A baby found dead in a porta-potty at Electric Forest music festival in Michigan underwent an autopsy ... but the investigation is hitting roadblocks ... TMZ has learned.
Lieutenant Patrick Agema of the Michigan State Police tells TMZ ... police have not yet received a final autopsy report, so they're unable to determine whether the baby was born alive.
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Agema says more information on the tragic death will come out, but it has to be made "by the forensic pathologist following a complete review of the autopsy findings" ... and until that report gets submitted, police don't want to speculate on the cause or manner of death.
Harvey Weinstein recently had another major health scare in jail -- suffering heart failure, TMZ has learned.
Sources with direct knowledge tell us ... the disgraced Hollywood film producer was incarcerated on Rikers Island in NYC about 2 weeks ago when he experienced heart failure due to pneumonia.
Weinstein was being held in the Queens jail complex, awaiting sentencing in September for a 2025 sexual assault conviction. He has had a bunch of health scares behind bars over the past few years.
10:00 AM PT -- Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the Reuters report about the ransom notes being fake is not accurate.
The series of alleged ransom notes sent to media outlets about Nancy Guthrie's kidnapping are bogus, according to a new report.
Reuters published an article Tuesday, saying the Federal Bureau of Investigation determined the notes are fake, but did not say how investigators came to that conclusion.
TMZ and other news outlets received the notes, which were then turned over to the FBI for analysis. The 2 alleged ransom notes were sent early on in the case ... and Reuters references the separate notes from someone claiming to know the kidnappers' identities, which TMZ obtained.
A suspect in Oklahoma City should've let sleeping dogs lie ... because he's almost certainly nursing a sore leg -- and facing an extra charge -- after dragging a K9 unit with his truck in a shocking video.
Dramatic footage shows cops performing a traffic stop that goes from routine to chaotic in seconds ... when a suspect standing out his box truck suddenly makes a break for it.
The K9 unit -- named Dash -- runs after the guy as he runs to truck, opens the door and gets behind the wheel ... latching onto the guy's leg with his jaws as the man starts to drive away.
Melania Trumpcashed in big on her documentary ... even though moviegoers mostly stayed home.
The First Lady's Amazon-backed documentary "Melania" turned into a massive payday for her ... with President Trump's newly released annual financial disclosure revealing Melania personally pocketed $10.71 million from the project.
That's an eye-popping haul considering the film reportedly brought in only about $16 million at the worldwide box office -- meaning FLOTUS' payday alone topped half of the movie's total ticket sales.
The filing also shows she earned roughly $521,000 from her memoir ... along with more than $6 million from NFTs and other collectibles.
Taylor Parker told investigators her pal Reagan Simmons-Hancock was screaming at her to "take her out of me" while she was performing a makeshift C-section ... while being questioned about Reagan's murder.
TMZ obtained video of the interrogation from a Bowie County court -- taken just days after Reagan's murder in 2020 -- where Taylor describes her version of the grizzly scene, saying she only remembers hitting Reagan in the head with a mason jar before eventually performing the C-section ... at what she claims her victim's dire request.
Taylor says she told Reagan she didn't know how to get to the baby ... with Reagan's only response being, "Get her out of me!" after the two women went at it, shoving each other around, according to Taylor's side of the story.
Santa Claus won't be able to make his round for Christmas in July this year ... because he's been arrested on a couple very serious charges.
Here's the deal ... a 75-year-old man who legally changed his name to "Santa Claus" was arrested last week as part of a child sex sting operation.
According to Kenner Police Department, Santa jingled all the way behind bars on two charges ... computer-aided solicitation of a minor and indecent behavior with a juvenile. His bond was set at $20K for each charge.
KPD alleges Santa initiated contact with an undercover agent posing as a 15-year-old. Investigators claim he discussed engaging in sexual acts with the fictious teen during the course of conversation.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezsympathizes with folks who are finding it hard to be patriotic these days ... and she's reminding everyone about the good things in our country -- regardless of who runs it.
Charlie got the New York representative in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday ... and, with the Fourth of July and the big 250th birthday coming up, we had to ask what she has to say to people struggling with patriotism.
AOC says "no one can take America" away from the common people ... it's not about whoever is in charge at the moment, but instead about the people and ideals that make the country great -- from the Founding Fathers to the abolitionists to the Suffragettes, and everyone in between.
Rep. Mike Lawler went OFF on Reps Jamie Raskin, Pramila Jayapal, and NY Governor Kathy Hochul... repeatedly calling them "f**king assholes" for their sanctuary city policies that he says led to the murder of one of his constituents.
It was as hot as it gets in the Capitol Tuesday, when Lawler appeared before the House Judiciary Committee, introducing Jessica Gorman, whose daughter Sheridanwas murdered in Chicago by an illegal alien who had committed a string of crimes before the killing and was allowed to stay in the U.S. ... Chicago, by the way, is a sanctuary city.
Maryland teenager Jonah Poole was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree murder for killing his former boss, Edward Koza ... burning him to death inside his car.
The Anne Arundel County Police Department announced Poole's sentence last week ... saying Poole was ordered to spend the rest of his life in prison and forfeit approximately $215,000 he stole from Koza, his former boss at Tropic Bay Water Gardens in Davidsonville, MD.
It remains unclear if Poole's brief employment with Koza was part of his motive for the killing.
Rep. Lauren Boebert isn't exactly welcoming a fellow Republican back to Congress ... rather, she's skewering him for being MIA because he was depressed.
Jacobgot the Congresswoman from Colorado Tuesday on Capitol Hill, and she was incredulous that Congressman Tom Kean finally ended his nearly 4-month sabbatical, citing "depression."
Lauren had a different diagnosis, scoffing that Kean's "case of the sads" is no excuse for abandoning the ship. Jacob mounted a challenge, saying depression is more than a case of the sads, but Boebert doubled down, saying he was an embarrassment and needed to toughen up.
Thing is ... Kean is running for reelection, and Republicans need every seat to retain the House, but Boebert doesn't care ... she says if he's too much of an eggshell to show up, she's ok if he's booted from Congress.
An 8-year-old boy riding a jet ski with no parents in sight got stopped by cops in Florida ... police had harsh words for the father, who said his kid is "very proficient" ... and now folks are debating his parenting.
Police bodycam footage out of Sarasota shows the moment a marine police officer stops a kid on a jet ski ... asking him straight up, "Where's your parents?"
The boy proceeds to lead the officer to his father, and cops start questioning him.
The father is quick to admit he doesn't think his son is legally allowed to ride a jet ski alone at such a young age ... but he says he and his son have been riding jet skis for years and the kid is "very proficient."
Keanu Reeves went to bat for his old director ... but it wasn't enough to keep CarlRinsch out of prison after the filmmaker was sentenced in his $11 million Netflix fraud case.
Here's the deal ... Keanu personally wrote to the judge asking for leniency for Carl -- who directed Keanu in the 2013 movie "47 Ronin" -- calling Carl an "exceptional artist" while acknowledging Carl has a tendency to self-sabotage. Keanu also praised Carl's unfinished Netflix series at the center of the case as "superb and visionary."
The heartfelt endorsement didn't carry the day, though ... a federal judge sentenced Carl to 30 months behind bars Monday after he was convicted of wire fraud, money laundering and other financial crimes tied to the failed project.
Rep. Tom Kean Jr. has finally explained his mysterious 116-day absence from Congress ... after vanishing from public life for months.
On Tuesday, Kean took the floor to address why he was MIA ... explaining he has been dealing with depression. The Congressman explained he took time off due to an order by his doctor.
Kean all but vanished from Washington back in early March ... missing more than 100 House votes while his office offered only vague updates about a "personal health issue."
The lack of answers sparked mounting concern from constituents, political insiders and even members of his own party.
NPR may have jumped the gun on one of the biggest political scoops of the year ... reporting that Supreme Court Justice SamuelAlitois retiring, only to quickly reverse course and retract their story.
The Alito retirement story, written by prominent SCOTUS reporter NinaTotenberg, was published Tuesday morning before quickly disappearing from NPR's website. In its place now sits a brief editor's note that reads, "This story has been taken down. It was published in error."
The report spread quickly because the stakes couldn't be much higher. If Alito steps down, President Trumpwould get the chance to nominate a fourth Supreme Court justice -- further cementing his influence over the nation's highest court for years to come.
The twist here is who's behind the scoop ... Totenberg has spent decades covering the Supreme Court and is widely regarded as one of the best-sourced reporters on the beat -- having broken countless major stories involving the justices. That's already fueled speculation the underlying reporting may be sound and the story simply went live before NPR intended.
The Supreme Court just reshaped the playing field ... ruling states can bar transgender athletes from competing in women's sports.
The blockbuster decision -- handed down Tuesday -- upholds Idaho and West Virginia laws limiting school sports teams to athletes based on biological sex ... and it's poised to impact similar laws already on the books in more than two dozen states.
The ruling mirrors a growing trend, with the International Olympic Committee and a number of international athletic federations tightening eligibility rules for women's competition.
