Eric Swalwell accused of paying nanny with campaign funds while she lacked work authorization

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., is facing allegations he violated immigration and employment laws to keep a live-in nanny in the U.S., including claims he paid her with campaign funds while she lacked work authorization, according to two recently filed complaints.A complaint filed Tuesday with the Department of Labor alleges that Swalwell and his wife, Brittany Swalwell, lied to keep their babysitter, Amanda Barbosa, employed, according to The New York Post.In a separate complaint filed in Februar...

Latin America's Central Banks Establish Digital Payments Used By Hundreds of Millions

175 million people in Brazil now use its instant-payment system "Pix", developed by the country's central bank for real-time payments using QR codes or keys, and American Banker notes that the central banks of Argentina and Costa Rica also have developed their own widely used digital systems for instant payments. Latin America has been able to build up sleek and effective payment systems in record time because it is not held back by legacy payment technology that isn't built for instant money m...

Want to Star Opposite Daniel Radcliffe? At ‘Every Brilliant Thing,’ You Have a Chance.

Before each performance, the actor sprints around the Hudson Theater enlisting audience members to take part in the interactive show.

Takeaways from HumanX, one of the AI industry's main events: Claude Code dominated the conversation, while some execs noted China's lead in open-weight models

Ashley Capoot / CNBC: Takeaways from HumanX, one of the AI industry's main events: Claude Code dominated the conversation, while some execs noted China's lead in open-weight models If one thing beca

'I Have A Dream'...

'I Have A Dream'... Authored by 'no01' via Gold and Geopolitics substack, I have a dream where politicians live next door to you... Not metaphorically. Literally... The man who voted to rezone your street works three doors down. His kids go to the same school as yours. When he raises the local tax rate and the potholes don’t get fixed, he drives over those same potholes every morning. And when the community has had enough, they let him know. Loudly. Personally. The way humans ha...

'No Deal': Vance Leaves Islamabad As Iran Talks Stall Over Nukes; US Starts Mine-Clearing Hormuz

'No Deal': Vance Leaves Islamabad As Iran Talks Stall Over Nukes; US Starts Mine-Clearing Hormuz Summary:  US-Iran peace talks have broken down over Iran's commitment to no nuclear weapons, Vance said "it's bad news for Iran, much more than for the US." CENTCOM confirms two mine-sweepers are clearing the Strait, Iran claims it turned the warships back. President Trump announces start of "clearing out the Strait" as a favor to the rest of the world. Peace talks in P...

Rain and maybe thunderstorms are expected in Los Angeles this weekend

Weather forecasts for Los Angeles and Southern California predict rain this weekend, which could linger through Monday. There's also a 15% to 25% chance of thunderstorms.

US Vice-President JD Vance says talks failed to reach agreement with Iran

Iran has not given a long-term pledge to renounce nuclear weapons: US Vice-President.

New Iran Leadership More Extreme, Israeli Intelligence Concludes

New Iran Leadership More Extreme, Israeli Intelligence Concludes In what should not at all be a surprise to anyone who has been awake and observant over the past 20+ years of America's military interventions in the Middle East, the Israeli Army and intelligence officials have concluded that Iran's news leadership is more extreme than the previous one. The IDF delivered a closed-door intelligence briefing to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Thursday, which involv...

Vance says US-Iran talks end without deal after 21 hours of negotiations

Vice President JD Vance said Sunday that high-stakes talks between the U.S. and Iran ended without a deal after Iranian officials refused to accept American terms.Speaking during a press conference from the Serena Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, Vance said Iran has "chosen not to accept our terms.""The bad news is that we have not reached an agreement," Vance said. "And I think that's bad news for Iran much more than it's bad news for the United States of America."The vice president said talks wit...

Liquid AI Releases LFM2.5-VL-450M: a 450M-Parameter Vision-Language Model with Bounding Box Prediction, Multilingual Support, and Sub-250ms Edge Inference

Liquid AI just released LFM2.5-VL-450M, an updated version of its earlier LFM2-VL-450M vision-language model. The new release introduces bounding box prediction, improved instruction following, expand

Pope Leo calls out 'delusion of omnipotence' fueling Iran war in vigil for peace at St. Peter's Basilica

Pope Leo in a Saturday vigil for peace, called out the "delusion of omnipotence" he claimed is fueling war."In prayer, our limited human possibilities are joined to the infinite possibilities of God. Thoughts, words and deeds then break the demonic cycle of evil and are placed at the service of the Kingdom of God," he said in a prayer service at St. Peter’s Basilica.He continued, "A Kingdom in which there is no sword, no drone, no vengeance, no trivialization of evil, no unjust profit, but only ...

Are Neutrinos Their Own Evil Twins? Part 1: So We're Going to Redefine "Particle"

A brilliant physicist vanished in 1938, leaving behind one strange, quiet paper. It described something that shouldn't exist: a particle that is its own antiparticle. To understand why that matters, we first need to rethink what a particle even is and that means getting weird with chirality, the Higgs field, and the neutrino's stubborn refusal to follow the rules.

Pakistani Warplanes Land In Saudi Arabia For Start Of Mutual Defense Pact

Pakistani Warplanes Land In Saudi Arabia For Start Of Mutual Defense Pact Via The Cradle A Pakistani military force arrived at Saudi Arabia's King Abdulaziz Air Base on Saturday, as part of a strategic defense pact between the two countries, the kingdom's defense ministry has announced. The Pakistani force includes air force fighter jets and support aircraft. It was sent to Saudi Arabia to "enhance joint military cooperation, raise operational readiness, and support security and s...

Judge Pauses Arizona's Prosecution of Kalshi, Bars Arizona from Regulating Prediction Markets

Arizona state prosecutors allege Kalshi is running an illegal gambling operation, charging the prediction market with 20 "wagering" misdemeanors. But Friday a federal judge "temporarily barred Arizona from enforcing its gambling laws against predictive market operators," reports the Associated Press, "and put the brakes on a criminal wagering case that the state has filed against Kalshi. "U.S. District Judge Michael Liburdi's ruling means a Monday arraignment hearing for Kalshi has been called...

Does Altman Molotov Attack Portend Pitchforks Over AI?

Does Altman Molotov Attack Portend Pitchforks Over AI? Things might be going kinetic in the backlash against data centers and AI.  On Friday, a 20-year-old suspect set on burning down OpenAI headquarters was charged and arrested following a predawn Molotov cocktail attack on OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s house in the Russian Hill neighborhood of San Francisco. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home on Russian Hill in San Francisco, whose driveway is shown Friday, was the target of an incendiary de...

California governor candidate faces pressure to withdraw from race after claims of sexual misconduct

Staffers for US Congressman Eric Swalwell stand with accusers amid assault investigation.

US-Iran peace talks break for the night after a marathon 15 hours

Talks in Islamabad ran nearly 15 hours in a luxury hotel behind closed doors.

Seven-foot statue unveiled honoring Magawa, award-winning rat who found more than 100 landmines in Cambodia

A landmine-sniffing rat who won a gold medal for "life-saving devotion to duty" in Cambodia has been honored with a massive stone statue.Magawa, a rat who gained fame in the country for sniffing out more than 100 mines (more than 1.5 million square feet) in his five-year career more than any other rat in the country retired in 2021 and died at age 8 in 2022.The African giant pouched rat was trained by the Belgian charity APOPO to use his keen sense of smell to sniff out landmines and other explo...

Heather Graham says classmates dismissed her as 'nerdy' before Hollywood breakthrough proved them wrong

Before Hollywood came calling, Heather Graham said, she was dismissed as a "nerdy" teenager.The actress recalled being underestimated in high school before landing the popular cheerleader role in "License to Drive," a turning point she described as a "huge moment" that launched her independence and her career."I was nerdy. … You know, I was smart, and I was just, like, nobody thought I was that pretty," Graham recalled during an episode of "Dinner's on Me with Jesse Tyler Ferguson." HEATHER GRAH...

Trump greeted at UFC 327 in first sporting event appearance since start of Iran war

President Donald Trump was greeted by a packed crowd at UFC 327 in Miami Saturday night during the president's first appearance at a sporting event since the start of the Iran war. Fans in attendance erupted into raucous applause as Trump walked into the venue. Trump made his way out with UFC CEO and president Dana White and went around to the announcers and had an exchange with Joe Rogan, who was sitting at the announcers’ table. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was standing nearby the seats righ...

Viktor Orbán spent 16 years building Hungary's 'illiberal' democracy. On Sunday, he may be voted out

China's BYD Introduces 3.9-Second 0-60 Electric SUV With Massive Range

China's BYD Introduces 3.9-Second 0-60 Electric SUV With Massive Range Authored by Bojan Stojkovski via Interesting Engineering, The BYD Great Tang full-size SUV is now reaching dealerships across China ahead of its planned April presale debut at the Beijing Auto Show. Early dealer data shows at least four configurations are being prepared for the market, spanning rear-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive setups with varying performance and range ratings.  BYD Great Tang SUV set to chal...

McIlroy stumbles at the Masters, shares lead with Cameron Young entering final round

Rory McIlroy's march to another Masters title took a ride through the Georgia pines and into the water and all sorts of places he didn't want to be Saturday, including having to share space at the top of the leaderboard with Cameron Young.

Sex toys thrown at detention facility in L.A. anti-ICE protest; police declare unlawful assembly

The Los Angeles Police Department issued an unlawful assembly order and made arrests during a Saturday protest outside the Metropolitan Detention Center.

Bitcoin Could Be Quantum-Safe Without Protocol Changes, New Proposal Claims

Bitcoin Could Be Quantum-Safe Without Protocol Changes, New Proposal Claims Authored by Micah Zimmerman via Bitcoin Magazine.coim A new research proposal claims it can make Bitcoin transactions resistant to quantum attacks without changing the network’s core rules, a goal that has drawn attention as concerns grow over future cryptographic risks. In a paper published on April 9, Avihu Levy of StarkWare outlined “Quantum-Safe Bitcoin Transactions Without Softforks,” introducing a ...

Unknown disease kills five in Burundi outbreak

The illness has killed at least five people and made 28 sick in Mpanda.

Car-Shopping Websites Report Uptick In EV Interest Following Gasoline Price Shock

Car-Shopping Websites Report Uptick In EV Interest Following Gasoline Price Shock March brought the biggest fuel price shock Americans have experienced on record, or at least according to AAA data going back to the early 2000s. A fuel price shock changes consumer behavior, especially for low-income households, by forcing folks to drive less, combine trips, cancel discretionary travel, or shift to carpooling and public transit. For those who have the financial flexibility to do s...

'The Boys' creator admits 'sinking feeling' as reality 'out-crazies' his political final season

Amazon Prime Video’s series "The Boys" returned for its fifth and final season, and showrunner Eric Kripke noted in an interview the superhero show is heavily inspired by real life. He said it’s a "sinking feeling" to watch real-world events that go beyond his show’s satire."It’s not a great feeling. It’s a sinking feeling. It’s never great when the world out-crazies your superhero show with exploding penises," Kripke told The Hollywood Reporter in an April 7 article, citing "internment camps" a...

Oxygen Made From Moon Dust For First Time

"Breathable oxygen has been created from Moon dust," reports the Telegraph, "in a world first that paves the way for a lunar base." Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin ""announced this week that it had developed a reactor that could successfully release oxygen from lunar soil by using an electric current." Almost half of Moon dust the thin layer of rock that blankets the lunar surface is oxygen, but it is bound to metals such as iron and titanium... Previous work to isolate oxygen has been lab-based, an...

Climate Organization Behind Anti-ICE Protests Is Leading May 1 School Walkout Plan, Parent Group Reports

Climate Organization Behind Anti-ICE Protests Is Leading May 1 School Walkout Plan, Parent Group Reports Authored by Aaron Gifford via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), One of the main organizations behind the recent protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations is encouraging children to walk out of class en masse next month to help promote its agenda, which includes achieving what it said are “Eco-socialism, [a] multi-racial democracy, and Green New Deal le...

Cameron Diaz reveals strict house rule that leaves some guests out on the curb

Cameron Diaz doesn't play around when it comes to home etiquette.Diaz revealed her ultimate "ick" on "The Drew Barrymore Show," admitting she's not cool with anyone who dares track New York City street grime past her front door.When asked about "biggest ick," Diaz hesitated before confessing: "Shoes from the street in New York City.""You cannot," Barrymore agreed, before adding, "If you want to go into her house, put a body condom on."'CHARLIE’S ANGELS' STAR CAMERON DIAZ CONFESSES NOTHING COULD ...

Paulina Porizkova wows in striking bikini while celebrating her 61st birthday

Paulina Porizkova is celebrating her 61st birthday with a smile.Earlier this week, the former supermodel uploaded a voice-over video of herself wearing a "super cute" red-and-white bikini while sharing that at the height of her career 40 years ago, she was the most insecure she's ever been."I will be 61 tomorrow, and I understand that this might sound crazy to you, but 40 years ago, when I was 21 and when I was at the height of my career and supermodel-dom, that was when I felt the most insecure...

Caitlin Clark's Fever make several key offseason signings in championship pursuit

The Indiana Fever made a series of offseason moves Saturday to surround superstar Caitlin Clark with talent as the team looks to contend for a WNBA championship this year.The Fever re-signed key players Lexie Hull and Kelsey Mitchell, while adding veteran Monique Billings from the Golden State Valkyries.The players were signed after the Fever were one game shy of reaching the WNBA Finals in 2025 while Clark missed the entire postseason with an injury.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEW...

Appeals court extends Trump ballroom construction, orders review of pause

The US$400m ballroom would add 8400sq m to the White House complex.

Epstein in Paris: How a sex offender hustled for access to France’s elite

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Artemis II crew reflects emotionally on lunar mission after safe return: 'Bonded forever'

A day after splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the San Diego coast following a historic 10-day mission around the moon, the Artemis II crew took the stage at Ellington Air Force Base in Houston, Texas, emotionally reflecting on their time in space and safe return. "It’s a special thing to be human, and it’s a special thing to be on planet Earth," commander Reid Wiseman said, adding that he and his three crew mates are now "bonded forever" before they all hugged. "Welcome home Artemis II," N...

Man charged with arson after setting fires inside Ontario Mills mall

A Rancho Cucamonga man was arrested Friday morning after he set multiple fires inside stores at the Ontario Mills Mall, officials said.

Man charged with arson after fires are set inside Ontario Mills mall

A Rancho Cucamonga man was arrested Friday morning after multiple fires were started inside stores at the Ontario Mills mall, officials said.

Blue Jays' injury woes continue as Springer fractures big toe

Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter George Springer left Saturday's game against the Minnesota Twins because of a fractured big toe on his left foot.

Survey of 6,698 people across six EU countries: around 84% said they don't trust US tech companies with their personal data; 93% don't trust Chinese companies

Ellen O'Regan / Politico: Survey of 6,698 people across six EU countries: around 84% said they don't trust US tech companies with their personal data; 93% don't trust Chinese companies Europe is rol

Amazon Luna Ends Its Support for Purchased Games and Third-Party Subscriptions

Amazon's Luna cloud gaming service is making some changes, reports Engadget: It's no longer possible to buy Ubisoft+ and Jackbox Games subscriptions or standalone games through Luna. Amazon will automatically cancel any active subscriptions bought through Luna at the end of customers' next billing cycle. If you have a Ubisoft+ subscription that you bought directly from Ubisoft instead, you'll still be able to access games on that service through Luna until June 10. The Bring Your Own Library op...

It's A MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+ World And We're Just Living In It

It's A MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+ World And We're Just Living In It Authored by Rick Moran via PJMedia.com, What is MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+? It might be a new, super-strong password. Maybe it's a Gen-Whatever code-like thing that's sweeping the internet, like "6-7" or something. If only it could be that mundane. In fact, MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+ is an all-inclusive, all-encompassing, balls-to-the-wall, slam bang, wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am acronym for the totality of the gender bending, sexually "unique"...

Pressure grows for Swalwell to exit governor's race, criminal inquiry launched

Rep. Eric Swalwell, the Democratic front-runner for California governor, faces calls to drop out after assault claims.

Israel’s PM says war succeeded in ‘crushing’ Iran’s nuclear and missile programmes, as protesters rally

About 800 Israeli protesters rallied in Tel Aviv against the wars in Iran and Lebanon.

Coachella band drops out after lead singer suffers 'acute brain injury,' fractured neck

A punk band dropped out of Coachella after the lead singer fractured her neck and suffered an "acute brain injury."The Lambrini Girls revealed they would not be performing days before they were set to take the stage at the annual music and arts festival in Indio, California."We have to pull out of Coachella and reschedule our whole American headline tour," the band, headed by Phoebe Lunny, shared on Instagram. "long story short: I fractured my neck and have an acute brain injury."Lunny said the ...

Malnourished boy found locked in father's van for more than a year unable to walk, hadn't showered since 2024

A malnourished 9-year-old boy was found lying in the fetal position in his father’s utility van in eastern France this week after allegedly being locked in the vehicle two years ago.The boy, who was unable to walk after sitting for so long, was discovered Monday after a neighbor who heard the "sounds of a child" coming from the van, local prosecutor Nicolas Heitz said Saturday.Officers in the village of Hagenbach, near the border with Switzerland and Germany, found the boy "lying in a fetal posi...

L.A. family linked to outspoken Iranian Revolutionary propagandist arrested by feds

U.S. Department of State on Saturday announced it canceled the green cards of three more Iranian nationals and placed them in the custody of federal immigration agents, alleging they had ties to an Iranian regime propagandist.

L.A. family linked to Iranian Revolutionary 'propagandist' arrested by feds

U.S. Department of State on Saturday announced it canceled the green cards of three more Iranian nationals and placed them in the custody of federal immigration agents, alleging they had ties to an Iranian regime propagandist.

'Breaks my heart': Investigation launched after black bear found dead on Sunshine Coast road

The B.C. Conservation Officer Service said as the investigation is ongoing, no further information can be provided at this time.

Netanyahu Says Israel Will Continue To Fight Iran and Proxies, Unlike Appeaser Erdogan

Netanyahu Says Israel Will Continue To Fight Iran and Proxies, Unlike Appeaser Erdogan As expected, Israel says it is preparing to keep waging war against Iran - even as the US and Tehran are engaged in high level talks in Pakistan. Clearly Tel Aviv has a dim view of the potential outcome in the Islamabad summit. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a fresh statement Saturday vowed he will continue fighting Iran and its allies, in a post that also took a swipe at Turkish Pr...

Researchers Build a Talking Robot Guide Dog to Help Visually Impaired People Navigate

"Only about 2% of visually impaired people in the United States use guide dogs," notes StudyFinds.com, "partly because breeding and training takes years and fewer than half the dogs in training actually graduate." But someday there could be another option: What if you could ask your guide dog where the nearest water fountain is and hear it answer back, complete with directions and an estimated walk time? Researchers at the State University of New York at Binghamton have built a robotic guide ...

Cruise passengers debate BBQ versus chicken and waffles as new free lunch menu debuts

Dining on one popular cruise ship is getting a comfort-food shakeup and passengers are divided over the change.Carnival Cruise Line is testing a new free lunch menu, "Chicken, Waffles and Waves," on select ships, offering a mix of fried chicken, waffles and classic barbecue in one location, according to Cruise Hive and other reports.The new venue has been spotted on several Conquest-class ships, including Carnival Freedom, Liberty, Glory and Valor. It replaces a previous barbecue-focused station...

Shane Lowry makes hole-in-one at Masters to suddenly get himself in contention for green jacket

The drinks are on Shane Lowry in Augusta.The Irishman recorded a hole-in-one on the sixth hole at Augusta National on Saturday, putting patrons into a frenzy.It was the seventh-ever ace at the sixth hole and Lowry's second hole-in-one at the Masters. He also recorded an ace on the 16th hole in 2016.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMHe is now the only player in golf history to have two aces at Augusta National.Any Masters ace is memorable, but this one might have some extra signif...

Forest Hills Homeowners Win $150,000 in Battle Over Concert Noise

The Queens residents have long complained that concerts at nearby Forest Hills Stadium are degrading their quality of life. Last month, they won a small settlement from the city in a related dispute.

Texas To Face $700 Million In Federal Penalties For SNAP Errors Through 2027

Texas To Face $700 Million In Federal Penalties For SNAP Errors Through 2027 Authored by Sylvia Xu via The Epoch Times, Texas is expected to pay $708 million more by 2027 to the federal government in penalties for erroneous distributions from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The state officials released the cost in a presentation to the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services on April 8. The state payment error rate was estimated to be nearly 9 percen...

‘Marvel Rivals’ Wants to Start Being More Than Just a Hero Shooter

Like the comics it's based on, 'Marvel Rivals' will be around for a long time if NetEase has anything to say about it.

Coachella 2026: Violent winds disrupt festival, campgrounds

High winds in the Coachella Valley caused the cancellation of Anyma's set Friday night with more gusts on the way.

Swalwell faces expulsion effort following bombshell assault allegations

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., is moving to expel Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., from Congress following reports of alleged sexual misconduct and assault, arguing that he has no place in the House.Luna joined "Saturday in America" to announce the move, calling for accountability for members of Congress. She said it would be "unacceptable" for Swalwell to end his gubernatorial bid while still getting to remain in office.Swalwell was accused by a former staffer of sexual assault while she was into...

Three Supertankers Carrying Iraqi And Saudi Crude Sail Through The Strait Of Hormuz

Three Supertankers Carrying Iraqi And Saudi Crude Sail Through The Strait Of Hormuz The wait is over: after the Persian Gulf side of the Hormuz Strait had turned into a bit of a parking lot late last week as tankers piled up hoping to use the ceasefire and make the crossing, two Chinese supertankers loaded with crude sailed through the Strait of Hormuz hours after a Greek vessel moved through the waterway, marking a significant uptick in oil shipping traffic. It represents the bigge...

Cowboys legend digs deep into the team's missing 'fiber' that's resulted in Super Bowl drought

The Dallas Cowboys have not made an NFC championship game in over three decades.Their drought turned 30 years old this past January, and no matter what moves are made, nothing has worked.It is quite a far cry from the glory days of the organization, with Emmitt Smith running wild in the backfield. And while Smith has been off the field for quite some time, he has an inkling of what's been holding them back.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"I think if there's anything that, in my...

Americans wait overnight for access to free healthcare as costs soar ‘out of reach’

The Trump administration’s recent pullback on health insurance has left fewer Americans with coverage.For the uninsured, being treated for certain conditions may be out of the question due to high costs.This has led some Americans to wait multiple days, some even sleeping overnight in their cars, to seek free free healthcare from volunteer clinics like Remote Area Medical (RAM).LEANN RIMES' EMOTIONAL REACTION TO JAW RELEASE THERAPY SPARKS WIDESPREAD BUZZThe Tennessee-based nonprofit organization...

Omissions, Deceptions, Lying. The New Yorker Asks: Can Sam Altman Be Trusted?

A 17,000-word expose in the New Yorker reveals "several executives connected to OpenAI have expressed ongoing reservations about Altman's leadership." Reporters Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz spoke to "a hundred people with firsthand knowledge of how Altman conducts business," including current and former OpenAI employees and board members. Among other revelations, internal messages from a few years ago show that OpenAI executives and board members "had come to believe that Altman's omissions...

Remove your personal info from the web stop it from coming back

The first time I tried to remove my personal information from people search sites, it was back online after a few weeks. If the same thing happened to you, you might have decided it's just not worth the effort. This is likely by design. Data brokers profit from your information, so they're incentivized to make the process as difficult as possible. Sen. Maggie Hassan even called out a few data brokers recently for hiding their opt-out pages altogether. But you don't have to let them keep your dat...

Remove your personal info from the web; stop it from coming back

The first time I tried to remove my personal information from people search sites, it was back online after a few weeks. If the same thing happened to you, you might have decided it's just not worth the effort. This is likely by design. Data brokers profit from your information, so they're incentivized to make the process as difficult as possible. Sen. Maggie Hassan even called out a few data brokers recently for hiding their opt-out pages altogether. But you don't have to let them keep your dat...

'Peaky Blinders' star Tom Hardy spotted enjoying beach day in Barbados with wife during family vacation

Tom Hardy is enjoying some fun in the sun while on vacation with his family.The 48-year-old "Peaky Blinders" star was photographed enjoying a beach day with his wife, Charlotte Riley, while on vacation in Barbados.In the photos, Hardy can be seen smiling as he takes a dip in the ocean while wearing a gray UFC swimsuit, with Venum written on the back and his tattoos on full display. Other photos showed the actor enjoying time in the water alongside his wife and sitting on a lounge chair on the sh...

‘How Do We Make Sure That Claude Behaves Itself?’: Anthropic Invited 15 Christians for a Summit

Anthropic is reportedly looking to be steered by various kinds of moral thinkers.

Samsung Messages ending? What Android owners must know

You may be hearing that Samsung Messages is going away, and for many Android users, that's true. Samsung is quietly phasing out its Samsung Messages app and moving people to Google Messages as the default texting platform, with a planned cutoff around July 2026 in the U.S. Newer Galaxy phones already come with Google Messages preinstalled, and Samsung Messages is no longer available to download on many newer devices.That shift is real. But the way people are finding out about it is causing confu...

Pro-Palestinian organizers end Giller Prize boycott, citing successful campaign

CanLit Responds says the group received confirmation in the form of an email from executive director Elana Rabinovitch that the Giller no longer has sponsorship ties to Scotiabank or the Azrieli Foundation.

US warships enter Strait of Hormuz to clear shipping lane of Iranian sea mines

Two guided-missile destroyers are leading the US mine-clearing mission.

Man climbs onto US military aircraft in Ireland, attacks it with hatchet: report

A man was detained Saturday at Shannon Airport in Ireland after allegedly climbing onto the wing of a U.S. military aircraft and attacking it with a hatchet, according to local reports.Irish police, or Gardaí, said a man in his 40s entered an unauthorized area of the airport in County Clare and was arrested shortly before 11 a.m. on suspicion of criminal damage. Investigations are ongoing, Gardaí said.The aircraft involved was a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules transport plane that had been parked ...

Sotomayor Blames Colleagues For Flood Of Emergency Appeals

Sotomayor Blames Colleagues For Flood Of Emergency Appeals Authored by Jackson Richman via The Epoch Times, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said a surge in emergency appeals to the Supreme Court is largely the court’s own doing. “We’ve done it to ourselves,” she said during an April 9 event at the University of Alabama School of Law. She said that the volume of emergency filings has reached levels never seen before in the court’s history.   Over the past 15 months, the Trump administr...

NBA sees 168 players sit out of games due to illness, injury as playoffs approach

The NBA regular season is set to finish on Sunday, but dozens of players appear to be wrapped up a bit early.In fact, 168 total players sat out of action on Friday night due to either a listed injury or illness.Among those 168 players were Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic, each of the last two MVPs, whose teams faced off against one another.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMReigning champion Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault, whom Gilgeous-Alexander plays f...

168 NBA players sit out games due to illness, injury as playoffs approach

The NBA regular season ends Sunday, but dozens of players appear to have wrapped up a bit early.In fact, 168 total players sat out games Friday night due to either a listed injury or illness.Among those 168 players were Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokić, the last two league MVPs whose teams faced off against one another.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMReigning champion Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault, whom Gilgeous-Alexander plays for, said his stars "ea...

Iran-US talks in Pakistan: Third round expected as six-week war drags on

Pakistan is hosting the trilateral talks as efforts continue to end the war.

See the Next ‘Hunger Games’ in This Trip Down Memory Lane

The 'Hunger Games' series has come pretty far, and it's got at least one more movie in it with 'Sunrise on the Reaping.

Dem senator calls out far-left streamer, asks what 'normal' person would go on such an antagonistic show

Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., fired back after far-left streamer Hasan Piker criticized her for going on Bill Maher's show while failing to appear on his Twitch livestream."I've said repeatedly that I've got to call balls and strikes, whether it's antisemitism, Islamophobia... so that's what I've tried to do, as he's come into Michigan," Slotkin told POLITICO's Adam Wren."There are a ton of invites that I've not taken, and every politician has to make their choice..." she added.Wren pressed Slot...

House Republican plans motion to oust Swalwell from Congress amid sexual assault allegations

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., announced Saturday that she would be filing a motion to expel Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., from Congress after former staffers accused the congressman of sexual assault and misconduct."I am filing a motion to expel Eric Swalwell from Congress," she wrote in a Saturday morning tweet.The move comes after at least four female former staffers of Swalwell's accused him of sexual impropriety. One staffer accused him of sexual assault on multiple occasions.A former staf...

From garden gnomes to mahjong sets, Masters tournament to rake in about $70M in merch

Spending thousands of dollars on merchandise is par for the course for some fans at the Masters tournament.Augusta National is expected to generate about $70 million in merchandise sales during the 2026 golf tournament in Georgia, according to Front Office Sports and other reports.The staggering totals are turning heads online and across the sports world."The Masters will do about $70 million in merchandise sales this week," sports business analyst Joe Pompliano wrote on X, echoing reported esti...

How the 3,267th-ranked amateur golfer, a real estate agent, got to play alongside legends at the Masters

A full-time real estate agent just got done playing at the 90th Masters Tournament.Brandon Holtz, a 39-year-old father from Bloomington, Illinois, found his way to Augusta National this week in "super unlikely" fashion.Holtz got his Masters invite by winning the U.S. Mid-Amateur last September at Troon Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. Winners of the event began getting invited to Augusta in 2018.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMAccording to the United States Golf Association's ...

First US Newsroom Strike For AI Protections Staged by ProPublica's Journalists

It's the first time a major U.S. newsroom has gone on strike partly to demand protections from AI-related layoffs, according to a report from Nieman Lab. They noted that one of the picketer's signs read "Thoughts not bots," : On Wednesday, roughly 150 members of the Propublica Guild, one of the largest nonprofit newsroom unions in the country, went on a 24-hour strike. About two dozen Guild members picketed ProPublica's headquarters in New York City's Hudson Square neighborhood during working...

Ann-Margret suffers painful injury in home accident at 84 years old

Ann-Margret isn’t hitting the brakes even after her latest painful fall.The legendary Hollywood star revealed she recently broke her elbow after an accident at home, offering a candid update on her recovery."I fell the other day and so now my right elbow is broken," Ann-Margret told Parade magazine. "That’s OK … I have fallen so many times. I don’t intend to, but I do! What can I say?"ANN-MARGRET STILL RIDES HER HARLEY-DAVIDSON: ‘I LOVE SPEED’The 84-year-old star was forced to cancel an autograp...

Orange County dental assistant sentenced for sexually assaulting 3 girl patients

An Orange County dental assistant, Tommy Medina, was sentenced for sexually assaulting three girls who were patients.

Bryson DeChambeau implodes on 18th hole at the Masters with triple bogey to miss the cut

Bryson DeChambeau was one hole away from playing the weekend at the Masters.DeChambeau, 32, was 3-over heading into the 18th hole and below the cut line at 4-over but imploded at the very end.DeChambeau’s errant tee shot ended up in the pinestraw under a tree. He punched out from under the tree, but hit it too strongly, as the ball rolled into the bunker right by the green.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMAt this point, DeChambeau needed an up-and-down to shoot par and play into...

As missiles light the sky, she boards a one-way flight to Dubai

As war grips Iran and air defenses in the United Arab Emirates intercept waves of incoming missiles and drones, one American chose to leave Miami for Dubai. It's a decision she does not regret."I actually had the opposite experience of me asking myself if I made the right choice... I was like so excited to be here," she said in an interview.Rikki Dimitriadis, an American hairstylist originally from New York whose move has attracted media attention, moved to Dubai on April 1 and spoke with Fox Ne...

Self-proclaimed ‘prophet’ with underage ‘wives’ exposed after couple he trusted helped uncover abuse ring

A self-proclaimed prophet with more than 20 "spiritual wives," including underage girls, was exposed after a couple gained his trust and secretly documented his world for investigators.The harrowing story behind Christine Marie and her husband Tolga Katas’ operation is now being told in the Netflix docuseries "Trust Me: The False Prophet." It features behind-the-scenes footage of the couple later working with law enforcement as informants. Their efforts helped expose Samuel Bateman’s child sexua...

‘The Madison’ star Elle Chapman says 8-mile hikes, horse rides in Montana kept her ‘grounded’

"The Madison" star Elle Chapman has found what works for her wellness routine while starring in her biggest role yet.During an interview with NewBeauty, Chapman opened up about how she was able to stay grounded while starring in the Taylor Sheridan show."We filmed part of 'The Madison' in Montana, and exploring the beauty of the state was incredible. I’d recharge with hiking areas like Fairy Lake, The M, Peets Hill and the Gallatin National Forest," Chapman began.She continued, "I think one day ...

Rep. Tim Burchett Says "Names, Dates, People And Locations" Set To Be Revealed In UFO Briefings

Rep. Tim Burchett Says "Names, Dates, People And Locations" Set To Be Revealed In UFO Briefings Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) says he is looking forward to what he has seen in classified UFO briefings be made public next week. In a clip that’s ripping across X, Stephen A. Smith asked point-blank: “You’ve said you’ve seen UFO briefings that would, quote, set the earth on fire, end quote. And you also said publicly, you’re not su*cidal. That...

Rockstar Games has confirmed it was hit by third-party data breach

An experienced hacking group has claimed to have infiltrated Rockstar Games' cloud servers, while the game publisher has confirmed that there was a "third-party data breach." ShinyHunters, a hacker group that's been linked to data breaches targeting Microsoft, Google, Ticketmaster and others, posted a message on its website with a final warning to Rockstar to "pay or leak." The hack was first spotted by Hackread and the Cybersec Guru. ShinyHunters didn't detail what Rockstar data it gained acces...

Machete-wielding suspect claiming to be 'Lucifer' shot by police after allegedly stabbing 3 at transit hub

The New York Police Department (NYPD) said an officer shot and killed a suspect who claimed to be "Lucifer" in Grand Central Terminal while allegedly attacking three people with a machete on the subway platform.Officers shot and killed 44-year-old Anthony Griffin after he advanced towards them with a machete, ignoring over 20 warnings to stop, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said in a Saturday press conference.Officers responded to a 9:40 a.m. 911 call of an assault in progress at the train stat...

New Zealand cyclist Kiaan Watts suspended after punching rival rider mid-race

A New Zealand cyclist has been temporarily banned from competition after video captured him punching a fellow rider during a race last month.The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announced this week that Kiaan Watts, 24, will serve a 25-day suspension for his actions during the Salverda Bouw Ster van Zwolle race in the Netherlands on March 7. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Video footage of the incident at the Dutch event on 7 March 2026 showed Kiaan Watts reaching towards a...

A wave of top AI researchers returned from the US to China in the past year, driven by better pay, quality of life, and a more restrictive US immigration system

Zijing Wu / Financial Times: A wave of top AI researchers returned from the US to China in the past year, driven by better pay, quality of life, and a more restrictive US immigration system Engineer

The AI RAM Shortage is Also Driving Up SSD Prices

In 2024 the Verge's consumer tech reporter paid $173 for a WD Black SN850X 2TB SSD. But "now that same SSD costs $649..." "Like with RAM, demand from the AI industry is swallowing up supply from a limited number of manufacturers, leading to a drastic reduction in the inventory that's available to consumers" and skyrocketing prices: The price on my WD Black drive nearly quadrupled since November 2025, and consumer SSDs across the board are seeing similar increases, much like with RAM. The 4T...

Officer Fatally Shoots Attacker at Grand Central After 3 Are Stabbed With Machete

The stabbing victims, two men and a woman, were expected to survive after the attacks on two subway platforms, officials said.

Iran's supreme leader severely disfigured by US strikes: report

Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is severely disfigured after suffering leg and face injuries as a result of joint U.S.-Israel airstrikes on Tehran in February, Reuters reported Saturday.Khamenei is recovering after incurring the injuries in the February 28 airstrikes that killed his father, former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei. He has not been seen publicly since being hospitalized.Despite the injuries, Khamenei allegedly remains "mentally sharp," Reuters reported, ci...

Why Is China's Embassy In D.C. Hardening Security Perimeter With Barbed Wire

Why Is China's Embassy In D.C. Hardening Security Perimeter With Barbed Wire Washington, D.C.-focused local outlet Popville, short for Prince of Petworth, posted several images showing barbed wire being installed around the security perimeter of the Chinese Embassy. The photos appear to show at least four workers installing the barbed wire atop an already hardened perimeter wall of block and iron fencing.  Embassies in Washington face security risks, but the sudden decision ...

‘Charlie’s Angels’ star Cheryl Ladd defied producers with ‘tiniest bikini ever’ to make her point

Cheryl Ladd found herself slipping into so many bikinis on the set of "Charlie’s Angels" that she decided to take matters into her own hands.In 1977, the actress took on the role of Kris Munroe in the iconic series after producer Aaron Spelling chose her to play Farrah Fawcett’s younger sister. The series, which followed the adventures of a glamorous detective agency, starred Jaclyn Smith, David Doyle, Kate Jackson and Fawcett, who was leaving that year. The show aired until 1981."He liked me in...

Fox News Entertainment Newsletter: Kelly Ripa's secret signal, 'Charlie's Angels' star on price of fame

COLD SHOULDER - Kelly Ripa says she has a secret signal that tells Mark Consuelos she's not in the mood.PRICE OF STARDOM - 'Charlie’s Angels’ star Kate Jackson says fame destroyed her privacy and forced her out of Hollywood.FAMILY EMERGENCY - Tori Spelling, children taken to hospital after Southern California car crash.FROZEN PERIL - 'Deadliest Catch' deckhand cause of death revealed.BEHIND THE RUNWAY - Paulina Porizkova says modeling taught her to 'do as you're told' including taking off her cl...

Minnesota fraud suspect skips court, forfeits bond, throwing $11M Medicaid case into doubt

A man accused of orchestrating an $11 million Medicaid fraud scheme in Minnesota skipped a scheduled court appearance this week, prompting a warrant for his arrest, authorities said.Abdirashid Ismail Said, 50, failed to appear for a pre-trial hearing in Hennepin County, forfeiting his bond, according FOX 9, citing the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office.Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said in a statement that his office is working with federal authorities to locate Said."A warrant has b...