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Kyle Rittenhouse re-emerged on social media Wednesday to announce he had gotten married and to share a photo of his bride holding an AR-style rifle. His bride’s name is Bell: Rittenhouse came into the national eye on August 25, 2020, after using an AR-15 rifle to defend himself while under assault in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He subsequently faced two charges of murder, one charge of attempted murder, and two charges of reckless endangerment relating to the melee during Black Lives Matter riots in Kenosha. On November 19, 2021, Breitbart News noted that Rittenhouse was found not guilty on all charges. On...

Kansas City Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce is set to marry Taylor Swift in the Watch Hill neighborhood of Westerly, Rhode Island on Saturday, June 13, 2026, according to multiple reports Saturday. The venue, Ocean House, is a glamorous, Victorian-style luxury hotel where the couple has spent plenty of time, per Harper's Bazaar. The date, of course, is a nod to the superstar’s lucky number, 13. There were rumors that Swift's desired date of June 13 was already held for another bride and groom and that she and Kelce dropped a pretty penny to buy the date from them....

"Taylor Swift is one very canny operator — developing her fan base, working incredibly hard writing some of the most popular pop tunes of the last decade, and cementing a good friendship with the future king Prince William over 10 years ago — a relationship that has culminated in private letters, inspirational cards and good wishes to Princess Catherine during her difficult year," the insider said. In June 2024, William celebrated his 42nd birthday by attending Swift's Eras Tour concert with George and Charlotte at London's Wembley Stadium. Middleton, who was undergoing chemotherapy to treat cancer at the time, did...

Police have arrested a suspect nearly four months after a New Jersey Republican councilwoman was gunned down in her car as she was nearing her home. Rashid Ali Bynum, 28, was arrested and charged in the murder of 30-year-old Eunice Dwumfour, who was shot and killed on the evening of February 1. Dwumfour and Bynum knew each other from working together at Champions Royal Assembly, a Nigeria-based prosperity gospel church in Newark, police said, according to ABC 7. “This was a very complex, extensive case with painstaking police work every single moment until today and it will continue after today,”...

Kristin Marino’s FDNY firefighter father Kenneth was killed on Sept. 11, when she was just 3 years old, but his nine brothers made sure they were at her wedding this week to stand in for him. Retired and new firemen from Kenneth’s Hell’s Kitchen’s Rescue Co. 1 patiently waited outside the Plaza Hotel Wednesday so they could see the beautiful bride off to her wedding. “It was truly surreal to walk out and see so many firefighters lined up in honor of my father. The sight brought me to tears and reminded me of the incredible brotherhood within the FDNY,”...

UPDATE: A 36-year-old woman is being held on felony stalking charges in a bizarre case where a wedding was held without the groom present and without his knowledge. Beverly Hills Police Chief Kory Martin expressed he’s never seen anything like this. “I was here Friday evening when this came in. When I was talking to the lieutenant, I said, ‘I don’t I don’t think in 23 years I’ve ever heard of anybody who managed somehow to get married to someone who wasn’t present for a ceremony.'” “At first, we were really considering that it may be some forged documents. However,...

PORTALES, N.M.— William and Daynnely Carrillo got married on May 25, and while the wedding day was just how they wanted it to be, they had a little surprise in the mix of it all. Bad weather arose, and a tornado was spotted in the distance from their wedding venue. Instead of finding shelter, the couple took advantage of the moment by taking wedding photos in front of it. “The ceremony was going to be outside and then everything else was going to be inside. So, it was going to be four o’clock and then basically throughout the whole ceremony...

VIDEOOn Saturday, June 14, we have a confluence of events. The 250th anniversary of the Army, Flag Day, President Trump's Birthday, a grand military march in Washington D.C., the leftist "No Kings Day" protests against the previous four events, annnnnd the day that Alex Soros marries Anthony Weiner's ex, Huma Abedin.As you can see in this video, the bed springs in their honeymoon suite will get little to no action following the wedding. Oh, and if you are wondering why we have heard NOTHING from Alex Soros since January 2024 it is because a couple of DUmmie FUnnies videos of...

One of the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted — accused of killing his wife just hours after their wedding in 2012 — was arrested in Mexico Thursday. Arnoldo Jimenez, of Illinois, was captured in Monterrey and extradition proceedings to bring him back to the US have already commenced, according to authorities. “The FBI is extremely appreciative of the Burbank Police Department, our law enforcement partners in Mexico, and the public for their tremendous investigative efforts and collaboration in the capture of Ten Fugitive Arnoldo Jimenez,” said Douglas DePodesta, special agent-in-charge of the FBI’s Chicago Field Office, in a press release. “The...

A fight broke out at a wedding at Boca Lago Country Club after two young girls cut Mark Roher in line for the buffet. Do not get between a man and his meat. When two girls cut Mark Roher in line for the carving station at a wedding at Boca Lago Country Club on Saturday, January 18, the South Florida attorney flew into a rage .The 52-year-old confronted the man that allowed his daughter and another young girl to join him in line and chaos ensued, according to a Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office police report. "The slimmer man ignored...

The Texas heiress who went viral for her $59 million Parisian “wedding of the century” is expecting her first baby with her felony-suspect husband, who is facing time behind bars for allegedly shooting at three cops. Madelaine Brockway shared the life-changing news on Instagram showing off an extravagant cake at her recent gender reveal party in Paris, France. “18 weeks with our bean,” she wrote, tagging her husband Jacob LaGrone. Brockway, the heir to several Mercedes-Benz dealerships in Florida, chowed down on a pink piece of cake, celebrating her unborn baby girl, photos showed. The soon-to-be-dad, however, is in the...

ALBAWABA Weddings are celebrated differently across the globe, with each culture bringing its unique rituals and customs to the occasion. While some traditions focus on love and unity, others take unexpected, quirky turns that might leave outsiders scratching their heads. Here’s a look at some of the world’s weirdest wedding traditions that highlight the diversity and creativity of cultural practices. Blackening the Bride – Scotland In Scotland, brides and grooms are subjected to a messy pre-wedding ritual known as "blackening." Friends and family cover the couple in a mix of flour, soot, rotten food, and other messy items. The idea...

Weddings are meant to be a joyous celebration, but one man’s controversial list of banned songs has sparked quite the debate online. After sharing a list of songs he plans to avoid at his wedding on X, Harry had the internet up in arms. Among the banned songs were wedding classics like Mr. Brightside and Sweet Caroline, which are known for getting people on the dancefloor. In a surprising twist, UK pop singer Olly Murs chimed in on the debate. Murs, known for his upbeat hits like Dance with Me Tonight, playfully suggested “Anything by Olly Murs.” It prompted Harry...

There's a lot to juggle while planning a wedding—and apparently, some details are easier than others to retain. A video posted to TikTok by Adriana Thomas (@adrianaleighthomas) has gone viral for revealing the shocking question a man asked his fiancé four days before their wedding: what time it begins. Since the video was posted, it has received 2.4 million views and over 300,000 likes. "Our wedding is in four days, and he just asked me what time it starts," Thomas captioned the video. "I wish I was him." In other videos, Thomas has documented other aspects of her relationship. A...

If Christians want to convey love, there are other — and truer — ways of doing so than attending a celebration of sin.Alistair Begg, a 71-year-old evangelical Scottish pastor of Cleveland’s Parkside Church, who has an influential radio ministry called “Truth For Life,” should repent of the dangerous advice he gave on his program.In response to a question from a grandmother as to whether she should attend her grandson’s wedding to “a transgender person,” Begg said that, so long as the grandson knows that she “can’t countenance … the choices that he has made in life,” she should “go to...

An anonymous woman in California turned the unthinkable into the unforgettable last month when, instead of cutting a cake and tossing a bouquet, she donated her wedding reception to charity. "I was incredibly touched that a bride, facing an extremely stressful and difficult situation, was willing to look past her own pain and consider how to use the significant financial deposit for the wedding to bring joy to others," Maria Daane, executive director of Parents Helping Parents (PHP), the San Jose-based organization that received the donation, told Fox News Digital. **SNIP** But the venue and other rentals — totaling around...

A New Jersey wedding photographer scammed dozens of people, including his own friends and family, out of $1 million in a sham investment scheme — and instead used the money on an Audi, gambling and travel, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday. Vincent Villafane — a photographer and graphic designer from Ford, NJ — allegedly tricked his victims into investing tens of thousands of dollars each into scarce computer graphic cards for gaming laptops, claiming he could sell them for more than double what they were purchased at, federal prosecutors said. His victims included elderly people, public employees like police...

A bride in India decided to marry a guest on her big day after the groom had a seizure during the ceremony. The decision sparked a brawl after the husband-to-be regained consciousness and realized his would-be wife was with someone else, The Times of India reported Thursday. The incidents unfolded when Jugal Kishore, 25, of Moradabad, was preparing to garland his 23-year-old bride, Indira, from Rampur. As Kishore extended his arms, he had an epileptic fit and fell to the ground in front of the gathering. The bride, apparently angry that her family was kept in the dark about Kishore's...

SNIP Shortly after saying “I do,” a Tennessee bride was arrested for pulling a firearm out from beneath her wedding dress and pulling the trigger on her new hubby. Police said Kate Elizabeth Prichard, 25, and her groom had started fighting only hours after their nuptials in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, according to news station WTVF. SNIP “She pulled out of her wedding dress a 9 mm pistol. Pointed it at her new husband’s head and pulled the trigger,” Murfreesboro Police Sgt. Kyle Evans told WTVF. SNIP

The grieving groom whose bride was killed by an accused drunk driver on their wedding night is now embroiled in a bitter fight over her estate with his mother-in-law — who is even challenging the validity of the marriage. Aric Hutchinson had assumed control of Samantha Miller’s estate after his 34-year-old bride was killed in April when their golf cart was rear-ended as they left their wedding reception in South Carolina, leaving him also needing multiple surgeries for broken bones. But the dead bride’s mom, Lisa Miller, has filed a petition to remove him as the personal representative, citing “issues...