NEW: NPR CEO Katherine Maher says communities across America will now suffer after Congress voted to strip over $1 billion from NPR and PBS. Maher begged people to step in and donate as she tried convincing them that they would suffer without NPR. So absurd you'd think this was a parody.

BREAKING: Astronomer announces their Board of Directors has launched a formal investigation into the viral Coldplay concert incident. "Astronomer is committed to the values and culture that have guided us since our founding. Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability." "The Board of Directors has initiated a formal investigation into this matter and we will have additional details to share very shortly." "Alyssa Stoddard was not at the event and no other employees were in the video. Andy Byron has not put out any statement, reports saying otherwise are all incorrect."

NEW: Vice President JD Vance currently has a 24% chance to win the 2028 election with CA Governor Gavin Newsom at 15%, according to new market launched by Polymarket. Socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is currently in third with an 11% chance. The odds come as Newsom has been ramping up his public persona by increasing his commentary on X and joining popular podcasts, including Shawn Ryan this week. Some Democrats believe AOC has a chance to step in and have a shot at the presidency, considering socialist Zohran Mamdani's rise in New York. Please no.

NEW: Anti-Israel protester gets thrown over a fence after interrupting the Tour de France by running down the track. The incident took place just 25 yards from the finish line. The man was believed to be protesting the Israel Premier-Tech team, which ironically didn't have any Israeli bikers in the event, according to the New York Post. Video: laurab974.___ / tt

JUST IN: Three people are deceased after an apparent explosion at a Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department training facility in East Los Angeles. "We can now confirm that there are three sheriff's deputies who were k*lled just about an hour ago in this explosion," Fox reported. "You can see a group gathered there."

NEW: 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert' has been canceled, according to Deadline. The show will be ending in May of 2026 at the end of the broadcast season. "I’m not being replaced, this is all just going away," Colbert said. CBS says the move was "purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night."

NEW: Former Astronomer employee accuses CEO Andy Byron of being "toxic," says former employees are cracking up over the video, according to the New York Post. The married CEO was caught on the big screen with the company's HR chief at a Coldplay concert. "The text groups and chains of former employees are like … everybody’s laughing their a$$ off and enjoying the hell out of what happened and him getting exposed," a source told the New York Post. Byron was also accused of having a reputation for being "toxic" and "aggressive," according to the source who spoke with the Post.

NEW: Joy Reid has a meltdown after Piers Morgan plays the video of her crying after getting fired from MSNBC. Absolutely brutal. Morgan: "Let's be honest. I don't think you were fired after all those years because of your skin color or because you're a black woman." Reid: *Melts down* Video: @PiersUncensored

Man pranks attendees at his own wedding by letting a "crazy stalker" give an unhinged speech where she professed her love for him. "I let this crazy woman attend my wedding and she crashed out," Dan Freed said. "You are the luckiest woman in the world. Dan is such a great guy. He’s got everything a woman could ever want," the woman said. "He’s kind, generous, successful, gorgeous. He’s got an incredible body ... I would do anything to be you, Carolyn." "What does she have that I don’t? I’m Asian, too. I can dye my hair black." After the prank, Freed revealed to his friends and family that it was a joke.

NEW: Forensic expert says the Epstein prison video is "unnerving," accuses the FBI of "going in and attempting to change and alter" the video. What a joke. Digital forensic expert Jake Green says AG Pam Bondi's comment on the video "reset" makes the situation "stink even worse." "There are so many issues with this video, the minutes missing, the jumps, we can sometimes see a cursor move in the top right corner," Green said. "There are so many pieces wrong with this video, & for the DOJ to release it, it’s strange, & it’s kind of unnerving to know that this is the way they want to do this." "What we're seeing now, we can say rather definitively that this is not within the realm of digital forensics best practices."