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Suspect in custody after overnight fire at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s home

Pennsylvania State Police said during a news conference that a person is in custody regarding the fire set to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s official residence in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on Sunday.  Police had stated that the arsonist had caused a “significant amount of damage” to Shapiro’s home.  Shapiro said during a news conference that he, his wife, their four children, two dogs and another family that had celebrated Passover on Saturday were inside the home when they were awakened by state troopers.

Pennsylvania State Police Col. Christopher Paris said at a Sunday afternoon news conference that they have identified the man in custody as Cody Balmer, 38, of Harrisburg, PA. Balmer is said to have used a homemade incendiary device and evaded police who knew there had been a breach, with authorities stating that the suspect hopped over a fence surrounding the property and forcibly entered the residence before setting it on fire.

Dauphin County District Attorney Francis Chardo said that forthcoming charges will include attempted murder, terrorism, attempted arson and aggravated assault, and emphasized that the investigation into the fire is ongoing.

PA State Police had earlier said in a statement: “On April 13, 2025, at approximately 2:00 a.m., members of the Harrisburg Bureau of Fire responded to the Governor’s Residence, located on North Front Street, Harrisburg City, Dauphin County, for the report of a fire. While the investigation is ongoing, the State Police is prepared to say at this time that this was an act of arson. While the fire was successfully extinguished, it caused a significant amount of damage to a portion of the residence. The Governor and his family were present in a different part of the residence. They were evacuated safely and were not injured. There is a reward of up to $10,000 offered through PSP Tips for the arrest and conviction for the individual(s) responsible. Anyone with information should call 1-800-4PA TIPS (1-800-472-8477). No additional information will be released at this time. However, this is a fast-moving investigation, and details will be provided as appropriate.

In a statement posted to social media, Shapiro wrote: “Last night at about 2AM, my family and I woke up to bangs on the door from the Pennsylvania State Police after an arsonist set fire to the Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg. The Harrisburg Bureau of Fire was on the scene and while they worked to put out the fire, we were evacuated from the Residence safely by Pennsylvania State Police and assisted by Capitol Police. Thank God no one was injured and the fire was extinguished. Every day, we stand with the law enforcement and first responders who run towards danger to protect our communities. Last night, they did so for our family – and Lori and I are eternally grateful to them for keeping us safe. @PAStatePolice is on the scene leading this investigation and will keep the public updated.”

The Governor and his wife share four children together, Sophia, Jonah, Max and Reuben (Sophia and Jonah are legal adults, and Max and Rueben are minors). Just hours before the attack on the residence, the governor – who is Jewish – offered Passover well wishes and shared a photo of his Seder table on social media, writing on X: “From the Shapiro family’s Seder table to yours, happy Passover and Chag Pesach Sameach! 

Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday said in an X post that he was “relieved” the governor and his family were safe, adding that “the Office of Attorney General stands ready with any resources needed to find the culprit of this senseless act of violence.”

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White House releases results of President Trump’s physical, stating he ‘remains in excellent health’

The White House released the results of President Trump’s annual physical on Sunday, with White House physician Capt. Sean Barbabella detailing in a memo that the president remains in “excellent health.” The president underwent his annual physical at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday, which included diagnostic and laboratory testing.

Trump, 78, had his last known comprehensive examination in September 2023, in which he released limited details. Mr. Trump’s last annual physical as president occurred in June 2020, with the White House stating he weighed 244 pounds, and his blood pressure was 121/79.  Trump’s latest physical states that the president weighs 224 pounds, and his blood pressure was 128/74.

Trump exhibits “robust cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, and general physical function,” according to the report from  Barbabella, who said he also performed a comprehensive neurological examination, which revealed “no abnormalities in his mental status.”

The report revealed that Trump underwent a colonoscopy in July 2024, which “revealed diverticulosis and a benign polyp.” Gastroenterologists recommended that the president should have a follow-up colonoscopy in 2027. The president passed his Montreal Cognitive Assessment with a perfect score of 30 out of 30, the same score he received on that assessment in 2018. He was also screened for depression and anxiety and had “scores within the normal range for both,” and Barbabella noted in his diagnostic summary that Trump has scarring on his right hear from a gunshot wound, referring to the assassination attempt on the president in Butler, Pennsylvania, last summer.

Barbabella concluded that: “President Trump’s days include participation in multiple meetings, public appearances, press availability, and frequent victories in golf events. President Trump exhibits excellent cognitive and physical health and is fully fit to execute the duties of the Commander-in-Chief and Head of State.”

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Miranda Lambert celebrates 20th anniversary of debut LP ‘Kerosene’ with vinyl reissue, unreleased track

In honor of the 20th anniversary of her debut album Kerosene, Miranda Lambert has shared the 20-year old unreleased track “I Don’t Love Here Anymore.”  Lambert later revealed that Kerosene will be re-released on vinyl, dropping April 25th.

Lambert teased on her socials: “Breaking news. We’re throwing it back to 2005”. Titled ‘Kerosene Weekly’, the cover resembles the now-defunct ‘Country Weekly’ and features a photo similar to the ones on her debut album.  It also teases “More Kerosene news coming soon!”, indicating there could be more additions to the album.

Kerosene debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart upon its release in 2005, and was eventually certified Platinum by the RIAA.  The LP included the singles “Me and Charlie Talking,” “Bring Me Down,” “Kerosene” and “New Strings.”

Check out the lyric video for I Don’t Love Here Anymore: HERE.

Pre-order the vinyl edition of KeroseneHERE.

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Alabama returning to the road for limited ‘Live In Concert 25 Tour’

Alabama will return to the road for a limited number of dates on their new “Live In Concert 25 Tour.”

Comprised of 14 dates, the ‘Live in Concert 25 Tour’ kicks-off  April 17 in Phoenix, Ariz., with stops in Phoenix, Wichita, Allentown and more through Aug. 28. Lorrie Morgan, Pat Green, Eddie Montgomery, Lee Greenwood, Jamey Johnson, Ned LeDoux, BlackHawk and Alex Miller will support on various dates.

Founding members Randy Owen and Teddy Gentry will lead the shows. In a press release, both performers emphasize the gratitude they feel for another chance to bring their live show to fans.

Owen shared: “There’s nothing I look forward to any more than performing the songs our great fans have made hits and some surprises along the way. Every show I count as one more beautiful blessing! Much love to you, our fans! Looking forward to seeing all of you on the tour!”

Gentry adds: “We are eager to get back on the road and make more cherished memories with each of you. It is a joy to play for our followers and friends who have supported us through thick and thin. We can’t wait to reconnect and share the music that brought us all together.”

For ticketing information, visit Alabama’s website.

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See Penn Badgley in the Season 5 preview of Netflix’s ‘You’

Netflix is teasing the Season 5 of You, which premieres on the streaming service April 24 — which will also be the show’s final season.

In the preview for Season 5 of You, viewers hear the voice of Penn Badgley’s character, Joe, seemingly addressing his wife, Kate (portrayed by Charlotte Richie). Season 5 picks up three years after the couple relocated to New York City, and finds Joe saying as he looks in a bathroom mirror: “Love tests us. I’ve been tested more than most. This is the last time. I came from nothing. A true rags-to-riches story. I’ve been through it all. Unlucky in life and in love, until I met you.  Kate, you opened doors for me I could have never imagined…Who knew I’d become the luckiest guy in New York?”

According to an official synopsis: “on the surface, it seems like Joe wants to turn a new leaf, but when he meets Bronte (Madeline Brewer), he begins to feel “a nostalgia for his former self.” Griffin Matthews, Anna Camp, Natasha Behnam, Pete Ploszek, Tom Francis and Nava Mau also star.

Netflix later released the full Season 5 trailer for YOU. The fifth and final season premieres April 24th on Netflix; watch HERE.

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Kate Hudson’s ‘Running Point’ to return for Season 2 on Netflix

Just weeks after its debut, Netflix has renewed Kate Hudson’s sports comedy, “Running Point” for Season 2.

The streamer made the announcement on Netflix’s official X account, in which series star Hudson said, “A good basketball team owner knows when to listen to the fans. So we hear you, and so did Netflix. ‘Running Point’ is officially coming back for Season 2!” Thank you so much everyone who watched the show so far! I’m just beyond thrilled because you’re really the reason why we’re able to come back and do another season. So thank you and we’ll see you next season!”

Hudson stars in Running Point as Isla Gordon, the prodigal daughter of the owner of the legendary pro basketball franchise the Los Angeles Waves. But after her brother, the president of the team, is forced to resign after a major scandal, Isla is named president. Per the official logline, “Ambitious and often overlooked, Isla will have to prove to her skeptical brothers, the board, and the larger sports community that she was the right choice for the job.” The show co-stars Brenda Song, Justin Theroux, Chet Hanks, Jay Ellis and Max Greenfield, along with Fabrizio Guido, Toby Sandeman,  Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Roberto Sanchez, Uche Agada, and Dane DiLiegro.

“Running Point” hails from writers Mindy Kaling, Ike Barinholtz, and David Stassen, with Hudson also executive producing. Jeanie Buss, president of the Los Angeles Lakers, also executive produces along with Lakers manager of special projects Linda Rambis.

Kaling said in a press release: “We are so thrilled to be able to deliver a Season 2 of Running Point to the fans of the show. We still cannot believe the response from audiences — thank you to everyone who has watched!  Thank you to our partners at Netflix, Warner Brothers, our star who brought this show to life, Kate Hudson, and of course Executive Producers Jeanie Buss and Linda Rambis, without whom there would be no ‘Running Point’.”

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House GOP adopts budget blueprint for President Trump’s agenda

On Thursday, the House adopted a revised budget blueprint for President Trump’s agenda after Republican leaders and Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., muscled conservative holdouts who had threatened to sink the measure. Johnson told reporters after the vote: “It’s a good day in the House. I told you not to doubt us. We’re really grateful to have had the big victory on the floor just now. It was a big one, a very important one.”

The resolution passed in a slim 216-214 vote, with just two Republicans — Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Victoria Spartz, R-Ind. — joining all Democrats in opposition.  Trump had endorsed the budget plan, which the Senate adopted last weekend on a narrow 51-48 vote.

Shortly before the vote, Johnson appeared alongside Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., at a joint news conference. Johnson said “our two chambers are directly aligned and committed to finding at least $1.5 trillion in savings for the American people. Our first big, beautiful reconciliation package here involves a number of commitments, and one of those is that we are committed to finding at least $1.5 trillion in savings for the American people while also preserving our essential programs.”

Thune added that the Senate is “aligned with the House in terms of what their budget resolution outlined in terms of savings. We have got to do something to get the country on a more sustainable fiscal path, and that entails us taking a hard scrub of our government figuring out where we can find those savings. The speaker’s talked about one and a half trillion dollars. We have a lot of United States senators who believe that is a minimum, and we’re certainly going to do everything we can to be as aggressive as possible to see that we are serious about the matter.”

Approving the budget plan in both chambers allows Congress to bypass the 60-vote threshold required to advance most legislation in the Senate and pass Mr. Trump’s agenda (that would open the door to implementing his border security, defense, energy priorities and extending expiring tax cuts) with a simple majority. Republican leaders in the House worked to unite their divided party behind the budget plan this week before Congress leaves town for a two-week recess.

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6 killed after tour helicopter plunges into NYC’s Hudson River

Story updated: An executive of the European technology company Siemens, as well as his wife and young children, were identified as those on board the tourist helicopter that plunged into New York City’s Hudson River on Thursday, leaving no survivors.

Law enforcement sources told ABC News that Agustin Escobar, his wife, Merce Camprubi Montal, and their children — aged 4, 5 and 11 years old — have been identified as victims in the crash along with the pilot, aged 36.

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Six people, including three children, were killed after a tour helicopter crashed into the Hudson River between Manhattan and the New Jersey waterfront on Thursday afternoon. The helicopter was carrying the pilot and five passengers when it crashed into the river at about 3:15 p.m. EDT (per ABC News).

The New York Post reported that witnesses saw the Bell 206 chopper “split in half” before it went down near Pier 40 on West Houston Street and West Street around 3:15 p.m., per the New York City Fire Department

Mayor Eric Adams later said at a press conference that all six were pronounced dead, adding that “our hearts go out to the family and those on board.”  NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch told reporters that divers with NYPD and FDNY recovered all the victims who were on board the helicopter; four people were pronounced dead at the scene, and two others were taken to the hospital, where they “succumbed to their injuries.” Tisch said that the helicopter lost control shortly after turning at the George Washington Bridge to move along the New Jersey shoreline.

Local NY affiliate WNBC shared that reports of the downed aircraft near the West Side Highway and Spring Street came in shortly after 3 p.m. Thursday. Three law enforcement sources say the helicopter is believed to have been a tour charter flying along the Hudson at the time of the crash.

According to the communications team at the Spanish Foreign Ministry, the Spanish Consulate of New York City is in touch with authorities to gather and confirm information and identification of the people involved in the helicopter crash. In addition, authorities in Spain are aware of the crash as well.

The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board says the crash remains under investigation.

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Nickelback, Brantley Gilbert to perform on Day 2 of ‘Velocity Festival’ at Field Of Dreams

Nickelback has been announced as the headliner of the second day of the new Velocity Festival hosted at the Field of Dreams movie site in Dyersville, Iowa.

The two-day weekend fest, scheduled for August 30th and 31st, will feature previously announced headliner Tim McGraw performing on Saturday the 30th, and Nickelback headlining Sunday the 31st. Brantley Gilbert has also been confirmed as a performer on Sunday, with more to be announced.

Velocity is billed as a new multi-city festival that will launch in other locales in 2026, with the initial iteration taking place on the 193-acre farm and baseball diamond made famous by the 1989 film Field of Dreams starring Kevin Costner. In recent years, the field has also been used by the MLB for a pair of official regular season games.

Promoter Nick Abate of U.S. Concert Agency shared in a press release: “Adding a second day to this event is going to make it even more epic! With Nickelback hitting the stage at the iconic Field of Dreams, we’re kicking off something special with Velocity, our new multi-city music festival launching in 2026. It’s all about bringing incredible performances to legendary locations and creating unforgettable experiences for fans. We’re beyond excited for what’s to come!”

For ticket information, head HERE.

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See Stagecoach Festival’s star-studded lineup for 2025 Diplo’s HonkyTonk

Stagecoach Fest — California’s country music festival — shared the lineup for this year’s HonkyTonk tent, curated once again by Diplo, returning for the third year.

The star-studded roster includes exclusive performances from Diplo himself with Paris Hilton, DJ Pee .Wee (aka Anderson .Paak), Chromeo, and Sofi Tukker, plus a mix of global dance music icons.  A social post from Diplo and Stagecoach reads: “HonkyTonk stage is back for the 3rd year… this time we’re doin it even bigger and puttin more dance floor outside the tent too. We’re gonna be ravin, wranglin, 2 steppin and beer chuggin all weekend 🤠

In addition to the HonkyTonk, the festival will feature headlining sets from country music favorites Zach Bryan, Jelly Roll, and Luke Combs, as well as performances from Brothers Osborne, Lana Del Rey, Sturgill Simpson, Nelly, The Backstreet Boys, Midland, Sammy Hagar, Carly Pearce, Ashley McBryde, and many, many more.

Stagecoach runs from Friday, April 25th-Sunday, April 27th at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California.

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