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McDonald’s is serving fried apple pie again for America’s 250th birthdayJun 16, 2026 2:37 pm - McDonald’s is frying up some apple pies to honor America’s 250th birthday. The company said Tuesday it’s bringing back fried apple pies for the first time in more than three decades. They’ll be available at most U.S. restaurants for a limited time starting June 23.
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Jelly Roll files for divorce after 10-year marriage, citing irreconcilable differencesJun 16, 2026 1:08 pm - Country music star Jelly Roll has filed for divorce from his wife of 10 years, according to court filings.
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The Grammys add 5 new categories and announce changes to best new artistJun 16, 2026 9:47 am - The Recording Academy has tweaked some of its rules for the 2026 Grammy Awards, including the addition of five new categories such as best Asian pop music performance.
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Higher prices for gas, groceries and flights will likely outlast the Iran warJun 16, 2026 8:03 am - Even after oil starts flowing again from the Middle East, it could take awhile for consumers to see a difference at local fuel pumps, supermarkets and other places they shop, according to economists and industry analysts.
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A Jenna Bush Hager imprint release is now in Oprah’s book clubJun 16, 2026 7:54 am - Oprah Winfrey’s latest book club pick also has the blessing of a second literary tastemaker, Jenna Bush Hager. Winfrey announced Tuesday that she had selected Sophie Chen Keller's “Little Wonder.”
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G7 allies scramble to put Ukraine back atop Trump’s agenda as war drags onJun 16, 2026 7:40 am - U.S. allies at the Group of Seven summit of major industrialized democracies worked Tuesday to push the war in Ukraine back up the agenda of President Donald Trump after more than four years of fighting sparked by Russia’s full-scale invasion.
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Multiple arrests as FBI disrupts ‘planned attacks’ targeting White House UFC show, director saysJun 16, 2026 7:37 am - WASHINGTON — Law enforcement officials disrupted a planned attack targeting President Donald Trump's UFC cage-fighting show at the White House this past weekend, accordin...
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Luke’s ‘Empire’ light saber, ‘Wizard of Oz’ witch hat and Lebowski rugs going up for auctionJun 16, 2026 7:13 am - A light saber with Luke Skywalker’s severed hand from “The Empire Strikes Back” that is expected to sell for seven figures headlines an upcoming auction of valuables from movies, music and other corners of pop culture.
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Paris Hilton returns to Utah ‘troubled teen’ facility to support others who allege mistreatmentJun 16, 2026 6:55 am - Paris Hilton returned Monday to the Utah boarding school where she said she was abused as a teenager, the latest stop in her yearslong campaign calling for reforms to what is commonly known as the troubled teen industry.
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Author Amy Griffin sues woman who alleged she stole her stories of sexual abuse in memoir ‘The Tell’Jun 16, 2026 6:48 am - Author Amy Griffin sued a former classmate for defamation on Monday, saying the woman’s statements in a New York Times story and a subsequent lawsuit alleging Griffin appropriated her stories of sexual abuse for her bestselling 2025 memoir “The Tell” are false in “every element.”