On Saturday morning, an electric vehicle began smoking and exploded inside a home's garage, forcing an evacuation and rattling nearby residents in Boulder, Colorado. According to KMGH-TV, the incident occurred around 6 a.m. on Emerald Road, where Boulder Fire-Rescue crews raced to the scene after receiving reports of a vehicle...

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Americans face a devastating mental-health epidemic. And while many who suffer do not become sexual predators, those who do cannot seem to leave children alone. Alec Donovan, a 2015 state wrestling champion at Brick Memorial High School in Ocean County, New Jersey, who later became the "NCAA's first openly gay...

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Caitlin Clark put up another sensational performance to carry Iowa to its second straight Final Four. The Hawkeyes' superstar guard, whose record-breaking exploits have brought unprecedented attention to women's basketball, made nine 3-pointers and finished with 41 points and 12 assists as Iowa knocked defending national champion LSU out of...

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The schadenfreude that erupted on social media was delicious after the Louisiana State women's basketball team -- which skipped the national anthem -- lost to Iowa on Monday night in the NCAA Tournament. Iowa players holding hands during the American National Anthem. LSU players left the court before the anthem...

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A U.S. district court judge denied eight motions filed by Hunter Biden's legal team that sought to dismiss the federal tax evasion case against him, or parts of it, saying of one of the motions that Biden filed it "without any evidence." President Joe Biden's son has pleaded not guilty...

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I used to travel with someone who performed the ritual of briefly touching the exterior of the plane as he boarded. He said it made him feel safer, for some reason. He literally did this every time. Maybe it was a good thing, because if the door was held on...

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Following an appeals court decision that reduced the $454 million bond imposed in his New York fraud case, former President Donald Trump posted the lower amount -- much to the dismay of his detractors, of course. The lower $175 million bond payment means that New York Attorney General Letitia James...

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President Joe Biden appeared to make a small child burst into tears on Monday as he approached her during the annual White House Easter egg roll. The moment concluded a holiday season in which the White House appeared to take all of the attention away from the resurrection of Christ....

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California fast-food workers are about to find out that there's too much of a good thing. With a state law kicking in Monday that raises the minimum wage at most fast-food restaurants to $20 an hour, some businesses have already announced plans for shedding employees and cutting hours. And, naturally,...

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Imagine driving home from work, getting pulled over for speeding near your house and telling the officer, "I'm not sure what the speed limit is on that road. I drive it every day and today I was going the same speed I always do." Do you think you'd have made...

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On occasion, even a thoroughly propagandized feminist can see the problem with wokeness. In an interview with Allure published Monday, pop star Shakira criticized the Oscar-nominated movie "Barbie" for its clear anti-male agenda. "I like pop culture when it attempts to empower women without robbing men of their possibility to...

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Former President Donald Trump excoriated Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana in a blistering pair of posts on his Truth Social account on Monday evening. Trump referred to the senator as “Lamebrain” and also accused him of being out of touch with his constituents. It is not clear what exactly...

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LSU forward Angel Reese was understandably emotional on Monday night after Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes sent her and the Tigers home with a gritty 94-87 victory in the NCAA Tournament in Albany, New York. But one of her postgame comments has some people scratching their heads -- and...

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It's possible that you could soon be flying into, out of or through Donald J. Trump International Airport. H.R.7845 -- "To designate the Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia as the 'Donald J. Trump International Airport'" -- was introduced in the Republican-controlled House on Friday. The bill was immediately referred...

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President Joe Biden seems to have gaffed once again. This time during an interview with the "Today" show's Al Roker on Easter Monday, President Biden was asked about his favorite White House memory. Biden shared one about his grandkids jumping in his bed ... they are mostly adults. "Our kids...

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Images of the towering Barron Trump, the son of former President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump, are going viral online. The youngest child of the 45th commander in chief turned 18 last month after quietly growing up in the public eye. He turned heads on social media...

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A man was arrested on Monday afternoon after police said he tried to enter the FBI Atlanta field office through a gate for reasons unknown. Just after noon, according to the FBI, a vehicle that was cleared to enter the Chamblee, Georgia, facility was making its way onto the property...

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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is giving new meaning to the word "disgraceful" -- she just doesn't know it. Holding the top spot in a state that's become a byword for out-of-control crime and a flood of illegal immigration should be bad enough for any politician. But inviting Florida residents...

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LSU Tigers women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey told Iowa basketball sensation Caitlin Clark she is glad she is graduating after the Hawkeyes knocked her team out of the NCAA tournament on Monday. Mulkey did so with class and admitted that her team’s attempts to defend against Clark were fruitless. While...

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CNN's Erin Burnett recently interviewed independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. about his race opponents in the 2024 presidential election, but Kennedy's honesty drove many Biden supporters out of their minds. They took to X like wildfire. And in their fury, showed just how hypocritical they are when it...

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