Southern beach towns crack down on spring break with alcohol bans and overnight closures

Panama City Beach, Gulf Shores, and Miami Beach are tightening the screws on spring break season, rolling out a combination of alcohol bans, overnight beach closures, and enhanced enforcement designed to keep the annual migration of college students from turning their towns into war zones. Panama City Beach officials approved temporary overnight closures of certain […]

Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Admits 'Romantic and Intimate' Affair with Married Bodyguard in Court Filing

Kyrsten Sinema, the former independent Arizona senator who left office in January 2025, has acknowledged in a sworn court declaration that she carried on a "romantic and intimate" relationship with her former bodyguard, Matthew Ammel, while still serving in the United States Senate. The admission was not made in a press conference or a carefully […]

Florida Legislature Passes Citizenship Verification Bill for Voters, Sends it to DeSantis

The Florida Legislature passed House Bill 991, requiring verification of U.S. citizenship for registered voters and restricting which forms of identification can be used at the polls. The bill cleared the Senate 27-12 and the House 77-28, with two Democrats crossing the aisle to vote yes and just one Republican opposing in the House. It […]

Richard Grenell Exits Kennedy Center as Trump Taps Facilities VP Matt Floca to Lead

Richard Grenell is out at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after a little more than a year as its president. President Trump announced the change on Friday on Truth Social, praising Grenell's tenure and naming Matt Floca, the center's vice president of facilities operations, as his replacement. Trump said Grenell had "done an […]

ICE Dismantles South Texas Smuggling Ring That Kidnapped a Family and Sexually Assaulted a Pregnant Woman

A 22-year-old human smuggler known as "Rufles" will spend more than 14 years in federal prison after his role in a South Texas smuggling operation that kidnapped a family of illegal immigrants, sexually assaulted a pregnant woman, and threatened to kill a seven-year-old child and sell the unborn baby. Rodolfo Daniel De Hoyos was sentenced […]

Chicago Public Schools Settles Religious Discrimination Lawsuit, Opens Student-Teaching Program to Moody Bible Institute

Chicago Public Schools will no longer bar students from Moody Bible Institute from participating in its student-teaching program, after the district settled a religious discrimination case that should never have been necessary in the first place. The resolution, announced Thursday, ends a lawsuit Moody filed against the Chicago Board of Education in November. The Bible […]

Retired Air Force General Who Consulted on UFOs for Blink-182's Tom DeLonge Vanishes in New Mexico

A retired two-star Air Force general with deep ties to classified military research and an unusual consulting role on UFO-related projects has been missing for almost two weeks in New Mexico, and no one can find a trace of him. Authorities issued a Silver Alert for retired Maj. Gen. William "Neil" McCasland, 68, was last […]

Senate clears bipartisan housing bill 89-10, sends fight over corporate homebuying to the House

The Senate voted 89-10 on Thursday to pass sweeping housing legislation aimed at loosening regulations, curbing corporate investors, and expanding local control over housing policy. The bill now heads to the House, which passed a similar version earlier this year, setting up negotiations over a final deal that could land on President Trump's desk. As […]

Trump pauses Kentucky speech after elderly woman faints, Dr. Oz rushes to help

President Trump's remarks at a packaging facility in Hebron, Kentucky, were cut short on March 11 after an elderly woman in the crowd fainted directly behind him. Trump paused mid-speech, called for "a doctor in the house," and told those attending to the woman to "take their time." The moment was brief but revealing. Not […]

Wisconsin federal judges refuse to extend Bondi's interim U.S. attorney pick, Brad Schimel

Judges on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin have declined to extend the tenure of Brad Schimel, Attorney General Pam Bondi's interim pick to serve as the top federal prosecutor in Milwaukee. His appointment expires on March 17, and the court will not be granting him more time. The judges decided […]