A Missouri teen was viciously assaulted at a St. Louis-area McDonald’s earlier this month by a man with a lengthy criminal record, according to news reports. The 15-year-old girl suffered a fractured skull, brain damage, and other injuries after she was punched, dragged by her hair and stomped on. The...

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A new report claims 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned substance -- trimetazidine -- were still allowed to compete in the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games. The report in The New York Times said the incident was hidden from the public after a deal was struck between Chinese...

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With jury selection having been wrapped up last week, the first criminal trial of a former president of the United States got underway Monday morning at just about 9:30, when Judge Juan Merchan took the bench. Opening statements in Donald Trump's criminal trial in Manhattan were expected to take a...

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The transformed landscape created an effect so somber and breathtaking that the project coordinator called it a "meadow of souls." According to The News --  a local newspaper and website in Portsmouth, England -- organizers and volunteers have installed 1,475 giant silhouettes at the British Normandy Memorial in Ver-Sur-Mer, France, as...

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's Trump paranoia has developed a new symptom of derangement over former President Donald Trump -- she now believes he's going to "kill his opposition." Speaking Friday on the liberal podcast "Democracy Docket," hosted by the infamous Democratic election attorney Marc Elias, the former Democratic...

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President Joe Biden stopped by a Sheetz location on Wednesday to purchase snacks while on a campaign swing through Pennsylvania on the same day that his Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed suit against the company and two of its subsidiaries. Apparently, no one informed the president that his administration considered...

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The Writers Guild of America strike that crippled Hollywood for months last summer might have ended up being a Pyrrhic victory for those who wanted it most. After supposedly winning big against the big, bad studios back with an agreement in September, writers have been feeling a sharp contraction in...

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An alleged sexual predator in suburban Seattle was killed by police last week after he engaged officers with a firearm during what he thought was going to be a meetup with two small children, police said. Video of the deadly officer-involved shooting was released by the Seattle Police Department over...

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As the Biden administration accelerates their strategy of promoting abortion as their go-to issue ahead of the November elections, a new poll confirmed the results of numerous previous polls, showing that a supermajority of American voters oppose abortion after the third month of pregnancy -- a view that is not...

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The Sunshine State is now welcoming chaplains into public schools, but Satanists need not apply. On Thursday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law allowing chaplains to volunteer to offer counseling at public and charter schools. However, the Catholic governor warned that Satanists would not be accepted into...

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Nearly 50 anti-Israel protesters were arrested Monday morning at Hewitt University Quadrangle at the center of Yale University's New Haven, Connecticut, campus. According to a live blog from The Yale Daily News, police began gathering around the area -- often referred to as Beinecke Plaza -- before 7:00 that morning,...

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After spending untold amounts of time and money to denude their stores of the traditional checkout line in favor of self-checkouts, the recent scourge of shoplifting in Democrat-run cities has forced one major retailer to reverse course. According to Newsweek, Walmart has begun the shift back to traditional checkout lines...

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A man was arrested after he allegedly broke into the residence of Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass while she and her family were home on Sunday. No one was injured, and police arrived at the scene quickly, KTLA-TV reported. According to the outlet, the Los Angeles Police Department said...

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The adults who created this culture of indifference to human life have no idea what to do about it. Some would use it as an excuse to disarm law-abiding citizens, while others merely spew platitudes without ever getting to the heart of the matter. According to WBAL-TV, a large "senior...

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A man who spent years advising former President Barack Obama on policy is in custody in the United Kingdom after he was accused of a number of child sex crimes. According to the U.K.'s Daily Mail, 46-year-old Rahamim "Rami" Shy of New Jersey was apprehended in late February. The report...

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Severe weather could pound America’s midsection this week, with a risk of thunderstorms and perhaps tornadoes. The Weather Channel said two rounds of damaging storms are coming -- Thursday storms that will target Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Kansas, and a second storm Friday that will range as far south as...

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As the plague of senseless violence has continued to overtake the country, any and every gathering of more than a few people has become a possible target. From schools to malls to Super Bowl victory parades, few public places and events have been untouched by the ravages of gun violence....

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Former President Donald Trump got some good news Monday when the $175 million bond in his civil fraud case was accepted by New York Judge Arthur Engoron, Axios reported. Engoron’s approval means New York Attorney General Letitia James won’t be able to seize Trump’s assets or freeze his bank accounts...

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As a general rule, middle-aged sports commentators sound most authoritative when they comment on sports. Alas, when they veer into cultural topics, they often come across as preachy in the most cringe-inducing way. For instance, on "The Stephen A. Smith Show" podcast on Friday, host Stephen A. Smith, 56, defended...

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The New York Jets traded away quarterback Zach Wilson on Monday, ending his lackluster tenure with the organization that drafted him out of college three years ago. The 24-year-old is headed for Denver, which needed help at the position after Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers in...

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This kid is going to be getting a lesson in the criminal justice system. Video making the rounds out of central North Carolina last week -- showing a high school student slapping a teacher in a classroom, twice -- should be shocking to even the most jaded critics of the...

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