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Taylor Swift’s spokesperson responded to the subpoena she was served as a witness in the legal dispute involving Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. According to Deadline, Swift was subpoenaed earlier this week by Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman. “Taylor Swift never set foot on the set of this movie, she was not involved in any casting or creative decisions, she did not score the film, she never saw an edit or made any notes on the film, she did not even see ‘It Ends With Us’ until weeks after its public release, and was traveling around the globe during 2023 and…

Don’t tell their mothers.  Less than half of young Americans think having kids is important, a shocking new survey found.  Out of the more than 2,000 18-to-29-year-olds surveyed for this year’s Harvard Youth Poll, only 48% said procreating is crucial – and even fewer, 46%, believed children were within reach.  Having kids was ranked the lowest among the six life goals respondents were asked about in the March survey, behind financial security, home ownership, long-term romantic partnership, marriage and significant wealth. Less than half of young Americans think that having kids is important in 2025, the Harvard Youth Poll found.…

A coalition of 15 states is suing over President Donald Trump’s efforts to fast-track energy-related projects, saying the administration is bypassing environmental protection laws and threatening endangered species, critical habitat and cultural resources.Trump issued an executive order declaring a “national energy emergency ” on the first day of his presidency. The order urges oil and gas expansion through federal use of eminent domain and the Defense Production Act, which allows the government to use private land and resources to produce goods deemed to be a national necessity. Those kinds of steps are supposed to be reserved for actual emergencies, such…

A massive black bear, weighing close to 300 pounds, mauled to death an 89-year-old Florida man and his faithful dog — the first deadly attack in Sunshine State history. Robert Markel’s granddaughter called 911 on the morning of May 5, after seeing a male bear killing her dad’s dog right outside his camper, situated on her property in Jerome — about 70 miles south of Fort Myers. The dog was dead by the time Collier County Sheriff’s deputies arrived at the scene, according to the Naples Daily News. The black bear had parts of Robert Markel’s remains in its stomach.…

The two nations had been locked in hostilities after a gun massacre last month that India blames on Pakistan. ISLAMABAD, — India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire Saturday after U.S.-led talks to end the most serious military confrontation between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades. The deal was expected to bring a swift end to weeks of escalating clashes, including missile and drone strikes, triggered by the massacre of tourists by gunmen last month that India blames on Pakistan, which denies the charge. Dozens of civilians have been killed on both sides since then. But multiple explosions were heard in two large cities of India-controlled…

Two-way player Travis Hunter, the Jacksonville Jaguars first round draft pick, second overall, pose with a jersey during an NFL football press conference, Friday, April 25, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough) (Gary Mccullough, Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Jaguars officially revealed their 2025 draft class jersey numbers. Travis Hunter will wear number 12.RELATED: How many rookies make it? Predicting the Jaguars 53-man roster before minicampHere are the numbers for the draft class with rookie minicamp set to start on Friday:WR/DB Travis Hunter – 12CB Caleb Ransaw – 27OG Wyatt Millum -…

A 12-year-old boy was shot and killed while filming a music video in Northwest Philadelphia on Saturday, police said. Police responded to a call of a person with a gun at around 12:30 p.m. at the 1500 block of East Pastorius Street, where they found the juvenile victim with gunshot wounds to his stomach inside a home. The unidentified victim was taken to the hospital, where they were pronounced dead at 12:51 p.m., police said. Authorities say the boy was filming a music video with two others, a 15-year-old and 17-year-old, when the shooting took place. It is unclear which…

Under a proposed Texas law, Fort Worth could be forced to cut its nearly 14-year relationship with a Chinese city — an outcome concerning city leaders who have personal ties to the cross-Pacific community.Texas lawmakers are advancing a bill to restrict cities from having sister city relationships with communities in countries deemed a “foreign adversary.” If signed into law, Fort Worth would need to dissolve its relationship with Guiyang, China — a city of about 6 million people and one of Fort Worth’s nine sister cities since 2011. “I will say wholeheartedly that Sister Cities has no ties to any organizations…

Following weeks of escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, the two nuclear-armed countries agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire Saturday, May 10. The ceasefire, mediated by the U.S., was announced by President Donald Trump, who wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social, “Congratulations to both Countries on using Common Sense and Great Intelligence. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” Ceasefire effective immediately While announcing the agreement on Geo News, Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar added that Saudi Arabia and Turkey also helped facilitate the deal, according to reporting from The Associated Press. Writing on the social…

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. After six years of legal battles, the Texas Attorney General’s office announced Friday that it has won a judgment against a company accused of illegally dumping industrial waste into Skull Creek in Colorado County.Attorney General Ken Paxton said his office secured a $60 million settlement against businessman David Polston and his companies, Inland Environmental and Remediation, Inland Recycling, and Boundary Ventures.“I will not allow rogue corporations to pollute Texas’s land and rivers by illegally dumping dangerous chemicals that…