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David Lynch arrives to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 11th Annual Governors Awards held at The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center on October 27, 2019 in Hollywood, California.

David Lynch, Legendary Director of ‘Twin Peaks,’ Dies at 78

The auteur behind “Eraserhead,” “Mulholland Drive,” and so many more had been diagnosed with emphysema.

Mathew Murphy

Former US First Lady Michelle Obama speaks on the second day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 20, 2024. Vice President Kamala Harris will formally accept the party's nomination for president at the DNC which runs from August 19-22 in Chicago.

Michelle Obama Is Skipping Donald Trump’s Inauguration

Her office’s announcement comes after she also gave Jimmy Carter’s funeral a miss.

Martha Mercer

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell also called his party’s presidential nominee “ill-tempered,” according to his own records.

‘NARCISSIST’

McConnell Called Trump a ‘Stupid’ and ‘Despicable Human’

According to McConnell’s oral diaries, obtained by a biographer, the GOP leader expressed confidence in the “good judgment of the American people” for “firing” Trump in 2020.

Sean Craig

A kidney transplant in Nice, France.

‘HORRIFYING’

Would-Be Organ Donor Began ‘Thrashing’ on the Table: Report

Organ preservationists who saw an ostensibly dead patient come back to life said they were pressured to proceed with a harvest surgery.

Claire Lampen

An alligator is shown sunbathing on a mattress.

Florida Alligator Sunbathes on a Floating Bed Post-Hurricane

“We had been wondering whose perfectly made bed had landed in the canal,” said Tracy Kirkpatrick.

Sean Craig