As many as 23 separate wildfires are tearing across Texas. Plus, the Supreme Court makes an announcement that could impact former President Donald Trump's trial for election interference, and "Curb Your Enthusiasm" star Richard Lewis dies at 76. |
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The Supreme Court agreed yesterday to decide whether former President Donald Trump can claim presidential immunity over criminal election interference charges. The court's decision raises significant doubts that the election interference case against Trump stemming from the 2020 election will go to trial before the 2024 presidential election. The court will hear oral arguments the week of April 22. If Trump were to win, the charges against him would be dismissed. Here's the latest. |
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| An area covering more than 1,500 square miles and one million acres was burning across Texas as of this morning, with at least 23 separate fires currently ablaze. The largest fire covered more than 850,000 acres, making it the second-biggest wildfire in state history, and only 3% of it was contained, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. One person has died, and heat and high winds forecasted for the weekend will likely cause "critical fire weather conditions again," the National Weather Service in Amarillo said. Continue reading. |
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Richard Lewis, the legendary stand-up comic and "Curb Your Enthusiasm" regular, died yesterday at 76 from a heart attack, his publicist said. Lewis appeared in the final season of the hit Max comedy and was a longtime friend of series star Larry David. "Richard and I were born three days apart in the same hospital and for most of my life he's been like a brother to me," David said in a statement. "He had that rare combination of being the funniest person and also the sweetest. But today he made me sob and for that I'll never forgive him." In April 2023, Lewis announced that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Read more. |
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A Michigan mom shopping at Target did a double take when she looked closer at a dress in the girls' section. The smock-style outfit had side cutouts at the waist, which made Meghan Mayer wonder in a TikTok video if anyone else felt it was inappropriate. The seventh-grade teacher noted she doesn't let her daughters, ages 10 and 7, wear bikinis, saying she's "a bit more conservative." The responses were divided, with some saying the dress was cute, and others feeling it would be "sexualizing" a young girl wearing it. What do you think? Take our poll here. |
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Our Start TODAY fitness challenge for March uses a simple exercise to strengthen and tone your core and get you energized heading into spring. The 31-day program is focused on planks, which work your abs, back, shoulders and glutes. If you're new to planks, we have a test to help you determine what level to begin with. Plus, TODAY fitness contributor and personal trainer Stephanie Mansour has other exercises to strengthen the muscles that will help your plank form. See the challenge here. |
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A little pick-me-up before you go. |
"You didn't think a little bit of childbirth was going to keep me from giving the maid-of-honor speech at my best friend's wedding, did you?" There was nothing that was going to stop Ally Lothman from carrying out her maid of honor duties for her longtime best friend, Michelle Levenson, and her husband, Matthew. Lothman taped an emotional speech after having to miss the wedding due to the birth of her first child. A video of Levenson smiling and sobbing in reaction to her friend's speech has gone viral on TikTok. "I can't imagine my life without Ally," Levenson told TODAY.com. See the sweet moment here. |
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