Embattled Illinois elected official Tiffany Henyard got an earful from her constituents at a public meeting Tuesday, but had little to say in return. A number of local residents WGN-TV described as "frustrated" shared their thoughts at the Thorton Township meeting about Henyard's various local scandals. Henyard currently serves as both...

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Three Memphis police officers were shot, one fatally, in an early Friday shooting that also killed an 18-year-old suspect. Interim Memphis Police Chief C.J. Davis said Joseph McKinney, who joined the force in 2020, was killed. One wounded officer was in non-critical condition at Regional One Health. The other wounded...

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If the Biden administration is trying to restore American parents' confidence in the public school system, they sure have a funny way of showing it. Nowadays, one of the most significant causes of concern -- and perhaps the deciding factor for most parents pulling their children out of public schools...

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The venerable spelling game "Scrabble" is making a big change to appeal to the snowflakes in Generation Z who just can't seem to stomach a game that has a scoring system that allows someone to win. For the first time in 75 years, Mattel, the company that manufactures the famed...

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2020 was a rough year for Hollywood. Like most industries, the COVID pandemic took its toll. Unfortunately for the entertainment industry, things still haven't quite recovered as many had hoped. 2023's box office was riddled with massive financial failures. The streaming model for television is collapsing in real time. Union...

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When President Joe Biden pleaded for Congress to increase the budget of the Internal Revenue Service by more than $80 billion he claimed that he would use that money to go after "the rich." Well, he got his money. So did he fulfill his promise? It turns out, "no" is...

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Matt Walsh's sardonic wit sets the conservative commentator apart from the rest in his field. It's exactly that dry humor that helped make "What Is a Woman" not just the best conservative documentary ever made, but also one of the best films made in recent years, period. The Daily Wire...

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Stories are conflicted, but news reports say Iran is about to attack Israel. Other reports say they were hinting at it, but have stood down. What’s going on? Friday morning, CBS said an attack against Israeli military installations was imminent and was in retaliation for Israel’s destruction earlier this month...

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is facing significant backlash for her anti-cryptocurrency, big government stance over the last few years as more than a dozen crypto executives and tycoons are donating to her opponent, Republican candidate John Deaton, in anticipation of unseating her in the upcoming election. To say the least,...

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If you've been keeping up at all with the cultural clash over the concept of transgenderism, you'd know that Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has been one of the most vocal voices arguing against men who claim to be women. To be clear, Rowling is not a conservative by any...

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Not unlike the First Battle of Geonosis, this fight could turn ugly quickly. About two months after actress Gina Carano filed a biting lawsuit against Disney and Lucasfilm, the House of Mouse's army of lawyers has responded, demanding that the suit be thrown out. The lawsuit -- financially backed by...

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Imagine working full-time Monday through Friday and then picking up a catering gig on weekends to make ends meet. If that describes you, then the federal government has something to say to you. Congratulations. President Joe Biden created your second job. This scenario effectively summarizes the reality of the U.S....

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Who could have imagined it: Eating a concoction of chemicals made to imitate real meat appears to be actually quite bad for you. A new study postulates that eating vegan meats can have major negative effects on an individual's health, such as increasing the risk of diabetes. As the Daily...

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A gun store owner in Washington state says he sold a boatload of high-capacity magazines earlier this week when a state law that had banned them in 2022 was briefly lifted by the order of a local judge. Wally Wentz owns a store called Gator's Custom Guns in the city...

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Irked that the case of an Arizona rancher accused of killing an illegal immigrant is taking longer than he wanted, the judge in the case stalked out of the courtroom Thursday. George Alan Kelly, 75, is on trial for a second-degree murder charge in connection with the shooting death of...

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The death watch for O.J. Simpson was highly controlled to prevent leaks emerging before Simpson’s death Wednesday at the age of 76, according to a new report. As Simpson was losing his final battle with prostate cancer, visitors who came to see him at his home were required to sign...

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One would hope that elected officials would know more about astronomy than the average middle schooler. Well, despite having served as the U.S. Representative for Texas' 18th Congressional District since 1995, up to and including leading the House Science Committee's space subcommittee, Sheila Jackson Lee apparently did not. Instead she...

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One of the best parts of being in a nerdy fandom when a highly anticipated movie is announced comes from the collective sense of eagerness and anticipation building up. "Joker: Folie à Deux," the 2024 follow-up to the smash-hit 2019 movie "Joker," is one such movie, and it didn't take...

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A pro-Palestinian protester was arrested Wednesday and charged with 16 felony counts after threatening to murder members of the Bakersfield, California city council. Riddhi Patel, 28, began her remarks by calling on the city to pass a ceasefire resolution regarding the Israel-Hamas war drafted by the United Liberation Front. "I...

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This should've been such an easy slam dunk for Disney and Gameloft. A kart racer in the same vein as Mario Kart, but with iconic Nintendo characters swapped out for Disney characters? That game should've printed money. Alas, "Disney Speedstorm" opted to go the free-to-play route and...

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Remember -- sexism is any time a woman isn't celebrated as much or greater than a man, regardless of the amount of work they did. While promoting her newest film, "Civil War" -- a film that will undoubtedly have major political opinions on display -- actress Kirsten Dunst complained about...

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