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Laura Loomer Faces Rejection Over Lawsuit Targeting Bill Maher's Donald Trump Joke

Far-right activistLaura Loomergot a legal setback when a federal judge dismissed her defamation lawsuit against comedianBill Maher. The case is about a joke Maher told on his HBO show, implying a romantic relationship between Loomer and PresidentDonald Trump.

Judge tosses Laura Loomer’s defamation case against Bill Maher

U.S. District Judge James Moody issued an 18-page ruling on April 22 in favor ofBill Maherand HBO (viaNBC News). The judge determined that Maher’s remarks during a September 2024 episode of Real Time with Bill Maher were clearly presented as comedic hyperbole rather than a statement of fact.

During the broadcast in question, Maher referenced an earlier segment about “who’s Trump fu**ing,” before quipping, “I think it might be Laura Loomer.” The episode had aired soon after Loomer was seen traveling on Trump’s private plane and attending both a presidential debate and a 9/11 memorial event alongside the president.

In his ruling, Moody noted that the show happened “during a time when the environment was rifewith jokesand speculation about Loomer’s relationship with President Trump.” The judge asserted that any reasonable viewer of Maher’s long-running political satire program “would have understood Maher was making a joke, and not a statement of fact about plaintiff and President Trump.”

The court also addressed the issue of damages. The judge wrote that Loomer failed to demonstrate reputational harm or a loss of income. In fact, court documents revealed that Loomer testified her income increased in 2024 compared to prior years. Furthermore, he noted that Donald Trump still “continues to solicit her opinions” and invites her to the White House, indicating her standing with the president remains unchanged.

During his testimony in the case, Bill Maher explained his comedic process, referencing the public displays of affection observed between Loomer and Trump. “It’s just comedy. These are jokes,” Maher stated. Loomer, who has a history of promoting conspiracy theories and was previously banned from multiple tech platforms for anti-Muslim rhetoric, reacted angrily to the decision onX (formerly Twitter).

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Far-right activistLaura Loomergot a legal setback when a federal judge dismissed her defamation lawsuit against comedianBill Maher. The cas...

Kylie Kelce Shuts Down the Possibility of Baby No. 5, Telling Her Followers to Take a 'Chill Pill'

Kylie Kelce is making it clear that she's not ready for a fifth child after a fan suggested it was going to happen after her husband Jason Kelce's dapper look at a recent wedding

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The podcaster immediately denied the possibility of welcoming another baby at the moment, joking that her "uterus might hear" the woman's suggestion
The mom of four ended by sharing she's "seen him" and gets why they would say that

Kylie Kelceis making it clear that she's not ready to welcome another little one.

During the Thursday, April 23 episode of theNot Gonna Liepodcast, the podcaster and mom of four, 34, reacted to some of the comments her viewers left about her husbandJason Kelce's, 38, looking dapper at the wedding of his former Philadelphia Eagles teammate, Lane Johnson, and his wife Kelsey Johnson. One fan wrote that the picture "screams baby no. 5," to which Kylie told her to "watch your mouth."

"My uterus might hear you. She's not talking to you, uterus," she teased. "Guys, we have four children. My youngest child just turned one. Can you, I don't know, take a f--king chill pill?"

"I've seen him. Trust me. We have four," she said in response to her husband's appearance. "I get it."

Kylie and her husband share four daughters together:Finnley, 12 months, Bennett, 3, Elliotte, 5, and Wyatt, 6.On her podcast, the doting mom regularly shares parenting tips, updates and opinions as she navigates raising four kids under 6.

During the "Ask Me Some Things" segment on the latest episode, she shared her feelings about sleepovers, revealing whether she'd let their four daughters stay the night somewhere else.

"No," she said immediately after reading a viewer's question. "Oh, guys. We live in a different world than when we were growing up. And to be fair, I didn't even really have sleepovers when I was growing up. I think I can, off the top of my head, remember maybe two or three sleepovers that I had."

"No, my kids are not going for sleepovers," she added.

She went on to explain that she'll let her kids still participate in the event even though they'll be going to sleep in their own beds."I will let them stay for all of the activities, and then I'll pick you up to go to bed," she explained. "If you want me to take you back in the morning because people are doing, like, breakfast and an activity in the morning, I'll take you back."

"You're sleeping in your house," she continued. "I have trust issues. Okay?"

Kylie Kelce, Jason Kelce and their familyCredit: Kylie Kelce/Instagram

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In a different episode, Kylie responded to a viewer's question about adding another little one into the family less than two years after becoming a first-time parent. Kylie said that going from one to two kids "felt great" to her, explaining her stance and giving tips to the expectant mom.

"One to two to me felt great. It was entertainment for the older and entertainment for the younger," she explained. "When the older one is launching themselves off of things, the little blob is just lying there watching them like, that's pretty crazy. So it's built-in entertainment in both directions, which I really appreciated."

"The good news about one to two is that you still have a hand for each," she added. "If they do ready break and then they run [in] different directions, you can still grab both of them."

She also addressed her stance on having kids close in age. Admitting that she's "biased," Kylie shared why it was "so nice" having all her kids so close together.

"Our oldest are 17 months apart, and it was so nice because now it feels like they're hitting stages very quickly behind each other, and it's been that way the whole time," Kylie said. "And they'll learn from each other. It's so cool to have siblings that are that close in age."

"I'm biased again," she admitted, explaining that each of her daughters is no more than two years apart. "It's great. I love it."

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Stephen Colbert counts down to his last day on “The Late Show ”with help from Jon Stewart

Stephen Colbert's The Late Show on Wednesday included a sketch with the host and The Daily Show's Jon Stewart selling memorabilia.

Stephen Colbert and guest Jon Stewart on 'The Late Show' April 22Credit: Scott Kowalchyk/CBS

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Colbert called it Late Show Home Shopping, and it really exists.
The last episode is scheduled to air May 21, after CBS announced in July that this was the show's final season.

Stephen Colbertis preparing for the end.

On Wednesday, he and a very recognizable guest,The Daily Show'sJon Stewart, teamed up for a sketch advertising areal charity auctionofLate Showprops and merch before the series airs itsfinal episodeMay 21.

The funny guys sported floral leisure wear as they showed off some of the items up for big event. Colbert did, at least once, require a big gulp of whatever he was drinking from his branded coffee mug.

When Stewart suggested they start bidding for the item at $20, Colbert hilariously spit out the drink in Stewart's face and said there was "no way" they could start bidding so high. Stewart took a swig from his own mug, but Colbert suggested they lower the price to $19.99, which he called "actually a tremendous value."

And the items actually are for sale, with some of them going for a much higher price.

For example, the red carpet that guests walked on as they walk onto the set, as well as a wig that had belonged to Stewart was up to $5,600.

At one point, Colbert teased a T-shirt that reads "The Last Show" in the font ofThe Late Show, which Stewart got so excited about that he poured his mug on top of his head.

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One of the bigger items: theLate Showsign, which hung in the studio, accompanied by signed mugs from Colbert and Stewart. The bidding for it was up to $10,100 late Wednesday.

Several of Colbert's neckties were among the other items.

In his monologue, Colbert also sent a box labeled "Iran War jokes" to his colleague Jimmy Kimmel, after noting that he was beginning to wonder if U.S. involvement there would be over by the time he left.

The Late Show With Stephen Colbertairs at 11:35 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

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Ringo Starr reveals the one humble ritual the Beatles refused to quit even at the height of fame

Ringo Starr is getting candid about his days withthe Beatles, including the one rule the band never broke even as their fame skyrocketed.

The legendary drummer revealed the one simple habit that remained unchanged until the very end. They always shared rooms on tour.

"You guys were roommates when the Beatles would tour," hostJimmy Kimmelsaid during Monday's episode of his show, prompting Starr to reflect on the band’s early days.

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"Well, we were always four of us in two rooms," Starr said. "So, I was roommates with everybody. You know, Paul was roommates with everybody. Depended where they put the suitcases. We just went and shared a room."

The host asked whether that changed once they became the biggest band on the planet. Starr revealed it didn’t.

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"No, right up to the last day of the last tour — or the last night of the last tour — we shared," Starr said.

Long before private jets and sprawling entourages became standard for global superstars, Starr and his bandmates —Paul McCartney, John Lennonand George Harrison — were simply four young men navigating fame together, suitcase by suitcase.

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Kimmel took the conversation in a more humorous direction, asking, "Wow. That’s really cool. When you visit each other at your homes now, do you get into bed together ever?"

Starr laughed, "No. No, not anymore."

But the host pushed one step further with a cheeky question about Starr’s closest sleeping companion outside of the family.

"Who would be the man — outside of maybe your family — the man that you’ve slept with the most? Would that be Paul?"

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Starr replied, "Well, actually, I’d like to tell you I slept with the three of them."

The former Beatles drummer shared that herecently saw McCartney performlive and has plans to collaborate on a duet for his upcoming album, a full-circle moment for the two surviving Beatles who are still creating music together.

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The legendary artist's upcoming country album, "Long Long Road," is set for release April 24.

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During Starr’s career, he has receivednine Grammy Awardsand has been inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, once with the Beatles and the second time as a solo artist.

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Between 1970 and 2023, Starr released 20 solo studio records and four EPs.

In 2018, Starr was knighted, and in 2019, he celebrated 35 years of touring with his All-Starr Bands. In 2022, he received an honorary degree as a doctor of music from Berklee College of Music, and earlier he was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame with the Joe Chambers Musicians Legacy Award.

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Home Depot manager accused of giving millions in fraudulent discounts

A Home Depot manager in Florida is accused of running a "deliberate" and "systematic" fraud scheme at stores where he worked, leading the company to lose more than $4 million through unauthorized discounts, arrest documents show.

Mauricio Jimenez, 48, faces organized fraud and first-degree grand theft felony charges for allegedly running the scheme from December 2023 to April 2026 at different store locations in Florida, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by USA TODAY. He was arrested on April 21 by the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office.

According to the arrest affidavit, the investigation began after the Home Depot Assurance & Advisory Management Program discovered a "high quality, high value, high markdown order" during a visit to Jimenez's previous store in Hialeah Gardens, Florida. The order was eventually flagged by store leadership, who later "observed multiple transactions" with Jimenez.

Investigators said Jimenez was authorized as store manager to approve pricing adjustments, including markdowns, and had access to "internal sales and inventory systems" through login credentials and password-protected authorization.

"It was initially observed that he had several highly excessive markdowns conducted to repeated customers," the arrest affidavit noted, adding that store leaders flagged "irregularities in high‑volume bulk transactions" originating from his store.

Jimenez was "engaged in a deliberate, systematic, and ongoing scheme to defraud Home Depot," the arrest report said. The markdowns, according to investigators, created "a negative sales margin of around $4.3 million to these accounts."

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Attorney: 'There's nothing that says that he is receiving any kickbacks'

Jimenez appeared in bond court on April 22,CBS News Miamireported. Prosecutors argued that the discounts Ramos provided resulted in larger bonuses.

During the appearance, Jimenez's attorney, Melissa Ramos, said her client's actions did not constitute stealing.

"There's nothing that says that he is receiving any kickbacks, like he was getting any benefit from this," Ramos told the judge, CBS News Miami reported.

Judge Mindy Glazer later found probable cause and set Jimenez's bond at $15,000, ordering him to stay away from Home Depot. The local outlet also reported that Jimenez has since bonded out of jail and was released from custody.

USA TODAY reached out to Home Depot for comment on Jimenez's employment status.

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Madonna pleads for return of vintage outfit that disappeared at Coachella

Madonnais soliciting the public's help in locating a historic costume that went missing after her surprise performance duringCoachella Weekend 2.

Days after she returned to the Southern California music festival on April 17, 20 years after her Coachella debut, the 67-year-old Queen of Pop took to social media to offer a reward for the return of the vintage outfit she wore onstageduring Sabrina Carpenter's set.

"Still flying high since Friday night at Coachella! Thank you to Sabrina and everyone who made it possible. Bringing Confessions II back to where it began was such a thrill," she wrote in an April 20 Instagram story. "This full circle moment hit different until I discovered that the vintage pieces that I wore went missing – my costume that was pulled from my personal archives – jacket, corset, dress and all other garments."

"These aren’t just clothes, they are part of my history," her message continued. "Other archival items from the same era went missing as well. I’m hoping and praying that some kind soul will find these items and reach out to my team."

She provided an email address,Infomaverick2026@gmail.com, for those who might know the whereabouts of her belongings.

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"I’m offering a reward for their safe return," Madonna wrote. "Thank you with all my heart."

After Madonna made a dramatic, backlit entrance on Carpenter's stage, the two performed "Vogue," the yet-to-be-released "Bring Your Love" off her upcoming album "Confessions II" and "Like A Prayer."

In April 2006, Madonna performed songs off her 2005 "Confessions on the Dance Floor" album as she made her debut in the Sahara Tent.

Justin Bieber performs his headlining set on the Coachella Stage during Weekend 2 of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 18, 2026, in Indio, California.