TMZ … Donald’s arrest has been a boom for Stormy’s adult videos, with searches for her pornos spiking while Trump was getting booked. We’re told Pornhub

Stormy Daniels is just one slice of the pie for Donald Trump‘s alleged hush money payments … according to the 34-count indictment, which Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg just unsealed. As expected, the indictment details the $130,000 Trump allegedly paid Daniels in exchange for her silence about what she describes as their affair. Trump has denied

Play video content Fox News The judge warned Donald Trump if he continued attacking individuals and institutions a gag order might be in order … well Tuesday night, Trump gave that judge the middle finger. The former President reacted to his historic indictment with a vengeful speech at Mar-a-Lago … railing on not only the

UPDATE 12:39 PM PT — Trump‘s plane has landed in NYC. He’ll now make his way to Trump Tower. Donald Trump’s lawyer thinks there’s a benefit to the former President getting indicted in New York City … she says it puts him on par with Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. Trump’s attorney, Alina Habba, drew

Donald Trump‘s attorney drawing a parallel between the former president and the legendary Tupac Shakur does not sit well with the late rapper’s sister … who says the comparison is absurd and laughable. Set Shakur, Tupac’s sister, tells TMZ … “My brother was measured by his integrity, his principles and personal and collective responsibility,” calling