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Country star Dierks Bentley is reflecting on his music career ahead of his summer tour.  With the release of his much-anticipated project "Gravel & Gold," Bentley explained how his tenth studio album ranges from bluegrass music tracks to traditional country music. "I've tried to change and grow … get better at what I'm doing. But, at the end of the day, I'm still the same guy I've always been. Making music that feels good to me," Bentley told People magazine in an interview. "I've got nothing to lose." JESSIE JAMES DECKER, DIERKS BENTLEY AND MORE COUNTRY MUSIC ARTISTS REVEAL THEIR ULTIMATE DUET PARTNERS Fans will recognize some of the melodies from his previous hit songs "High Note" and "Old Pickup." Bentley admitted he enjoys going with the flow of his music, and he never predetermines what the end result of his album will sound like. "I don't know what the sound of a particular album is ever go...

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Saturday slammed former President Donald Trump's statement that he expects to be arrested next week, calling it "reckless" and accusing him of inciting violence. "The former president's announcement this morning is reckless: doing so to keep himself in the news & to foment unrest among his supporters," tweeted Pelosi, the former House speaker . "He cannot hide from his violations of the law, disrespect for our elections and incitements to violence. Rightfully, our legal system will decide how to hold him accountable." Pelosi's tweets came after Trump announced he anticipates his arrest on Tuesday amid reports saying the Manhattan district attorney's office is preparing to issue an indictment for alleged hush money payments that Trump made as a presidential candidate in 2016. TRUMP RECEIVED 'NO NOTIFICATION' OTHER THAN 'ILLEGAL LEAKS' ABOUT POSSIBLE ARREST NEXT WEEK, SPOKESPERSON SAYS ...

Republican lawmakers on Saturday lashed out amid reports that an indictment of former President Donald Trump could be coming next week, with representatives and senators decrying what they see as a politically motivated attack on the former president and 2024 candidate. Fox News was one of a number of outlets this week to report that the Manhattan’s district attorney has requested a meeting with law enforcement ahead of a possible indictment. According to a court source, the meeting was requested Thursday and is to "discuss logistics for some time next week, which would mean that they are anticipating an indictment next week." The potential indictment stems from the lengthy investigation surrounding Trump's alleged payment of "hush money" to porn actress Stormy Daniels . Toward the end of the 2016 presidential campaign, Trump's then-lawyer Michael Cohen sent $130,000 to Daniels to prevent her from disclosing a 2006 affair with Trump. Trump, who denies th...

Former President Donald Trump will travel to Texas next weekend for what will be his first major rally as he seeks the GOP nomination for president in 2024. Announced Friday, the leading Republican's rally will be held on March 25 in Waco, Texas,  which is part of McLennan County, which Trump won in 2020 by more than 23 points. Trump has made numerous visits to the state over the years. Waco is the site of a deadly 1993 massacre where federal agents seized a compound of the Branch Davidians, a religious cult. The plans for Trump's rally come amid reports that the Manhattan District Attorney's office may be preparing to issue an indictment for alleged hush money payments Trump made as a presidential candidate in 2016. TRUMP RECEIVED 'NO NOTIFICATION' OTHER THAN 'ILLEGAL LEAKS' ABOUT POSSIBLE ARREST NEXT WEEK, SPOKESPERSON SAYS But the potential indictment and Trump's claim that he may be arrested Tuesday is not preventing the former president's ...

Tom Warren / The Verge : Interview with Microsoft VP of design and research Jon Friedman about the company's vision for 365 Copilot, lessons learned from Bing AI, ethical concerns, more   —  Copilot is more than just a chatbot.  Microsoft is slowly building an AI assistant that it has dreamed about for years.

In front of an empty DJ booth at an East London nightclub, partygoers danced to AI-generated beats in a unique experimental rave that sought to test whether an app can match the vibe of real-life records and a mixer. Artificial intelligence has been touted as a great disruptor in recent months. ChatGPT, a text-based chatbot developed by OpenAI that can draft prose, poetry or even computer code on command, has gained widespread attention in Silicon Valley, spurring investors to pour money into AI-focused startups. On Feb. 17, AI came for the DJ. APPLE BLOCKS UPDATE OF CHATGPT-POWERED APP, AS CONCERNS GROW OVER AI'S POTENTIAL HARM "Algorhythm" - hosted in The Glove That Fits bar – was billed as one of the first of its kind by its promoter George Pinnegar. "If we can have AI make beautiful music and we can play that to each other, I think that's probably why it's there. That’s why it's a gift," Pinnegar told Reuters. Powering the night’s pulsati...

An increase in enrollment at Maine's community colleges has motivated lawmakers to consider the possibility of offering on-campus housing at the schools. On-campus housing isn't common at community colleges, but there's an increasing trend toward it around the country. A proposal introduced by Democratic Rep. Daniel Hobbs of Wells would direct the Maine Community College System to study providing housing on its campuses. MAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGES DITCH COVID VACCINE REQUIREMENT Enrollment in Maine's community colleges is up 12% since the state created a free tuition program. That has brought with it a greater demand for housing in an increasingly expensive rental market, Hobbs said. Hobbs said on-campus housing "should be more accessible to all students, so that finding off-campus housing is not added to the list of challenges students already face." MINNESOTA LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE RESPONDS AFTER STUDENTS DECLARE CURRENT ALL-GENDER HOUSING INSUFFICIENT M...

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom made a sudden reversal this week on his effort to hit oil companies with price gouging penalties amid record-high gas prices and an energy crisis. Newsom unveiled a proposal Thursday creating a new watchdog arm within the California Energy Commission (CEC) that would monitor daily petroleum market price fluctuations to ensure that market participants "play by the rules." The proposed CEC office would be granted broad authorities to analyze refinery data, subpoena for other information and directly refer cases to the state's attorney general. "We’re making major progress with the Legislature to hold Big Oil accountable for fleecing Californians at the pump," Newsom said in a statement. "With a coalition representing hundreds of organizations and local leaders backing our proposal to impose strong and effective oversight measures on oil companies, the momentum is on our side to get this done for California families....

Connie Loizos / TechCrunch : HR software startup Rippling raised a $500M Series E at an $11.25B valuation, like its Series D, when SVB froze its deposits, taking its total funding to $1.2B   —  As a serial entrepreneur who has famously endured some ups and downs, Parker Conrad has nearly seen it all.  Or so he might have thought until last week.

EXCLUSIVE : Donald Trump Jr. accused President Biden Friday of using TikTok as a scapegoat to distract from the Biden family’s financial ties to Chinese companies and told Fox News Digital that if the Trump family were involved in similar ventures, there would be "wall-to-wall coverage claiming corruption." Trump Jr. spoke after it was revealed members of the Biden family received more than $1 million in payments from accounts related to Hunter Biden’s business associate Rob Walker and their Chinese business ventures in 2017. "Biden is getting smoked by China everywhere that matters, and now we find out that Hunter Biden, Hallie Biden and no-telling-what-other Bidens got over $1 million from some supposed Chinese business ventures," Trump Jr. told Fox News Digital. "So, his handlers are like, ‘We’ve got to come up with a way to seem like we’re tough on China. Oh, we’ve got it, sir. There’s an app where kids record dances; we should ban it.’" Trump Jr....

The Manhattan District Attorney's office has asked for a meeting with law enforcement ahead of a possible indictment of former President Donald Trump next week, according to a court source. According to the source, the meeting was requested Thursday and hasn't been set. The meeting is to "discuss logistics for some time next week, which would mean that they are anticipating an indictment next week," the source familiar with the planning said. Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung, reacted to the news by ripping District Attorney Alvin Bragg in a statement to Fox News Digital, calling his investigation a "witch-hunt," and accusing him of being in the pocket of President Biden and "radical Democrats." "President Donald J. Trump is completely innocent, he did nothing wrong, and even the biggest, most Radical Left Democrats are making that clear," Cheung said. "From Russia, Russia, Russia, to the Mueller Hoax, to Impeachment Hoaxes 1 and ...

Andy Brown / NME : FTC finalized a $245M fine for Epic Games on Tuesday over tricking users into making unintended purchases in Fortnite and banned Epic from using dark patterns   —  Epic Games faces over half a billion dollars in fines from the FTC  —  The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) …

Brian Heater / TechCrunch : Nimble, which helps companies automate their logistics warehouses, raised a $65M Series B led by Cedar Pine, bringing its total funding to $115M   —  There's a long-standing debate in the world of logistics robotics.  On one side stand the greenfield folk, who insist that the best possible experience …

What is sorry? "Jeopardy!" went viral last week when irate fans voiced intense frustration with an editing error that revealed the winner of an episode at the top of the hour.  Executive Producer Michael Davies offered an extensive apology to fans of the popular game show during the "Inside Jeopardy!" podcast. "Right off the bat, apologies to our entire audience," Davies said. "We totally blew it at the top of the show. We made a horrible error where we revealed the final scores at the end in the opening cutaway shot during Mayim’s monologue." 'JEOARDY!’ FANS FURIOUS AFTER MAYIM BIALIK SCHEDULE ANNOUNCEMENT Davies admitted it was a sequence of errors that lead to the catastrophic reveal, explaining the original issue — retaping host Mayim Bialik's monologue — was fairly standard. "We do occasionally pick up monologues for some reason. Sometimes there's a fact that's incorrect, sometimes there's just a performance...

Just weeks after the Los Angeles home of late " Full House " star Bob Saget sold for $5.4 million, his widow Kelly Rizzo is opening up about her decision to cut the property loose. "It's such a strange thing, because the home situation — you know, there's so many things about Bob that you know he's still so present in my life," she explained of Saget, who passed away last January. "If you go into my new house, I mean, there's pictures of him everywhere. I say it's just shy of a Bob museum," she joked on the Tamron Hall show. However, the home the couple shared in Brentwood was a "triggering" place for Rizzo. BOB SAGET'S WIFE KELLY RIZZO SPEAKS OUT ABOUT 'FULL HOUSE' STAR'S UNEXPECTED DEATH: 'SO COMPLETELY SHATTERED' "He's still everywhere. I look at videos of him all the time, I see photos of him all the time. But there was something about — and I've learned recently about grief, that ...

U.S. Central Command has seen more "unprofessional" and "unsafe" behavior from Russian pilots in Syria since March 1, a commander said Thursday. Gen. Michael Kurilla explained the ongoing harassment of U.S. forces in the region at a meeting of the Senate Committee on Armed Services . US VIDEO SHOWS MOMENT RUSSIAN FIGHTER JET COLLIDES WITH US DRONE "What we are seeing, though, is an increase recently in the unprofessional and unsafe behavior of the Russian Air Force in the region," Kurilla stated. The general explained that Russian aircraft have become emboldened to act aggressively toward U.S. bases in a way not typical of an organized military force. RUSSIAN SHIPS AT US DRONE CRASH SITE IN BLACK SEA, US OFFICIAL SAYS: 'THEY WASTED NO TIME' "They fly over our bases with ground attack aircraft with weapons on them in an attempt to try and be provocative. But really, it's unsafe, unprofessional, not what we expect of a professional a...

George Hammond / Financial Times : Peter Thiel says he had $50M in a personal account at SVB when it went under, even after Founders Fund warned portfolio companies that the bank was at risk   —  Prominent investor's Founders Fund among those that had warned about US bank's risks ahead of its collapse

Former President Donald Trump holds a 14-point lead over potential 2024 Republican presidential nomination rival Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, according to a new poll in the early stages of the White House race. The national survey from Quinnipiac University also indicates President Biden holding a four-point advantage over Trump and a razor-thin one-point edge over DeSantis in hypothetical 2024 general election matchups. Trump stands at 46% support among Republicans and GOP-leaning voters questioned in the poll, which was conducted March 9-13, with DeSantis at 32%. The survey indicates Trump has expanded his lead over DeSantis. In Quinnipiac University's February poll, the former president topped the Florida governor 42%-36%. "DeSantis might be the buzz in the GOP conversation, but, for now, Trump is seeing no erosion and, in fact, enjoys a bump in his lead in the Republican primary," Quinnipiac University polling analyst Tim Malloy said. FIRST ON FOX: DESANTIS HEA...

Jamie Crawley / CoinDesk : Germany and US authorities seize ~€44M from crypto mixer ChipMixer and shut down its service, alleging it facilitated the laundering of 152K BTC since 2017   —  National authorities took down the platform's infrastructure, seizing four servers and 7 terabytes of data.

Kyle Bradshaw / 9to5Google : Google discontinues its Glass Enterprise Edition 2 headset and plans to support it until September 15, 2023; existing devices and software will continue to work   —  Google has announced today that it will no longer be selling its Glass Enterprise Edition 2 headsets, with support set to be discontinued later this year.

With a litany of medical problems, it's astounding that Bret Michaels feels and looks as good as he does at 60. "I feel more passionate and just as excited as ever," he explained of hitting the milestone birthday. "I feel more energetic and grateful. " "With all of the crazy diabetes and the brain hemorrhage, I’ve been through a lot of adversity and I’m still here," the Poison rocker shared to USA Today. Living with Type 1 diabetes since he was a child, Michaels also suffered a brain hemorrhage and underwent heart and kidney surgery in 2011 and 2014, respectively. BRET MICHAELS PERFORMS AFTER HOSPITALIZATION: 'FLORIDA FANS IN THE POURING RAIN ROCKED MY WORLD' Despite the medical complications he has faced, Michaels' is relatively resistant to the concept of change. BRET MICHAELS: ‘I THOUGHT SOMEONE SHOT ME WHEN I SUFFERED HEMORRHAGE’ "It’s called adapting. So obviously, I’m not going to be trying out for the Pittsburgh Steele...

The U.S. government may have paid twice for laboratory research in Wuhan, China, before the outbreak of COVID according to an initial report by CBS News.  The double payments occurred regarding grants that supported research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China prior to the COVID-19 pandemic . Senator Roger Marshall, R-Kan., commissioned the investigation, led by former investigator Diane Cutler, and took the results to the United States Agency for International Development, which launched a new independent investigation. "What I've found so far is evidence that points to double billing, potential theft of government funds. It is concerning, especially since it involves dangerous pathogens and risky research," Cutler told CBS after reviewing upwards of 50,000 documents. FBI DIRECTOR SAYS COVID PANDEMIC ‘MOST LIKELY’ ORIGINATED FROM CHINESE LAB "I think there's 1.1 million reasons that American taxpayers should care ," Marshall told CBS. "Yo...

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer : Microsoft says it patched an Outlook zero-day, exploitable without user interaction, used by Russian hackers to target European organizations in 2022   —  Microsoft has patched an Outlook zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-23397) exploited by a hacking group linked to Russia's military intelligence service GRU …

Lindsay Lohan is expecting a baby. The "Mean Girls" star made the announcement on Instagram Tuesday morning, with a picture of a white onesie with the words "Coming soon…" printed on it.  This will be Lohan's first child.  CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP "We are blessed and excited!" the 36-year-old, who married Bader Shammas last year , captioned the post.  Fox News Digital has reached out to Lohan's reps. 

The Los Angeles prosecution in Harvey Weinstein's latest rape trial has decided not to retry charges against the film producer. Deputy District Attorney Paul Thompson announced the decision to Superior Court Judge Lisa B. Lench at a hearing in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday. The judge originally dismissed the rape and sexual assault charges involving two women that left a jury deadlocked in December. The jury did, however, convict Weinstein, 70, on rape and sexual assault of an Italian model and actor at the time. Sixteen years were added to the 23-year prison sentence he was already serving for similar charges in New York. HARVEY WEINSTEIN APPEALS NEW YORK RAPE CONVICTION, REQUESTS NEW TRIAL Jurors could not reach unanimous verdicts on charges involving two accusers, a rape count and a sexual assault count involving Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a documentary filmmaker and the wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, and a sexual battery count against model Lauren Young. The prosecuto...

The board of directors of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) that collapsed in under 48 hours last week was packed with staunch Democrats, according to a report. Last week, SVB suffered $1.8 billion in losses as it faced a liquidity crisis caused by souring investments in bonds those lost value as interest rates rose. The bank's share price fell 60% last week and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) stepped in on Friday to take over the bank's operations as depositors panicked and rushed to withdraw their money. The bank's management is now under heavy scrutiny as enforcement agencies investigate what went awry causing the 16th-largest bank in the country to be sent into a tailspin. SMALL BUSINESS OWNER SPEAKS OUT AFTER SILICON VALLEY BANK COLLAPSE: 'I'M GOING TO DO WHAT IT TAKES TO SURVIVE' On Tuesday, the New York Post reported that among the 12 members of SVB’s board of directors who were supposed to guide the bank away from catastrophic errors inc...

Embattled freshman Rep. George Santos , R-N.Y., has officially filed to run for re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives despite calls for him to not run again, and even resign following his numerous scandals since first being elected last November. Santos, who represents New York's 3rd Congressional District on Long Island, has faced heavy scrutiny in recent months after revelations surfaced that he lied about numerous details of his life, including his education and work history. He has repeatedly refused to resign from his position after admitting to a number of those lies, but has faced near-constant criticism from activists in his district demanding he be expelled from Congress. GEORGE SANTOS CALLS FOR ANNUAL TESTING TO ASSESS PRESIDENT'S INTELLECT, MEMORY, REASONING, MOOD Earlier this month, the House Ethics Committee launched an investigation into Santos, following accusations he engaged in "unlawful activity" surrounding his 2022 congressional c...

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg : Sources: Apple delays employee bonuses for some teams as it moves to once-a-year payouts, expands its hiring slowdown, keeps more positions open, curbs travel   —  Apple Inc. is delaying bonuses for some corporate divisions and expanding a cost-cutting effort, joining Silicon Valley peers …

Gwyneth Paltrow isn't a stranger to "weird" wellness trends. Paltrow, 50, revealed in a new podcast interview that she's used "ozone therapy," but "rectally." "I have used ozone therapy, rectally. Can I say that? It’s pretty weird," she said during an episode of "The Art of Being Well." "It’s pretty weird, yeah. But it’s been very helpful." The process increases oxygen levels in your body, according to Health Line. "According to research from 2018, when ozone comes into contact with body fluids, the resulting reactions form more proteins and red blood cells," the website read. Besides weird wellness trends, the "Shakespeare in Love" actress has also taken foods out of her diet – including sugar. "What I gave up was dairy, gluten, sugar… a lot of processed foods," she revealed before noting that she didn't strictly follow the diet while pregnant with Apple between 2003 and 2004....

Cole Sprouse is known for being a child star with roles in movies like "Big Daddy," shows like "Friends" and the Disney Channel hit "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody," co-starring his twin brother, Dylan. But behind the scenes, there were some dark things playing out at home, and Sprouse is opening up about the difficulties he faced in an interview on "The Diary of a CEO" podcast. Spouse first started acting at eight months old when his mother Melanie put him in diaper commercials. "It started for me financially," he said of his acting career. "Single mom, two twin boys, put food on the table. She is still able to be a mother while we pursue a sort of improvement of our lifestyle, and in very many ways she was living vicariously through the success of her children." FORMER DISNEY CHILD STAR COLE SPROUSE LOST HIS VIRGINITY AT 14 WHILE ON FAMILY VACATION: ‘SO CRINGEY’ Sprouse's mother and father divorced when he was v...

The regulatory body at the center of a stir over a law allowing retired county and state correctional officers virtually unrestricted permission to carry concealed weapons is seeking legislation to cover its concerns after failing to garner guidance from the state's top lawyer. The Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board sought an opinion from the attorney general on its authority to expand permission for concealed carry to former sheriff's correctional officers and state prison guards as prescribed by a law that took effect Jan. 1. But Attorney General Kwame Raoul's office declined in part because it expects lawsuits over the board's unwillingness to administer the expanded program. "I want to make sure that people are safe," training board chairman Sean Smoot said. "I want to make sure correctional officers are safe, and their families are safe. I want to make sure the public is safe." SECOND AMENDMENT GROUPS WARN OF ILLINOIS GUN ...

STAT : How insurers are using unregulated predictive algorithms to pinpoint the precise moment when they can plausibly cut off payment for older patients' treatment   —  An algorithm, not a doctor, predicted a rapid recovery for Frances Walter, an 85-year-old Wisconsin woman with a shattered left shoulder and an allergy to pain medicine.

Small and subtle, the blue ribbons worn by many celebrities at the Oscars nonetheless had an important message: support refugees. According to a statement from the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, donning the #WithRefugees ribbons Sunday "sends a powerful visual message that everyone has the right to seek safety, whoever, wherever, whenever they are." The ribbons were made by Knotty Tie Co., which the agency says provides employment, training and education to refugees resettled in the Denver area. MICHELLE YEOH DELETES INSTAGRAM POST ABOUT 'NON-WHITE BEST ACTRESS WINNER' "In many of the films nominated at festivals and awards ceremonies this season, the human themes of conflict, separation and loss are present," the agency said in the statement, citing movies like "Avatar: The Way of Water" and "Marcel the Shell with Shoes On." "Through effective storytelling, these films help erode discrimination and misunderstandings, of...

New Mexico lawmakers have tapped into a financial windfall linked to robust oil and natural gas production to craft a nearly $9.6 billion state budget that includes record-high spending, but some lawmakers are concerned that such spending isn't sustainable. The proposal cleared the Senate late Sunday but not before tweaks were made by a key committee to restore funding that had been cut earlier in the process. The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee said he tried to be transparent in his handling of the spending bill while it worked its way through the chamber, and he was among those suggesting the state could be in for another roller coaster ride of dramatic spending increases followed by painful cuts. GAVIN NEWSOM PREDICTED MASSIVE BUDGET DEFICIT FOR CALIFORNIA. REALITY WAS EVEN WORSE, ANALYSIS FINDS "New Mexico had better be prepared in our future for the plateauing of oil and gas, and that’s not too many years away," said Sen. George Muñoz of Gallup, the com...