One of Tennessee's most notorious lawmakers is pushing his way back into the news -- by pushing around highway patrol troopers trying to keep the peace. State Rep. Justin Pearson -- a Democrat in case there was any doubt -- inserted himself into a melee Thursday as troopers tried to...

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It's not exactly unheard of for a politician to abruptly resign from their post amid some sort of a scandal. Far less common, however, is for a politician to abruptly resign just months after a successful re-election bid. Such is the curious case of Vi Lyles, mayor of Charlotte, North...

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It goes without saying that there's never a good time or place to have a heart attack. But if you were to have a heart attack, it's hard to think of many places better to have one than when you're surrounded by first responders -- even if they're students. And, praise God,...

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Mother's Day has become a $38 billion industry. Cards, jewelry, flowers, brunches, vacations, and gifts of every kind will flood homes and social media feeds this weekend. Restaurants will be packed. Families will gather. Amazon drivers will work overtime delivering last-minute presents to front doors across America. And by Monday...

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Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt confronted Democratic Mayor Karen Bass Wednesday over her handling of January 2025’s deadly wildfires. During a mayoral debate on NBC LA, Pratt condemned the draining of the reservoirs, including the Santa Ynez Reservoir, in the lead up to the wildfires in East Palisades and...

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Podcast host Megyn Kelly affirmed Tucker Carlson's view that the existence of anti-Muslim sentiment in the United States is created by those who support Israel. Appearing on "Next Up" with Mark Halperin, Kelly discussed Carlson's recent interview with New York Times reporter Lulu Garcia-Navarro, in which he spoke about his...

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Xavier Becerra went to the television claiming that the Biden administration having lost track of children is mere “MAGA talking points.” On air, he flippantly air quoted “lost kids,” as if it didn’t even happen. But the reality is, his agency was found to be looking the other way while...

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Every morning, millions of Americans swipe through a hundred headlines before their coffee cools and walk away convinced they understand the world. I learned that lesson -- coaching track athletes through the hurdles, then later on the rugby pitch, and eventually from the witness stand in federal and state courts...

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The Department of War on Friday released documents related to UFOs that had previously not been made public under order from President Donald Trump. As part of the release, the Department created a web page it said would host UFO-released documents. Fox News noted that the releases included images of...

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Federal examiners have determined that Decarlos Brown Jr., the man accused in the stabbing murder of Iryna Zarutska on board the Charlotte, North Carolina light rail in 2025, "is not competent to proceed" in his federal case because his level of mental illness makes him incapable of participating in his...

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The Virginia Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the state's congressional redistricting ballot referendum, passed last month, violated the state's constitution. The new map could have netted Democrats up to four new U.S. House seats. The decision is a blow to the Democrats' hope of retaking the House in the...

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The reality of the Trump economy smashed bleak projections to bits in April, according to new Department of Labor data. April’s jobs report shows that employers added 115,000 jobs, according to CBS News. Economists had gone all in on bleak and bleaker, with a forecast from FactSet predicting a gain...

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A charity that was intended to raise money for victims of the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires has instead funneled funds to "voter participation efforts for Native Americans, illegal aliens, podcast shows, fungus planting, and the salaries and bonuses for those working at non-profits and other organizations," a report from the...

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A right-wing party dominated elections Thursday as Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage said the political sun is setting on the Labour and Conservative parties. "Labour are being wiped out by Reform in many of their most traditional areas,” he said, according to GB News. Looking ahead to later Friday...

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York declared himself stunned by a court decision that almost everyone else expected. On Friday, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled that the state's new gerrymandered congressional map, drawn by Democrats and narrowly approved by voters in a referendum last month, violated Virginia's state...

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Looks like they're franchising. Just months after the "Quality Learing [sic] Center" in Minneapolis became the symbol of Minnesota's problem with affinity fraud within its large Somali community, the woman behind another cultural flashpoint -- this one an Islamic group that rented out a taxpayer-funded waterpark in the Dallas-Fort Worth...

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A new find near the Arizona home of Nancy Guthrie did nothing to clarify the mystery of her disappearance, but instead added a new one. Human remains were found about five miles from the Tucson home from which Guthrie disappeared on Feb. 1, according to the New York Post. A...

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Wednesday's gubernatorial debate in California saw Republican Chad Bianco spar with Democrat Katie Porter over the topic of sanctuary cities and motherhood. The debate, featuring Bianco, Porter, Tom Steyer, Xavier Becerra, Matt Mahan, Steve Hilton, and Antonio Villaraigosa, took place at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, KNBC-TV reported....

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Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt was the only person to give a straight answer when asked whether illegal aliens and non-citizens should vote in U.S. elections during a Wednesday debate. The moderator of the mayoral debate asked each candidate, including Democratic Mayor Karen Bass, whether non-citizens should be permitted...

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President Donald Trump announced Friday that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a three-day ceasefire, which he hopes will lead to an end to the conflict entirely. "I am pleased to announce that there will be a THREE DAY CEASEFIRE (May 9th, 10th, and 11th) in the War between Russia...

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President Donald Trump, in his National Day of Prayer message released Wednesday, celebrated the "entire Western experience," which he argued is grounded in faith in God. Making such an appeal to the preeminence of the Western tradition in a National Day of Prayer statement appears to be unique to this...

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