Greg Hardy knocked out at Fight Nation Championship 31 despite 52-pound weight advantage

Former NFL defensive end Greg Hardy missed weight by 25 pounds, entered the cage carrying a 52-pound size advantage over his opponent, and still got knocked out in the third round Saturday at Fight Nation Championship 31. Serbian heavyweight Darko Stosic landed a left hook that sent Hardy backward, followed by a hammer fist to […]

Teen's Fitbit named "bomb" forces United Airlines flight back to Newark

A Spain-bound United Airlines jet carrying passengers out of Newark Liberty International Airport turned around mid-flight Saturday evening after a Bluetooth device labeled "bomb" appeared on travelers' screens, the product, officials determined, of a 16-year-old's Fitbit nickname. United flight 236, headed for Palma De Mallorca, Spain, departed Newark at about 6 p.m. Roughly four hours […]

Prosecutor who secured Comey indictment exits case with no explanation

The federal prosecutor who brought criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey over a threatening social media post has quietly walked away from the case, and the court filing replacing him offers no reason why. Matthew Petracca, the Justice Department attorney who secured a two-count indictment against Comey in the Eastern District of North […]

Fifth Circuit clears Texas to enforce SB 4 migrant arrest law, overriding lower court block

A federal appeals court on Friday handed Texas a significant legal win, lifting a lower court injunction that had blocked key provisions of Senate Bill 4, the state law that makes illegal entry into Texas a state crime and empowers local police to arrest suspected border crossers. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth […]

Brooklyn Democrats ran a dead man on Hakeem Jeffries' ticket to collect petition signatures, critics say

Democratic Party operatives in southern Brooklyn listed a deceased community leader as a candidate on petition forms that also carried House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' name, a move critics say was designed to exploit the dead man's local popularity and harvest signatures in a conservative-leaning district where Jeffries would otherwise struggle to attract them. Robert […]

Musicians bail on America's 250th birthday fair, and Trump floats scrapping the concerts entirely

Five major musical acts have pulled out of the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, and President Trump responded by floating the idea of canceling the concert lineup altogether, replacing it with what he called a "giant MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN RALLY" to mark America's 250th birthday. The withdrawals hit fast. Within days […]

Texas man indicted for firing at Secret Service agents near Washington Monument along Vance motorcade route

A federal grand jury has indicted a 45-year-old Texas man on charges stemming from a May 4 shooting near the Washington Monument in which he allegedly opened fire on Secret Service agents while Vice President JD Vance's motorcade departed the White House, striking an innocent bystander instead of the officers he targeted. Michael Marx of […]

Los Angeles paid a convicted gang killer $58,000 as a 'Peace Ambassador' — then the FBI arrested him

FBI agents in Los Angeles arrested a 41-year-old convicted murderer and active gang member on Friday, a man the city had been paying with taxpayer dollars to serve as a "Peace Ambassador" in one of its most troubled neighborhoods. The Department of Justice identified him as Michael Angel Alvarez, also known as "Diablo," a member […]

Cornyn posts scorpion fable after Trump backs Paxton, sinks his reelection bid

Sen. John Cornyn responded to the collapse of his reelection campaign with a cryptic social media post, the ancient fable of the frog and the scorpion, after President Trump endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the state's Senate GOP primary and Paxton won. Cornyn's office declined to explain what the senator meant by the […]

Federal prosecutors allege Terry Rozier took $100,000 bribe to leave NBA game early

A federal grand jury has charged former NBA guard Terry Rozier with accepting a $100,000 bribe to walk off the court early during a 2023 Charlotte Hornets game, the latest and most damning turn in a widening gambling scandal that has shaken professional basketball. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York […]