Georgia man faces 20 federal counts after alleged armed robbery spree across Atlanta suburbs

A 33-year-old College Park, Georgia, man who allegedly robbed ten stores at gunpoint while wearing disguises, including costumes mimicking a construction worker, a health care worker, and a security guard, now faces a mandatory minimum of 63 years in federal prison if convicted. Tracy Daryl Mingo was arraigned late last week on 20 federal counts […]

Boat captain faces 13 charges after overloaded vessel capsizes near Liberty Island, killing mother and infant

A 46-year-old boat captain is facing more than a dozen criminal charges after his overloaded motorboat flipped in New York Harbor near the Statue of Liberty, drowning a 27-year-old mother and her five-month-old daughter. Manuel Hernandez was taken into custody Saturday night after the 22-foot bowrider he was operating capsized just before 10:30 p.m. with […]

Senate panel holds Fauci in contempt after 111 Fifth Amendment pleas — and his wife's response to a photographer said the rest

The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted along party lines to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times during testimony, and hours later, his wife offered a photographer her own one-finger response. The 8-5 vote on Thursday sent a referral to the Justice Department for potential prosecution […]

Team Trump fires back at Taylor Swift after "August" audio vanishes from TikTok

The @TeamTrump TikTok account used Taylor Swift's song "August" in a video celebrating President Trump, and when the audio was stripped over copyright, the account responded with a second video mocking the pop star's catalog. The original clip showed Trump and First Lady Melania Trump standing on a balcony watching fireworks, overlaid with the text […]

Resurfaced 2016 clip draws conservative fire over Mamdani's shifting accent

A nine-year-old radio interview in which New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks in what critics call a fabricated Ugandan accent has resurfaced online, fueling fresh questions about the mayor's authenticity. The clip, originally recorded in October 2016 on South Africa's Kaya 959 radio station, shows Mamdani promoting the Disney film Queen of Katwe, directed […]

Pentagon strips former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall's security clearance over Air Force One leak

The Defense Department revoked former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall's access to classified information after accusing him of disclosing sensitive details about Air Force One's capabilities to reporters, a swift consequence that underscores the administration's zero-tolerance stance on leaks. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell announced the action on X, declaring that Kendall's eligibility for classified access […]

Trump withholds endorsement of Thune for second term as Senate Republican leader

President Trump declined to back Senate Majority Leader John Thune for another term atop the Republican conference, a pointed signal that the South Dakota senator's grip on the leadership post depends on delivering results he has so far failed to produce. In an interview with Punchbowl News that aired Friday, Trump sidestepped a direct question […]

Mamdani booed off stage at NYPD event on Staten Island after less than one minute

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani lasted less than sixty seconds on stage at a pro-police celebration on Staten Island before roughly 3,500 residents drowned him out with boos, jeers, and chants of "get out of here", a reception that laid bare the gulf between his record and the people who live with its consequences. […]

Fifteen elephants dead from suspected cyanide poisoning near Kenya's Amboseli National Park

Fifteen elephants died over the span of a month in Kenya's Amboseli ecosystem after eating tomatoes believed to have been laced with cyanide, and investigators still cannot say where the poison came from. Kenya Wildlife Service confirmed the mass die-off after preliminary laboratory tests detected cyanide in the stomach contents of the dead animals. Postmortem […]

Trump backs Hegseth after reported Camp David confrontation over munitions shortage

President Trump took to Truth Social to publicly defend Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after the two reportedly clashed at Camp David over depleted U.S. munitions stockpiles five months into the Iran war. The Washington Post reported early Thursday that Trump demanded answers from Hegseth about why he had been misled regarding the extent of the […]