Some ‘Bachelor’ fans thought Maria Georgas would be the next Bachelorette. Why predicting the next franchise lead can be tricky.

Jenn Tran made Bachelor history when it was revealed she’d be the first Asian American lead in the franchise’s 22-year history. Fans got to know the 26-year-old physician assistant from Miami, Fla., on Joey Graziadei’s Bachelor season. When the news was announced during “After the Final Rose” on March 25, Tran called the opportunity “surreal.” … Read more

Youngkin vetoes Virginia bills mandating minimum wage increase, establishing marijuana retail sales

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed two top Democratic legislative priorities on Thursday: bills that would have allowed the recreational retail sales of marijuana to begin next year and measures mandating a minimum wage increase. The development did not come as a surprise. While Youngkin had not explicitly threatened to veto … Read more

Why MicroStrategy Stock Tanked by 11% on Thursday

The shorts are coming for MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), and investors reacted accordingly on Thursday — well, at least one short seller, which made no bones about what it currently thinks of the tech company-turned-Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) accumulator. As a result, MicroStrategy’s share price fell at a double-digit rate, closing more than 11% lower. Short the … Read more

Lynda Carter says ‘Wonder Woman 3’ won’t happen ‘unless there’s enough pressure from fans’: ‘I don’t understand that’

Lynda Carter thinks the only way Wonder Woman 3 will ever get made is if there’s a fan demand and outcry. “I don’t think they want to do it unless there’s enough pressure from fans,” the original Diana Prince tells Yahoo Entertainment. “I just don’t think they have the mind to do it. And I … Read more

Super PAC raises $2.1 million after RFK Jr. announced his running mate

The super PAC supporting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent bid for president raised $2.1 million at a small private reception on Tuesday after the announcement of Kennedy’s running mate. About half of that haul came from PAC co-founder Mark Gorton. Gorton, who co-founded Limewire and founded the trading firm Tower Research Capital, said he felt … Read more

Russian network that ‘paid European politicians’ busted, authorities claim

A Russian-backed “propaganda” network has been broken up for spreading anti-Ukraine stories and paying unnamed European politicians, according to authorities in several countries. Investigators claimed it used the popular Voice of Europe website as a vehicle to pay politicians. The Czech Republic and Poland said the network aimed to influence European elections. Voice of Europe … Read more