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Brian Niemietz

Brian Niemietz started with the Daily News in July 2012 and works on the National News desk, covering breaking news, politics, crime, celebrity and sometimes, all those things at once. He previously covered the nightlife beat for numerous New York City media outlets.

Bruce Springsteen performs during the first night of his 'The Land of Hopes and Dreams' tour at Co-op Live on May 14, 2025 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Shirlaine Forrest/Getty Images)

NJ cover band canceled after Springsteen’s anti-Trump comments

May 23, 2025 at 12:02 p.m.

A Bruce Springsteen cover band in New Jersey said one of its gigs was canceled due to anti-Trump comments made by The Boss last week.

FILE - This Dec. 5, 2019 file photo shows Rosie O'Donnell at the "Jagged Little Pill" Broadway opening night in New York. O'Donnell is reviving her old daytime talk show for one time only and her guest list is impressive. A who's-who of Broadway, including Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker, Neil Patrick Harris, Morgan Freeman, Gloria Estefan and Barry Manilow, plan to join O'Donnell on Sunday, March 22, for a live streaming fundraiser for The Actors Fund. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)

Rosie O’Donnell moves to Ireland after Trump’s reelection

March 12, 2025 at 11:41 a.m.

Comedian, actor and Donald Trump nemesis Rosie O’Donnell has become the latest stand-up celebrity to flee the U.S. in the wake of the president’s reelection.

Fans looks on as bus carrying players pass by during the Philadelphia Eagles' NFL football Super Bowl 59 parade and celebration, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

2 shot near Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl parade

February 14, 2025 at 5:08 p.m.

Philadelphia authorities are investigating a double shooting that happened Friday outside the parade where up to 1 million Eagles fans celebrated their team’s Super Bowl LIX win over the Kansas...

A shopper leaves a Party City store in Vernon Hills, Oct. 15, 2020. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)

Party City immediately closing all stores after 38 years

December 20, 2024 at 4:01 p.m.

Party City employees were informed they'd be cut loose without severance pay or benefits just days before Christmas.

Television host Bob Barker appears on the set of his show, "The Price is Right" in Los Angeles on July 25, 1985.

Bob Barker, ‘The Price Is Right’ host for 35 years, dies at 99

August 27, 2023 at 1:46 p.m.

Longtime game show host and animal rights activist Bob Barker has died. He was 99. The former "The Price is Right" host died peacefully at home of natural causes on...

Former President Donald Trump waves to supporters at Versailles restaurant on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Miami. Trump appeared in federal court Tuesday on dozens of felony charges accusing him of illegally hoarding classified documents and thwarting the Justice Department's efforts to get the records back. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump tells restaurant patrons ‘Food for everyone!’ then leaves without paying

June 16, 2023 at 7:56 p.m.

Patrons at Miami eatery Versailles cheered when Donald Trump twice declared "Food for everyone!" during a surprise stop at the Little Havana hotspot. Then he left without buying food for...

CNN White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins and Former President Donald Trump.

Donald Trump bashes E. Jean Carroll, repeats 2020 election lies in CNN town hall

May 11, 2023 at 1:46 a.m.

A day after being found liable for sexual abuse and defamation against writer E. Jean Carroll, Donald Trump lashed out at her and repeated lies about the 2020 election during...

Head coach Bob Huggins of the West Virginia Mountaineers reacts during the first half against the Maryland Terrapins in the first round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Legacy Arena at the BJCC on March 16, 2023 in Birmingham, Alabama.

West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins ‘under review’ following homophobic slur

May 9, 2023 at 1:42 a.m.

West Virginia University basketball coach Bob Huggins issued an apology after using a homophobic slur on a radio show Monday. His status as the Mountaineers' boss on the hardwood is...

Rihanna attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2023 in New York City.

Karl Lagerfeld’s signature driving gloves, dark shades and beloved cat inspire Met Gala looks

May 2, 2023 at 1:27 a.m.

Karl Lagerfeld inspired a lot of looks in his day, but nothing like what was in display at Monday night's Met Gala event honoring the late designer. "I'm very very...

Serena Williams reveals second pregnancy at Met Gala

May 2, 2023 at 1:17 a.m.

Tennis superstar Serena Williams is pregnant with her second child and doesn't care who knows. "There's three of us here," she told Vogue host La La Anthony at Monday's Met...

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