Tom Dreesen Dies: Frank Sinatra's Opening Act, Frequent Guest Of Johnny Carson Tom Dreesen Dies: Frank Sinatra's Opening Act, Frequent Guest Of Johnny Carson
Tom Dreesen Dies: Frank Sinatra's Opening Act, Frequent Guest Of Johnny Carson A familiar face from late-night TV and comedy stages has died. Tom Dreesen, a veteran stand-up comedian and actor who became Frank Sinatra’s longtime opening act, died Wednesday, June 17, at his home in Los Angeles, People reported. He was 86. A cause of death was not publicly disclosed. Dreesen built a career spanning more than 50 years and included more than 500 national TV appearances. He became a regular on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" and often appeared on "The Late Show with David Letterman," where he served as a guest host. Dreesen was also closely tied to Sinatra’s l…
Sauerkraut Diet Frenzy Hits Trump Cabinet Despite 'Sulfurous Odors': Report Sauerkraut Diet Frenzy Hits Trump Cabinet Despite 'Sulfurous Odors': Report
Sauerkraut Diet Frenzy Hits Trump Cabinet Despite 'Sulfurous Odors': Report Something unusual is showing up on the plates of some of Washington's most recognizable figures. A growing number of senior Trump administration officials have embraced a diet centered on fermented foods, led by sauerkraut, grass-fed meat, and other gut-friendly staples, according to a new report. The trend was detailed by The Wall Street Journal in a report published Thursday, June 18, which described how Vice President JD Vance, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy have adopted the eating plan…
Councilman, Ex-Mobster Charged In Loan-Sharking Scheme After 'Turning Life Around': AG Councilman, Ex-Mobster Charged In Loan-Sharking Scheme After 'Turning Life Around': AG
Councilman, Ex-Mobster Charged In Loan-Sharking Scheme After 'Turning Life Around': AG An ex-mobster turned New Jersey councilman, who has spoken publicly about turning his life around and doing things "the right way" has been arrested and charged with running an illegal loan-sharking scheme that used threats of violence to collect money from borrowers, authorities announced Friday, June 19. John Alite, a 63-year-old Englishtown resident, made loans with interest rates that exceeded legal limits and later obtained money and property from victims by threatening to commit violent acts, and used an entertainment company to promote the scheme, New Jersey Attorney Ge…
Trump Unveils New-Look Air Force One Gifted By Qatar: Watch Trump Unveils New-Look Air Force One Gifted By Qatar: Watch
Trump Unveils New-Look Air Force One Gifted By Qatar: Watch A new presidential aircraft is getting its first public rollout. President Donald Trump unveiled a newly acquired Boeing 747 on Friday, June 19, at Joint Base Andrews in Prince George's County, Maryland. The aircraft was gifted by Qatar and is expected to serve as a temporary presidential plane while the US waits for two long-delayed Boeing replacements. .@POTUS makes the inaugural exit from the BRAND NEW AIR FORCE ONE! 🔥🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/jBciB2atAV — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) June 19, 2026 The plane would be known as Air Force One when the president is aboard. Trump high…
Billions Of Emails, Passwords, Login Credentials Exposed In Massive Data Breach Billions Of Emails, Passwords, Login Credentials Exposed In Massive Data Breach
Billions Of Emails, Passwords, Login Credentials Exposed In Massive Data Breach A massive online exposure could put countless accounts at risk. Cybernews researchers found an unsecured database containing 24 billion records, including usernames, email addresses, plaintext passwords, and login URLs, according to Cybernews. Cybernews said the exposed Elasticsearch cluster contained more than 8.3 terabytes of data. In plain English, that is enough digital material to fill thousands of movies or millions of documents. The database has since been secured and is no longer publicly exposed, Cybernews reported. Researchers said the records came from 36 sources, including Tel…
Nobody Helped As OD Victim Teetered Above Knicks Parade — Then Off-Duty EMT Saved His Life Nobody Helped As OD Victim Teetered Above Knicks Parade — Then Off-Duty EMT Saved His Life
Nobody Helped As OD Victim Teetered Above Knicks Parade — Then Off-Duty EMT Saved His Life Hundreds of Knicks fans watched, and many recorded, but a 24-year-old New Jersey EMT is one of the few who sprang into action — and the only one who saved his life. Now-viral videos captured by Peter Shrieve-Don and Agen Xin show Maplewood's Simone Kelly climbing onto the elevated structure above the World Trade Center subway station and helping save an unresponsive man during the Thursday, June 18 Knicks championship parade in Lower Manhattan. Kelly, a volunteer EMT with the South Orange Rescue Squad and a neuroscience student at Drew University, had arrived at the parade around 7 a.m. aft…
Panera Bread Unveils Summer 2026 Menu With Major Changes: See What's On It Panera Bread Unveils Summer 2026 Menu With Major Changes: See What's On It
Panera Bread Unveils Summer 2026 Menu With Major Changes: See What's On It Panera Bread is making some of its biggest menu additions in years just in time for the summer. The fast-casual chain launched its summer 2026 menu on Wednesday, June 17. The refreshed options include the all-new Market Bowls, along with premium salads, cold coffee drinks, and protein-packed breakfast items. Market Bowls start at $9.99 and are available in whole or half portions. Options include Sesame Ginger Chicken, Carnitas Elote, and All-In Veggie. The Sesame Ginger Chicken bowl features seasoned diced chicken, herbed brown rice, arugula, edamame, cucumber, cilantro, red cabb…
Scottish Fans Discover BJ's Stores As Tartan Army Invades Northeast With Passion, Charity Scottish Fans Discover BJ's Stores As Tartan Army Invades Northeast With Passion, Charity
Scottish Fans Discover BJ's Stores As Tartan Army Invades Northeast With Passion, Charity BJ's Wholesale Club is the latest Northeast staple that the Tartan Army has invaded. Scottish nutrition influencer Fraser Reynolds stopped by a BJ's store to show what the wholesale retailer offers to his roughly 500,000 followers on Instagram and TikTok. Reynolds is among tens of thousands of supporters following the Scottish national team along the East Coast during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. In the 96-second video, Reynolds goes on "a wee walkabout" in BJ's with a friend and a huge inflatable dog balloon animal. They check out everything on sale from bulk foods, the freezers, and…
College Basketball Star Issued Lifetime Ban By NCAA Over Point Shaving  Scandal College Basketball Star Issued Lifetime Ban By NCAA Over Point Shaving  Scandal
College Basketball Star Issued Lifetime Ban By NCAA Over Point Shaving Scandal A promising college basketball career has been stopped by one of the NCAA’s harshest penalties. Former Iona University star Adam Njie Jr. has been ruled permanently ineligible for NCAA competition after a sports betting investigation, the NCAA announced Thursday, June 18. The NCAA said Njie violated its principles of honesty and sportsmanship by knowingly providing information to people involved in sports betting before two Iona men’s basketball games. The case involved Iona’s games against Rice on Dec. 1, 2024, and Sacred Heart on Dec. 6, 2024. According to the NCAA, Njie provided inform…
Why Tesla Didn't Electrify CT Town Pool After Splashdown On Opening Day Why Tesla Didn't Electrify CT Town Pool After Splashdown On Opening Day
Why Tesla Didn't Electrify CT Town Pool After Splashdown On Opening Day Opening day at the Steve Benko Pool in New Canaan didn't go quite as planned.  Instead of swimmers diving in, a Tesla did. A now-viral video taken by Kristen Schilo of New Canaan Dogs shows firefighters hoisting the electric vehicle from the pool at Waveny Park after it crashed through a fence and plunged into the water Tuesday morning, June 16.  Multiple lifeguards and police officers entered the pool to help the driver out of the submerged vehicle, police said. He was the only person inside. Concerns about the pool becoming electrified appear to be unfounded. According to EV F…
Apple Price Hikes Coming: Here's Why Apple Price Hikes Coming: Here's Why
Apple Price Hikes Coming: Here's Why You could soon pay more for iPhones, Macs, iPads, and other devices as Apple faces soaring costs for memory and storage chips, according to a report. Apple plans to raise prices on its products to offset surging memory and storage costs, outgoing CEO Tim Cook told The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, June 17.  Cook, who replaced co-founder Steve Jobs, will be replaced by senior vice president of hardware engineering John Ternus on Tuesday, Sept. 1. While he didn't say when the increases would begin, how large they'd be, or which products would be affected, Cook ca…
Trump 'Completely Made Up' Story About Her, Stunned Italian Prime Minister Says Trump 'Completely Made Up' Story About Her, Stunned Italian Prime Minister Says
Trump 'Completely Made Up' Story About Her, Stunned Italian Prime Minister Says A photo dispute between two world leaders is now drawing diplomatic fallout. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni accused President Donald Trump of making up a story about her after the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, according to a video statement she posted on X on Friday, June 19. Click here for a new, updated story: Trump Responds To Italian Prime Minister's Claim He Made Up Story About Her Trump claimed in an interview broadcast on the Italian TV network La7 that Meloni wanted a photo with him so badly that she begged him for it.  Meloni rejected that account.…