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Remembering the Life and Legacy of Country Music Icon Dolly Parton

Remembering the Life and Legacy of Country Music Icon Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton, the country music legend, actress, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and beloved American icon, died Tuesday at the age of 80. Parton’s Passing TMZ reported Parton was admitted to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville early Friday while dealing with kidney and autoimmune issues. People magazine confirmed she was hospitalized four days before her death, and …

Darline Graham Wins Special GOP Primary to Run for Late Brother Lindsey Graham’s U.S. Senate Seat

Darline Graham Wins Special GOP Primary to Run for Late Brother Lindsey Graham’s U.S. Senate Seat

South Carolina Republicans voted in a special runoff Tuesday to decide who will replace the late Senator Lindsey Graham on the November ballot. In the end, they wanted another Graham. The Runoff As reported on Wednesday’s AM Update, the late senator’s sister, interim Senator Darline Graham, faced off against Congressman Ralph Norman to take on …

8/26 AM Update: Remembering Dolly Parton, Darline Graham Wins in SC, Trump Wants ‘Lake America’

8/26 AM Update: Remembering Dolly Parton, Darline Graham Wins in SC, Trump Wants ‘Lake America’

AM Update for 8/26/26: South Carolina Republicans choose Lindsey Graham’s sister Darline Graham over Congressman Ralph Norman as their next U.S. senate candidate. Prosecution experts challenge Lindsay Clancy’s account of hearing a voice directing her to kill her three children and conclude she was criminally responsible. The country remembers Dolly Parton’s extraordinary life, legendary career, …

8/25 AM Update: Clancy Mistrial Request, Former Child Star Sues Disney, Wildfire Threatens Reno

8/25 AM Update: Clancy Mistrial Request, Former Child Star Sues Disney, Wildfire Threatens Reno

AM Update for 8/25/26: The Lindsay Clancy trial nears its conclusion after a prosecution witness draws a sharp rebuke from the judge and another prompts the defense to demand a mistrial – The MK True Crime Show co-host Phil Holloway weighs in. Former Disney child star Raquel Lee Bolleau sues the company, alleging it failed …

Iryna Zarutska’s Family Sues City of Charlotte One Year After Fatal Stabbing on Light Rail Train

Iryna Zarutska’s Family Sues City of Charlotte One Year After Fatal Stabbing on Light Rail Train

One year after Iryna Zarutska was stabbed to death aboard a light rail train in Charlotte, North Carolina, her family is suing the city. The Murder As reported on Monday’s AM Update, Zarutska’s family is arguing her death was preventable. On August 22, 2025, the 23 year old boarded the light rail just before 10pm …

8/24 AM Update: Karmelo Anthony Denied New Trial, Trump Campaigns for Darline, Shock Hospital Mix-Up

8/24 AM Update: Karmelo Anthony Denied New Trial, Trump Campaigns for Darline, Shock Hospital Mix-Up

AM Update for 8/24/26: Karmelo Anthony is denied a new trial, as disturbing and violent text messages are revealed that were not allowed to be introduced at the original trial. President Donald Trump heads to South Carolina to campaign for Darline Graham ahead of the runoff election tomorrow. Iryna Zarutska’s family files a wrongful death …

Scott Jennings Reportedly Jockeying to Replace Karoline Leavitt as White House Press Secretary

Scott Jennings Reportedly Jockeying to Replace Karoline Leavitt as White House Press Secretary

Conservative commentator Scott Jennings is reportedly angling to become President Trump’s next White House press secretary. Politico Playbook reported Thursday that Jennings has been making a public and private push for the job as the White House searches for a successor to Karoline Leavitt. Leavitt announced last week she will step down at the end …

Former Top Fauci Adviser Pleads Guilty to Charges Connected to Concealing COVID-Related Records from Public

Former Top Fauci Adviser Pleads Guilty to Charges Connected to Concealing COVID-Related Records from Public

A long-time advisor to Dr. Anthony Fauci pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge this week, admitting he helped keep government communications about COVID research grants out of the reach of public records laws. The Plea As reported in Thursday’s AM Update, Dr. David Morens worked as a senior advisor in the office of the …

8/20 AM Update: Clancy Witness Backs Insanity Defense, Fauci Adviser Pleads Guilty, Election Upsets

8/20 AM Update: Clancy Witness Backs Insanity Defense, Fauci Adviser Pleads Guilty, Election Upsets

AM Update for 8/20/26: A defense psychologist testifies that Lindsay Clancy had postpartum psychosis and could not appreciate the wrongfulness of killing her three children – The MK True Crime Show co-host Phil Holloway weighs in. Police conduct a welfare check at a home connected to Hayden Panettiere’s on-again, off-again boyfriend days after the actress’ …

Mysterious Polling Firm Closes After Releasing Fake Poll Results in L.A. and Wisconsin for ‘Social Experiment’

Mysterious Polling Firm Closes After Releasing Fake Poll Results in L.A. and Wisconsin for ‘Social Experiment’

A mysterious company is claiming it fabricated a poll of the Los Angeles mayoral race after the bogus numbers were promoted by Mayor Karen Bass and picked up by at least one news outlet. The Fake Poll According to the Los Angeles Times, a company calling itself Median Strategies claimed last week that Bass was …

8/19 AM Update: Penn State Cocaine Ring Busted, Disney Sues Trump’s FCC, Clancy Trial Day 15

8/19 AM Update: Penn State Cocaine Ring Busted, Disney Sues Trump’s FCC, Clancy Trial Day 15

AM Update for 8/19/26: Fourteen people face charges in an alleged cocaine trafficking operation tied to two Penn State fraternities, with prosecutors accusing students of bringing kilos of cocaine into State College for distribution. Disney and ABC sue the Trump administration, accusing the FCC of violating their First Amendment rights by targeting eight Disney-owned stations …

8/18 AM Update: UK PM Duped by Wiles Impersonator, Clancy Defense Begins, Lifeguard Honored at WH

8/18 AM Update: UK PM Duped by Wiles Impersonator, Clancy Defense Begins, Lifeguard Honored at WH

AM Update for 8/18/26: U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham reportedly exchanged messages with someone impersonating White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles before becoming suspicious of the communications. Prosecutors rested their case in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial as the defense began presenting testimony about her mental state before she killed her three children. The …