A glowering Donald Trump became the first president to have a mug shot taken when he surrendered to authorities in Georgia yesterday. Plus, "The Blind Side" producers shed light on how much the Tuohy family and Michael Oher were paid for the film, and a professional bridesmaid shares stories from her unorthodox career. |
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Former President Donald Trump surrendered to authorities at the Fulton County Jail in Georgia last night to be booked on felony charges in connection with efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. In the process, he became the first president to ever have a mug shot taken. The shot of a glowering Trump instantly ricocheted around the internet and became an artifact of American history. "It is what it is," Trump said in an interview with Newsmax. "I took a mug shot." The arrest was Trump's fourth since April, but the first one in which a mug shot was taken. After he was booked, fingerprinted and photographed, Trump was released on $200,000 bond. Here's the latest. |
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The Kremlin today denied that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a hit on Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who was believed to be killed in a plane crash Wednesday. Two months to the day after Prigozhin launched a brief armed rebellion against Putin, the mercenary chief and some of his top lieutenants were listed aboard a plane that crashed in the Tver region northwest of Moscow, killing all 10 people aboard. "Nobody for one second thought that this was an accident," retired Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, former commander of U.S. Army forces in Europe, told NBC News. A Pentagon spokesman said at a briefing yesterday that Prigozhin was likely killed, but said there's no information to indicate a missile hit the aircraft like some reports suggested. In comments yesterday, Putin referred to Prigozhin in the past tense, saying he was "a man of difficult fate, and he made serious mistakes in life." Here's the latest. |
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Jen Glantz is always a bridesmaid and never a bride — and that's how she makes her living. In an essay for TODAY.com, Glantz shared how she got into the offbeat career where people hire her to be a bridesmaid, which often entails planning the bachelorette party, sorting out family drama, and even giving a speech at the wedding. Why do people hire a person they don't know? How do they explain to other guests who she is? She has all the answers, plus stories of finding brides passed out drunk before the ceremony, inventing backstories for herself to blend in, and talking down brides with cold feet. Read her fascinating story here. |
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The producers of "The Blind Side" revealed what the Tuohy family and retired NFL player Michael Oher were paid for the 2009 movie, amid claims by Oher that the Tuohys withheld his portion of the proceeds. Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove detailed in a statement obtained by NBC News yesterday that Alcon Entertainment paid $767,000 to the talent agency that represents the Tuohy family and Michael Oher. A source close to the film told NBC News the Tuohys received about $700,000 to be evenly split among the family. In a court filing on Aug. 21, Oher accused Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy of keeping financial information from him and asked the court to have them provide a full accounting of the profits they made from the movie. Read more here. |
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Achieve your life and health goals with easy tips. |
When New York City mom Emily Conley Baker first started running after having weight-loss surgery, she could only manage 15 seconds at a time on a treadmill. But from those humble beginnings, she worked her way up to running 26.2 miles at last year's New York City Marathon. "That 15 seconds turned into 30 seconds, and then it turned into a minute. You just work up slowly," she told us. After losing 135 pounds and maintaining her weight, she shared 3 crucial tips that helped her along the way, plus what she eats in a typical day. Emily also received support from the Start TODAY Facebook group, which she called "motivating and encouraging." See all her advice here. |
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Allow us to do the meal-planning for you. |
Sometimes, crab cake recipes get too fancy and make a crucial mistake — they overlook the crabmeat. That's not the case with these all-crabmeat crabcakes from chef and "The Modern Seafood Cookbook" author Ed Brown. Enjoy a summer favorite that takes only 25 minutes from start to finish and features just enough ingredients and seasoning to hold together all that tasty crab. Get the recipe. |
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A little pick-me-up before you go. |
Tykesha Cross thought her life was "over" and stopped attending classes when she became pregnant with her first child in her senior year of high school. However, her guidance counselor, Yolanda Prim, was soon knocking on her door because she was not about to let Cross give up. Cross persevered to earn a college degree, but hit a rough patch in 2015 when she lost her job. Prim offered her work as a substitute teacher, and it inspired Cross to earn her teacher certification. This month, Prim came from her new home in Texas to surprise her old student on TODAY in Cross' classroom in Arkansas. "You saved my life," an emotional Cross told Prim. "You weren't just a counselor. Wanting to be you is what pushed and motivated me." See the heartwarming moment here. |
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