Caleb Williams stirred buzz when he and his girlfriend, Alina Thyregod, made their red carpet debut at the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit in April 2024. The former USC quarterback — whom the Bears selected with the No. 1 pick in the draft — was seen leaving his hotel with the blonde beauty on one arm and his mother, Dayna Price, on the other. Williams, 22, posed for photos with his girlfriend and mother on the red carpet before they sat together and played cards in the green room. The couple shared a sweet embrace when NFL commissioner Roger Goodell called…

Lawyers for an American believed to be held by the Taliban for nearly two years are asking a United Nations human rights investigator to intervene, citing what they say is cruel and inhumane treatment.Ryan Corbett was abducted Aug. 10, 2022, after returning to Afghanistan, where he and his family had been living at the time of the collapse of the U.S.-backed government there a year earlier. He arrived on a valid 12-month visa to pay and train staff as part of a business venture he led aimed at promoting Afghanistan’s private sector through consulting services and lending.AMERICAN NEARING 600 DAYS…

From Harry Styles in a sheer top to A$AP Rocky layering a kilt over jeans, Hollywood’s leading men bring their fashion A-game to the Met Gala. While some men choose to wear a classy tuxedo at fashion’s biggest night, others push fashion boundaries, interpreting the event’s theme through colors, textures and non-traditional silhouettes. At the 2019 soirée, which featured the theme “Camp: Notes on Fashion,” Styles was a must-see in a sheer Gucci top and black pants. His blouse featured puffy sleeves and lace embellishments. Rocky stayed true to his personal style while attending the 2023 Met Gala, as he…

The Giants did not select the successor to Daniel Jones Thursday night in the 2024 NFL Draft but in the first round they did scoop up a player who figures to make Jones’ life easier on the field. Every quarterback wants a stud wide receiver to throw to and the Giants with the No. 6 overall pick added a top playmaker, picking Malik Nabers out of LSU, a pass-catcher who could have an early impact the way another LSU product, Odell Beckham Jr., did for the Giants a decade ago. The Giants came into the first day draft interested in…

The Justice Department notified Congress on Thursday that it will not comply with a subpoena for audio recordings of President Biden’s interview with former Special Counsel Robert Hur.  In an 11-page letter, Assistant Attorney General Carlos Uriarte rejected claims from House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) that the recordings contain information relevant to the Republican-led impeachment inquiry into the 81-year-old president.  Jordan and Comer have threatened to launch contempt proceedings against Attorney General Merrick Garland if the DOJ does comply with the subpoena.  Uriarte argued that the DOJ has complied, by releasing transcripts of…

Smokers in Minneapolis will pay some of the highest cigarette prices in the country after the City Council voted unanimously Thursday to impose a minimum retail price of $15 per pack to promote public health.The ordinance not only sets a floor price. It prevents smokers and retailers from getting around it by prohibiting price discounts and coupons, which several tobacco companies circulate online to lure customers and reinforce brand loyalty. The minimum price also applies to four-packs of cigars. Distribution of free samples is prohibited.Consumer prices are expected to run even higher after taxes are figured in. While retailers will…

Tennessee lawmakers in the GOP-dominated Statehouse on Thursday passed legislation making it illegal for adults to help minors find and receive sex reassignment care without permission from the child’s parents. The bill is now heading to Gov. Bill Lee’s desk, where it could be signed into law.Last week, the state’s senate passed its version of the bill before sending it to the House for approval.The law would penalize any “adult who recruits, harbors, or transports an unemancipated minor” in Tennessee “for the purpose of receiving a prohibited medical procedure for the purpose of enabling the minor to identify with, or…

Gwyneth Paltrow isn’t looking forward to officially becoming an empty nester when both her kids head to college. “It’s kind of giving me a nervous breakdown,” Paltrow, 51, said at her recent In Goop Health Summit in Carlsbad, California. “If I’m honest, I started being like, ‘Oh, my God, and I need to quit my job and I need to sell my house and I need to move.’ It’s sort of putting things into turmoil.” The actress shares her daughter, Apple, 19, and son Moses, 18, with her ex-husband, Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin. Paltrow is also stepmother to husband…

Since the Mets signed J.D. Martinez in March, they’ve talked a lot about his knowledge of hitting and what he can pass along to some of the team’s younger hitters. Hitting coach Jeremy Barnes mentioned again in San Francisco this week when asked about the pending arrival of the 36-year-old slugger, whose Mets debut has been delayed by back issues, as Barnes said Martinez “could probably be a hitting coach in his own right.” Though that part of Martinez’s game will surely be valuable, when he’s expected to finally get in a game for the Mets on Friday night when…

Reality TV personality and entrepreneur Kim Kardashian was back at the White House Thursday to discuss pardons of non-violent drug offenders with Vice President Kamala Harris — nearly five years after she stood alongside Donald Trump at a similar clemency event. The Biden White House hitched their wagon to the “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” star to promote clemencies for 16 offenders — 11 of whom served prison time and five of whom had their sentences commuted. In addition to starring on Hulu’s “The Kardashians,” the latest iteration of her family’s long-running reality enterprise, the 43-year-old has juggled co-owning the…