How farcical are so-called net zero rankings -- the lists that determine which companies purportedly are doing the most to cut back on emissions? Consider this: Atop the 2024 Forbes Net Zero Leaders is a company whose very name is synonymous with smoke, tar, addiction, environmental hazards and death. The...

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The University of Oklahoma Sooners softball team continued their unprecedented reign of dominance on Thursday after securing the program's fourth consecutive national championship. The Sooners defeated the top-seeded Texas Longhorns 8-4 in Game 2 of the Women's College World Series, capping off a historic season that saw Oklahoma post a...

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With the United States having just celebrated the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy beach, one veteran of that war said he doesn't recognize his country anymore. In an interview Thursday during the commemoration in Normandy, France, Fox News host Martha McCallum spoke to Ronald "Rondo" Scharfe, a...

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Claiming that your film or television show was "inspired by" or "based on a true story" has always been a bit of a double-edged sword. While those shows are typically enthralling, given that these films must fudge some details of the real events to tell a compelling story, such media...

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"What's in a name?" Juliet Capulet said in Shakespeare's famous play about a pair of star-crossed lovers. "That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." One wonders whether she'd feel the same way about a McDonald's chicken sandwich. McDonald's had been marketing chicken sandwiches...

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Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce said thoughts of being hit with a stun gun were with him after he received an impromptu invitation to speak during the team's meeting with President Joe Biden last week. The revelation came during the Kelce brothers’ "New Heights" podcast on Wednesday as...

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Spain might have made a huge a mistake in recognizing "Palestine" as its own state. Now, it's like Spain was necessarily alone in that move, at least among European nations. The declaration of this recognition was joined by EU nations Ireland and Norway, and several others have followed suit since...

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Police in Georgia are trying to solve the macabre mystery of how the body of a local woman who went missing last year came to be found in Tennessee less than six months later as nothing but a skeleton. According to the Cobb County Police Department, Maury-Ange Faith Martinez, 20,...

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Vanna White bid Pat Sajak an emotional farewell on Thursday night’s “Wheel of Fortune,” as the longtime host is set to retire following Friday’s show. In an emotional, pre-recorded video, White nearly broke down while explaining to her “Wheel” partner of more than four decades just how much he has...

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The Biden administration is called to defend the indefensible when it comes to the man at the top. With President Joe Biden's apparent cognitive decline making headlines again this week, The Wall Street Journal published an article on Tuesday detailing that what the public sees is much the same as...

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Americans are becoming increasingly concerned about the future of our nation's social programs. A recent Gallup Poll shows a spike in the number of Americans who are worried that Medicare and Social Security will be unavailable when they become eligible to receive it. The poll compared the percentage of adults...

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President Joe Biden’s remarks honoring veterans from Europe on Thursday on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion were met with accusations of plagiarism online. Given the president’s long, documented history of passing off the words of others as his own, it's little surprise that Biden's critics focused on his...

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History never actually repeats itself, but it sure does reveal some interesting patterns. In an opinion piece published on Friday by Fox News, historian Craig Shirley, author of "Rendezvous with Destiny: Ronald Reagan and the Campaign That Changed America," credited former President Donald Trump with following the same "genius" strategy...

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A wind turbine project off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia, is whipping up some trouble for local homeowners. Dominion Energy is in the process of developing a 176-turbine project off the coast of the vacation community. But residents say the project is not making life any better. “It’s interfering...

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The more the establishment reveals its totalitarian intentions, the greater the spiritual awakening among freedom-loving people across the world. According to Fox News, longtime comedian and actor Russell Brand, host of the popular "Stay Free with Russell Brand" podcast on Rumble, believes that freedom-lovers have only one plausible option in...

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The pace of technology seems steady until it's not. Many businesses were taken aback by the computer revolution, and the explosion of online stores in the 2000s rocked many brick-and-mortar businesses to their core. And now, one of the world's largest -- and oldest -- online retailers has made an...

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“Set on fire by hell.” It’s hard to imagine a more vivid way of describing something terrible, no-good or diabolically problematic. When it comes to the flagrant flapping of lips, the Bible details the power of the human tongue like none other. And with the 2024 presidential election upon us,...

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One of the world’s largest and most influential internet platforms announced that it will formally permit pornography, according to newly published guidelines. Late last month, X issued new standards regarding “adult content,” which the social media giant defined as “any consensually produced and distributed material depicting adult nudity or sexual...

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Labeling one's political opponent as "evil" has a long and glorious tradition in politics, even if it's seldom been true. In particular, the establishment media has had free rein to label conservatives as such for years now, especially when it comes to running cover for President Joe Biden. But now,...

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For generations, California has been an economic powerhouse, drawing millions seeking their fortunes amid the state's boundless natural resources and innovative spirit. However, economic mismanagement and failed Democrat policies have led to the perfect storm of demographic shifts and business departures, which have put the Golden State in an estimated...

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Attorneys for President Donald Trump were notified Friday afternoon about a social media post that purported to come from a family member of one of the jurors who convicted him last week in his New York criminal case. The Facebook post claimed that the outcome of the trial had been...

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