Trump’s FIFA ‘Peace Prize’ Ceremony Is the New Touching the Orb Meme

Will we even remember this absurdity in a few days?

Grocery chain goes viral with 'addictive' butter-dipped ice cream cones, sparking divided reactions

A regional grocery store recently went viral after unveiling an unusual — and intriguing — treat: butter-dipped ice cream cones.Stew Leonard's, a Connecticut-based chain with additional locations in New York and New Jersey, posted an Instagram video of the dessert on Nov. 20.The video shows an employee dipping a vanilla soft-serve cone in a bowl of melted Stew Leonard's-brand butter.GAS STATION SPIN ON CLASSIC ITALIAN DESSERT GOES VIRAL: 'ROAD TRIP LUXURY'"Soft serve … dipped in real butter," th...

RIP, EV: These Electric Vehicles Won’t Make it to 2026

The EV flops of the year are the Acura ZDX EV, the Genesis G80 Electrified, and the Nissan Ariya.

Sydney Sweeney fights back against attacks over American Eagle jeans campaign in powerful response

Sydney Sweeney is done staying quiet.The "Anyone but You" star is addressing the backlash head-on after months of heated debate over her American Eagle’s campaign, "Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans."Sweeney said the intense reaction wasn’t something she ever expected."I was honestly surprised by the reaction," she told People. "I did it because I love the jeans and love the brand. I don’t support the views some people chose to connect to the campaign. Many have assigned motives and labels to me th...

No One Is Happy About Netflix Buying Warner Bros.

The people and industry have spoken: Netflix potentially buying Warner Bros. for $83 million is pretty bad!

Jessica Alba dreaded filming 'humiliating' nude scene in 'Fantastic Four' due to conservative upbringing

Jessica Alba is reflecting on one of the more difficult scenes she had to film in her career.During an appearance at the Red Sea Film Festival on Dec. 5, the 44-year-old "Sin City" star spoke about her role in the 2005 superhero movie, "Fantastic Four," and why appearing nude in one of the scenes was something she "dreaded.""I thought that was awful," she said, according to The New York Post. "It was very humiliating in real life. I grew up with a pretty conservative family, and I am a pretty mo...

Cowboys coach to meet with George Pickens after fiery exchange with Richard Sherman over criticism

Dallas Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer has vowed to step in amid a feud between one of the team's star wide receivers and a former NFL cornerback.The Cowboys fell to 6-6-1 on the season after dropping Thursday night’s game to the Detroit Lions. The 44-30 loss put Dallas’ playoff hopes in jeopardy. Former Seattle Seahawks star and current NFL analyst Richard Sherman was on hand for the Prime Video broadcast and suggested George Pickens looked "uninterested" and took a "disengaged" position.Pic...

Afghan watchdog: US taxpayer-funded weapons left behind have formed 'core of the Taliban security apparatus'

The final report from a government watchdog tasked with overseeing Afghanistan reconstruction efforts declared that "U.S. taxpayer-funded equipment, weapons, and facilities" left behind during the chaotic 2021 U.S. withdrawal have now "formed the core of the Taliban security apparatus." The 137-page document released this week from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) states that Congress provided approximately $144.7 billion for Afghanistan reconstruction between...

Bryan Kohberger trying to buddy up with serial killers from behind bars, source says

Between filing complaints about the prison food and taunts from fellow inmates, convicted killer Bryan Kohberger has been trying to get in touch with serial killers from around the country, according to a former homicide investigator with knowledge of the situation.Chris McDonough, the director of the Cold Case Foundation and a retired detective, said he has insider knowledge of Kohberger's behavior in the Idaho Maximum Security Institution in Kuna.When asked if Kohberger has made any friends be...

I'm a conservative student and the No. 1 question I get is: 'How do I survive leftist professors?'

Something is deeply broken in American higher education when students feel they must hide their beliefs, or worse, pretend to be liberals, just to survive a class. And as a college freshman, I hear this from my own friends every single week.It’s not hypothetical for me, it’s the daily reality of the people I sit next to in the dining hall, study with, in the library, and walk past on the way to class.When I did Q&As on ten different campuses this semester, before students asked me about geopolit...

Basketball Hall of Famer reflects on 'crisis' of gambling in sports: 'Not fun to see'

Three active athletes are facing charges related to illegal sports gambling, including Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier.Rozier, Chauncey Billups and Damon Jones were arrested in October, with Rozier allegedly taking himself out of a game early on purpose, so friends could benefit from wagers on his "under" props.There have since been reports that the NBA is interested in eliminating "under" bets, and in the wake of two Cleveland Guardians pitchers being arrested, Major League Baseball has moved to ...

Amanda Seyfried bails on 'tricky' Hollywood for quiet farm life

Amanda Seyfried has no regrets about ditching Hollywood for a peaceful life on her 1930s farmhouse on the East Coast.Seyfried admitted in a recent interview that she loves being tucked away from the chaos that Hollywood brings while living on her ranch in upstate New York."I don't know if you know this, but Hollywood is really … it's tricky, and it's got a lot of personalities. There are a lot of people that are working in a way that doesn't necessarily make it feel like a safe place," Seyfried ...

Psychiatrist reveals how simple mindset shifts can significantly reduce chronic pain

Chronic pain can be debilitating and frustrating, especially among aging adults.While physical remedies and treatments can provide some relief, experts have found that shifting one's mindset — or the way the brain approaches pain — can actually ease the discomfort.Dr. Daniel Amen, a California-based psychiatrist and founder of Amen Clinics, has studied how changing the brain can help defeat chronic pain, as shared in his new book, "Change Your Brain, Change Your Pain."YOUR BRAIN DOESN'T AGE THE ...

The 46 Best Movies on Netflix, WIRED’s Picks (December 2025)

Frankenstein, Troll 2, and A House of Dynamite are just a few of the movies you should watch on Netflix this month.

The 46 Best Shows on Netflix, WIRED's Picks (December 2025)

Stranger Things, The Beast in Me, and Last Samurai Standing are just a few of the shows you need to watch on Netflix this month.

'Hamnet' Review: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal lead moving Shakespeare family drama

Some of the best films are the ones that catch you off guard, ones that you don't expect to like or that resonate with you after the credits roll. "Hamnet" is one of them.Adapted from Maggie O'Farrell's 2020 novel of the same name, "Hamnet" tells a fictionalized depiction of the death of William Shakespeare's only son, Hamnet, told through the perspective of his wife Anne Hathaway — referred to in the film as Agnes.Jessie Buckley stars as Agnes, a rebellious farm girl who sparks a romance with W...

Martha Stewart reveals unconventional end-of-life plan

Martha Stewart has her end-of-life plans already set. During an appearance on Shawn Killinger's "50+ & Unfiltered" podcast, Stewart said she plans on being "composted" when she dies. "Oh, I’m going to be composted. When one of my horses dies, we dig a giant hole really deep in one of my fields," Stewart began. "We have a pet cemetery. And the horse is wrapped in a clean, white linen sheet and very carefully dropped down into this giant lovely grave." "I want to go there," she plainly stated. MAR...

Can coffee slow aging? New research says yes, but only if you drink the right amount

A few cups of coffee a day could play a small but surprising role in helping people with mental illness live healthier, longer lives — if consumed in moderation, according to a new study.Researchers from King’s College London analyzed data from 436 adults and found that drinking up to four cups of coffee a day was associated with longer telomeres — protective caps on chromosomes that serve as markers of cellular aging — in people diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and psychotic depre...

JMU athletic director pleads with fans to stop throwing snowballs after punter is nearly hit: 'Please stop'

A college football conference championship descended into a snowball fight on Friday that resulted in a player nearly being hit in a moment that may have impacted the game. During James Madison's Sun Belt Conference championship game against Troy on Friday, James Madison athletic director Matt Roan had to send a PA message to home fans, warning them to stop throwing snowballs onto the field or risk a penalty for JMU.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMRoan’s warning came shortly af...

911 calls from deadly Texas Hill Country flood reveal heartbreaking pleas

Five months after the deadly Texas Hill Country flood, newly released 911 calls reveal panic, desperation and heartbreaking pleas.The two emergency dispatchers on duty were overwhelmed as they were inundated with calls from individuals dealing with an increasingly dire situation. Among the more than 400 calls to emergency services were people stuck in or on their homes, their summer camp cabins and even trees. Some called multiple times to let rescuers know where they were and to alert them that...

BROADCAST BIAS: Networks blast Trump ‘tirade’ but not $1B Somali scam rocking Minnesota

Many local stories that could be harmful to Democrat politicians don’t become national TV stories for an obvious reason. In the case of the massive welfare fraud committed by Somalis in Minnesota under Democrat Gov. Tim Walz, former Vice President Kamala Harris’s 2024 running mate, that is doubly obvious. The focus launched with conservatives on Nov. 19 with a City Journal article by Christopher Rufo and Ryan Thorpe with a rather unforgettable sentence: "The largest funder of [al Qaeda-linked] a...

High-brow New Jersey suburb's high school launches Socialist Club with Karl Marx imagery

A promotional flyer obtained by Fox News Digital shows that a high school in a well-to-do New Jersey suburb is advertising a brand-new club for young socialists.The Highland Park High School Socialist Club in New Jersey held its first meeting Thursday at lunchtime, according to the flyer. The teen anti-capitalists are advised by a Mr. Girvan."WE WANT YOU," the flyer says above an image of infamous communist Karl Marx, who is pointing toward the reader. The image is a play on the famous "I WANT Y...

Taylor Swift's elaborate fairytale wedding plans take shape at prestigious Ocean House resort: report

Taylor Swift may be writing her biggest love story yet.Ocean House in Watch Hill, Rhode Island — an ultra-luxe resort near a home Swift owns — is suddenly at the center of a celebrity wedding storm.Sources told Page Six that Swift paid off another bride who had the venue booked for June 13, 2026 — the date she was allegedly determined to lock down for her own wedding with NFL star Travis Kelce.TAYLOR SWIFT AND NFL STAR TRAVIS KELCE ARE ENGAGED AFTER 2 YEARS TOGETHERIn a statement to Fox News Dig...

Chamelo Music Shield Review: These Sporty Speaker Glasses Have One Thing Meta Needs

Chamelo's audio glasses have an expensive magic trick, and I wish more smart glasses would follow suit.

Ancient silver cup may show world's oldest cosmic creation scene, researcher says: 'Chaos prevailed'

Researchers believe they've found the oldest-known depiction of cosmic creation — carved into a small silver cup unearthed over half a century ago.The ˁAin Samiya goblet, discovered in the West Bank in 1970, is the subject of new research about how ancient people viewed the universe — and primordial chaos — in antiquity.The cup was found in a sealed shaft tomb near the Palestinian town of Kafr Malik in the West Bank. It dates back to the Intermediate Bronze Age, roughly between 2650 and 1950 B.C...

Hollywood star endorses Republican for California governor after ‘devastating’ Newsom admin

EXCLUSIVE: Hollywood icon Lorenzo Lamas is endorsing a pro-law enforcement Republican for California governor after he says that Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has had a "devastating" impact on the state.Lamas, who is best known for his action roles in the 80’s and 90’s, told Fox News Digital he is endorsing Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco for governor, saying, "The impact on the state of California with the current [Newsom] administration is nothing short of devastating."Lamas said that "over the y...

Trump’s long-running feud with New York Times escalates with new insults, lawsuits

President Donald Trump’s long-running feud with The New York Times has escalated in recent weeks, with new insults coming from the White House and lawsuits filed against and by the newspaper.Trump erupted last week over a report co-authored by White House correspondent Katie Rogers headlined, "Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office," that suggested the 79-year-old is slowing down. Trump ripped the outlet for the "hit piece," and said Rogers was "ugly, both insid...

Walz ‘derelict leadership’ to blame in $1B fraud scandal with 'haunting reminds of Watergate': GOP challenger

As the city of Minneapolis faces a $1 billion welfare scandal, Minnesota Republican gubernatorial candidate Dr. Scott Jensen spoke to Fox News Digital about his belief that Gov. Tim Walz is not only directly responsible for the controversy, but suggested that a "cover up" that’s "worse than Watergate" is at play.Walz’s role in what’s been labeled by prosecutors as the largest COVID-19 fraud scheme in the country, stemming from allegations that the Minnesota nonprofit Feeding Our Future and its a...

Jo Ann Boyce, Clinton 12 member and civil rights trailblazer, dies at 84

Jo Ann Boyce, a member of the Clinton 12, has died at 84. She later moved to Los Angeles, became a pediatric nurse and spent her final years sharing her story nationally.

Lenovo Legion Go Gen 2 Review: A High-End Gaming Handheld

This premium gaming handheld loads up with features, but Windows still holds it back from being the easy option.

Engadget review recap: Dell 16 Premium, Nikon ZR, Ooni Volt 2 and more

We’ve slept off our collective turkey coma and returned to the review lab here at Engadget. Our team may also be in full CES prep mode, but we’ve got a few more devices to get off or our desks before 2025 is over. Catch up on all of the reviews you might have missed over the last few weeks a perfect activity for a lazy December weekend. Dell 16 Premium There’s no denying the design of the Dell 16 Premium makes the laptop live up to its name. Unfortunately, all of that polish leads to some iss...

New restrictions placed on hunting, farming 'incredibly destructive' wild boars in Alberta

Wild boars have been declared "a pest in all circumstances" by the Alberta government effective Dec. 1, meaning new restrictions have been placed on keeping them in captivity and hunting them in the wild.

9 GUI Search Tools for Desktop Linux Users Who Don't Want to Use Find, Grep and Xargs Commands

Searching on Linux used to be a chore, unless you knew how to work your way around the CLI with find, locate, and grep — fun times!, but today, times have genuinely changed. And I am not talking about fuzzy search options in the terminal. In this article, we'll look at some of the best GUI tools available for searching your files on Linux - no terminal required.1. FSearchFSearch keeps it uncomplicated but effective💡Note: We've covered FSearch in a full review, if you'd like to lea...

Wounded National Guardsman beginning to 'look more like himself,' remains in acute care: West Virginia gov

The National Guardsman who was injured after being shot last week in Washington, D.C., is starting to "look more like himself," West Virginia’s governor said, relaying a message from his parents. Gov. Patrick Morrisey provided the update Friday evening before attending a prayer vigil in Andrew Wolfe’s honor at Musselman High School in Berkeley County, W.Va., where the recovering 24-year-old graduated from, according to WUSA9. "His parents report that his head wound is slowly healing and that he'...

Polymarket User Accused of $1 Million Insider Trade on Google Search Markets

Prediction market observers have long warned that the business is ripe for insider trading.

When AI cheats: The hidden dangers of reward hacking

Artificial intelligence is becoming smarter and more powerful every day. But sometimes, instead of solving problems properly, AI models find shortcuts to succeed. This behavior is called reward hacking. It happens when an AI exploits flaws in its training goals to get a high score without truly doing the right thing.Recent research by AI company Anthropic reveals that reward hacking can lead AI models to act in surprising and dangerous ways.Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy Report Get my best tech ti...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Hollywood star power rapidly fading 5 years after royal break: experts

Royal experts say Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s star power in Hollywood is rapidly fading five years after their dramatic break from the monarchy.A source recently told People magazine that the couple is still learning to navigate public scrutiny. While Meghan reportedly brushes off the criticism as "just noise," Harry is said to take the attacks more personally and remains intensely protective of his wife."Their star power is fading," Kinsey Schofield, host of YouTube’s "Kinsey Schofield Unf...

‘Another D-Day’: Biden once urged ‘international strike force’ on narco-terrorists as Dems now blast Trump

Former President Joe Biden, when he served as a Delaware senator, railed against foreign narco-terrorists flooding the U.S. with highly addictive substances, calling for an "international strike force" against the drug traffickers in a fiery 1989 speech. "Let's go after the drug lords where they live with an international strike force. There must be no safe haven for these narco-terrorists and they must know it," then-Sen. Biden said in an 1989 video speech addressing then-President George H.W. ...

We’ll Be Dumping a Garbage Truck of Plastic Every Second by 2040, Report Warns

The outlook is grim, but a new report lays out a path to nearly eradicate plastic packaging pollution within the next 15 years.

This congressman thinks homeschool students are discriminated against by colleges, and he's fighting back

A North Carolina congressman has introduced legislation to protect homeschoolers from what he feels are discriminatory practices in the college application process. "There's some situations that, due to something in our U.S. code and some poorly worded statements, that some of our homeschool young people find that when they've applied to college that there are extra things that are placed on them, burdens that are placed on them, which we feel really is discriminatory," Rep. Mark Harris, R-N.C.,...

Why Tehran Is Running Out of Water

Because of shifting storms and sweltering summers, Iran’s capital faces a future “Day Zero” when the taps run dry.

A Marvel beat-'em-up, long-awaited survival horror and other new indie games worth checking out

Welcome to our latest roundup of what's going on in the indie game space. A bunch of titles that are arriving very late to make it into game of the year conversations debuted this week, and we learned some new details about upcoming projects, such as a release date for a rad-looking arena shooter called Don't Stop, Girlypop.Marvel Cosmic Invasion is one of the higher-profile indies to hit consoles and PC this week. It's from Tribute Games and publisher Dotemu, the same pair that brought us Teena...

Did Asteroids Invent Gum Billions of Years Ago?

What is “gum”? Most people have probably never considered this question, and might answer something like a chewy material you can put in your mouth. But, to a scientist they might answer something like “nitrogen-rich polymeric sheets”, because precisely defining the chemistry of a material is important to them. Or at least, that’s what they called a type of organic material found in the sample collected of the asteroid Bennu by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. But more informally, scientists have take...

Canyon Deflectr RLS Bike Helmet Review: Game-Changing Safety Technology

Canyon’s latest off-road helmet is the first bike helmet in the United States to feature RLS’s game-changing safety tech.

Security News This Week: Oh Crap, Kohler’s Toilet Cameras Aren’t Really End-to-End Encrypted

Plus: The Trump administration declines to issue sanctions over Salt Typhoon’s hacking spree, officials warn of a disturbingly stealthy Chinese malware specimen, and more.

Gevi Espresso Machine Review: Quick but Quirky

This no-frills device is good, but chintzy accessories and a borderline dangerous frother keep it from being great.

Alaska Natives defy Democrats, champion push to revive Arctic drilling that Biden shut down

FIRST ON FOX: Democrats sounding the alarm of potential harms to Alaskan communities if their efforts were reversed and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) was further opened to energy development got a very different response than they may have been expecting from a consortium of local Natives.Using the Congressional Review Act, the Senate voted Thursday night to pass a resolution from Rep. Nick Begich, R-Alaska, that formally reversed a Biden-era rule restricting more than 1 million acr...

Teenage cancer patient's final fight becomes law as House passes landmark pediatric bill

A teenage girl who spent her final years advocating for young people battling cancer is forever memorialized in history, thanks to a key bill passed by the House of Representatives.Mikaela Naylon was just 16 when she died five years after being diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer.Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, who helped lead the landmark legislation that became her namesake, said Mikaela spent much of that time fighting to give fellow children a chance to survive cancer.He to...

European Christmas markets fortify security measures as terror threats force major operational changes

European Christmas markets are opening this year under tightened security and rising operational costs, as officials across Germany, France and other parts of Europe respond to what authorities describe as elevated threats to public safety.In Germany, spending on security for public events — including Christmas markets — has increased by about 44% over the past three years, according to a new survey by the Federal Association of City and Town Marketing. Berlin’s main market launched this season ...

Fresh Trump-linked case puts Boasberg back in GOP crosshairs

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg is again facing scrutiny for his assigned cases after California Rep. Eric Swalwell's high-profile lawsuit accusing a senior Trump housing official of brazen misconduct landed in his court.Some Republicans have criticized Boasberg's docket, given his assignment to an earlier legal challenge involving President Donald Trump's removal of hundreds of Venezuelan migrants to a Salvadoran prison in March and his role in presiding over the so-called "Signalgate" lawsu...

Family, friends remember para athlete, reality TV star and 'fierce' disability advocate

Brian McPherson, an Edmonton-based pioneer in adaptive bobsled and star of the CBC TV show, Push, died on Nov. 12. He was 47.

Gear News of the Week: Google Drops Another Android Update, and the Sony A7 V Is Here

Plus: Samsung’s tri-folding phone unfurls to the size of a tablet, and Kobo has a new remote page-turner.

Why Danielle Smith's government is not withstanding many court challenges

From transgender policies to referendums to "conservative" party names, the Alberta UCP has stepped in where others have feared to tread.

Indigenous cultural belongings return to Canada from Vatican

A delegation from the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation and four First Nations youth are accompanying 62 items on a flight from Frankfurt, Germany to Montreal.

State-level AI rules survive for now as Senate sinks moratorium despite White House pressure

The Senate is quietly winning the battle over states’ abilities to craft their own artificial intelligence (AI) regulations, but there is still a desire to chart out a rough framework at the federal level. The issue of a blanket AI moratorium, which would have halted states from crafting their own AI regulations, was thought to have been put to bed over the summer. But the push was again revived by House Republicans, who were considering dropping it into the annual National Defense Authorization...

Bublé for a Day, but He Can’t Sing and There’s Little Resemblance

Dan Perlman, a comedian, looks and sounds nothing like Michael Bublé. And yet, for some reason, he was hired to impersonate the crooner at a birthday party.

Some Halifax Explosion artifacts pulled from the harbour will have a new home

Almost a year and a half after pieces of the Mont-Blanc were discovered during dredging in Halifax harbour, plans are starting to take shape for what to do with some of the wreckage from the famed ship involved in the Halifax Explosion.

Democrats reveal whether they believe US citizens or drug boat traffickers are more important

As scrutiny mounts on the Trump administration's use of force in its targeting of suspected cartel members in the Caribbean, lawmakers on Capitol Hill were asked whether they believe U.S. citizen victims or drug traffickers are more important.Republicans, such as Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., said the answer is easy."I can't speak for anybody else, but my top concern is American citizens, their lives, their health. So, for me, it's an easy choice. Kill drug dealers, save Americans," said Sheehy.Demo...

Accused woman blames Children's Aid Society and eating disorder for child's death, court hears

In a note written six months after a child died in her care, Becky Hamber said she was not to blame for his death, a Milton, Ont., court heard Friday.

Montreal to honour 14 victims of Polytechnique massacre at ceremony

A total of 14 women were murdered in the mass shooting on Dec. 6, 1989. Thirteen others were injured in the attack.

U.S. businesses love CUSMA. Why is Donald Trump threatening to pull out?

Over three days in Washington, nearly 150 American industry leaders representing every major sector of the economy depicted the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement as essential to their success. Yet the Trump administration has floated letting the agreement expire or withdrawing from it altogether.

Ottawa, First Nations prepare competing child welfare reform plans

The federal government is staring down a court-ordered deadline to submit a new plan to reform the on-reserve child welfare system, as a group of First Nations leaders and children's advocates prepare a competing proposal.

How Clint Ramos, a Tony Winner, Spends a Day Designing Costumes

Mr. Ramos, Lincoln Center’s artist in residence, makes breakfast for his daughter before heading to the Metropolitan Opera House and a photo shoot and his own birthday celebration.

Inside the Yearslong Push to Bring the World Cup Final to New Jersey

Winning the right to host the world’s most popular sporting event took years of planning, countless Zoom calls and a bit of luck with a broken-down bus.

Biden says 'we're the United States of Amerigotit' in latest gaffe at DC conference

Former President Joe Biden said "we're the United States of Amerigotit" in his latest gaffe during a speech on Friday at the International LGBTQ+ Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C.Biden was urging elected officials, leaders and advocates to "continue the fight" for equality when he slurred his words."We just have to get up. As long as we keep the faith … and remember who the hell we are. We're the United States of Amerigotit, that's who we are! We're the U.S.!" Biden said.‘THIS GUY’: SLURRIN...

Australia bushfires: Dozens of blazes burn along east coast in heatwave

More than 50 fires were burning across New South Wales on Saturday afternoon.

Detained illegal immigrants will face $5K 'apprehension fee': Border Patrol chief

U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks announced that nearly all illegal immigrants detained will be charged a $5,000 "apprehension fee."In a post on X on Thursday, Banks said illegal immigrants ages 14 and older who entered the country without inspection will face a fee, a provision included in the "big, beautiful bill," which President Donald Trump signed into law in July."This message applies to all illegal aliens — regardless of where they entered, how long they’ve been in the U.S., their cu...

Climber charged after girlfriend freezes to death near Austria’s highest peak summit

Prosecutors say the woman had never done a winter high-altitude climb before.

Brazilian man dies after barbell crushes chest in gym accident caught on CCTV

Museum boss Ronald Montenegro, 55, has been remembered as a 'much-loved' dad.

With This New Feature, Proton Has Made it Even Easier to Move Away from Gmail and Google Docs

Proton has been on a roll lately. The Swiss company keeps expanding its privacy-focused ecosystem with tools that actually work for regular people. Take Lumo AI, for instance, their privacy-respecting AI assistant that doesn't feed your prompts into some data-hungry training pipeline.And now, they are taking a big swing at Big Tech's productivity services dominance by launching Proton Sheets, an encrypted spreadsheet tool that isn't interested in mining your data.📋The article cont...

DHS fires back after Dem lawmaker claims she was 'pushed aside and pepper sprayed' during ICE raid

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Friday pushed back against accusations from Arizona Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva, who claimed she was pepper sprayed during an immigration raid in Tucson.In a post on X, Grijalva said she was "pushed aside and pepper sprayed" after identifying herself as a member of Congress while seeking information from officers during a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) operation near the Taco Giro restaurant."ICE just conducted a raid by Taco Gi...

Why the massive merger of Netflix and Warner Bros. is proving so contentious

Breaking down the contentious merger of Netflix and Warner Bros.

Frank Gehry, who stretched architecture’s boundaries, dies at 96

Gehry won architecture’s top honour, the Pritzker Prize, in 1989.

Texas AG Paxton sues EPIC City developers after probe finds alleged fraud, misleading Muslim-only marketing

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit on Friday against the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC), Community Capital Partners (CCP) and several associated leaders, accusing them of running an illegal securities and land development scheme tied to a proposed 400-acre community known as "EPIC City."The lawsuit, filed in Collin County, follows a monthslong investigation and a referral from the Texas State Securities Board. The state alleges the defendants raised tens of millions of dollars w...

Victorian man from high-profile family found guilty of raping woman twice

Jurors heard he doctored an Uber receipt and told lies in the days after the incident.

Tim Walz slams Trump for calling Minnesota’s Somali community 'garbage': 'Unprecedented'

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, criticized President Donald Trump on Thursday for describing the state's Somali community as "garbage."Walz said Trump's statements of contempt for the state's Somali community were "unprecedented for a United States president.""We’ve got little children going to school today who their president called them garbage," the blue state governor said.Minnesota has the largest Somali population in the country, with about 84,000 people in the Minneapolis and St. Pau...

Satellite images reveal major Chinese naval build-up in disputed waters

More than 100 Chinese naval and coastguard ships are now deployed in the area.

Whyalla dog attack: Woman killed by her own pet identified as mother speaks

The pitbull mastiff cross was euthanised and a report is going to the coroner.

Man Accused of Setting Subway Rider on Fire Is Charged With Arson

The victim was sleeping on a train at Penn Station in Manhattan around 3 a.m. Monday when an 18-year-old man set him on fire, the police said.

ICE operation in Minneapolis arrests seven 'worst of the worst' criminal illegal aliens

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) arrested seven more criminal illegal immigrants, including "pedophiles, gang members and drug traffickers" during Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis.Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Friday announced its latest "worst of the worst" list, with offenders coming from Somalia, Venezuela, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic and Guatemala."Governor Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey protected these criminals at the expense of the safety of Americans," DHS ...

10 university students die in Peru restaurant fire

The victims, aged 17 to 23, were students at a teacher training college.

I suspected a hidden killer lurked inside my body. Here’s what I found.

Studies show nearly 5% of scans need biopsies, but less than half reveal cancer.

FAA investigates airlines for potential flight cut compliance violations during government shutdown

The Federal Aviation Administration this week told airlines it will investigate whether they complied with orders from the Trump administration during the record-long government shutdown to cut flights.The orders came in November after the shutdown had been going for a month and airports were facing shortages of air traffic control workers.The emergency order affected 40 major airports in the U.S. and fluctuated between cuts of 3% to 6% for each airline before the shutdown ended on Nov. 12.NATIO...

L.A. City Council president moves to delay full Olympic wage boost for tourism workers

L.A. City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson has introduced a motion that would phase in the increase over a longer period of time — delaying the full $30 hourly minimum wage until 2030.

4,000 gallons of oil, contaminated wastewater spill in Monterey County

Private cleanup crews were dispatched to the scene at the San Ardo Oil Field, which was 'contained to the immediate area,' according to reports from field operator Aera Energy.

Shein says France suspension case is political overreach

French officials want Shein's platform suspended for three months.

NAR Says Typical First-Time Homebuyer Age Was 40 in 2025, up from 33 in 2021. But Is this Accurate?

A narrative gets debunked. The affordability crisis remains.

B.C. directs physicians to notify parents if child shows up with mental health, drug use issues

The B.C. government is issuing new guidance for physicians treating youth with overlapping mental health and substance use issues. It directs doctors to notify parents and potentially involuntarily detain youth if they're unable or unwilling to seek care themselves.

The National | Private trade talks after World Cup draw

Dec. 5, 2025 | Leaders from Canada, U.S. and Mexico meet privately to talk trade after the FIFA World Cup draw. Netflix moves to buy Warner Bros. Discovery in a mega deal that could transform Hollywood. And legendary architect Frank Gehry dies.

Pet owners find 'grisly' scene inside San Marcos crematory. Owner arrested, accused of grand theft

The owner of Angel Paw Pet Crematory was arrested under suspicion of collecting fees from clients, keeping pets in freezers and distributing the wrong ashes, according to investigators.

NFL cites player safety in plan to bring every stadium’s playing surface up to enhanced standards

As the debate over NFL playing surfaces continues, the league introduced a plan that aims to bring more consistency to all stadiums.The new enhanced standards will have to be met by 2028, according to the NFL, and will be set through lab and field testing.Nick Pappas, an NFL field director, shared some details about the plans for the program rollout.Each team will be provided with "a library of approved and accredited NFL fields" before the 2026 season begins. Any new field will immediately have...

Trump signs off on nationwide vaccine schedule review as CDC withdraws infant Hep B guidance: 'Fast track'

President Donald Trump ordered a sweeping federal review of every childhood vaccine recommendation in the United States on Friday just hours after a CDC advisory committee voted to end its long-standing guidance for infants to receive the Hepatitis B vaccine at birth, calling the rule unnecessary for healthy newborns."Today, the CDC Vaccine Committee made a very good decision to END their Hepatitis B Vaccine Recommendation for babies, the vast majority of whom are at NO RISK of Hepatitis B, a di...

Trump signs off on nationwide vaccine schedule review as CDC withdraws infant hep B guidance: 'Fast track'

President Donald Trump ordered a sweeping federal review of every childhood vaccine recommendation in the United States Friday, just hours after a CDC advisory committee voted to end its long-standing guidance for infants to receive the hepatitis B vaccine at birth, calling the rule unnecessary for healthy newborns."Today, the CDC Vaccine Committee made a very good decision to END their Hepatitis B Vaccine Recommendation for babies, the vast majority of whom are at NO RISK of Hepatitis B, a dise...

Canadian politician arrested after claiming threatening voicemail was AI-generated

A Canadian politician who claimed a voicemail she allegedly left a potential mayoral candidate last summer was artificial intelligence has been arrested and charged with making threats.Ontario Councilor Corinna Traill was arrested on Wednesday and charged with two counts of uttering threats, the Peterborough Police Service in Ontario said.In September, former mayoral candidate Tom Dingwall wrote on his Facebook that in August Traill left him a voicemail, telling him not to run for mayor so a fri...

'View' host rejects Halle Berry’s attacks on Newsom, says he's 'done a lot for women'

"The View" co-host Sunny Hostin went to bat for California Gov. Gavin Newsom Friday, days after actress Halle Berry called him out publicly for overlooking women in his state.Responding to Berry’s criticism of the Democratic governor for vetoing a menopause-related bill in California, Hostin argued that Newsom was justified in his actions and touted his supposedly strong record of defending women."And, so, in an effort to keep healthcare costs down, he has to veto it because they’re not tailorin...

Two arrested after dozens of guns, including 'cop-killer' model, found in spare tire at southern border: DPS

Two men were arrested after authorities found 30 handguns allegedly destined for Mexico hidden in a spare tire during an inspection on the southern border in Texas, officials said Friday.The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) seized the weapons this week at the Anzalduas Port of Entry in Mission, a town on the Texas-Mexico border, the agency said. DPS special agents searched a 2015 Chevy pickup as part of a multi-agency task force with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Homeland S...

88-year-old Army veteran working at grocery store receives over $1.7M in donations after viral video

More than $1.7 million has been raised to help an Army veteran retire after his story went viral online and a GoFundMe drew thousands of donations from strangers.Australian social media influencer Sam Weidenhofer first learned about Edmund Bambas, 88, from a comment on one of his videos. Weidenhofer then worked with influencer Mike McKinstry to track the veteran down at the Meijer supermarket in Brighton, Michigan, where he works, WXYZ Detroit reported."May I ask how old you are?" Weidenhofer as...

ICE arrests Azerbaijan national with multiple criminal convictions including animal cruelty, arson

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced on Friday agents arrested an illegal immigrant from Azerbaijan, who had multiple convictions for crimes including cruelty to animals.Rafael Vladimirovi Sarkisyan, of Azerbaijan, was arrested by ICE Los Angeles Nov. 25, and will remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings, according to officials.Sarkisyan was previously convicted of cruelty to animals, causing a structure fire, and manufacturing a controlled substance, ICE wrote in a ...

ICE arrests Azerbaijani national with multiple criminal convictions, including animal cruelty, arson

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Friday agents arrested an illegal immigrant from Azerbaijan, who has multiple convictions for crimes, including cruelty to animals.Rafael Vladimirovi Sarkisyan of Azerbaijan was arrested by ICE Los Angeles Nov. 25 and will remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings, according to officials.Sarkisyan was previously convicted of cruelty to animals, causing a structure fire and manufacturing a controlled substance, ICE wrote in a statem...