A white youth who was falsely accused of committing a hate crime against his black classmate has been awarded $3.2 million after a Texas jury determined the incident was a hoax fabricated by the classmate's money-grubbing mother and her race-hustling attorney. The scam unfolded in 2021, when Summer Smith —...

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A Maryland man has been arrested in connection with what police said was the attempted murder of Russell Vought, director of the federal Office of Management and Budget. Colin Demarco, 26, is being held without bond on charges of attempted murder, criminal solicitation to commit murder and carrying a concealed...

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Images out of New York City this week have gone viral, and they are doing more to project the city’s future than any campaign speech ever could. They show piles of trash sitting curbside and piles of snow still frozen nearly two weeks after a storm. They show a city...

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The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is investigating the rapid rise in wealth of companies linked to the husband of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. A news release posted on the committee’s website said Committee Chairman James Comer has “serious concerns" about Omar’s financial disclosure forms. The...

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For many fans, the wait between the Conference Championship games and the Super Bowl is an interminable one. In fairness, the NFL has tried to fill that two-week break between its biggest games of the year. Much to the league's chagrin, the Pro Bowl event has largely become a joke,...

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The NFL’s Super Bowl halftime show is this Sunday night, and in my opinion, it is going to be a middle finger to most of the league’s regular-season viewers. It is going to be the cultural response from the left to the first year of President Donald Trump's second term,...

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There are certain topics that you probably wouldn't go to legendary boxer Mike Tyson for. Topics such as how to not bite an opponent's ear, or how to avoid face tattoos, probably aren't worth broaching with the 59-year-old. But how to throw a mean hook? Or tips on being the...

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A prominent Hollywood presence has been indicted on a litany of heinous charges. According to KRQE-TV, actor, producer, and director Timothy Busfield was indicted by a New Mexico grand jury on four counts of criminal sexual contact of a child. Busfield, 68, is alleged to have inappropriately touched two boys...

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As the hunt for Nancy Guthrie continues with no suspects, a neighbor has come forward to report that an unusual vehicle was on their street in the days before she was apparently abducted. Police believe the 84-year-old mother of "Today" host Savannah Guthrie was taken from her Tucson, Arizona, home...

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If you pay any attention to cultural discourse, you've no doubt heard the hullabaloo about the halftime show for Super Bowl LX. The NFL has tapped Latin music superstar Bad Bunny to headline the halftime show for its biggest game of the year. That decision, in turn, caused a ruckus...

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Outside of perhaps Watergate, no "-gate" scandal has quite captured national attention quite like Pizzagate. Pizzagate was a conspiracy theory that exploded online during the 2016 U.S. presidential election, alleging that a child sex-trafficking ring involving prominent Democratic officials was being run out of a Washington, D.C., pizzeria called Comet...

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It goes without saying that the Israeli government has become a lightning rod of a divisive topic these days. That much should be inarguable, regardless of where one actually stands on the topic. Given that, it should be little surprise that Israel's latest plans are receiving markedly mixed reviews. Reports...

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Federal officials say an illegal immigrant was behind the wheel in a Jan. 21 accident that left a 59-year-old California man dead. Darwin Felipe Bahmon Martinez has been charged with gross vehicular manslaughter, evading a police officer causing death, and reckless driving, according to KNBC-TV. He is currently jailed with...

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