A New Jersey man faces federal assault charges after allegedly biting two ICE officers during an anti-ICE protest outside a Newark, New Jersey, detention facility.
Just the other day, I was thinking about how much I have enjoyed Sally Field’s performances through the years. I was charmed by her earliest parts: her winsome performances opposite leading men Jeff Bridges (Stay Hungry) and Burt Reynolds (Smokey and the Bandit, its first sequel, and its assorted copycats). Then, without losing her spunk […]
Social media erupted last week with controversy surrounding the New York Giants’ second-year signal-caller, Jaxson Dart. His crime? Introducing President Donald Trump at a May 22 speech. This week, Green Bay Packers star Josh Jacobs was charged with strangling his girlfriend — a far less offensive act in the eyes of the liberal media, apparently. […]
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Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett was the victim of a swatting call Wednesday night at her Virginia home, according to local police. Police radio traffic shows law enforcement received a call for a “suspicious noise of gunshots” at Barrett’s suburban Virginia address. The dispatcher warned responding officers shortly afterward that a “high priority resident of the county” lived there and that the report may not be authentic. When reached for...
ATLANTA — The Los Angeles mayoral race has increasingly drawn national attention, transforming from a local contest into one of the more unconventional municipal races in recent memory. Mayor Karen Bass (D) faces a challenge on Tuesday from 15 candidates, including former reality TV star Spencer Pratt, whose candidacy has surged from novelty to serious contender. The nonpartisan primary sends...
Trump administration officials confirmed Thursday that they will not allow any American who was exposed to Ebola back into the country. A 50-bed field hospital quarantine facility for Americans that is being constructed in Kenya will be operational on Friday, according to senior administration officials. If someone tests positive or develops symptoms, they will be sent elsewhere for advanced care. Officials weren’t clear where such patients would be sent but said...
The Democratic candidates in Michigan’s Senate race squared off in a combative Thursday debate, clashing over foreign and corporate campaign donations. Rep. Haley Stevens (Mich.), state Sen. Mallory McMorrow and Abdul El-Sayed, a former Wayne County Health, Human and Veteran Services director, are running to replace retiring Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) in a competitive Aug....
A viral video shows the moment a woman in Palm Beach County, Florida, was pulled over for allegedly holding her phone in her right hand while she was driving. But when she was pulled over, the woman raised her arm to show the deputy her alibi: she doesn't have a right hand.
The hosts of ABC’s “The View” on Thursday blasted the Trump administration for launching a criminal investigation into writer E. Jean Carroll, who accused President Trump of sexual assault and successfully sued him for millions of dollars. “Why is the administration spending time trying to relitigate this case that was already decided by two juries?...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday slammed the reported push from Trump administration officials for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to design a $250 bill with President Trump’s face on it. “Hard No on a Trump $250 bill,” Jeffries wrote on the social platform X. “Get over yourself,” he added. “The upcoming...
The U.S. Court of International Trade on Wednesday ordered the commissioner for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to appear at a hearing next month to testify about the tariff refunds process being implemented by the Trump administration. The hearing will take place in New York on June 9, and Commissioner Rodney Scott has been ordered...
Anthropic raked in $65 billion from investors at a $965 billion valuation in its latest funding round, overtaking OpenAI’s most recent valuation as the two AI startups race to go public. The company announced the additional financing Thursday, with investment firms Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, Greenoaks and Sequoia Capital leading the round. It marks a massive...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday dismissed a question about his presidential ambitions during a White House press briefing. While filing in for press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who is on maternity leave, Bessent spoke for more than 30 minutes about the Trump administration’s negotiations with Iran, the impending launch of “Trump Accounts” for children and...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was the latest host of the White House press briefing, where on Thursday he took aim at reporting from The Washington Post about a planned commemorative $250 bill with President Trump's face on it. "I don't really understand this Washington Post article, but who here is from the Post?" he said,...
