https://meenews.co/post/6a182758ee6011c3f4e8c69f Social media erupts after Jill Biden reveals she was 'horrified' watching Joe's disastrous debate te 2026-05-28T11:30:32.153Z Social media erupts after Jill Biden reveals she was 'horrified' watching Joe's disastrous debate Former First Lady Jill Biden is raising eyebrows online for comments she made to CBS, recounting the alarm she felt in 2024 as she watched then-President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance against President Donald Trump. "I wasn’t horrified, I was frightened," Jill Biden recalled in a recent interview. "I had never, ever seen Joe like that before or since. I don’t know what happened. As I watched it, I said, ‘Oh my God, he’s having a stroke.’ It scared me to death." The former first lady’s recollections are just the most recent in a long line of commentary surrounding Joe Biden’s debate — a performance Republicans pointed to as evidence that the president, then 81, had declined too much to continue as the nation’s commander-in-chief. FLASHBACK: THE DEBATE NIGHT AGAINST TRUMP THAT THREW BIDEN'S REELECTION CAMPAIGN INTO A FREE FALL During that debate, Joe Biden had whispered his way through questions, famously said his administration had "defeated Medicaid" and repeatedly lost his train of thought. Democrats maintained that the debate was an outlier, a momentary lapse for an otherwise capable Joe Biden. Even as Jill Biden’s comments seemed to continue to make that case almost two years later, Alex Thompson, an Axios Reporter, shed doubt on her characterization. "Biden aides told Jake Tapper and me that they had seen him act that way before and after. Those moments became more difficult to predict and conceal," Thompson said, referring to comments gathered during the writing of Original Sin, a book covering President Biden’s decline. 'ORIGINAL SIN' CO-AUTHOR EXPOSES 'FRANTIC EFFORTS' TO HIDE BIDEN'S COGNITIVE DECLINE "And Jill joined Biden for several campaign events after the debate, including a rally the next day," Thompson added. Conservative commentator Kevin Dalton followed up Thomson’s observation by noting that Jill Biden’s alarm seemed to have been absent in the moments immediately following the debate. "Of course, moments after the debate a clearly not frightened Jill Biden praised Joe for answering all the debate questions like a toddler," Dalton said. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, said that he recalled marveling at just how bad the president’s delivery had been. "Jill Biden thought her husband was having a stroke the night he debated Donald Trump in 2024. I kept wondering whether someone had drugged him," Lee said in a post of his own. Benny Johnson, a conservative media personality, bashed Jill Biden, arguing that her own characterization of the moment was evidence that she knew the president’s condition was worse than she was letting on. JILL BIDEN SHOULD HAVE TO ANSWER FOR 'COVER UP' OF FORMER PRESIDENT'S DECLINE, WHITE HOUSE SAYS "She covered it up. She didn’t tell the American people. She didn’t pull him from the race. She kept playing puppet master with the presidency," Johnson said. "This woman let a man she believed was having a stroke continue as president of the United States. Can chalk this up as another case of elder abuse and another cover-up on the Democrats' roster," he added. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1824ffee6011c3f4e8c5e9 NBA moving toward AI-automated officiating system to eliminate replay delays, Adam Silver says te 2026-05-28T11:20:31.040Z NBA moving toward AI-automated officiating system to eliminate replay delays, Adam Silver says The NBA’s primetime product has become increasingly difficult to watch, and Commissioner Adam Silver is finally waking up to the issue. During an appearance on "The Pat McAfee Show" on Wednesday, Silver confirmed the league is moving toward automation in its officiating, particularly for objective replay calls that routinely slow games to a crawl during the playoffs. Or as we all know it: flopping. "I think in terms of replay, we’re going to get to the point fairly quickly where, for example, on out-of-bounds plays … those kinds of calls will become automatic," Silver told McAfee. HOW FREQUENTLY HAS SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER ACTUALLY FLOPPED TO GET FOUL CALLS IN THE NBA PLAYOFFS? "We’re going to move to a system like that where that whole category of calls will be automated," Silver explained. "Those calls will be handled by an AI automated system with cameras lined around the court. It’ll be instantaneous and automatic." Silver hopes automation will eliminate replay delays. Additionally, fans have been increasingly frustrated with foul baiting, and flopping continues to show up on the hardwood during the Western Conference playoffs, specifically. At the center of much of that criticism is Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. SGA’s playoff run has highlighted the NBA’s growing embellishment problem, where most drives seem to feature exaggerated head snaps or flailing arms. MLB VOTES TO ALLOW ROBOT UMPS FOR CHALLENGES DURING 2026 SEASON Silver also acknowledged the frustration around foul baiting. "I would only say there’s a difference between selling a call, exaggeration, and a true flop," Silver said. "If they’re not fooling the referees, it’s more like players being taught to sell calls these days." "Because there’s often contact on every play," Silver noted. "That doesn’t necessarily mean there’s a foul." WARRIORS' STEVE KERR CALLS FOR NBA REFEREES TO WHISTLE MORE TRAVELING VIOLATIONS: 'IT'S A PROBLEM' "I think technology is really going to be helpful here," he added. For years, the NBA has tilted officiating rules toward offensive players. Carrying violations are barely enforced, moving screens happen in plain sight and defenders often get punished for breathing in the same zip code as the ballhandler. Silver’s comments made it pretty obvious the NBA is looking for technology to clean up some of the chaos that has taken over its playoff product. Send us your thoughts: alejandro.avila@outkick.com / Follow along on X: @alejandroaveela Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1822f5ee6011c3f4e8c567 Harvard appointment of Nicholas Kristof’s wife to key role draws criticism from students, alumni te 2026-05-28T11:11:49.755Z Harvard appointment of Nicholas Kristof’s wife to key role draws criticism from students, alumni Harvard is facing criticism after naming Sheryl WuDunn, the wife of embattled New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, as vice chair of the Board of Overseers' executive committee. The Board of Overseers is made up of Harvard alumni who "bring to bear their best judgment and deep commitment to Harvard’s overarching academic mission and long-term institutional interests," according to the university. It is one of its two governing boards and is said to play a key role in the governance of the university. WuDunn's appointment was announced alongside the election of Judge Raymond Lohier as board president. Both were praised by Harvard University President Alan Garber as "distinguished alumni whose devotion to the University shines through their service." "They share a deep commitment to the well-being of our students, as well as a keen interest in strengthening our visitation process," Garber told The Harvard Gazette. ISRAEL FOREIGN MINISTRY CONDEMNS NEW YORK TIMES PIECE AS 'ONE OF THE WORST BLOOD LIBELS' IN MODERN PRESS "At a moment when higher education faces extraordinary challenges and scrutiny, I believe the role of the Overseers in helping safeguard the University’s academic excellence, integrity, and long-term mission has never been more important," WuDunn told The Harvard Gazette. Kristof found himself at the center of controversy after the publication of his column on May 11, which contained several claims of alleged abuse by Israeli guards against Palestinian detainees. The piece included claims that Israel trained dogs to rape humans. The piece drew significant backlash and even threats of a lawsuit from the Israeli government. While WuDunn has not publicly been identified as playing a role in the controversial column, she did repost a New York Times statement defending her husband's work as a "deeply reported piece of opinion journalism." The statement also said that details in the piece were "extensively fact-checked." JEWISH DEM LAWMAKER PANS NY TIMES, SUGGESTS PAPER ON 'HAMAS' PAYROLL' FOR PALESTINIAN PRISONER DOG RAPE REPORT WuDunn and Kristof have collaborated professionally in the past. The two won the Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting in 1990 for their on-the-ground coverage of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and the military crackdown that followed. They also co-authored the books "Tightrope" and "Half the Sky." Kristof also celebrated his wife's appointment to the role, writing in a post on X, "Congrats to @Harvard University on having Sheryl @WuDunn as the new vice chair of the board of overseers. In my purely objective analysis, she’s a fantastic choice! She always holds up half the sky." Given her husband's heavily scrutinized column, critics have said that the timing of her appointment was questionable. "The university knew exactly what type of backlash this would receive and decided after the article had already been published to reveal this information," Harvard alumnus Alexander "Shabbos" Kestenbaum told Fox News Digital. "I don't judge her necessarily by the actions of her husband, but it's really the timing that seems odd, to put it mildly." OPINION: HARVARD IS FIGHTING THE WHITE HOUSE HARDER THAN IT EVER FOUGHT ANTISEMITISM Kestenbaum said the move was particularly telling amid Harvard's battle with the Trump administration, particularly when it comes to the administration's efforts to combat antisemitism on university campuses. "They've been fighting the administration with far greater alacrity and seriousness than they ever even pretended to fight against antisemitism," he said. "I think this is just a stupid example of how the university is not aware of the real resentment and anger that so many of its Jewish community members have against it." Jerome Comar, Harvard class of 2029, said that WuDunn's appointment contradicted the university's values. "WuDunn’s appointment to the Board of Overseers, on the heels of her defense of her husband’s libelous and fabricated claims, is a move in the wrong direction for a Harvard that holds Veritas (truth) as its motto. It doesn’t take a Harvard degree to figure that one out," Comar told Fox News Digital. Kristof and the New York Times have stood by his work in several public statements. A Jewish Harvard undergraduate student who spoke with Fox News Digital on the condition of anonymity dismissed Kristof's controversial piece as "thinly veiled antisemitism masquerading as journalism." "It's deeply concerning that Harvard has elevated the wife and frequent co-author of a commentator who pushes blatant antisemitic tropes," the student said. Media personality and Harvard alumna Samantha Ettus also slammed the university in a post on X that has since gone viral. "Harvard’s antisemitism problem isn’t getting better. It’s getting promoted into leadership," Ettus wrote. "Sheryl WuDunn, MBA ’86, will serve as vice chair of the Board of Overseers executive committee for 2026-27... She is married to blood libelist Nicholas Kristof. Harvard knew. Harvard chose her anyway.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​" Harvard has faced substantial scrutiny over its handling of antisemitism on campus in the wake of Hamas' Oct. 7 attacks in Israel. University leadership was questioned on Capitol Hill and the school drew backlash from several donors. Fox News Digital reached out to Harvard, WuDunn, and Kristof for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1822e1ee6011c3f4e8c55e DAN GAINOR: Gen Z is right to be angry, but Boomers are not the real enemy te 2026-05-28T11:11:29.830Z DAN GAINOR: Gen Z is right to be angry, but Boomers are not the real enemy I’m a Boomer – a few months older than former President Barack Obama. But say that online today and it’s like admitting to a war crime. The news is full of socialists calling for more taxes, wealth taxes, etc., that would let big government keep taking from successful people for being … successful. The New York Times just ran "The Case for California’s Billionaire Wealth Tax," which officials are learning is also the case for millionaires to move to saner states. Going Galt apparently is a real thing. For months, social media has witnessed a generation gap the size of the Grand Canyon. Many in Gen Z are venomously angry at the Boomer generation over financial issues. But nothing set them off more than "Shark Tank" star Kevin O’Leary, who blamed young people for foolish spending. "I can't stand it when I see kids that are making 70 grand a year spending $28 for lunch. I mean, that's just stupid," he said. It was the comment that launched a billion replies. And counting. It landed after criticism of excess Starbucks and DoorDash spending among young people. This was the last straw. Gen Z responded that Boomers had it easy in post-WWII America: low housing costs, cheap college, infinite jobs. Boomers knew that was wrong. Because we lived it. WHY GEN Z IS SUDDENLY SKIPPING THE $15 BURRITO BOWL But the thing is, the young people aren’t entirely wrong about their own situation either. Because they are living it. Both sides need to listen to one another. So let’s start with a history lesson, in slightly more orderly fashion than a Billy Joel song, for my fellow Boomers. Boomers grew up after World War II, but we were the first to live under the constant threat of nuclear war. My generation dove under desks to practice hiding from nuclear attack. (Good luck with that. But we did it.) We lived through the constant riots and unrest of the 1960s – Vietnam War protests, assassinations of leaders from John F. Kennedy to Martin Luther King Jr. DAVID MARCUS: GEN X KNOWS THE ONLY FORCE THAT CAN DEFEAT VIOLENT LEFTIST PROTEST CULTURE We sat in gas lines during the Arab Oil Embargo or watched others do it, when you had to buy gas on alternate days. We lived through Watergate and endured the Jimmy Carter presidency of sweaters and malaise. We had 10% unemployment and 18% mortgage rates. Throw in the Cold War, the dot-com crash, 9/11, the Great Recession, COVID-19 and who knows what else. Most of us don’t have pensions. We got 401(k)s in 1981. Pensions stopped working because workers either switched jobs and lost their retirements or the companies went under. 401(k)s were designed to be portable so you could have a retirement even after you left. Except the responsibility got dumped on us to fund them. We didn’t have air conditioning; we had fans. We had a couple of TV channels, not hundreds. Hand-me-down clothes were a fact of life. There were few meals out, day trips, no long vacations, store brands, black-and-white TV and more. We didn’t grow up with cellphones, streaming services, the internet and home computers. All that hit during our careers, and we had to adapt. AMERICANS HAVE NEVER HAD ACCESS TO MORE LUXURIES, BUT WHY DO WE FEEL SO POOR? Doesn’t sound easy, does it? But it was easier than our parents had it. Our parents were from the Great Depression. They knew true hardship. They lived through 25% unemployment, and a stock market crash so enormous it scarred people for generations. There was no safety net. They endured because they had no other choice. When things got better, they saved. Boomer adults tried to do better for themselves and their kids. But now, Gen Z blames them for the ills of the world – especially the prices of housing, health care and inflation. GEN Z IS STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE — AND REPUBLICANS CAN'T AFFORD TO LOOK AWAY They are right that all of those things are insane right now. Let’s point a few fingers, though. ● Housing gets a lot worse when you let in 20 million illegal immigrants. They might not be buying those houses, but they are living somewhere, and that creates pressure on prices. Thank Team Biden for much of that. ● Health care is an epic problem, but Obamacare made it massively worse. Even if we liked our doctor, we didn’t get to keep him. And the price of a basic policy now costs the arm and the leg you want the doctor to treat. ELIZABETH WARREN'S SCARY REMARK ABOUT UNITED HEALTHCARE CEO'S MURDER IS LATEST OF HER MANY CRAZY COMMENTS ● Education has snowballed in cost. Government loans made it easy for leftist-run schools to keep raising the cost of education because it seemed like young people would keep paying. And they did. Big government, socialist policies hurt in the long run, and the long run takes us to current events. Instead of fighting, we should all want to make things easier on Gen Z, just as our parents wanted things to be better for us. First, everyone should stop wasteful spending. Not just Gen Z. We did. I packed a lunch most days for my entire career. Most people I know did. Being frugal is smart. WHY YOUR PARENTS COULD AFFORD A HOUSE ON ONE SALARY – BUT YOU CAN’T ON TWO But no amount of saving is going to fix this. So, let’s start with the No. 1 problem young people have – student debt. We should let every American with a college loan refinance it at 0.0% interest as long as they keep paying reliably. You agreed to the cost, so you have to pay it. (That should satisfy Boomers.) But we don’t want to cripple you. Pay for the refinancing by taxing college and university endowments over $100 million at 50%. Harvard University’s endowment was $56.9 billion at the end of 2025. It isn’t a university; it’s a stock portfolio with students. They’ll survive with $28.4 billion. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION While we are at it, we should get government out of student loans entirely. Make colleges responsible for future loans. And make them eligible for discharge in bankruptcy. That’s a start, but it barely scratches the surface. That’s because young people are worried in ways that you might have seen before a huge war. They are operating under a dark cloud and fear not just for their jobs, but their survival. Will AI make every career choice a bad one? Will anyone hire them? Or will they get stuck begging Uncle Sam for a handout? They are right to be worried about an AI future. I lived through the collapse of journalism and watched several places I had worked go out of business and friends lose their jobs. That was just one sector of the economy. AI could reset every sector, and young people don’t know what that will mean. No one does. That’s why we need to address all these things … together. Generational warfare doesn’t help anyone. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM DAN GAINOR Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1822cdee6011c3f4e8c555 Federal government’s landlord joins Vance fraud crackdown as White House widens hunt: 'Critical force' te 2026-05-28T11:11:09.832Z Federal government’s landlord joins Vance fraud crackdown as White House widens hunt: 'Critical force' FIRST ON FOX: The federal agency that oversees more than $126 billion in federal contracts is joining Vice President JD Vance’s anti-fraud task force, expanding the White House crackdown into the federal government’s contracting system. The General Services Administration (GSA) calls itself the "engine of government" and serves as the federal government’s central contracting and real estate agency, overseeing the buildings, services and goods agencies rely on to operate. By joining the task force, GSA gives one of the Trump administration’s highest-profile accountability efforts access to its procurement data, acquisition expertise and cross-agency reach as the White House seeks to root out fraud in public programs. "GSA sits at the center of the federal acquisition and contracting ecosystem, making us a critical force in the fight against fraud," GSA Administrator Edward C. Forst said in a press release obtained by Fox News Digital.  VANCE-LED TASK FORCE CUTS OFF $1.4B FROM HOME HEALTH, HOSPICE PROVIDERS SUSPECTED OF FRAUD "We are proud to join Vice President Vance and this Task Force to aggressively identify abuse, strengthen oversight and protect the integrity of federal procurement. GSA will bring advanced analytical capabilities, investigative support and cross-government coordination to help expose high-risk fraud patterns and stop bad actors from exploiting taxpayer-funded systems," Frost continued.  The White House’s task force is a coalition of federal agencies created by President Donald Trump through an executive order to coordinate efforts to reduce fraud, waste and abuse in federal programs. Chaired by Vice President JD Vance, the task force focuses on improving eligibility verification, strengthening payment controls, sharing data across agencies and helping law enforcement disrupt fraud schemes. DOGE ERA OVERHAUL: GSA TOUTS $60B IN SAVINGS AS TRUMP SHRINKS GOV'T FOOTPRINT: 'RESULTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES' The GSA has historically had some problems with improper payments.  In February, for instance, the agency’s Office of Inspector General released a report finding that "federal customer agencies relying on GSA pricing on schedule contracts are at risk of overpaying" due to failures from government contracting officers or inaccurate information submitted by contractors. JD VANCE SPEARHEADS 'WAR ON FRAUD,' PROMISES TO ROOT OUT TAXPAYER MONEY 'STOLEN' BY ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS The White House fraud task force was established in March, and has racked up a few early wins in the weeks since. Law enforcement, working in conjunction with the task force, arrested eight people in California on suspicion of defrauding public healthcare services out of more than $50 million. The task force also withheld $1.4 billion in federal funding from home health and hospice providers suspected of defrauding the government. "GSA’s participation reinforces a whole-of-government strategy focused on restoring accountability, strengthening operational integrity and ensuring federal programs deliver results for the American people," the press release reads. "By combining the Task Force’s investigative mission with GSA’s government-wide infrastructure and procurement expertise, the administration is accelerating efforts to increase transparency, improve efficiency, and reinforce public trust in federal operations." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1822b9ee6011c3f4e8c54c Tick bite ER visits hit highest seasonal level in years as doctors warn of disease surge te 2026-05-28T11:10:49.833Z Tick bite ER visits hit highest seasonal level in years as doctors warn of disease surge Tick bite-related ER visits are at their highest seasonal levels since 2017 across most U.S. regions, raising concerns about increased Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. That’s according to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Tick Bite Tracker, which monitors weekly emergency department visits associated with tick bites across the country. For every 100,000 ER visits, approximately 71 were related to tick bites in April 2026, compared to a historical seasonal average of roughly 30 per 100,000. DOCTORS REVEAL KEY SIGNS OF LYME DISEASE AS TICK SEASON INTENSIFIES ACROSS US Some of the highest rates of tick-based ER visits were among children younger than 10 years and adults between 70 and 79 years. "Over the past three decades, the geographic range of the blacklegged tick has expanded significantly, and with it, the risk of Lyme disease and other Ixodes-transmitted infections," Dr. Steven Goldberg, MD, a family medicine physician who practices urgent care and family medicine at UofLHealth in Louisville, Kentucky, told Fox News Digital. ‘RABBIT FEVER’ CASES RISING IN US AS CDC WARNS OF ZOONOTIC BACTERIAL DISEASE "The Ohio River Valley region is one of the most striking examples — Lyme disease cases in Ohio have increased roughly 10-fold over the past decade, likely driven by the convergence of Northeastern and Upper Midwestern tick populations meeting in that corridor." States like Virginia and West Virginia, as well as areas south of the traditional endemic zone, are reporting increasing tick abundance and disease cases, the doctor noted. "The lone star tick is also expanding its range northward beyond its traditional stronghold in the Southeast, which means diseases like ehrlichiosis and alpha-gal syndrome are appearing in regions where clinicians may not yet be thinking about them," he warned. Some climate studies predict that the blacklegged tick's suitable habitat could expand by over 200% by the end of the century, Goldberg noted, including into Canada and across the central and southern U.S. "Warmer, wetter conditions allow ticks to survive in habitats that previously would have been too cold," Saggar said. "Milder winters also extend the lifespan of both ticks and the animals they feed on, accelerating tick reproduction and shortening their life cycles." Areas that historically experienced longer, colder winters or significant snow cover are now more hospitable to ticks, the doctor noted. COPPERHEAD SNAKE BITE LEAVES MAYOR’S WIFE IN 'EXCRUCIATING PAIN,' HE REVEALS "As temperatures rise and precipitation patterns change, ticks are able to spread northward and thrive in new ecosystems," he said.  Another contributing factor is increased land development and human expansion into wooded and grassy areas, as well as reforestation of formerly agricultural land. "The recovery and expansion of white-tailed deer populations — critical hosts for adult blacklegged ticks — has been a major driver," Goldberg added. "Deer density is positively associated with Lyme disease incidence. Small mammal communities, particularly white-footed mice that serve as key reservoir hosts for Borrelia burgdorferi, also play a central role." Tick bites are known to transmit numerous illnesses, the most widespread of which is Lyme disease, a bacterial infection. "Lyme disease cases alone have increased roughly two- to threefold over the past 20 years," Saggar said. Approximately 476,000 Americans are diagnosed and treated for Lyme disease each year, per CDC surveillance data. MOSQUITO-BORN DENGUE FEVER CASES SURGE AT POPULAR US VACATION DESTINATION Also common are anaplasmosis and ehrlichiosis, two different types of bacterial infections, according to the doctor. Tick bites can also cause babesiosis, a malaria-like parasitic disease that infects and destroys red blood cells. "Another growing concern is alpha-gal syndrome, a condition in which a (lone star) tick bite triggers a serious allergic reaction to red meat," Saggar said. "In rare cases, people have died from anaphylactic reactions linked to alpha-gal syndrome following a tick bite." Ticks can also transmit viruses, including the Powassan virus, which can cause severe neurologic injury. "Powassan virus disease is arguably the most concerning emerging tick-borne infection," said Goldberg, who is also chief medical officer at HealthTrack. "It's transmitted by the same blacklegged tick that carries Lyme disease, but unlike Lyme, it can be transmitted within minutes of tick attachment." Powassan can cause severe encephalitis with a roughly 10% to 15% fatality rate, and more than half of survivors have lasting neurological deficits, Goldberg noted. In the Rocky Mountain states, the Rocky Mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni) transmits Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Colorado tick fever. CLICK HERE FOR MORE HEALTH STORIES "In the Southeast and South-Central U.S., the lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum) drives a different set of concerns: ehrlichiosis, tularemia, and two emerging viral threats — Heartland virus and Bourbon virus," said Goldberg. Some common symptoms of tick-borne illness include fever, chills, fatigue, headaches, muscle aches and joint pain, according to Dr. Suraj Saggar, chief of infectious disease at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, New Jersey. Another sign is the classic "bullseye" rash associated with Lyme disease, known medically as "erythema migrans."  "Because testing can sometimes be falsely negative early in the disease process, doctors may treat patients based on symptoms and exposure history rather than waiting for laboratory confirmation," Saggar noted.  TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ "If you think you have been bitten by a tick, you should seek medical attention if you develop symptoms after a known tick bite or after spending time in tick-prone areas, especially during the spring, summer and fall." As there are no vaccines currently available for any tick-borne disease in the U.S., prevention is the most effective strategy. Goldberg shared the following recommended prevention strategies. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER "The longer a tick is attached, the higher the risk of disease transmission — for Lyme disease, transmission generally requires at least 36 hours of attachment," Goldberg said. "The Powassan virus can be transmitted much more quickly." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1822a5ee6011c3f4e8c543 Clint Dempsey invokes broken nose, heart procedures to show how much playing for USMNT in World Cup meant te 2026-05-28T11:10:29.837Z Clint Dempsey invokes broken nose, heart procedures to show how much playing for USMNT in World Cup meant Every player representing their country in the 2026 FIFA World Cup will do whatever it takes to see victory on the world’s biggest stage in soccer. For the United States men’s national team (USMNT), it means a little bit more being that the World Cup will be played on home soil this summer. All 26 men who was announced to the official roster know what’s at stake, as the home fans are ready to cheer for the Stars and Stripes in an opportunity of a lifetime for these players. In turn, Clint Dempsey, a three-time World Cup participant with the USMNT, believes this group will do what he did on this stage during his playing days. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "As you can see, I’ve already gave my nose. Broke that. I’ve already come back from two heart procedures to try to qualify for 2018 [World Cup]. There’s a lot of sacrifices people make to represent their country. I think there’s no greater honor," Dempsey told Fox News Digital, while highlighting his work as a mentor for the "Abbott Dream Team," a program from global health leader Abbott and soccer club Real Madrid. During the 2014 World Cup, Dempsey was hit in the face, and blood rushed from his nose which he suspected to be broken. He was correct, but that wasn’t figured out until after the match. Dempsey, the team’s captain, led by example as he played through the pain during the U.S. victory over Ghana, 2-1. He scored the first goal just 34 seconds into the match, and it didn’t matter an accidental shin hit him square in the face. He wasn’t leaving the pitch. Then, Dempsey underwent two separate heart procedures to solve an irregular heartbeat. The U.S. didn’t qualify for the World Cup in 2018, but Dempsey tried his hardest to get back into that uniform to represent his country. USMNT CAPTAIN TYLER ADAMS READY TO BE IN 'PATRIOTIC MOOD' PLAYING ON HOME SOIL FOR 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP After all, it has always been his dream to play in the World Cup for his nation, and even if he had done that already three times, he was going to do his best to play again. "As a kid , that’s what I prayed about when I went to sleep – playing for my country and playing in World Cups," he added. For some on the USMNT, including Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie and Tyler Adams, this will be their second time having the privilege of doing so. For others like Ricardo Pepi, Alex Zendejas and Sebastian Berhalter, their dreams will be fulfilled on June 12 against Paraguay at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. But it’s much more than just stepping foot on that grass and taking on countries from around the globe. The opportunity to write this USMNT into the history books, on home soil, is ever present for the 26 men embarking on this World Cup journey. Dempsey knows this group has what it takes to make a run, and he also has complete faith they will take pride in their country and use the home fans to their advantage just like he would. DIEGO LUNA, WHO WAS IN NIKE'S WORLD CUP PROMOTIONAL ADS, SHOCKINGLY LEFT OFF USMNT ROSTER While it’s about the love of the game, the World Cup is also a showcase of tremendous pride in where someone comes from. For Dempsey, patriotism runs deep, and always will. "I was on the podcast the other day with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard, and I think there’s no truer thing to say than they were talking about, ‘If you were with a club team, what club team would you have picked among all the teams you were with?’ I was like, ‘How about we put it like this, if you were going to bury me in a coffin, what jersey would I have? It would be the U.S. jersey,’" he said. "So, that lets you know how I feel about representing my country and how much that meant to me." THE ABBOTT DREAM TEAM For the second straight year, Dempsey is helping Abbott and Real Madrid with the "Abbott Dream Team," a program encouraging young soccer players aged 18-19 throughout the U.S. to participate in a once-in-a-lifetime development experience with one of the best soccer clubs in the world in Madrid. Selected participants will be training with Real Madrid’s coaches at the team’s facilities, while enjoy unique experiences like attending a match at Bernabéu Stadium and meeting some team legends. Abbott’s health experts and Real Madrid’s medical team will also continue providing those players with the latest advancements in sports health and nutrition, helping them better understand their bodies, build healthier habits, and reach their peak performance on and off the pitch. "It’s awesome, man. Any time you can give back and give kids the opportunity to chase their dreams, that’s what it’s all about," Dempsey said about his role in this. "I have kids of my own, and that’s what I’m trying to do. I’m trying to help them accomplish their dreams, take them to all their soccer practices, and give them the best chance possible to do something great. This is one of those things where you have a tryout, you have Real Madrid coaches here watching you, and no matter what, you take something away from this experience. "Just being here, letting [the players] know this is important, and I’m proud of them for betting on themselves and putting themselves out there to even try out for something like this." Other than Dempsey, Real Madrid legend Marcelo will also join this year’s Abbott Dream Team as a mentor. Tryouts have already taken place in Miami, Washington, D.C. and Houston, where Dempsey was on Wednesday morning. There are still tryouts set for Kansas City (June 2), Los Angeles (June 4) and Chicago (June 9). Watch 3 Days of the FIFA World Cup for Free after 5/18 or before. Start your free trial or try it free. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a181df4ee6011c3f4e8c444 These Are Some of the Trump Justice Dept.’s Targets te 2026-05-28T10:50:28.317Z These Are Some of the Trump Justice Dept.’s Targets When he returned to office, President Trump vowed revenge against those he said had challenged or defied him. Here’s an incomplete list of the people his Justice Department has targeted. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a181b9fee6011c3f4e8c3da Pentagon slashes NATO combat commitments as Trump pushes Europe to defend itself te 2026-05-28T10:40:31.095Z Pentagon slashes NATO combat commitments as Trump pushes Europe to defend itself The Pentagon recently informed European allies it plans to reduce some U.S. military capabilities available to NATO during a crisis as part of a broader push to shift more of the alliance’s conventional defense burden onto Europe. The Trump administration plans to reduce certain available capabilities by roughly one-third to one half, officials confirmed to Fox News Digital, including strategic bomber planes, fighter jets and some naval assets.  Pentagon official Alexander Velez-Green informed officials of the coming changes at the NATO Defense Policy Directors’ meeting in Brussels Friday, according to two officials familiar with the matter. The Pentagon declined to confirm details about the changes, but chief spokesman Sean Parnell acknowledged the shift in a statement to Fox News Digital, framing it as part of a broader effort to pressure allies to assume greater responsibility for Europe’s defense. PENTAGON OFFICIAL FLAGS RETURN OF 'COLD WAR MENTALITY,' AS TRUMP ADMIN RESHAPES NATO ALLIANCE "The Department of War announced changes to U.S. contributions to the NATO Force Model at the Defense Policy Directors’ meeting in Brussels," he said. "These changes represent an opportunity for allies to demonstrate that they have heard President Trump’s call for them to step up and take primary responsibility for Europe’s conventional defense."  "Spending more on defense is one thing — and our allies must do so as quickly as possible, consistent with their Hague Summit pledge. It is vitally important, however, for our NATO allies to focus increased defense spending on the combat-credible capabilities most required for Europe’s defense. The Department of War’s announcement offers allies an opportunity to do exactly that." The move comes ahead of the NATO leaders’ summit in Ankara, Turkey, in July, where President Donald Trump is expected to intensify pressure on allies to shoulder more of Europe’s defense burden while Washington shifts military focus toward the Indo-Pacific. RUBIO ARRIVES IN BRUSSELS FOR NATO TALKS AMID UNEASE OVER TRUMP’S AGENDA While European officials largely have avoided publicly criticizing the changes, several have expressed concern to Fox News Digital about the pace and clarity of the administration’s evolving Europe posture plans. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte sought to reassure allies in recent days, saying any adjustments would occur "over time, in a structured way" and insisting "the U.S. will stay involved in Europe." NATO foreign ministers meeting in Helsingborg, Sweden, also grappled with uncertainty surrounding recent U.S. troop announcements in Europe.  Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard described the situation as "confusing indeed," while Secretary of State Marco Rubio said "it is well understood in the alliance that the United States troop presence in Europe is going to be adjusted." Regional officials told Fox News Digital they are still seeking clarity on whether future U.S. troop movements in Poland would expand the current American footprint, replace paused rotations, or involve repositioning forces from elsewhere in Europe. PENTAGON CUTS BRIGADE COMBAT TEAMS IN EUROPE AS TRUMP PRESSURES NATO ON SPENDING Defense officials increasingly describe the broader shift as part of a post-Ukraine-war restructuring of NATO focused on territorial defense, rapid mobilization and greater European burden-sharing, while the U.S. redirects more military resources toward Asia. The U.S. currently maintains its largest European troop presence in Germany, where roughly 36,000 American troops are stationed, along with approximately 12,000 troops in Italy, 10,000 in the United Kingdom and an estimated 10,000 in Poland. The Pentagon in 2025 withdrew an armored brigade combat team from Romania following a temporary deployment tied to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, part of a broader effort to rebalance the U.S. military footprint in Europe. More recently, the Trump administration announced plans to withdraw roughly 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany throughout the next year as part of its ongoing Europe posture review, raising new questions among allies about the future scale of the American military presence on the continent. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1816edee6011c3f4e8c2ee SEC coaches say they feel 'misled' after voting to make their conference schedules harder te 2026-05-28T10:20:29.595Z SEC coaches say they feel 'misled' after voting to make their conference schedules harder The SEC has, for years, enjoyed a significant non-conference schedule advantage over its competitors in college football. The former iteration of the Pac-12 played nine conference games, as does the current Big Ten. The Big 12 is requiring its teams to play nine conference opponents. But until now, the SEC allowed its schools to play just eight. Four non-conference games, eight against other SEC opponents. Some schools took advantage of this by giving themselves a "free" win with that extra non-conference game. In fact, in a recent interview, Lane Kiffin bragged about his scheduling of practices while at Ole Miss. His teams went 20-0 in non-conference games, because he specifically avoided tougher opponents. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! That strategy meant his teams started each year 4-0. That meant his teams needed to go just 5-3 in the SEC to win nine games, or 6-2 to reach 10 and put themselves in position to reach the College Football Playoff. Even more impressive was that Kiffin and others in the SEC frequently scheduled an FCS opponent for late November. Essentially giving his team an extra late-season bye, while avoiding the pitfalls of recency bias among poll voters that can stem from a November loss. FLORIDA STATE-GEORGIA SERIES CANCELLATION IS OMINOUS SIGN FOR FUTURE OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL Well, those days are now officially over. The SEC is moving to nine conference games going forward, creating tougher schedules in the process, and a more consistent comparison with its competitors. And the coaches aren't happy about it. In fact, some said this week that they felt "misled" about the results of voting for a nine-game conference slate. "Talking to the other coaches, they felt like by going to nine games, they felt like it would shift the playoff model (to 16 from the current 12), but it didn’t," new Florida Gators head coach Jon Sumrall told Brett McMurphy. "They felt misled." Eli Drinkwitz, the Missouri Tigers head coach, said something similar. "The discussion was about going to an eight or nine-game schedule," he said about the SEC meetings in 2020. "I remember being so anxious thinking ‘When are we going to discuss this? When are we going to vote?’ And it took us six years to get to nine games. "Shoot, I remember last year we were told if we went to nine games the Big Ten would vote for a 16-team playoff in 2026 and, I think, we’re still at a 12-team playoff." So SEC coaches voted to move to nine conference games on the assumption that the playoff would expand to 16 teams, giving them a greater likelihood of making it, even if their schedules were harder. And then the two power conferences couldn't agree to it, leading to a stalemate and the continuation of the current playoff status quo. There's plenty to unpack about these arguments, and it's also possible that this is post-hoc justification. Last season, for example, one weekend in November was loaded with awful games set up to give teams a breather before rivalry week. GREG SANKEY MAKES IT CLEAR THAT SEC DIDN’T START THE 16-TEAM CFP FORMAT DISCUSSION, THAT'S ON THE BIG TEN On Nov. 22, 2025, Texas A&M played Samford, Georgia played Charlotte, Alabama played Eastern Illinois, Auburn had Mercer, South Carolina played Coastal Carolina, and LSU played Western Kentucky. None of those are going to move the broadcast needle. With ESPN as a broadcast partner, it's possible some pressure was applied to move away from this practice. Now with nine conference games, and the end of cupcake weekend, November will be full of meaningful, must-see matchups. As it should be. Though the downside to nine conference games is that non-conference schedules are going to get dramatically less interesting moving forward. There's little reward for Texas, say, to play Ohio State or Michigan, when they now have an extra SEC game to worry about. Particularly when coaches are now judged on making the playoff. So on the one hand, some SEC teams will no longer get that extra fourth free win. On the other hand, they're going to be even more adamant about getting three free wins, because suddenly a three-loss conference season is a lot harder. And good news for Drinkwitz and the other coaches is that we might be heading to a 24-team playoff anyway. At least if ESPN gets out of the way. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1814e6ee6011c3f4e8c207 Super Bowl champion Joe Theismann weighs impact of Jaxson Dart-Abdul Carter Trump controversy on locker room te 2026-05-28T10:11:50.737Z Super Bowl champion Joe Theismann weighs impact of Jaxson Dart-Abdul Carter Trump controversy on locker room While the Jaxson Dart-Abdul Carter discourse has run wild, Super Bowl champion Joe Theismann was unconcerned about the impact it could have on the locker room. Dart introduced President Donald Trump before his speech in Suffern, New York, on Friday, and New York Giants teammate Abdul Carter took issue with it. Theismann said that while players in a locker room have different opinions, the focus is on football, and that the Dart-Carter discourse won’t have any effect. "It doesn't (have any effect). It's going to be it's going to be football. I mean, politics is one thing and sports is another, and we're starting to see them cross over. People have different opinions of a lot of different things in a locker room," Theismann told Fox News Digital in a recent interview. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "A locker room is like a giant family. It's not 53 guys, it’s 80 guys because you’ve got practice squad people, you've got people in and out. So, everybody has a lot of different opinions. I think when it comes to football, guys focus on football." While Dart and Carter seem to have different political opinions, they appeared to squash any potential rift when Carter posted to X in a since-deleted tweet that they were "good." "Me and JD6 are good! We spoke earlier as Men," Carter wrote. "Y'all can keep y'all narratives." Dart, 23, set the stage for Trump’s speech with a chant before welcoming the president onto the stage. "Big Blue Nation, it’s a pleasure to be here. I got to start this off with a ‘Go Big Blue,’" Dart said, and then led the chant for a few moments before proceeding to introduce Trump. "What an honor, what a privilege it is to be here, and without further ado, I’m grateful, I’m honored, I'm pleasured to introduce the 45th and 47th president of the United States America, President Donald J. Trump." Trump and Dart then shook hands on the stage before the 23-year-old departed. ABDUL CARTER DELETES CRITICISM OF TEAMMATE JAXSON DART EVEN AS NEW YORK RADIO HOST SHREDS HIM ON AIR Carter began the firestorm by reposting a video of Dart introducing Trump on X and captioning the tweet, "Thought this s--- was AI, what we doing man." He has since deleted the tweet. The discourse over Carter’s repost of Dart’s appearance with Trump was rampant on social media. Theismann called social media as one of the worst thing to happen to athletics. "If you like somebody, you like somebody. If you don't like somebody, you don't like somebody. Probably the worst thing that's happened to athletics to a degree is social media. We've seen a lot of people just get cooked by it. I think everybody's entitled to their own opinion, but I don't see it affecting a locker room," Theismann said. Theismann played in the NFL for 12 seasons, spending all of them with the then-Washington Redskins. He said that politics were never brought up in the locker room. SUPER BOWL CHAMPION JEROME BETTIS HAS MESSAGE FOR JAXSON DART, ABDUL CARTER AFTER TRUMP RALLY CONTROVERSY "Never. We talked about family. We talked about football. We talked about the opponent coming up. I can't ever recall a conversation where we sat down and talked about something in politics. I really can't. And it was it was sort of a safe haven for I think a lot of us to be able to get away from, you know, especially in Washington, D.C.," Theismann said. "You're in the heartland of all the political elements of life and it was a place where it was safe to go." In the locker room, Theismann said you interact with so many different kinds of people who have different opinions on life, yet they never talked about politics. The 1983 MVP winner said that it was a different time then, and people are more sensitive now. "It was a different time and I think guys are sensitive now. They get caught up in the sensitivity of life and sometimes. It's nice to sort of take a step back and just let life exist and not get try and get too worked up over it," Theismann said. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! This will be the 37th American Century Championship, and Joe Theismann has played in 36 of them. He said he used to be a 2-handicap, but is now a nine, as he doesn’t hit the ball as far. He will look to turn back the clock when he plays in the tournament from July 10-12 at Edgewood Golf Course in Lake Tahoe. He said the American Century Championship is the lone thing that you really want to participate in. "The American Century Championship has evolved to one of those things that if you love golf at all and you happen to be in that quote-unquote celebrity world, it's the thing you really want to participate in. You get to measure your game. You get to pull back the curtain on so many wonderful people and you get to see those that you watch on TV because I'm a fan of everything. But now you get a chance to see them up close and personal and you get a chance to meet them and get to know them and it's exciting," Theismann said. The 76-year-old said he gets to visit people on the range. He mentioned Jerry Rice, Tony Romo, and Miles Teller as people he has had conversations with, calling himself a ‘fanboy’ of Teller’s. Theismann said "Top Gun: Maverick" is his favorite movie of all time. The tournament has raised more than $8 million for regional and national charities. American Century Investments donates 40% of its profits to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research and activates fundraising at the tournament to drive direct donations to Stowers each year. Theismann credited CEO Jonathan Thomas for the tournament’s charitable work. Theismann credited CEO Jonathan Thomas for the tournament’s charitable work. The tournament will be broadcast on NBC and Peacock. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1814d2ee6011c3f4e8c1fe Former Prince Andrew, Sarah Ferguson dubbed royal family’s ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ as Epstein fallout grows: author te 2026-05-28T10:11:30.867Z Former Prince Andrew, Sarah Ferguson dubbed royal family’s ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ as Epstein fallout grows: author Former Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson were once coined the "happiest divorced couple" — but one royal author said they were more like "Bonnie and Clyde," bound by scandal, chaos and nonstop drama. Andrew Lownie’s extended version of his 2025 book, "Entitled," revisits Andrew and Sarah’s decades-long relationship as scrutiny surrounding Andrew’s ties to Epstein continues generating headlines in Britain and abroad. Fox News Digital reached out to the former couple for comment about Lownie’s book and its claims. A spokesperson for Buckingham Palace previously told Fox News Digital that it does not comment on books. FERGIE WOULD MARRY EX PRINCE ANDREW 'ALL OVER AGAIN' DESPITE SCANDALS "The reason that they’ve stayed together is a professional business relationship," Lownie told Fox News Digital. "I describe them as Bonnie and Clyde. He was her calling card for money, and I think maybe he had a sentimental loyalty to her. She, of course, was one of the last people to remain loyal to him and supportive of him. And I think he felt grateful for that." "He’s sort of a playboy, but he also likes the comfort of being a married man with a family," Lownie said. "And so, he got the best of both worlds — at least the impression that they were a happy family while still being totally independent." Despite years of controversy, Andrew and Sarah have frequently presented themselves publicly as a close-knit family focused on co-parenting their daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. WATCH: ROYAL AUTHOR DETAILS FORMER PRINCE ANDREW, SARAH FERGUSON'S UNUSUAL DYNAMIC Sarah became the Duchess of York when she married what many described as Queen Elizabeth II’s favorite son in 1986. However, a happily ever after wasn't to be. Over the years, the marriage was dogged by tabloid rumors of extramarital relationships. Andrew earned the nicknames "Air Miles Andy, "Playboy Prince" and "Randy Andy" for his lavish lifestyle and womanizing reputation. Meanwhile, Sarah was romantically linked to Texas oilman Steve Wyatt, which Vanity Fair reported was an open secret in royal circles. There was also "Toegate" in 1992, when the Daily Mirror published photos of a topless duchess with John Bryan, another businessman from Texas, while vacationing in the South of France. Andrew and Sarah officially divorced in 1996. The relationship between the former couple didn’t end there. Despite Sarah’s numerous commercial ventures, she and her ex-husband continued living together. "They lived in a very big house, so they were at opposite ends," Lownie said. "They were more business partners than a couple. I think a lot of the romance had gone. They were having affairs even during the marriage, both of them. So I don’t think there was a huge sense of, shall we say, fidelity there," Lownie alleged. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER "She hung in there because he was a member of the royal family, and that was her calling card for business," he claimed. "So, it was just a myth that they projected." Lownie said he was not surprised by reports that Andrew allowed Sarah to entertain alleged romantic partners in their shared home even after they called it quits. "He was much more generous when it came to her having her own relationships," he claimed. Lownie, who has written extensively about the royal family, said he believes Andrew relied heavily on Sarah’s loyalty during periods of public backlash. "He had other preoccupations," said Lownie. "… [Meanwhile], she often went off and stayed with boyfriends," Lownie claimed. Over time, the eyebrow-raising arrangement between the exes became increasingly controversial. Sarah endured recurring financial scandals, including debt issues and the 2010 undercover "cash-for-access" sting in which she appeared to offer access to Andrew in exchange for money. Andrew faced criticism over lavish taxpayer-funded travel, questionable business associates and his reputation as a royal playboy. Rather than distancing themselves from each other as scandals mounted, they remained publicly loyal and closely connected, creating the perception that they were still a united royal family. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "The reason that Fergie continued to live with Andrew was because she moved back in after she ran up a huge number of debts renting very expensive properties," Lownie said. "And I think they felt the solution was that if she moved in with him, that would solve the problem. He was away a lot, and she was away a lot promoting Weight Watchers and Wedgwood in the States. He was on naval bases or ships. So it made sense for them to live together." Sarah has previously described Andrew publicly as one of her closest confidants and has insisted their post-divorce relationship remained rooted in friendship and family. While Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II were reportedly opposed to the former couple continuing to live together, Lownie claimed Sarah persuaded Andrew that maintaining the arrangement would benefit their two daughters by ensuring both parents remained closely involved in their lives. "I think the queen was keen that Sarah and Andrew were happy for the sake of her grandchildren," Lownie said. "She was the one who encouraged them to divorce, saying it looked terrible that they were having these affairs in public. She kind of forced it on them. I think she was fond of Sarah, but she had no illusions about what she was like. Prince Philip certainly had no illusions." Lownie noted that while the late queen may not have approved of some of the women Andrew was linked to, he did not believe that it necessarily meant she wanted him to reunite with Sarah. But their connection to Jeffrey Epstein, an American financier and convicted sex offender, ultimately eclipsed every scandal that came before it. On Feb. 19 — his 66th birthday — Andrew was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office during an inquiry linked to his ties to Epstein. After being held for 11 hours, Thames Valley Police confirmed to Fox News Digital that he had been released. Andrew has repeatedly denied wrongdoing related to Epstein and has not been criminally charged in connection to the case. Six companies linked to Sarah were shut down amid renewed attention surrounding her past ties to Epstein. It's understood that no creditors were owed money. An email from Sarah about "desperately" needing money surfaced after the Department of Justice (DOJ) released more than three million records related to Epstein, including his personal emails. Inclusion in the files does not necessarily imply wrongdoing. Like Andrew, Sarah claimed she had cut off all contact with Epstein. Fox News Digital previously reached out to her representative for comment about the DOJ’s release. Epstein died in custody in 2019. SARAH FERGUSON ALLEGEDLY BEGGED JEFFREY EPSTEIN FOR JOB AS 'HOUSE ASSISTANT' IN NEWLY REVEALED EMAILS Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who said she was trafficked by Epstein, accused Andrew of sexually abusing her when she was 17. The American woman filed a civil lawsuit alleging she was forced to have sex with the disgraced duke three times. The case was settled out of court in 2022. Andrew has consistently denied Giuffre’s allegations and said he had no recollection of meeting her. The settlement agreement stated it was not an admission of liability. The 41-year-old died in 2025. Her posthumous memoir, published in October, reiterated her claims. Andrew announced in October that he was giving up his royal titles, and the palace confirmed later that month that King Charles III had "initiated a formal process to remove the style, titles and honours of Prince Andrew." The decision followed Andrew’s initial step back from public life in 2019 after his BBC interview, in which he discussed his relationship with Epstein. On Feb. 3, Andrew vacated Royal Lodge three months after the king ordered him to surrender his lease. A spokesperson for Sarah previously told The Guardian: "The duchess spoke of her regret about her association with Epstein many years ago, and as they have always been, her first thoughts are with his victims." FORMER PRINCE ANDREW ‘SHAKEN’ BY MASKED MAN THREAT, BUT MORE SECURITY WOULD SPARK ‘PUBLIC BACKLASH’: EXPERT "It’s a waiting game at the moment," Lownie said. "I think [Andrew] may well end up in the Middle East. That would solve a lot of problems for the royal family, keep the story under wraps and get them away from public view." Lownie speculated about what Sarah’s future relationship with the royal family could look like financially. Before the Epstein fallout, friends and insiders believed the former couple considered remarrying. "Sarah Ferguson is clearly not going to make money in the way she did. So it’s going to be a question of how she supports herself. Will she eventually be paid off by the royal family with some sort of pension to keep her quiet? Will she find another rich benefactor or husband? She’s no longer the figure she once was." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1814beee6011c3f4e8c1f5 Massachusetts town cancels July 4 celebration citing lack of 'adequate public safety staffing' te 2026-05-28T10:11:10.864Z Massachusetts town cancels July 4 celebration citing lack of 'adequate public safety staffing' Rutland, Massachusetts announced on Wednesday that it will cancel the town's annual 4th of July celebration without refunding donations because of a lack of "adequate public safety staffing." "Although the 4th of July Committee successfully raised the funds needed for the event, the celebration cannot take place without adequate public safety staffing," a letter from the Rutland 4th of July Committee read. "Police, fire, and EMS personnel are essential to ensure the safety of attendees, manage traffic, and maintain emergency response coverage throughout the town." It continued, "Due to anticipated staffing limitations, our Police and Fire Chiefs have determined that they cannot safely support both the event and routine emergency services at the same time. Moving forward under these conditions would put both attendees and the broader community at risk." THE LEFT IS CELEBRATING JULY 4 WITH PROTESTS WHILE THE RIGHT SEES A PATRIOTIC REVIVAL The committee explained that while the town had explored the possibility of outside personnel staffing, there were concerns over creating additional safety hazards without a unified command structure and coordinated operations. The town also added that the decision was not "intended as a response to any community viewpoints" on the celebration. Regarding funding, however, the committee announced that it would not be refunding donations already given for the celebration, pointing out that they have already been spent on event-related measures. Instead, remaining funds will be preserved to fund future celebrations for future July 4 activities. VIRAL 1976 COCA-COLA COMMERCIAL SPARKS NOSTALGIA FOR A MORE PATRIOTIC AMERICAN CULTURE "After consultation with Town Counsel, the Town has determined that donations should not be refunded. Some of the funds have already been used for event-related expenses, including printing, deposits, and fundraising costs, and all donations are held in a municipal gift account for the sole purpose of supporting Rutland’s 4th of July celebrations," the letter read. It added, "Because funds are pooled and expended collectively, it is not feasible to determine or return individual contributions. Instead, all remaining funds will be preserved to support future 4th of July celebrations." BIDEN CLAIMS CONSTITUTIONAL SAFEGUARDS ARE BEING 'TRAMPLED ON' AHEAD OF AMERICA'S 250TH Rutland, Massachusetts will also continue to host community activities such as the Junior Olympics and the volleyball tournament. However, major events such as the annual parade and fireworks show have been canceled. Fox News Digital reached out to the Rutland 4th of July Committee and Rutland town administrator for comment. Rutland police and fire unions warned that the annual July 4 celebration would be put in jeopardy earlier this month after the town failed to pass a Proposition 2½ tax override vote to cover a $3 million budget deficit. Without the proposition, the Rutland police department is expected to cut at least four full-time officers and three part-time police officers. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1814aaee6011c3f4e8c1ec Nearly 40% of Americans admit they've gone on a date just to score a free meal te 2026-05-28T10:10:50.871Z Nearly 40% of Americans admit they've gone on a date just to score a free meal Out on a date at a restaurant? The person across the table may be there mainly for the free food. That's according to a recent survey by JG Wentworth, a financial services company based in Pennsylvania, which found that 39.9% of respondents admitted they have gone on a date on at least one occasion just to get a free meal. "Just over a quarter (27.5%) say they have never gone on a date just to get a free meal, but they have considered it," the survey stated, while 32.6% said they haven't even considered it. EATING OUT GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE AS AMERICANS HIT 'MENU PRICE FATIGUE' NATIONWIDE These results correspond with a recent Wall Street Journal report that said 20-somethings are driving the comeback of the traditional dinner date. "Love on a Budget: Are Americans too broke to date?" asked 1,538 U.S. adults a range of questions related to "the cost of modern romance." Among their other key findings, the researchers noted that the average American spends $93 on a first date.  Most modern-day daters (60.1%) also think "spending expectations around dates are higher now than they were in the past." CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER So if money concerns have affected your love life — you're far from alone. "Almost three in 10 people (29.5%) have turned down a date because they couldn't afford it," the survey found, "while 85.7% have turned down a second date because they felt they didn't align financially with the other person." Professional development expert Jan Goss, based in Texas, told Fox News Digital the trend of dating for a free meal is a reflection of a larger shift in human behavior. "Whether it's a first date, a business meeting or a friendship, relationships are built on trust," Goss said. "And so the moment we show up with this hidden agenda, we damage the foundation before it ever starts." We live in a culture, said Goss, that "often celebrates getting something for nothing" — and the date-for-food trend may be considered a "life hack." "There is an economics conversation around it, because times are tough for many and inflation is real," Goss said. "People are struggling. But financial struggle doesn't give us permission to compromise our integrity." Proper etiquette is that whoever extends an invitation pays, Goss said. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ "That's protocol," Goss said. "If someone asks you to dinner, then the understanding is they're going to pay." To avoid miscommunication or being taken advantage of, it is perfectly acceptable to clarify things up front and ask your meal companions what the expectations are, Goss said. If paying for the meal yourself isn't an option, then tell the other person, "It's not in my budget this week," Goss advised. Another rule of thumb for Goss: Always be able to pay for your meal when you go out to eat. Don't assume the other person will pick up the check. "I always have the means to pay for myself," Goss said. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES "To take care of your own meal is polite, especially if it's a first date, and you don't really know which way it's going to go," she said.  "First of all, be careful what you order. But then, secondly, when the bill comes, I would politely say, 'I'm more than happy to split this with you.'" Setting expectations from the beginning is critical, Goss said. When she invites her group of friends out, she lets everyone know they'll be taking care of their own expenses. "Show up well, be honest and respect the person across the table," Goss concluded.  "Or stay home. The issue in this whole thing isn't who pays for dinner. It's whether we're treating people as human beings or opportunities." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a181496ee6011c3f4e8c1e3 MLB owners already pushing back on players' first CBA proposal as work stoppage looms after 2026 season te 2026-05-28T10:10:30.875Z MLB owners already pushing back on players' first CBA proposal as work stoppage looms after 2026 season It's a widespread expectation in and around Major League Baseball that there will be a work stoppage at the end of the 2026 season. The Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Players Association and the league’s owners expires in early December, and unlike some labor talks, there are significant questions both sides want to address before a new deal is reached. Those negotiations have actually already started, with the two sides meeting in New York City to set the table for further conversations. While initial reports suggested that these conversations would be mostly speculative, there's now some detail coming out about where both sides are in the negotiations. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! ESPN reported on Wednesday that the Players Association side submitted its first proposal on how to adjust baseball's financial situation moving forward. And unsurprisingly, the ownership side doesn't seem very happy about it. ESPN's Jeff Passan's post said that the players' first proposal focuses on one of the biggest problems plaguing the league right now: cheap owners refusing to spend money on their teams. Instead of a salary cap that limits earnings, they've proposed a "competitive-integrity tax."  For teams like the Miami Marlins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Tampa Bay Rays, Milwaukee Brewers and Cleveland Guardians who look to limit spending and maximize profits, MLBPA wants to essentially force owners to try to compete. Any team that doesn't reach $150 million in player payroll would be subject to a tax. That's the biggest topline proposal. The others would increase the minimum salary from $780,000 to $1.5 million, and raise the first threshold in the competitive balance tax from $244 million to $300 million. Essentially allowing teams to spend more money on players before getting punished for it. Other details Passan reported included adjusting the existing revenue-sharing distributions. Local television rights, which have become a point of contention for smaller markets, would go up. But the distribution of money brought in from a team's home stadium would go down. The idea there being that it would incentivize owners to, you know, try to win more games. HERE'S WHAT THE SAN DIEGO PADRES RECORD $3.9 BILLION SALE MEANS FOR MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL More wins mean more fans buying tickets, which under this proposal would mean more revenue staying put. While increasing the distribution from local TV rights would remove some of the advantages teams like the Los Angeles Dodgers or New York Yankees have over smaller markets. There's another revenue-sharing side to the proposal. The players want to punish teams that bring in revenue-sharing dollars and refuse to spend it. Something that's already written into the rules, but is almost completely ignored by Commissioner Rob Manfred. If they don't reach certain payroll levels, revenue-sharing teams would forfeit a percentage of their distribution money. But those that win more games would receive more money. Incentivizing small-market teams to spend more and try to win. All of this sounds reasonable enough; it penalizes cheap owners, takes more money away from big teams like the Los Angeles Dodgers and Yankees, and incentivizes winning. Sure enough, the owners' side hates it, and is already weaponizing misplaced fan sentiment to start its arguments. Here's where the issues start, though. MLB spokesman Glen Caplin issued a statement in response, saying, "We appreciate the union making a set of proposals and we look forward to continuing the bargaining process and working towards solving the competitive balance problem our fans are telling us needs to be addressed. "We understand their proposals are designed to benefit players. Unfortunately, they do not address and in fact exacerbate the competitive balance problem our fans are telling us we must address. The MLBPA’s proposal would reduce the amount transferred to lower-revenue Clubs, weaken the Competitive Balance Tax, and lead to even more payroll disparity than exists today. For example, under the Union’s proposal, the Dodgers would pay less in luxury tax payments, giving them an additional $70 million to spend on payroll." Ah yes, there are the magic words. "Competitive balance problem our fans are telling us we must address." This is why some have spent the winter arguing that the league does not have a competitive balance problem, because it doesn't. And because owners were always going to use complaints over free agency spending to justify a lockout and salary cap. Which, of course, does nothing to address competitive balance. MLB ALL-STARS REACT TO DODGERS' MASSIVE $400 MILLION PAYROLL FOR 2026 SEASON: 'I F---ING LOVE IT' Ignored by the league's statement is the fact that while lower luxury tax penalties might help LA spend more, increased revenue sharing from their television deal would also hurt their bottom line. Also unmentioned in the statement is the fact that a salary cap would not prevent the Dodgers from outspending small-market teams. There's two important components to address. One is the fact that baseball does not have a competitive balance problem. The Rays lead the American League East over the Yankees. The Guardians are in first place in the AL Central ahead of larger markets like Chicago, or even Minneapolis, which has 1.6 million more people in it than Cleveland. The Seattle Mariners are in first place in the AL West despite sharing a division with teams in Dallas, Los Angeles (Anaheim) and Houston, all top five markets. The "Sacramento" Athletics are ahead of both those teams as well. Milwaukee Brewers are once again running away with the NL Central, despite playing in literally the smallest market in the sport. The Cubs, meanwhile, despite having the advantages of the Chicago market, are in dead last having lost 10 games in a row. Two of the three wild-card spots in the NL are currently held by teams from San Diego and Phoenix. Four of the bottom five payrolls in the sport are either in playoff position or are less than a game out of a wild-card spot. The Cardinals and Pirates have the sixth and seventh-lowest payrolls, and both are either in a wild-card spot or half a game out. Meanwhile, teams from New York and San Francisco are a combined 44-67 with an -85 run differential. Fans are caught up in the outcome of the World Series, but the MLB playoffs are the least meaningful measure of a team's quality. Regular season success is. The Rays have reached the World Series the exact number of times as the Yankees over the last 17 years, after all. The Guardians have reached the World Series more recently than the Mets. The Kansas City Royals have won more recently than the Yankees or New York Mets. And the league could not have picked a worse season to claim that the only way to achieve "competitive balance" is a salary cap. The other component to address is that a salary cap will mean nothing without a significant salary floor. As the players proposed. But a significant salary floor will never be accepted by the cheaper owners. There are nine teams with a payroll of $107 million or less. They're never going to sign off on a floor that reaches into the $150 million to $175 million range. Even though that's what would be required to meaningfully close the gap. For example, say the cap is set at $264 million, the second CBT threshold. If the floor is set at $110 million, the Dodgers will spend $264 million and the Guardians will spend $110 million. LA will still wind up with more of the best available free agents, while Cleveland will focus on younger, cheaper players. The only difference in that scenario will be that the players who choose to sign with LA will get lower salaries. Which does nothing for competitive balance, only increases franchise values and benefits ownership. This fundamental disagreement is going to lead to a lockout. But the bigger problem is that owners believe they have fans on their side, because fans don't like the Dodgers. And they're going to use it to potentially cancel games for a system that only benefits them. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a181242ee6011c3f4e8c084 Former Braves star Bob Horner, who hit four home runs in a single game, dead at 68 te 2026-05-28T10:00:34.156Z Former Braves star Bob Horner, who hit four home runs in a single game, dead at 68 Atlanta Braves great Bob Horner, who once hit four home runs in a single game, has died, the team announced on Tuesday. He was 68. Horner was the National League Rookie of the Year in 1978 and made his first and only All-Star team in 1982. The Braves released a statement on Horner’s death on social media. The team did not announce a cause of death. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! "Bob Horner built a career out of being first. He was the first overall pick in the 1978 draft after an illustrious collegiate career. He was the first Braves draftee to skip the minor leagues entirely and debut directly in the majors. And he was the first Atlanta player to ever hit four home runs in a single game when he did so against the Montreal Expos in 1986," the team said. "The National League Rookie of the Year in 1978 and an NL All-Star in 1982, Horner teamed with Dale Murphy to form one of the most feared power duos in the game for nearly a decade. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "The Atlanta Braves extend sincere sympathies to his wife, Chris, two sons, Tyler and Trent, and his numerous friends and fans across the game." Horner played nine of his 10 years in the big leagues with the Braves, spending his final year in the majors with the St. Louis Cardinals. He played in 1,020 games, hit 218 home runs and never struck out more than 75 times in a single season. Atlanta selected him with the No. 1 overall pick of the 1978 MLB Draft out of Arizona State after a stellar career with the Sun Devils. He was later inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the first class. He was the 1977 College World Series MVP and won the first Golden Spikes Award as the top player in college baseball in 1978. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a180908ee6011c3f4e8be91 MORNING GLORY: Republicans, stop fighting each other. We can't let Democrats seize the Senate te 2026-05-28T09:21:12.075Z MORNING GLORY: Republicans, stop fighting each other. We can't let Democrats seize the Senate Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Sen. John Cornyn after Paxton handily won the runoff against Cornyn on Tuesday. When President Donald Trump endorsed Paxton late in the race, the campaign was effectively over. It is President Trump’s GOP, and his endorsement in a primary is the decider. Period. Had Cornyn been the nominee, his re-election would have been a layup. Paxton’s race against Texas state Rep. James Talarico will be much more like a contested 3-pointer in the NBA than a layup. Talarico is indeed, as President Trump nicely summed it up, "weird." But even given that, Paxton will need to raise a ton of money because the engines of the Democratic fundraising machine are already at top speed for the hard-left Talarico. Paxton should win, but even Golden State Warriors star and future NBA Hall of Famer Steph Curry hits only slightly more than 42% of his shots from beyond the arc. Curry may be the best ever, but it’s a tough task to drill that shot. So too is Paxton’s task. The entire Texas GOP will need to get behind him quickly, and Paxton will need Cornyn’s half-million runoff voters and his financial supporters. The whole GOP will need to swing behind Paxton, even though Cornyn is respected and admired by longtime conservatives like me who value his knowledge of the Constitution, his work on the Judiciary Committee in every tough fight there over decades, and his tenure as GOP whip. But party loyalists have to know that ours is a two-party system and Winston Churchill’s admonition, "Trust the people!" applies in every fair contest. So too does the wisdom of another brilliant prime minister of Great Britain — Benjamin Disraeli, whose years as leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservatives came in the 19th century. MAGA TRIUMPH: TRUMP ALLY KEN PAXTON DEFEATS JOHN CORNYN IN BITTER TEXAS GOP PRIMARY WAR "It is not becoming in any Minister to decry party who has risen by party," Disraeli declared long ago. "We should always remember that if we were not partisans, we should not be Ministers." The same applies to every elected member of the GOP Senate stung by the defeat dealt their friend by the Lone Star State’s Republican voters. The Senate majority is very much up for grabs in the fall. Republicans must defend four seats in which Democrats will mount well-financed campaigns, even if their nominees are weak. Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Jon Husted of Ohio face hard-left Democrats in Graham Platner and former Sen. Sherrod Brown. Platner is quickly becoming an albatross for Democrats across the country, as well as in Maine, but Maine is a purple-to-blue state. Brown is as formidable a candidate as Democrats can field in ruby-red Ohio. 10 SENATE RACES THAT COULD DECIDE CONTROL OF THE CHAMBER IN THE 2026 MIDTERMS Republicans also have to defend an open seat in North Carolina. Former national GOP chairman Michael Whatley has considerable skills and financial backing, but he drew the best candidate of all the Democrats in 2026’s close races: former Tar Heel State Gov. Roy Cooper. Democrats have a vulnerable incumbent in Georgia, where Sen. Jon Ossoff is still very much the "accidental senator," but he is as hard-left as Democratic activists and donors want. Michigan, Minnesota and New Hampshire are all seats held by retiring Democrats, and Republicans should nominate excellent candidates not just against Ossoff but also in these three states. So while the GOP’s current margin in the Senate is three, and control would flip to Democrats only if their nominees win four of the seven seats "in play," that’s not an impossible result, especially in the sixth year of any presidency. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION The actual accomplishments of all presidents eventually get reduced to two or three lines in American textbooks. TR, for example, is best known for the Great White Fleet, the national park system — and the election of Woodrow Wilson and all the ill that was brought down upon the country because of Roosevelt’s decision to split the GOP in 1912. Richard Nixon’s three are summed up as opening China, détente with the Soviets and Watergate. It pretty much works that way for everyone not named Lincoln or Washington. Right now, President Trump’s tentative trio is saving the Constitution with his three Supreme Court nominees, the war with Iran and his remarkable 2016 upset and 2024 comeback. If the Senate flips, that record is going to change dramatically, as the lawfare Trump faced while out of office will pale next to the procession of articles of impeachment from the House and never-ending trials in the Senate — none of which would succeed in removing Trump from office but all of which will drain the last two years of his tenure of joy and of other possible legislative accomplishments. Holding on to the Senate majority is vital to the president, the party and especially the country. The Democrats have collectively embraced an agenda of extreme policy and rhetoric. So, whatever your feelings about any of the GOP’s Senate nominees, put them aside and realize — once again — it is the party with the majority in the two chambers of Congress that sets much of the agenda. There simply isn’t any room to brood over tough losses. Hugh Hewitt is a Fox News contributor and host of "The Hugh Hewitt Show" heard weekday afternoons from 3 PM to 6 PM ET on the Salem Radio Network, and simulcast on Salem News Channel. Hugh drives Americans home on the East Coast and to lunch on the West Coast on over 400 affiliates nationwide, and on all the streaming platforms where SNC can be seen. He is a frequent guest on the Fox News Channel’s news roundtable, hosted by Bret Baier weekdays at 6pm ET. A son of Ohio and a graduate of Harvard College and the University of Michigan Law School, Hewitt has been a Professor of Law at Chapman University’s Fowler School of Law since 1996 where he teaches Constitutional Law. Hewitt launched his eponymous radio show from Los Angeles in 1990. Hewitt has frequently appeared on every major national news television network, hosted television shows for PBS and MSNBC, written for every major American paper, has authored a dozen books and moderated a score of Republican candidate debates, most recently the November 2023 Republican presidential debate in Miami and four Republican presidential debates in the 2015-16 cycle. Hewitt focuses his radio show and his column on the Constitution, national security, American politics and the Cleveland Browns and Guardians. Hewitt has interviewed tens of thousands of guests from Democrats Hillary Clinton and John Kerry to Republican Presidents George W. Bush and Donald Trump over his 40 years in broadcasting. This column previews the lead story that will drive his radio/ TV show today. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM HUGH HEWITT Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1808f4ee6011c3f4e8be88 I treat sepsis. NASCAR icon Kyle Busch’s death shows how fast it can kill te 2026-05-28T09:20:52.072Z I treat sepsis. NASCAR icon Kyle Busch’s death shows how fast it can kill The sudden death of NASCAR icon Kyle Busch from pneumonia complicated by sepsis is a heartbreaking tragedy that has stunned the sports world and the nation. Known for his fierce competitiveness and athletic endurance, Kyle represented strength and passion. His passing is a sobering reminder that infections can become deadly, even in young healthy, high-performing individuals. Professional race car drivers are exposed to some unique medical and physiological health risks because of extreme gravity forces, heat, speed, vibration, fumes. This can cause respiratory irritation, heat illness, dehydration, electrolyte abnormalities, and, also, cardiac strain as adrenaline surges during a race leading to increased blood pressure and heart rate. Racers can sweat more than a gallon during a race. It’s an intense sport. Cardiovascular strength and endurance, head, neck and core strength are vital to thrive in racing.  So, when infection hits, it can be dangerous without proper early intervention. Pneumonia remains one of the most common infectious illnesses in the United States and is a leading cause of sepsis, a life-threatening medical emergency that occurs when the body’s response to infection spirals out of control and begins damaging its own organs and tissues. It impacts more than 300,000 Americans each year. HOW PNEUMONIA PROGRESSES TO SEPSIS: DOCTORS EXPLAIN AFTER KYLE BUSCH'S DEATH Sepsis can progress rapidly, sometimes within hours, leading to organ failure, shock and death if not recognized and treated early. Pneumonia, urinary tract infections, abdominal infections and skin wounds are some common types of infections that could lead to sepsis without appropriate early intervention and treatment. Death from pneumonia and sepsis usually happens in those over the age of 65. In Kyle’s case, he had an aggressive infection that spread from his lungs into his bloodstream. President Bill Clinton was hospitalized for urosepsis stemming from a urinary tract infection. He was immediately given IV fluids and IV antibiotics, preventing his condition from turning into septic shock. Boxing Legend Muhammad Ali was reported to have died from septic shock after being hospitalized with a respiratory illness. Actress Sharon Stone nearly passed from sepsis due to an abscess infection in tissue that had spread. CATHOLIC INFLUENCER'S 5-YEAR-OLD SON DIES AFTER 11-DAY FLU BATTLE FOLLOWED BY THOUSANDS Many Americans mistakenly believe sepsis only affects the elderly or critically ill. While older adults and people with chronic medical conditions are certainly at higher risk, sepsis can also affect younger, active people if they pick up an aggressive infection that spreads with delayed treatment and insufficient time for healing, rest and recovery. Bacterial pneumonia, influenza, rsv, skin infections and urinary tract infections are common illnesses that can sometimes lead to sepsis but this is usually seen in those over age 65 or under 1. Infections that begin as "just a cold," a sinus infection, or a respiratory illness can sometimes worsen unexpectedly and fast. Whether I'm working in the ER or clinic, these are the warning signs I tell my patients should never be ignored. KYLE BUSCH 911 CALL REVEALS DRIVER WAS COUGHING UP BLOOD, STRUGGLING TO BREATHE ON BATHROOM FLOOR One of the dangers of sepsis is how quickly it can escalate. The body’s immune system becomes chaotic and uncontrolled, triggering widespread inflammation, blood vessel damage, clotting abnormalities and impaired oxygen delivery to vital organs. In severe cases, patients can develop septic shock, respiratory failure, kidney injury or acute respiratory distress syndrome in a matter of hours. The blood pressure drops, heart rate can shoot up, fever may be present. It's serious and should never be "slept off." SURGE IN WALKING PNEUMONIA AFFECTS THESE HIGH-RISK GROUPS, SAYS DR. MARC SIEGEL This is why it’s important to listen to your body and do not delay seeking medical care. Competitive talented athletes like Kyle Busch may sometimes push through illness, fatigue, dehydration, physical stress, travel demands and intense training schedules. While exercise and fitness are generally protective for overall health, no one is invincible to aggressive infections. Athletes may also dismiss early symptoms or delay seeking care because they are accustomed to performing through discomfort. The good news is there are important steps people can take to lower their risk: CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION Do not ignore difficulty breathing, worsening cough, chest pain, confusion or coughing up blood. Sepsis is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, yet public awareness remains low. Early recognition and fast treatment with antibiotics, oxygen, fluids and supportive care can save lives. As we all mourn the loss of Kyle Busch, we can use this moment to educate the public about the seriousness of pneumonia and sepsis. His death is not only a tragedy for racing fans, but a reminder to every American that infections can happen to anyone and that recognizing the warning signs early can save a life. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1808e0ee6011c3f4e8be7f Billionaire Bezos suggests no taxes for half the nation. Is that crazy or overdue? te 2026-05-28T09:20:32.235Z Billionaire Bezos suggests no taxes for half the nation. Is that crazy or overdue? Billionaire Jeff Bezos just detonated a financial hand grenade in the middle of America’s tax debate. The Amazon founder recently suggested that the bottom half of American earners should pay zero federal income tax. Not lower taxes. Not a temporary rebate. Zero.  And whether you love billionaires or hate them, you have to admit something uncomfortable about Bezos’ proposal. A whole lot of Americans heard that idea and thought, "Honestly … why am I paying taxes at all?" BILL MAHER CALLS OUT BERNIE SANDERS, SAYS HE'S TIRED OF HEARING THE RICH DON'T PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE OF TAXES That’s because the middle class feels financially exhausted. Meanwhile, millions of Americans feel like they’re running on a treadmill set to 11 while Washington keeps telling them to sprint faster. THIS IS WHY YOU MAKE SIX FIGURES AND STILL LIVE PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK Bezos pointed out that the bottom half of earners contribute only a tiny fraction of total federal income tax revenue compared to top earners. A few weeks ago, I told you that the bottom 50% of taxpayers in America pay only 3% of federal income taxes. Here’s the part nobody wants to say out loud. Many lower-income Americans already effectively pay little or no federal income tax after deductions and credits. So, what Bezos is really proposing isn’t just a tax cut. It’s a psychological reset for America. DAVID MARCUS: TAX-FREE OVERTIME COULD BE MIDTERM MAGIC FOR GOP He’s saying, "What if work actually paid again?" That’s political dynamite. Imagine a nurse making $75,000 suddenly keeping several thousand extra dollars every year: TRUMP BEAT BACK ANTI-FAMILY TAXES IN 2025. HERE’S WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN NEXT Actual breathing room. And maybe an answer instead of a future of universal basic income. And frankly, in the richest country in the history of the world, is it fair to ask, "why are we squeezing people who are barely getting ahead?" But here’s where the conversation gets dangerous. And what really concerns me is paying more than my fair share already. SEN DEB FISCHER: THE EV SCAM THAT STUCK TAXPAYERS WITH THE BILL FOR ELITE PERKS Because somebody still has to pay for the government. Washington spends money like a silly teenager with their parents’ credit card. AMERICA'S $39 TRILLION DEBT BOMB COULD BE MORE PAINFUL THAN YOU THINK So, if half the country stops paying federal income taxes, then one of three things happens: The wealthy pay dramatically more. Check. The government cuts spending dramatically. Not likely. Or America borrows and prints even more money. Check. Just like Meat Loaf sang years ago, two out of three ain’t bad. Or is it? DAVID MARCUS: WHY NOBODY WANTS TO CUT THE NATIONAL DEBT DESPITE EVERYONE SAYING THEY SHOULD Here’s the reality of our political world. Politicians hate cutting spending because spending buys votes. So, historically, Washington chooses Option C. Debt. Lots of it. America is already sitting on more than $39 trillion in national debt will cross $40 trillion before year end, and interest payments alone are the third-largest line item in the federal budget. THE NATIONAL DEBT IS ABOUT TO HIT A TERRIFYING NUMBER NO MATTER WHAT WE DO That’s not sustainable math. That’s financial Ozempic. It temporarily masks the pain while the underlying problem gets worse. And this is where both political parties are being dishonest with Americans. The left acts like billionaires alone can fund the modern welfare state forever. They can’t. The right acts like tax cuts magically pay for themselves. They usually don’t. DOGE REVEALS WHAT YOU GET FOR THE HALF MILLION YOU'LL PAY IN TAXES OVER YOUR LIFETIME The truth is uglier. America has a spending addiction and a tax code nobody understands. That’s why Bezos’ comments hit such a nerve. Because deep down, millions of Americans feel the system has stopped rewarding productive behavior. At our 250-year anniversary, do we really want to stop rewarding hard work, productivity and capitalism? 'ZOHRANOMICS': NYC MAYOR ZOHRAN MAMDANI’S SOCIALIST MATH DOESN’T ADD UP People don’t mind paying taxes when they believe the system is fair. They revolt emotionally when they feel like the rules are rigged. And that’s exactly where we are right now. This debate also exposes something even bigger. America may be slowly shifting from an income-tax society toward a consumption-tax society. In other words: Tax spending more. Tax work less. How about flat tax and VAT tax (a value-added tax)? JASON CHAFFETZ: 2028 ELECTION WILL BE A REFERENDUM ON OUR AI-DOMINATED FUTURE That’s why ideas like national sales taxes, VAT taxes, luxury taxes and "consumption-based" taxation are suddenly gaining traction in both political parties. Because if AI, automation and globalization continue reshaping work, taxing labor may become harder and harder politically. But before Americans start chanting "zero taxes," they should ask one critical question. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION Do you want Scandinavian-style taxes with Scandinavian-style benefits? Or American-style taxes with American-style freedom? Because eventually, math always wins. Personally, I’m a capitalist and not ready to give that up anytime soon. Jeff Bezos may have started the conversation. But the real fight isn’t about billionaires versus workers. It’s about whether America still knows how to pay for the country we want to become over the next 250 years. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM TED JENKIN Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1806d5ee6011c3f4e8bdea ‘Up for Grabs’: Can Democrats Sway Young Men Who Have Soured on Trump? te 2026-05-28T09:11:49.761Z ‘Up for Grabs’: Can Democrats Sway Young Men Who Have Soured on Trump? Many Gen Z men who voted for the president are dismayed by his time in office. But they are not hearing an appealing pitch from Democrats, either: “Both parties kind of get it wrong.” Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1806c1ee6011c3f4e8bde1 Our Reporter on What Happened When Texas Increased School Police te 2026-05-28T09:11:29.831Z Our Reporter on What Happened When Texas Increased School Police After the 2022 mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the state passed a law mandating police presence in schools. Our reporter Clare Amari describes how some students in Texas have experienced physical force by school police officers since then. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1806acee6011c3f4e8bdd8 ‘Vibrant as Ever’: Harvard’s Jewish Life Thrives as Trump Investigates te 2026-05-28T09:11:08.310Z ‘Vibrant as Ever’: Harvard’s Jewish Life Thrives as Trump Investigates Trump officials have focused on episodes during protests over the war in Gaza at Harvard and other schools. Jews on campus describe a changed atmosphere. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a180698ee6011c3f4e8bdcf These Drivers Found Cheap Gas te 2026-05-28T09:10:48.312Z These Drivers Found Cheap Gas It’s in Valley Center, Calif., on tribal land. Customers relish every penny saved. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a180684ee6011c3f4e8bdc6 Texas School Police Investigation: 5 Takeaways te 2026-05-28T09:10:28.384Z Texas School Police Investigation: 5 Takeaways The state’s ambitious school policing initiative has few safeguards to prevent overreach by officers. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17fd5cee6011c3f4e8bb5c Hamadeh Backs House Bill Expanding Parental Rights, Restricting Gender Ideology In Schools te 2026-05-28T08:31:24.476Z Hamadeh Backs House Bill Expanding Parental Rights, Restricting Gender Ideology In Schools By Matthew Holloway | Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to expand parental rights in education and prohibit federal education funds from being used to advance what the bill characterizes as radical gender ideology. Rep. Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ08) voted in support of the measure. H.R. 2616, the Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act, passed the House by a recorded vote of 217-198 under Roll Call 184 following adoption of an amendment in the nature of a substitute. The legislation has since been received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. According to a statement from Hamadeh’s congressional office, the Arizona congressman supported the legislation as part of an effort to “defend parental rights, protect America’s children, and ensure that families are empowered to make decisions about their children’s upbringing and education.” 🇺🇸NEW🇺🇸 Congressman Hamadeh Applauds Passage of Bill to Protect Children from Radical Indoctrination Read Press Release⤵️https://t.co/61oVsnwbgq pic.twitter.com/EFFgvRsTmQ — Office of Congressman Abe Hamadeh (@RepAbeHamadeh) May 26, 2026 The legislation was introduced by Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT) and advanced with support from Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI). According to Hamadeh’s office and congressional materials, H.R. 2616 incorporates provisions from previously introduced legislation, including the PROTECT Kids Act and the Say No to Indoctrination Act. Among its provisions, the bill would require schools receiving federal funds to maintain communication with parents regarding significant decisions involving their children and would prohibit federal funding from being used to promote concepts or instruction characterized in the legislation as “radical gender ideology.” The bill would also codify executive actions issued during President Donald Trump’s administration recognizing two sexes. Hamadeh said the legislation addresses what he views as increasing ideological influence within public education. “Indoctrination of any kind does not belong in the classroom; education does and little of it is occurring due to the fact that too many administrators and predatory teachers have turned our classrooms into incubators for radical thought,” Hamadeh said. Hamadeh said he supported the legislation because of what he described as growing ideological influence in public education. “Our students are supposed to be exposed to the wonders of science and the elegance of math; instead, they are being turned into foot soldiers for the extreme left.” Kim Miller, founder and president of Arizona Women of Action and America’s Women, showed support for the bill, citing both religious and constitutional arguments for parental authority in education and referencing the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Pierce v. Society of Sisters. “Parents have the fundamental liberty to direct the upbringing and education of their children,” Miller said. “As Proverbs 22:6 reminds us, ‘Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old, he will not depart from it.’ The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed this principle in Pierce v. Society of Sisters, declaring that ‘the child is not the mere creature of the State.’ Bills like the Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act rightly restore parental authority and ensure classrooms teach truth rather than radical ideology.” H.R. 2616 now heads to the Senate for further consideration. Matthew Holloway is a senior reporter for AZ Free News. Follow him on X for his latest stories, or email tips to Matthew@azfreenews.com. The post Hamadeh Backs House Bill Expanding Parental Rights, Restricting Gender Ideology In Schools first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17fd47ee6011c3f4e8bb53 PCC Approves $5.9M Gift While Confirming Elimination Of Sustainability Director Position te 2026-05-28T08:31:03.440Z PCC Approves $5.9M Gift While Confirming Elimination Of Sustainability Director Position By Matthew Holloway | Pima Community College (PCC) approved a restricted $5.9 million workforce-development gift agreement with Beale Infrastructure Group while later confirming that its Sustainability Director position will be eliminated as part of an organizational realignment. According to PCC Governing Board records, trustees approved a Restricted Gift Agreement with Beale Infrastructure Group, LLC during the board’s May 13 meeting by a 4–0 vote, with board member Kristen Randall abstaining. The Board’s approved-items agenda lists the agreement but does not include its value or terms. Beale Infrastructure is the project developer for the proposed “Project Blue” data center complex under construction on 290 acres outside of Tucson near the Pima County Fairgrounds. The company is also pursuing construction of the “Luckett Road Data Center,” a 600-acre data center development in Marana, where it became embroiled in a legal battle with the town over two rejected referendums related to the project, according to AZPM News. Anti-data center protests getting physical here in Tucson @Jason @chamath. “According to a Beale Infrastructure representative, a masked group marched through the offices loudly banging drums, shouting threats and pulling items from desks.”https://t.co/3BGthcSxQP — Nicholas De Leon (@nicholasadeleon) May 8, 2026 Board Chair Theresa Riel Taylor introduced the item as a five-year restricted gift agreement beginning June 1, 2026, with the possibility of extension and additional funding. Amanda Evans, PCC Assistant Vice Chancellor for Workforce Development and Strategic Partnerships, described the agreement as “a significant philanthropic investment in Pima Community College.” During the presentation, Evans confirmed the Beale donation totals $5,912,992 and is structured as a restricted workforce-development gift. “The funds are specifically designed for areas of need for Pima to support student access and success,” Evans told the board. According to Evans, the funding will support expansion in information technology and cybersecurity, including three full-time faculty positions, along with scholarships for several workforce programs. “Those areas include supporting expansion in IT and cybersecurity by funding three full-time faculty members,” Evans said, adding that scholarships will support “Pima Fast Track Electrical, our building and construction technology programs, IT and cyber programs, and our computer aided drafting… and welding as well.” Evans said the gift also provides support for transportation, housing, and childcare assistance, along with funding for veterans services, high-school transition programs, and career-placement efforts. “The gift also provides additional funds to help remove barriers for students — things like transportation, housing and childcare,” Evans said. Evans told trustees the agreement carries a five-year term beginning June 1 and includes the possibility of additional future funding. “The initial term does begin on June 1st. It does go for five years, with a subsequent gift of approximately $6.8 million,” Evans said. “That could be something that Beale Infrastructure chooses to enter into an agreement with us.” The board agenda identified the item only as a “Restricted Gift Agreement” and did not publicly list the donation amount or program details in its approved-items summary. Calling for a vote to approve the agreement, Taylor addressed the public controversy surrounding Project Blue: “I just want to acknowledge that I understand the environment of controversy in which this happens in terms of the data center development and… and what Beale is involved with. But, you know, tonight we’re facing a choice between a philosophical statement about data centers and a tangible investment in our students. And so I want to be clear that whether this board accepts this gift or rejects it, the development of that data center project continues. It has absolutely nothing to do with the development of that project. “All that voting ‘no’ tonight does will… Voting no tonight wouldn’t stop a single brick from being laid, or a single drop of water from being used in that data center project. It only stops those resources from reaching our classrooms. And I don’t think I can, in good conscience, tell our students, who have now faced nearly two decades of disinvestment from the state and now millions in federal disinvestment over the last year, that we turned away millions of dollars for their success to make a symbolic gesture that will have zero impact on the project in question. So it’s definitely something I’ll be voting in favor of tonight. And I think it’s something that fits within the core of our mission and our purpose to help students achieve their educational outcomes.” Board member Kristen Randall praised PCC’s sustainability efforts during her trustee report. Randall highlighted the college’s Climate Community Day and cited sustainability programming as an area of growth. “Climate and sustainability aren’t just subjects,” Randall said while discussing the event. “They are lenses for seeing the world.” Later in the meeting, Randall abstained from the vote on the Beale gift while the remaining trustees voted in favor of the agreement. PCC Provides Confirmation: Sustainability Director Position Eliminated AZ Free News contacted PCC administration, the Office of Sustainability, and Governing Board members to seek clarification on the future of the sustainability office, whether staffing or budget changes have been approved, and whether any connection exists between those decisions and the Beale gift agreement. Justin Kree, Director of Media Relations for Pima Community College, responded on the college’s behalf. Kree confirmed PCC approved the agreement May 13 and said the $5.9 million gift will support workforce-development programs in IT, cybersecurity, electrical training, and skilled trades, with the Pima Foundation serving as fiscal agent. Kree also addressed questions regarding the future of PCC’s sustainability programs, the Sustainability Director position, and the Climate Action and Sustainability Plan. AZFN: Has PCC eliminated or otherwise dissolved the Office of Sustainability/Director position? Has PCC eliminated or reduced the sustainability program budget for FY2027? If so, please provide details regarding funding levels and changes. PCC: The College remains fully committed to sustainability, climate action, and environmental responsibility. As part of an organizational realignment, the College decided to eliminate the Sustainability Director position, effective June 30, 2026. Sustainability remains an institutional priority reflected in the College’s strategic principles, and Climate Action and Sustainability courses, faculty-led initiatives, and operational efforts, including energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives, remain ongoing. The College’s sustainability initiatives and academic offerings continue to receive institutional support. Students continue to have access to Climate Action & Sustainability (CAS) courses focused on environmental challenges, sustainable futures, and practical solutions. CAS course offerings and student enrollment are, in fact, growing. Summer and Fall 2026 offerings include CAS 110: Food, People and the Planet and CAS 120: Systems, Logic & Sustainability. Enrollment in this area has doubled over the past year, with the program serving more than 340 enrolled students during the most recent academic year. AZFN: Has PCC formally concluded or discontinued implementation of its Climate Action and Sustainability Plan, or is the June 2026 conclusion part of a previously scheduled planning cycle? PCC: The College’s Climate Action and Sustainability Plan (CASP) will reach the end of its planned cycle in June 2026. The conclusion of this plan is part of its established timeline and does not represent a discontinuation of the College’s sustainability efforts. PCC is currently developing the next CASP to guide sustainability initiatives in the upcoming academic year. Sustainability remains an institutional priority and is reflected in the strategic principles approved by the Governing Board in May 2026. PCC remains committed to the goals established in the CASP, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions, expanding climate and sustainability education, pursuing sustainability certification, and advancing long-term climate action planning. In 2026, the College will reaffirm its commitment to the Second Nature Presidents’ Climate Commitment, further demonstrating PCC’s continued focus on sustainability and environmental stewardship.  AZFN: Does PCC’s proposed FY2027 budget or pending bond proposal contain sustainability-related capital, infrastructure, or operational funding? If so, please identify those allocations. PCC: Yes. Both the proposed FY2027 budget and the pending bond proposal include funding that supports PCC’s broader sustainability efforts through personnel, facilities, infrastructure, and operational investments. While sustainability-related funding is not always identified as separate, standalone line items, sustainability practices and goals are integrated throughout the College’s planning and operations. This includes support for personnel, facility improvements, infrastructure modernization, energy efficiency considerations, curriculum integration, and capital projects designed to improve long-term environmental performance and resource stewardship across the College. In addition, bond-funded facilities projects are being planned and evaluated with sustainability principles in mind, including opportunities for efficient building systems, modernization, and responsible campus development. Later in the meeting, faculty and students urged PCC leadership to reconsider reported changes involving the college’s sustainability programs, including reports that the Office of Sustainability could be dissolved or substantially restructured. Katie Brown, a faculty member who said she has taught at PCC for more than 25 years and now teaches climate action and sustainability courses, told the board she learned the Office of Sustainability faced elimination. “I was astounded and dismayed… to hear that the Office of Sustainability is planned to be eliminated, along with much of that program,” Brown said. “That is horrifying to me.” Brown praised PCC’s Climate Action and Sustainability Plan and said the college had developed a national reputation for climate and sustainability programming. “The Climate Action Sustainability plan that you have is amazing,” Brown said. “It is an example to many other places.” Brown also read a statement from Dr. Crystal McKenna, whom she identified as a faculty member and the Department Chair in Climate Action and Sustainability at PCC. “I’m here today to respectfully request a pause and reconsideration of the decision to dissolve the Office of Sustainability,” Brown read from McKenna’s statement. McKenna’s statement argued that the office played a central role in implementing the college’s sustainability initiatives and coordinating environmental planning. “The Office of Sustainability has been the structure that made that work possible,” the statement said. McKenna further argued that dissolving the office would raise concerns about institutional consistency and credibility. “This request is not simply about a single office,” Brown read. “It is about institutional alignment, accountability, and our credibility as a college.” Student speaker Mary Jane Blanton, who said she is enrolled in climate and sustainability coursework, also urged the board to preserve the program. “The sustainability department has changed that for me,” Blanton told trustees, describing herself as previously disengaged and “nihilistic” before taking climate coursework at PCC. PCC’s public sustainability webpage currently states that the Office of Sustainability oversees implementation of the college’s Climate Action and Sustainability Plan. The college’s published Climate Action and Sustainability Plan states the current planning cycle was already scheduled to conclude in June 2026, following a previously approved extension. At the time of publication, AZ Free News received no direct responses from the Governing Board Members. Matthew Holloway is a senior reporter for AZ Free News. Follow him on X for his latest stories, or email tips to Matthew@azfreenews.com. The post PCC Approves $5.9M Gift While Confirming Elimination Of Sustainability Director Position first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17fd31ee6011c3f4e8bb4a Rep. Ansari Demands ICE Be Abolished In First State Of The District Address te 2026-05-28T08:30:41.996Z Rep. Ansari Demands ICE Be Abolished In First State Of The District Address By Staff Reporter | Democratic Rep. Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) again demanded that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) be abolished in her first State of the District address on Wednesday. The address — which was not livestreamed or posted to any of Ansari’s social media accounts — was largely an indictment of President Donald Trump and his administration.  “We are living through the most corrupt and the most authoritarian administration in American history, led by a lunatic with no regard for human life,” said Ansari.  Ansari advocated for the immediate abolition of ICE. She claimed the agency was a murderous, chaotic, cruel entity lacking accountability.  “It is absolutely clear that we must do everything in our power to stop and abolish ICE as quickly as possible,” said Ansari. “Immigration enforcement [is not] locking up tens of thousands of people into what can only be described as concentration camps run by private prison companies designed to profit off of human suffering.”  The congresswoman has made similar calls for immigration enforcement abolition throughout her freshman tenure. At the Munich Security Conference in February, Ansari advocated for abolishing all immigration enforcement in addition to implementing a wealth tax and subsidizing healthcare, homeownership, and childcare. During her State of the District, Ansari also announced her endorsement of a ballot proposal to gut universal school choice in Arizona, the Protect Education Act. Present for this recommendation were the state’s largest teacher’s union, the Arizona Education Association (AEA), and the activist group Save Our Schools Arizona. Featured speakers at Ansari’s first State of the District were Reyna Montoya, founder and CEO of Aliento Arizona; Mike Renaud, president and CEO of Valle Del Sol; Marisol Garcia, president of the AEA; Karyleni Alburquerque, Ansari’s former ambassador for the 3rd congressional district; Dr. Matthew Whitaker, executive director of the George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center; and Jake Hylton, executive director of Lookout Publications. Andrew Simek, Ansari’s field representative and community manager, claimed in a LinkedIn post that Ansari has attended over 300 community events, hosted over a dozen town halls, logged over 1,000 volunteer hours, and engaged with over 77,000 constituents.  On that last point — it was unclear whether that total for constituents included any illegal aliens facing detainment or deportation, since Ansari has claimed this class as part of her “historically underserved and underrepresented” constituency.  Ansari disclosed during her address that she prioritized community outreach to these underserved and underrepresented populations, specifically calling out the Afghan refugees, Iranian students, and Sudanese and Asian communities. The congresswoman also advocated for government-run pharmacies, taxation on excess profits by oil companies, expansion of government-run housing, expansion of government-subsidized rent, government subsidies for house down payments, double wages for overtime, and universal healthcare.  Ansari also laid claim to securing over $17 million in federal funding for community projects, or Community Project Funding: $2.1 million for the city of Phoenix Fire Wildland Urban Interface;  $2 million for the Arizona State University Center for Heat Resilient Communities;  $2 million for the Arizona State University CHIPS and Domestic Manufacturing Research Initiative;  $2 million for the city of Phoenix’s Real Time Crime Center;  $2 million for the town of Guadalupe’s Biehn Colony Park Reconstruction;  $1.1 million for the city of Tolleson Wastewater Digester No. 4 Project;  $1 million for the city of Tolleson Multi-Modal Path Lighting Project;  $1 million for the Arouet Foundation’s 2026 Reentry Prosperity Model;  $1 million for the Valley Metro Community Safety Project;  $850,000 for the city of Glendale Transportation Improvements; $830,000 for the city of Phoenix Central Arizona Shelter Services’ Single Adult Shelter Renovations; $800,000 for the city of Phoenix Alternative Fuel Vehicle Fires Mitigation; $580,000 for Axiom Community of Recovery’s Transition to Recovery and Reentry Program; and $250,000 for Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport Improvements Ansari introduced 32 bills and cosponsored over 450 bills. None of her bills have advanced beyond introduction. Two bills propose to overhaul and defund ICE. AZ Free News is your #1 source for Arizona news and politics. You can send us news tips using this link. The post Rep. Ansari Demands ICE Be Abolished In First State Of The District Address first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17f87cee6011c3f4e8ba23 Late-spring freeze devastates Northeast farms, threatening peach and apple crops te 2026-05-28T08:10:36.395Z Late-spring freeze devastates Northeast farms, threatening peach and apple crops Farmers across the Northeast are facing devastating losses after a rare late-April freeze destroyed hundreds of millions of dollars worth of crops, wiping out entire apple and peach harvests in some areas. At Terhune Orchards in Princeton, New Jersey, orchard owner Tannwen Mount says the damage is unlike anything her family has experienced before. "It was really a catastrophic loss for our whole region, not just here at Terhune Orchards," Mount said. Usually, spring at the orchard is marked by budding apple trees and the beginning of a busy growing season. But this year, many trees are showing little sign of life after temperatures plunged during a critical stage of crop development. PREVIOUS CROP LOSS FOR FARMERS IN THE NORTHEAST Agriculture officials say the freeze hit at nearly the worst possible moment. "This is what we call a generational freeze," said New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Ed Wengryn. "Almost like a hundred-year storm — almost a perfect event." According to the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, farmers across the state lost an estimated $300 million worth of fruit crops because of the freeze. Apples and peaches were among the hardest hit. Mount says the widespread nature of the damage makes this season especially difficult. "Never have we lost multiple crops all at once for the season," she said. NEBRASKA RANCHERS STRUGGLE TO RECOVER FROM HISTORIC WILDFIRES AS DROUGHT WORSENS CRISIS The freeze also impacted neighboring Pennsylvania, one of the nation’s top peach-producing states, raising concerns about reduced fruit supplies throughout the Northeast and beyond. "There’s just not going to be any peaches from this region," Wengryn warned. In response to the losses, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill has requested federal disaster relief to help struggling farmers stay afloat.  State officials say low-interest federal loans could provide critical support as growers attempt to recover from a season with little or no fruit to sell. CONGRESS MUST NOT DERAIL THE FREIGHT RAIL LIFELINE FOR AMERICA'S FARMERS "It’s an inexpensive source of money to help pay your bills and kind of carry you through this growing season," Wengryn explained. "Because you're not going to have a product to sell to get your next year going." Despite the damage, some farmers are finding ways to adapt. At Terhune Orchards, Mount says surviving crops like strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and vegetables could help offset some of the losses. "We’re in the middle of our strawberry season. Blueberries and blackberries look great, and this is the year for pick-your-own vegetables," Mount said. "So we’re doing things a little bit different." She’s also encouraging consumers to support local agriculture during a difficult year for farmers across the region. "This is the year to really support your local farmers," Mount said. "Come out and buy local produce." The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced relief assistance for Pennsylvania farmers affected by the freeze. USDA officials say New Jersey’s request is still under review. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17ea9eee6011c3f4e8b75c Gas prices May 28 te 2026-05-28T07:11:26.071Z Gas prices May 28 National average: $4.49 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17ea7eee6011c3f4e8b71c California teacher Samantha Watson arrested for alleged sexual conduct with student at charter school te 2026-05-28T07:10:54.311Z California teacher Samantha Watson arrested for alleged sexual conduct with student at charter school A California teacher was arrested after allegedly engaging in inappropriate sexual conduct with a minor, authorities said. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit said it is investigating allegations involving inappropriate contact with a student at a school in Moreno Valley, California. The teacher, identified as Samantha J. Watson, 41, of Eastvale, was charged with sending harmful material to a juvenile, oral copulation and digital penetration. Investigators said the alleged conduct occurred between 2017 and 2018. CALIFORNIA MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL NABBED IN CHILD SEX STING Authorities allege Watson had inappropriate contact with a student while employed as a teacher at a charter school located in the 23000 block of Sunnymead Boulevard in Moreno Valley. Authorities did not identify the school where Watson allegedly worked. Fox News Digital has reached out to schools in the area for comment. EX-TEACHER FACES 25 CHARGES INCLUDING RAPE AND ABUSE AS INVESTIGATION WIDENS Authorities said the investigation into Watson began in January following allegations of inappropriate contact involving a student. Investigators executed a search warrant May 22 at a residence in the 14000 block of Silent Stream Court in Eastvale, authorities said. Watson was taken into custody without incident. "This is an ongoing investigation, and no additional details are available at this time," the sheriff's office said in a statement. Investigators said they believe there may be additional victims. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17ea66ee6011c3f4e8b6e7 Vertu wants CEOs to run companies from an AI foldable starting at $6,880 te 2026-05-28T07:10:30.793Z Vertu wants CEOs to run companies from an AI foldable starting at $6,880 Built on top of the open-source Hermes project, Vertu's new foldable combines AI-agent workflows, enterprise integrations, and ultra-premium luxury finishes. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17dc61ee6011c3f4e8b40c NAU ROUNDUP: Eric Heins becomes 8th NAU Inductee into Big Sky Conference Hall of Fame te 2026-05-28T06:10:41.756Z NAU ROUNDUP: Eric Heins becomes 8th NAU Inductee into Big Sky Conference Hall of Fame A look at news and results from NAU. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17c55bee6011c3f4e8af1e Ninja Warrior obstacle course to debut at 2028 Olympic Games te 2026-05-28T04:32:27.837Z Ninja Warrior obstacle course to debut at 2028 Olympic Games A stalwart for more than 100 years, the equestrian leg of the Modern Pentathlon will officially be replaced at the 2028 Olympic Games with an obstacle course known as the Ninja Warrior. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17c547ee6011c3f4e8af15 SPORTS-OLY-ATH-2028-PENTATHLON-NINJAWARRIOR-FILEPIC-MCT te 2026-05-28T04:32:07.355Z SPORTS-OLY-ATH-2028-PENTATHLON-NINJAWARRIOR-FILEPIC-MCT At age 61, Glenn Davis made it through many obstacles on the June 30, 2025, episode of "American Ninja Warrior. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17c532ee6011c3f4e8af0c NAU summer basketball camps open to kids at all skill levels te 2026-05-28T04:31:46.392Z NAU summer basketball camps open to kids at all skill levels NAU head coach Shane Burcar will be holding K-12 summer basketball camps in June as he looks to build a community in and around Flagstaff. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17c51dee6011c3f4e8af03 Shane Burcar basketball camp te 2026-05-28T04:31:25.443Z Shane Burcar basketball camp Northern Arizona men's basketball coach Shane Burcar holds his phone up during one of his summer kids camps at Rolle Activity Center. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17c508ee6011c3f4e8aefa NAU basketball camp te 2026-05-28T04:31:04.043Z NAU basketball camp Kids take a group photo after participating in an Northern Arizona University men's basketball camp hosted by head coach Shane Burcar at Rolle Activity Center. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17c4e4ee6011c3f4e8aea1 James Talarico Opens Texas Senate Campaign Against Ken Paxton With Houston Rally te 2026-05-28T04:30:28.811Z James Talarico Opens Texas Senate Campaign Against Ken Paxton With Houston Rally Personal attacks and a packed campaign rally set the tone for what is likely to be a rancorous contest for U.S. Senate between James Talarico and Ken Paxton in Texas. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17c035ee6011c3f4e8ada6 How to Watch the Scripps National Spelling Bee te 2026-05-28T04:10:29.278Z How to Watch the Scripps National Spelling Bee Nearly 250 contestants from around the nation and the world traveled to Washington for a chance at glory and a $50,000 cash prize. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17bb8fee6011c3f4e8ace1 DPS seizes machine guns, ammunition believed to be headed to Mexico te 2026-05-28T03:50:39.186Z DPS seizes machine guns, ammunition believed to be headed to Mexico Troopers found several guns and 5,000 rounds of ammunition during a traffic stop near Marana, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17b937ee6011c3f4e8ac57 SR 87 closed near Strawberry due to brush fire te 2026-05-28T03:40:39.122Z SR 87 closed near Strawberry due to brush fire There is no estimated time for the road to reopen, officials say. Here's what we know. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17b225ee6011c3f4e8aa76 Caitlin Clark listed as probable for Fever-Valkyries rematch following early season back issues te 2026-05-28T03:10:29.759Z Caitlin Clark listed as probable for Fever-Valkyries rematch following early season back issues The latest development in Caitlin Clark’s closely followed season arrived about 24 hours before tip off of the Indiana Fever’s latest game. Clark was listed as probable ahead of Thursday’s matchup with the Golden State Valkyries as she continues to deal with a back issue early in the WNBA season. Meanwhile, all signs point to teammate Bree Hall also being available to suit up. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Caitlin Clark was a late scratch for the Fever’s May 20 matchup against the Portland Fire, marking her first missed game of the season. Even without Clark, Indiana rolled to a 90-73 victory. The Fever hit the 90-point mark again last Friday, this time in a win over the Valkyries. While there were some concerns about Clark’s availability leading into last week’s Fever-Valkyries game, those worries proved short-lived. Clark returned to the starting lineup and scored a team-high 22 points to help lift Indiana to its third consecutive victory. Clark’s promising start to her WNBA career was interrupted by injuries in 2025. After appearing in 40 games and winning Rookie of the Year in 2024, Clark was limited to just 13 appearances last season due to a groin strain and ankle-bone bruise. WNBA COACH DOUBLES DOWN ON JALEN BRUNSON DOUBTS DESPITE KNICKS REACHING NBA FINALS On Wednesday, during the Fever’s off day ahead of Thursday’s Golden State-Indiana rematch, Clark was spotted about a mile from the Valkyries’ home arena attending the San Francisco Giants' game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Clark attended the game alongside her boyfriend, Connor McCaffery, the former Iowa basketball player. McCaffery and Clark were seen wearing Giants hats at Oracle Park, though Clark has previously acknowledged her Phillies fandom — even if the team was not originally her top choice. "My boyfriend grew up a really big Phillies fan, so I kinda had to like the Phillies. I do like them, I love Bryce Harper. I still like the Cubs, I like the Yankees. I’m not like a diehard any baseball team. My dad was a big Royals fan," the two-time WNBA All-Star said in 2024. "Kansas City was like a professional sports team to us. I liked the Chiefs before the Chiefs were really good too, so I’m not a bandwagoner either. I like the Phillies, so I’ll cheer for them this postseason." Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17afe4ee6011c3f4e8a9f5 Kendrick Perkins involved in altercation at son's AAU basketball game after player was allegedly body slammed te 2026-05-28T03:00:52.716Z Kendrick Perkins involved in altercation at son's AAU basketball game after player was allegedly body slammed Former NBA center and current ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins was involved in an altercation at one of his son’s recent AAU basketball games in Norman, Oklahoma. Perkins is known on-screen as someone who doesn’t mind having a verbal argument about sports with his colleagues, but a video from the AAU game via TMZ Sports shows the 6-foot-10 big man being held back as he screamed at someone not seen in the video. Perkins coaches his son’s YPG Perkins team, and things were getting chippy against their opponent, Swaveway Playaz. However, a non-basketball foul sent the 2008 NBA champion over the edge. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Perkins can be seen yelling toward someone, while coaches on his team were pushing him away to alleviate the tension. As the video went viral, Perkins responded to it on social media. "Damn right, and it probably won’t be the last time!" Perkins wrote on X. "I’m going to protect every single kid in my organization like they’re my own." KENDRICK PERKINS ACCIDENTALLY EXPOSED THE NBA'S BIGGEST PROBLEM DURING ESPN'S 'FIRST TAKE' Perkins also addressed the altercation during an appearance on ESPN’s "The Pat McAfee Show," where he made the stance he was trying to protect his players. "We’re in a tournament; it’s a heated game. 17U, they’re going back and forth or whatever," Perkins said. "We end up winning the game, all right cool. The other team, they had this guy who’s like 7-foot, 400 pounds. After the game, he comes and he body slams one of my kids who plays for my team. I stay seated and then I get up ‘cause everybody’s running around. The players, they’re about to fight. So, as a responsible owner of the organization, I get up and, ‘Hey man, y’all need to chill,’ X-Y-Z. I’m grabbing my players. I tell the coach of the other team, ‘Hey bro, get your players. I got mine.’ He pops off. ‘I ain’t getting nothing, I ain’t getting nothing. Who the hell are you.’ "The kid that got slammed to the ground, his parents weren’t at the game. So, his parents trusted me with their child. So, I gotta protect that child as if he’s mine. I’m going to stand up for him, even though I didn’t go over there with bad intentions, I gotta make sure that kid is OK and he makes it back home to his parents. He’s a young man, but again, he plays in my organization. So, I gotta make sure, by any means necessary, that he’s safe." Before Perkins was on-air talking about the NBA, the Texas native played 14 seasons in the league, helping the Boston Celtics win the 2008 title. He spent eight of those seasons in Boston, averaging 6.4 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, developing into a starting center for his squad. During the 2010-11 season, Perkins was traded from the Celtics to the Oklahoma City Thunder, where he spent five seasons. He also played for the Cleveland Cavaliers and New Orleans Pelicans before retiring from the league. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17afceee6011c3f4e8a9d4 Massie Visits Greene in Costa Rica for Fishing and ‘Spicy’ Political Talks te 2026-05-28T03:00:30.712Z Massie Visits Greene in Costa Rica for Fishing and ‘Spicy’ Political Talks The two Republican critics of President Trump — Thomas Massie, who lost his House primary last week, and Marjorie Taylor Greene, who resigned from Congress — met up in the tropics. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17ab30ee6011c3f4e8a8ea Bomani Jones becomes latest commentator to criticize Jaxson Dart for introducing Donald Trump: 'embarrassing' te 2026-05-28T02:40:48.946Z Bomani Jones becomes latest commentator to criticize Jaxson Dart for introducing Donald Trump: 'embarrassing' Surprisingly, New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart has become the story of the 2026 NFL offseason. Particularly among some commentators or media members who have a specific political association that heavily impacts their feelings toward certain athletes. Dart introduced President Donald Trump at a recent rally, giving a mostly unremarkable, brief speech. And in doing so, set off a firestorm of criticism. Criticism that is rarely levied at athletes who speak out in favor of left-wing politicians. For example, former player and current NFL analyst Emmanuel Acho said it was "pretty stupid" for Dart to introduce Trump. It's impossible to believe that Dart would receive the same criticism if he introduced Barack Obama, Joe Biden, or Kamala Harris. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Well, add former ESPN commentator Bomani Jones to the list of commentators who have jumped in to criticize Dart while ignoring other athletes' political endorsement. "This idea that we don't care about the politics of athletes...yes, we do," Jones said in a recent episode of his "The Right Time with Bomani Jones" show. "Now, whether you care enough about the politics that it affects whether or not you root for them on your team, that becomes a different situation and that becomes just a little bit tricky. Like, will you, if you are a Giants fan, will you stop rooting for the Giants because Jaxson Dart is a Trumper? Probably not. But don't tell me you don't care." He continued by saying he doubts it'll "fracture" the Giants' locker room, despite Abdul Carter's comments. "What struck me about this — and I also want to be clear about this — the whole 'this is going to fracture the locker room' thing. NFL locker rooms are wild, segregated, and full of white players who support Trump and black players who support Trump. Okay, that is no revolutionary rule. That's not how the NFL works." GIANTS STAR ABDUL CARTER TAKES ISSUE WITH TEAMMATE JAXSON DART INTRODUCING TRUMP AT NEW YORK RALLY But Jones then goes after Dart by implying he's "embarrassing" other players and that "standing" with Trump is an outsized offense compared to other politicians. "...And this is what I'm saying to Jaxson Dart: 'Take that monkey s--- off. You embarrassing us,'" Jones said. "And what I'm talking about is this, you in here, think about all the love that he got for them chains when he out here doing dances and all of this stuff. I guarantee you it's a few cats in there that was like, 'Oh, he cool.' "I do think that it is important to note that Trump is not the same as any other politician. Like, standing with Trump, and people having a problem with it is not just, 'I disagree with your politics.' Somebody went up there and stood with Curtis Sliwa during the mayoral election...it's not going to be a thing. This is very particularly about this very particular man." That's the problem. Left-wing commentators, like Bomani Jones, treat Trump as though he is an unimaginable evil. Then create rules around behavior based on their wildly inaccurate opinions. While also ignoring that the left also compared Mitt Romney, a very moderate Republican figure, to Hitler. Of course Dart would receive criticism from sports media for introducing any right-wing politician, because sports media is dominated by the political left and they do not tolerate opposition. Jones would never criticize Abdul Carter, to use a relevant example, for joining Kamala Harris on stage. Because he supports Kamala Harris and views her policies and positions as reasonable and necessary. He refuses to accept that a sizable portion of the United States feels the same way about Trump's policies and positions. Dart must be chastised, because Trump is uniquely unacceptable. Even though just a year and a half ago, he won the popular vote and carried 31 of the 50 states. Harris is not uniquely unacceptable to Jones, so therefore she is not divisive. It's predictable, ridiculous, and absurd. In short, it's the perfect example of modern left-wing sports commentary. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17a693ee6011c3f4e8a815 RFK Jr. responds to snake-handling critics with new video showing him wrangling a venomous rattlesnake te 2026-05-28T02:21:07.433Z RFK Jr. responds to snake-handling critics with new video showing him wrangling a venomous rattlesnake Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shared another snake-handling video Wednesday after social media users raised concerns over his earlier encounter with a pair of black racer snakes. Kennedy Jr. posted an Instagram video captioned, "In response to the many comments about venomous snakes, this video shows how Cheryl and I handled a recent rattlesnake rescue." The clip begins with Kennedy Jr. sitting in his home office before someone alerts him to a snake in the driveway. "Hold on, guys. I'll be back in a flash," he says before grabbing a bucket and a small net and heading outside. RFK JR BAREHANDS A PAIR OF SNAKES ON DR. OZ'S PATIO IN WILD VIDEO The HHS secretary then carefully scoops up the rattlesnake as onlookers react in amazement. After placing the snake in a bucket, Kennedy Jr. later pins it behind the head and lifts it toward the camera while explaining how to identify the reptile. "His fangs are in there. I don't want to touch them," he said. "This is a beautiful snake. This is a Western Diamondback. You can tell by these rings at the end of his tail." Kennedy Jr. then asked his wife, actress Cheryl Hines, to bring him a pillowcase before transporting and releasing the snake back into the wild. ACTRESS CHERYL HINES CLASHES WITH 'THE VIEW' OVER HER HUSBAND RFK JR’S RECORD SERVING AMERICANS The Instagram post appeared to respond directly to criticism and concern sparked by another snake video Kennedy Jr. shared Tuesday on X. In that clip, Kennedy Jr. grabbed two black North American racer snakes with his bare hands while visiting Dr. Mehmet Oz's patio as Hines watched in apparent horror. "Honey, honey ... why?" Hines yelled as Kennedy Jr. cornered the snakes. Kennedy Jr. then lunged at the reptiles and eventually lifted both by their tails as they repeatedly bit his hands. CHERYL HINES SHARES HARROWING EVACUATION FROM WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS' DINNER AS GUNSHOTS RANG OUT "Black snakes, they're biting me," Kennedy Jr. said with a smile. The snakes continued striking at his hands as Hines pleaded, "Bobby, please! Bobby, Bobby, please," before later telling him, "You are nuts." Kennedy Jr. later posted the video to X with the caption, "Cheryl cheerleads the removal of a pair of Black Racers from Dr Oz's patio." According to the Florida Museum of Natural History, black racer snakes are nonvenomous and generally harmless to humans, though they will "readily bite to defend themselves." The earlier video showed Kennedy Jr. handling nonvenomous snakes, while Wednesday’s Instagram clip focused on a venomous Western Diamondback rattlesnake, prompting some social media users to question whether the HHS secretary was taking unnecessary risks. Fox News Digital's Robert McGreevy contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17a67fee6011c3f4e8a80c Caitlin Clark spotted at Giants game before heated Fever-Valkyries showdown in Bay Area te 2026-05-28T02:20:47.440Z Caitlin Clark spotted at Giants game before heated Fever-Valkyries showdown in Bay Area WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark is in the Bay Area and drawing crowds before even stepping onto the hardwood. On Wednesday afternoon, the Indiana Fever superstar took advantage of an off day to catch some MLB action at Oracle Park. Unfortunately, she had to sit through Giants baseball, but McCovey Cove's picturesque views certainly made the detour worth it. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Clark and her boyfriend, former Iowa basketball player Connor McCaffery, were spotted sitting in the premium owners’ seats next to the San Francisco Giants’ dugout during their game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Naturally, the TV cameras found her immediately. Clark sported a silver-scripted "SF" Giants hat. JEMELE HILL DISMISSES CLAIMS CAITLIN CLARK IS BEING TARGETED IN WNBA To further showcase her WNBA star power, Clark's appearance at Oracle only added more buzz to Thursday night’s highly anticipated matchup at Chase Center, where the Fever will face the Valkyries. WATCH: The matchup will bear some tension following last Friday’s heated game, when Clark silenced critics by returning from a back injury to post 22 points and nine assists in an Indiana victory. After clashing with Clark during the game, Hayes was caught on a hot mic complaining that officials were favoring the Fever star. Hayes later drew criticism online after interacting with hostile posts about Clark, including one exchange where she appeared to laugh at a fan suggesting a physical threat against the Fever star. WNBA fans have since called for disciplinary action from a league that critics say has repeatedly looked the other way when tensions involving Clark boil over. The Fever-Valkyries rematch tips off Thursday night. Send us your thoughts: alejandro.avila@outkick.com / Follow along on X: @alejandroaveela Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17a43eee6011c3f4e8a79d EXCLUSIVE: Veterans turn war stories into music at Trump Kennedy Center in powerful patriotic showcase te 2026-05-28T02:11:10.553Z EXCLUSIVE: Veterans turn war stories into music at Trump Kennedy Center in powerful patriotic showcase The Trump Kennedy Center hosted a packed house Wednesday night as veterans and active-duty service members transformed war stories into music during an emotional patriotic showcase just days after Memorial Day. "These are veteran independent artists, and it was an honor to have them perform for a full house at the Trump Kennedy Center," Roma Daravi, vice president of communications for the Trump Kennedy Center, told Fox News Digital. "Supporting our veterans is especially important coming off the Memorial Day weekend as we remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom," Daravi added. The performance, titled "From Military to Music," featured Brooks Herring, Brennan Clements, Jackson Perkins and Torv, veterans and active-duty musicians performing songs inspired by combat, trauma and healing during a showcase at the Trump Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage. KID ROCK EMBRACES AMERICAN PRIDE, BREAKS DOWN WHY PERFORMING FOR VETERANS IS 'MOST REWARDING' WORK HE'S DONE "Art remains essential to the fabric of our nation, liberty and the pursuit of happiness," Daravi said. "We are proud to honor its role in our 250-year history through veteran shows here at America’s cultural center." Audience members packed the venue for the intimate performance, which blended live music with personal reflections on military service, loss, resilience and recovery. CreatiVets, the nonprofit behind the event, works with veterans struggling with trauma and the difficult transition to civilian life by pairing them with professional songwriters and artists. TRUMP KENNEDY CENTER'S BOARD VOTES UNANIMOUSLY TO APPROVE $257M RENOVATIONS AND TWO-YEAR CLOSURE The showcase comes during a major transition period for the Trump Kennedy Center as leadership prepares to temporarily shutter the iconic arts institution for a sweeping $257 million renovation project tied to broader restoration efforts ahead of America’s 250th birthday celebration. The Trump Kennedy Center’s board voted unanimously earlier this year to approve the renovation project and a planned two-year closure beginning after July 4. Officials have described the overhaul as a long-overdue restoration effort aimed at addressing decades of deferred maintenance, including deteriorating infrastructure, water damage, failing HVAC systems and structural concerns throughout the building. TRUMP LAUNCHES MASSIVE ‘FREEDOM 250’ PUSH TO IGNITE AMERICA’S 250TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION Fox News Digital previously obtained images and internal materials showing rusted electrical systems, cracked concrete with exposed steel supports and extensive water infiltration beneath the facility. President Donald Trump has framed the project as part of a broader mission to restore the Kennedy Center to what he called the "highest level of success, beauty, and grandeur." "Subject to board approval, I have determined that the fastest way to bring The Trump Kennedy Center to the highest level of success, beauty, and grandeur, is to cease entertainment operations for an approximately two-year period of time," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post earlier this year. The administration and Kennedy Center leadership have increasingly emphasized patriotic programming as part of a broader effort to reshape Washington’s cultural landscape ahead of the nation’s semiquincentennial celebration. "From Military to Music" streamed live from the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage in Washington, D.C. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17a42aee6011c3f4e8a794 Nebraska K9 sniffs out 525 pounds of cocaine during routine traffic stop, leading to California man's arrest te 2026-05-28T02:10:50.546Z Nebraska K9 sniffs out 525 pounds of cocaine during routine traffic stop, leading to California man's arrest More than 500 pounds of  suspected cocaine were discovered during a Nebraska traffic stop after a police K9 alerted troopers to the odor of a controlled substance coming from the vehicle, authorities said. The Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) said troopers arrested a suspect Wednesday after finding approximately 525 pounds of suspected cocaine and 9.3 grams of suspected heroin inside the vehicle. Authorities credited the discovery largely to K9 Gable. "Amazing work today by Troopers and K9 Gable, who sniffed out 525 pounds of cocaine during a traffic stop on I-80," the NSP posted on X. INSIDE THE TEXAS DPS K-9 PROGRAM: STRENGTHENING BORDER SECURITY AND COMBATING CRIME "The nose knows," the agency added. The Nebraska State Patrol K9 Division also praised the operation. "Our handler and his PSD had an AMAZING traffic stop today," the unit posted on X. "PSD Gable assisted in locating approximately 525 lbs of suspected Cocaine." POLICE DOG FOLLOWS HIS NOSE TO FIND MISSING AUTISTIC TEEN SCREAMING FOR HELP "Our handlers and their PSDs will find you," the post added. According to authorities, a Nebraska trooper stopped the vehicle Wednesday morning after observing it following too closely behind a semi-truck. During the stop, K9 Gable alerted troopers to the odor of a controlled substance coming from the vehicle, police said. OVER 190,000 "LETHAL" DOSES OF COCAINE SEIZED IN VALENTINE'S DAY WEEK BUST AT SOUTHERN BORDER Troopers later searched the vehicle and discovered hundreds of pounds of suspected cocaine along with suspected heroin, authorities said. The driver, identified as 23-year-old Gurarppan Gill of Yuba City, California, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession with intent to deliver. The seizure comes after several law enforcement agencies across the country have reported major K9-assisted drug busts in recent months. Last month, a Florida Highway Patrol K9 helped troopers uncover more than 2,000 pounds of marijuana hidden inside an RV during a traffic stop, Fox 35 Orlando reported. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17a1d0ee6011c3f4e8a72d Josh Allen surprises kids at recess and the reaction from young Bills fans is pure joy te 2026-05-28T02:00:48.704Z Josh Allen surprises kids at recess and the reaction from young Bills fans is pure joy Josh Allen is one of the most recognizable players in the NFL today, especially in the Buffalo community. No matter how young or old you may be in West New York, you know Allen when you see him. A prime example of the love and respect Allen has gotten as the Bills' MVP quarterback was on display when he visited a school full of kids waiting to see their favorite player on Wednesday. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM The Bills’ social media team showed the moment Allen surprised kids at recess. "Hi, guys!" Allen yelled over the fence. BILLS FAN SNAGS JOSH ALLEN'S ERRANT PASS, IMMEDIATELY LEAVES WITH FOOTBALL "It’s Josh Allen!" the kids screamed as they ran to the fence to great Allen. Some of the taller students were able to jump to give Allen a high-five, but everyone got a chance to meet the quarterback. "Yes, I’m Josh Allen. That’s me!" he said, high-fiving all the kids on the turf field he visited. "You’re my favorite football player," many of them said. Allen quickly jumped into a game with the kids, the classic, "I’m thinking of a number between 1–100," which they started to quickly shout out. Allen was thinking of his jersey number, No. 17, which a few of the kids were wearing during the sunny day. One of the kids finally called out 17, and the group went crazy as Allen confirmed it was his number. While Allen has always been one to impact the Buffalo community, he recently became a father himself with his wife, actress and singer Hailee Steinfeld. Steinfeld gave birth to their baby girl last month, and Allen noted already feeling the effects of fatherhood on a daily basis. "I think it definitely changes the mindset a little bit. I am very excited," He said, via the team’s website. "I do think this is going to be the best version of myself in all aspects in my professional career and my personal life. …That ‘want to win’ will never change. The ‘why I want to do it’ has." Allen added that he wants to show his family, especially his daughter, how hard you need to work to accomplish your dreams and goals. Allen’s work ethic has never been questioned since the Bills drafted him in the first round out of Wyoming in 2018. Yet a Super Bowl appearance, despite Allen’s greatness and Buffalo’s success, has remained out of reach since he entered the league. However, Allen’s spirit has never wavered, and no matter what happens on the field, he has always worn his heart on his sleeve during events like these with kids. Kids who will always remember the day they met their favorite player. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a179d23ee6011c3f4e8a665 Trump says Delaney Hall protesters are ‘paid’ as clashes escalate outside NJ ICE facility te 2026-05-28T01:40:51.677Z Trump says Delaney Hall protesters are ‘paid’ as clashes escalate outside NJ ICE facility President Donald Trump on Wednesday dismissed protesters outside Delaney Hall as "fake" and "paid for" as demonstrations continued at the Newark ICE detention facility and Democratic lawmakers increased pressure over conditions inside. "These aren’t protesters; these people are fake, they’re all paid for," Trump said during a Cabinet meeting Wednesday. "We run the finest facilities anywhere in the world of their type." Trump’s comments came after days of protests outside Delaney Hall, where detainees and family members have alleged overcrowding, poor living conditions and inadequate medical care inside the facility. Some detainees have also launched a hunger strike, according to Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J. The controversy escalated Wednesday as Reps. Daniel Goldman, D-N.Y., and Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., were escorted into the facility amid growing scrutiny surrounding conditions inside the detention center. PROTESTERS CLASH WITH ICE AS NJ DETENTION FACILITY DEMONSTRATIONS CONTINUE Protests outside Delaney Hall began Friday and have continued throughout the week, at times turning chaotic as demonstrators clashed with ICE agents outside the facility. On Sunday night, protesters attempted to block vehicles from entering and exiting the detention center. On Monday, officers deployed tear gas and forcibly removed protesters during confrontations outside the facility. Video from the scene showed officers throwing one protester to the ground and dragging another away from the entrance. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin also defended conditions inside Delaney Hall and dismissed criticism from detainees and Democratic lawmakers. SOMETHING TO HIDE? ICE UNDER FIRE FOR SUBSTANDARD CONDITIONS AT FOR-PROFIT DETENTION CENTER "This isn’t Holiday Inn," Mullin said when asked about complaints surrounding the facility. Mullin also criticized elected officials who have appeared outside Delaney Hall, including Kim, who said he witnessed deteriorating conditions firsthand during a recent visit. "I’m sorry, you probably shouldn’t have been there," Mullin said when asked about Kim being pepper-sprayed outside the facility. Kim told CNN detainees showed him spoiled food and described worsening conditions inside the center. "A detainee handed me a carton of milk, and I looked at it, and it was just congealed solid, I mean it was absolutely disgusting," Kim said. ICE officials have denied allegations that detainees are being held in unsafe or inhumane conditions at the facility. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17985eee6011c3f4e8a56c Super Bowl champion Parris Campbell retires from NFL at 28, Cowboys announce te 2026-05-28T01:20:30.877Z Super Bowl champion Parris Campbell retires from NFL at 28, Cowboys announce Wide receiver Parris Campbell is joining a growing list of players stepping away from football. Following his retirement decision, the Dallas Cowboys placed the 28-year-old on the reserve/retired list Wednesday. "Parris Campbell is hanging up his cleats in 2026. The veteran wide receiver has made the decision to officially retire from the NFL, also ending his time with the Dallas Cowboys, and will be moved to the team’s Reserve/Retired List," the Cowboys said via their team's official website. Campbell spent time on injured reserve and the practice squad last season and did not appear in a regular-season game for Dallas before signing a reserve/futures contract in January. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Campbell’s most recent NFL regular-season action came with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2024, when he caught six passes across five games and won a Super Bowl. A.J. BROWN TRADE RUMORS: LATEST NEWS CONCERNING EAGLES' STAR WIDE RECEIVER Before entering the NFL, Campbell starred at Ohio State. The Indianapolis Colts selected him in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft. Campbell finished his four seasons in Indianapolis with 983 receiving yards, including a career-best 623-yard campaign in 2022. He joined the New York Giants in 2023. Dallas now has two open roster spots on its 90-man roster, with one opening existing before Campbell’s retirement decision. Parris Campbell will turn 29 in less than two months. The Cowboys open voluntary organized team activities in June. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a179666ee6011c3f4e8a50b Essay contest focuses on ethical dilemmas te 2026-05-28T01:12:06.074Z Essay contest focuses on ethical dilemmas High school students from across Arizona are invited to enter the Ethical Torch Essay Scholarship Contest, presented by the BBB and sponsored by Swiss America and Kiwanis. Students in grades nine to 12 who are in the graduating classes of 2027 to 2030 can enter the annual competition, which is designed to challenge high school students to analyze the ethical dilemmas that confront them. As Faustine Chan, Community and Business Programs director at the BBB noted, to enter the contest, students should write an essay of no more than 500 words about an ethical issue that they faced, and how they handled it. “The essay should also analyze what it has taught the student about ethics and themselves,” Chan said. “Over the years, we have found that the most engaging and thought-provoking essays often reflect on a meaningful experience or lesson learned in one’s life that focuses on an ethical reflection.” Five scholarships will be awarded to the winners: $500 for fifth place, $750 for fourth place, $1,000 for third place, $1,250 for second place and $1,500 for first place. The application deadline is 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11. Applications can be submitted at torchessay.bbbcommunity.org. The winners will be recognized and will receive their scholarships at the Torch Awards for Ethics on Thursday, Nov. 19, in Phoenix. For more information about the Ethical Torch Essay Scholarship Contest, call 602-212-2228 or email scholarships@bbbcommunity.org. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a179638ee6011c3f4e8a4fe Warehouse rezoning near The Shops at Havasu advances after split vote te 2026-05-28T01:11:20.471Z Warehouse rezoning near The Shops at Havasu advances after split vote A proposal to bring industrial warehouse zoning to vacant land north of Lake Havasu City is headed to the Mohave County Board of Supervisors after county planning commissioners recommended approval despite concerns from nearby residents. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a179623ee6011c3f4e8a4f2 Hotel employee found napping in unoccupied room, cited for theft te 2026-05-28T01:10:59.511Z Hotel employee found napping in unoccupied room, cited for theft A Lake Havasu City hotel employee was cited on misdemeanor theft charges this month, after she reportedly fell asleep in a vacant room after her shift. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17960fee6011c3f4e8a4e9 Victim, 3, in stable condition after boating accident in Needles te 2026-05-28T01:10:39.026Z Victim, 3, in stable condition after boating accident in Needles San Bernardino County officials say a 3-year-old girl is now in stable condition, after a boating accident left her with serious injuries in the area of Park Moabi, in Needles. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1793b0ee6011c3f4e8a449 Feds plan new Bahamas search for Lynette Hooker after GPS data allegedly torpedoes husband’s story: source te 2026-05-28T01:00:32.788Z Feds plan new Bahamas search for Lynette Hooker after GPS data allegedly torpedoes husband’s story: source Federal investigators have reportedly reopened the search for the Michigan woman who disappeared in the Bahamas after newly obtained forensic data suggests inconsistencies in her husband’s recollection of events from the night she went missing.  United States authorities are asking the Bahamas for clearance to send a dive team to search new areas in the Sea of Abaco for the remains of Lynette Hooker after newly discovered GPS data allegedly contradicted her husband’s version of events surrounding the night she vanished, CBS News first reported and a source confirmed to Fox News Digital.  A source reportedly told the outlet that GPS data retrieved from an electronic device belonging to Brian Hooker showed a discrepancy with his story to investigators, and that the device provides investigators with locations that have not yet been searched.   Investigators are also reportedly working to extract data from devices aboard the vessel – including an infrared camera – that may contain additional clues surrounding Lynette Hooker’s disappearance. SAILBOAT TRACKING DATA WENT DARK FOR 11 HOURS THE NIGHT MISSING AMERICAN VANISHED IN THE BAHAMAS A source in the Bahamas told Fox News Digital that the new search, if approved by Bahamian authorities, will focus on an area of the Sea of Abaco with waters reaching 25-foot depths. The renewed efforts are based on GPS data from Brian Hooker's phone, in which he was using a marine navigation app. The Hookers' dinghy allegedly visited the same area, a U.S. official confirmed to Fox News Digital. The Hookers' boat, Soulmate, has been moved from Fort Pierce to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, because authorities did not have the capability to pull it from the water in Fort Pierce, a U.S. official told Fox News Digital. The data shows the device on the water, stopping in the Sea of Abaco and later returning to shore, CBS News reported. The newly obtained data provides investigators with a more precise area to search, the source reportedly added. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X Family members of Lynette Hooker confirmed to Fox News Digital that they have provided DNA samples to aid in the investigation. LYNETTE HOOKER MISSING IN BAHAMAS: TIMELINE OF MICHIGAN WOMAN’S DISAPPEARANCE, HUSBAND’S ARREST Additional evidence in the case continues to be processed at the FBI’s lab in Quantico, CBS News reported. SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER The development comes nearly two months after Lynnette Hooker vanished while on vacation with her husband on April 4, while also raising new questions surrounding Brian Hooker’s version of events.  Brian Hooker initially told investigators he and his wife were on a nighttime boat ride when she fell from a small dinghy and was swept away, Fox News Digital previously reported. SEND US A TIP HERE  He said he was forced to paddle back to shore because his wife was carrying the ignition key when she went overboard, authorities said. HUSBAND OF MISSING AMERICAN WOMAN WILL REMAIN IN BAHAMAS AFTER JAIL RELEASE, ATTORNEY SAYS Despite a weekslong search, investigators were unable to find Lynette Hooker. LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST Brian Hooker was detained for five days by Bahamian police after his wife disappeared, but was never charged with a crime. He subsequently returned to the U.S. to tend to his "very ill" mother, his Bahamian attorney previously said. Last month, investigators with the Coast Guard Investigative Service seized the couple’s shared sailboat and brought it to Fort Pierce, Florida, Fox News Digital reported. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? FIND MORE ON THE TRUE CRIME HUB After Lynette Hooker went missing, Brian said in a Facebook post that he was "heartbroken." "I am heartbroken over the recent boat accident in unpredictable seas and high winds that caused my beloved Lynette to fall from our small dinghy near Elbow Cay in the Bahamas," he wrote. "Despite desperate attempts to reach her, the winds and currents drove us further apart. We continue to search for her and that is my sole focus." Brian Hooker has not been charged with a crime by American authorities.  Fox News Digital reached out to Brian Hooker’s attorney for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1791dcee6011c3f4e8a3f1 Scene pkg May 27 te 2026-05-28T00:52:44.150Z Scene pkg May 27 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1791c7ee6011c3f4e8a3e8 Scene pkg May 27 NDS te 2026-05-28T00:52:23.672Z Scene pkg May 27 NDS Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a179193ee6011c3f4e8a3a9 Feds seize $40M in gold bars, cash, Rolexes from former CIA official who faked being a Navy pilot te 2026-05-28T00:51:31.425Z Feds seize $40M in gold bars, cash, Rolexes from former CIA official who faked being a Navy pilot A former senior U.S. government official with top secret security clearance was arrested after the FBI raided his Virginia home and discovered a staggering $40 million stash of gold bars, $2 million in cash and 35 luxury watches, court documents reveal. David J. Rush was arrested May 19 and is facing federal charges for theft of public money after allegedly swindling the government out of tens of millions of dollars while posing as a highly decorated Navy Reserve captain and Air Force test pilot. He held a senior position with the CIA until recently, according to a report from The New York Times. According to an unsealed criminal complaint and FBI affidavit, the grift unraveled after Rush made multiple requests to his agency between November 2025 and March 2026 for a "significant quantity of foreign currency and tens of millions of dollars in gold bars."  Rush claimed the payout was strictly for "work-related expenses," but an FBI search of his home on May 18 turned up roughly 303 one-kilogram gold bars, $2 million in U.S. currency and dozens of luxury watches, many of which were Rolexes, according to court documents. CBP DIRECTOR FACES CHARGES FOR ALLEGEDLY DEFRAUDING FEMA AND LYING TO FEDS A federal investigation revealed that despite holding a Senior Executive Service (SES) rank and Top Secret/SCI clearance, Rush routinely lied about his military background and education. In applications for his high-level job, Rush claimed he was a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and the "current director of test for a 145-person, 18-aircraft joint Army/Navy weapons test organization," according to court documents. However, military records show Rush was never a pilot and held no FAA licenses; his actual duties in the Navy included working as an information systems technician. FORMER STATE DEPARTMENT ANALYST PLEADS GUILTY TO EMBEZZLING MORE THAN $650K He also allegedly faked his educational credentials to boost his federal salary, claiming he held a bachelor’s degree from Clemson University and a master's degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, according to the filings. Registrars from both universities confirmed to the FBI they have no record of Rush ever attending their schools. Further, the FBI claims that Rush scammed the government out of $77,000 in fraudulent military leave, claiming 744 hours of paid time off by telling his employer he was actively serving as a Navy Reserve captain (O-6) through September 2025.  Rush was honorably discharged a decade earlier, in February 2015, as a lieutenant (O-3), according to court documents. He is currently being held in federal custody by the U.S. Marshals after a judge initially denied his request for release. Rush recently waived his right to a preliminary hearing, and a magistrate judge found probable cause to move the case to a grand jury.  The FBI and CIA did not immediately respond to inquiries from Fox News Digital. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17917fee6011c3f4e8a39f Father admits leaving handgun within reach of young daughters before toddler fatally shot baby sister te 2026-05-28T00:51:11.353Z Father admits leaving handgun within reach of young daughters before toddler fatally shot baby sister A Kansas father admitted he left a handgun within reach of his young daughters before his 3-year-old child fatally shot her 1-year-old sister inside the family’s Wichita home, according to court records and a police affidavit. Michael Tejeda, 26, pleaded guilty last week to second-degree murder, criminal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon and two counts of aggravated child endangerment in connection with the February 2025 shooting, according to Sedgwick County court records. As part of the plea agreement, prosecutors dropped a more serious charge of first-degree murder committed during the commission of a felony. The shooting happened Feb. 28 at the family’s home in Wichita. According to an arrest affidavit obtained by Wichita-based ABC affiliate KAKE, Tejeda called 911 after the shooting and told dispatchers his older daughter had shot his younger daughter. DC POLICE INVESTIGATING 5-YEAR-OLD SHOT BY YOUNGER SIBLING INSIDE APARTMENT: 'UNFORTUNATE SITUATION' Authorities said Tejeda later admitted he had fallen asleep while watching the children while their mother was away from the home. Investigators said he told police he had been carrying a handgun in a prop holster that did not properly secure the firearm. Tejeda told investigators he eventually removed the handgun and placed it on the mantel above the living room fireplace before going into a bedroom to change clothes, according to the affidavit. "I knew better, should've put it somewhere else," Tejeda told investigators, according to court documents. ATTORNEY SAYS VIRGINIA SCHOOL MISSED WARNINGS BEFORE 6-YEAR-OLD SHOT TEACHER Moments later, Tejeda told police he heard a loud bang and saw his 3-year-old daughter crying before discovering the 1-year-old suffering from a gunshot wound to the head on a couch in the living room. "He went into the living room and found [the 1-year-old] with a gunshot wound to her head while she was lying on the couch," the affidavit states. "Tejeda said he found his firearm lying on the couch next to [the child]." Investigators said Tejeda acknowledged his older daughter had previously shown curiosity about the firearm before the shooting. OHIO DAYCARE WORKER CONVICTED OF HORRIFIC PHYSICAL ABUSE OF TODDLERS SENTENCED TO YEARS IN PRISON The surviving child was later taken to a child advocacy center for a forensic interview, according to the affidavit. Authorities said the girl did not discuss the shooting during the interview. Both prosecutors and defense attorneys are expected to recommend a midrange sentence under Kansas guidelines, with the sentences running consecutively, according to local NBC affiliate KSNW. Tejeda is scheduled to be sentenced July 9. Representatives for both the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office and Wichita Police Department did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a179167ee6011c3f4e8a365 Google engineer charged with insider trading after making $1.2M on Polymarket te 2026-05-28T00:50:47.269Z Google engineer charged with insider trading after making $1.2M on Polymarket According to the complaint, a Google engineer risked over $2.7 million on wagers related to Google's 2025 Year in Search campaign. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17914fee6011c3f4e8a34e Berger Performing Arts Center to remain open — despite ASDB move — as Saguaro City Music Theatre takes over te 2026-05-28T00:50:23.756Z Berger Performing Arts Center to remain open — despite ASDB move — as Saguaro City Music Theatre takes over When he walked across the Berger Performing Arts Center stage in 1992, Steven Dewakuku received his high school diploma from The Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. As part of the first ASDB class to celebrate graduation at Berger, Dewakuku also played drums in the Berger Performing Arts Center. Dewakuku, who is visually impaired, remembered how cool the building was and when ASDB announced earlier this year it would close its west side campus and move to Oro Valley, the fate of the Berger Center was up in the air.  Now, the site of many ASDB musicals, local concerts, plays and more has signed a one-year agreement to partner with Saguaro City Music Theatre. The building is a smooth fit for the nonprofit theater company started in 2021, which uses the Berger Center’s accessibility and parking for its student shows, featuring actors and musicians with disabilities.  Berger was built in 1991 and holds nearly 500 people. It was used last week for ASDB’s graduation ceremony.  Saguaro offers tuition-free inclusive arts education to kids ages 7 to 17, and up to 40% of them have mobility, auditory and visual impairments, Humphrey said. “We are really trying to keep our organization barrier-free cost-wise and have programming that is able to adapt to children of all abilities,” Drew Humphrey, Saguaro’s CEO and producing artistic director, told Arizona Luminaria.   “We would have to change 90% of our business model if we went somewhere else,” Humphrey said. “We have 63 kids coming for summer camp this month and we can only do that because of the way the Berger is structured. We can have children with mobility issues that are able here to get from front of house to backstage without having to go through an elevator or navigate stairs, so that’s crucial.” If Saguaro had to find another venue, it would have had to shift down to serving about 20 to 30 kids, he said. Saguaro has 44 entities that have reached out about booking or confirming bookings for next year, Humphrey said.  First up for Saguaro will be a production of “The Addams Family,” which runs June 26-28. Then, the new space could allow Saguaro to add an additional production next season, Humphrey added.   He’s grateful to keep telling stories and knows the building and the theatre will need support. “No matter what a child’s diagnosis is, no matter what a child’s developmental issue, it might be shyness even, what they’re not lacking is their ability to understand a story and to tell a story. And when you unlock that, it does feel like a little bit of a magic trick.” Dewakuku, now 53, recalled how enchanting it was when he first entered the building as a teen.  “I remember the school saying that this will be a performing arts center and will have all the bells and whistles installed for that time,” he said. “It’s a beauty. It has real good acoustics in there. The theater used to have a baby grand piano too.” Teacher raises begin July 1 Teachers are getting a $3,000 raise after the Tucson Unified School District Governing Board unanimously approved the move at Tuesday night’s meeting. Just over $12 million from taxpayers will go to teachers, including a 4% raise for substitute teachers, after voters approved a $45 million override last year. A key part of the override was the money making its way to educators, who currently make about $15,000 below the national average. A new teacher starting with base pay will now make $51,400 a year compared to $48,400 before the raise, TUSD Chief Financial Officer Ricky Hernández said Tuesday night. Free summer meals for students are here At least four area school districts will offer free meals to students this summer. TUSD has free breakfast and lunch at more than 50 schools, community centers and other locations. Hours vary at each. Find menus and more information here. The Sunnyside, Flowing Wells and Marana Unified School Districts will each offer breakfast and lunch. Find locations and times at each link above. Get free food with a $120 grocery voucher from the Arizona Department of Education. Families can check their eligibility for the SUN Bucks program here.  Read the whiteboard ☎️ An upgrade to the TUSD phone system means the phones are down. The district says phones should be restored by June 1. Visit school websites for contact info. 🎓 Actor Harrison Ford told Arizona State graduates to “build something that didn’t exist yesterday.” 👩🏽‍🎓 Arizona Western College awards a record 3,200 credentials. 💰 Student loan borrowers must choose a new way of repaying loans by July 1 or the government will find one for them. The post Berger Performing Arts Center to remain open — despite ASDB move — as Saguaro City Music Theatre takes over appeared first on AZ Luminaria. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a178effee6011c3f4e8a30a WNBA coach doubles down on Jalen Brunson doubts despite Knicks reaching NBA Finals te 2026-05-28T00:40:31.999Z WNBA coach doubles down on Jalen Brunson doubts despite Knicks reaching NBA Finals Knicks fans are hoping to break their 53-year championship drought, knowing a title would also silence one of Jalen Brunson’s biggest critics. Yet even with New York officially in the Finals, Becky Hammon still isn’t ready to admit she was wrong. Brunson has already played his way into Gotham lore, spearheading the franchise’s first playoff series victory since 2013 in his debut season and now leading the Knicks to their first Finals appearance in 27 years. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Still, fans are waiting for Hammon to eat crow after she questioned whether the guard could truly be the No. 1 player on a championship-caliber team. She’s not quite there yet. WATCH: When asked recently if she was willing to take back her past comments, the Las Vegas Aces coach stood her ground: "I speak from experience. Allen Iverson got MVP, and he lost in the Finals. I think the two best teams are probably in the West, but I’m up for being proven wrong. NEW YORK READY TO COMBUST AS NYPD SHUT DOWN KNICKS WATCH PARTY OUTSIDE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN "That’s the other thing. I think Jalen Brunson’s a hell of a player, a hell of a player. I’m speaking historically on the NBA with what I said. "I don’t know why everybody’s so stuck on that. I said it two years ago. I said what I said. If he proves me wrong, he proves me wrong." To understand why fans are still so hung up on it, you have to revisit Hammon’s original "brass tacks" assessment of the Knicks’ ceiling: "They don’t have enough personnel, they don’t have the manpower that they need to hang with those guys. "I think you’re going to get a consistent team like they’ve been. They’re a pretty good team. "They’re well-coached, they’re going to be on their defensive game, but at the end of the day, they don’t have a dude. "You gotta have a 1A dude, and they’re missing that at the end of the day if we’re just getting down to brass tacks." At the time, Hammon’s comments reflected a common belief around the NBA ... that Brunson was talented, tough and reliable, but not the type of superstar capable of carrying a franchise to a championship. Now, Brunson is one of the biggest reasons the Knicks are four wins away from ending decades of heartbreak. The truth is, unless Brunson wins a championship for New York, Hammon’s skepticism will continue to shadow him. But if Brunson brings a title back to the Big Apple, Hammon’s comments won’t age well. He would not only prove her wrong, but he’d cement himself as a Knicks legend forever. Send us your thoughts: alejandro.avila@outkick.com / Follow along on X: @alejandroaveela Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a178d01ee6011c3f4e8a2b8 The hopes of a nation: US Soccer reveals 26-man roster for 2026 FIFA World Cup te 2026-05-28T00:32:01.940Z The hopes of a nation: US Soccer reveals 26-man roster for 2026 FIFA World Cup NEW YORK – U.S. Soccer and Fox had big plans on Tuesday at Pier 17 at South Street Seaport. The historic, lower Manhattan maritime district at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge was the site of the nationally broadcast, men’s national team roster reveal. By the time the event arrived, however, the cat was out of the bag. The 26 players who made the team and will compete in the 2026 FIFA World Cup were notified on Friday. By Saturday, the picks were confirmed and reported by The Guardian and The Athletic, among other outlets.  That didn’t matter to the hundreds of fans who turned out. They still packed the rooftop to catch a glimpse of the players on stage in a live presentation, or take selfies with new U.S. Soccer mascot, Banner, or collect a free, screen-printed T-shirt with roster-reveal specific designs. Two fans wearing Ricardo Pepi jerseys pose for a photo ahead of the United States men’s national team presenting Pepi as a member of the summer’s FIFA World Cup squad, Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in New York. (Cronkite News/Shelby Evans) Before the roster presentation, U.S. Soccer also hosted a fan celebration where attendees were encouraged to write messages on signs for the players while prints with the “Never Chase Reality” campaign message were handed out.  The event was intended as a showcase of the players hand-picked by coach Mauricio Pochettino, but U.S. Soccer hopes it will be the first of many events and matches showcasing the growth of soccer in the nation since the U.S. last hosted the World Cup in 1994.After the event, the players headed to Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center just south of Atlanta to begin final preparations before a pair of exhibition matches against Senegal and Germany – in Charlotte, North Carolina and Chicago, respectively – and their opening World Cup Group D match against Paraguay on June 12 in Los Angeles. Tim Weah, left, and Mark McKenzie exchange a handshake on stage after being announced as members of the United States men’s national soccer team playing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in New York. (Cronkite News/Shelby Evans) Mark McKenzie shows excitement on stage during the announcement of the United States men’s national team roster for the 2026 FIFA men’s world cup, Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in New York. (Cronkite News/Shelby Evans)v Defender Tim Ream stands on stage after being presented as a member of the United States men’s national soccer team selected to compete in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in New York. (Cronkite News/Shelby Evans) Christian Pulisic stands on a riser after being announced as a member of the 2026 United States men’s national soccer team ahead of the FIFA World Cup, Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in New York. (Cronkite News/Shelby Evans) Midfielder Tyler Adams is presented as a member of the United States men’s national soccer team selected to compete in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in New York. (Cronkite News/Shelby Evans) A fan wearing a Sebastian Berhalter jersey poses with a U.S. Soccer scarf before the United States men’s national team 2026 FIFA World Cup roster reveal on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Shelby Evans/Cronkite News) George Weah hands a fan back their sharpie after signing an American flag. Weah was the 1995 Ballon d’Or recipient and president of Liberia from 2018-2024. He was attending the U.S. Soccer men’s national team reveal to watch his son, Tim Weah, be named to the team, Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Shelby Evans/Cronkite News) A fan wears an eagle mask, United States national soccer team jersey and is using a model FIFA World Cup Trophy to hold a cup at the Pier 17 Fan event ahead of the United States men’s national soccer team FIFA World Cup roster presentation, Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in New York. (Cronkite News/Shelby Evans) The post The hopes of a nation: US Soccer reveals 26-man roster for 2026 FIFA World Cup appeared first on Cronkite News. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a178cceee6011c3f4e8a27a Clint Dempsey admits USMNT roster has 'some surprises,' but explains optimistic mindset about World Cup squad te 2026-05-28T00:31:10.996Z Clint Dempsey admits USMNT roster has 'some surprises,' but explains optimistic mindset about World Cup squad Clint Dempsey had the honor of representing the United States in three World Cups, and there were likely times during all three where questions about the roster came about once it was revealed before the tournament. The same goes for this year’s 2026 USMNT squad, which had their official roster reveal Tuesday in Manhattan. The spectacle not only confirmed previous reports about what the squad would look like, but manager Mauricio Pochettino’s first World Cup team led to some defense from the coach already. Dempsey, speaking to Fox News Digital while highlighting his work as a mentor for global health leader Abbott’s Dream Team alongside Real Madrid, admitted this USMNT roster comes with some surprise. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "There’s definitely some surprises," he said. "It looks like we do have a defensive-heavy roster, especially in that right back position. But look, I’m not the one selecting this team. I still think this team can perform really well, but you’re going to need some big performances from people like Chris Richards, Antonee Robinson, Tyler Adams, Weston McKennie, Christian Pulisic and [Falorin] Balogun. Not to say there’s no other forwards that can contribute and other players, but to me, those players jump off the roster to me." Dempsey pointed at two players others were shocked to see left out -- Diego Luna and Tanner Tessman – who he said you naturally "feel bad" for. However, Dempsey isn’t going to discredit what others who made their first World Cup roster bring to the table. USMNT ROSTER TAKES SHAPE UNDER MAURICIO POCHETTINO AS US PREPARES TO HOST WORLD CUP: REPORTS "You look at other players that got in. Shoutout to [Alex] Zendejas, how well he’s played at Club América. That left foot he has, his finishing abilities, but also his ability to assist and whip in balls with that left foot. He scored a really good goal against Japan in one of their friendlies. "I think a surprise for some people may be Gio [Reyna], but if you look at his form with the national team, it’s up there at the top in terms of his production rate and what he gives to this team." It’s rare that the roster will change ahead of FIFA’s June 1 deadline, meaning this is the 26-man squad that Pochettino believes in, and this will be the group that has the privilege of representing their country on home soil during the World Cup. Dempsey said he used to pray before bed as a kid that he got to wear the Stars and Stripes on his jersey in a World Cup, and he was able to do so more than once. But to play in front of your home country, Dempsey is now praying that the team gets off to a hot start against Paraguay to kick off their Group D play on June 12 in Los Angeles. "I just think get off to a good start, get the fan base behind them like what you saw in the Winter Olympics with the men’s and women’s hockey teams. I’m sure there are other examples I could draw from, but to me, that’s something that I definitely noticed from the outside looking in. Hopefully that’s something they can connect with these fans and create that 12th man. That’s what’s need to push you along in big moments," he said. THE ABBOTT DREAM TEAM For the second straight year, Dempsey is helping Abbott and Real Madrid with the "Abbott Dream Team," a program encouraging young soccer players aged 18-19 throughout the U.S. to participate in a once-in-a-lifetime development experience with one of the best soccer clubs in the world in Madrid. ALEXI LALAS DOESN'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT TEAM USA PRESSURE DURING HOME WORLD CUP: 'CRY ME A RIVER' Selected participants will be training with Real Madrid’s coaches at the team’s facilities, while enjoy unique experiences like attending a match at Bernabéu Stadium and meeting some team legends. Real Madrid’s medical team will also continue providing those players with the latest advancements in sports health and nutrition, helping them better understand their bodies, build healthier habits and reach their peak performance on and off the pitch. "It’s awesome, man. Any time you can give back and give kids the opportunity to chase their dreams, that’s what it’s all about," Dempsey said about his role in this. "I have kids of my own, and that’s what I’m trying to do. I’m trying to help them accomplish their dreams, take them to all their soccer practices, and give them the best chance possible to do something great. This is one of those things where you have a tryout, you have Real Madrid coaches here watching you, and no matter what, you take something away from this experience. "Just being here, letting [the players] know this is important, and I’m proud of them for betting on themselves and putting themselves out there to even try out for something like this." Other than Dempsey, Real Madrid legend Marcelo will also join this year’s Abbott Dream Team as a mentor. Tryouts have already taken place in Miami, Washington, D.C. and Houston, where Dempsey was on Wednesday morning. There are still tryouts set for Kansas City (June 2), Los Angeles (June 4) and Chicago (June 9). Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a178cbbee6011c3f4e8a271 Feds seize $40M in gold bars, cash, Rolexes from senior US gov't official who faked being a Navy pilot te 2026-05-28T00:30:51.027Z Feds seize $40M in gold bars, cash, Rolexes from senior US gov't official who faked being a Navy pilot A former senior U.S. government official with top secret security clearance was arrested after the FBI raided his Virginia home and discovered a staggering $40 million stash of gold bars, $2 million in cash and 35 luxury watches, court documents reveal. David J. Rush was arrested May 19 and is facing federal charges for theft of public money after allegedly swindling the government out of tens of millions of dollars while posing as a highly decorated Navy Reserve captain and Air Force test pilot. According to an unsealed criminal complaint and FBI affidavit, the grift unraveled after Rush made multiple requests to his unnamed government agency between November 2025 and March 2026 for a "significant quantity of foreign currency and tens of millions of dollars in gold bars."  Rush claimed the payout was strictly for "work-related expenses," but an FBI search of his home on May 18 turned up roughly 303 one-kilogram gold bars, $2 million in U.S. currency and dozens of luxury watches, many of which were Rolexes, according to court documents. CBP DIRECTOR FACES CHARGES FOR ALLEGEDLY DEFRAUDING FEMA AND LYING TO FEDS A federal investigation revealed that despite holding a Senior Executive Service (SES) rank and Top Secret/SCI clearance, Rush routinely lied about his military background and education. In applications for his high-level job, Rush claimed he was a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and the "current director of test for a 145-person, 18-aircraft joint Army/Navy weapons test organization," according to court documents. However, military records show Rush was never a pilot and held no FAA licenses; his actual duties in the Navy included working as an information systems technician. FORMER STATE DEPARTMENT ANALYST PLEADS GUILTY TO EMBEZZLING MORE THAN $650K He also allegedly faked his educational credentials to boost his federal salary, claiming he held a bachelor’s degree from Clemson University and a master's degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, according to the filings. Registrars from both universities confirmed to the FBI they have no record of Rush ever attending their schools. Further, the FBI claims that Rush scammed the government out of $77,000 in fraudulent military leave, claiming 744 hours of paid time off by telling his employer he was actively serving as a Navy Reserve captain (O-6) through September 2025.  Rush was honorably discharged a decade earlier, in February 2015, as a lieutenant (O-3), according to court documents. He is currently being held in federal custody by the U.S. Marshals after a judge initially denied his request for release. Rush recently waived his right to a preliminary hearing, and a magistrate judge found probable cause to move the case to a grand jury.  The FBI and CIA did not immediately respond to inquiries from Fox News Digital. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a178ca3ee6011c3f4e8a247 U.S. Is Said to Open Criminal Inquiry of E. Jean Carroll Over Accusations Against Trump te 2026-05-28T00:30:27.993Z U.S. Is Said to Open Criminal Inquiry of E. Jean Carroll Over Accusations Against Trump The investigation is said to center on whether Ms. Carroll committed perjury in civil lawsuits against Donald J. Trump, whom she accused of sexual assault. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a178a77ee6011c3f4e8a1da Conservatives erupt after DNC lashes out at top White House official with vulgar personal attack te 2026-05-28T00:21:11.038Z Conservatives erupt after DNC lashes out at top White House official with vulgar personal attack The official Democratic National Committee (DNC) X account ignited a social media firestorm on Wednesday afternoon in a profanity-laden online spat with President Donald Trump’s chief policy advisor, Stephen Miller. "Shut up, you ugly f---" @TheDemocrats wrote. The comment was made in response to Miller’s own jeering of James Talarico, the Democratic Senate candidate in Texas. "The Democrats made history in Texas by nominating their first transgender senate candidate," Miller said, needling Talarico over his physical appearance. WHAT THE F----? DEMOCRATS TURN TO PROFANITY INSTEAD OF POLICY The moment quickly drew reactions from conservative onlookers online. Stephen Miller’s wife, Katie Miller, wasted no time and went straight for the DNC’s social media handler. "Paulina Mangubat is who runs the Democrats’ account. She’s 30, unmarried with no kids. Put your name on it next time," Miller said. "This is what a sad, unhappy female liberal looks like. It’s why Pew reports 50% of them have been diagnosed with a mental condition," she added, referring to the Pew Research Center. TEXAS SENATE HOPEFUL TALARICO IN HOT SEAT FOR CALLING MEN IN WOMEN’S SPORTS A ‘FAR RIGHT CONSPIRACY’ Conservative media personality Benny Johnson also weighed in. "This is the party that spent years lecturing America about civility, unity and healing. The party that cried when Trump was ‘mean’ on Twitter. This is who they really are. And they wonder why they keep losing," Johnson said. "The official Democratic Party," the Libs of TikTok wrote in its own post, highlighting the spat. "I'm sure this will get the votes you need," conservative radio host Dana Loesch posted on X. "Hilarious these are the same people that complain about Trump being mean," conservative influencer Caleb Hull posted on X. "This is where the median Democratic staffer's comms instincts are," Manhattan Institute VP Jesse Arm posted on X. When asked about the post, Talarico's campaign referred Fox News Digital to their own response online, calling Miller's comments "Talarico Derangement Syndrome," a riff on "Trump Derangement Syndrome," a favorite phase of the president's to describe his critics. The exchange also drew some scrutiny for Miller from accounts like Occupy Democrats, a left-leaning account that offered a defense of Talarico. "To point out the incredibly obvious here: James Talarico is not transgender. He is a cisgender, heterosexual Christian man with a loving girlfriend. Of course, even if he were trans (or nonbinary or gay or any other identity), that would in no way affect his ability to serve the people of Texas. What matters are his politics." But at least one Democratic strategist decried the post. SELECTIVE OUTRAGE: TRUMP, DEMOCRATS MAINLY DENOUNCE THE OTHER SIDE’S SCANDALS "As a lifelong Dem who’s donated free consulting to House Dem staffers, I find this so, so embarrassing for us. We complain about the right’s behavior, and now we’re doing stuff like this? Come on, Democrats. Do better," Jack Appleby wrote in a post of his own. The DNC did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a178a63ee6011c3f4e8a1d1 Feds plan new Bahamas search for Lynette Hooker after GPS data allegedly torpedoes husband’s story: report te 2026-05-28T00:20:51.034Z Feds plan new Bahamas search for Lynette Hooker after GPS data allegedly torpedoes husband’s story: report Federal investigators have reportedly reopened the search for the Michigan woman who disappeared in the Bahamas after newly obtained forensic data suggests inconsistencies in her husband’s recollection of events from the night she went missing.  United States authorities are asking the Bahamas for clearance to send a dive team to search new areas in the Sea of Abaco for the remains of Lynette Hooker after newly discovered GPS data allegedly contradicted her husband’s version of events surrounding the night she vanished, CBS News first reported and a source confirmed to Fox News Digital.  A source reportedly told the outlet that GPS data retrieved from an electronic device belonging to Brian Hooker showed a discrepancy with his story to investigators, and that the device provides investigators with locations that have not yet been searched.   Investigators are also reportedly working to extract data from devices aboard the vessel – including an infrared camera – that may contain additional clues surrounding Lynette Hooker’s disappearance. SAILBOAT TRACKING DATA WENT DARK FOR 11 HOURS THE NIGHT MISSING AMERICAN VANISHED IN THE BAHAMAS A source in the Bahamas told Fox New Digital that the new search, if approved by Bahamian authorities, will focus on an area of the Sea of Abbaco with waters reaching 25-foot depths. The renewed efforts are based on GPS data from Brian Hooker's phone, in which he was using a marine navigation app. The Hookers' dinghy allegedly visited the same area, a U.S. official confirmed to Fox News Digital. The data shows the device on the water, stopping in the Sea of Abaco and later returning to shore, CBS News reported. The newly obtained data provides investigators with a more precise area to search, the source reportedly added. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X Family members of Lynette Hooker confirmed to Fox News Digital that they have provided DNA samples to aid in the investigation. Additional evidence in the case continues to be processed at the FBI’s lab in Quantico, CBS News reported. SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER The development comes nearly two months after Lynnette Hooker vanished while on vacation with her husband on April 4, while also raising new questions surrounding Brian Hooker’s version of events.  Brian Hooker initially told investigators he and his wife were on a nighttime boat ride when she fell from a small dinghy and was swept away, Fox News Digital previously reported. SEND US A TIP HERE  He said he was forced to paddle back to shore because his wife was carrying the ignition key when she went overboard, authorities said. HUSBAND OF MISSING AMERICAN WOMAN WILL REMAIN IN BAHAMAS AFTER JAIL RELEASE, ATTORNEY SAYS Despite a weekslong search, investigators were unable to find Lynette Hooker. LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST Brian Hooker was detained for five days by Bahamian police after his wife disappeared, but was never charged with a crime. He subsequently returned to the U.S. to tend to his "very ill" mother, his Bahamian attorney previously said. Last month, investigators with the Coast Guard Investigative Service seized the couple’s shared sailboat, the "Soulmate," as it was docked in Fort Pierce, Florida, Fox News Digital reported. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? FIND MORE ON THE TRUE CRIME HUB After Lynette Hooker went missing, Brian said in a Facebook post that he was "heartbroken." "I am heartbroken over the recent boat accident in unpredictable seas and high winds that caused my beloved Lynette to fall from our small dinghy near Elbow Cay in the Bahamas," he wrote. "Despite desperate attempts to reach her, the winds and currents drove us further apart. We continue to search for her and that is my sole focus." Brian Hooker has not been charged with a crime by American authorities.  Fox News Digital reached out to Brian Hooker’s attorney for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a178a49ee6011c3f4e8a192 Why Google’s AI can’t spell Google (or anything else) te 2026-05-28T00:20:25.590Z Why Google’s AI can’t spell Google (or anything else) Google is embarrassing itself, again. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17881fee6011c3f4e8a142 TPUSA reporter says family charged with assaulting her is now trying to silence her with restraining orders te 2026-05-28T00:11:11.106Z TPUSA reporter says family charged with assaulting her is now trying to silence her with restraining orders TPUSA reporter Savanah Hernandez says the family charged after an altercation with her at an anti-ICE protest has now filed restraining orders against her and is attempting to stop her from discussing them publicly on social media. In a new video posted Tuesday, Hernandez gave an update to the case, after a federal grand jury indicted Minnesota family Christopher, Deyanna and Paige Ostroushko last month in connection with the April 11 incident outside the Whipple Federal Building in Minnesota. Hernandez was there covering an anti-ICE protest when she said the crowd turned hostile after learning she was affiliated with Turning Point USA and that the Ostroushkos assaulted her as she attempted to leave the area. Chris Ostroushko, his wife DeYanna and daughter Paige have all pleaded not guilty to the charges. Hernandez said each family member also filed separate restraining orders against her, which she characterized as full of "lies" portraying her as the aggressor, including describing her as 5'9" tall when she says she is actually 5'4". TPUSA REPORTER ATTACKED AT ICE PROTEST WARNS A DARK NEW LINE HAS BEEN CROSSED IN AMERICA’S POLITICAL WARS Hernandez claimed the restraining orders are an attempt to prevent her from speaking publicly about the family or reporting in Minnesota in the future. "All three of them have basically been alleging that I started a harassment and doxing campaign against them, and that I am continuing to engage in this behavior by reporting on them," she said. "And what these restraining orders are essentially trying to do is get me to stop being able to post about anything or quite frankly step foot in Minnesota." She added, "Now, on top of Chris stating that I am waging this war against the family, he also is requesting that the court straight-up bans me and any of my family members from entering an entire county in Minnesota where he lives. He also wants me to be prohibited from the Whipple ICE Facility." MINNESOTA FATHER WHO SHOVED CONSERVATIVE REPORTER AT ANTI-ICE PROTEST SAYS FAMILY IS 'ABSOLUTELY NOT VIOLENT' Hernandez also said Paige Ostroushko’s petition accused her of backhanding Paige twice and punching her in the face. "None of that happened. That's actually what she did to me. And it's all on camera," Hernandez said. Hernandez further claimed Chris Ostroushko’s petition falsely accused her of publishing the family’s private information online. WOMAN SEEN ON VIDEO ALLEGEDLY BLOCKING MINNESOTA ICE OPERATION WITH CAR AS AGITATORS SURROUND AGENTS "Not once have I posted this family's private home address, phone numbers, and since the beginning of this case, I have continued to have the mindset, and still do, that I want to see the justice system play out," she said. "It's why I filed a civil suit," she continued. "It's why I was extremely happy and grateful when the DOJ stepped in and brought this forward in front of a federal grand jury, who did find probable cause for those charges." CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE Hernandez also said police officers have visited her home multiple times to serve the restraining orders. "Chris and DeYanna were already granted theirs and now I have to go fight in court and prove that what they are alleging in here is false, which should be very easy because there is not one tweet in existence of me doxing them or even calling for other people to go and hurt these people in any way, shape, or form," she said. "But that is the level of delusion that we are dealing with here." Attorney James Cook, who represents the Ostroushko family, told Fox News Digital that he cannot provide comment on the content of Hernandez's video because there is pending litigation. During a previous court hearing, an attorney for the Ostroushkos told the court they planned to seek a gag order on Hernandez, according to FOX 9. Before the federal indictment, Chris Ostroushko defended his family’s actions in a podcast interview, saying, "We are absolutely not violent people." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17880bee6011c3f4e8a139 Fort Worth principal pick faces backlash, investigation over social media posts defending Sharia law te 2026-05-28T00:10:51.111Z Fort Worth principal pick faces backlash, investigation over social media posts defending Sharia law A newly appointed Texas high school principal is facing backlash and a district investigation after her alleged past social media posts defending Sharia law and supporting progressive causes resurfaced online. Shayma Alzubi, currently identified as an assistant principal for ninth grade at Southwest High School in Fort Worth, was selected by Fort Worth ISD as the next principal of Western Hills High School and announced the news in a recent Facebook post that now appears to have been deleted. Alzubi’s appointment faced criticism online after screenshots from her past social media posts surfaced.   TEXAS REPUBLICANS LAUNCH 'SHARIA FREE AMERICA CAUCUS' AIMED AT DEFENDING 'WESTERN CIVILIZATION' A Jan. 23 post shared by Alzubi appeared to defend Sharia law by comparing it to other religious ethics and standards like "biblical principles."  An August 2021 repost from FWISD 4 ALL demanded people vote for mask mandates at a 2021 Fort Worth ISD school board meeting, as well as a photo of Alzubi and another person with "BLACK LIVES MATTER" banner text.  Another photo featured banner text that read, "I am #WithDreamers I SUPPORT DACA," which refers to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, as well as an image of Alzubi accompanied by text that states, "Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine."  In a Tuesday post on X, State Board of Education member Julie Pickren called for an investigation into Alzubi, writing, "I am calling on @teainfo to do an investigation into Shayma Alzubi for violations of Texas Code of Ethics for Administrators. Furthermore, I am asking for an investigation into Dept. Commissioner of School Governance Steve Lechelop who oversees the Fort Worth ISD Board of Managers." TEXAS TEACHERS' UNION SUES STATE OVER INVESTIGATION INTO CONTROVERSIAL CHARLIE KIRK POSTS In a Tuesday update on X replying to her initial post, Pickren shared a statement she said came from the Fort Worth ISD suggesting that Alzubi could be reassigned pending an investigation.  MAMDANI BACKS CANDIDATE WHO CALLED 9/11 ‘A TERROR ATTACK A COUPLE OF PEOPLE DID’ Brandon Hall, a member of the State Board of Education, told The Dallas Express, "I am very concerned to see the extreme content that was apparently posted on social media by Shayma Alzubi," and in a Tuesday post on X wrote, "As a State Board of Education member representing FWISD, you better believe I am on top of this situation. Stay posted." In a statement to Fox News Digital, Fort Worth ISD said, "Yesterday, May 26th, Fort Worth ISD was made aware of multiple social media posts from the past by a finalist for a principal position in the district. After review, it was determined that the posts may not align with the district’s social media policy and expectations for staff. Therefore, the candidate will be reassigned pending the outcome of an investigation. As such, the district will not comment further on an open investigation." "Fort Worth ISD is in full compliance with state law and per statute TEC 28.0022, FWISD administration ensures that all issues of public policy or social affairs be explored objectively and in a manner free from political bias," the statement continued. "Our district leaders, educators and staff will not inject personal political perspectives into classrooms. Fort Worth ISD serves a wide array of families and students that are civically engaged and maintain a variety of perspectives. As a taxpayer funded entity, we will remain focused on our mission of providing a high quality education for all students."   Fox News Digital reached out to Alzubi and Pickren for comment but did not immediately receive responses. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1787f4ee6011c3f4e8a10d U.S. Is Said to Open Criminal Inquiry of E. Jean Carroll Over Accusations Against Trump te 2026-05-28T00:10:28.075Z U.S. Is Said to Open Criminal Inquiry of E. Jean Carroll Over Accusations Against Trump The investigation is said to center on whether Ms. Carroll committed perjury in civil lawsuits against Donald J. Trump, whom she accused of sexual assault. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17859dee6011c3f4e8a07b California Tries to Block Trump Involvement in Election Procedures te 2026-05-28T00:00:29.915Z California Tries to Block Trump Involvement in Election Procedures Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation that tries to stop outside officials from taking ballots or getting involved in ballot processing. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a178103ee6011c3f4e89f85 Alpine F1 team to race under Gucci branding in 2027, meaning new colors are on the way te 2026-05-27T23:40:51.754Z Alpine F1 team to race under Gucci branding in 2027, meaning new colors are on the way Formula 1 is practically synonymous with luxury, so it only makes sense that one of the most well-known luxury brands on the planet wants in on the sport. On Wednesday, it was announced that starting in 2027, Gucci will take over as the title sponsor of the Alpine Formula 1 team. The brand will take over from Alpine's current title sponsor, European water treatment company BWT, with the official name becoming "Gucci Racing Alpine Formula One Team." ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! The team will take on Gucci's color scheme — red, green, black and gold — while ditching the Alpine brand's blue and BWT's pink. It may sound weird for a clothing brand like Gucci to get in on F1, but remember, this is a sport where one of the best teams of the last 20 years is owned by an energy drink company. FORMULA 1 LEGEND ALAIN PROST REPORTEDLY INJURED DURING ROBBERY BY MASKED GANG IN SWITZERLAND Plus, this isn't unprecedented. From 2020 to 2023, Red Bull's second team, currently known as Racing Bulls, competed under the name Scuderia AlphaTauri to promote Red Bull's clothing brand. But what's wild is that if you trace Alpine's lineage, this is not even the first time the team has been named after a clothing company. Alpine is sometimes referred to as Team Enstone because they've changed names... a lot. Before they were Alpine, they were Renault. Before that, they were Lotus, and before that, they were Renault (yes, for the first time). From 1986 to 2001, they were known as Benetton, a fashion label that took over the team after previously sponsoring it when it was known as Toleman. Confusing? Yes. But Benetton was actually a great team, and Michael Schumacher won a pair of championships with them in the mid-1990s. So, can they maybe do something similar with Gucci? Well, Alpine has been one of the most surprising teams in 2026. They had been at the back of the pack for the last few years, largely due to the fact that they were stuck with a very underpowered Renault power unit. That's gone, and in its place is a much more powerful Mercedes engine, and suddenly, Alpine is currently a very solid P5 in the constructors' standings. Both drivers, Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto, have had a strong start to the season. There's no question that they're on the upswing, which means that Gucci might be getting in at the right time. Of course, as improved as the team is, they're still quite a way off from competing for race wins every week, and certainly from winning championships. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1780efee6011c3f4e89f7c Illinois official charged after allegedly submitting dead mother’s mail-in ballot te 2026-05-27T23:40:31.757Z Illinois official charged after allegedly submitting dead mother’s mail-in ballot Sylvia Sims Bolton, an alderperson representing Waukegan’s 1st Ward, has been charged after authorities alleged she submitted a mail-in ballot in her deceased mother’s name during Illinois’ 2026 primary election. Bolton, 67, was charged with one felony count of mutilation of election material and one misdemeanor count of disregarding election code, according to the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office. Authorities said the investigation began after election officials flagged a vote-by-mail ballot connected to a deceased voter during a post-election review process. According to officials, a vote-by-mail ballot for Mary Sims was mailed Feb. 5, the first day ballots could legally be sent for the 2026 General Primary Election. FORMER DEM MAYORAL CANDIDATE ADMITS FORGING VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS Election officials later processed the cancellation of Mary Sims’ voter registration on Feb. 12 after receiving notification of her death through the Illinois State Board of Elections voter registration system, according to authorities. Officials said the completed ballot envelope was returned through a secure drop box outside the Lake County Clerk’s Office on Feb. 26. During a review conducted after the March 17 primary election, election staff determined the ballot had been returned after the voter’s recorded date of death, authorities said. 34,000 DEAD PEOPLE FOUND ON VOTER ROLLS PROMPTS EXPERT TO SLAM DEMS FOR RESISTING 'COMMONSENSE' CLEANUP "The safeguards and verification procedures in place within our election system worked exactly as intended," Lake County Clerk Anthony Vega said in a statement. "Our staff followed established protocols, identified the irregularity, and immediately coordinated with law enforcement to ensure this matter is thoroughly investigated. Protecting the integrity of our elections remains our highest priority." Investigators alleged Bolton received the ballot after her mother had already died, filled it out, signed her mother’s name and submitted it through an official ballot drop box. Sheriff John D. Idleburg said the case demonstrated cooperation between multiple agencies. DISCOVERY OF 'FRAUDULENT' VOTER APPLICATIONS PROMPTS PA PROBE OF ARIZONA COMPANY'S POTENTIAL INVOLVEMENT "Safeguarding the integrity of our elections is something the public rightfully expects from all of us in government," Idleburg said in a statement. "This case is an example of the strong collaboration between the Lake County Clerk’s Office, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, and the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office to thoroughly review allegations, follow the facts, and ensure our election laws are upheld fairly and impartially." Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart also praised the investigation. "While Lake County’s internal protocols and automated systems are effective, any attempt at voter fraud undermines democracy and must be prosecuted," Rinehart said in a statement. Authorities said the ballot was flagged, voided and separated from valid ballots before it could be counted. Officials also said investigators did not uncover evidence linking the allegations to Bolton’s duties as an alderperson, and she was not charged with official misconduct. Bolton surrendered to authorities Wednesday morning and was expected to appear in court later in the day. Authorities said they were unaware of any prior Lake County investigations involving someone allegedly voting on behalf of a deceased person through the vote-by-mail system. Fox News Digital reached out to Sylvia Sims Bolton, the City of Waukegan, the Lake County State’s Attorney Office and the Lake County Clerk's Office for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a177ef1ee6011c3f4e89f0e Staff shortages slow wheel of justice in Mohave County te 2026-05-27T23:32:01.620Z Staff shortages slow wheel of justice in Mohave County Mohave County judges and prosecutors have found themselves nearly overwhelmed by a growing backlog of felony cases and rising workloads, following years of staffing shortages in the county halls of justice. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a177eddee6011c3f4e89f05 Officers meet Memorial Day Weekend with hundreds of citations te 2026-05-27T23:31:41.192Z Officers meet Memorial Day Weekend with hundreds of citations Last holiday weekend brought tens of thousands of visitors to Lake Havasu City’s shoreline, and local law enforcement maintained an active presence in area hotspots to keep the peace. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a177ec7ee6011c3f4e89ef7 Lumberjacks add veteran experience with Ray’ven Robinson from Georgia Southwestern State te 2026-05-27T23:31:19.116Z Lumberjacks add veteran experience with Ray’ven Robinson from Georgia Southwestern State Robinson will play on her fourth college team and second at the Division I level. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a177eabee6011c3f4e89ed1 Gayle King addresses decades-old rumors about her relationship with Oprah Winfrey te 2026-05-27T23:30:51.351Z Gayle King addresses decades-old rumors about her relationship with Oprah Winfrey Gayle King addressed the persistent rumors that she and best friend Oprah Winfrey are secretly in a lesbian relationship. "It used to really bother me," King told Alex Cooper on her "Call Her Daddy" podcast. "I was recently divorced and the National Enquirer did a story about ‘that's the reason for the divorce because they're secretly gay.’" She explained, "Number one, if we were gay, we would tell you because believe me, there's nothing wrong with it. It’s just I prefer a man. I prefer a man." King said she told Winfrey, "You've got to say something on your show because it's hard enough for me to get a date on a Saturday night and now people think I'm a lesbian. You've got to say something." CHELSEA HANDLER BLASTS 'UNBEARABLE' DATE WITH A-LIST HOLLYWOOD STAR But the billionaire mogul told her, "No, we should just leave it be." They argued back and forth, but Winfrey insisted, "Leave it alone." OPRAH WINFREY FIRES BACK AT INTERNET TROLLS MOCKING HER '90-YEAR-OLD' WALK AT PARIS FASHION WEEK "‘Well, that's fine for you to say. You have somebody. I don't,’" she said she told Winfrey. "So, it used to really bother me and now even today there's still people that say, ‘Well, you know, the truth is…’ I don't care. I've now gotten to the point in my life that very few things get to me because, you know, when you go on social media, it is an accelerator on hate. As long as I feel good about what I'm doing, the people I respect and trust are OK with it … Otherwise, you'll drive yourself nuts. So now I really don't care." CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER When the "noise gets too much," however, King said she feels like she wants to at least "say my piece" so she can be on the record about whatever the issue is. "But, most of the time I just I'm not going to," she added. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Still, she said she doesn’t want to hide from the paparazzi like "some criminal" if there’s buzz around her that she doesn’t want to talk about, so she explained that she’ll walk out where they are instead of being secreted out the back and just not give a comment on the matter. "I don't want to look like I'm running from something when I know I haven't done anything wrong," she explained. King and Winfrey have been friends for 50 years, since they met while both working at the same local Baltimore station at the start of their careers. King was married to attorney William Bumpus from 1982 until 1983, divorcing him after he had an affair, and Winfrey has been in a long-term relationship with businessman Stedman Graham since the ‘80s. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a177e97ee6011c3f4e89ec8 Jim Harbaugh, confirmed lover of love, was happy Justin Herbert took time off in Europe with Madison Beer te 2026-05-27T23:30:31.358Z Jim Harbaugh, confirmed lover of love, was happy Justin Herbert took time off in Europe with Madison Beer Everyone knows that Jim Harbaugh is a football guy through and through. The Los Angeles Chargers head coach is also a lover of love, and he proved that on Wednesday by talking about his quarterback’s return to practice. Justin Herbert had been missing from the voluntary team workouts, having taken time off to vacation in Europe with his girlfriend Madison Beer as she kicked off her "Locket Tour." It was an absence Harbaugh fully supported. When asked if he was excited to have Herbert back, Harbaugh acknowledged that he was. He then got romantic with the media as he got into why his quarterback was away from the team. CHARGERS' JUSTIN HERBERT GUSHES OVER MADISON BEER IN HEARTFELT BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE: 'CHANGED MY LIFE FOREVER' "I was happy he went to support Madison on her music tour. Madison supports him at the football games. He told me he wasn’t gonna be here for those two weeks and my first reaction was, ‘do you need a ride to the airport?’" Harbaugh said. He knows his quarterback isn’t someone on his roster he needs to worry about. Herbert’s a leader and someone, win or lose, who can be counted on. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Whether it’s shaking off a tough season at a Pre-Grammy Gala or blowing off voluntary workouts, it’s important for Herbert, as the franchise quarterback, to have some balance and spend time as a pop singer’s boyfriend. That’s more or less what I think Harbaugh was trying to get across.  "He’s just been somebody that is just here all the time. There’s times I’ve wanted to shoo him out of the building. He’s at every voluntary, every non-voluntary workout," he continued. "Same guy that broke his hand and he was here the next day practicing. The next game, stiff-arming guys. Yeah, I was happy. Good balance." Spoken like a true lover of love. A happy pop singer girlfriend makes for a happy quarterback who in turn uses that to play better football. That's beautiful. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17780eee6011c3f4e89d46 Jamaican national charged in lottery and romance scheme targeting an elderly Arizona resident pleads guilty te 2026-05-27T23:02:38.946Z Jamaican national charged in lottery and romance scheme targeting an elderly Arizona resident pleads guilty The suspect would send flowers with love messages to the victim's home. As a result of the scheme, she lost about $469,302, officials said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1777daee6011c3f4e89d1b Jill Biden says she thought Joe was having a stroke during his disastrous 2024 debate performance te 2026-05-27T23:01:46.392Z Jill Biden says she thought Joe was having a stroke during his disastrous 2024 debate performance Former first lady Jill Biden spoke in an interview clip released Wednesday about former President Joe Biden’s infamous debate performance in 2024, saying she thought he was having a stroke on stage. One of the most decisive moments of the 2024 election was Biden's disastrous debate with then-candidate Donald Trump. Biden stammered, had long periods of silence and intense, confused facial expressions, to the point some of his most vocal supporters broke ranks and demanded he relinquish the nomination. "Were you horrified as you saw it unfold?" Jill Biden was asked by a CBS host. NEW BOOK REVEALS WHAT TOP EX-BIDEN AIDE WAS THINKING DURING DISASTROUS DEBATE "I wasn't horrified, I was frightened," Jill replied. "Because I had never, ever seen Joe like that before or since." The former first lady insisted again that even as Biden has gotten older, she has never seen him in a similar state. "What happened?" the interviewer asked, wondering what was wrong with Joe Biden that one particular night. EX-BIDEN CAMPAIGN STAFFER SLAMS FORMER PRESIDENT'S TEAM FOR KNOWING HE WAS 'NOT CAPABLE,' FEELS 'LIED TO' "I don't know what happened," Jill replied. "I mean, when I watched it, I thought, ‘Oh my God, he's having a stroke,’ and it scared me to death." But the night of the debate, the former first lady appeared to be putting on a very different face for the camera. She had cheerfully greeted her husband on stage at the debate's after-party in front of a live audience, giving praise with such a low bar that it itself became a news story. "Joe, you did such a great job! You answered every question, you knew all the facts!" Jill Biden cheered to a smiling Joe Biden on-stage. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE "And let me ask the crowd. "What did Trump do?" the first lady continued, turning to the audience before shouting along with them, "Lie!" Numerous commentators skewered this moment, saying that Jill had praised the then-President of the United States as if she were praising a small child. Timothy H.J. Nerozzi contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1777c6ee6011c3f4e89d12 MLBPA opens CBA negotiations with plan to punish low-spending teams and raise luxury-tax threshold to $300M te 2026-05-27T23:01:26.951Z MLBPA opens CBA negotiations with plan to punish low-spending teams and raise luxury-tax threshold to $300M Major League Baseball’s next labor fight officially has its opening proposal. The MLB Players Association made its first formal offer to owners Wednesday as the sport begins working toward a new collective bargaining agreement, and the union’s initial wishlist is exactly what fans might expect: higher salaries, more player protections and a new mechanism aimed at forcing lower-spending teams to put more money into the on-field product (cough, Pirates, cough). Among the biggest pieces of the proposal is a massive increase to the league minimum salary. The MLBPA is seeking a $1.5 million minimum beginning in 2027, according to a proposal document posted by USA Today’s Bob Nightengale. That would nearly double the current $780,000 minimum. The union also proposed expanding the pre-arbitration bonus pool, broadening salary arbitration eligibility, increasing protections against service-time manipulation, eliminating the qualifying offer and removing penalties for clubs that sign free agents. But the most interesting piece might be the proposed "Competitive Integrity Tax." According to the proposal, the tax would apply to clubs that fail to meet minimum payroll benchmarks, reportedly teams spending less than $150 million. In other words, the players are not just targeting the top-spending teams (cough, Dodgers, cough). They’re also taking aim at franchises that collect league revenue while refusing to spend enough on major league talent. That is where the next labor fight could get especially interesting. SMALL MARKET MLB TEAMS ARE OUTPERFORMING BIG PAYROLLS, UNDERMINING OWNERS' PUSH TO CANCEL 2027 SEASON MLB already has a competitive balance tax, more commonly known as the luxury tax, that punishes teams for spending above certain payroll thresholds. The MLBPA’s proposal would increase the base luxury-tax threshold from $244 million to $300 million and remove nonmonetary penalties, such as draft-pick consequences, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan. So the union’s message is clear: stop punishing aggressive spenders so harshly, and start putting pressure on teams that won’t spend. The proposal also includes changes to revenue sharing. Sports Business Journal reported that the MLBPA’s plan would guarantee every small-market team at least $240 million in annual revenue, but with conditions requiring those funds to be used to improve on-field performance. The proposal would also create penalties for clubs that do not spend revenue-sharing payments on team payroll. It's a plan that fans of low-spending teams are likely to get behind (cough, Reds, cough). Baseball’s economic argument is usually framed around the Dodgers, Mets, Yankees and other big spenders. Owners who want a salary cap often point to competitive balance and the financial gap between major-market and smaller-market teams. But the players’ proposal smartly attacks the issue from the other direction. Instead of capping what the richest teams can spend, the MLBPA wants to raise the floor for teams that spend very little. ANGELS OWNER ARTE MORENO DRAWS MLBPA CRITICISM AFTER SAYING FANS DON'T PRIORITIZE WINNING The union also proposed allowing players with at least five years of service time who have reached age 30 (by Nov. 1) to qualify for free agency. Under the current system, players generally need six years of major league service to reach free agency. The proposal is only the first step in what is expected to be a difficult labor process. The current CBA expires on Dec. 1, and owners are likely to again pursue some version of a salary cap and floor system. The MLBPA has long opposed a salary cap, and Interim Executive Director Bruce Meyer has argued economic reform can be achieved without one. That issue is the crux of the dispute. Players want more money pushed toward salaries without limiting what teams at the top can spend. Owners want more cost certainty and will almost certainly frame a cap-and-floor system as a competitive-balance fix. The two sides have been here before. The 2021-22 lockout did not cost the sport any regular-season games, but it did delay the deal until March and compromise spring training. That was MLB’s first work stoppage since the 1994-95 players’ strike. Now baseball is heading toward another high-stakes labor negotiation with the sport enjoying strong momentum on the field, but with the same basic financial fight bubbling under the surface. The players have now made their opening move. And if Wednesday’s proposal is any indication, they are not just preparing to fight the league’s richest owners. They’re going after the cheap ones, too. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1777b3ee6011c3f4e89d09 Pete Golding lets it known he has tampering receipts, while also admitting Kiffin texts him way too much te 2026-05-27T23:01:07.027Z Pete Golding lets it known he has tampering receipts, while also admitting Kiffin texts him way too much MIRAMAR BEACH, FL - I think the friendship between Ole Miss coach Pete Golding and Lane Kiffin will survive a few hiccups in the media, even if one of them continues spouting off about the other. The ongoing circus around the former Rebels head coach seemed to hit a tipping point for Ole Miss fans in recent weeks, thanks to an article written by Vanity Fair that quoted Kiffin tying in past racial issues to why some recruits did not want to live in Oxford. Clearly, as you've seen, Lane has taken heat for the comments, even if he's tried his hardest to clear the air that came in the weeks that followed. Ted Cruz, Maria Cantwell unveil bipartisan college athletics bill amid NIL chaos, lawsuits, 'Lane Kiffin Rule' And while it would be easy for Pete Golding to brush Kiffin off to the side for his antics, sometimes friendship goes just deep enough that some comments can be shown grace. If Clemson feels as though they have the Rebels by the throat in terms of tampering with one of their former players, Pete Golding might just have more, according to multiple sources. And, I'm not referring to the case Dabo Swinney made against Ole Miss over two months ago about tampering with LB Luke Fornelli, who at first transferred to Clemson from Cal. He would ultimately wind up at Ole Miss, after Dabo Swinney accused Ole Miss of tampering to land him. In reality, Pete Golding has enough proof of tampering from the transition of Kiffin to himself that it would make the NCAA feel as though they were taking crazy pills. So, the problem for the NCAA is that if they want to come after Pete Golding, they also understand that Ole Miss is ready to start naming others who have also dabbled in some of that good ole tampering. But in the eyes of Pete Golding, there's a difference between the professional Kiffin and the personal one, though that doesn’t mean the Rebels head coach won't get on Lane's rear end for what he may perceive to be stupid comments. "I really don’t have a response to it. Obviously there’s a Lane side for us where we’re buddies and friends, then there’s a professional side that I have to get on his ass a little sometimes," Golding said on Wednesday. "I think every time he gets in front of a camera, theyre bringing up Ole Miss. The break up wasn't perfect and never will be.  "But for some of the last comments he made, anybody that’s been in Oxford knows that’s where were not at right now. I’ve lived all over the southeast, we all got our own issues, you know. I think the biggest thing is people come to Oxford, and see it for themselves" Lane Kiffin takes shot at Ole Miss, cites racism in recruiting gap with LSU in awkward interview As for Lane mentioning that Ole Miss might have had a chance to win a national championship if the Rebels administration would’ve allowed him to stay with the team after accepting the LSU job, even Pete Golding thinks that is a bit far-fetched. OLE MISS PLAYERS PUSH BACK ON LANE KIFFIN’S CLAIM THAT TEAM ASKED AD TO LET HIM FINISH SEASON WITH REBELS "I don’t think you’ll find any coach who will say they were better off with me not being there, you won’t hear any football coach saying that," Golding said with a laugh. "No, i don’t think that had any impact on not winning the game against Miami." In what felt like back-to-back pieces attacking the Ole Miss program, the Rebels found themselves on the back end of multiple stories that did not exactly provide them the best type of public relations. First, it was the Vanity Fair piece involving Lane Kiffin. Then, though it was done weeks prior, an interview with Steve Sarkisian was released in which the Texas head coach tried to use Ole Miss as a punching bag while discussing the Longhorns academic standards. Lane Kiffin can't stop talking about Ole Miss, even while explaining why he chose LSU over Florida You remember, right? Does basket-weaving. ring a bell? Well, Pete Golding was once again not taking things too seriously, this time while discussing the comments from Steve Sarkisian. "It’s a hard thing to do. You ever tried it? I haven't," Golding said of basketweaving. "Obviously from an academic standpoint, I don’t have to sit up here and talk about what Ole Miss does. I think that was a little out of context. Sarkisian hit me up right after that happened. It was a month prior, then the timing of it kinda piggybacked the other. But, no, I'm not worried about anything." But, the question is whether Sarkisian called to apologize. Turns out, it didn’t take very long. "He hit me as soon as it went public like ‘Look, this was a month ago, no point intended’.," Golding said of Sarkisian. "We all heard the basketweaving deal growing up and all that type of stuff. Said he was just trying to talk about Texas and how hard it was. I told him I appreciated it. I know if I’m gonna transfer, I’d much rather take basketweaving than marine-biology." Now, whether Kiffin reached out to Golding in regards to his interview with Vanity Fair is a whole different topic. The problem for Pete Golding is that Lane might actually reach out to him too much. "Lane hits me up everyday, so I get twelve text messages a day from Lane. It’s what I decide to look at, so. I was not looking at that one. But no, we’re good." Ever seen that movie "Step Brothers"? The relationship between Golding and Kiffin might actually be the appropriate way to summarize these two coaches. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17779fee6011c3f4e89d00 Matthew Perry's assistant sentenced to prison as family reveals heartbreaking betrayal te 2026-05-27T23:00:47.035Z Matthew Perry's assistant sentenced to prison as family reveals heartbreaking betrayal Matthew Perry's live-in assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison Wednesday for conspiring to distribute ketamine to the actor, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. In addition to the three-year sentence, United States District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett also issued Iwamasa a $10,000 fine. Iwamasa, 61, obtained and repeatedly injected Perry with ketamine, including the fatal dose that ended Perry’s life in October 2023. Victim impact statements submitted by Perry's sisters, Caitlin and Madeline Morrison, said Iwamasa was a man who "left him in a hot tub to die," according to People magazine. MATTHEW PERRY'S FAMILY SLAMS 'GREEDY JACKALS' WHO EXPLOITED ACTOR, BEG JUDGE TO IMPOSE MAXIMUM SENTENCE "It is difficult to put into words the sense of betrayal I felt when I found out what Kenny had done," Madeline wrote. "In many ways, it felt like my brother died all over again. Everything I believed about the day he died — everything Kenny told us — was a lie." She added, "The idea that someone my brother considered family could betray him in such an unimaginable way is something I never could have conceived." MATTHEW PERRY KETAMINE DOCTOR PLEADS GUILTY TO DISTRIBUTION Madeline remembered one of the "most surreal and heartbreaking experiences" of her life when she chose clothes for Perry to be buried in. "I remember how manic and unsettled Kenny seemed. He repeatedly volunteered his version of events without being asked, as if he were being interviewed rather than mourning a friend," she wrote. "In reality, he was trying to distract us from the truth: that he had injected my brother with a lethal dose of ketamine and left him in a hot tub to die." Iwamasa's presence at Perry's funeral was equally difficult for the family to process. "Kenny even spoke at Matthew’s funeral," she wrote. "The person responsible for my brother’s death stood up and addressed the people who loved him most. That is like a cruel joke I still struggle with. He didn’t just take my brother’s life — he tainted our final memories of saying goodbye." 'KETAMINE QUEEN' TO PLEAD GUILTY IN MATTHEW PERRY DRUG OVERDOSE CASE Perry's mother, Suzanne, wrote, "Kenny’s most important job — by far — was to be my son’s companion and guardian in his fight against addiction. His number-one responsibility — ensure that Matthew remained what he wanted to be: drug free." "And when he had killed my son, he kept a sharp eye on me." Iwamasa is the fifth and final defendant to be sentenced in connection to Perry’s death, with defendants including "Ketamine Queen" Jasveen Sangha, Dr. Salvador Plasencia, Dr. Mark Chavez and drug broker Erik Fleming. The "Friends" star died on Oct. 28, 2023, after an apparent drowning in the hot tub at his Pacific Palisades home, authorities confirmed to Fox News Digital at the time. He was 54. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER Iwamasa procured dozens of vials of the dissociative drug ketamine over a span of weeks, and was responsible for performing multiple injections on the day Perry died, according to the plea agreement he made with the Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Martin Estrada said at one point that the defendants distributed approximately "20 vials for approximately $50,000 in cash" to Perry for Iwamasa to distribute the drug to the actor. During another sale, the dealers "took advantage of Mr. Perry" by selling approximately "50 vials of ketamine for approximately $11,000 in cash." Iwamasa used multiple sources to secure the drug for Perry, and purchased more than $55,000 worth of ketamine over a nearly month-long span leading up to Perry's overdose death at his home in October 2023. Perry was introduced to Dr. Salvador Plasencia, a ketamine source, by Iwamasa. Plasencia, who obtained ketamine from Dr. Mark Chavez, allegedly taught the assistant how to inject Perry with ketamine. Chavez previously ran a ketamine clinic and allegedly submitted a bogus prescription in the name of a former patient to secure the drug. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Beginning on Sept. 30, Plasencia met and injected Perry with "approximately two shots of ketamine" at his home in the Pacific Palisades. He then gave Iwamasa instructions on "where to make injections" on Perry's body before leaving behind one vial of ketamine "with liquid still remaining in it." Iwamasa paid Plasencia approximately $4,500 in cash. Throughout communications, Iwamasa and the accused defendants used code words to describe the drugs, including "Dr Pepper," "cans," and "bots" or "bottles." On Oct. 10, Plasencia met Iwamasa in a Long Beach parking lot, and injected Perry with ketamine while he was sitting in the back seat of a car. Two days later, Perry visited a ketamine clinic at a doctor's office before returning to his home where Plasencia administered another "large dose" of the dissociative drug. Plasencia claimed Perry had an adverse medical reaction, which spiked his blood and caused his body to "freeze up" so that Perry couldn't move or talk. He allegedly told Iwamasa, "Let's not do that again," before leaving additional vials of ketamine with Iwamasa. The day before Perry died, Plasencia allegedly texted Iwamasa, "Hi I know you mentioned taking a break. I have been stocking up on the meanwhile. I am not sure when you guys plan to resume but in case its when im out of town this weekend I have left supplies with a nurse of mine." Iwamasa injected Perry six to eight times a day between Oct. 24 and Oct. 27, authorities claimed. He pleaded guilty Aug. 7 to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a177339ee6011c3f4e89c69 Over 100 animals kept in small wire craters rescued in Tucson te 2026-05-27T22:42:01.700Z Over 100 animals kept in small wire craters rescued in Tucson Dozens of small breeds, including Yorkies and pugs, a few larger livestock-guardian breeds, three cats, and a rabbit-like rodent native to Argentina, were rescued. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a177307ee6011c3f4e89c3d Talarico makes stunning claim about why he thinks Texas elections aren't 'free and fair' te 2026-05-27T22:41:11.346Z Talarico makes stunning claim about why he thinks Texas elections aren't 'free and fair' Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico said he believes state laws have stacked the deck against him as he looks to become the first Democrat to win statewide office since 1994. "Means you’re probably going to have to win by a little more than we would have to in a completely free and fair election," Talarico said in a recent podcast interview. Talarico’s posture towards Texas voting laws reflects a broader Democratic belief that Republican dominance in the Lone Star State is due to low turnout brought on by election security measures rather than the state’s conservative leanings — a theory that continues to drive long-running attempts to flip the state. Despite having raised an impressive $40 million as of March, Talarico faces an uphill campaign against Republican candidate Ken Paxton, the current Texas attorney general, who has widespread name recognition. TEXAS MAP FIGHT ESCALATES AS JEFFRIES VOWS ‘ALL OPTIONS’ TO STOP GOP PLAN "We’re going to have to overcome that. We’re going to have to out-organize, out-work, out-hustle that voter suppression if we’re going to win," Talarico said. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Texas passed a flurry of election-security bills. Most notably, the legislature passed SB1, a bill that requires voters to provide specific identification numbers to vote and to register to vote: either a Texas driver's license, an election identification certificate or the last four digits of a Social Security number. It also banned drive-through voting and unsolicited mailing of ballot applications. Talarico said he opposed its passage as a state legislator. "I will say that we already have a lot of voter suppression in Texas. It’s baked into our laws. I’ve fought fiercely against many of those laws when they were coming through the legislature," Talarico said. "Texas is one of the hardest places to vote in the country as a result. It’s why we see such low voter turnout in our state compared to other states," Talarico said. RED STATE AG INVESTIGATING MORE THAN 30 POTENTIAL NONCITIZENS WHO VOTED IN 2024 ELECTION Although it’s true that Texas ranks in the bottom five states for voter turnout, the 56.6% of voters that cast a ballot in the last presidential election was greater than turnout in 2016, 2012 and 2004, according to data from the United States Election Project. Similarly, the 41.8% participation in the 2022 midterms exceeded levels from 2014, 2010, 2006 and 2002. Talarico’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital. To at least one GOP strategist, Talarico’s concern over turnout comes at the expense of his prioritization of election security. "James Talarico wants illegal aliens to vote in our elections," Zach Kraft, a Republican National Committee spokesperson, told Fox News Digital. "While Talarico puts illegals first, Ken Paxton will continue to put Texans first by working with President Trump to get the SAVE America Act signed into law and ensure foreign citizens never vote in American elections," Kraft said, referring to the national voter integrity bill championed by Republicans in Congress. Notably, as a state legislator, Talarico also voted against a bill that increased state penalties for illegal aliens voting in Texas elections from a Class A misdemeanor to a second-degree felony. TRUMP COMPARES DEM SENATE CANDIDATE TO FRECKLE-FACED CARTOON CHARACTER, PROMISES TO CAMPAIGN FOR PAXTON Despite his pessimistic outlook on Texas’s voting laws, Talarico urged viewers to draw confidence from other long-shot campaigns, such as civil rights movements and labor organizers. "They were all up against a rigged system. So, if they can do that, we can certainly do that against this stacked deck," Talarico said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1772f3ee6011c3f4e89c34 Trump says Delaney Hall protesters are ‘paid’ as clashes escalate outside NJ ICE facility te 2026-05-27T22:40:51.361Z Trump says Delaney Hall protesters are ‘paid’ as clashes escalate outside NJ ICE facility President Donald Trump on Wednesday dismissed protesters outside Delaney Hall as "fake" and "paid for" as demonstrations continued at the Newark ICE detention facility and Democratic lawmakers increased pressure over conditions inside. "These aren’t protesters; these people are fake, they’re all paid for," Trump said during a Cabinet meeting Wednesday. "We run the finest facilities anywhere in the world of their type." Trump’s comments came after days of protests outside Delaney Hall, where detainees and family members have alleged overcrowding, poor living conditions and inadequate medical care inside the facility. Some detainees have also launched a hunger strike, according to Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J. The controversy escalated Wednesday as Reps. Daniel Goldman, D-N.Y., and Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., were escorted into the facility amid growing scrutiny surrounding conditions inside the detention center. PROTESTERS CLASH WITH ICE AS NJ DETENTION FACILITY DEMONSTRATIONS CONTINUE Protests outside Delaney Hall began Friday and have continued throughout the week, at times turning chaotic as demonstrators clashed with ICE agents outside the facility. On Sunday night, protesters attempted to block vehicles from entering and exiting the detention center. On Monday, officers deployed tear gas and forcibly removed protesters during confrontations outside the facility. Video from the scene showed officers throwing one protester to the ground and dragging another away from the entrance. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin also defended conditions inside Delaney Hall and dismissed criticism from detainees and Democratic lawmakers. SOMETHING TO HIDE? ICE UNDER FIRE FOR SUBSTANDARD CONDITIONS AT FOR-PROFIT DETENTION CENTER "This isn’t Holiday Inn," Mullin said when asked about complaints surrounding the facility. Mullin also criticized elected officials who have appeared outside Delaney Hall, including Kim, who said he witnessed deteriorating conditions firsthand during a recent visit. "I’m sorry, you probably shouldn’t have been there," Mullin said when asked about Kim being pepper-sprayed outside the facility. Kim told CNN detainees showed him spoiled food and described worsening conditions inside the center. "A detainee handed me a carton of milk, and I looked at it, and it was just congealed solid, I mean it was absolutely disgusting," Kim said. ICE officials have denied allegations that detainees are being held in unsafe or inhumane conditions at the facility. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1772dfee6011c3f4e89c2b James Talarico admits past comments 'missed the mark' when confronted on claims like God is 'non-binary' te 2026-05-27T22:40:31.430Z James Talarico admits past comments 'missed the mark' when confronted on claims like God is 'non-binary' Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico tried to walk back some past controversial statements during an interview Wednesday, saying he had "missed the mark" with some of his more provocative remarks, like saying God was non-binary. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe spoke with Talarico about how his past political statements are being used as political attacks by Republicans, saying, "So, they are running a handful of highlights of things you have said in the past, and I wanted to give you an opportunity to respond or clarify. In 2021, in a speech during debate over transgender issues, you said, ‘God is non-binary.’ What did you mean by that?" "Well, you know, I think I was being intentionally provocative with that statement, but what it means is that God cannot be defined by human categories," Talarico responded. "The Apostle Paul, in his letter to the Galatians, says that in Christ there is neither male nor female." ‘GOD IS NON-BINARY’: TEXAS DEM NOMINEE TALARICO’S PAST REMARKS ON ABORTION, RACE AND GENDER DRAW SCRUTINY He appeared to be referring to Galatians 3:28, which was about how Christ views His followers rather than the personhood of Christ Himself, where the Apostle Paul says, "There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." Talarico went on to say, "I am always going to stand up for Texans who are being picked on by the most powerful, most corrupt politicians in the country, and I am going to continue doing that in this race and hopefully in the United States Senate." O'Keefe, noting that Talarico admitted it was provocative at the time, asked him if he had any regrets about that remark. Talarico said he'd made mistakes but said Republican opponent Ken Paxton was trying to "distract" from his own record. "There are some statements that I have made that I certainly regret. There are statements that I have made where I have missed the mark. I will be the first to admit that," Talarico said. "But Ken Paxton is intentionally clipping my cringey comments to distract from his career of corruption." "Ken Paxton has a criminal record. I have a legislative record," he continued. "I have served for four terms in the Texas House of Representatives, where I brought Democrats and independents together to actually make progress for people. I have brought Republican legislators and Democratic legislators together to cut property taxes, to raise teacher pay, to lower the cost of housing and child care and prescription drugs."   "I have passed more than 60 bipartisan bills as a legislator," Talarico added. "I have also called out the extremes in both parties, on the left and the right. I have called out Ken Paxton for his blatant corruption, but I also called out President Biden for failing to secure our southern border." RISING STAR TALARICO TOPPLES PROGRESSIVE FIREBRAND CROCKETT IN HIGH-STAKES TEXAS SENATE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY O'Keefe went on to recall another past controversial statement where Talarico had claimed modern science acknowledges six biological variations based on chromosomes to argue that sex is a spectrum rather than a binary and asked, ‘Do you still believe there are six biological sexes?" "I know there are two sexes, men and women. I also know there is a very small percentage of people who have these chromosomal abnormalities, and I believe they deserve to be treated with dignity and respect," Talarico said. Republicans have painted Talarico as too radical for Texas, which hasn't elected a Democrat to statewide office in decades. They have spotlighted numerous past progressive remarks. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE Fox News Digital reached out to Paxton’s office and campaign and did not receive an immediate response. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1770cfee6011c3f4e89bb8 Two men drown in Salt River during Memorial Day Weekend te 2026-05-27T22:31:43.279Z Two men drown in Salt River during Memorial Day Weekend Back-to-back tragedies within a mile of each other prompt Maricopa County Sheriff's Office to issue urgent water safety warnings ahead of summer Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17709dee6011c3f4e89b8b 'Mobland' star Tom Hardy accused of 'career suicide' after allegedly leaving castmates stranded on set: report te 2026-05-27T22:30:53.353Z 'Mobland' star Tom Hardy accused of 'career suicide' after allegedly leaving castmates stranded on set: report Tom Hardy’s future with "Mobland" is reportedly in limbo after reports detailed alleged on-set clashes. Hardy reportedly kept production stalled by staying in his trailer for hours at a time, often leaving co-stars Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren idle on set. "He refused to come out of his trailer for hours at a time," a source told The Hollywood Reporter. "He kept the cast waiting, [which is] a power play. Keeping Pierce Brosnan, Helen Mirren and others waiting is career suicide, I would wager." DWAYNE 'THE ROCK' JOHNSON ADDRESSES RUMORS HE WAS CHRONICALLY LATE TO SET, ALLEGEDLY COST PRODUCTION MILLIONS In addition to issues with Brosnan and Mirren, Hardy was allegedly consistently late to set for filming during season two. Puck News reported the "Peaky Blinders" star gave frequent script notes and often changed dialogue without approval. The latest claims echoed past reports from the set of "Mad Max: Fury Road," where director George Miller later acknowledged friction between Hardy and co-star Charlize Theron during the film’s grueling shoot. Miller claimed the squabble stemmed from Theron and Hardy being "two very different performers." Reports claimed Hardy was regularly late to the set and often had to be cajoled into action. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER "Tom has a damage to him but also a brilliance that comes with it, and whatever was going on with him at the time, he had to be coaxed out of his trailer," Miller said, according to THR. "Whereas Charlize was incredibly disciplined – a dancer by training, which told in the precision of her performance – and always the first one on set. "I’m an optimist, so I saw their behavior as mirroring their characters, where they had to learn to cooperate in order to ensure mutual survival," Miller added. "There’s no excuse for it, and I think there’s a tendency in this business to use great performances as an excuse for other disruption that could be avoided." LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS It's unclear if "Mobland" will be renewed for season three. If the Paramount+ show is greenlit for another season, THR reported production will begin in September. Fox News Digital reached out to Paramount+ and a representative for Hardy. Hardy's performances in "Band of Brothers" and "Black Hawk Down" put him on the map, but his role in "Bronson" helped boost him into stardom. Some of his biggest films include "Inception," "The Dark Knight Rises," "The Revenant" and "Venom." Hardy portrays Harry Da Souza in "Mobland," a ruthless but sharply intelligent "fixer" working for a powerful crime family in London. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a177089ee6011c3f4e89b82 Pregnant woman driving home from prenatal visit shot during alleged road rage attack: police te 2026-05-27T22:30:33.427Z Pregnant woman driving home from prenatal visit shot during alleged road rage attack: police An Illinois man is behind bars after police say he allegedly shot a pregnant woman driving home from a prenatal appointment in a suspected road rage incident.  Anthony Lee-Armstrong, 19, is facing a slew of felony charges — including first-degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon — stemming from an alleged shooting in St. Louis on May 17, according to jail records.  The incident unfolded after authorities with the St. Louis Police Department received a 911 call from a woman who reported that "two black vehicles occupied by white males just shot up her vehicle" with a young child inside, according to a probable cause statement obtained by Fox News Digital.  Authorities said the family was driving near Russell Boulevard and South Jefferson Avenue when a Volkswagen sedan and a black Honda sedan nearly hit them as they drove into a QuickTrip parking lot. 11-YEAR-OLD KILLED IN ROAD RAGE SHOOTING ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL, POLICE SAY The male victim subsequently followed the vehicles and confronted them about the alleged near-collision before leaving the parking lot, police said.  The drivers of both sedans then allegedly began following the family’s vehicle, weaving in and out of oncoming traffic to keep up with them, investigators added.  When the family made a U-turn to evade both vehicles, an unknown number of gunshots were fired, according to the probable cause statement.  The female victim, who was 11 weeks pregnant at the time of the alleged incident and on her way home from a prenatal appointment, told police she immediately felt pain in her back after she heard the gunshots ring out.  When officers arrived at the scene, they found the pregnant female victim suffering from a gunshot wound to her upper back, authorities said. The male victim also sustained shrapnel injuries to his chin and shoulder, and the family’s vehicle sustained significant ballistic damage in the alleged shooting. FOLLOW US ON X Both victims were subsequently transported to a hospital for treatment. MANHUNT UNDERWAY FOR PHILLY DRIVER WHO OPENED FIRE ON TEEN, WOMAN IN ROAD RAGE INCIDENT Surveillance video obtained by authorities allegedly showed the pair of suspected vehicles following the family’s car through the area and gunshots being fired from the driver’s side of the Volkswagen sedan, police said. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL Investigators later tied Lee-Armstrong to the incident after a license plate reader revealed that he is the owner of the Volkswagen, according to the probable cause statement. GOT A TIP? The female victim subsequently identified Lee-Armstrong in a lineup as the alleged driver of the vehicle, adding that he made "racist statements" toward her and the male victim during the incident, police said. CLICK HERE FOR MORE US NEWS Authorities added a second witness who was inside the Honda sedan also named Lee-Armstrong as the driver of the Volkswagen.  Lee-Armstrong was taken into custody on May 23, and is charged with two counts of first-degree assault, four counts of armed criminal action, one count of unlawful use of a weapon and first-degree property damage, jail records show. He is being held without bond, according to court documents.  Fox News Digital reached out to the City of St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a176e44ee6011c3f4e89af4 Seattle socialist mayor mocked for ‘irony’ as residents build walls to stop out of control shootings te 2026-05-27T22:20:52.551Z Seattle socialist mayor mocked for ‘irony’ as residents build walls to stop out of control shootings Seattle democratic socialist Mayor Katie Wilson is being mocked online over the "irony" of residents in the blue-run city erecting barrier walls in a desperate attempt to stop out-of-control shootings. Just months after Wilson took office in Seattle, terrified residents in the city’s Aurora Avenue corridor decided to take matters into their own hands to address near-nightly shootings believed to be connected to criminal turf wars, prostitution and illegal trafficking. After weeks of gang-related shootings and high-speed car chases, some residents spent Memorial Day weekend blocking off their own streets using metal planters, dirt, gravel, logs and chunks of concrete. The barricades were set up to block at least three streets leading into the neighborhood. Though such artifices could incur fines, one resident named Peter Orr told KTVB 7, "It’s either this, or bullets in my neighbor’s houses." News of the neighborhood barricades in Seattle has garnered scorn for Wilson’s policies online. TERRIFIED RESIDENTS IN CRIME-PLAGUED BLUE CITY THROW UP GIANT BARRICADES TO STOP CHAOS Among these was conservative commentator Paul Szypula, who wrote on X, "The Irony is Undeniable." "When progressive policies result in neighborhoods literally barricading themselves off… that says everything," he wrote, adding, "What should Seattle leaders be doing so residents don’t feel forced to do this?" Popular conservative account Libs of TikTok mocked, "Seattle residents are now building WALLS on their blocks to keep out criminals." Commentator Eric Daugherty posted, "Furious blue city residents in Seattle are now building their OWN BARRICADES to BLOCK streets because shootings are so high Omg. This is MADNESS." "The socialist mayor is IGNORING IT," he added. "BLUE CITIES ARE COOKED!" Constitutional analyst Jonathan Turley wrote, "Nothing says socialism more than citizen barricades." DEM WHO WELCOMED SOCIALIST MAYOR'S 'CHANGE' NOW SOUNDING ALARM OVER BILLIONAIRE EXODUS: 'GRAVELY CONCERNED' He mocked, "In this case, Les Miserables are seeking to protect their property. After electing a mayor who once called for the defunding of police, Seattle neighborhoods are reverting to self-help measures." Wilson, who was sworn into office this January, wrote in a 2020 opinion piece about the defund the police effort that "there’s never been a better time to try." In the piece, Wilson posited "there’s a strong argument for simply disbanding police departments and starting over," reasoning that "institutional culture change is hard." "Leaving aside debates on the left about whether police abolition is possible under capitalism, or at all, let’s stick with the current movement demand of cutting the SPD [Seattle Police Department] budget by half. That’s a lot of officers. It may sound alarming, until you realize that U.S. police perform numerous functions for which armed personnel, trained for violent conflict, are unnecessary or unsuited — and often, unsurprisingly, cause harm," she wrote. BISHOP BARRON SLAMS 'BORDERLINE COMMUNISTS' SANDERS, MAMDANI AHEAD OF TRUMP PRAYER EVENT: 'ECONOMY THAT KILLS' As mayor, however, Wilson has not moved to cut the police by half. She has responded to recent shootings by launching a "multi-pronged gun violence strategy," in which she convened a panel of experts to help the city reduce retaliatory shootings, address youth violence and coordinate efforts between police, schools and community groups. Wilson has paused expansion of the city’s CCTV surveillance and license plate reader programs pending a privacy audit, while maintaining existing police camera systems in high-crime areas, including the Aurora Avenue corridor. Fox News Digital reached out to Wilson for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a176e30ee6011c3f4e89ae2 Cold case cracked as Illinois suspect charged in brutal 1993 killing of mother found slain in field te 2026-05-27T22:20:32.482Z Cold case cracked as Illinois suspect charged in brutal 1993 killing of mother found slain in field More than 30 years after an Illinois mother was found beaten to death in a rural field, authorities on Tuesday announced murder charges against a 70-year-old suspect in a cold case that investigators said never stopped haunting the community or the victim’s family. Albert L. Zigler, 70, of Caseyville, Illinois, is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the 1993 killing of Randy Gail Sperino, 34. In 1993, Sperino was bludgeoned to death and her body was dumped in a field in unincorporated Granite City, Illinois. DNA INNOVATION CREDITED IN IDAHO, RACHEL MORIN CASES SIGNALS SHIFT IN RACE TO CATCH KILLERS, LAB FOUNDER SAYS Investigators recovered DNA from the scene, but no matches were identified in Combined DNA Index System (CODIS), according to a report from local outlet KMOV. Othram, a Texas-based genealogy company, recently identified Zigler as the suspect. Despite the passage of more than three decades, investigators said sufficient evidence was developed to support the charges against Zigler. Wes Sperino, Randy Sperino's son, told the outlet he never thought an arrest would be made. "I thought I might pass and never know, but that all changed thanks to these guys behind me and to my side," Wes Sperino said. "I was ecstatic and then I had immediate tears of joy, and I was just shocked that I was hearing the words of, 'We got him.'" Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a176c32ee6011c3f4e89a78 Jury resumes deliberations on death penalty in Ian Mitcham trial for Scottsdale murder te 2026-05-27T22:12:02.955Z Jury resumes deliberations on death penalty in Ian Mitcham trial for Scottsdale murder Jurors are deliberating after a deadlock as they decide whether to sentence Ian Mitcham to death or life in prison for the 2015 murder of Allison Feldman. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a176bffee6011c3f4e89a4b Fox News Poll: Faith in higher education in the US is collapsing te 2026-05-27T22:11:11.993Z Fox News Poll: Faith in higher education in the US is collapsing Attitudes toward higher education have shifted dramatically in the last two decades, as the latest Fox News poll shows voters far less inclined to believe a college degree is still worth pursuing. In 2006, 65% thought a student with $100,000 should use it for college tuition rather than invest the money and go straight to work, and 84% said college was more important to success than it was 25 years earlier. FOX NEWS POLL: AS ECONOMIC PAIN DEEPENS, DISAPPROVAL OF TRUMP HITS NEW HIGH Today, those views have flipped. Two-thirds (65%) now say prospective college goers should invest the money and go straight to work. At the same time, more than 6 in 10 say college is less, rather than more, important to success than it was a generation ago. Twenty years ago, voters were split on whether a degree should be obtained at any cost (46% agree, 49% disagree). Now, three-quarters of voters say a college degree is not worth getting at any cost (27% agree, 73% disagree). FOX NEWS POLL: 30% THINK RECENT TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT WAS STAGED The shift spans demographic groups. In 2006, majorities of voters under age 30, over 65, college graduates, those without college degrees, Democrats, Republicans, and independents all thought college was worth the money and was important to success. Today, those same groups largely hold the opposite opinion. Additionally, if parents were making recommendations today, they would urge a high schooler to skip college and invest. They also think a degree is less important to success in life these days and disagree it should be obtained at any cost. Despite these reversals, voters express confidence in certain aspects of higher education. Majorities have a great deal or at least some confidence that universities provide a high-quality education (72% confident), protect free speech (63%), provide fair learning environments (62%), respect all students regardless of political views (60%), and prepare students for the workforce (58%). But voters are deeply skeptical about the financial motives of universities. Fewer than half, 45%, express confidence in higher education’s ability to put students ahead of profits, making it the only area tested where confidence falls below the majority. Views on that question also show some of the widest demographic differences. Voters under age 30 (54% have confidence) are more likely than those ages 65+ (38%) to believe universities prioritize students over profits. Black voters (61%) and Hispanic voters (61%) are more likely than White voters (41%) to say students are a priority over profits, as are Democrats (50%) and independents (50%) compared to Republicans (39%), and parents (52%) compared to non-parents (43%). Voters with and without college degrees are equally likely to have confidence that colleges prioritize students over profits (45% vs. 46% have confidence). While most demographic groups express confidence in higher education, Republicans are more skeptical. When it comes to providing a high-quality education (62% have confidence), protecting free speech (54%), preparing students for the workforce (51%), providing a fair and unbiased learning environment (50%), respecting students regardless of political views (49%), and putting students ahead of profits (39%), Republicans’ confidence are well below other demographic groups. Democrats and independents hold more positive views. Majorities say colleges provide a high-quality education (81% of Democrats, 71% of independents), protect free speech (70%, 64%), prepare students for the workforce (66%, 58%), provide a fair learning space (72%, 65%), respect students’ political views (69%, 64%), and put students ahead of profits (50% each). "Voters in both parties have a beef with higher education, but the grievance is particularly acute among Republicans," says Republican pollster Daron Shaw, who helps conduct the Fox News Poll with Democrat Chris Anderson. "They not only think universities are too expensive but also that they have been captured by woke, leftist administrators and professors." CLICK HERE FOR CROSSTABS AND TOPLINE Conducted May 15–18, 2026, under the direction of Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R), this Fox News survey includes interviews with a sample of 1,002 registered voters randomly selected from a national voter file. Respondents spoke with live interviewers on landlines (109) and cellphones (635) or completed the survey online after receiving a text (258). Results based on the full sample have a margin of sampling error of ±3 percentage points. Sampling error for results among subgroups is higher. In addition to sampling error, question wording and order can influence results. Weights are generally applied to age, race, education, and area variables to ensure the demographics are representative of the registered voter population. Sources for developing weight targets include the most recent American Community Survey, Fox News Voter Analysis, and voter file data. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a176bebee6011c3f4e89a42 Doctors push new blood tests for colon cancer as cases surge in younger adults te 2026-05-27T22:10:51.992Z Doctors push new blood tests for colon cancer as cases surge in younger adults The American Cancer Society (ACS) has updated its guidelines for colorectal cancer screening. The organization released the update in its flagship journal on Wednesday, noting that the new recommendations "re-affirm" that adults at average risk should be screened for colorectal cancer at age 45 and continue through 75, for those with a life expectancy greater than 10 years. In addition to the standard colonoscopy, the ACS also recommends that patients receive a blood-based screening test in a doctor’s office, which is designed to detect tumor DNA in the blood. COMMON CANCER TYPE COULD BE DETECTED WITH NEW BLOOD TEST The ACS also suggested an at-home screening option that looks for hidden blood and molecular markers in stool samples. These new guidelines reflect recent advancements in disease detection, as well as a "critical shift in public health strategy to expand screening options and lower barriers to access," the ACS stated in a press release. Dr. Robert Smith, senior vice president of early cancer detection science at the American Cancer Society and senior author of the report, wrote in a statement that colorectal cancer should be emphasized as a "highly preventable disease as much as a treatable one." "By offering more screening tools in our guideline update, more eligible adults will be able to participate in lifesaving colorectal cancer testing, helping to close the screening gap and catch more cancers at an earlier, treatable stage," he added. JAMES VAN DER BEEK MISTOOK CANCER SYMPTOMS FOR PROBLEMS WITH HIS DIET According to the ACS, colorectal screening "dramatically improves survival," as studies show early-stage detection yields a five-year survival rate of more than 90% in the U.S. About one in three American adults are eligible for colorectal cancer screening but have not been tested, although ACS research marks colorectal cancer as the top cancer killer of adults under 50. People at a high risk of colorectal cancer may need to begin screening before age 45 or be screened more often, the ACS added. Those over 85 years old should no longer be screened for colorectal cancer, per the guidelines. Dr. William Dahut, chief scientific officer at the ACS, commented that "no matter which test you choose, what’s most important is to get screened, and that includes underserved, rural and minority populations." CLICK HERE FOR MORE HEALTH STORIES These guideline changes follow a surge in colorectal cancer diagnoses in younger individuals. Recent ACS research revealed a 50% relative increase in diagnoses in adults aged 45 to 49 from 2021 to 2022. Dr. Aparna Parikh, medical director of the Center for Young Adult Colorectal Cancer at the Mass General Cancer Center, who is not affiliated with the ACS, shared that experts don’t "entirely understand why" cases are on the rise. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER "But it seems to be an interplay of a person’s risk factors, overall makeup and early exposures," she previously told Fox News Digital. "[Those] include dietary exposures, environmental exposures and possible antibiotic exposures, as well as lifestyle factors in the right host." Another recent ACS study found that drinking heavily and consistently over an adult’s lifetime could lead to a higher risk of colorectal cancer. Other known risk factors include family history, obesity, smoking, a diet high in red and processed meats, inflammatory bowel disease, and a personal history or family history of polyps. While there may be no symptoms of colorectal cancer before diagnosis, especially in the early stages, certain symptoms should not be overlooked, experts say. Dr. Eitan Friedman, PhD, an oncologist and founder of The Suzanne Levy-Gertner Oncogenetics Unit at the Sheba Medical Center in Israel, confirmed to Fox News Digital that changes in bowel habits are the primary red flag that should raise the suspicion of colorectal cancer. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ Other symptoms include fatigue as a result of anemia, stomach pain or abdominal discomfort, rectal bleeding or blood in the stool, weakness and unexplained weight loss. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a176bd8ee6011c3f4e89a39 Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich now calls Clinton impeachment a mistake, citing sex framing te 2026-05-27T22:10:32.076Z Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich now calls Clinton impeachment a mistake, citing sex framing Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said during an interview Wednesday that impeaching former President Bill Clinton was a mistake, pointing to what he considered to be the "real problem" of Clinton committing perjury. Asked by "Pod Force One" host Miranda Devine if he thought it was a mistake to impeach the former president over the Monica Lewinsky scandal, Gingrich said yes. "I think it was a mistake because the real problem wasn't Lewinsky," he said. "The real problem was he had committed perjury in a case involving sexual harassment while he was governor. And perjury is a felony. In fact, he was stripped of his law license in Arkansas after he left the presidency and for five years couldn't practice because he clearly committed a felony."  He said allowing the impeachment to be about sex "trivialized it." Gingrich was the speaker of the House during Clinton's impeachment. MONICA LEWINSKY BREAKS DOWN IN EMOTIONAL CONFESSION ABOUT CLINTON SCANDAL: 'I STILL LIVE IN A LOT OF FEAR' "By allowing it to be about sex, it trivialized it. I realized that we were really off course in August of that year when I was at the OK Cafe in Atlanta with my two daughters who at that time were, I guess, in their early 20s," he said. "And they both said to me, 'If our friends lose money on their 401(k) because of some stupid intern, we are going to be mad at you because frankly it ain't a big enough deal for us to lose a lot of money, right?'" Gingrich added, "I realized at that point I had completely misunderstood how the culture was evolving." Clinton's spokesperson did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. MONICA LEWINSKY CALLS CLINTON SCANDAL 'PUBLIC BURNING' LIKE WITCHES 'TIED TO A POST' Gingrich appeared to refer to Paula Jones' case against Clinton, which began while the former president was governor of Arkansas. The case eventually led to his impeachment in 1998. After Jones launched a sexual harassment lawsuit in 1991, Ken Starr, an independent counsel assigned to the case, began an investigation that would uncover not just the details about the Jones incident but also the Monica Lewinsky scandal that finally led to Clinton’s impeachment in the House of Representatives. Jones recieved an $850,000 settlement as a result of her private suit. The case that would eventually lead to Clinton’s impeachment first came to the public’s attention when the Drudge Report picked up a story, initially abandoned by Newsweek, that Clinton was having an affair with an intern at the White House. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE Clinton denied the allegations when answering questions under oath from Ken Starr, who, at the time, was investigating Paula Jones' claims. The former president was impeached on perjury and obstruction of justice before he was acquitted by the Senate. Fox News' Leo Briceno contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1769b4ee6011c3f4e899bd Arizona man dies after reaching summit of Mount Everest te 2026-05-27T22:01:24.626Z Arizona man dies after reaching summit of Mount Everest The man was overcome by snow blindness, according to his climbing partner. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17697eee6011c3f4e89963 Court Orders Customs Chief to Address Compliance on Refunding Tariffs te 2026-05-27T22:00:30.318Z Court Orders Customs Chief to Address Compliance on Refunding Tariffs The surprising demand to appear at a hearing suggested new concern about the Trump administration’s efforts to repay the full $166 billion owed from illegally imposed tariffs. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a176727ee6011c3f4e898fe EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Dems slammed for demanding ‘five-star accommodations’ for illegal immigrants at ICE facility te 2026-05-27T21:50:31.826Z EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Dems slammed for demanding ‘five-star accommodations’ for illegal immigrants at ICE facility EXCLUSIVE: Speaking with Fox News Digital at the site of a multi-day confrontation between anti-ICE protesters and federal law enforcement, Republican state lawmaker Paul Kanitra ripped into Democrats for demanding what he described as "five-star accommodations" for illegal immigrants. Just days after many top New Jersey Democrats, including Gov. Mikie Sherrill and Sen. Cory Booker, joined protesters outside of ICE’s Delaney Hall, Kanitra called Democrats’ handling of illegal immigration a "disgrace." "Democrats created this chaos with all their laws. Gov. Sherrill was in office for a couple of weeks before she passed three radical protective illegal immigration bills, taking the masks off of ICE agents, protecting their [illegal immigrants’] status here, giving them more benefits, and here she is out here knowing full well she wasn’t going to get in," he said. Democrats and protesters allege that detainees in the Newark ICE facility, known as Delaney Hall, have gone on a hunger strike in protest of inhumane conditions. ANTI-ICE PROTESTERS CLASH WITH AGENTS OUTSIDE NEW JERSEY DETENTION CENTER AS GOV. SHERRILL DENIED ENTRY On Monday, Sherrill posted on X that she had attempted to enter Delaney Hall after hearing "heartbreaking" reports of unsafe and unconstitutional conditions. She wrote that her request to access the facility was "denied this morning, raising even more questions about what they are trying to hide from public view." The Department of Homeland Security has shot down the claims of bad conditions and denied the hunger strike. Kanitra asserted that Sherrill’s appearance "was a performative stunt to try to change the focus from their policies, which have created this chaos, to try to make some sort of sensational news story out of it." He taunted Democrats, saying, "The food service provider here at Delaney Hall is actually the same food service provider that services the $150,000 to $500,000 suites at Met Life Stadium." "It seems to be good enough for those guys, so I assume it's good enough for our illegal invaders behind us," he said, pointing back to the facility. The lawmaker said he actually agrees that "every public official should be allowed to see what’s going on inside [the ICE facility] for themselves," which he said, "will debunk these crazed claims that they have." "We already heard from Secretary Mullin himself and DHS saying that these were baseless allegations," he continued. "I don’t know if they’re expecting the Ritz Carlton behind us, but these people are either here illegally or they were here as part of a privilege, with a visa or other procedure, and then they broke the law and are getting that revoked." "They shouldn’t be expecting five-star accommodations here in New Jersey," he concluded. MARKWAYNE MULLIN GOES OFF ON DEMS’ 'GARBAGE' MEMORIAL DAY ‘POLITICAL STUNT’ AT ICE FACILITY Meanwhile, a protester named Diana Tabor told Fox News Digital that she believes the conditions inside the ICE facility are "very unfair." Tabor, who is Black, also noted that the protesters have been questioning the ethics of ICE agents who "look like us," saying, "it feels like betrayal." She said that protesters, who have been camping outside the facility for several days, are with various advocacy groups and nonprofit organizations and are prepared to keep it up for weeks or months "until justice is served." Tabor said she was present on her own "on the behalf of constituents in Union County who have suffered due to the misfair treatment of Delaney Hall." "We’ve come here from different backgrounds, different organizations, we came here with different objectives, but ultimately, we formed a big family, and we have one goal, and we’ve all come together to make that goal," said Tabor. She agreed, "There is credibility in protecting the American people," but emphasized, "I do believe that there are different ways to go about it, not kidnapping people, not putting them in overcrowded detention centers, I would say that we need to find a better way to mitigate that." ANTI-ICE PROTEST LEADER DEMANDS RELEASE OF INMATES, SHERRILL APPEARANCE 6396770801112 "I do think that there are obviously people that come here and do commit crimes, and there are murders and there are rapes and there are robberies and there are people being harmed with the loose borders, and that should be taken care of accordingly, but I think that if we start using our resources adequately and we start using it to actually go against criminals who are hurting people within these borders that we’d get a lot more done," she said. "So, I would say that we need to start focusing more on actual crime, and not just profiling people based on what they look like," Tabor added. "I think that there is a happy medium between protecting human rights and also protecting the country." DHS responded to the protests by publishing a statement stating that certified dietitians evaluate meals and that all detainees are provided with three meals a day, clean water, clothing, bedding, showers, soap, and toiletries. The agency added that detainees "also have access to phones to communicate with their family members and lawyers" and that "ICE has higher detention standards than most U.S. prisons that hold actual U.S. citizens." Fox News Digital reached out to Sherrill and Booker for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1764e3ee6011c3f4e89870 SEC football doing away with 'cupcake weekend' means the death of another college football tradition te 2026-05-27T21:40:51.833Z SEC football doing away with 'cupcake weekend' means the death of another college football tradition One of the biggest developments coming out of the SEC Spring Meetings in Destin, Fla., is that the conference is doing away with the oft-derided "cupcake weekend" of scheduling during the college football season. For those unaware, a "cupcake weekend" was generally the slate of games right before rivalry weekend, typically during the penultimate week of the season. Fans of other conferences are likely cheering this news, as they have viewed this week of games as a slap in the face to competitive college football late in the season, but for diehard SEC fans such as myself, it's just the death of another tradition that we once held so dear. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Any SEC fan from a bygone era of the sport will tell you that "cupcake weekend" generally meant a couple of really important things. One of those things happened to be the fact that the games against overmatched opponents would give coaches an excuse to show off a few of their prized, highly-ranked freshmen. Almost like a preseason game, a high-powered SEC team would throw their starters out against their designated cupcake for a quarter at most, who would then cede the field to a litany of talented underclassmen. As a Florida Gators fan, I can think of two examples right off the bat in back-to-back years, as both Tim Tebow (2006) and Cam Newton (2007) had breakout games as true freshmen against Western Carolina and Florida Atlantic, respectively. FLORIDA COACH JON SUMRALL'S LATEST COMMENTS PROVE HE'S JUST AS PSYCHO AS HIS FANBASE Tebow's five total touchdowns that day only added to his growing legend, as he would go on to win the Heisman the very next year, and although Newton didn't stick around Gainesville for too long, his 24-yard touchdown scamper offered college football fans a glimpse of his talents and the magical season that would come for him down the road at Auburn. This phenomenon wasn't limited to Gators freshmen either, obviously, as legendary running backs like Marcus Lattimore, Darren McFadden and Leonard Fournette all put up monster numbers against late-November cupcakes in their freshman seasons. These are just the few notable names who went on to have legendary careers in college, but every cupcake week offered fans a chance to see the next wave of great players take some meaningful snaps. Hell, even Auburn fans caught a glimpse of what could have been a very bright future in their cupcake tune-up before playing rival Alabama, as five-star true freshman quarterback Deuce Knight absolutely carved up Mercer in a 62-17 onslaught. Unfortunately, with how transient college athletes are now, these cupcake performances can come at a detriment to the program, as Knight would end up transferring following the firing of Auburn coach Hugh Freeze at the end of the 2025 season. This performance likely only drove up the bidding war on Knight, though, so even the young players benefitted from cupcake weekend. Another positive to cupcake weekend came in the form of offering both players and fans a breather before going into their final game, usually a hard-fought contest against a bitter rival. There was something magical about being able to watch your favorite team play some stress-free football for at least one week out of the season, especially if it came in the midst of a gauntlet of an SEC schedule. I know my Gators haven't been in meaningful games in mid-to-late November in quite some time, but there was a period during my formative football watching years when Florida was in the midst of a championship hunt, and every weekend was a white-knuckle thrill ride with some heartburn tacked on for good measure. It was indescribably blissful to be able to watch a college football game without the risk of cardiac arrest for four quarters. It might sound dumb, but I will definitely miss cupcake weekend, flaws and all. Any fan of an SEC program that is over the age of 20 will always look back on that period of time with fondness. Here's to another college football tradition falling to the wayside. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1764cfee6011c3f4e89867 ‘Golden boy’ Ivy League grad who murdered hedge-fund dad over allowance speaks out in new interview te 2026-05-27T21:40:31.835Z ‘Golden boy’ Ivy League grad who murdered hedge-fund dad over allowance speaks out in new interview The privileged Princeton graduate who gunned down his millionaire hedge-fund father inside the family’s luxury Manhattan apartment after a fight over money is speaking out publicly nearly a decade after the grisly killing that horrified New York’s elite. Thomas Gilbert Jr., once dubbed Manhattan’s "golden boy," resurfaced in a new Court TV prison interview in which he bizarrely maintained his innocence despite overwhelming evidence and despite his own mother identifying him as the killer moments after the 2015 shooting. Gilbert, now imprisoned at Clinton Correctional Facility in upstate New York, appeared gaunt and withdrawn during the interview, at times mumbling short responses before abruptly cutting the conversation short. "I just want to present my case," Gilbert said in the interview with Court TV. "That narrative misses a lot of the facts of the case, particularly pertaining to my innocence." SON LEARNS FATE YEARS AFTER BRUTAL FAMILY MURDERS IN WEALTHY COASTAL ENCLAVE But prosecutors long argued the facts were unmistakable. Gilbert is serving a sentence of 30 years to life for fatally shooting his father, wealthy hedge-fund founder Thomas Gilbert Sr., in the head inside the family’s luxury Beekman Place apartment after becoming enraged over cuts to the $1,000-a-week allowance funding his lavish lifestyle. Authorities said Gilbert sent his mother out of the apartment on a bizarre errand to buy him a Coca-Cola before pulling the trigger and attempting to stage the killing as a suicide by placing the Glock pistol in his father’s hand. TMZ FOUNDER 'STUNNED' BY CHANGES IN MENENDEZ BROTHERS AHEAD OF POSSIBLE RESENTENCING HEARING "My son — he was nuts," Shelley Gilbert said in a 911 call highlighted during the Court TV special. "But I didn’t know he was this nuts." Gilbert's father was the founder and manager of New York-based Wainscott Capital Partners Fund and was well known in Manhattan finance circles. The Court TV special revisits the killing through interviews with Gilbert himself, retired NYPD detectives, forensic psychologists, true-crime author John Glatt author John Glatt and former friends and acquaintances who watched the once-promising Ivy League graduate unravel in the years before the killing. NICK REINER'S DEFENSE ATTORNEY WEIGHS INSANITY PLEA AS MURDER CASE ENTERS DISCOVERY PHASE, LEGAL EXPERT SAYS Among those interviewed was retired NYPD Detective Joseph Cirigliano, one of the first investigators to respond to the Beekman Place apartment after the shooting. The special also featured forensic psychologist Dr. N.G. Berrill, who discussed Gilbert’s mental health, and former girlfriend Anna Rothschild, who recalled becoming fearful after learning Gilbert had killed his father. Glatt, who wrote the book "Golden Boy," described Gilbert’s worsening paranoia and detailed allegations that the Princeton graduate had become increasingly unstable in the years leading up to the murder. During Gilbert’s 2019 sentencing, prosecutors argued he "threw the ultimate tantrum" after his wealthy parents gradually reduced the allowance and pushed him to become more self-sufficient. MENENDEZ BROTHERS DISCUSS 'BULLYING AND TRAUMA' IN PRISON IN RARE PUBLIC REMARKS, NEW PODCAST INTERVIEW Gilbert addressed the court for roughly 10 minutes and repeatedly referred to himself as "the defendant," according to The New York Times. "The defendant expresses remorse," Gilbert said at the time. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Melissa Jackson rejected the defense’s claims that Gilbert was legally insane. ROB REINER, WIFE MICHELE'S MURDER CASE LIKELY HINGES ON SON'S MENTAL COMPETENCY: EXPERTS "You knew exactly what you were doing," Jackson said during the 2019 sentencing, according to The Times. "You were not insane at the time you killed your father. You were not insane then. You are not insane now." The jury rejected Gilbert’s insanity defense after prosecutors laid out what they described as a calculated murder plot, including purchasing a .40-caliber Glock months earlier from a seller in Ohio and attempting to stage the crime scene as a suicide. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X The recent interview reignited longstanding questions surrounding Gilbert’s mental health. EX-STAR ATHLETE ACCUSED IN PRINCETON BROTHER'S GRISLY MURDER RETURNS TO COURT AS PROSECUTORS PREP INDICTMENT Over the years, doctors reportedly diagnosed him with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Mental health experts and people close to the case described Gilbert as increasingly unstable in the years leading up to the killing. SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER Despite those claims, prosecutors argued Gilbert’s actions before and after the murder, including sending his mother out to buy a Coca-Cola and later contacting a criminal defense attorney, showed clear awareness of wrongdoing. Berrill said during the interview that mental illness and criminal responsibility are not mutually exclusive. SEND US A TIP HERE "He’s mentally ill, but still criminally responsible," the forensic psychologist said. Nearly a decade after the killing shocked New York City, Gilbert remains behind bars serving a sentence of 30 years to life. LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST At his 2019 sentencing, Shelley Gilbert insisted her son was mentally ill and unable to fully comprehend his actions, according to The New York Times. She pleaded with the judge to place him in a psychiatric facility instead of prison. IVY LEAGUE MURDER SUSPECT ACTED SUPERIOR, DID NOT EXPECT TO BE CAUGHT: BODY LANGUAGE EXPERT "I know this is what my husband would have wanted for him," she said. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? FIND MORE ON THE TRUE CRIME HUB But jurors rejected Gilbert’s insanity defense, concluding he murdered his hedge-fund manager father with a close-range shot to the head using a .40-caliber Glock purchased months earlier from a seller in Ohio. Prosecutors said Gilbert then placed the weapon in his father’s hand in an attempt to stage the killing as a suicide before fleeing the apartment. "Thomas Gilbert, Sr. was a beloved member of his family and business community when his own son murdered him in a cold-blooded killing," then-Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance said following the conviction in 2019. "But now, thanks to my office’s prosecutors, the defendant has finally been held accountable and he will serve a life sentence for this unconscionable crime." Gilbert was also convicted on charges of criminal possession of a weapon. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a176277ee6011c3f4e897d7 Junior hockey player suspended for rest of major tournament after stomping on opponent's foot te 2026-05-27T21:30:31.830Z Junior hockey player suspended for rest of major tournament after stomping on opponent's foot There are dirty plays in hockey, and there are the plays beyond that that are just downright despicable. This is one of the latter. The Memorial Cup is underway, pitting the championship teams from the Canadian Hockey League's three leagues — the Western Hockey League, Ontario Hockey League and the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League — plus one host team against each other for the namesake trophy. Jordan Tourigny, a defenseman for the QMJHL champion Chicoutimi Sagueneens, was battling for a puck behind the net with Christian Humphreys of the OHL champion Kitchener Rangers. Two other Chicoutimi and an additional Ranger were also battling along the boards, but it was Tourigny and Humphreys who were right on top of the puck. After a few moments of battling, Tourigny appeared to snap and stomp — with a skate on, mind you — right on top of Humphreys' foot multiple times. Humphreys — a 2024 draft pick of the Colorado Avalanche — left the game, while Tourigny was assessed a major penalty. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! However, upon review, that was upgraded to a match penalty. On Wednesday, the CHL announced that Tourigny is suspended for the rest of the tournament. "I’m sorry I can’t continue the tournament to help my teammates," the 21-year-old said in a statement after his suspension was announced. "I never touched or intended to hit the player’s boot or ankle. My only intention was to target the blade of his stick. I regret using my skate in that situation, and I’m aware that this type of action is prohibited. I’m relieved to learn that he’s not injured and that he’ll be able to play in the final game next Sunday." While Tourigny — who has committed to play for the Northeastern University Huskies next season — is done, you may have noticed that he mentioned that Humphreys is expected to be in the Rangers lineup for the Memorial Cup final this weekend. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a176084ee6011c3f4e89742 Angel Reese gives Atlanta Dream rebounds and attention, but her offense is still a problem te 2026-05-27T21:22:12.472Z Angel Reese gives Atlanta Dream rebounds and attention, but her offense is still a problem Angel Reese has a new team, a better record and, apparently, the same old offensive problem. The Atlanta Dream are off to a strong start after acquiring Reese from the Chicago Sky in what qualified as a blockbuster WNBA trade. Atlanta is 4-1, owns the best record in the league as of Wednesday afternoon, and Reese is doing what Reese generally does: grabs rebounds, generates attention and averages a double-double. She is averaging 12.8 points, 11.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists this season. ANGEL REESE BECOMES FASTEST PLAYER IN WNBA HISTORY TO REACH 50 CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES IN DREAM DEBUT But the shooting numbers are still ugly. A shooting breakdown went viral on X, highlighting that Reese has yet to make a single basket from beyond 5 feet. OutKick confirmed the shooting stats via the WNBA's official statistics page. That’s not ideal. Actually, it’s worse than not ideal. It’s a major issue for a 6-foot-4 forward whose value is supposed to be built around production near the rim. Now, to be fair, Reese does some things well. She rebounds. She plays hard (at least in the fourth quarter). She gives Atlanta a physical presence. She clearly brings media and fan attention to a franchise that wanted more of it. But none of that changes the central problem. At some point, the ball has to go in the basket. This has been the issue with Reese since she entered the WNBA. As OutKick noted during her rookie season, Reese was shooting just 42% from the field despite 85% of her shot attempts coming inside eight feet. She was also making just 44% of her layups at the time. Back then, the defense was pretty simple. Reese was a rookie. The Sky stunk. She had plenty of time to develop. Give her a real team, better spacing and more experience, and maybe the efficiency would come. Well, now she’s in Atlanta. And through five games, there’s not much evidence that the offensive skill set has taken a major jump in her third season in the WNBA. ANGEL REESE LOOKS IMPRESSIVELY BAD IN PRESEASON GAME AGAINST HER FORMER TEAM That doesn’t mean Reese is a bad player. She’s not. She’s a useful WNBA player who can help a team win if the role is right. But the conversation around Reese has never simply been about whether she can rebound or whether she deserves to be a starter. The conversation has been about whether she’s a superstar. That’s where things get ridiculous. A certain segment of WNBA media and fans badly want Reese discussed like she’s the second coming of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. She’s not. If anything, the better basketball comparison is Ben Wallace. And that’s not an insult. Wallace is a Hall of Fame player, an NBA champion, a four-time Defensive Player of the Year and one of the great defensive players in basketball history. But nobody watched Ben Wallace and suggested he was Hakeem Olajuwon or Shaquille O’Neal. His value was defense, rebounding, toughness and physicality. He lacked offensive skill, but it didn't matter because he excelled so much defensively. Wallace averaged 5.7 points and 9.6 rebounds per game for his NBA career. He also averaged just 5.0 field-goal attempts per game. In other words, Wallace understood his offensive limitations and didn't force bad shots to stuff his own stat sheet. That's where Reese starts to diverge from Wallace. Reese is averaging 10.8 shots per game this season and 11.7 shots per game for her WNBA career. That’s more than double Wallace’s career shot volume. She’s shooting 40.7% this season and 42.0% for her career. And, keep in mind, she takes the vast majority of her shots from inside 5 feet, and still makes fewer than half of those. Reese has taken 78% of her career shots from inside five feet, but she’s shooting just 48% on those attempts. She’s also shooting just 23% on all shots outside five feet. Additionally, for a player of her size, Reese has a history of having her shots blocked at an alarming rate. Nearly one out of every five of Reese's shot attempts has been blocked in her WNBA career. That’s the difference. Wallace knew exactly what he was, and his teams generally treated him that way. He didn’t take 12 shots per game because nobody was trying to run offense through him and he didn't demand to be treated as an offensive weapon. Because teams didn't run offense through Wallace, he averaged one turnover per game for his career. Reese, on the other hand, averages three turnovers per game for her career and has been even worse this season (4.8). In addition, Wallace had to become one of the best defensive players ever to make his profile work at a championship level. Reese is not close to that yet. Wallace was an elite rim protector who averaged two blocks per game for his career. Reese sits at 0.6 blocks per game for her career. That also means that Reese has her own shots blocked at about four times the rate she blocks an opponent's shot. That's not great and doesn't exactly scream elite post player. Reese is a strong rebounder (although even those numbers are bolstered by her infamous "Mebounds"). She’s active and plays with energy, which makes her a valuable rotation player. But too many people pretend that her offensive game isn't severely limited. And if she’s going to keep taking nearly 11 shots per game, the efficiency has to improve. While her free-throw shooting has always been solid (74% for her career), Reese is even struggling from the line this year (67%). The Dream forward had 17 points and 10 rebounds in Atlanta’s win over Phoenix on Sunday, but she needed 16 shots to get there and shot 37.5% from the field (and 5 of 10 from the free-throw line). In Atlanta’s only loss of the season, against Las Vegas, Reese scored nine points on 1-of-8 shooting and committed eight turnovers. That’s the Angel Reese experience in a nutshell. The counting stats look fine, and sometimes they even look great. But the context almost always matters, even if some choose to ignore it. For example, here's what the WNBA wrote on X on Wednesday: "Angel Reese has been on a tear. Over her last two games, AR5 is averaging 16.0 PPG, 9.5 RPG, 3.0 APG and 2.0 SPG while leading Atlanta to a 2-0 record." The numbers are correct, but lack context. Reese had 32 points in her past two games, but it took her 27 shot attempts. She was also just 6 of 12 from the free-throw line and committed eight turnovers and seven fouls. Again, that context matters. If the shooting chart says a forward has not made a shot outside five feet, opponents are going to notice. Fans have certainly noticed. Reese, for her part, acknowledged earlier this season that she can still impact the game defensively when her shot isn’t falling. That’s true. But again, that sounds a lot more like a defense-and-rebounding specialist than an offensive star. There’s nothing wrong with that. Good teams need those players. Championship teams need those players. Wallace turned that profile into a Hall of Fame career because he became historically great at it. He even helped the Pistons win an NBA championship. But that’s a very different conversation than pretending Reese is an offensive superstar waiting to happen. Right now, the biggest difference between Chicago Angel Reese and Atlanta Angel Reese appears to be the jersey. The rebounds are still there. The attention is still there. The double-doubles are still there. So is the same ugly shot chart. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a176070ee6011c3f4e89739 Big loss for Democrat who wanted ‘Zionists’ in camps may still signal big trouble on horizon te 2026-05-27T21:21:52.472Z Big loss for Democrat who wanted ‘Zionists’ in camps may still signal big trouble on horizon Both Republican and Democratic strategists argued that the defeat of Texas Democrat Maureen Galindo — a congressional candidate who said Zionists should be held in ICE detention centers — was not the "course correction" some Democrats claimed, despite efforts to frame the loss as a rejection of far-left extremism. Galindo's suggestion on a podcast that aired just weeks before the runoff election that "billionaire Zionists" should be imprisoned at the Karnes ICE facility in Texas garnered massive blowback from Democrats and Republicans alike, who alleged Galindo's comment was a proposal for internment camps. Congressional Democratic leadership in particular was vocal in their condemnation of Galindo. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., issued a joint statement with Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Suzan DelBene calling Galindo's words "vile" and "disqualifying." In response to the backlash, Galindo shared in a statement claiming that she never called for "internment camps," blaming the uproar over a headline by an "unethical journalist." DEMOCRATS VOW TO VOTE 'EVERY SINGLE DAY' TO EXPEL FELLOW DEM FROM CONGRESS IF SHE WINS MIDTERM Galindo lost Tuesday's runoff election, capturing roughly 36% of the vote. Her opponent, Johnny Garcia, who is viewed as a moderate Democrat, won the runoff race with 63.8% of the vote. Back in March, Galindo narrowly won the state's primary with 29.2% of the vote. Garcia was a close second, winning 27% of the vote. "I think no matter how hard the Republican donors pushed this Democratic primary candidate, that the voters looked at her and said, 'Now we don't want a nut case here in the House of Representatives,'" progressive talk show host Thom Hartmann told Fox News Digital. Just days after Galindo's comments about imprisoning Zionists became public, Lead Left PAC, a mysterious super PAC suspected of having ties to Republican donors, donated half a million dollars to Galindo's campaign. The suspicions stemmed in part from a Punchbowl News report that found links to WinRed — the GOP's fundraising platform — embedded in the metadata of Lead Left PAC's website. "I think probably the more interesting part of this is that Lead Left —this super PAC that is filled with Republican donors — was pushing her," Hartmann told Fox News. DEMOCRAT BLASTED BY LEFT AND RIGHT AFTER SOFTENING STANCE ON SCANDAL-HIT MAINE CANDIDATE "'Hey, let's find a wacky lefty sex therapist who will make antisemitic remarks, and let's really promote her in a Democratic primary,' which is what they did, and you know it's a good thing she lost," Hartmann said. "I mean this is the kind of candidate that does damage to the Democrats." But Republican political strategist Ben Ferguson pushed back on the notion that Galindo's extremist views are out of step with the current crop of Democratic candidates, pointing to Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner, who has a Nazi tattoo. "If Democratic voters were truly revolting against the activist-left, then why are some of the loudest and fastest-rising voices in the party still pushing ideas that most Americans consider completely outside the mainstream?" Ferguson told Fox News Digital. CENTRIST DEMS TURN ON FAR LEFT AFTER THE ELECTION: 'IDENTITY POLITICS' IS 'ABSOLUTELY KILLING US' "The truth is Democrats are not rejecting extremism — they’re only rejecting the versions that become politically impossible to defend on cable news," Ferguson continued. Richard Gordon, a political analyst who previously worked on Democratic campaigns, suggested that Galindo's defeat was more a reflection of her hitting a ceiling than a course correction among voters. He noted that voter turnout dropped by 56% in the runoff compared to the primary election and that Galindo's vote total also dropped by about 44%, signaling she retained most of her base. "I don't think the voters self-corrected as much as she hit her ceiling and was never going to win as Mr. Garcia, the more moderate and closer to the electorate philosophically candidate, was able to consolidate the vote of the other candidates in the primary," Gordon told Fox News Digital. "Let's not forget that Ms. Galindo only received 29.2% of the vote the first time. That means that 70% of voters wanted someone else, which is close to the 64% that Mr. Garcia received in the runoff." "In my view, Ms. Galindo would have lost anyway," Gordon said. "She wasn't a bridge too far for progressives as much as she was just too liberal for this district." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a176058ee6011c3f4e89706 Jill Biden’s Reaction to Biden’s 2024 Debate: ‘He’s Having a Stroke’ te 2026-05-27T21:21:28.951Z Jill Biden’s Reaction to Biden’s 2024 Debate: ‘He’s Having a Stroke’ “I had never, ever seen Joe like that,” the former first lady told CBS News in an interview. “Before or since.” Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a176042ee6011c3f4e896eb Triomics nabs $22M to bring oncology-specific AI to cancer centers te 2026-05-27T21:21:06.944Z Triomics nabs $22M to bring oncology-specific AI to cancer centers The Series B round was led by Battery Ventures. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17602eee6011c3f4e896e2 Rivian will deliver the first R2 SUVs on June 9 te 2026-05-27T21:20:46.471Z Rivian will deliver the first R2 SUVs on June 9 The company has finally set a date for the first customer deliveries of what CEO RJ Scaringe has said is "maybe the most important thing we’ve launched to date." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a176019ee6011c3f4e896d0 Az Gov. Hobbs launches multi-million-dollar reelection ad campaign touting working-class background te 2026-05-27T21:20:25.035Z Az Gov. Hobbs launches multi-million-dollar reelection ad campaign touting working-class background Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a175e61ee6011c3f4e896a6 Courts are no substitute for water-pumping markets te 2026-05-27T21:13:05.755Z Courts are no substitute for water-pumping markets Peter Clark A Maricopa County court recently denied Fondomonte’s request to delay Attorney General Kris Mayes’ groundwater lawsuit, reigniting statewide debate over rural water extraction. The case focuses on whether Arizona’s public nuisance law can impose limits on groundwater pumping. Arizona’s current groundwater framework struggles to address groundwater depletion outside of Active Management Areas. However, the Fondomonte litigation has exposed a deep structural problem in water management. Arizona lacks a mechanism for allocating groundwater based on the water supply in rural basins. In contrast, we settle water disputes through ad hoc litigation, political battles and piecemeal regulation. The parameters laid out in Arizona’s Groundwater Management Act don’t fully address overpumping in non-AMA districts.  The reasonable use doctrine primarily governs water users, but it doesn’t impose quantitative pumping limits or a uniform statutory standard for measuring harm to other users. As a result, litigation often addresses groundwater disputes in rural districts. However, the courts provide after-the-fact remedies rather than effectively allocate water. Civil proceedings in these disputes are often slow and complex, taking years to resolve. For example, the multi-decade San Pedro River groundwater conflicts have faced continuous pressure from environmental groups and periodic review by the ADWR. The courts rely on stare decisis, and groundwater cases are fact-specific, leading to inconsistent outcomes even in similar cases and creating uncertainty for water users. Mayes’ high-profile lawsuit against alfalfa producer Fondomonte applies a public nuisance theory to address the dwindling aquifers in La Paz County. This approach is novel for addressing Arizona groundwater, but it is unknown whether it can yield clear constraints on extraction. Instead of depending on the courts to navigate evolving Tort doctrines, policymakers should pursue mechanisms that allocate pumping rights based on scarcity. The current regulations for non-AMA water extraction don’t define clear and quantifiable pumping limits tied to aquifer conditions. The ADWR’s lack of authority to impose basin-wide pumping caps in many rural regions of the state compounds the issue — leaving Arizona without a means to allocate groundwater based on scarcity.Lawmakers have attempted to bridge enforcement gaps with various proposals, such as SB1425, which repeatedly stalled before reaching the governor’s desk.  Arizona lacks one of the strongest safeguards against overpumping, a pricing system that reflects groundwater scarcity.  One solution for directly tying pumping rights to the water supply would be to implement a system of tradable ground-pumping rights in non-AMA basins. In contrast to having the courts hand down rulings after the aquifer has already been exhausted. Arizona can use a market-based framework to allocate defined extraction entitlements for trading among water users. Establishing a trading system for rural pumping rights would help to fill this void. If groundwater prices were allowed to fluctuate with supply and hydrological conditions, water demand would adjust dramatically over time. Because as the water supply decreases, it becomes more expensive to extract water. Rising extraction costs would make excessive pumping less profitable and create incentives for users to sell extra entitlements, shifting extraction rights towards more efficient water users. This concept isn’t theoretical — Australia has been doing it since the 1980s with its Murray-Darling Basin (MDB) water market. During Australia’s Millennium Drought, the MDB water market saw peak trading prices in 2007 and a 69% decrease in irrigation water use compared to the early 2000s. Demonstrating that market prices can operate as an effective bulwark against overconsumption when water is scarce. Mayes’ lawsuit might help clarify the limits of Arizona’s public nuisance doctrine and serve as another tool for preserving groundwater in rural water districts. However, it has also uncovered a blind spot in the state’s groundwater management approach. At its core, the state’s challenges are an allocation problem. As groundwater supplies shrink in non-AMA areas, policymakers will need solutions that adapt to water use and aquifer conditions rather than retroactive court proceedings and fragmented regulation. A groundwater entitlements market would offer a longer-term solution, rather than a Band-Aid response to Arizona’s groundwater difficulties.  Peter Clark is an Arizona-based writer. The post Courts are no substitute for water-pumping markets first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a175e4dee6011c3f4e89699 States could purge voter rolls close to elections if Supreme Court takes Trump’s side in Arizona case te 2026-05-27T21:12:45.281Z States could purge voter rolls close to elections if Supreme Court takes Trump’s side in Arizona case The U.S. Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to take up a case casting the Republican National Committee against a host of Democratic and voting rights groups over voting restrictions in Arizona. (Photo by Jim Small/Arizona Mirror) The Trump administration wants the U.S. Supreme Court to empower states to review their voter rolls for noncitizens just days before elections, a change that voting rights advocates say would risk disenfranchising Americans. The U.S. Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to wade into a legal fight between the Republican National Committee and a host of Democratic and voting rights groups over a series of voting restrictions in Arizona. If the court takes the case, it could lead to a significant decision granting states greater leeway to purge alleged noncitizen voters close to elections and mandate that voters prove their citizenship — a key aim of the SAVE America Act, President Donald Trump’s signature elections legislation that’s stalled in Congress. The high court’s decision could arrive prior to the 2028 presidential election. Voting in Arizona Arizona requires individuals to provide proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate or passport, to vote in state elections. Residents who don’t offer documentation can still use a federal form to register, but can only vote in federal elections.  Election officials must run the names of federal-only voters through a U.S. Department of Homeland Security computer program that can identify possible noncitizens. The Justice Department argues that the Supreme Court should affirm the Arizona law and find that it doesn’t violate the National Voter Registration Act, a 1993 federal law that sets rules for how voters are registered and when states can remove them from their rolls. The NVRA imposes strict limits on canceling registrations in the 90 days before a federal election. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals previously ruled that Arizona’s law violates the NVRA. “But that decision eliminates the flexibility the Act promises to States when enforcing their voter qualifications,” the Justice Department says in its brief. While the Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to take the case, the underlying petition was filed by the Republican National Committee. Its chairman, Joe Gruters, in a statement said it was “unacceptable” that the RNC was still having to defend the Arizona law. “Federal law is clear: only U.S. citizens have the right to vote in American elections,” Gruters said. Appeals court ruling  Mi Familia Vota, a Latino voting rights group that’s opposing the RNC in court, said in a statement the Justice Department’s brief shows “MAGA Republicans and their friends in the Trump Administration are once again trying to disenfranchise Latino voters in Arizona.” Opponents of Arizona’s law argue the 9th Circuit decision was correct. The state law, they say, goes well beyond what’s allowed under the NVRA. Election officials may remove individual voters in certain circumstances in the run-up to an election but the law prohibits sweeping purges. “States cannot circumvent the limits on systematic removals that Congress — exercising its express constitutional authority to regulate federal elections — put in place to ensure that eligible voters have adequate time to correct erroneous removal procedures, thereby protecting Americans’ fundamental right to vote,” the Democratic National Committee and the Arizona Democratic Party argued in a brief filed Tuesday. Democrats and voting rights groups warn about expanding use of Homeland Security’s SAVE system, short for Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, that’s mandated under Arizona law.  Initially a program used by states to check whether individual noncitizens were eligible for government benefits, the Trump administration has overhauled it into a tool that can verify citizenship by checking information in federal databases.  SAVE can now check millions of names simultaneously. Many Republican states have begun uploading their voter rolls into SAVE to search for potential noncitizens.  Critics of the program say SAVE has falsely flagged U.S. citizens, a problem that could be exacerbated if the Supreme Court allows its widespread use in the weeks before an election. Last-minute misidentifications could leave little time for voters to prove their citizenship. Voter purges At a U.S. House hearing on the NVRA in December, Sophia Lin Lakin, director of the ACLU’s Voting Rights Project, pointed to several voter purges, including a 2024 effort in Virginia, to highlight the dangers of last-minute removals.  That August, Virginia’s Republican governor at the time, Glenn Youngkin, ordered election officials to scrub the state’s voter list for noncitizens. More than 1,600 voter registrations were canceled, with citizens swept up in the purge. The Supreme Court in October 2024 declined to overturn the purge. “There is no dispute that states and localities must keep their voter rolls accurate and up to date,” Lakin wrote in her opening statement. “But the integrity of our elections is not threatened by the phantom menace of widespread noncitizen voting — it is threatened by aggressive purge practices that wrongfully strike legitimate voters from the rolls and by unnecessary barriers to registration that prevent eligible Americans from getting on those rolls in the first place. Noncitizen voting The specter of noncitizen voting has been a central focus of Trump’s second term, despite studies showing it’s an extremely rare occurrence. One study of the 2016 election placed the prevalence of noncitizen voting at 0.0001% of votes cast. Utah recently announced that a review of its 2 million registered voters identified just 27 confirmed noncitizens and an additional 25 “probable” noncitizens — a miniscule percentage of voters. The Justice Department has sued 30 states and the District of Columbia in a so-far unsuccessful effort to force them to hand over private voter data so the information can be run through the SAVE system to search for noncitizens. In late March, Trump signed an executive order to restrict the transmission of ballots through the mail, though several lawsuits have been filed against it. Trump also continues to demand that senators pass the SAVE America Act, even though it has stalled in the U.S. Senate. While the legislation would set a national proof of citizenship rule, some states have enacted or are weighing their own requirements.  Republican attorneys general Five states — Alabama, Arizona, Louisiana, New Hampshire and South Dakota — ask for proof of citizenship when voters register for the first time, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. One state, Wyoming, also requires proof when voters update their registration. But Arizona was the only state before 2025 to maintain two separate voter rolls to enforce its proof of citizenship rules, according to the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University. The distinction helps explain why the Arizona case is now poised for consideration by the Supreme Court. A host of Republican state attorneys general, led by Kansas’ Kris Kobach, have filed a brief urging the Supreme Court to take the Arizona case. They say the 9th Circuit gutted Arizona’s “common-sense measures” to protect its elections. “This case presents yet another assault on State efforts to promote election security,” the states’ brief says. In addition to Kansas, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and West Virginia signed on to the brief. The Supreme Court has sent conflicting signals about proof of citizenship laws in the past. In August 2024, the court issued an unsigned order on its “shadow docket” allowing Arizona to enforce its proof of citizenship requirements for the 2024 election.  But four years earlier, the justices declined to take a case over a Kansas proof of citizenship law. That left in place an appeals court decision blocking the law, which remains unenforceable. The Arizona case would offer the Supreme Court a way to provide a more definitive opinion. If the justices decide soon to take it, they would likely hold oral arguments in the fall and potentially issue a decision next spring, more than a year before the 2028 presidential election. The Justice Department’s brief says the case “offers an opportunity to resolve these important election-law issues outside the setting of a contested election.” Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a175e34ee6011c3f4e8967b Tennessee coach Rick Barnes reflects on Kyle Busch's tragic death and NASCAR's emotional tribute te 2026-05-27T21:12:20.716Z Tennessee coach Rick Barnes reflects on Kyle Busch's tragic death and NASCAR's emotional tribute MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. — The shocking death of NASCAR's Kyle Busch is being felt across the world, with many still in disbelief that the legendary driver passed away last week due to complications from pneumonia, including Tennessee's Rick Barnes. After a weekend filled with tributes from across multiple sports leagues that include the NHL, MLB, IndyCar and the PGA, the news is still shocking to grasp. For some, watching NASCAR put together a beautiful tribute to the driver last weekend at the Coca-Cola 600 was just the type of thing needed to help the sport get through the days following the tragic news. KYLE BUSCH ON "HANG OUT WITH SEAN HANNITY" After passing away last Thursday at a local Charlotte hospital, news of the untimely death of Kyle Busch sent shockwaves through the sports community. One of those fans who follow the sport closely is Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes, who grew up going to races in Hickory, North Carolina. An avid NASCAR follower, the shocking news of Busch passing away is still hard to rack his brain around. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! "Being a NASCAR fan, I was shocked, I couldn't believe it," Barnes told OutKick. "I was really in disbelief because I was thinking of Kyle Busch at 41 years old and wondering how could this possibly happen. As i’ve followed it very closely I just think it got to a point where when you're his age you probably feel like you can overcome everything, and keep going. It sounds like he pushed himself really to almost like a tragic death.  "I can only imagine what it's like for him, I’ve had double-pneumonia and I know what I felt like. I can only imagine him climbing into that simulator with those g-forces coming at him, it had to just totally overwhelm his whole...he probably couldn’t move." From the opening montage featuring Dale Earnhardt Jr. on Amazon Prime, to the countless drivers paying their respects to Busch in different manners, it wasn’t hard to notice the impact Busch had on the NASCAR world. But, it was the moment CEO Steve O'Donnell took the microphone to speak with the fans at home and in the crowd, flanked by Kyle's wife Samantha and their two kids, the tenor changed. As "Amazing Grace" was played, with NASCAR drivers standing behind the Busch family, the realization started to set in that we had lost a legend. For their part, the organization did a fantastic job paying their respects to Kyle, while his son Brexton hugged his mother Samantha tight around the hips. If anything, NASCAR knows how to honor those who were part of their family, which Tennessee's Rick Barnes pointed out. "I have great respect for NASCAR because I think they have the beat on America," Barnes recalled to OutKick. "The way they respect what’s come before them, they’ve never lost their way in terms of history. They’ve totally continued to honor that. You have a guy who is truly one of the greatest ever, I thought they did a great job with that. "The sad part obviously is his wife and two kids right there, knowing that I think he wanted to one day race his son, which is what makes NASCAR so beautiful." It's clear that Kyle Busch will leave a lasting legacy and never be forgotten, as the NASCAR world continues to honor the legendary driver moving forward. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a175e20ee6011c3f4e89672 Practical Father's Day gifts under $50 that don't feel cheap te 2026-05-27T21:12:00.791Z Practical Father's Day gifts under $50 that don't feel cheap If your dad is tough to shop for, you're definitely not alone. These practical Father's Day gifts appeal to his no-nonsense side without stretching your budget, with every pick priced less than $50. From DeWalt work lights and wireless meat thermometers to handy Apple AirTags, these are useful gifts he'll keep reaching for long after Father's Day. Original price: $89 DeWalt's battery-powered work light uses three LEDs to brighten dark workspaces for days on a single charge. A 140-degree pivoting head makes it easier to direct light exactly where it's needed for different projects. Like many DeWalt tools, the durable design also stands up well to drops and rough job-site use. READ MORE: 12 power, hand and auto tools dads will love this Father's Day Original price: $79.99 This car jump starter works on cars, SUVs, trucks, RVs and other engines without the need for bulky cables and another car. The built-in flashlight helps dad see under the hood, while the backup power bank runs phones and other electronics in an emergency. Original price: $24.99 Grill-master dads need more than a wire brush that falls apart after a few barbecues. This bristle-free grill brush uses a stainless steel helix to power through burnt-on food and grease, while the built-in scraper helps clean between grill grates. Original price: $59.99 Upgrade your dad's meat thermometer with this Bluetooth wireless model. Just insert the probe and monitor cooking temperatures in real time from the remote or companion app. The app also includes preset cooking temperatures and recipe guidance to help him nail the perfect cook every time. Original price: $35.99 These grilling gloves help protect your dad's hands while grilling, smoking or tending a campfire. The 14-inch sleeves also add extra coverage for handling splattering oil or sudden flare-ups. Durable rubber construction withstands temperatures up to 932 degrees without warping, burning or staining. READ MORE: The 14 best Father's Day grilling gifts for barbecue-loving dads The Yeti Rambler remains a go-to pick among Amazon shoppers thanks to its wide range of color options and double-wall stainless steel insulation that helps keep drinks hot or cold for hours. Another favorite among Reddit dads is the Fellow Carter mug, a sleek, minimalist option designed to keep coffee genuinely hot for up to 12 hours. Original price: $24.99 If your dad is always up doing something before he can finish a hot cup of coffee, this mug warmer helps keep his drink at the perfect temperature longer. Four heat settings let him customize the warmth level, while the built-in timer automatically shuts the warmer off after one to 12 hours. JLab Go Air Pop+ earbuds deliver reliable sound and up to nine hours of playtime on a single charge, plus more than 26 additional hours with the case — all for less than $25. The Be Aware mode also lets in ambient sound when needed, and the JLab app allows users to customize audio settings to their preference. Does your dad constantly misplace his wallet, keys or TV remote? An Apple AirTag can help him keep track of the items he loses most often. Attach one with a keychain or adhesive holder, and he can locate belongings through Apple's Find My network. The tracker can also send alerts when it detects a misplaced item nearby. Original price: $45.99 Packing cubes help dads stay organized while traveling, making packing and unpacking much easier. This popular 10-piece set includes multiple cubes, a toiletry bag, shoe storage and other travel organizers, all for around $30. More than 7,000 shoppers bought the set last month alone, making it one of Amazon's most in-demand travel accessories. If you need an affordable gift he'll actually use, this travel cord organizer helps keep chargers and tech accessories neatly stored and easy to access. The compact pouch includes dedicated spots for USB drives, charging cables and power bricks, so he won't have to dig through his carry-on every time a device needs charging. READ MORE: 28 Father's Day gifts for dads who say they don't want anything — from $13 Original price: $59.99 Whether your dad spends weekends at the grill or working in the garage, Carhartt's apron gives him six pockets for storing tools, utensils, screws and other essentials. The durable fabric and reinforced straps also hold up well to messy projects and heavy everyday use. Dad can tackle every part of his car-cleaning routine with this eight-piece Armor All kit. The set includes interior and exterior cleaners, glass cleaner, tire cleaner and a finishing spray that leaves surfaces with a freshly detailed look. A scratch-free wash pad also helps lift away dirt and grime without damaging the paint. For more deals, visit www.foxnews.com/deals Original price: $39.99 This golf accessories bag keeps balls, tees and a rangefinder neatly organized in a sleek, polished case. The bag also hangs directly from a golf bag strap, making essentials easier to grab during a round. If you’re an Amazon Prime member, you can get these items sent to your door ASAP. You can join or start a 30-day free trial to start your shopping today. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a175e0cee6011c3f4e89669 'Landman' star Ali Larter shows off her natural beauty in makeup-free photo te 2026-05-27T21:11:40.796Z 'Landman' star Ali Larter shows off her natural beauty in makeup-free photo Ali Larter is recharging with a makeup-free selfie and some family time. In a new Instagram post, the 50-year-old actress shared snippets from her peaceful weekend, which included photos of her out in nature, hanging out with her friends and with her children. "Weekend recharge with loves that fill my heart and mind!" she captioned the post. One of the photos in the carousel of pictures was a makeup-free selfie – which shows the actress posing in nature with a serious expression on her face. 'LANDMAN' STAR ALI LARTER'S SIMPLE, FREE BEAUTY TIPS THAT ANYONE CAN FOLLOW The actress wore a white button-down collared shirt with black lines forming patterns throughout in the photo, which she paired with a sunhat and a diamond necklace. "I wanna be you when I grow up. You are so beautiful and stylish!!! ♥️," one fan wrote in the comments section. Another added, "So beautiful✨✨✨." Another photo showed her two children sitting in front of a seafood platter while out to dinner. This post comes just one week after she shared multiple photos of herself enjoying some time in nature in the mountains of Idaho as she hiked with her dogs. Larter shares two children, Theodore, 15, and Vivienne, 11, with her husband, actor Hayes MacArthur, who she married in August 2009 after they first met on set of the movie, "Homo Erectus," in 2007. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER The two moved to Idaho with their children in 2020 during the pandemic lockdown, with Larter telling Fox News Digital in November 2025, they initially planned on being there for two months but ended up moving there for good. "So, we went for two months thinking the kids’ schools would be reopened in California and they weren’t. They were doing online," she said. "So we were able to put our six-year-old daughter in kindergarten for the spring semester and that was a huge thing for us because we just wanted her to be around other children and have that kindergarten experience." LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Since moving, Larter has met some "amazing families" and gets to spend a lot of quality time with them. Larter began starring as Angela Norris in the hit Paramount + show, "Landman," in 2024, playing Billy Bob Thornton's ex-wife, in a show which focuses on the struggle between billionaires and roughnecks in West Texas trying to get rich in the oil industry as it continues to take over the state. Her character is often seen on camera in bikinis and other revealing clothing, with Larter telling People in January that she doesn't enjoy filming those scenes. "Those are the hardest for me," she said. "I don't enjoy them. It's just part of the story that I'm telling, and I'm an actress, so I get on board. But those are definitely my least favorite." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a175df8ee6011c3f4e89660 Steven Spielberg tells Michelle Obama alien life must exist te 2026-05-27T21:11:20.799Z Steven Spielberg tells Michelle Obama alien life must exist Steven Spielberg told Michelle Obama on Wednesday that he believes life exists beyond Earth while discussing his upcoming UFO thriller "Disclosure Day," which examines whether aliens are already here. "Barack was right when he said that he believes there is life out there," Spielberg said on Obama's podcast, "IMO." "I think it’s mathematically and scientifically impossible that there isn’t life out there," the filmmaker added. TRUMP CALLS OBAMA'S ALIEN COMMENTS A 'BIG MISTAKE' AFTER ALLEGING CLASSIFIED INFORMATION PODCAST REVELATION Spielberg said the larger question behind "Disclosure Day" is not only whether life exists beyond Earth, but whether advanced civilizations have already reached Earth. "The big question remains, have they ever come here?" Spielberg said. "Or the other question is, are they here now? And that’s the question that my movie tries to answer." Spielberg said the film marks a return to a subject he first explored in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," his 1977 movie about humanity's first contact with an advanced civilization from beyond Earth. STEVEN SPIELBERG PUT THE KIBOSH ON ‘E.T.’ SEQUEL BACK WHEN HE 'DIDN'T HAVE ANY RIGHTS' "I haven’t really visited that particular subject matter for close to 50 years," Spielberg said. The filmmaker said "Disclosure Day" is less speculative than "Close Encounters," pointing to his interest in real-life UFO reports and the modern government term UAP, or unidentified anomalous phenomena. "There’s a lot of ‘Close Encounters’ that I made up," Spielberg said. "But there’s a lot in ‘Disclosure Day’ that I don’t really feel I needed to make up." Spielberg said his curiosity intensified after reports involving Navy pilots and footage captured on infrared systems. "It was a story about what Navy pilots had photographed on their FLIR systems, their infrared systems, their forward-facing infrared systems of a UFO, now called a UAP," Spielberg said. UFO FOOTAGE CAPTURED BY US NAVY SHOWS MYSTERIOUS AIRCRAFT LAUNCHING FROM SEA, EXPERT SAYS The director said he still prefers the older term. "I kind of like Unidentified Flying Objects," Spielberg said. "I know I like UFO better than [UAP]." Spielberg said the film imagines what would happen if the public learned everything at once. "Our movie is about what would happen if all this information was disclosed all at the same time," Spielberg said. "How would that affect everything?" CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE "The story really is about the attempt to stop any disclosure from ever taking place," Spielberg said. "And that’s why a lot of this film is a wild, wild, relentless chase." When asked by the former first lady about his interest in life beyond Earth, Spielberg said the project grew out of curiosity. "The truth is out there," Spielberg said. "And I think the truth is now here." "Disclosure Day" hits theaters June 12, 2026, starring Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson and Colman Domingo. Reuters reported in April that Spielberg told CinemaCon the movie has "more truth than fiction" and was inspired by real-life UFO reports from 2017. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a175de0ee6011c3f4e8962e Why Democrats Think They Can Flip Texas te 2026-05-27T21:10:56.715Z Why Democrats Think They Can Flip Texas With Ken Paxton defeating John Cornyn in Texas’ Republican runoff for the Senate, The New York Times’s national political correspondent Shane Goldmacher explains why Democrats may now see their best chance in years to flip the seat. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a175dcbee6011c3f4e89625 F.B.I. Arrests C.I.A. Official With $40 Million in Gold Bars in His Home te 2026-05-27T21:10:35.760Z F.B.I. Arrests C.I.A. Official With $40 Million in Gold Bars in His Home The only charge lodged against David Rush is that he inflated his academic credentials and obtained military leave pay worth tens of thousands of dollars. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a175b99ee6011c3f4e895c0 'DWTS' pro Derek Hough speaks out about being beaten, hog-tied and held at gunpoint by childhood bullies te 2026-05-27T21:01:13.433Z 'DWTS' pro Derek Hough speaks out about being beaten, hog-tied and held at gunpoint by childhood bullies Derek Hough revealed the painful reality behind his rise to fame, recalling a childhood marked by brutal bullying. Hough said he spent his childhood desperately trying to fit in until dance gave him an escape and a sense of direction. "I was kind of a scrawny little kid," he admitted during an episode of "The Bossticks." "And it's funny, as I've gotten older, I've realized that I'm pretty awkward, actually. I'm actually kind of an awkward person," Hough said, claiming the personality trait might come from his dad. "The reason why I say that is because, as a young kid, I really found it hard to connect with kids at school and to hang out," he told hosts Lauryn and Michael Bosstick. "And I didn't have the little cliques, and so I was always on the outside just trying to fit in." COREY FELDMAN TAKES ‘DANCING WITH THE STARS’ STAGE AFTER BATTLES WITH HIS DARK HOLLYWOOD PAST Hough confessed that "being a dancer didn't help" his case and he often got the "c--p beaten out of [him]." "At one school a kid punched me in the face. I was bleeding everywhere," he added. "But then I retaliated and started beating him up, and then I got expelled from school." "One time, this girl kind of liked me when we were kids. We're talking like 10 years old, 11 years old. And a few of the guys didn't like that, so they found me in a corner, and they beat me up." "Even my neighborhood, where I lived in my neighborhood, we had these neighbors who were — bullying is kind of a too nice of a word. They like tormented me where they would like hang me up in a tree by my ankles and put a gun to my head and spit on me or hog-tie me in a field. And it was, I was scared. I would have night terrors." CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER Hough explained he was a "terrified kid" growing up, saying he was "scared of the dark, scared of my shadow. Like, just scared and constantly on edge." At 12 years old, Hough moved to London to study under Corky and Shirley Ballas, parents of fellow "Dancing with the Stars" pro Mark Ballas. That's when life changed for the now professional dancer. "Once I was there, I felt like, on track, you know? And I felt safe," he recalled. "I actually felt safe being away, and I felt like I had a goal. I had a vision. I knew what I was doing." "Each day I was like, 'This is the plan.' You know, there was not this sense of floating around and being scared. It was like I had clarity and that clarity is power." LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Hough first opened up about his experience with bullying in an October Instagram post. "Recently, I had a heartfelt conversation at a children’s hospital event where we were raising money for mental health programs. We talked a lot about bullying, not just the kind I faced growing up, but the kind that happens online now, the kind that so many teens and adults deal with every day," he said at the time. He encouraged everyone to reflect on the kind of culture people want to build. "Before we post or comment, let’s pause and think: are we building each other up or tearing each other down? Are we focusing on kindness and good intentions? As I step into fatherhood, I’m thinking about the world we’re shaping for our kids and how we can all be a little more mindful of the voices we choose to amplify. Let’s make that a conversation worth having," he wrote. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a175b85ee6011c3f4e895b7 Man took a trip to a Myrtle Beach grocery store, gets beaten with metal bat confronting wife's boyfriend te 2026-05-27T21:00:53.512Z Man took a trip to a Myrtle Beach grocery store, gets beaten with metal bat confronting wife's boyfriend A man packed up his three kids for a road trip across state lines to Myrtle Beach. They wouldn’t be going down to the ocean or putting their feet in the sand for this trip. No, they were about to see their mom’s boyfriend kick their dad’s ass with a metal bat in a grocery store parking lot. The good news is you don’t need to spend any time applying sunscreen. The bad news is that your entire Sunday is shot. According to police, Raymond Jett, 60, loaded his three children into his vehicle and drove from North Carolina to a Food Lion parking lot in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. How he tracked his wife and her boyfriend Edward McGill, 59, down, and was able to maintain his anger for the duration of a road trip was not specified. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! When Jett arrived at around 5:45 p.m., his wife and boyfriend were in the store, reports WMBF News. He left a note on McGill’s windshield and waited for them to make their way out of the store. When they did, Jett confronted McGill. According to an incident report, there was an argument before Jett threw a punch. The two fought in the parking lot before McGill ran to his vehicle and retrieved a metal bat. This is when it all took a turn for Jett. Police say multiple videos of the fight show McGill chasing Jett and hitting him in the head and upper body with the bat. Jett was eventually knocked to the ground and continued to be hit around his head until a bystander took the bat. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK CULTURE COVERAGE McGill reportedly "re-engaged" with Jett, continuing the physical assault until police arrived. He was arrested at the scene and charged with attempted murder. Jett was arrested the following day and was charged with third-degree assault and battery and three counts of unlawful neglect of a child. This love-story-gone-sideways story had both men posing for mugshots. WMBF News reported that as of Tuesday, McGill was still in the J. Reuben Long Detention Center with his bond set at more than $300,000. Jett, who had been wearing a neck brace in his mugshot, was no longer listed at the Myrtle Beach jail. While I doubt there are many people who would volunteer for this type of trip to the beach, the Memorial Day weekend 2026 visit to Myrtle Beach will be one that this family won’t soon forget. Mom and dad know how to make memories, don’t they? Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a175b71ee6011c3f4e895ae GREGG JARRETT: Release the Biden tapes and let Americans hear the truth for themselves te 2026-05-27T21:00:33.515Z GREGG JARRETT: Release the Biden tapes and let Americans hear the truth for themselves Joe Biden’s elaborate game of hide-and-seek over his suspected theft of highly classified government documents may finally be coming to an end. The Department of Justice announced, "Ready or not, here I come!" So, the former president scampered to a federal court on Tuesday, begging for protection to prevent the public release of audio recordings and transcripts in which he is known to have incriminated himself. Asking a judge to effectively cover up evidence of crimes — whether charged or not — is a fanciful proposition. The recordings were obtained lawfully in 2023 by then-special counsel Robert Hur. Hence, Biden can no longer legitimately claim a Fourth Amendment privacy interest in them. Once they entered the public and prosecutorial domain, they were stripped of privacy protections. BIDEN STRUGGLES WITH WORDS, KEY MEMORIES IN LEAKED AUDIO FROM SPECIAL COUNSEL HUR INTERVIEW Yet, that is Biden’s argument. He is suing the DOJ to stop it from handing over the recordings to Congress and the Heritage Foundation, which long ago sought the tapes pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. The facts established by Hur’s investigation show that Biden kept (or stole) troves of classified documents when he was a U.S. senator and, later, vice president. They were stored in his home, garage and office at the Penn Biden Center. These were unsecured and unauthorized places, in violation of the Espionage Act (18 U.S.C. 793-798). His actions seriously jeopardized national security. Even worse, Biden is heard on the recordings sharing classified information with his ghostwriter, Mark Zwonitzer, also in violation of the act. The author held no security clearance whatsoever. All of this is confirmed in Hur’s 345-page report issued in 2024. BIDEN ADMITS KEEPING CLASSIFIED AFGHANISTAN DOCUMENT 'FOR POSTERITY'S SAKE' IN LEAKED AUDIO On page one of that report, Biden’s criminal culpability was laid bare: "Our investigation uncovered evidence that President Biden willfully retained and disclosed classified materials after his vice presidency when he was a private citizen. These materials included (1) marked classified documents about military and foreign policy in Afghanistan, and (2) notebooks containing Mr. Biden’s handwritten entries about issues of national security and foreign policy implicating sensitive intelligence sources and methods." Why did Biden take and keep top-secret records and convert them to his own use? As Hur explained in his report, "Biden has long seen himself as a historic figure… He used these materials to write memoirs published in 2007 and 2017, to document his legacy, and to cite as evidence that he was a man of presidential timber." BIDEN FAILS TO REMEMBER WHEN SON BEAU DIED AND TRUMP'S ELECTION YEAR IN LEAKED HUR INTERVIEW AUDIO In other words, hubris is what drove Biden to ignore the law with impunity. He knowingly treated confidential government documents as his own personal possessions. When interviewed by Hur, Biden kept referring to them as "my property," as if strict federal statutes to the contrary did not apply to him. Biden should have been charged with numerous offenses arising from the Espionage Act, which makes it a crime to willfully retain or transmit classified documents. There is also a lesser standard of "gross negligence." To conform with DOJ policy, the charges could have been held in abeyance until he left office. But none of that happened. Why was Biden spared? The most obvious explanation was his perceived senility. This was infamously noted by Hur when he wrote that the then-sitting president was "a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory." The special counsel surmised that Biden did not possess the capacity required for "a mental state of willfulness." This conveniently overlooked the gross negligence standard. CNN HOST SUGGESTS ROBERT HUR 'UNDERSOLD' EXTENT OF BIDEN MEMORY LAPSES DURING SPECIAL COUNSEL INTERVIEW Hur also offered up a soufflé of other vacuous excuses, most of which focused on Biden’s diminished mental acuity. At one point, the prosecutor even ventured that absconding with numerous boxes and notebooks of classified documents was merely "an innocent mistake." That, of course, contradicts Hur’s own explanation that Biden yearned to memorialize his place in history by confiscating the material. The more likely truth behind the soft treatment of Biden is that his own Justice Department was investigating its boss. Declining to bring charges reeked of favoritism mixed with a corrupt cover-up. How else to explain the inane paradox of a man who is supposedly incompetent to stand trial but perfectly competent to remain president of the United States? And, at the time, run for another four-year term? FBI DOUBTED PROBABLE CAUSE FOR MAR-A-LAGO RAID BUT PUSHED FORWARD AMID PRESSURE FROM BIDEN DOJ, EMAILS REVEAL Juxtapose the harsh treatment of Donald Trump when he left office and, like Biden, was also a private citizen when he retained documents that were allegedly classified. Despite cooperating with DOJ and FBI inquiries, Trump’s home at Mar-a-Lago was raided and a criminal indictment followed. The Presidential Records Act permitted Trump to retain classified material. Indeed, this was the long-held position of the Justice Department until it suddenly reversed itself in the Trump case. Biden, however, could not avail himself of the same Presidential Records Act defense, inasmuch as many of his classified records dated back to his service as a senator. In Hur’s report, he noted that "after leaving office, many former presidents and vice presidents have knowingly taken home sensitive materials related to national security from their administrations without being charged with crimes." Yet, Trump was charged and Biden wasn’t. The inconsistent and unfair administration of justice is what many Americans have come to resent. There are rules for Trump — and rules for everyone else. HUNTER BIDEN RESURFACES IN LA, REACTS TO QUESTIONS ABOUT BIDEN TAPES, UFO FILES This biased and discriminatory principle is what Biden now intends to take advantage of in court. He wants to conceal from the public and Congress the incriminating evidence in which, according to Hur, he openly admits to his ghostwriter that he squirreled away top-secret records and then reads from them verbatim. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION The writer deleted his digital audio recordings but was later granted immunity. The erasures were subsequently recovered from his computer and hard drive. All the while, Biden kept telling reporters that he never once shared classified information. Biden’s deliberate deceptions are reason enough to now make those tapes public. Americans have a right to know the truth and to conclude for themselves whether their president was lying. They are entitled to listen to the recordings or simply read the transcripts. Some redacted transcripts have already been released. But all of the material should be made available. As a public figure who held the highest office in the land, Joe Biden’s privacy rights are circumscribed. The recordings that he seeks to suppress contain evidence that he mishandled classified information. Their release serves the paramount public interest. They are in no way personal, private records. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM GREGG JARRETT Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17592bee6011c3f4e894fd John Thune goes 'all in' for Ken Paxton after bitter primary ripped GOP apart te 2026-05-27T20:50:51.745Z John Thune goes 'all in' for Ken Paxton after bitter primary ripped GOP apart Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton added another endorsement to his growing field of backers in the Senate GOP: Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. Thune announced his support of Paxton on the Hugh Hewitt show Wednesday afternoon, less than a day after the bloody primary fight in the Lone Star State concluded. And the main target now is Texas state Rep. James Talarico, the insurgent Democratic nominee waiting for Paxton in November. The voters, Republican voters in Texas spoke last night," Thune said. "Ken Paxton is our nominee heading into November, and we got to pivot and go all in to make sure that we keep Texas red, that he wins, and that we keep a far left liberal out of the United States Senate." MAGA TRIUMPH: TRUMP ALLY KEN PAXTON DEFEATS JOHN CORNYN IN BITTER TEXAS GOP PRIMARY WAR "And obviously, that seat is gonna be very key to our majority, which will determine the future of this country," he continued. Paxton was neither Thune nor the majority of Senate Republicans' first choice, however. Most of the Senate GOP backed longtime incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, throughout the grueling battle to elect Texas' Republican nominee for Senate. And many were shocked when President Donald Trump opted to endorse Paxton at the last minute, one week before Tuesday night's runoff election finale. PAXTON RACKS UP TEXAS ENDORSEMENTS AS BITTER CORNYN RUNOFF HITS FEVER PITCH Republicans feared that if Paxton came out on top, it could tip the balance in favor of Democrats, who haven't sent a lawmaker to the upper chamber since 1988. But facing Talarico, who easily toppled his primary opponent, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, has placed the priority of maintaining the GOP's majority in the Senate over personal choice for Republicans. "We've gotta do everything we can do as a party, to make sure that we win this race," Thune said. "Because, you know, losing is not an option when it comes to the state of Texas, and what it means for our majority in the Senate." Thune isn't the first Senate Republican to back Paxton, either. ‘OPEN BORDERS TRUMP-HATING RADICAL’: GOP UNLEASHES EARLY BLITZ ON TEXAS DEMOCRAT TALARICO Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, leapt ahead of the crowd Tuesday night shortly after the race was called and urged the GOP to come together to beat Talarico, who he charged was a "far left freak who supports open borders, trans ideology, and even called the American flag a 'complicated symbol.'" "I am proud to endorse [Paxton]," Moreno said on X. "The voters have spoken, now Republicans must unite and win." And the number two Republican in the Senate, Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., soon followed. "James Talarico is a far-left extremist," Barrasso said on X. "He is a rubber stamp for open borders, illegal immigrant criminals, and men playing in women’s sports. Talarico is too radical for Texas." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a175911ee6011c3f4e894ad Sin nombre hantavirus strain still focus for Southwest tribes despite Andes strain te 2026-05-27T20:50:25.276Z Sin nombre hantavirus strain still focus for Southwest tribes despite Andes strain Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1756deee6011c3f4e8948b $1.4 million jackpot won on slot machine at Gila River casino te 2026-05-27T20:41:02.095Z $1.4 million jackpot won on slot machine at Gila River casino The jackpot ranks as one of the top three casino jackpots recorded at Gila River Casinos. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17547cee6011c3f4e893d7 Passenger's stunning $5K cash tip leaves cruise worker in tears in shocking video te 2026-05-27T20:30:52.800Z Passenger's stunning $5K cash tip leaves cruise worker in tears in shocking video A cabin steward aboard a Virgin Voyages cruise ship broke down in tears after receiving a surprise $5,000 cash tip in a viral social media video that sparked emotional reactions online. The passenger behind the gesture was Bobby Rivas, a gambling content creator known online as "Bluffin Bob," who has nearly 700,000 followers on Instagram. Rivas said he gave the money to the crew member after he won some money at the ship’s onboard casino. CRUISE LINE JACKS UP MANDATORY GRATUITIES FOR TRAVELERS AS 9 IN 10 AMERICANS BLAST TIPPING The emotional exchange was captured on video and shared online, where viewers praised both the passenger’s generosity and the crew member’s reaction. In the video, Rivas asked the steward, identified as Jinky, about the largest tip she'd ever received while working onboard. After she replied that her highest tip had been $300, Rivas handed her a stack of cash — and revealed that the new tip totaled $5,000. DISNEY CRUISE LINE INCREASES RECOMMENDED GRATUITIES Jinky appeared stunned — and repeatedly asked whether the money was real before breaking down in tears. "It’s for real?" the woman asked. "It was free at the casino. I won it," Rivas responded. Jinky repeatedly thanked Rivas before the two people hugged. Viewers online were especially moved after the steward immediately said she planned to share the money with her partner. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER "What an amazing gesture," one user wrote in the comments. "Awww, she shared it. You can tell she has a heart of gold," another commenter added. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES Others pointed out the demanding nature of cruise ship work, especially for crew members who spend long periods away from home. "Cruise workers are the absolute hardest working," one commenter wrote. Virgin Voyages is also known for including standard gratuities in the overall cruise fare, meaning passengers are generally not required to tip crew members separately for routine service. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ The cruise line states on its website that service gratuities are already covered in the fare price, including dining and beverage service. "We keep things refreshingly simple: There’s no need to tip for drinks, dining or spa treatments during your voyage," Virgin Voyages said. "Your service gratuity supports the entire crew, so you can focus on enjoying every moment — without reaching for your wallet after every order." Due to that policy, large cash tips are not required onboard — making the gesture even more surprising. Fox News Digital reached out to Virgin Voyages for further comment about the incident. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a175461ee6011c3f4e89385 Trump admin has begun building 'secondary' wall near Nogales, Ariz. te 2026-05-27T20:30:25.674Z Trump admin has begun building 'secondary' wall near Nogales, Ariz. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a175223ee6011c3f4e89336 Gov. Kathy Hochul's attempt at dunking on President Trump's New York Knicks fandom backfires te 2026-05-27T20:20:51.672Z Gov. Kathy Hochul's attempt at dunking on President Trump's New York Knicks fandom backfires Everyone is buzzing about the New York Knicks going to the NBA Finals, so much so that President Donald Trump says he's going to head to New York to catch a game. Of course, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul — who not too long ago was pleading for big-money ex-New Yorkers to return to the state — thought she would try to dunk on the president by questioning his Knicks fandom. And, in the process, she wound up majorly embarrassing herself. President Trump announced his plans on Wednesday, and Hochul was quickly asked for her response. TRUMP SAYS HE THINKS HE'LL ATTEND NBA FINALS GAME AS KNICKS CLOSE IN ON LONG-AWAITED CHAMPIONSHIP "I’d ask him to name the starting lineup of the 1993 Championship team and see how he does," Hochul said. Oh man, Kathy is coming in hot with the sick burn... if only she got the dates right. The Chicago Bulls won the NBA Championship in 1993, and the last time the Knicks won it was in 1973. NEW YORK KNICKS SWEEP CAVALIERS TO REACH FIRST NBA FINALS SINCE 1999 AFTER DOMINANT GAME 4 BLOWOUT It's possible that she was talking about the 1994 NBA Finals — which wrapped up the '93-'94 season — which the Knicks lost to the Houston Rockets. No matter how you slice it, this is embarrassing. She was either way wrong or trying to pump up a conference championship. I mean, even if you ignore the factual disaster that unfolded, is this where politics is at? Doing a sports version of, "Oh, you're wearing a Metallica shirt? Name five albums, and one of them can't be the Black Album, which is actually called Metallica; people forget that." KNICKS FANS ALREADY PAYING NEARLY $280K FOR COURTSIDE NBA FINALS TICKETS AS TEAM NEARS HISTORIC BERTH And not only doing that, but muffing it! ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! I really don't understand why politicians do this. You're not going to win any votes by professing to be a bigger Knicks fan than the president, but you might lose them if people think you're a phony. So, how about just steer clear? Anyway, it will certainly be interesting to see what happens when the commander in chief heads to Madison Square Garden, where a lot of Knicks fans probably aren't fans of his. I mean, Ben Stiller might blow a gasket... if he's at the game and not at some dumb dress-up party. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17520cee6011c3f4e89301 In Cornyn’s Enormous Loss, Proof of Trump’s Hold Over G.O.P. Base te 2026-05-27T20:20:28.153Z In Cornyn’s Enormous Loss, Proof of Trump’s Hold Over G.O.P. Base Senator John Cornyn lost to his MAGA-aligned challenger, Ken Paxton, by 28 percentage points. It was a historically poor showing. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a175012ee6011c3f4e892bb SRP more than doubles heat relief funding for vulnerable communities in central Arizona te 2026-05-27T20:12:02.282Z SRP more than doubles heat relief funding for vulnerable communities in central Arizona SRP supports programs that assist in cooling centers, HVAC repair and replacement, cooling and respite centers, tree‑planting initiatives, and unsheltered outreach. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a174fdcee6011c3f4e8925d Former Judges Urge Inquiry Into Deal Trump Struck With I.R.S. te 2026-05-27T20:11:08.152Z Former Judges Urge Inquiry Into Deal Trump Struck With I.R.S. The motion was particularly significant because it asked the judge overseeing the initial suit against the I.R.S. to examine the terms of the deal. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a174fc8ee6011c3f4e89254 Maine Secretary of State Tosses Ballot Question on Transgender Athletes te 2026-05-27T20:10:48.151Z Maine Secretary of State Tosses Ballot Question on Transgender Athletes The secretary of state, a Democrat, cited evidence that thousands of petition signatures submitted by the measure’s proponents were not valid. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a174fb1ee6011c3f4e8922f Supreme Court gives Trump a win on federal worker speech crackdown te 2026-05-27T20:10:25.748Z Supreme Court gives Trump a win on federal worker speech crackdown Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a174da9ee6011c3f4e89210 Steve Nash's bloody nose, Free Paris and wolfdogs at Biltmore Fashion Park | 12News Archives te 2026-05-27T20:01:45.205Z Steve Nash's bloody nose, Free Paris and wolfdogs at Biltmore Fashion Park | 12News Archives 12News walks you through the culture, fascinations and trends of 2007. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a174d7aee6011c3f4e891ff Debate rages over state land designated for solar industry te 2026-05-27T20:00:58.560Z Debate rages over state land designated for solar industry Key Points Gov. Katie Hobbs favors Land Department map designating areas for solar projects GOP bill blocks state agency from creating solar-only areas Both side differ over best use for state land The Hobbs administration has unjustly prioritized renewable energy projects over new housing projects, legislative Republicans contend. Led by Rep. Ralph Heap, R-Mesa, lawmakers are one step away from approving legislation that would override a practice by the Arizona Land Department to study and make available a map where the agency believes its extensive holdings make the most sense for large-scale solar projects. The caveat, said the Mesa Republican, is that the agency is not preparing similar maps for others who might want to buy or lease state lands. And that, he told Capitol Media Services, amounts to the agency “putting its thumb” on the scale in a way that gives solar projects more priority than housing. “By designating a map for solar, but not for other industries, the Hobbs administration is effectively declaring solar the preferred use of the land,” he said in a separate statement in support of his legislation. “For many residents, these parcels are among the worst possible locations for utility-scale solar: near established residential neighborhoods, directly in the path of growth, and on land that could otherwise support new housing,” Heap said. “At a time when housing affordability if a top concern for Arizonans – and when communities are increasingly frustrated with large wind and solar projects being placed in their backyards – Hobbs placing new renewable energy development in the heart of urban and suburban cores makes zero sense.” The governor says she remains convinced that Arizona needs an “all of the above” approach for energy. And she said all she’s looking for is balance. “I think that it is essential that we’re not picking winners and losers in the energy equation,” Hobbs said in response to questions by Capitol Media Services. Hobbs says that the agency’s policies have only one guiding star: What raises the most money for the state. But that raises the question of whether the department could be skewing that evaluation. For Heap, Exhibit No. 1 is that solar map. But there is other evidence that there are decisions being made which are designed to encourage renewable energy projects on state lands. “When the federal government acted to limit what they were going to approve on federal lands, we took the opposite action and said we’re going to expedite approvals on state land,” she said. “And we’re doing that,” Hobbs said. “We have to ensure that we’re not limiting what we can use to power Arizona.” The governor has said, however, that none of that puts the Land Department out of compliance with state requirements and guidelines for how to lease and sell state land. “The number one responsibility of State Land, and the constitutional obligation, is to get the highest value of land for the trust,” Hobbs said. When Arizona became a state in 1912 it was given about 10 million acres of land by the federal government to be held in trust. Some of it has been sold off for development, leaving about 9.2 million acres, with about 8 million acres remaining for K-12 education. While there are outright sales, something pretty much required for new residential developments, the trust also can make money by leasing that property, including for grazing, some long-term commercial development as well as for mining. It can also develop solar and wind energy. All that gets figured into that constitutional requirement that state lands must be managed for its “highest and best use” and to maximize financial returns. But Heap told colleagues during legislative hearings that the action of the Land Department, under Hobbs, to create the “solar scores map” skews all that. “This map singles out solar development, often near growing communities in places like the greater Phoenix area while offering no comparable scoring and mapping for other critical uses like home building or mining,” he said. “This tilts the playing field towards one industry, risks lower value uses, and short-changes the funding our schools need.” That’s where Heap’s HB 2975 comes in. It has a two-step approach: kill the ability of the Land Department to have a solar map and instead direct the agency to prepare similar maps, this time for residential and mining. “This ensures neutral, data-driven decisions that prioritize the highest return for Arizona,” he said. Hobbs, for her part, insists that’s what’s already happening with the actions of the Land Department when it decides who gets to lease or buy state lands. “If the highest and best value of the land is renewable energy, that will be the case,” she said. “If the highest and best use is housing, that will be the case,” the governor continued. “We’re not sacrificing one for the other.” But Spencer Kamps, vice president of the Home Builders Association of Central Arizona, said it’s not that simple. He said that the decision of the Land Department to create a map for best places for solar – and only for solar – can affect who gets access to state land. Kamps pointed to large areas on the map of available state lands which are color-coded as being the most suitable for solar. Many of these parcels are in lands on the edge of existing urban development, not just around the Phoenix area but also in Pinal County and both northwest and southeast of Tucson. “In the absence of a similar map for other industries, some might say the solar map is serving functionally as a ‘presumptive highest and best use map,’ which gives solar a ‘rebuttable presumption’ of highest and best used in each part indicated in green,” he said in prepared comments. HB 2975, which has been approved on a party-line vote by the Republican-controlled House and now awaits a Senate vote, has its detractors. “It does single out solar in a punitive way,” said Sandy Bahr, director of the Grand Canyon Chapter of the Sierra Club, of the proposal to eliminate the solar map. “It does not negate that very high responsibility of the state Land Department to determine what is the highest and best use and to maximize dollars for the trust,” Bahr said. “So I don’t know why you would want to get rid of that.” Rep. Chris Lopez, R-Casa Grande, wanted to know whether it was appropriate to have things like large solar farms near residential development. Bahr responded that there are multiple factors that go into such placement. But she said that proximity is not necessarily a bad thing. “Generally, having that solar generation closer to where that electricity is being used is good,” Bahr said. The measure also drew opposition from Chispa Arizona, a program of the League of Conservation Voters. “We feel HB 2975 moves Arizona in the wrong direction and removes a useful planning tool,” said lobbyist Jodi Liggett. Heap, a Republican candidate for the Arizona Corporation Commission, which regulates utilities, said his legislation he’s not trying to kill utility-scale solar. “In fact, I don’t mind some solar,” he said. “You want some solar fields? I don’t have a problem with that.” But Heap said he wants to ensure that other uses, including residential and mining, also get a fair chance to buy or lease state lands. There’s also the question of whether solar leases can impair residential development. “They want to put all these solar fields out in Pinal County,” Heap said, referencing a plan to put in an 8,100-acre project on state land near Florence Junction. “That’s definitely in the line of housing development,” he said. “We say we want more housing,” Heap said. “But definitely the solar would negatively impact a lot of growth in that area.” Heap was not alone in his concern about the project. It was unanimously rejected by the Pinal County Board of Supervisors. The fight over the solar map at the Capitol doesn’t address parallel findings raised in a report last year by the Auditor General’s Office which said the agency has failed to properly plan for its land sales, including for residential development. “For years, the department has failed to keep land and housing development moving with consistent long-term disposition planning and predictable decisions,” said Rep. Gail Griffin. The Hereford Republican chairs the House Committee on Natural Resources, Energy and Water. “That means less trust revenue for classrooms and fewer lots available for homes,” she said. “The department can improve housing supply and education funding today by selling more land and ending the internal practices that keep projects stalled.” The post Debate rages over state land designated for solar industry first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a174d61ee6011c3f4e891da Trans athlete at center of Supreme Court Title IX case wins girls' track and field state championship te 2026-05-27T20:00:33.666Z Trans athlete at center of Supreme Court Title IX case wins girls' track and field state championship Transgender athlete Becky Pepper-Jackson won a girls' state championship in West Virginia this week, before the U.S. Supreme Court could make a ruling on whether the state can ban Pepper-Jackson from competing against females. Pepper-Jackson took first place for Bridgeport High School in the Class AAA state title with a personal best of 38 feet, 11.75 inches. The second-place winner, Paislee Babiczuk, of John Marshall, finished more than two feet shorter, only managing 36 feet 11 inches. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Pepper-Jackson's eligibility to compete in girls' competitions in West Virginia has been a point of high-stakes legal contention dating back to 2021, when the state passed a bill that prevents biological males from competing in girls' sports. Pepper-Jackson sued and successfully challenged the law, gaining entry into girls' competitions throughout high school, before the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case. Pepper-Jackson's attorneys at ACLU delivered oral arguments to the Supreme Court justices on Jan. 13. But with no ruling expected until June, Pepper-Jackson was left to continue competing throughout the athlete's high school season. Pepper-Jackson has now earned state champion status in dominant fashion, after the athlete's own lawyers at the ACLU argued that males don't have a competitive advantage over females, with ACLU attorney Joshua Block arguing "if the evidence shows there are no relevant physiological differences between B.P.J. and other girls, then there's no basis to exclude her." West Virginia Attorney General John McCuskey, who is helping to lead the legal defense against Pepper-Jackson and the ACLU, sent a letter to the Supreme Court on Tuesday highlighting Pepper-Jackson's performance this season and how it compares to female competitors. "As a high school sophomore, Pepper-Jackson is not finishing 'near the back of the pack ...' but is instead defeating every— or nearly every — female in the state in these events. I would appreciate it if you could circulate this message to the members of the court," McCuskey wrote. WEST VIRGINIA AG ADDRESSES ALLEGATIONS AGAINST TRANS ATHLETE PLAINTIFF IN WOMEN'S SPORTS SCOTUS BATTLE The attorneys representing the case defense against Pepper-Jackson's lawsuit at the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) have also taken notice of what the track meet's results might mean for their argument. "The developments from the state meet from this past weekend just underscore the fact that no amount of testosterone suppression or intervention can undo the very real differences that males have over women," ADF attorney Suzanne Beecher told Fox News Digital. "It really cuts against the ACLU's argument." Fox News Digital has reached out to the ACLU for a response. The Supreme Court appears ready to rule in favor of West Virginia against Pepper-Jackson with the expected June ruling looming. But that looming will do nothing for the girls who were impacted on Saturday. "What has already happened by putting West Virginia's law on hold as it applies to West Virginia in the B.P.J case is that girls have already been harmed," Beecher added. "When you ignore differences between boys and girls, and between males and females, a lot of the harm falls on girls." The ACLU previously urged SCOTUS not to base its ruling on a definition of "sex." "However the court resolves this case, I really urge the court not to do it on the definition of sex argument," Block said during Jan. 13 oral arugments. "I don't think the purpose of Title IX is to have an accurate definition of sex. I think the purpose is to make sure that sex isn't being used to discriminate by denying opportunities… I wouldn't look to whether or not to classify B.P.J. as male or female, I think the question is, ‘is she being denied an opportunity because of that classification?'" After the hearing, Fox News Digital asked Block what his definition of "sex" is. He declined to give a definition. "I don't think that's what, that's what's at issue in this case. What's at issue in this case is fair treatment for all people, including cis people and trans people, and that's what we're here to talk about today," Block answered.  Fox News Digital attempted to ask Block why sex should not be defined in the case, but the attorney walked away and did not take any further questions. The question on defining sex was the only question Block answered in the post-hearing scrum before ending his address to reporters.  Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17490dee6011c3f4e890e8 Dear Abby: Disgraced brother-in-law is back in the picture te 2026-05-27T19:42:05.987Z Dear Abby: Disgraced brother-in-law is back in the picture DEAR ABBY: Four years ago, after our family gathering for Christmas, my brother-in-law sent me a message saying I looked "sexy" in my sweater. I replied, "thanks." A year later, at another family gathering, he sent me messages asking about… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1748d9ee6011c3f4e890ac Punk rock Dachsund goes rogue, Yeti cup vs lava, and was the sci-fi horror classic 'Alien' a cautionary tale? te 2026-05-27T19:41:13.436Z Punk rock Dachsund goes rogue, Yeti cup vs lava, and was the sci-fi horror classic 'Alien' a cautionary tale? Welcome to a Wednesday edition of Nightcaps! I hope you're having a great week. I know I am. I had my first-ever virtual doctor appointment yesterday. I felt like George Jetson with higher-than-it-should-be cholesterol. It was incredible. I rolled out of bed. Threw on a sweatshirt and a ball cap (stayed in my sleeping shorts) and sat at my desk so the doctor could lecture me about what I should be doing if I want to not die. The only thing is I left kind of annoyed that I have been going to that same doctor for years, getting up early, and driving about 25 minutes in rush-hour traffic just for him to ask if everything was cool and for me to go, "Yeah, sure is, doc." And, maybe the greatest part was that there was no waiting room. It was a nice change of pace to not have to endure some old lady hacking up a lung or some kid having a meltdown. I may never show my face in that office again now that I know this is an option. If we can do this for doctors' visits, how about the dentist, the DMV, or weddings for your wife's friends? Get on that technology eggheads! Yesterday, we talked about Bryce Harper's toothpaste application habits. Frankly, they were wild. I mean, I didn't think there was anyone on Earth who would shoot a blob of toothpaste straight into their mouth instead of putting it on the bristles like a human, but here we are. DANICA PATRICK BELTS OUT TUNES IN INDY, BRYCE HARPER'S TOOTHPASTE APPLICATION IS WILD, AND 'MACHO MANSON' At least another team wouldn't use this quirk as Jumbotron ammunition. ...Oh, hang on... I'm being told that this happened almost immediately. The Phillies were in San Diego on Tuesday for the second game of a three-game series, and when Harper stepped up to the plate, the Padres were quick to toothpaste shame the Phillies star. I feel like this is diabolical. Imagine being Bryce Harper in this moment. Everyone is looking at you like, "What a psycho," and you can't defend or explain your actions because you've got to focus on your at-bat. If I were running a big-league team, I would have staff members whose job was to dredge up any weird quirks opponents have so we can plaster them on the Jumbotron. If some guys slather ketchup on pasta, our fans would know about it, they'd shame him, and then he'd be rattled. It's like "Moneyball" but with public shaming. One of the fun things about the internet is that you can be cruising around X looking at sports news, and then the next thing you know, you stumble across someone dropping lava into metal drink cups. HILARY DUFF'S LATEST INSTAGRAM CONTENT HAS SUBURBAN MILLENNIAL MOMS GASPING, A TENNIS MATCH TURNS NASTY & MEAT I don't know who asked for the demonstration — maybe someone is in the market for an overpriced cup that needs to hold some molten metal — but they did it, and it's kind of mesmerizing. Wow. I bet there are some heads in hands at Stanley Cup HQ this morning. They got boat raced by the folks at Yeti, home of the cooler you have to skip a car payment to buy. But hey, if that cup can withstand magma, I think it can keep my coffee warm while I run into the post office. Every sport needs a bad boy, and that extends to the world of canine agility competitions. A li'l dachshund is going viral for making a statement, maaaaaaaan, and going out of its way to knock down every single cone in its way. That's very punk rock, isn't it? He's like the GG Allin of dog agility obstacle courses... and if they didn't take him outside to use the bathroom in time, maybe in more ways than one. I love the smattering of applause from the crowd when he was like halfway through telling all of the cones to pound sand. Honestly, kicking over every cone like that is more impressive than weaving around them. WWE SUPERSTAR NIKKI BELLA HAS A NEW BOOZY JOB TITLE AND COWBOYS CHEERLEADERS GO ABROAD I love seeing old videos because, at the moment, it's as close as we can get to a time machine (until I get the bugs worked out of my prototype), and this one is amazing. Basically, a local news station stood outside a movie theater showing "Alien" and put parents who took their young kids to see the R-rated sci-fi horror film on blast. That, in and of itself, is kind of hilarious. The Soviets were still a few months away from invading Afghanistan, so there must not have been much other news to talk about. While the first father they talked to admitted that taking his young kid to see Alien may have been an error in judgment, the second father had no regrets. Why not? Because what if the story of Alien proves to be true? I wish this had happened to me. All my dad did was teach me how to change a tire and use a fire extinguisher. If a Xenomorph walked through my front door right now, I'd be so screwed. Hey, he might be on to something. I'm not a parent, but if I were, I would want my kid to know what to do if he were part of the crew of an interstellar freighter that had a stowaway insectoid alien on board. No son of mine would stand there not knowing what to do when a baby alien comes ripping out of his buddy's chest. We need to track down the kid in this video, who has to be in his mid-to-late 50s. There's no better childhood story than "My dad made me see 'Alien' when I was too young because he was convinced it might actually be a true story." We'll end this edition of Nightcaps by revisiting one of my favorite videos ever. Not too long after I started at OutKick in late summer 2022, I wrote about John Daly being given the great honor of throwing out the first pitch at a St. Louis Cardinals game. And, boy, was it just the most perfect first pitch in the history of first pitches. He rolls in with shorts and flip-flops, barely takes a second to drink in the moment, and fires an absolute missile from the rubber. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! And, to cap it off, Ms. Missouri throwing her first pitch somewhere between the upper deck and the Gateway Arch just made Daly look even better. ... That's it for today's edition of Nightcaps! See you tomorrow! Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1748bfee6011c3f4e89066 Payroll startup Remote says it grew revenue 50% per employee without adding headcount te 2026-05-27T19:40:47.435Z Payroll startup Remote says it grew revenue 50% per employee without adding headcount Payroll service provider Remote recently surpassed $300 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) and became cash-flow positive, thanks to a 50% increase in revenue per employee resulting from AI adoption. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1748a9ee6011c3f4e89056 Trump floats NDAs for federal workers to stop press leaks te 2026-05-27T19:40:25.438Z Trump floats NDAs for federal workers to stop press leaks Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17469aee6011c3f4e89027 Goldwater Institute challenges state tax credit for Arizona movie producers te 2026-05-27T19:31:38.716Z Goldwater Institute challenges state tax credit for Arizona movie producers Key Points Appeal claims tax credit violates Gift Clause Attorney says state actually loses money through tax incentivization  State position is that filming movies, videos and commercials generates tax revenue Rebuffed by a trial judge, the Goldwater Institute is now trying to convince the Arizona Court of Appeals that it’s illegal for the state to give tax credits to companies that make their movies, TV shows, and even their commercials in Arizona. In court filings, attorney Parker Jackson said it is clear that what are billed as incentives to the film industry to do business in Arizona are little more than a give-away of state tax dollars. He said the program, approved by lawmakers in 2022, allows the Arizona Commerce Authority to not just forgive taxes that are owed to the state but to actually have the state write out a check to any company whose accumulated credits exceed what they owe the state – up to $35 million to any one company and $125 million a year for all who qualify. And that, Jackson is telling the state Court of Appeals, runs afoul of the Arizona Constitution. Only thing is, that wasn’t the conclusion reached last year by Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Adele Ponce. The trial judge acknowledged the Gift Clause in the Constitution bars the state from providing grants or subsidies to any individual or corporation. But Ponce said there is no Gift Clause violation with what are labeled as “tax credits” because the state isn’t giving away anything. Instead, the judge ruled, the program simply allows people and corporations to pay less of their own money to the state. More to the point, Ponce said her conclusion is not changed by the fact that the credits are “refundable,” meaning someone whose credits exceed the taxes owed actually can get a check from the state. Jackson, in his filing, said the trial judge got it wrong. What is not in dispute is that lawmakers originally approved the credits to jump start what at one time was a thriving movie industry in Arizona. The tax credits can be generous. Companies that spend up to $10 million in production costs can receive up to $1.5 million. And there’s a sliding scale for more expensive films, with credits going up to $7 million for a $35 million production. There are some conditions. A company can use a “qualified production facility” in the state, meaning studios of at least 10,000 square feet that have the necessary technology. Alternately, the credits apply when a production is “filmed primarily at a practical location” in Arizona. But at that point, Jackson said, “the state must provide the subsidies.” Proponents contend the state gets the benefit of additional business and exposure. But Jackson said the law doesn’t have anything that spells that out. What does it have? “The statute merely requires the film companies include an acknowledgment that the film was shot or produced in Arizona,” he told the appellate court. “That’s it.” Jackson acknowledged that the credits are being promoted as an “incentive” to produce movies, videos and commercials in Arizona. But he said that, whatever they are called, they do not pass muster. “Arizona’s Gift Clause … prohibits the depletion of the public treasury by allocating public resources for private enterprises, and/or the conferring of special advantages on private, special interests by subsidy or otherwise,” he said. “The payments provided under the program do both of those things.” Jackson also rejected the concept that these are credits that offset someone’s tax liability. There, the key is that “refundable” part. Consider a company that is entitled to a $1,000 credit. “If a taxpayer owes the government $5,000 at the end of the year, a $1,000 credit will reduce the taxpayer’s liability to $4,000,” he explained to the court. But all that changes if the credit exceeds the liability. “For example, if a taxpayer owes the government $500 at the end of the year, a $1,000 tax credit will not only reduce the taxpayer’s liability to $0, but it will also result in a $500 payment to the taxpayer,” Jackson said. Courts have concluded that the Gift Clause does not apply when the state gets something in return that is of comparable value. But Jackson said there are guideposts around that. “The court must compare the public expenditure to what the government receives,” he said. And that means judges have to decide for themselves what is the “fair market value” of the benefit, not simply accept the state’s word about the value. What’s also important, Jackson said, is that “anticipated indirect benefits,” like economic improvements the government hopes may result from the project, like anticipated new tax revenues, cannot be included in this analysis. He said what that leaves is the requirement that the subsidized production acknowledge that it was produced in Arizona. But that, said Jackson, is not enough. First, he said, the law is worded in a way that the company gets the credits even if the film never actually is released or distributed. “In such cases, even assuming that a ‘filmed in’ credit can constitute a benefit to the state, that benefit will be nonexistent,” Jackson said. And even if a film is released, figuring out the value of that credit is something else. He cited testimony of Michael Thom of the University of Southern California who he said is an expert on film subsidy programs and their economic impact. And he said Thom said that any assumption of benefits is built on “speculative assumptions.” “Namely, a viewer would have to observe the acknowledgment, understand its meaning, and plan to travel to the state that he or she would not have otherwise taken in order for the state to see any benefit from such an acknowledgment,” Jackson said. The law creating the credits does say that one purpose is to “maintain the motion picture production company’s production-labor positions in the state.” But Jackson said that does not meet the definition of the “consideration” the state needs to provide subsidies because they are indirect, speculative, and not actually mandated by an enforceable contract. And he said that anticipated taxes from productions also can’t legally count because the producers already were liable for the taxes. The 2022 law wasn’t the first time the state has approved such credits. Lawmakers enacted a similar program in 2005 and expanded it in 2007. A report on that program said that the credits generated 317 full-time jobs in the industry in 2008. And another 413 were created indirectly from spending by filmmakers in the state. All totaled, according to the report, that generated about $2.3 million in additional state and local taxes. But it turned out that Arizona actually gave out more than $8.6 million in credits to get that gain. And a similar report for 2007 showed a $1.7 million loss to the state. Lawmakers repealed the program in 2015. Sen. David Gowan, R-Sierra Vista, who championed the new credits in 2022, has insisted these are different from the prior program. He said it requires those seeking the credits to actually show, subject to a state audit, that they actually have spent the money in Arizona. No date has been set for a hearing. The post Goldwater Institute challenges state tax credit for Arizona movie producers first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a174680ee6011c3f4e89006 Mike Vrabel, one month after starting 'counseling,' tells reporters he loves his wife te 2026-05-27T19:31:12.465Z Mike Vrabel, one month after starting 'counseling,' tells reporters he loves his wife Mike Vrabel stepped away from the New England Patriots during the third day of the NFL Draft and had previously said he'd be getting "counseling" following the soap opera revelations of his relationship with reporter Dianna Russini. Well, speaking with reporters for the first time since the draft, the coach offered an update on the process of getting things back in order. "Really good," Vrabel said. "I appreciate that my family is great. I love [wife] Jen [Vrabel], I love the boys, I love my personal friends..." This is nice. It obviously doesn't mean the scandal that plagued Vrabel throughout April is over. No telling what another photo drop of Vrabel and Russini together, of which there have been a few, might do. And his update on Wednesday is also only his opinion and we don't know how his family members feel. DRAKE MAYE VOICES SUPPORT FOR PATRIOTS COACH MIKE VRABEL AS OFF-FIELD CONTROVERSY CONTINUES TO SWIRL But this seems positive. Vrabel seemed at ease explaining how he's dealt with the distraction of his personal life perhaps interfering with his professional assignment of guiding an NFL team. "Again, we all have to deal with things outside of here," Vrabel said. "My focus, and obviously the excitement that I have for coaching, is what is most important right now. This is a great opportunity. "The spring, we don't have to worry about opponents. Our schedule is pretty much the same. The players just have a routine, and each and every day in the spring is similar. But it's just about teaching. It's about teaching these guys the scheme. "This is the time in the spring where they can focus on not only conditioning, but all the details that are going to help them. That's really all I know and that's really all I want to be able to do." This may signal Vrabel is turning the corner on the scandal. NFL INSISTS VRABEL-RUSSINI SCANDAL NOT CONSIDERED IN SCHEDULING PATRIOTS FOR 2026 KICKOFF GAME There were no pointed questions about his "counseling" sessions. Or his marriage and whether or how it has survived. Vrabel instead was asked about a possible addition to the New England wide receiver room — everyone knows the Patriots want to add Eagles receiver A.J. Brown in a trade — even if no one's name was specified. And the coach volunteered the names of the players not present for this voluntary portion of the team's offseason program. PATRIOTS COACH MIKE VRABEL RESPONDS AFTER PHOTOS WITH NEW YORK TIMES NFL REPORTER LEAK So this felt like football business as usual. That, obviously, is quite a turn from the last time Vrabel talked to reporters and explained his situation amid the scandal caused by his relationship with Russini and the photos of the two that were published by the New York Post and then widely amplified elsewhere. Those photos, in case you need specifics, included Vrabel and Russini — both married to other people — sharing time together at a Sedona, Arizona, resort. They lounged by the pool together, shared a hot tub and there were photos of them on the roof of a bungalow embracing and holding hands. Russini eventually resigned her post at The Athletic and shut down her social media accounts as a result. Vrabel obviously kept his job but had meetings with ownership and his players about the matter. He also missed the final day of the NFL Draft to be with his family while also promising to take more time to make himself a better person. "As I said the other day, I promised my family, this organization and this team that I was going to give them the best version of me that I can possibly give them," Vrabel said in a statement released to ESPN on April 23. "In order to do so, I have committed to seeking counseling, starting this weekend. This is something that I have given a lot of thought to and is something I would advise a player to do if I was counseling them." FOLLOW ARMANDO SALGUERO ON X: @ARMANDOSALGUERO Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17466bee6011c3f4e88ffa Dan Le Batard demands the media make Jaxson Dart 'uncomfortable' for introducing Trump te 2026-05-27T19:30:52.080Z Dan Le Batard demands the media make Jaxson Dart 'uncomfortable' for introducing Trump The cast of "The Dan Le Batard Show" is still throwing a fit over New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart introducing President Donald Trump last week during a speech in New York City. On Wednesday, Le Batard criticized the New York media for not doing more to make Dart feel "uncomfortable." "If you want to be the quarterback who introduces Donald Trump during this time, then please, expound your thoughts," Le Batard began. "I want him put in a position [by the New York media] to sound educated or uneducated with the decision. He deserves to be made uncomfortable if he's going to support this particular presidency during a deeply uncomfortable time." Le Batard then said he wants the media to question Dart about Trump’s supposed "attack on freedom," whatever that means. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! For context, Dart did not make a political statement or endorse a specific policy. He simply welcomed the sitting president on stage. That is what had Le Batard fuming. It’s also important to understand who Dan Le Batard is. DAN LE BATARD, WHO PREVIOUSLY AVOIDED DOUG EMHOFF ABUSE ALLEGATION, DECLARES JOURNALISM 'DEAD' Notice he had no issue with NBA players shaking hands and hugging former President Barack Obama at the All-Star Game in February. He defended Colin Kaepernick kneeling during the national anthem, along with NBA players who did the same in 2020. Le Batard was also among the only commentators to defend Deadspin in 2023 after the outlet falsely accused a nine-year-old boy of wearing blackface at a Kansas City Chiefs game, an accusation that ultimately led to a lawsuit against the publication. He claims to have zero tolerance for violence against women, yet he hired Howard Bryant after Bryant was arrested on charges of allegedly beating and choking his wife in front of witnesses. Le Batard also landed the first interview with Doug Emhoff after reports surfaced accusing him of abusing an ex-girlfriend. Yet he never asked Kamala Harris’ husband about the allegations. Instead, Le Batard opened the interview by asking Emhoff what "love" means to him. Got all that? If Jaxson Dart were a liberal woman-beater, Le Batard probably wouldn’t say a negative word about him. Yet because Dart is a white football player who apparently doesn’t view Trump as a Nazi, Le Batard wants the media to make him "uncomfortable." We’d love to ask Le Batard about the hypocrisy ourselves. OutKick agreed to interview him two years ago, ahead of the Super Bowl. Then his assistant contacted us and said he couldn’t make it because of "scheduling issues." They have since refused to reschedule, despite our willingness. Given that Le Batard and his crew have had plenty to say about us over the years, we’re once again inviting him to come on OutKick to discuss his comments about Dart, his decision to hire Bryant, his softball interview with Emhoff, his defense of Deadspin and anything else he wants to address. We hope he accepts. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a174651ee6011c3f4e88fac 9th Circuit revives excessive force claim against Phoenix police te 2026-05-27T19:30:25.278Z 9th Circuit revives excessive force claim against Phoenix police Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a174427ee6011c3f4e88f65 Chaotic border chase ends with illegal immigrants found crammed in semitruck sleeping area te 2026-05-27T19:21:11.272Z Chaotic border chase ends with illegal immigrants found crammed in semitruck sleeping area A traffic stop and chaotic chase involving Texas state troopers and suspected human smugglers led to the discovery of nearly two dozen illegal immigrants, including several minors, in the back of a semitruck near the U.S. southern border. In a video posted by Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) spokesman Lt. Chris Olivarez, a suspected human smuggler is seen jumping out of a Volvo semitruck and running as troopers chase him down. The incident occurred after a state trooper conducted a traffic stop Monday evening in Webb County, South Texas. Olivarez said that the driver attempted to flee on foot but was "immediately arrested" by Texas officials. A search of the semitruck revealed 20 illegal immigrants concealed in the truck’s sleeping area. The video shows troopers pulling back the truck cabin’s curtain to find the illegal immigrants crammed inside. The immigrants remained silent, only nodding as troopers questioned them. Four minors from Mexico and Guatemala were among the group, according to DPS. ILLEGAL ALIEN CHARGED WITH KILLING 4 YOUNG PEOPLE IN WRONG-WAY DUI CRASH ON OKLAHOMA HIGHWAY According to Olivarez, the driver was Miguel Angel Velazquez Chavez, a 25-year-old Mexican national. He was charged with evading arrest and smuggling persons and booked into the Webb County Jail. Meanwhile, the 20 illegal immigrants, including the four minors, were referred to U.S. Border Patrol. The DPS Criminal Investigations Division is continuing to investigate the case. This comes as Texas officials have continued to respond to human smuggling incidents despite dramatically reduced attempted border crossing numbers under President Donald Trump. THOMAS BLASTS SCOTUS FOR DECISION ON FLORIDA LAWSUIT OVER ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT TRUCKERS WITH BLUE-STATE LICENSES In nearby Maverick County, Texas, troopers arrested Cuban national Yoisdelvis Nunez Acosta after a high-speed chase that ended with law enforcement performing a PIT maneuver. Acosta fled into nearby brush but was quickly apprehended. Another suspect, American national Alexander Rodriguez Acosta, was also arrested in connection with the smuggling operation. Both men were charged with six counts of smuggling persons, while six illegal immigrants from Mexico and Vietnam were referred to U.S. Border Patrol. Both attempts occurred along a well-known human smuggling route at the southern border. In 2022, under the Biden administration, law enforcement discovered 53 dead immigrants abandoned inside a sweltering truck in nearby San Antonio. Authorities said the migrants suffered extreme heat exposure after being transported without adequate ventilation or water. The incident is considered one of the deadliest human smuggling incidents in U.S. history. MARKWAYNE MULLIN GOES OFF ON DEMS’ 'GARBAGE' MEMORIAL DAY ‘POLITICAL STUNT’ AT ICE FACILITY Trump border czar Tom Homan has repeatedly emphasized that "illegal immigration is not a victimless crime." In response to criticism of the Trump administration’s border policies, Homan said in April, "If they wore my shoes for 40 years, and talked to a 9-year-old girl that got raped multiple times, or stood in the back of a tractor trailer with 19 dead aliens at my feet, including a 5-year-old boy that baked to death, if they understood the atrocities that happened on the open border, I think their opinion would change." "Where President Trump had the most secure border in the lifetime of this nation, right now, lives are being saved," he emphasized. "He's saving thousands of lives a year because he has a secure border." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a174413ee6011c3f4e88f5c Cleveland Guardians pitching prospect Aidan Major gets drilled in head by line drive in horrifying scene te 2026-05-27T19:20:51.353Z Cleveland Guardians pitching prospect Aidan Major gets drilled in head by line drive in horrifying scene A truly terrifying scene unfolded on the diamond in a Minor League contest in Virginia on Tuesday night. During just the second at-bat of the Single-A game between the Hill City Howlers (Cleveland Guardians) and Fayetteville Woodpeckers (Houston Astros), Fayetteville's Xavier Neyens was sitting on a 2-0 count in the batter's box. Hill City's Aidan Major threw a ball up in the zone, but Neyens jumped on it, sending a screaming line drive directly back toward the pitcher. In the blink of an eye, the baseball connected with Major squarely in the head. It was certainly one of those instances where the pitcher did not have any time whatsoever to react to the line drive heading right toward him. DODGERS MINOR LEAGUE PROSPECT KENDALL GEORGE HURTS HIMSELF AFTER NEAR COLLISION WITH A BAT DOG With trainers immediately sprinting to the mound to check on Major, the former West Virginia pitcher could be seen squirming on the ground in serious pain. Major, who was drafted by Cleveland in the fifth round of the 2024 MLB Draft, fortunately managed to get up and take a cart off the field before undergoing further evaluation. "He is in good hands," Hill City Howlers play-by-play announcer Jason Prill explained during the team's broadcast shortly after the play took place. "He is with the Lynchburg EMS squad, who got here quite quickly. From the moment that the phone call was made to the time that they got here was probably about less than a minute. It was really impressive stuff. Great to see their response time and how quickly they were able to get to Aidan, help him up, and help him into a cart. Even better news, he gave a thumbs up as he exited the field." ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Chad Major, Aidan's father, took to X to share a positive update about his son on Tuesday evening. "Aidan is doing well considering the scary event. Currently still in the hospital awaiting results from scans," Chad wrote. "He wanted to get back to the stadium to cheer on his teammates." Major, 23, is enjoying a nice 2026 campaign, his first at any Minor League level. The right-handed pitcher is carrying a 2-1 record and 3.10 ERA across a total of eight appearances and 29.0 innings of work. The former Mountaineer has also struck out 26 batters in his eight trips to the mound this season. The Howlers managed to take down the Woodpeckers 5-4 on Tuesday despite Major's exit and the scene that unfolded in the opening inning. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1743f9ee6011c3f4e88f14 In more good news for Amazon, Snowflake signs $6B deal with AWS for AI CPU chips te 2026-05-27T19:20:25.678Z In more good news for Amazon, Snowflake signs $6B deal with AWS for AI CPU chips Snowflake has signed a new, enormous five-year deal with Amazon to secure chips for AI usage. Nvidia is once again being put on notice. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1741e8ee6011c3f4e88ecd Video shows illegal aliens found crammed inside semi-truck sleeper cab in alleged smuggling bust te 2026-05-27T19:11:36.864Z Video shows illegal aliens found crammed inside semi-truck sleeper cab in alleged smuggling bust The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) released a shocking video Tuesday showing the moment officers discovered 20 illegal aliens inside the trailer and sleeper cab of a semi-truck in what the agency described as a human smuggling attempt. The video, from a traffic stop of a white Volvo semi in a rural area on May 18, shows officers pulling the vehicle over before the driver descends from the cab and attempts to run away, crossing a set of train tracks before being quickly collared by law enforcement. DPS said that the driver is Miguel Angel Velazquez Chavez, a 25-year-old Mexican national. He was charged with evading arrest and smuggling of persons. The video then shows officers inspecting the semi-truck. When they pulled back the curtain to the sleeper cab, they found several illegal aliens packed into the tiny space. VIDEO SHOWS 23 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FOUND HIDDEN IN TRUCK CAB DURING TENSE TRAFFIC STOP: POLICE In all, 20 illegal aliens were arrested, including four minors, according to DPS. They were turned over to U.S. Border Patrol. President Donald Trump and his administration have made it a point to crack down on illegal border crossings, rolling back Biden-era policies like catch-and-release, where border crossers were not detained after crossing illegally into the country. In April, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that there had been zero releases of illegal aliens at the border for 11 straight months. BORDER ARRESTS HIT LOWEST MARK SINCE LAST TIME TRUMP WAS IN OFFICE, WHITE HOUSE SAYS "Eleven straight months of ZERO releases at the border. Under President Donald Trump’s leadership, we are delivering the most secure border in American history," said DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said at the time. "The world knows America’s borders are closed to lawbreakers." U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials also praised Trump for his work. "America First policies, real consequences, and a unified federal effort—backed by personnel, infrastructure, and technology—are how we’ve delivered the most secure border in U.S. history," CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott said. "Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, we’re building on what works, refining our approach, and locking in real border security. This isn’t temporary—it’s the new normal." The agency said illegal aliens have been significantly deterred from crossing the border illegally, and CBP has apprehended fewer than 9,000 people per month since Trump took office for the second time. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1741d4ee6011c3f4e88ec4 Mike Vrabel, speaking for first time since stepping away for 'counseling,' tells reporters he loves his wife te 2026-05-27T19:11:16.872Z Mike Vrabel, speaking for first time since stepping away for 'counseling,' tells reporters he loves his wife Mike Vrabel stepped away from the New England Patriots during the third day of the NFL Draft and had previously said he'd be getting "counseling" following the soap opera revelations of his relationship with reporter Dianna Russini. Well, speaking with reporters for the first time since the draft, the coach offered an update on the process of getting things back in order. "Really good," Vrabel said. "I appreciate that my family is great. I love [wife] Jen [Vrabel], I love the boys, I love my personal friends..." This is nice. It obviously doesn't mean the scandal that plagued Vrabel throughout April is over. No telling what another photo drop of Vrabel and Russini together, of which there have been a few, might do. And his update on Wednesday is also only his opinion and we don't know how his family members feel. DRAKE MAYE VOICES SUPPORT FOR PATRIOTS COACH MIKE VRABEL AS OFF-FIELD CONTROVERSY CONTINUES TO SWIRL But this seems positive. Vrabel seemed at ease explaining how he's dealt with the distraction of his personal life perhaps interfering with his professional assignment of guiding an NFL team. "Again, we all have to deal with things outside of here," Vrabel said. "My focus, and obviously the excitement that I have for coaching, is what is most important right now. This is a great opportunity. "The spring, we don't have to worry about opponents. Our schedule is pretty much the same. The players just have a routine, and each and every day in the spring is similar. But it's just about teaching. It's about teaching these guys the scheme. "This is the time in the spring where they can focus on not only conditioning, but all the details that are going to help them. That's really all I know and that's really all I want to be able to do." This may signal Vrabel is turning the corner on the scandal. NFL INSISTS VRABEL-RUSSINI SCANDAL NOT CONSIDERED IN SCHEDULING PATRIOTS FOR 2026 KICKOFF GAME There were no pointed questions about his "counseling" sessions. Or his marriage and whether or how it has survived. Vrabel instead was asked about a possible addition to the New England wide receiver room — everyone knows the Patriots want to add Eagles receiver A.J. Brown in a trade — even if no one's name was specified. And the coach volunteered the names of the players not present for this voluntary portion of the team's offseason program. PATRIOTS COACH MIKE VRABEL RESPONDS AFTER PHOTOS WITH NEW YORK TIMES NFL REPORTER LEAK So this felt like football business as usual. That, obviously, is quite a turn from the last time Vrabel talked to reporters and explained his situation amid the scandal caused by his relationship with Russini and the photos of the two that were published by the New York Post and then widely amplified elsewhere. Those photos, in case you need specifics, included Vrabel and Russini — both married to other people — sharing time together at a Sedona, Arizona, resort. They lounged by the pool together, shared a hot tub and there were photos of them on the roof of a bungalow embracing and holding hands. Russini eventually resigned her post at The Athletic and shut down her social media accounts as a result. Vrabel obviously kept his job but had meetings with ownership and his players about the matter. He also missed the final day of the NFL Draft to be with his family while also promising to take more time to make himself a better person. "As I said the other day, I promised my family, this organization and this team that I was going to give them the best version of me that I can possibly give them," Vrabel said in a statement released to ESPN on April 23. "In order to do so, I have committed to seeking counseling, starting this weekend. This is something that I have given a lot of thought to and is something I would advise a player to do if I was counseling them." FOLLOW ARMANDO SALGUERO ON X: @ARMANDOSALGUERO Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1741c0ee6011c3f4e88ebb Why the over 8.5 is the play as struggling Cubs and Pirates starters face off in Pittsburgh today te 2026-05-27T19:10:56.871Z Why the over 8.5 is the play as struggling Cubs and Pirates starters face off in Pittsburgh today Tuesday was just a 1-1 day, nothing special, but also not a complete disaster. One of the things I love most about baseball is that we get to bet on it daily. Not only do we bet on it daily, but we also have a chance to read individual series. Unlike every other sport, where it is typically just one game outside of the playoffs, the mini-series gives us a chance to get a read on team performances. It doesn't take much of a glance to see that the Chicago Cubs are in a terrible spot right now. They have lost their past 10 games. A little more than a week ago, the team was 29-16. It is worse than that, though. They have lost 14 of their past 16 games. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM So far in May, the team has gone 10-14. That means they've lost more games this month than they did all of March and April combined. It isn't just one problem — their pitching is an issue due to health (mostly), but their hitting has disappeared as well. Over their 14 losses, the team has scored over three runs just twice. The Cubs have 28 runs over those 14 losses. Since May 9, when this losing streak started, they have scored over three runs just three times and are averaging just around two runs per game. Today, they turn to a veteran Jameson Taillon, who is 2-4 with a 5.20 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP. He has struggled on the road this year, giving up 10 home runs in 28.1 innings. He faced the Pirates once this year, and they rocked him to the tune of six earned runs on six hits (three homers) over six innings. The Pittsburgh Pirates have the same record as the Cubs at the moment, but they aren't exactly without fault this season. They haven't had a 10-game losing streak, but they've seen some troublesome stretches. The revamped Pirates from last year are hitting better, and their pitching seems to be doing their part, so things are at least looking up. It is very possible this is a year they can grab a Wild Card or even the division. The division is probably tough because everyone in it is still above .500. If the Cubs have a chance today, it is because Bubba Chandler is on the mound for the Pirates. He is 1-6 for the season with a 4.79 ERA and a 1.47 WHIP. He has been worse at home than on the road and the Pirates. In addition, the Pirates have given him virtually no run support this season. In his starts, the Pirates are 2-8 for the year. He only has two starts where he has allowed over three earned runs in the game. He faced the Cubs once this season, and he allowed three earned runs over 5.1 innings. Backing the Cubs right now seems foolish. They have to win eventually, right? Today gives them as good of a chance as any, in my opinion. The wind won't be much of a factor, and the weather should be nice today. However, it is worth mentioning that the wind is blowing out at about five miles per hour. I'm going to back the over 8.5 today because I think both starters should allow a few runs. The Cubs haven't been scoring lately, but the Pirates could hit nine runs against Taillon if they can connect on more homers. For more sports betting information and plays, follow David on X/Twitter: @futureprez2024 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1741a6ee6011c3f4e88e6e Arizona added jobs in April, but its employment rate has been stuck at 2024 levels for 2 years te 2026-05-27T19:10:30.792Z Arizona added jobs in April, but its employment rate has been stuck at 2024 levels for 2 years Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a173fa8ee6011c3f4e88e2b DOJ sues UCLA over alleged ‘Judenrein’ conditions during anti-Israel encampment te 2026-05-27T19:02:00.323Z DOJ sues UCLA over alleged ‘Judenrein’ conditions during anti-Israel encampment The Justice Department sued the University of California, Los Angeles, on Monday, accusing the university of allowing Jewish students to face a "hostile educational environment" during months of anti-Israel protests and encampment unrest that left students assaulted, blocked from campus buildings and fearful of attending class. "The occupiers largely succeeded in their goal of making the heart of campus Judenrein — or at least free of Jews who did not share their desire to annihilate Israel," the lawsuit stated. In the 53-page complaint, the Justice Department accused UCLA of violating Title VI protections by showing "deliberate indifference" toward discrimination against Jewish students, allegations that could jeopardize federal funding. "UCLA was deliberately indifferent to the suffering of its Jewish and Israeli students and declined to take meaningful action to protect them," DOJ said. TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DEMANDS $1B SETTLEMENT FROM UCLA OVER CAMPUS ANTISEMITISM CLAIMS The lawsuit is part of a broader Trump administration effort to crack down on antisemitism tied to anti-Israel protests that spread across college campuses following Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attacks on Israel DOJ alleged that UCLA's Equity, Diversity and Inclusion office "routinely ignored" more than 100 complaints of antisemitic harassment, which ranged from Jewish students being blocked from campus buildings to being beaten, pepper-sprayed and slapped with sticks. The Justice Department argued that the university's "decision to ignore" these complaints violated Title VI, suggesting that the school could lose federal funding and pay restitution to the government. The lawsuit’s central allegation focuses on UCLA’s handling of the anti-Israel protest encampment that formed on campus in late April 2024 and lasted about a week. At the time, anti-Israel encampments popped up on dozens of college campuses across the country in response to escalating tensions in the Gaza war. The conduct within the encampment prompted the Trump administration to create an antisemitism task force that visited UCLA. The anti-Israel encampment was set up on April 25, 2024, sparking complaints that protesters formed "human phalanxes" to block Jewish students from accessing buildings and other parts of campus. The lawsuit also alleges that one Jewish student was kicked to the ground and knocked unconscious. CALIFORNIA SHERIFF SLAMS 'MERITLESS' UCLA STUDENT LAWSUIT AGAINST POLICE WHO DISMANTLED ANTI-ISRAEL ENCAMPMENT Police did not clear the encampment until May 2, 2024, during what was described as a chaotic scene in which anti-Israel protesters clashed with officers using pepper spray and fire extinguishers. Confrontations at UCLA between anti-Israel protesters and police continued as six UCLA police officers were injured on June 10, 2024, during an attempt to create a new encampment. UCLA PAYS BIG SETTLEMENT OVER 'JEW EXCLUSION ZONE' DISCRIMINATION CLAIMS FROM STUDENTS Even after voicing concerns over the violence seen during the spring 2024 anti-Israel protests, UCLA school safety officers were instructed to prioritize "de-escalation" rather than aggressively enforcing school policies during future anti-Israel protests that sprang up in 2025 and 2026. At one Students for Justice of Palestine demonstration held on Oct. 7, 2025, officers stood by and did not engage even though some of the participants were breaking the campus' "no masking rule." An officer was asked why they weren't enforcing the rules, and he replied by saying he "not that high up on that totem pole" to make that call. The lawsuit heavily cited the findings of UCLA's own task force in the lawsuit to back up its claims that school leadership failed to properly protect Jewish students on campus. "Indeed, UCLA’s Task Force found that 'throughout most of 2023-2024, campus leadership repeatedly decided not to enforce federal law, state law, and University and campus rules,' 'resulting in failure to protect the Constitutional rights,' of Jews on campus," the lawsuit stated. The lawsuit cited a poll conducted of Jewish students finding that 59.6% of students "reported spending less time on campus due to antisemitism and anti-Israeli bias" and and that 41.4% considered leaving the school because of antisemitism. The Trump administration’s lawsuit comes just months after the Justice Department filed a separate case against UCLA in February, accusing the university of antisemitic discrimination against Jewish and Israeli employees. Fox News Digital reached out to UCLA for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a173f94ee6011c3f4e88e22 Lisa Rinna faces backlash for dismissing Spencer Pratt's mayoral run as fans slam Hollywood 'clown show' te 2026-05-27T19:01:40.388Z Lisa Rinna faces backlash for dismissing Spencer Pratt's mayoral run as fans slam Hollywood 'clown show' Lisa Rinna drew a firm line between Hollywood and politics when an interview turned to Spencer Pratt's potential future as the mayor of Los Angeles. Rinna, 62, argued the country has already "done that" when it comes to reality stars crossing into politics. While "The Real Housewives" star explained she wasn't sure who she would be voting for, Rinna revealed she's not interested in seeing another reality TV takeover of public affairs. "Not a reality star, though," Rinna told Variety at the American Music Awards on Monday. "I'm sorry. I love him, but we’ve already done that. We’re not going to do that again. SPENCER PRATT SAYS A-LISTERS PRIVATELY CHEER HIS CRITICISM OF CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP, FEAR CAREER FALLOUT Still, Rinna admitted Pratt appears to have momentum behind him. "[He] could be," Rinna conceded. "He's got power behind him, it seems. But I don't know." The "Days of Our Lives" star confessed she’s puzzled by the growing interest surrounding Pratt among Hollywood circles. "You got me," she said. "Because listen, I’m a reality person. You wouldn’t want me as mayor, really. I mean, let’s just face it, I love him. I think he’s amazing. I just think we did that." CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER Rinna then seemed to confuse Los Angeles' mayoral race with California's gubernatorial contest. "Let’s have somebody that’s already been mayor — the mayor of San Jose, or whoever," she explained, bringing up Matt Mahan. "I like him," Rinna noted. "I like him for governor." Rinna's comments were met with backlash online. "This Spencer Pratt thing has just exposed Hollywood for the clown show it is," one X user commented. "All these celebrities telling the people to ignore how bad LA is and to just vote the way they want them to." "Lisa Rinna is the perfect example of how disconnected our elites have become," another added. "She didn't lose her home in the fires. She's not fighting insurance companies or watching her neighborhood get destroyed. Yet she's out here telling West LA who we should vote for while pushing the same career politicians who've failed us for years." Another wrote, "Pratt is far from perfect as a candidate... but what's the alternative? People of LA can not keep the status quo. Your city is devolving into a lawless hell hole. You need to try something different." Pratt, who lost his home in the deadly 2025 Palisades wildfire, announced he was running for mayor Jan. 7. Pratt told a crowd at a fire anniversary event that "this just isn’t a campaign, this is a mission. And we are going to expose the system." LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS The event, They Let Us Burn!, was a rally critical of state and local government’s handling of the Jan. 7 wildfire that killed 12 people and destroyed thousands of homes. In the aftermath of the fire, Pratt emerged as an outspoken critic of Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, both Democrats, and said they failed to prevent the blaze. He has since sued the city of Los Angeles. The complaint blames Los Angeles and its municipal water department for the water issues that hampered firefighting efforts and says it ultimately led to the damage to their properties. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a173f7bee6011c3f4e88de7 ClickHouse triples annualized revenue to $250M, charting a path toward an IPO te 2026-05-27T19:01:15.752Z ClickHouse triples annualized revenue to $250M, charting a path toward an IPO The database provider is eyeing a public debut within the next few years. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a173f65ee6011c3f4e88dce Democratic state AGs say their staff excluded from Vance anti-fraud meeting te 2026-05-27T19:00:53.216Z Democratic state AGs say their staff excluded from Vance anti-fraud meeting Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a173f51ee6011c3f4e88dc4 Flags on Tucson graves recall fallen on Memorial Day te 2026-05-27T19:00:33.275Z Flags on Tucson graves recall fallen on Memorial Day Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a173d1fee6011c3f4e88d74 Joy Behar announces brief hiatus from 'The View' te 2026-05-27T18:51:11.600Z Joy Behar announces brief hiatus from 'The View' Joy Behar announced on Tuesday that she would be taking a short hiatus from ABC's "The View," during the show's "Behind the Table" podcast. The show's producer, Brian Teta, said during the podcast, "This is your last podcast for a little bit, because next week you're not going to be here." Behar said the show had made her "bank" the weekend episodes, and told Teta that he should reveal why she wasn't going to be on the show during the week. The liberal co-host revealed she is going to Europe to perform in her play in London and Paris. 'THE VIEW' CO-HOST JOY BEHAR SAYS A CONSERVATIVE WOMAN COULD WIN THE PRESIDENCY 'FASTER THAN A LIBERAL' 'THE VIEW' HOSTS HAVE FIERCE CLASH OVER MIDDLE EAST, WHOOPI GOLDBERG COMPARES U.S. TO IRAN "I fly to Paris this week, and then I go take the tunnel to London after a week, and I'll be in London a second week doing my play, 'My First Ex-Husband,' at the Boulevard Theatre in the West End," Behar said. "We have Jackie Hoffman and I [playing] the two American women talking, then we have two British actresses. Doesn't that sound like fun?" Teta went on to reveal a couple of fill-in hosts, including Sheryl Underwood, who filled in during co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin's maternity leave, and left-wing podcast host Kara Swisher. Ana Navarro, who normally co-hosts on Mondays and Fridays, will also fill in. Whoopi Goldberg, who typically takes Fridays off, is set to appear on the show on Fridays in Behar's absence as well. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE Behar does not co-host "The View" on Mondays. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a173d0bee6011c3f4e88d6b EXCLUSIVE: DHS blasts sanctuary leaders after illegal immigrant accused of bat attack freed from jail te 2026-05-27T18:50:51.679Z EXCLUSIVE: DHS blasts sanctuary leaders after illegal immigrant accused of bat attack freed from jail EXCLUSIVE: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is blasting Massachusetts sanctuary policies after ICE agents arrested an illegal immigrant accused of beating a man with a baseball bat — days after local officials allegedly released him without notifying federal authorities. Dhaval Amratbhai Patel, an illegal immigrant from India, was arrested by the Worcester Police Department on May 16 and is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.  The police report notes Patel got into an argument with a customer at the liquor store where he worked, which escalated into Patel grabbing a baseball bat and striking the man, according to DHS. MIGRANT ACCUSED OF VIOLENT CRIMES ARRESTED BY ICE AFTER MASSACHUSETTS COURT REFUSED TO HONOR DETAINER Officials said sanctuary politicians in Massachusetts did not cooperate with ICE law enforcement, and Patel was released from jail without notification to immigration authorities.  ICE arrested Patel two days later on May 18, according to DHS. "This illegal alien from India thought he could go around beating people with a baseball bat. Sanctuary politicians released him from jail after his arrest for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon," said DHS acting assistant secretary Lauren Bis. "Sanctuary politicians must stop choosing to release criminals into our communities and work with DHS to get criminals out of country." "By refusing to cooperate with ICE law enforcement, sanctuary politicians are putting the safety of their citizens at risk," Bis added. It is unclear where and when Patel illegally entered the U.S. The Worcester Police Department and Worcester County District Attorney’s Office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's requests for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a173cf7ee6011c3f4e88d62 ER doctor reveals how pneumonia can suddenly turn deadly after Kyle Busch’s death te 2026-05-27T18:50:31.675Z ER doctor reveals how pneumonia can suddenly turn deadly after Kyle Busch’s death The sudden death of Kyle Busch has drawn attention to a rare but devastating medical progression: when pneumonia escalates into fatal sepsis. An ER doctor spoke with Fox News Digital about how sepsis can trigger a rapid health decline. "Sepsis is actually not a specific disease or diagnosis, but rather the syndrome that occurs when the body has certain abnormal findings and a presumed infection," said Dr. Kenneth J. Perry, a South Carolina-based emergency medicine physician. HOW PNEUMONIA PROGRESSES TO SEPSIS: DOCTORS EXPLAIN AFTER KYLE BUSCH'S DEATH The markers of sepsis include elevated white blood cell counts, a high or low temperature, and elevated heart and respiratory rates, according to Perry. Because of this, a patient with pneumonia is often already technically septic by definition. While many people assume a worsening infection means bacteria are multiplying uncontrollably, it often has more to do with the body’s internal environment. "It is often not the bacteria itself that is causing the specific decline," Perry said. "In most cases, it is a cascade of inflammatory processes that are set in motion by the infection." When this inflammation spirals out of control, the body moves from having a manageable infection into severe sepsis. This is when otherwise healthy people can rapidly deteriorate. SURGE IN WALKING PNEUMONIA AFFECTS THESE HIGH-RISK GROUPS, SAYS DR. MARC SIEGEL "The concerning thing that can happen with any individual ... is that sepsis can then lead to low blood pressure, worsening vital signs and organ damage," Perry said. "As multiple organs fail, it becomes very difficult for the medical team to treat and can sometimes lead ultimately to death." It is very unlikely to have pneumonia and not have any symptoms, according to Perry. Early signs can mimic a severe flu, including fevers, chills, a productive cough, and chest or back pain in cases where the lung is infected. When sepsis begins to take hold, time becomes the most critical factor. "We have known for a number of years that early antibiotic therapy is beneficial in the treatment of sepsis," Perry said. CLICK HERE FOR MORE HEALTH STORIES If you or a loved one are managing an infection at home, the doctor says the following red flags mean you should bypass the clinic and head straight to the emergency room. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER While cases like Busch's are tragic, Perry stressed that this shouldn't cause widespread panic. Most patients with pneumonia do very well with standard oral antibiotics. The NASCAR star's rapid decline underscores the importance of medical vigilance and "having a primary care physician with whom you have a good relationship," according to the ER doctor. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ "Monitoring symptoms while having easy access to primary care is a very beneficial and appropriate plan for most patients," he added. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a173b15ee6011c3f4e88d0e 25 years later: tracking down the 2001 World Series champion Diamondbacks te 2026-05-27T18:42:29.508Z 25 years later: tracking down the 2001 World Series champion Diamondbacks This is the next in a series of stories from Cronkite News looking back at the Diamondbacks’ 2001 World Series win. PHOENIX – What do a German sausage maker, a wildlife photographer and a Morgan Stanley financial analyst have in common? They all played for the 2001 World Series champion Arizona Diamondbacks. As Cronkite News continues its extensive series on the only major men’s pro title in the state’s history, one question still needs to be answered: Where are the 2001 Diamondbacks now? Here are the answers, in alphabetical order.  World Series stats: 3.38 ERA, 6.80 FIP, 1 K, 5.1 IP Season stats: 5.20 ERA, 5.36 FIP, 55 Ks, 133.1 IP Brian Anderson: starting/relief pitcher Career stats: 4.74 ERA, 5.06 FIP, 723 Ks, 1,547 IP Where is he now: In-game analyst for Rays TV Brian Anderson persevered through a rough season in which he posted an ERA over 5.00 for the first time in six seasons and was bumped from the starting rotation. He rejoined the rotation on baseball’s brightest stage and finished the year as one of the Diamondbacks’ key arms.  Anderson, the Diamondbacks’ first pick in the 1997 expansion draft (No. 2 overall) was one of just four Diamondbacks pitchers to reach 100 innings, joining Cy Young winner Randy Johnson, Cy Young runner-up Curt Schilling and Miguel Batista. He joined those three as the only starters to whom manager Bob Brenly gave the ball in the World Series. Anderson only lasted one more season in Arizona after winning it all, rejoining the Indians for half a year before a two-and-a-half-year stretch with the Kansas City Royals capped off his MLB playing days.  The culprit for the quick end was his UCL, and the saga that followed. The third tear of the ligament ended Anderson’s career, but sparked new ones.  He became the team’s assistant pitching coach. He also slid into the commentary booth as an analyst for six games in 2008 when regular analyst Joe Magrane was away covering Olympic baseball for NBC. He occasionally worked Indians games in 2007 as he rehabbed from Tommy John, but this time was different.  “Those first two games, I was trying to be like (play-by-play announcer) Dewayne (Staats), who is an old-school, straight-forward type of announcer,” Anderson told the St. Petersburg Times. “I decided that I had to just be me. I figured this wasn’t even my job, so I might as well have fun and let it all hang out.” Anderson’s workload increased to 40 games in 2009 – his final year as assistant pitching coach – and 50 in 2010 before becoming the full-time analyst in 2011. All these years later, Anderson is still in the booth, even having won a Suncoast Sports Emmy Award along the way.  Miguel Batista: starting/relief pitcher World Series stats: 0.00 ERA, 3.42 FIP, 6 Ks, 8 IP Season stats: 3.36 ERA, 4.48 FIP, 90 Ks, 139.1 IP Career stats: 4.48 ERA, 4.60 FIP, 1,250 Ks, 1,956.1 IP Where is he now: Unknown, but he has at least one law degree  Before becoming an Arizona Diamondback before the 2001 season, Miguel Batista was struggling to find success in the big leagues. In his first 384.2 innings pitched, Batista had a 5.24 ERA.  With the Diamondbacks, something clicked and he excelled despite bouncing back and forth between starting and relieving. What’s interesting about Batista’s 2001 season is that he was just as productive in both roles. In 18 starts, Batista registered a 3.36 ERA, just one tick above his 3.35 ERA over 30 relief appearances.  Batista started Game 5 of the World Series and held the Yankees’ offense scoreless through 7.2 innings pitched, but the Diamondbacks lost that game in extra innings.  Batista stayed with the Diamondbacks for two more seasons and came back for a second stint in 2006, but also played for the Toronto Blue Jays, Seattle Mariners, Washington Nationals, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets and Atlanta Braves.  Not much is known about Batista’s post-playing career, but ESPN’s Enrique Rojas reported that Batista graduated from school with a law degree in 2020, and Dominican baseball journalist Héctor Gómez reported in 2024 that Batista graduated with a master’s degree in criminal procedure law from Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo.  Batista enjoyed a second career while still an MLB player. Enamored with writing from a young age, Batista published a Spanish poetry book titled “Sentimientos en Blanco y Negro” – earning him the nickname El Poeta in the Dominican Republic – and a novel that was translated into English in 2006 with the title “The Avenger of Blood.” Batista spent five and a half years researching before writing “The Avenger of Blood,” which follows a 14-year-old boy living in Phoenix who gets accused of being a serial killer and is inhabited by an angel.   Speaking to Trafford Publishing, which published the English version of the story, Batista said he “took two of the most sensitive issues in our society, the law and religion” and “tried to create a scenario where facts and faith could face one another in the court of law to decide what could be the right thing to do when there is no written law on how to proceed when God took part in the crime.”  Danny Bautista: outfielder World Series stats: .583/.615/.750, 0 HR, 7 RBIs, 0 SB Season stats: .302/.346/.437, 5 HRs, 26 RBIs, 3 SB Career stats: .272/.315/.409, 62 HRs, 319 RBIs, 27 SB Where is he now: Seemingly retired with a son playing professionally Danny Bautista only played in 100 regular-season games for the Diamondbacks in 2001, but was penciled into the starting lineup for Game 7 against the Yankees, going 1 for 3 with an RBI double that got his team on the board in the sixth inning.  Playing his role was something that Bautista did throughout the series, recording seven hits and driving in seven runs across the seven games. Bautista spent three more years with the Diamondbacks after winning the World Series, his best being 2002, when he recorded a 117 OPS+ across 40 games. His 2004 season, where he posted an 85 OPS+, was his last in the big leagues, capping off a career spanning parts of 12 seasons with the Tigers, Braves, Marlins and Diamondbacks.  Bautista eventually moved back to his native Dominican Republic when his youngest son, Danny Bautista Jr., was a teenager, in part to advance his future career in baseball. His older son, Gerald Bautista, attended high school in the United States, but had signed as an amateur out of the Dominican Republic.  “Baseball is huge in the DR,” Bautista told White Cleat Beat in 2020. “There is a lot of competition. I wanted my son to live what I lived through when I was young, playing baseball in DR where I had to work hard every single day and not get too comfortable with anything.” In 2022, when Bautista Jr. was still in affiliated ball, he was part of the process of unionizing minor league baseball and forming the first MiLB collective bargaining agreement, as someone whose unique upbringing allowed him to be a voice for Latin American players while having a well-developed understanding of the United States.  Bob Brenly: manager Where is he now: Television analyst for Diamondbacks games Bob Brenly was hired on Oct. 30, 2000, to lead the Diamondbacks for the 2001 season with no managerial experience. It’s safe to say that the move worked out pretty well. Brenly had spent a lot of time in the radio booth, calling Chicago Cubs games in 1990 and 1991, before jumping back to the dugout as a member of Roger Craig’s and later Dusty Baker’s Giants coaching staffs from 1992 to 1995.  The 1996 season saw Brenly move back into the booth, this time on the TV side with FOX, and he was a member of the Diamondbacks’ inaugural TV duo with Thom Brennaman in 1998. He stayed in the booth until becoming manager ahead of the 2001 season.  Following the World Series title, Brenly and the Diamondbacks won the NL West again in 2002, but the team lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLDS and failed to make the playoffs in 2003. Brenly was fired in 2004 after a 29-50 start to the season, and never managed again.  Instead, Brenly hopped right back into the commentary booth with the Cubs, taking over from Steve Stone as the television analyst for 2005 and staying until 2012, appearing on TBS’ baseball coverage as well during that time. Brenly returned to the Diamondbacks’ booth, pairing up with Steve Berthiaume to form an all-new crew. Brenly is still a member of the booth to this day.  In 2021, Brenly went on a voluntary leave of absence to take sensitivity training after he made a comment on air about then-New York Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman that the right-hander, who is Black, said contained “racist undertones.” Jay Bell: infielder World Series stats: .143/.143/.143, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB Season stats: .248/.349/.400, 13 HRs, 46 RBIs, 0 SB Career stats: .265/.343/.416, 195 HRs, 860 RBIs, 91 SB Where is he now: Managing the Karachi Monarchs of Baseball United Across parts of 18 seasons in the show and seven postseason series, Jay Bell crossed home plate 1,137 times. No time was more important than in the bottom of the ninth inning on Nov. 4, 2001, when he scored off Luis Gonzalez’s bloop single in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 7, clinching the World Series for the Diamondbacks.  Bell might have come off the bench in the lead-up to that historic moment, but he had been a regular in the Diamondbacks lineup since 1998, when he signed with the fledgling franchise as a free agent.   Bell enjoyed a long playing career, with two All-Star nods and eight productive seasons in which he also won a Gold Glove and Silver Slugger in 1993. He returned to the Diamondbacks as a member of manager Bob Melvin’s coaching staff in 2005 and 2006, serving as the bench coach.Bell left the Diamondbacks to return to the Pirates in 2013, serving as their bench coach before fulfilling the same role for the Cincinnati Reds in 2014 and 2015.  Bell got his first shot at managing in 2017, leading the Tampa Yankees, the New York Yankees High-A affiliate, and managed the organization’s Double-A and Triple-A affiliates, the Trenton Thunder and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders in 2018 and 2019, respectively. On Jan. 7, 2020, Bell was named the manager of the Rocket City Trash Pandas, the Los Angeles Angels’ Double-A affiliate. He departed the organization following the 2021 season.    Bell was named the manager of the Karachi Monarchs of Baseball United for the 2025 season, a position he still holds.  Baseball United is a professional league located in the Middle East. All teams play their games in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, but represent different regions and cities across the Middle East and South Asia. The Karachi Monarchs represent Karachi, Pakistan, despite never playing a Baseball United game in the city of nearly 19 million.   Bell has also served on the advisory board of the Baseball Assistance Team, a nonprofit organization that helps former MLB and MiLB players through financial or medical struggles.  Craig Counsell: infielder World Series stats: .083/.120/.208, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB Season stats: .275/.359/.362, 4 HR, 38 RBIs, 6 SB Career stats: .255/.342/.344, 42 HR, 390 RBIs, 103 SB Where is he now: Managing the Chicago Cubs Counsell’s World Series stats don’t pop off the page, but he’s one of the main reasons that the Diamondbacks made it to the biggest stage in the first place. The utility infielder played arguably the best stretch of his career during the 2001 NLCS as he helped the Diamondbacks sweep the Atlanta Braves, going 8 for 21 with four RBIs and winning series MVP.  Before that, he launched a three-run home run in Game 3 of the NLDS against the St. Louis Cardinals. The Diamondbacks went on to win that game and take a 2-1 series lead.  Even in the Fall Classic, where Counsell only recorded two hits, he offered up what manager Bob Brenly believes to be one of the biggest moments of the series. He stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the first inning of Game 1 with the Diamondbacks already trailing 1-0. He didn’t let the early deficit get to him, however, pulling a pitch from Mike Mussina in the air to right field and over the wall, tying the game and sparking a 9-1 victory.  “They were the Yankees,” Brenly told MLB.com. “They had won three titles in a row and they (came) in here, and in the first inning against a four-year-old organization, and immediately (got) on the board. It would have been very easy for guys to panic a little bit. But when Counsell hit that home run, it was like you could almost feel the dugout go, ‘OK, we can do this. We can play with these guys.'” The eventual ring was the second of Counsell’s career, having previously won it all with the Miami Marlins in 1997. He spent two more seasons with the Diamondbacks before a one-year pit stop in Milwaukee with the Brewers, returning to Arizona for two more years afterward. After his playing career, he worked in the Brewers’ front office as a special assistant to the GM and appeared on Brewers broadcasts before eventually being hired to manage the team in 2015.  Counsell left the Brewers after the completion of the 2023 season, shocking the baseball world by jumping ship to the Chicago Cubs, who offered him a five-year, $40 million contract, making him the highest-paid manager in league history at the time.  David Dellucci: outfielder World Series stats: .500/.500/.500, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Season stats: .276/.349/.479, 10 HRs, 40 RBIs, 2 SB Career stats: .356/.338/.435, 101 HRs, 398 RBIs, 41 SB Where is he now: College baseball analyst for SEC Network/ESPN David Dellucci only had two at-bats in the 2001 World Series, but he was an important piece on the bench, appearing in 115 games, only 40 of which he started. It was the most appearances Dellucci had in a season for the Diamondbacks, with the exception of their inaugural 1998 season, where he led the NL in triples (12) and played in 124 games after being drafted from the Orioles. Dellucci’s time in the desert came to an end during the 2003 season, when he was traded to the New York Yankees alongside righty reliever Bret Prinz and minor leaguer Jon-Mark Sprowl for Raúl Mondesi. His playing days ended in 2009.  Dellucci has done a lot in his life after baseball, but has stayed close to the game. He currently works for the SEC Network and ESPN as a college baseball analyst, while also contributing to the curation of SEC baseball power rankings.   Working around SEC baseball is something of a homecoming for Dellucci, who was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the home of LSU, and spent his college years at Ole Miss, where he earned All-SEC honors in 1994 and 1995, in addition to national All-America recognition in the latter.  Dellucci has also been described as an “avid hunter and fisherman,” and has served as a member of the advisory board for the National Wildlife Federation’s Vanishing Paradise Campaign.  The former big-leaguer has also been involved in charitable work, earning a commendation from the Louisiana House of Representatives for his work in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. He’s also put on free baseball clinics, done work for wounded soldiers and supported local law enforcement in Prairieville, Louisiana through his charitable works, as well as supported cancer research. Dellucci is married to former “The Price is Right” model Rachel Reynolds.  Erubiel Durazo: first baseman World Series stats: .364/.500/.455, 0 HR, 1RBI, 0 SB Season stats: .269/.372/.537, 13 HRs, 38 RBIs, 0 SB Career stats: .281/.381/.487, 94 HR, 330 RBIs, 7 SB Where is he now: Diamondbacks front office Erubiel Durazo was one of manager Bob Brenly’s key weapons coming off the bench in 2001.  Playing behind the dangerous Mark Grace, Durazo only started 34 games, but he still made his mark with a 124 OPS+ in 207 plate appearances across 92 total games.  Durazo’s production didn’t stop in the postseason, and his clutch gene became apparent.  In Game 5 of the NLCS against the Atlanta Braves, with the Diamondbacks leading the series 3-1, but tied in the fifth inning 1-1, Durazo worked a 2-2 count before driving a pitch the opposite way down the left field line for a two-run home run that also scored Luis Gonzalez. In a flash, the Diamondbacks were leading 3-1, and eventually walked away victorious and World Series bound.  After 2001, Durazo spent one more season with the Diamondbacks before spending three with the Oakland Athletics, where he played on a much more regular basis, serving as the team’s primary designated hitter.  During his 2005 season, however, Durazo tore his UCL in his left elbow and required season-ending Tommy John surgery, which later proved to be career-ending.  In Durazo’s post-playing career, he returned to the Diamondbacks in 2016 as a special advisor to president and CEO Derrick Hall, with a focus on the team’s outreach efforts in Mexico.  It was a position created just for Durazo.  Durazo helped the Diamondbacks forge a relationship with his hometown team, the Hermosillo Naranjeros – Hermosillo is also a sister city of Phoenix – in an effort to bring Mexican talent to the MLB organization.  “As a young boy, I had a dream of playing baseball in the major leagues,” Durazo told MLB.com regarding the partnership. “I’m looking forward to trying to show the youth the steps they have to take – what life is like as a ballplayer, how you have to battle and how hard you have to work to be able to reach the big leagues.” Durazo is still a member of the front office as a special advisor on Mexico to the president, CEO & general partner.  Former Diamondbacks player Steve Finley, left, coaches Melissa Mayeux at a baseball camp in Paderborn, Germany. He also works as a financial adviser. (Photo by Martin Meissner/Associated Press) Steve Finley: center fielder World Series stats: .368/.478/.526, 1 HR, 2 RBIs, 0 SB Season stats: .275/.337/.430, 14 HRs, 73 RBIs, 11 SB Career stats: .271/.332/.442, 304 HRs, 1167 RBIs, 320 SB Where is he now: Sports and entertainment associate and financial advisor at Morgan Stanley  Steve Finley joined the Diamondbacks before the 1999 season, signing a four-year, $21.5 million contract with the young franchise during the offseason. When he inked the deal, he was already a veteran entering his age-34 campaign with parts of 10 years in the show under his belt.  Ironically, Finley’s worst year with the D-backs came in 2001, but he was strong enough in the postseason, hitting over .400 in the division series against the St. Louis Cardinals and hitting .368 on the sport’s grandest stage.  Finley’s time in Arizona came to an end in 2004, when the struggling Diamondbacks, on their way to 111 losses, traded him, along with catcher Brent Mayne, to the division rival Los Angeles Dodgers for Reggie Abercrombie, Koyie Hill and Bill Murphy – none of whom panned out for the club.  Finley’s playing career ended in 2007 at 42 years old.  In the years since, the former center fielder has kept busy. He worked as a baseball instructor and appeared as an analyst on Padres pre- and postgame shows, but has spent the bulk of his time working at Morgan Stanley, an American financial services firm, where he works as a global sports and entertainment associate director and financial advisor, per his LinkedIn profile.  Finley spoke with Wealthmanagment.com in 2017, shedding light on his unusual path. “2007 was my last year and I spent a couple of years doing nothing, just surfing and playing golf,” he said. “I had a friend who had his own company selling insurance and wanted to work with some athletes to encourage them to use insurance as a retirement vehicle and he asked me to come in and help him with some business development. For me it was kind of a way to give back and try to educate athletes on finances – at least as much as I could at that point.” Mark Grace: first baseman World Series stats: .263/.391/.474, 1 HR, 3 RBIs, 0 SB Season stats: .298/.386/.463, 15 HRs, 78 RBIs, 1 SB Career stats: .303/.383/.442, 173 HRs, 1,146 RBIs, 70 SB Where is he now: Seemingly retired after a second career as an analyst Like many members of the 2001 Diamondbacks offense, Mark Grace was in the latter stages of his career. At 37 years old, Grace was the oldest member of the lineup.  Still, he was one of the most effective pieces. Among the regular starters, Grace was second only to Luis Gonzalez in batting average and doubles (31 to Gonzalez’s 36) and posted the third-highest OPS+ on the team (113), behind just right fielder Reggie Sanders (119) and Luis Gonzalez (177).  Grace parlayed that regular-season success into a remarkable World Series, where he came up clutch more than once, but no time greater than when he got the party started in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 7, leading off the iconic frame with a single into center field.  Five at-bats and 14 years in the show later, Grace finally had his ring.  Unfortunately for Grace, after 2001, his trademark contact skills started to deteriorate and he retired just before the end of the 2003 season, having hit just .200 across 66 games.  While the door to his playing days closed, the new one to his post-playing career opened quickly, as he jumped straight into the commentary booth.  Grace served as the color commentator for Diamondbacks games from 2004 to 2012, working primarily with Thom Brennaman and Daron Sutton. His career in the TV booth could have been cut short, as he was in the running to manage the team in 2005, following the D-backs’’ disastrous 111-loss 2004 season. Ultimately the team went with Bob Melvin, the team’s bench coach in 2001 and Seattle Mariners manager during the 2003 and 2004 seasons. Grace was ultimately relieved of his duties before the end of the 2012 season, following his second DUI arrest in a 15-month period.  Grace returned to baseball, spending time on the staffs of the Arizona League D-Backs and the Hillsboro Hops, both Diamondbacks minor league affiliates, before serving as the Diamondbacks hitting coach during the 2015 and 2016 seasons. Grace wasn’t brought back for 2017 and returned to the broadcast booth instead.  The former Cub finally reunited with the team in 2020, providing pregame, in-game and postgame analysis on Marquee Sports Network, which the Cubs own with Sinclair Broadcast Group. Grace simultaneously worked in his roles with the Cubs and Diamondbacks for a time, but is no longer part of either broadcast.  Luis Gonzalez: left fielder World Series stats: .259/.333/.444, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 0 SB Season stats: .325/.429/.668, 57 HR, 142 RBIs, 1 SB Career stats: .283/.367/.479, 354 HR, 1,439 RBIs, 128 SB Where is he now: Still heavily tied to the Diamondbacks and Arizona  Who else could it have been but Luis Gonzalez? The sweet-swinging outfielder had been a member of the organization since December 1998, when it acquired him in an offseason trade with the Detroit Tigers. The move sent Karim García to the Motor City, where he proceeded to post just a 0.1 bWAR.  It’s safe to say that the Diamondbacks won the trade.  Gonzalez played in all 162 regular-season games in 2001, registering career-highs in bWAR (7.9), OPS (1.117), home runs (57) and RBIs (142). His performance earned him his lone Silver Slugger and a third-place finish in NL MVP voting behind Barry Bonds and Sammy Sosa.  By the time he stepped into the left-handed batter’s box to face Mariano Rivera in the bottom of the ninth of Game 7 of the World Series, he had already established himself as a face of the franchise. The moment elevated him to Valley icon.  Gonzalez spent five more seasons with the Diamondbacks and one each with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Florida Marlins before retiring and returning to the team he spent his best years with as a special assistant to president and CEO, Derrick Hall, a role he still holds.  Outside of that gig, Gonzalez has done a little bit of almost everything.  He has appeared as an analyst on commentary, most recently on NBC. Gonzalez has pursued entrepreneurial avenues as well, founding IsTalking LLC in 2006 – while he was still playing – alongside Anthony Conti, who made a living in the jewelry business.  He has also ventured into politics, endorsing a number of Arizona Republican candidates over the years, including John McCain for the GOP presidential nomination in 2008, and Kari Lake for governor in 2022.  In May 2023, he was appointed to the Board of Trustees at his alma mater, the University of South Alabama, by Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey. Gonzalez still serves in that role.   Most of all, though, Gonzalez has made an impact as a member of the community and through his charitable works.  Gonzalez has made the Valley his home, appearing at numerous events throughout the Phoenix area, including the recent NASCAR Cup Series Straight Talk Wireless 500 at Phoenix Raceway on March 8, where he served as the Honorary Pace Car Driver, and the WM Phoenix Open. On the philanthropic side, Gonzo’s Hometown Heroes Fund, which is supported by the Diamondbacks and American Medical Response, is a nonprofit that funds “projects, programs and nonprofit organizations that support Police Officers, Firefighters, and First Responders across Arizona.” He has also raised thousands of dollars for kids’ charities through his Going Gonzo for Kids initiative with the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation. Randy Johnson: starting pitcher World Series stats: 1.04 ERA, 1.38 FIP, 19 Ks, 17.1 IP Season stats: 2.49 ERA, 2.13 FIP, 372 Ks, 249.2 IP Career stats: 3.29 ERA, 3.19 FIP, 4,875 Ks, 4,135.1 IP Where is he now: Photographer and member of the Diamondbacks front office When Randy Johnson arrived in the desert ahead of the 1999 season, having signed a four-year, $52 million contract, he had already made a name for himself, winning a Cy Young Award and making five All-Star appearances for the Seattle Mariners Johnson began his Diamondbacks tenure by securing the 1999 NL Cy Young award. He followed it up by winning it again in 2000. In 2001, he made it a three-peat and in 2002, he made it a mind-boggling four in a row, becoming just the second pitcher in MLB history to accomplish such an achievement, joining Greg Maddux (1992-95).  In the middle of the run, Johnson was able to help lead the D-backs to the mountain top, securing the win in Game 2 of the 2001 World Series, and earning the win in Game 7 as well, after coming in out of the bullpen. For his efforts, he was named co-World Series MVP alongside his odd couple counterpart Curt Schilling.  Johnson stayed with the Diamondbacks until 2005, when he spent two years with the New York Yankees, whom he had beaten in the World Series just a few years prior. He eventually returned to the D-backs for the 2007 and 2008 seasons, before wrapping up his career with the San Francisco Giants in 2009, recording his 300th win that season and becoming the 24th and so far last pitcher in MLB history to achieve the feat.  Johnson studied photojournalism at USC during his collegiate career and now runs a photography Instagram called rj51photos – after his initials and jersey number – with 158,000 followers.  Johnson has taken photos of everything from the Super Bowl to African wildlife and culture, and even has a photo book on the latter.  “Photography has taken me on an amazing journey, but it’s only just beginning,” Johnson said. “I look forward to visiting places I’ve never been, shooting things I’ve never seen, and getting better each and every day.”  A fun easter egg for fans of the Big Unit is that his photography logo is a dead bird, an homage to the unfortunate bird that crossed paths with one of his fastballs during spring training in 2001. Johnson also rejoined the Diamondbacks organization as a special assistant to president and CEO Derrick Hall in 2015. The role sees Johnson take part in community initiatives while advising the baseball operations and baseball business departments of the franchise and working with the organization’s pitchers. Johnson still serves in the same role. Johnson was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2015 alongside Pedro Martinez, John Smoltz and Craig Biggio. The Big Unit made it in on his first year of eligibility receiving votes on 97.3% of ballots. He is the only member of the Hall of Fame to wear a Diamondbacks hat on their plaque.  Byung-Hyun Kim: relief pitcher World Series stats: 13.50 ERA, 12.05 FIP, 6 Ks, 3.1 IP, 0 SV Season stats: 2.94 ERA, 3.66 FIP, 113 Ks, 98 IP, 19 SV Career stats: 4.42 ERA, 4.25 FIP, 806 Ks, 841 IP, 86 SV Where is he now:  Entrepreneur, restaurant owner and entertainer  Byung-Hyun Kim’s World Series stats might not be pretty, but the right-handed reliever, who operated as the Diamondbacks primary closer in 2001, was a big part of the team’s success. Kim didn’t just toss 98 innings out of the bullpen in 2001 – an already impressive achievement – he did it while being more effective than 59% of the MLB pitchers that season, posting an ERA+ of 159. And while the World Series was a bit of a struggle, he recorded three saves across four appearances and 6.1 innings pitched in the NLDS and NLCS, giving up zero runs and only three base runners. Kim signed with the Diamondbacks out of his native South Korea at just 20 years old in 1999, as he was able to forgo the normally mandatory three years of military service in his home country by helping it win the 1998 Asian Games.  Despite his struggles at Yankee Stadium in the World Series, he continued to get better in 2002, making the NL All-Star team for the first and only time in his career, as he recorded a 2.04 ERA and 36 saves.  Kim only stayed in the desert for another half season, making seven more appearances, all as a starting pitcher, before the Diamondbacks sent him to the Boston Red Sox for Shea Hillenbrand.  For much of the rest of Kim’s big-league career, he bounced between the rotation and the bullpen, while donning the uniforms of the Red Sox, Rockies and Marlins, before he returned to the Diamondbacks to make two more starts in 2007. He last appeared in the Australian Baseball Leagues as a 39-year-old during the 2018-19 season.  During his playing days, Kim was an entrepreneur and restaurateur. He opened up his first restaurant, a sushi spot in San Diego, in 2004, and a variety of other restaurants over the years – including a steakhouse, a ramen spot, a Thai restaurant and a burger place – mostly in South Korea. While many have closed, there’s one that’s gained recognition recently: a German restaurant called Metz Hannam, near downtown Seoul. Kim considers Schweinshaxe – German pork knuckle – to be one of his favorite foods, and it was one of the inspiring factors to create the restaurant.  “The first time I tried the Schweinshaxe – the crunchiness on the outside, the juiciness on the inside – it was otherworldly,” Kim told MLB.com.  It’s been the budae-jjigae – Korean army stew – in which the restaurant uses German sausages as an ingredient, as opposed to the more traditional ultra-processed meats, that’s received the most praise, including seven awards from the German Butchers’ Association.  Kim has also appeared in K-dramas and on reality television shows in his home country. He was credited in season one, episode 12 of “The Penthouse: War in Life,” where, naturally, he played the role of a pitcher.  Kim has also appeared on “Law of the Jungle,” which is similar to “Survivor”, but with an all-celebrity cast, and “The King of Mask Singer.”  Bob Melvin: bench coach Where is he now: A special assistant in baseball operations with the Athletics Just like when they were teammates with the Giants in the late 1980s, Bob Melvin was backing up Bob Brenly on the Diamondbacks coaching staff.  Melvin got his first bit of managerial and bench-coaching experience in 1999, leading the Maryvale Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League and acting as Phil Garner’s bench coach with the Brewers, then following the skipper to the Tigers in 2000 to serve in the same role.  In 2001, Melvin made the jump to the desert to reunite with Brenly.  The duo peaked that same season, winning the World Series, of course, but Melvin stuck around for 2002 before being hired by the Seattle Mariners to become the 11th manager in franchise history. Melvin returned to Arizona to manage the Diamondbacks in 2005 after going 156-168 across two seasons in the Pacific Northwest, but didn’t have the same success he experienced as a bench coach, going 337-340, making the playoffs just once in 2007. He was fired after starting the 2009 season 12-17. Melvin got his next chance at managing in 2011 with the Athletics, first in an interim role after Bob Geren was fired. Melvin ended up spending 11 years at the helm of the A’s, winning 853 games and making the playoffs six times. He never made it past the ALDS. Melvin managed two seasons each for the Padres and Giants. Before the 2026 season, Melvin returned to the A’s, joining the front office as a special advisor, and helped out during spring training.  Damian Miller: catcher World Series stats: .190/.261/.268, 0 HR, 2 RBIs, 0 SB Season stats: .271/.337/.424, 13 HRs, 47 RBIs, 0 SB Career stats: .262/.329/.411, 87 HRs, 406 RBIs, 5 SB Where is he now: Seemingly retired, yet active in his community Damian Miller had been with the Diamondbacks from the start, getting selected by the organization with the 47th overall pick in the 1997 expansion draft after a 25-game cup of coffee with the Minnesota Twins.  Miller’s role with the Diamondbacks started small, appearing in just 57 games in the 1998 season, but his playing time increased over the years, and by 2001, he was firmly situated as the team’s starting catcher.  His campaign that year wasn’t anything out of the ordinary, but he came up big in the most significant opportunity of his career in the postseason. Miller laid down a bunt in the bottom of the ninth inning in Game 7 of the World Series, advancing pinch-runner David Dellucci, who came in after Mark Grace’s leadoff single. The rest, as they say, is history. Miller spent one more season in the desert after winning it all, being named to the NL All-Star team amid an 11-home run, .775 OPS campaign.  He retired in 2008. In the years that followed, Miller and his family settled in West Salem, Wisconsin, the town where he attended high school, and not far from his hometown of La Crosse. Miller has been out to Brewers spring training since his retirement from the game, but has spent much of his post-playing career in his community as a youth sports coach.  As of 2022, the year in which he was inducted into the West Salem High School Alumni Hall of Fame, he had been coaching basketball for 10 years and baseball for five years at Coulee Christian School. He’s also spent time as an assistant at West Salem High School and with American Legion baseball teams. Miller has also spent time talking to the youth about his faith.  Reggie Sanders: right fielder World Series stats: .304/.360/.348, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 SB Season stats: .263/.337/.549, 33 HRs, 90 RBIs, 14 SB Career stats: .267/.343/.487, 305 HRs, 1,614 RBIs, 304 SB Where is he now: Kansas City Royals front office and leading charitable causes  The Diamondbacks took a chance on Reggie Sanders in 2001, signing him to a one-year deal after the outfielder posted a career worst 76 OPS+ in 2000 with the Atlanta Braves.  Luckily for both the Diamondbacks and Sanders, he bounced back with authority in the desert.   Sanders posted 3.3 bWAR, 33 home runs and a 117 OPS+, placing second among all Arizona bats and only behind Luis Gonzalez, who finished third in NL MVP voting that season.  At first, it seemed like his production carried over to the postseason. He recorded a 1.113 OPS in the NLDS against the St. Louis Cardinals, and his solo shot in Game 5 gave the Diamondbacks a 1-0 lead, helping the team advance to the next round and beyond.  In the NLCS, however, he only hit .118, leading to manager Bob Brenly benching him in Game 7 of the World Series in favor of Danny Bautista, something that reportedly “miffed” Sanders. Still, the 10-year veteran earned his ring.  Sanders didn’t return to the Diamondbacks in 2002 and retired in 2007. Sanders always tried to give back to the community during his playing days, providing things like school supplies and tickets to games to kids in the cities that he played in. Once his playing days wrapped up, that continued, most visibly through his nonprofit Reggie Sanders Foundation.  RSF’s mission is to “provide a comprehensive network of support and inclusion for children and families living with Autism Spectrum Disorders.” And aims to create events for children with autism, provide job opportunities, provide safe and affordable housing and works with Certified Quality Control Experts, who “oversee services provided to children and families with Autism Spectrum Disorder.”  In addition to nonprofit work, Sanders is a member of the Royals front office, where he serves as the special assistant to baseball operations/leadership development. On April 25, 2026, Sanders, Aaron Harang, Brandon Phillips and Lou Piniella were inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame.  Former Arizona Diamondbacks pitchers Curt Schilling, left, Brandon Webb,and Randy Johnson talk before a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018, in Phoenix. (Photo by Rick Scuteri/Associated Press) Curt Schilling: starting pitcher World Series stats: 1.69 ERA, 2.25 FIP, 26 Ks, 21.1 IP Season stats: 2.98 ERA, 3.11 FIP, 293 Ks, 256.2 IP Career stats: 3.46 ERA, 3.23 FIP, 3,116 Ks, 3261 IP Where is he now: Media/internet personality  Curt Schilling’s arrival in Arizona on July 26, 2000 was something of a homecoming.  Schilling was born in Anchorage, Alaska, where his father was stationed as a master sergeant in the United States Army’s 101st Airborne Division, but his family moved around before settling in Phoenix, where Schilling attended Shadow Mountain High School.  When he returned to the desert, he was an MLB veteran, having played eight and a half seasons with the Phillies, one with the Houston Astros, and parts of three with the Baltimore Orioles, becoming a three-time All-Star along the way.  Schilling seemingly only got better with the D-backs, and his 2001 season was one of the best of his career, finishing second in Cy Young voting, only behind his teammate Randy Johnson, and 10th in MVP voting, as he and Johnson propelled the team toward the Commissioner’s Trophy.  Schilling delivered seven innings of one-run baseball in Game 1 of the World Series, followed it up with a near repeat performance in Game 4 and delivered 7.1 strong innings of two-run ball in Game 7. The Diamondbacks won Game 1, and of course Game 7, and their other two wins, Game 2 and Game 6, were started by Johnson.  It makes sense, then, that Schilling and Johnson became Co-World Series MVPs, only the second instance of such a thing in World Series MVP history.  Schilling finished runner-up to Johnson in Cy Young voting once again in 2002, and only spent one more season with the Diamondbacks before wrapping up his career with a four-year stint with the Boston Red Sox.   After retiring following the 2007 season, Schilling has managed to stay in the public eye more so than potentially any other member of the 2001 Diamondbacks, and not always for the right reasons.   In 2006, when Schilling, an avid video game player, was still an MLB player, he created Green Monster Games, which soon after became 38 Studios. The company’s first project, “Project Copernicus,” was an MMORPG set in a fantasy world, and was planned to be something of a “World of Warcraft killer.”  “Project Copernicus” never made it to release, however, and “Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning” was the only game the studio ever put out, receiving “generally favorable” reviews, but not making enough money to break even.  In 2012, the company filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy after defaulting on a $75 million guaranteed loan handed out by the Rhode Island government.  More traditionally, Schilling has ventured into baseball media. He had a blog called 38Pitches, runs podcasts and even served as an analyst on ESPN from 2010 to 2016. Schilling’s stint with ESPN ended with him being dismissed after sharing an anti-transgender meme on his Facebook page. The year prior, he was suspended for a tweet where he equated Muslim extremists to Nazis. Despite losing his job at ESPN due to his behavior on social media, Schilling has continued to speak his mind. He has tweeted about the idea of lynching journalists, has supported the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and retweeted anti-Semitic ideas.  Schilling, to this day, is extremely active on X.  In more official media roles, Schilling has worked for right-wing news organizations such as Breitbart News Network, which he described in 2016 as “the last bastion of actual journalism.” Schilling has also, at times, thrown around the idea of running for office. He battled throat cancer in his post-playing days and entered remission in 2014. Matt Williams: third baseman World Series stats: .269/.250/.462, 1 HR, 7 RBIs, 0 SB Season stats: .275/.314/.466, 16 HRs, 65 RBIs, 1 SB Career stats: .268/.317/.489, 378 HRs, 1218 RBIs, 53 SB Where is he now: Seemingly retired after years of coaching When Jay Bell crossed home plate to seal the Diamondbacks’ walk-off victory in Game 7, Willaims met his good friend with a bear hug. It was a celebration three years in the making.  Williams was there on March 31, 1998, stationed at the hot corner and hitting cleanup for the team’s inaugural game against the Colorado Rockies, and there he was 1,314 days later when they won it all, written into the lineup card exactly the same.  Upon joining the organization, Williams signed a five-year, $45 million contract extension that ran through his age 37 season in 2003.  Williams’ first year in Arizona was unremarkable, but the first year of the extension went swimmingly. He hit 35 home runs, placed third in NL MVP voting and got the All-Star nod for the fifth time in his career, and first time since 1996, when he was still with the San Francisco Giants, with whom he spent the first 10 years of his career. After 1999, though, things started to go downhill. Williams graded out as a below league-average hitter in 2000 and 2001, posting an 83 and 92 OPS+, respectively. He returned to league average over 60 games in 2002, but his performance at the start of the 2003 season led to his release in June.  The release ended his playing days, but Williams stayed in baseball and tied to the Diamondbacks. He’s been a partial owner, a color commentator and a special assistant to the general partner, but is mostly remembered for his time as a coach.  Williams coached first base and later third base from 2009-13 before becoming the manager of the Washington Nationals. He compiled 179 wins to 145 losses during his time in the district. In 2014, he led the Nationals to an NLDS appearance after winning the NL East off the back of a 96-win regular season, and for his efforts, he was named the NL Manager of the Year. In 2015, however, the Nationals missed the playoffs, and Williams was fired as a result. He returned to coaching third base for the Diamondbacks in 2016, before being hired by the Oakland Athletics to fulfill the same role from 2018-19, reuniting him with Bob Melvin, the Diamondbacks bench coach from 2001-02.  In between coaching for the Diamondbacks and the A’s, Williams appeared on Giants pre-game and post-game live on NBC Sports Bay Area.  After 2019, Williams dipped his toes into managing again, taking a job with the Kia Tigers of the Korean Baseball Organization. Williams struggled in the foreign country, posting a measly 131-146 record across two seasons before returning to the U.S. and serving as the third base coach for the San Diego Padres from 2022-23 and for the Giants from 2024-25, both teams managed by Melvin. Prior to coaching in 2007, Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams of the San Francisco Chronicle reported that Williams ordered growth hormone in 2002. Williams admitted that he used the drug in an effort to help heal an ankle injury, but that he also stopped using it the very same season. Williams was among those named in the Mitchell Report. Tony Womack: infielder World Series stats: .250/.294/344, 0 HR, 3 RBIs, 1 SB Season stats: .266/.307/.354, 3 HR, 30 RBIs, 28 SB Career stats: .273/.317/.356, 36 HR, 368 RBIs, 363 SB Where is he now: Retired, enjoying golf and helping with baseball lessons Womack’s double down the right field line against Rivera was the biggest hit of his life.  While Gonzalez might be remembered as the one to walk off Rivera and the Yankees, Womack’s game-tying, one-out, two-base hit changed the trajectory of the game, bringing the Diamondbacks’ win expectancy from 35% to 85%.  The forgotten hero’s time in the desert started in 1999, after spending parts of five seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates, where he was an All-Star and received MVP votes in 1997 despite posting a -0.9 bWAR – his league-leading 60 stolen bases surely catching the eye of fans and writers alike.  He only lasted with the Diamondbacks for a season and a half after helping the team reach the top, however, getting traded to the Colorado Rockies in 2003, who then sent him to the Chicago Cubs the very same season.  He last played in the show in 2006, appearing in nine games for the Cincinnati Reds and 19 more with the Cubs after being released.In 2018, Womack was an assistant coach for Team United in the USA Baseball Tournament of Stars. He also spent time as an assistant coach at Charlotte Catholic High School, where his son Alsander attended from 2014-17.  Nowadays, there’s a higher chance of finding Womack on a golf course than on a baseball diamond, but the 56-year-old isn’t completely done with the game he loves.  “I help kids when they need help with lessons, etc., but no work,” Womack told Cronkite News. “I do it for the fun of the game.” What about the other 2001 Diamondbacks?  The 2001 season saw 47 players don Diamondbacks uniforms, and while not all of them earned vignettes, here’s what the rest of the 2001 Diamondbacks are up to:   Rod Barajas: catcher Quality control coach for the Texas Rangers. Son, Rod Barajas Jr., is in the San Francisco Giants farm system Nick Bierbrodt: starting pitcher Firefighter living in Niwot, Colorado as of 2024 Troy Brohawn: relief pitcher Baseball head coach at Salisbury University Ryan Christenson: outfielder Athletics first base coach Alex Cintrón: shortstop Texas Rangers hitting coach Greg Colbrunn: first/third baseman Philadelphia Phillies minor league hitting advisor  Jason Conti: outfielder Passed away on May 17, 2025 from complications of a traumatic brain injury after suffering a stroke while at work on May 10, 2025 Midre Cummings: outfielder Inspiring the youth and leading baseball camps in the U.S. Virgin Islands as of 2023 Jack Cust: outfielder  Co-founder of Diamond Nation, a baseball and softball complex in New Jersey  Mike DiFelice: catcher Current whereabouts unknown, was hitting coach for the Mahoning Valley Scrappers in 2024 Robert Ellis: starting/relief pitcher Baseball head coach at Longview High School in Longview, Texas Geraldo Guzmán: relief pitcher Current whereabouts unknown, last played professional baseball for the Chinatrust Whales of the Chinese Professional Baseball League in 2004 Ken Huckaby: catcher Manager of the Lake Country DockHounds Eric Knott: starting/relief pitcher Project manager at Schwob Building Company Mike Koplove: relief pitcher Philadelphia Phillies Special Assignment Scout as of 2020 Albie Lopez: starting/relief pitcher Instructor at Big League Experience Matt Mantei: relief pitcher Current whereabouts unknown, appeared on an episode of “Counting Cars” in 2014 Chad Moeller: catcher Owns and operates Chad Moeller Baseball at the Scottsdale Batting Cages Mike Mohler: relief pitcher Territory Sales Manager at SAMSON Group, a manufacturing company Mike Morgan: starting/relief pitcher Current whereabouts unknown, owned World Championship Outfitters in Utah as of 2010 Lyle Overbay: first baseman Varsity baseball head coach at Tumwater High School in Tumwater, Washington. Son, Alex Overbay, pitches for Arizona State Bret Prinz: relief pitcher “Relaxing in the sun and golfing”  Armando Reynoso: starting/relief pitcher Current whereabouts unknown, bullpen coach for Team Mexico during the 2009 WBC Rob Ryan: relief pitcher Current whereabouts unknown, worked in medical sales as of 2009 Erik Sabel: relief pitcher Behavioral Health Technician looking for his next role Juan Sosa – center fielder and third baseman Current whereabouts unknown, last played professional baseball during 2008-09 Dominican Winter League season Junior Spivey: second baseman Baseball coach at AZ Compass Prep Russ Springer: relief pitcher Current whereabouts unknown, retired in 2011 Greg Swindell: relief pitcher Television analyst and co-host of the Zeke & Zonk Inside the Game Podcast Bobby Witt: starting/relief pitcher MLBPA Certified Agent with Octagon. 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The Carolina Hurricanes finally seem like they've broken down that wall that has hindered them for a few seasons. It is hard to say the Hurricanes have been disappointing because they've been one of the best teams in hockey for multiple seasons. Unfortunately, they kept coming up short in the postseason. It is too soon to say they've fully conquered the demons, but they are just two games away from getting to the Finals. They had another great regular season, going 53-22-7 for the year, and they were very good on the road at 24-12-5. This postseason has seen a hot Hurricanes team. They are now 10-1 in the playoffs with the lone loss coming in Game 1. I won't exactly call them overly dominant, because half of their wins have needed overtime, but winning is winning, no matter how or when it happens. After a shaky Game 1, Frederik Andersen has allowed two goals in each of the past two wins. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE The Montreal Canadiens are behind in the series, but being down 2-1 isn't that much different than being down 1-0 in a series. That was the situation they found themselves in during their last series against the Buffalo Sabres. The Canadiens won three of the next four before ultimately winning that series in seven games. They've had some very close matchups in the postseason and have played significantly more hockey than their opponents. At a certain point, fatigue may catch up, and it feels like that is happening now. The Canadiens have played 17 games in the postseason, and they've gone into overtime in seven of those games. That's a lot of hockey. Now they are facing a fast and talented Carolina team with a goalie who has played well lately. Jakob Dobes, the Canadiens' goalie, has been admirable. He has allowed eight goals this series, and only in Game 2 did he have a lower-than-average save percentage. I wouldn't describe this game as a must-win situation for the Canadiens, but it is certainly an important one for them to take. The Hurricanes would definitely prefer to take this game because they have the momentum now and don't want to lose that for any reason. I think this is a game where we will see the goalies crack a little bit. By now, both teams are comfortable facing each other. The Hurricanes have finally gotten less pressure on themselves and now can attack relentlessly, perhaps taking chances they wouldn't have previously. The Canadiens will have to be aggressive to tie it up. Give me the over 5.5. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM For more sports betting information and plays, follow David on X/Twitter: @futureprez2024 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17386fee6011c3f4e88c26 Suspect in viral monk seal harassment video says he was doxxed as federal court fight begins te 2026-05-27T18:31:11.758Z Suspect in viral monk seal harassment video says he was doxxed as federal court fight begins The lawyer for Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk, 38, of Covington, Washington, the man accused of hurling a rock at a monk seal in a viral video, says his client has experienced threats and has been "doxxed" amid outrage over the incident. In an Associated Press report, Lytvynchuk's lawyer, Myles Breiner, made the claims that his client has received backlash following the incident. In the video, the suspect allegedly appears to throw a rock at the head of an endangered Hawaiian monk seal as the animal was swimming near the shoreline in Maui. VIRAL BUSINESSMAN WHO ALLEGEDLY BRAGGED ABOUT WEALTH CHARGED IN FEDERAL ENDANGERED SPECIES HARASSMENT CASE He is due in federal court Wednesday. As a result of the May 5 incident and the amassed global attention, Lytvynchuk is facing charges of harassing and attempting to harass a protected animal. He was arrested in the Seattle area on May 13. OREGON SEAL PUP STABBED MULTIPLE TIMES AS NOAA SEEKING TO TRACK DOWN PERSON OF INTEREST In an interview with local outlet KHON, Breiner went on the record to say, "I want to be resoundingly clear to the public — he never intended to injure the monk seal." CLICK HERE FOR MORE US NEWS Breiner maintains his client was only trying to protect seals in the area. Monk seals are a highly endangered species with only 1,600 left in the world, according to NOAA. If convicted, Lytvynchuk could face up to a year in prison on each charge, along with a fine of up to $50,000 under the Endangered Species Act and up to $20,000 under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL Fox News Digital has reached out to Breiner's law office for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17385bee6011c3f4e88c1d New York Attorney General Letitia James joins FIFA investigation into possible ticket price gauging te 2026-05-27T18:30:51.828Z New York Attorney General Letitia James joins FIFA investigation into possible ticket price gauging New York Attorney General Letitia James has joined New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport to launch an investigation into FIFA's high World Cup ticket prices on Wednesday, the New York Post reports. Officials say the steep prices have sparked a "gauntlet of confusion, fake scarcity, and impossibly high prices," ahead of the soccer tournament next month. FIFA FACES LAWSUIT OVER PLAN TO BAN IRAN'S PRE-REVOLUTION 'LION AND SUN' FLAG AT 2026 WORLD CUP STADIUMS Both James and Davenport announced the joint probe — which includes subpoenas sent to FIFA by the two attorneys general — to focus on the myriad issues that stem from the soccer federation’s ticket sales for the tournament, including reports that fans were being misled about where their seats were located in addition to the exorbitantly high prices. "Being honest about ticket sales is not complicated. But FIFA has turned buying a ticket to the World Cup into a gauntlet of confusion, fake scarcity, and impossibly high prices — all at the expense of consumers and hardworking New Jerseyans," AG Davenport said in a statement. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! The joint probe from both states makes sense when considering a number of World Cup games, including the final on July 19, are being played at nearby MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Sky-high ticket prices for the World Cup seem to be a bipartisan issue, as this probe comes in the wake of President Donald Trump also making disparaging comments regarding the high prices earlier this month, which were routinely rumored to be north of $1,000. "I did not know that number," President Trump said, "I would certainly like to be there, but I wouldn’t pay it either, to be honest with you." The 2026 World Cup kicks off on June 11 between Mexico and South Africa. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a173841ee6011c3f4e88bd3 UK Visa Portal exposed thousands of applicants’ passports and selfies — then called the lawyers on us te 2026-05-27T18:30:25.915Z UK Visa Portal exposed thousands of applicants’ passports and selfies — then called the lawyers on us The third-party website exposed passports, selfies, and the location data of applicants who submitted their documents as part of the U.K. visa application process. Instead of fixing the issue, the website sent attorneys. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17361dee6011c3f4e88bab Gavin Moran’s proactive recruiting journey lands him at D-II Western Colorado te 2026-05-27T18:21:17.752Z Gavin Moran’s proactive recruiting journey lands him at D-II Western Colorado The Coconino linebacker shared his offers from over a dozen schools on social media before landing in a dream spot at Western Colorado. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a173603ee6011c3f4e88b87 Thong-wearing elderly man didn’t do himself any favors by telling an officer to 'jump rope for me, baby doll' te 2026-05-27T18:20:51.276Z Thong-wearing elderly man didn’t do himself any favors by telling an officer to 'jump rope for me, baby doll' An elderly Florida man had the police called on him twice last week for allegedly exposing himself to multiple neighbors at the apartment complex he calls home. So much for living out your days quietly. On Wednesday, the second day in a row the police were called, he was arrested on multiple charges. According to police, neighbors of thong-wearing Tyrone James Causey, 79, were "increasingly concerned and frustrated with his continued behavior." Local 10 reports that he was accused of making "lewd gestures," that included "thrusting his penis" at a woman’s doorbell camera during his regular walks around the apartment complex. WEARING ONLY A WATCH, A HEADLAMP AND FLIP-FLOPS ISN'T A GREAT DISGUISE WHEN TRASHING A NEIGHBOR'S MOTION LIGHT When Hollywood Police Department Officer Savannah Hutcheson went to his apartment to speak with him, she said he greeted her at the door wearing a "G-string thong." According to the officer, Causey told her he has "a right to walk around naked under Florida Statute 800.001″ and that it is "only illegal in parks, not in public." Tossing out statutes makes it appear as if you know what you're talking about. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Hutcheson wrote in her report, according to the local outlet, that she explained to him that it was indeed illegal for him "to walk around in public exposing himself." During the exchange, the elderly man, according to the officer, put lipstick on, "began touching his penis" and told her to "jump rope for me, baby doll." That wasn’t the best approach by any means and Causey, if he was trying to avoid a trip to jail, didn’t do himself any favors whatsoever. His claim that he walks around the apartment complex naked "because he is allowed to and that he did not know he was being filmed" didn’t help him out either. Police found five of his neighbors who said they had witnessed the thong-wearing elderly man expose himself and he was arrested on five indecent exposure charges. The judge found probable cause for standard misdemeanor charges and Local 10 added that as of Friday afternoon, Causey was no longer listed in the Broward jail records. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1735efee6011c3f4e88b7e Joe Scarborough goes off on 'horrible' DNC chair, 'crazy' Democratic Party in scathing on-air critique te 2026-05-27T18:20:31.352Z Joe Scarborough goes off on 'horrible' DNC chair, 'crazy' Democratic Party in scathing on-air critique MS NOW host Joe Scarborough criticized Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin on Wednesday, calling Martin "horrible" at his job and the Democratic Party "crazy." "First of all, let’s just talk about how bad of a DNC chair Ken Martin is, and let’s just talk about how crazy the Democratic Party is that in times that should be, like they should be striking up the old ‘FDR happy days are here again,’ but they’ve got a 20% approval rating, and they’re getting completely blown away in fundraising, completely blown away," Scarborough said during "Morning Joe." Scarborough and the "Morning Joe" panel discussed the election results in Texas. President Donald Trump's pick in the state's Senate contest, Ken Paxton, was victorious over John Cornyn and will face Democrat James Talarico in November's election. DEMOCRATS IN DISARRAY: KEN MARTIN'S TENURE SO FAR AT DNC RIPPED "Why can Ken Martin — is there instead of — well, first of all, Ben Wikler at the beginning, or anybody else, force Rahm Emanuel to go back in, because Rahm wins. And I know a lot of Democrats hate that. I know they hate doing the smart thing," Scarborough added. "But my God, he is so horrible at his job." He said that Martin was likely a great person, but repeated that he was "horrible" at his job. The DNC did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital. Martin has faced criticism over the last few weeks over his handling of the 2024 DNC autopsy, about what went wrong for Democrats in the election. DEMOCRATS RELEASE 2024 ELECTION AUTOPSY THAT CHAIR SAYS 'DOES NOT MEET MY STANDARDS' Several have called for his resignation following the release of the autopsy after he refused to release it for months. Many Democrats criticized the report over the zero mentions of Gaza. "I think it's pretty unbelievable that Gaza would not be mentioned once in the autopsy report," Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., told reporters Thursday. "I think it was very clearly a major dynamic and a major thread that was happening in 2024, regardless of how one feels about that issue, the fact that it's not even addressed, I think, is a major oversight, and I think that for young people it was a huge part of the environment," she said. "I can tell you for myself, as a candidate during that cycle, there's no way that it was an ignorable issue or totally immaterial. So, I think that you know it's a real disservice to not speak to that or include or assess that." CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE Rep. Mark Veasey, D-Texas, went as far as calling for Martin to resign. "There doesn’t seem to be a plan to turn things around and the clock is ticking," he told Semafor, adding, "November is literally around the corner … I believe it’s time for him to move on." Democratic strategist Steve Schale called the report release "an unmitigated s---show," according to NBC, adding "there’s just no confidence in the competence in the DNC." Martin himself admitted the report was inadequate. "I am not proud of this product; it does not meet my standards, and it won’t meet your standards," he wrote Thursday, saying he could not "in good faith put the DNC’s stamp of approval on it." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a173392ee6011c3f4e88ab7 Meta launches Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp subscriptions, with more to come, including AI plans te 2026-05-27T18:10:26.311Z Meta launches Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp subscriptions, with more to come, including AI plans Meta is rolling out paid subscription plans for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp worldwide, while also testing new AI, creator, and business-focused offerings under its broader “Meta One” subscription brand. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a173195ee6011c3f4e88a84 Hobbs launches multi-million-dollar reelection ad campaign touting working-class background te 2026-05-27T18:01:57.353Z Hobbs launches multi-million-dollar reelection ad campaign touting working-class background (Screenshot via YouTube) In her first campaign ads in her reelection bid, Gov. Katie Hobbs is touting her efforts to lower costs for Arizonans and fight for working families across the Grand Canyon State. Hobbs’ campaign said the two ads — one in English and one in Spanish — are the launch of a multi-million-dollar advertising campaign that will run through the November election. GET THE MORNING HEADLINES. SUBSCRIBE While both ads center on the governor’s working class background, they each emphasize different parts of her background and record in office. The first ad, titled “Work,” focuses on how Hobbs entered the workforce as a teen to help her family make ends meet.  It then segues into her time as governor, boasting that she “balanced the budget without raising taxes,” expanded the number of community college scholarships, reduced electricity bills and “cut red tape to build more affordable housing.” The Spanish-language ad, titled “No Se Rinde,” highlights her work as a social worker and Uber driver — both of which are mentioned in the English ad — but notes that her work in the former helped women escape domestic violence, while the latter was done “because she was determined to take care of her kids.” “Eso explica por qué no se rinde,” the narrator says, telling the viewer that it all “explains why she doesn’t back down” and will continue to fight for erasing medical debt, lower the cost of prescription drugs and create opportunities for better-paying jobs. “From working fast-food jobs and driving for Uber to helping families in need as a social worker, Katie Hobbs understands what Arizona families are going through because she’s lived it herself,” campaign spokesman Michael Beyer said in a statement announcing the ads. “From working fast-food jobs and driving for Uber to helping families in need as a social worker, Katie Hobbs understands what Arizona families are going through because she’s lived it herself.” In a “state of the race” memo sent out to the media in conjunction with the ads, Nicole DeMont, Hobbs’ campaign manager, said that the governor is preparing for “another tight race” in 2026, even as she enters her reelection bid “in an exceptionally strong position.” While the ads will air on television, DeMont noted in the memo that the campaign is putting less of its spending into traditional media to meet voters “where they are online by launching a data-driven digital program across streaming platforms like YouTube and Spotify, social media, and Google Search.” A spokesman for Republican gubernatorial candidate Andy Biggs, a veteran Congressman from Gilbert, said Hobbs’ ads make “out-of-context claims and ridiculous statements designed to mislead Arizona voters.” Drew Sexton, Biggs’ spokesman, said in a written statement that Hobbs’ claims about reducing electricity bills and making it easier to build affordable housing are “jaw-dropping dishonesty” and “delusional.” And the Republican Governors Association blasted Hobbs for the ads, which it said don’t truly reflect her time in office. “Hobbs’ tenure as governor is one defined by incompetence, scandal, and hardship. Arizona families are not better off than they were four years ago,” RGA spokesman Kollin Crompton said in a statement. “She can run from that record, but she can’t hide.” YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE. SUPPORT Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17317dee6011c3f4e88a63 Trump says Iran is 'negotiating on fumes,' believes regime thought they could outwait him te 2026-05-27T18:01:33.833Z Trump says Iran is 'negotiating on fumes,' believes regime thought they could outwait him President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that Iran is "negotiating on fumes" and that the regime thought they could outwait him when it comes to reaching a deal to end the war.  Trump, speaking during a Cabinet meeting about three months after the launch of Operation Epic Fury, said Iran "very much" wants to reach an agreement.  "So far they haven't gotten there. We're not satisfied with it, but we will be, we will be. Either that or we'll have to just finish the job," the president warned.  "But their navy has gone, as I've said a thousand times, their navy is gone. Their air force is gone. Everything's gone and they're negotiating on fumes. But we'll see what happens. Maybe we have to go back and finish it. Maybe we don't," he continued.  LIVE UPDATES: TRUMP SAYS 'NOBODY'S GOING TO CONTROL THE STRAIT,' OR 'WE'LL HAVE TO BLOW THEM UP' The president also said Iran’s economy "is in freefall" with surging inflation and money that "has no value." He mentioned, "They're just going back to the internet because they're getting clobbered," referencing reports on Tuesday that Internet access in Iran was partially being restored following a lengthy blackout. "They thought they were going to outwait me, you know, ‘We'll outwait him, he's got the midterms.’ I don't care about the midterms. Look what happened last night. That was the prelude to the midterms," Trump added.  IRAN AND HOUTHI TERROR PROXY FACING RED SEA THREAT FROM PRO-US AFRICAN NATION "Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. I'm doing that for the world. I'm not doing it just for us. And we've had great support from other nations, by the way. We don't need it at all. But we've had great support from other nations," Trump also said. "The problem is you always get the support when you don't need it. When you need it, you don't get the support. With Operation Epic Fury, our warriors are ensuring that the world's number one state sponsor of terror never obtains a nuclear weapon. And they won't."  Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, following Trump, that diplomacy remains the first option for resolving the war with Iran. "There's an agreement to be made. We want that to be made. I think there's been some progress and some interest. And we'll see over the next few hours and days whether progress could be made," Rubio said during the Cabinet meeting.  Secretary of War Pete Hegseth added, "Whether it is through the efforts of your negotiators that they ensure that they never have a nuclear weapon, or we have to go back to the War Department to finish the job that way, we're prepared to do that." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a173165ee6011c3f4e88a2d Meeting Voters, a Republican Tries to Outrun His Party’s Woes te 2026-05-27T18:01:09.272Z Meeting Voters, a Republican Tries to Outrun His Party’s Woes Representative Mike Flood of Nebraska is still meeting with constituents long after most G.O.P. members of Congress have concluded it is too politically dangerous to do so. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a173151ee6011c3f4e88a24 Nine Workers Missing After Tank Implosion at Paper Mill in Washington te 2026-05-27T18:00:49.279Z Nine Workers Missing After Tank Implosion at Paper Mill in Washington Officials were trying to find out whether they had been at work or were merely unreachable. Officials said the implosion has left at least one person dead and nine others injured. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17313bee6011c3f4e88a08 With a new $100M raise, Princeton’s Thea Energy is now a top-funded fusion startup te 2026-05-27T18:00:27.826Z With a new $100M raise, Princeton’s Thea Energy is now a top-funded fusion startup Thea Energy's pixel-inspired magnets could give its power plant plans a boost. The fusion startup hopes to get a commercial reactor working by 2034. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a172ee7ee6011c3f4e889a8 Trump says he thinks he'll attend NBA Finals game as Knicks close in on long-awaited championship te 2026-05-27T17:50:31.836Z Trump says he thinks he'll attend NBA Finals game as Knicks close in on long-awaited championship President Donald Trump all but confirmed his attendance at the NBA Finals beginning next week, revealing Wednesday that he plans to watch the New York Knicks as they make their first Finals appearance in nearly 30 years. Trump said at Cabinet meeting at the White House on Wednesday that he initially had plans to attend the Knicks Game 5 at Madison Square Garden, but the team swept the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night to make their first Finals appearance since 1999.  "I was invited to the – I was going to go on Wednesday, but they closed it out very quickly," he said when asked by a reporter if he planned to attend.  "Jim Dolan's a great guy. He's, as you know, owns and is in charge of Madison Square Garden. He's having a good year. Boy, what a team. They won all their games. They have some great players. I think I'll be going to one of the games. I was invited by numerous people and Jim. And I think I'll be going. Great, great to see it." This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates.  Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a172cffee6011c3f4e8894f Star struck: 26 players achieved dream as coach Mauricio Pochettino announces US World Cup roster te 2026-05-27T17:42:23.343Z Star struck: 26 players achieved dream as coach Mauricio Pochettino announces US World Cup roster NEW YORK – Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Sebastian Berhalter was just leaving a team meeting when he received the news he had dreamed about – in the same manner most Americans receive their news these days. “I was just literally in the stairwell and I just saw it come up on my phone,” Berhalter said. “I was like, ‘There’s no way.’ I was in the stands watching the games in Qatar (in 2022). People would have thought you were crazy if you said that this kid could be on the team four years later.” The son of former United States men’s national team coach Gregg Berhalter will make his senior national team debut in an exhibition match against Senegal on May 31 in Charlotte, North Carolina, and perhaps his World Cup debut against Paraguay on June 12 in Los Angeles. Like Berhalter, the thrill of making the U.S. men’s soccer team for the FIFA World Cup was evident in the stories players told at the roster reveal on Tuesday at The Rooftop at Pier 17 in New York.   Veteran defender Tim Ream found out while leaving the training ground for Charlotte FC with a box of bobbleheads for his kids. Club América (Liga MX, Mexico) forward Alejandro Zendejas celebrated with his parents, brother, sister and girlfriend, with the whole group crying in joy. As for those who did not make it, coach Mauricio Pochettino was not interested in discussing them.  “We cannot talk about the players that are not in the roster because it is very disrespectful to the players that made the roster,” said Pochettino, who faced criticism for informing those who did not make the roster via email rather than by phone. “I’m going to be focused on the players that are here because I do not want to disclose anything because it is not my job, and I say this to have respect about that.” Thousands of fans gathered below the Brooklyn Bridge to celebrate and welcome the 26-man squad that will defend the colors of the U.S. as the tournament returns to North American soil for the first time since 1994, when the U.S. was knocked out in the round of 16. Among the eager fans who anticipated the announcement was Elliott Montalvan, a representative of the U.S. national team’s supporter group Barra 76. Montalvan said playing the World Cup on home soil creates a big opportunity for the U.S. to advance deep into the tournament despite recent negative results in friendly matches against Belgium and Portugal in March. “These guys have been working and playing together for a while now,” Montalvan said. “Even though the friendlies haven’t looked so promising, we are hoping to see that now that they know that this is coming. We need to put the best performance on the field.” One of the players who will be making his World Cup debut is striker Ricardo Pepi, who plays for the Dutch club Philips Sport Vereniging, but was cut from the Qatar 2022 roster. Two fans wearing Ricardo Pepi jerseys pose for a photo ahead of the United States men’s national team naming Pepi as a member of the FIFA World Cup squad on Tuesday, May 26, 2026 in New York. (Photo by Cronkite News/Shelby Evans) “Missing out on the World Cup, there are things you have to work on of course,” he said. “It was a difficult moment, but at the end of the day I used that as fuel and I feel like playing abroad and playing in Europe prepared me for this moment.”  For fans such as Montalvan, the inclusion of Pepi represents a significant boost to the team.  “It is a second chance at trump for him. Hopefully he can do what he needs to do,” Montalvan said. “He is a fan favorite, everybody likes him and I think that he could be a vital player on our squadron.” Stepping in as team captain for the tournament is AC Milan striker Christian Pulisic. Despite the general opinion that he is one of the USMNT’s best players, a five-month scoreless drought has raised concerns among fans. “If he cannot motivate himself to play in the World Cup, no matter how bad he has been from Milan, then he shouldn’t be the face of this U.S. team,” U.S. soccer fan Edward Novodrosky said.  “You are the captain of this U.S. team. You are leading this U.S. team into a World Cup. You are the face of soccer in this country. This whole country is going to be getting around one person for this team: you. He has to sell. It’s on him.” Pulisic acknowledged the pressure in a news conference after the roster was announced, but refused to dive deeper into his mind set. “There’s pressure. It’s a World Cup,” he said. “I understand that’s what people have to do. They have to find ways to put pressure on the players and I get it. “I’m very grateful to be in this position. That’s exactly what I want. I have the chance to help my country to perform at a World Cup and I’m lucky.” Pulisic said the team feels more confident under Pochettino’s leadership. “He just brings a lot of experience,” Pulisic said. “He has coached a lot of top clubs around the world and going into a tournament like this, he will be relaxed and give us the right game plan, get us motivated and ready to compete. I think that’s what he is best at and we are going to be ready.” Aside from injured players,  there were some surprising cuts from the final roster such as midfielders Diego Luna and Tanner Tessman. Pochettino chose an unusual roster balance by bringing only four true central/defensive midfielders (Tyler Adams, Weston McKennie, Cristian Roldan, Berhalter) while carrying 10 defenders. “It’s important to see the roster trying to provide the right balance, and of course, I think it’s important to have enough bodies in our center back (position),” Pochettino said. “That is why we have five (center backs). We decided to include the number of five because we wanted to be sure we didn’t have any risks. “This roster provides us the possibility to play with a back-four, back-three, play with one holding midfielder or play with no holding midfielder, maybe having a more offensive player in front of the back-three.” Berhalter said that under Pochettino, he has developed a new playing identity. “For me it’s about bringing that passion and intensity,” Berhalter said. “I think he’s emphasized that is something that he wants and my quality on the ball. Bringing those attributes out and just being myself – he has let me do that.” While Crystal Palace defender Chris Richards made the squad, his appearance in the tournament is in doubt following two torn ligaments in his left ankle. His availability remains uncertain before the June 1 FIFA deadline to submit the final rosters. Here’s a look at the full U.S. World Cup Roster: Goalkeepers: Chris Brady Matt Freese Matt Turner Defenders: Max Arfsten Sergiño Dest Alex Freeman Mark Mckenzie Tim Ream Chris Richards Antonee Robinson Miles Robinson Joe Scally Auston Trusty Midfielders: Tyler Adams Sebastian Berhalter Weston McKennie Cristian Roldan Wingers: Brenden Aaronson Christian Pulisic Gio Reyna Malik Tillman Tim Weah Alejandro Zendejas Strikers: Folarin Balogun Ricardo Pepi Haji Wright The post Star struck: 26 players achieved dream as coach Mauricio Pochettino announces US World Cup roster appeared first on Cronkite News. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a172ce9ee6011c3f4e88939 2 suspects arrested in Arizona after over 2,000 gallons of stolen diesel found in U-Haul te 2026-05-27T17:42:01.726Z 2 suspects arrested in Arizona after over 2,000 gallons of stolen diesel found in U-Haul The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office is looking for a third suspect in the diesel fuel theft case. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a172cb6ee6011c3f4e8890b Sharyn Alfonsi out at ’60 Minutes' after feud with Bari Weiss, rips CBS for ‘chilling message’ to newsroom te 2026-05-27T17:41:10.973Z Sharyn Alfonsi out at ’60 Minutes' after feud with Bari Weiss, rips CBS for ‘chilling message’ to newsroom "60 Minutes" correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi announced Wednesday that CBS News declined to renew her contract months after she lashed out at editor-in-chief Bari Weiss for delaying a segment about allegations of abuses at the El Salvador prison CECOT.  Liberal critics of Weiss and Paramount CEO David Ellison have accused them of bending the knee to President Donald Trump and trying to curry favor with his administration. Alfonsi, a longtime correspondent for "60 Minutes," insisted late last year that the decision by Weiss to hold the story, "Inside CECOT," was done for political rather than editorial reasons.  Six months later, Alfonsi said her agent’s attempts to negotiate were ignored by CBS honchos and blasted the network for "abandoning" its mission to prioritize independent reporting.  "Over the weekend, my contract with CBS News expired, drawing to a close nearly twenty years with the network, including more than a decade at ‘60 Minutes,’" Alfonsi told Fox News Digital.  '60 MINUTES' CORRESPONDENT LAMBASTS 'CORPORATE MEDDLING' AT CBS, ADMITS SHE COULD BE FIRED "Following an intense editorial dispute over our CECOT story, repeated attempts by my representation to establish a path forward were met with absolute silence from network executives. The message could not be clearer: my time at ‘60 Minutes’ is apparently over," she continued. "In the coming days, network leadership may attempt to hide behind corporate euphemisms like ‘modernization’ and ‘restructuring’ to explain away my departure. Don't be misled." Alfonsi, who is technically still employed by CBS News, said that it was "not a routine corporate transition," and instead a "deliberate choice to penalize a journalist for refusing to sanitize factually accurate reporting, and it sends a chilling message to the entire newsroom." "Fearless, independent reporting has always been the defining standard at ‘60 Minutes.’ Today, CBS management is abandoning that mission, choosing access journalism over accountability and protecting power rather than scrutinizing it," she said.  '60 MINUTES' REPORTER LASHES OUT AT BARI WEISS AFTER SEGMENT ON EL SALVADOR PRISON YANKED AT LAST MINUTE "The wall between editorial independence and corporate interest at CBS is being methodically torn down. Journalists willing to challenge authority are being pushed aside in favor of those who will not," Alfonsi added. "If this continues, the result will be a broadcast that looks like ‘60 Minutes’ but lacks the courage and character to produce journalism that matters."  CBS News did not immediately respond to a request for comment.  In December, Weiss delayed the "Inside CECOT" segment that featured Alfonsi interviewing some released deportees, who described torturous conditions. A CBS spokesperson told Fox News Digital at the time that it was determined the segment needed "additional reporting," reportedly due to concerns about not yet having an on-the-record response from the Trump administration for the newsmagazine segment.  In a stunning note to fellow "60 Minutes" staffers that quickly leaked to the media, Alfonsi said her segment was being held for political reasons, not editorial ones. Alfonsi told colleagues Weiss had "spiked" the story and not given her a chance to discuss it further. "Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices," Alfonsi wrote. "It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now, after every rigorous internal check has been met, is not an editorial decision, it is a political one." WHO IS SHARYN ALFONSI? ‘60 MINUTES’ CORRESPONDENT IS ALLEGING POLITICAL INTERFERENCE IN HER STORY ON CECOT She added that "60 Minutes" made requests for comment to the White House, Department of Homeland Security, and the State Department. Their silence was their statement, she wrote, and allowing that to delay the story was effectively giving them veto power. "If the administration’s refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a ‘kill switch’ for any reporting they find inconvenient," she wrote. CBS ended up airing the segment in January.  Alfonsi previously came under fire in 2021 for a "60 Minutes" segment where she challenged Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and painted a narrative that he had given supermarket chain Publix preferential treatment on distributing COVID vaccines because its PAC had donated $100,000 to his campaign. However, the story came under significant criticism, including from Democrats like Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Jared Moskowitz. Publix had more than 800 locations in the state, making it an ideal location for distributing the vaccines to a state with a high senior population. Publix fired back against the notion that it essentially bribed DeSantis, calling the suggestion "false and offensive." Weiss has seen several high-profile talent exits during her tenure, which has been marked by sharp criticism from liberal media observers. Fox News Digital’s Joseph A. Wulfsohn and David Rutz contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a172ca3ee6011c3f4e88902 US ally pledges support for Trump's push to break Iran's grip on Hormuz: 'We are ready to contribute' te 2026-05-27T17:40:51.425Z US ally pledges support for Trump's push to break Iran's grip on Hormuz: 'We are ready to contribute' UNITED NATIONS — The Czech Republic is prepared to help protect freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and is aligning closely with the Trump administration on security, NATO and Israel, Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka told Fox News Digital during an exclusive interview at the United Nations in New York. Prague already had begun discussions about contributing specialized capabilities to help secure the strategically vital waterway amid growing tensions with Iran, Macinka said while speaking at Security Council-related meetings at the U.N.  "We are ready to contribute to freedom of passage and the Hormuz trade," Macinka said.  "We were among the first countries that were ready to contribute … We have no navy, as we are in the middle of Europe," he explained, "But we have some unique passive surveillance capabilities." TRUMP SEEKS WARSHIPS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES TO HELP SECURE STRAIT OF HORMUZ Macinka warned that Iran posed a global threat through what he described as four main "war tools": nuclear proliferation, drones and ballistic missiles, international terrorism and threats to the Strait of Hormuz.  "Their nuclear military program must be stopped," he said. "It’s a global risk and global threat." The comments come as the Trump administration has increased pressure on European allies to take a larger role in protecting international shipping routes amid Iranian threats tied to the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical oil transit choke points. Roughly one-fifth of global oil consumption passes through the narrow waterway connecting the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea. Speaking after a meeting with foreign ministers in Sweden Friday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio questioned the value of hosting U.S. military bases in allied countries that later restrict American military operations during wartime. "One of the arguments I always made was that these bases in the region provided us with logistical options that we wouldn’t otherwise have," Rubio told reporters. "And when some of those bases are denied to you during a conflict that we’re involved in, then you question whether that value is still there." President Donald Trump also has sharply criticized NATO allies over a reluctance to participate in military operations tied to the Iran conflict and securing the Strait of Hormuz.  Trump said he was "strongly considering" pulling the United States out of NATO after allies failed to join the U.S. campaign against Iran, according to an April 1 interview with Britain’s Daily Telegraph, calling the alliance a "paper tiger." The Czech Republic, a NATO member since 1999, reached NATO’s benchmark of spending 2% of GDP on defense and has supported calls for Europe to increase military readiness amid Russia’s war in Ukraine. Macinka strongly defended the administration’s calls for Europe to increase defense spending and reduce dependence on Washington for long-term security guarantees.  "We should do our homework and build our defense to become stronger," he said, arguing that Europe had delayed necessary military investments for too long. He also tied Europe’s defense spending challenges to the European Union’s Green Deal policies, the bloc’s sweeping climate agenda aimed at reducing carbon emissions, calling them ideological and financially destructive.  "If we get rid of this green, crazy alarmism, then we have enough money to build our defense," he said. The Czech foreign minister also voiced unusually direct support for Trump and his administration, praising what he described as a global "common sense" shift following Trump’s election victory. "We are friends of Israel, and we are friends of America," Macinka said. "Especially me as a politician, I'm a friend of the ideology of the current American administration." Macinka also referenced a clash earlier in 2026 with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the Munich Security Conference, where he criticized Europe’s liberal political establishment and defended the populist wave reshaping parts of Europe and the United States. EUROPE MUST LEAD ON UKRAINIAN SECURITY GUARANTEES, GREEK FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS: 'WE ARE THE NEIGHBORS' Macinka linked Prague’s strong support for Ukraine to the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, when hundreds of thousands of Warsaw Pact troops occupied the country for more than two decades. He said that historical experience continues to shape Czech public opinion and support for Kyiv. "The Czech society feels a big solidarity with Ukraine," Macinka said, describing the war as a "symmetric war" between a powerful Russian military and a Ukrainian army backed by the West. Macinka highlighted Prague’s leading role in a Czech-backed ammunition initiative supplying Ukraine with artillery rounds collected through international donor efforts.  Recalling a visit to Kyiv earlier in 2026, he said he received intelligence briefings on battlefield ammunition consumption from Ukrainian military officials. TRUMP, ZELENSKYY TO MEET FOR KEY DEAL AS NATO ALLIES, RUSSIA WAIT, WATCH The Czech initiative delivered more than half a million rounds of ammunition in 2026 alone, according to Macinka, helping stabilize the battlefield ahead of possible peace negotiations. Macinka argued that maintaining a stable front is essential for meaningful negotiations, warning that shifting battle lines will only harden demands on both sides. With Washington increasingly focused on the Middle East, Macinka also said Europe must begin taking a larger diplomatic role in future negotiations over Ukraine. "America is quite busy with the Middle East," he said. "Europe should wake up and ask for a place at the table." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a172c88ee6011c3f4e888b6 PCC students design sustainable fashion from Goodwill te 2026-05-27T17:40:24.075Z PCC students design sustainable fashion from Goodwill Students from Pima Community College and Flowing Wells High School took over a West Side stage to showcase original fashion designs inspired by the five Chinese elements, all made from Goodwill materials. Students participating in the May 16 "Elements of Fashion" show drew inspiration from the five elements in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water. All proceeds benefited future programming and student achievement awards. Director Dulce Douglas and Jessica Peel-Scott, PCC's fashion design department lead faculty, worked in tandem to bring the students' vision to life. Peel-Scott brought extensive costume design experience to the team, with credits including "The Princess Diaries" films, "Oz the Great and Powerful," "Jessie" and "Bunk'd." "They pulled out all the stops and worked hard to make all of this happen," Peel-Scott said of the students involved in the show. "We're excited that we're done, but we're also excited that we get to showcase and celebrate them." Douglas, a Pima alum who came on as head of production, brought her previous knowledge of the event to elevate the experience for the artists and audience. In addition to designs from emerging student designers and high school students just stepping into the world of fashion, the show featured pieces from Pima alumni and faculty. A model walks the runway in a crimson halter dress at PCC's ninth annual Elements of Fashion show at the Proscenium Theatre on May 16. Marlon Bedoy / Tucson Spotlight. This was the ninth year that PCC has prioritized sustainability, partnering with Goodwill of Southern Arizona to source materials. The event, held at PCC's Proscenium Theatre, featured DJ Orlando and visual engineer Rudi Kemushu, working together to draw the audience into the experience. Tina Stephens, a member of PCC's fashion department, said she was proud to see her students walk on stage. "I'm really excited to see the expressions they have on their faces," Stephens said, "because they made (the clothing) and that was once a drawing they turned into flat pieces of fabric and now it's on a person." Chris Will, head of the PCC Theatre and Dance department, took the stage in front of a packed house to kick off the show, which began with an immersive performance by the Tucson Chinese Cultural Center's Lion Dance Troupe. Six colorful dragons opened the show, and as the drumming faded, the first collection began with designs by Flowing Wells High School students. A model presents a pink polka-dot dress with sheer puff sleeves, one of the student-designed pieces made from Goodwill materials. Marlon Bedoy / Tucson Spotlight. Each of the five collections was entirely different, ranging from bright color blocking techniques to flowing and draped garments and even upcycled and reimagined denim. Models wore everything from top hats to cowboy hats, their silhouettes reflecting against the balcony seats under the spotlights. "If someone told me to make couture out of Goodwill clothing I think I'd look like a glorified camp counselor," Miss Arizona Jenna Ghisolfo said between collections, standing on stage in a blue sequined gown.  The show ended with Douglas presenting awards to the young designers. "I'm so thankful that my journey kept me going to where I got to actually do fashion shows," Douglas said, "and then I got (to meet) these amazing people!" Lily Cottam is a journalism major at the University of Arizona and intern at Tucson Spotlight. Tucson Spotlight is a community-based newsroom that provides paid opportunities for students and rising journalists in Southern Arizona. Please consider supporting our work with a tax-deductible donation. Donate to Tucson Spotlight Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1727f3ee6011c3f4e887e9 Seattle Mariners picked to beat Athletics behind Logan Gilbert's dominant road numbers this season te 2026-05-27T17:20:51.106Z Seattle Mariners picked to beat Athletics behind Logan Gilbert's dominant road numbers this season I won't waste a ton of words on this one, but I want to share a quick play that has nothing to do with this article. The Colorado Rockies are +330 tonight, and the Los Angeles Dodgers are -440. I'm going to take a shot on the Rockies — not a full unit, but a sprinkle. The Dodgers shouldn't be thrown in a parlay, which is the natural instinct with heavy favorites. Too often in baseball, these big dogs cash, and I pick these spots every season. I will stay on the West Coast for a play between the Seattle Mariners and the Athletics. The Mariners are underperforming. Through about a third of the games this season, the Mariners just aren't where people expect them to be. Maybe they are fine where they are at, considering no one in their division is exactly overperforming. They are in probably the easiest division this season, so they can get hot and win this with relative ease. The Mariners are 27-29 for the year and are 13-14 on the road. So what is troubling the Mariners? They are one of the worst-hitting teams in baseball at .228. I think that eventually turns around, but for now, they are struggling. Their team ERA is keeping them afloat at 3.58, and a strong 1.22 WHIP helps too. Logan Gilbert hasn't been fully locked in, going 2-4 with a 4.04 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP. He has, however, been awesome on the road with a 1.19 ERA. In fact, he has allowed just three earned runs over four road starts. He faced the Athletics once this season and allowed three earned runs over four innings. Overall, the Athletics are just 20-for-108 against him in their at-bats. The Athletics are about where we should've expected them. Are they competitive? Yes. Are they ready to make a postseason run? Probably not. They are 27-28, and as mentioned, they are in a division that seems like no one wants to win. I have mentioned this before, but the Athletics are on a good path. Most of their timeline seems to align with when they have a permanent home in Las Vegas, so it will be interesting to see what they do now that we are heading into trade season. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Their pitching staff will need to be addressed at some point. They have a 4.33 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP as a team, which means there is a lot of traffic on the basepaths. Today, they send out Jeffrey Springs, who owns a 3-5 record, 4.11 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP. He has been worse on the home rubber than the road starts this season. His home ERA is a full run higher. The Athletics have also lost four straight Springs starts. He hasn't faced the Mariners this season, but has been good against them overall, holding them to a .197 average in 71 at-bats. None of the Mariners or Athletics have great numbers against the opposing starter, so that makes me think the edge here is the under through five innings. I think both starters should be able to keep the opponent's bats at bay. I'll take under 4.5 through five innings. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! I'm also going to back the Mariners to win this game at -130. They took the first two games of the series, and the Athletics are bad at home. I also think Seattle has a better starter, and Gilbert has been great on the road this season. For more sports betting information and plays, follow David on X/Twitter: @futureprez2024 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1727d9ee6011c3f4e88799 Hellertoon: School vacation or boredom? te 2026-05-27T17:20:25.038Z Hellertoon: School vacation or boredom? Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17259aee6011c3f4e8874e Ted Cruz, Maria Cantwell unveil bipartisan college athletics bill amid NIL chaos, lawsuits, 'Lane Kiffin Rule' te 2026-05-27T17:10:50.472Z Ted Cruz, Maria Cantwell unveil bipartisan college athletics bill amid NIL chaos, lawsuits, 'Lane Kiffin Rule' MIRAMAR BEACH, Florida -- Following years of trying to push the SCORE Act to the House floor to no avail, a new bipartisan bill called the 'Protect College Sports' Act has been agreed to in hopes of saving college athletics. Since first getting involved last summer, President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders in an attempt to find some sort of unified solution that could help curtail the ongoing issues in college athletics pertaining to the transfer portal, NIL payments, eligibility rules and other problems that have led to a plethora of lawsuits filed against the NCAA. The problem is that with Congress having a hard time agreeing to just about anything related to issues regarding the country, putting some type of legislation together that would appease both sides of the aisle has been an uphill battle, with the SCORE Act being the latest victim. SEC SPRING MEETINGS TURN INTO BLUNT REALITY CHECK FOR BROKEN COLLEGE ATHLETICS After last week's debacle, with the National Black Caucus and NAACP coming out against the SCORE Act, that saw congressional leaders push back on any type of legislation that would involve states within the SEC footprint, hope was essentially lost on the Republican-pushed bill. So, Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) ramped up their work on putting together a bipartisan bill that could be seen as a win-win for both sides of the aisle. The bill, which was finally agreed to by both sides, will not be introduced until next week, when the Senate is back in session. "College sports are at a breaking point," Cruz said. "Fans can see their favorite teams being hollowed out by transfer chaos, fake NIL bidding wars, eligibility lawsuits, and a system that allows the richest programs to keep pulling away. The Protect College Sports Act is a bipartisan plan to restore order. Student athletes can profit from their name, image, and likeness, but college sports still needs real rules, competitive balance, rivalries, and a true connection to education. This bill protects athletes and fans and keeps college sports from becoming a two-conference minor league."  Taking a few elements of the SCORE Act, while adding certain ideas from the Presidential Committee on college sports that was initiated by Donald Trump, there was hope that some sort of resolution could be agreed upon. In a letter signed last week by members of the committee, chaired by New York Yankees President Randy Levine and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the panel had urged members of Congress to agree on this latest effort. The problem for the Big Ten and SEC was that they claimed at the time that the reason for not signing the letter was based on the conferences not having seen any type of legislation. While this was true, commissioners from both leagues were also hoping that the SCORE Act would make it to the House floor, which obviously isn’t the case now. On Tuesday, Greg Sankey hinted that while he knows certain elements of the new legislation, he had still not seen the actual bill. CONGRESS MAY FINALLY HAVE A BIPARTISAN PATH FORWARD ON COLLEGE ATHLETICS WITH CRUZ-CANTWELL LEGISLATION Now, as SEC presidents and chancellors gather inside the Hilton SanDestin Resort here in Florida, the timing of this legislation being introduced will certainly make for an interesting end to spring meetings. One of the biggest issues facing any type of bill that is introduced is the likelihood that it's challenged through the court system. The bill looks to protect the NCAA from antitrust litigation, while also codifying rules around the transfer portal, NIL payments through third parties and also an option for all conferences to pool their media rights. "We’re seeing thousands of men’s and women’s athletic roster slots and a hundred athletic programs being cut," Cantwell said. "Collegiate athletics is a hallmark for human development. Let's not ruin it with out-of-control chaos. This bill puts new tools and new rules on the table to rein in runaway costs while still preserving NIL, revenue sharing, and women and Olympic sports." FEDERAL JUDGE APPROVES $2.8B SETTLEMENT ALLOWING SCHOOLS TO DIRECTLY PAY COLLEGE ATHLETES YOU CAN READ THE FULL 'PROTECT COLLEGE SPORTS ACT' HERE Obviously, conferences like the Big Ten and SEC have no reason to join others in pooling together their media rights, given the amount of money each makes off their deals with FOX and ESPN. But for others, like the Mountain West or Conference USA for example, this could make financial sense once their current deals are complete. The current spending problem in college football is a perfect example, with the price of putting together rosters exceeding $40 million this season, which is obviously above the $20.5 million 'cap' that is supposed to be abided by. "If we don’t find a way to create some level of regulation in the market, a lot of people are going to go bankrupt pretty quick," Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko said Tuesday. "We’re two and a half years away from having an NIL budget that’s greater than the TV revenue for our entire university." Now, with this bill mentioning that the House settlement 'cap' will be enforced at the federal level, I'm curious to see the pushback. I can promise you, lawyers across the country who have been involved in recent litigation are licking their chops, as billable hours have been the true winners over the past few years. An important discussion point for those representing the actual athletes has centered around them having protections, with medical care afforded to them for a certain time period once their time in college is complete being a focal point of these talks. In addition, college athletes having representation (agents) that are certified and part of a registry system has been something of note. In the bill, Where this goes from here will literally be up for debate. From here, there will be arguments made, hearings held and amendments introduced. This is only the start, and will be worth watching from a conference standpoint, where those within influential leagues like the Big Ten and SEC will take a very hard look to decide whether they will put their support behind this legislation. Right now, conversations are being had inside both conferences on how to implement and enforce their own rules pertaining to compensation, eligibility and enforcement. As we've seen, relying on a federal bill to solve problems has led to college athletics running amok, with coaches openly admitting that there are zero guardrails to curtail them working outside the perceived lines. Buckle up, folks. This is going to be an entertaining summer, with a lot on the line. FOLLOW TREY WALLACE ON X AND ALL SOCIAL PLATFORMS: @TREYWALLACE Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a172586ee6011c3f4e88745 Jewish UCLA students beaten with sticks, pepper sprayed and knocked out by anti-Israel campus mob: lawsuit te 2026-05-27T17:10:30.475Z Jewish UCLA students beaten with sticks, pepper sprayed and knocked out by anti-Israel campus mob: lawsuit A lawsuit by the Department of Justice (DOJ) against the University of California system claims abhorrent treatment of Jewish and Israeli students on campus, including exclusion zones and even physical assaults by anti-Israel demonstrators. That lawsuit says that Jewish and Israeli students were victims of targeted violent crime, including being beaten with sticks and blunt objects, being pummeled into the ground causing a wound that led to hospitalization, being kicked and slapped and being pepper sprayed. The suit, filed Tuesday in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, claimed that the University of California, Los Angeles, turned a blind eye to the horrific alleged behavior in 2024. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ZEROES IN ON UCLA FOR ALLEGED ILLEGAL DEI ADMISSIONS AS ELITE SCHOOL CRACKDOWN EXPANDS "On April 25, 2024, following months of antisemitic and anti-Israeli demonstrations, masked and armed agitators, many of whom were openly hostile to Jews and Israelis, occupied the heart of the University of California, Los Angeles ... campus," the lawsuit begins. "They built an illegal encampment, surrounded it with barriers, and formed 'human phalanxes' to block Jews and Israelis from entering academic buildings," it continues. "They kicked and slapped Jews, beat Jews with sticks, and assaulted Jews with pepper spray. One Jewish student was knocked unconscious and was taken to the hospital with an open head wound." The suit says UCLA "inexplicably took no serious action whatsoever" until May 2025, and claims that the school's alleged decision to ignore the "harassment of, and discrimination against, Jewish and Israeli students also violates Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits race and national-origin discrimination in higher education." On April 25, 2024, UC Divest, a group of anti-Israel student groups including the infamous Students for Justice Palestine (SJP), built an encampment in Royce Quad, described as a heavily trafficked and very important area of the UCLA campus. Some UCLA faculty members are also accused of joining in the demonstration, and "aiding and abetting" illegal activities. The DOJ describes how antisemitic and anti-Israel demonstrators "built a barrier around it, fashioned with sheets of plywood, some of which were affixed to metal bicycle racks," and "barricaded the doors of Royce Hall and Powell Library with garbage cans, tents, ropes, and bicycle racks." ANTI-ISRAEL AGITATORS TERRORIZE AMERICANS: SEE 2024'S MOST EXTREME MOMENTS They graffitied buildings and made signs vile messaging, including "F-— ISRAEL," F-— ALL Jews" and 'israelis Are Native 2 HELL," according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit claims that the anti-Israel demonstrators created human chains to block Jewish and Israeli students — or those perceived to be Jewish or Israeli — from freely entering the quad which contains key campus buildings, including a library. The demonstrators even passed out wristbands to those who were allowed free passage through the zone, but excluded Jewish and Israeli students. Worse, physical violence against "Zionists" and Jewish and Israeli students became commonplace, according to the lawsuit, and demonstrators began arming themselves with weapons like pepper spray and lumber and "established militia-style checkpoints on UCLA’s campus and refused to allow Jews to traverse public property unless those Jews denounced a core tenet of their religion." HOW A KEFFIYEH-WEARING KEYNOTE SPEAKER SPARKED BOOS FOR JEWS AT MY UCLA GRADUATION The lawsuit describes a Native American Jewish woman counter-demonstrating with a sign that read, "Hamas supporters are not welcome on Native land," who was then "quickly surrounded by a mob" and "violently assaulted." Meanwhile, UCLA police were standing "directly behind [her] and [did] absolutely nothing," according to the lawsuit. Occupiers pepper sprayed a woman wearing a Star of David and holding an Israeli flag, knocked a pro-Israel woman to the ground, beating her unconscious and causing an open head wound that required hospitalization, and physically assaulted a Jewish man and told him, "Hitler missed one," the suit says. WATCH: CHAOS ERUPTS AS LEFTISTS INTERRUPT CONSERVATIVE GROUP'S UCLA EVENT FEATURING DHS LAWYER On April 30, 2024 UCLA administrators "declared the encampment illegal and directed all those involved to leave or face discipline" and UCLA Chancellor Gene Bock acknowledged that, "Jewish students [were] in a state of anxiety and fear" and that "students on their way to class have been physically blocked from accessing parts of the campus." That same day, counter-protesters clashed with the occupiers in what is described in the lawsuit as a hectic scene that included violent skirmishes, including "occupiers and counter-protestors attack[ing] each other with pepper spray, blunt objects, and even fireworks." The following day, a van marked with a Star of David inside a swastika parked on campus in support of the anti-Israel encampment. The van had messaging "antisemitic writing referring to Jews as ‘puppet masters,’ was parked on UCLA’s campus in support of the encampment," and was welcomed by passersby, according to the suit. ANTISEMITIC ‘VENOM’ INFECTING CAMPUSES GETS WORSE AS UNIVERSITIES PLAY ‘ROPE-A-DOPE’ WITH TRUMP ADMIN: EXPERT Clashes between occupiers and police and Jewish students continued through May and June 2024, the lawsuit says. Later, 428 Jewish and Israeli students, faculty members and staff from the college were surveyed about their experiences during the unrest. About 50% of them said they "witnessed physical threats or attacks directed at Jews and Israelis." "I was assaulted, threatened, and harassed during the encampment. I had an Israeli flag and a man ran towards me in order to push me," one student said in the survey. "I was blocked for being Jewish. They were calling for an intifada collectively which is to kill the Jews." LAWMAKERS DEMAND ANSWERS AFTER DEM MAYOR ALLEGEDLY DECLINED POLICE SUPPORT TO UNIVERSITY AMID ISRAEL PROTESTS All told, physical damage to the taxpayer-funded school totaled $12.3 million. In a Tuesday press release announcing the lawsuit, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said the DOJ will hold UCLA "to account for its toleration of the equally appalling hostile educational environment against its Jewish and Israeli students." "Universities have an obligation to maintain safe and inclusive campuses for all students," First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli for the Central District of California said in the release. "Universities that violate our nation’s civil rights laws by repeatedly failing to shield Jewish students from antisemitism will be held accountable." University of California President James Milliken issued a statement Tuesday after the lawsuit was filed. "The Board of Regents and administrative leadership have been unequivocal: antisemitism has no place at the University of California. We have instituted numerous systemwide reforms and programs to promote safety and combat antisemitism on our campuses," he said. " "UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk, whose family was profoundly affected by Nazi antisemitism and the Holocaust, has made the protection of Jewish students, faculty, and staff on campus the highest priority since the day he took office. It is so disappointing that this most recent lawsuit shows no recognition of or respect for that essential work. This litigation — and other actions taken by the federal government targeting the University of California — does nothing to aid our ongoing efforts to address antisemitism and create safe and welcoming campus environments for all members of our community." Fox News Digital reached out to UCLA. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a172341ee6011c3f4e88686 Reflecting Pool Contract Has ‘Inflated’ Profit Margin, Government Analysis Finds te 2026-05-27T17:00:49.751Z Reflecting Pool Contract Has ‘Inflated’ Profit Margin, Government Analysis Finds The firm that was given a no-bid contract to fix the troubled landmark is charging 20 percent. The typical profit margin is 6 percent to 12 percent, internal records show. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17232bee6011c3f4e8866a CrowdStrike and Google take down botnet used by hackers to target software developers in supply chain attacks te 2026-05-27T17:00:27.837Z CrowdStrike and Google take down botnet used by hackers to target software developers in supply chain attacks Cybercriminals used the Glassworm botnet to infect open source software projects with malware, and in turn hack the developers and companies that use that software. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1720e9ee6011c3f4e885ed In Alabama Case, Supreme Court Faces First Major Test of Voting Rights Act Ruling te 2026-05-27T16:50:49.110Z In Alabama Case, Supreme Court Faces First Major Test of Voting Rights Act Ruling Republican leaders in the state have asked the justices to clear the way for a congressional map that a lower court found discriminated against Black voters. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1720d5ee6011c3f4e885e4 Biden Sues Justice Dept. to Block Release of Tapes te 2026-05-27T16:50:29.191Z Biden Sues Justice Dept. to Block Release of Tapes The former president argued that the Justice Department has a responsibility to protect the privacy of conversations he had with a former ghostwriter. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a171ea9ee6011c3f4e88582 Your health app may be failing you te 2026-05-27T16:41:13.992Z Your health app may be failing you Healthcare has moved onto your phone. That sounds convenient until you are staring at a login screen, trying to refill a prescription, book a telehealth visit or figure out why your insurance portal will not load. For many older adults, this shift has created a new kind of health problem. It is called low digital health literacy, and it can affect much more than your patience. Digital health literacy means having the knowledge, access and confidence to use online health tools. That includes apps, patient portals, prescription refills, telehealth visits, benefit websites and digital forms. New research from CVS Health on Medicare-age adults found that many seniors want to use digital health tools. However, they often hit roadblocks that make care harder to manage. Those roadblocks include confusing portals, privacy concerns, outdated devices, spotty internet and hard-to-follow health information. HOW TO HELP OLDER RELATIVES WITH TECH OVER THE HOLIDAYS That can lead to missed appointments, delayed care, prescription problems and more stress for people already managing health challenges. Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy Report SCAMMERS EXPLOITED MOM’S FEARS TO STEAL HER ENTIRE LIFE'S SAVINGS Healthcare companies, insurance plans, pharmacies and doctors' offices now rely heavily on digital tools. You may need an app to check test results. You may need a portal to message your doctor. You may need a website to understand your benefits. That works well when the tool feels simple. It becomes a problem when the tool creates more confusion than clarity. The CVS Health research found that digital health literacy challenges appeared across several common areas. Many older adults struggled to navigate health information online. Others worried about whether websites or apps could protect their personal information. Some lacked reliable internet or newer devices. Many simply felt unsure about what to click next. That uncertainty matters. When someone cannot access a portal, understand a benefit or complete a refill request, digital care becomes a barrier instead of a shortcut. One of the most important findings is encouraging. Older adults are not rejecting technology across the board. In fact, the research found that 86% of respondents were open to digital health engagement. Many were willing to learn. They just wanted tools that matched their comfort level. That point challenges a common assumption. The bigger issue is design. Many people want to use digital health tools, but the experience often feels confusing. A person may use a smartphone every day and still struggle with a health portal. Health tasks can feel more stressful than everyday online tasks because the stakes are higher. A wrong click can feel risky. A confusing message can raise anxiety. A failed login can delay something important. The research points to several pain points that will feel familiar to many older adults. Many people feel overwhelmed when trying to find health information online. They may not know which portal to use, where to check benefits or how to fix an error message. This gets harder when each doctor, pharmacy or insurer uses a different system. One login handles test results. Another handles prescriptions. A separate website shows insurance coverage. That creates a lot of digital homework. Simple tasks can fall apart at the login screen. Forgotten passwords, two-factor codes and account lockouts can stop someone from getting the care information they need. Security matters. Still, a login process that feels impossible can push people away from digital care entirely. Many older adults worry about sharing personal information online. That concern makes sense. Health accounts can contain sensitive details, including medications, diagnoses, insurance information and payment data. Scammers also target older adults with fake medical messages, bogus pharmacy alerts and phishing emails that look official. As a result, some people hesitate even when a real health message arrives. Digital health tools assume people have reliable internet, updated phones and working software. Many do not. Older devices may run slowly or fail to support newer apps. Limited internet access can make telehealth frustrating. Cost can also stop people from upgrading devices or paying for faster service. Telehealth became familiar to many people during the pandemic. The research found that many Medicare respondents had previous telehealth experience and saw its convenience. Still, some remained skeptical. The biggest concern was whether telehealth could actually address their health problem. That hesitation makes sense. A video visit may work well for a follow-up question, medication discussion or minor issue. It may feel wrong for a new symptom, pain that needs an exam or anything that feels urgent. The takeaway is simple. Telehealth works best when patients understand when to use it and when to ask for in-person care. GOOGLE'S AI UNLEASHES POWERFUL SCAM-BUSTING FEATURES FOR ANDROID AI is starting to appear in healthcare tools. It may help explain benefits, answer basic questions and guide people through online tasks. Used well, AI could reduce frustration. It could translate confusing health language into plain English. It could help someone find the right next step faster. However, AI also creates a new challenge. People need to know when they are dealing with AI, what the tool can do and when they should ask for a real person. That human backup is important. For healthcare, trust often depends on knowing help is available when something feels confusing, sensitive or serious. If you have ever felt stuck inside a health app, you are not alone. Digital health tools can help you manage care, but only when you know how to use them safely. Here are the key things to know. Keep a secure list of your main health websites and apps. Include your doctor portal, pharmacy account, insurance account and telehealth platform. A password manager can make this much easier. It can store strong passwords, fill them in for you and reduce the chance that you type your information into a fake site. Check out the best expert-reviewed password managers of 2026 at CyberGuy.com. On iPhone running: Go to Settings > General > AutoFill & Passwords. Turn on AutoFill Passwords and Passkeys. Then choose the password app you want to use. Apple says Password AutoFill can fill saved passwords and passkeys from the Passwords app or supported password apps. On a Samsung phone: Settings may vary depending on your Android phone’s manufacturer Go to Settings > Security and privacy > More security settings > Passwords, passkeys and autofill > Preferred service. Choose Samsung Pass, Google or your preferred password manager. If you do not see that path, open Settings and use the search bar at the top to search Preferred service. If you get a text or email about your health account, avoid clicking the link. Open the official app from your phone's home screen. You can also type the website into your browser yourself. This one habit can help you avoid many phishing scams. If a message says your account has a problem, do not use the link in that message. Go directly to the health app, pharmacy app, doctor portal or insurance website. You should not have to guess your way through healthcare. If a portal confuses you, call the provider, pharmacy or insurance plan directly using the number on your card or the official website. Ask them to walk you through the task slowly. You can also ask whether they offer in-person help, phone support or printed instructions. Telehealth can work well for follow-ups, prescription questions, some mental health appointments and simple care needs. For new symptoms, severe pain, breathing trouble or anything that feels urgent, ask whether you need in-person care. When in doubt, call a medical professional. Health apps may ask for access to your location, camera, microphone, photos or notifications. Some permissions make sense. Others may not be necessary. On iPhone: Go to Settings > Privacy & Security. Tap the item you want to check, such as Location Services, Camera, Microphone or Photos. Tap the health app you want to review. Choose the safest option that still lets the app work. Apple says this area lets you review which apps can access features such as the camera, microphone and location. To check notifications on iPhone, go to Settings > Apps > [name of health app] > Notifications. Turn Allow Notifications on or off. On a Samsung: Settings may vary depending on your Android phone’s manufacturer Go to Settings > Apps > tap the three dots in the upper-right corner > Permission manager. Tap a permission, such as Location, Camera or Microphone. Tap the health app you want to review. Choose Allow only while using the app, Ask every time or Don't allow, depending on what you want the app to access. To check notifications on Samsung, go to Settings > Apps > [name of health app] > Notifications. Turn notifications on or off. Updates can fix bugs and close security holes. They can also make apps work better with your doctor, pharmacy or insurance portal. On iPhone: Go to Settings > General > Software Update. Wait for the screen to check for updates. If an update appears, tap Download and Install and follow the instructions. To update apps on iPhone, open the App Store. Tap your profile picture in the top-right corner. Scroll down to App Updates. Tap Update next to the health app or tap Update All. On a Samsung phone: Settings may vary depending on your Android phone’s manufacturer Go to Settings > Software update > Download and install. If an update appears, tap Install now and follow the instructions. To update apps on Samsung, open the Google Play Store. Tap your profile picture in the top-right corner. Tap Manage apps & device. Tap Updates available. Tap Update next to the health app or tap Update all. For Samsung apps, open the Galaxy Store app. Tap Menu in the bottom-right corner. Tap Updates. Tap Update all to update everything, or tap the update icon next to one app to update it by itself. Strong antivirus software can help protect you from scam links, fake websites, malicious downloads and other online threats. This protection can also alert you to phishing emails and ransomware scams, keeping your personal information and digital assets safe. This matters because health accounts can contain personal details, insurance information and prescription data. Get my picks for the best 2026 antivirus protection winners for your Windows, Mac, Android and iOS devices at CyberGuy.com. Be careful with messages that create panic. Scammers may say your benefits will stop, your prescription has been canceled, or your account has been locked. Look for spelling errors, strange links, urgent demands and requests for payment. Real health organizations should never pressure you to share passwords or one-time codes. If you are unsure, stop and call the company using a phone number from your card, bill or official website. Many older adults want support, not someone taking over the whole process. If you help a parent, spouse or friend, sit beside them and let them do the clicking when possible. Explain what each step means. Help them save official websites as bookmarks so they can return safely later. Also, slow down. Healthcare already feels stressful. Technology can make that stress worse when someone feels embarrassed or rushed. A little calm help can build confidence over time. Your phone holds your email, passwords, photos, banking apps and personal data. In this free, live online class, Kurt the CyberGuy will walk you step by step through simple phone security fixes you can do in real time. You’ll learn how to improve your privacy settings, spot the latest phone scams, use trusted security tools and walk away with a simple checklist to stay protected. Register here: CyberGuyLive.com.  1.7 BILLION PASSWORDS LEAKED ON DARK WEB AND WHY YOURS IS AT RISK Digital health tools are now part of everyday care. They can save time and make routine tasks easier. Yet they can also leave people behind when the design feels confusing, or the support disappears too quickly. The best health technology should make people feel more in control. That means simple logins, clear instructions and an easy way to reach a real person when something goes wrong. For older adults and the families who love them, digital health literacy has become a practical safety skill. It can affect whether people book appointments, refill medications and feel safe using online care. When your healthcare moves onto a screen, who should be responsible for making sure you can actually use it? Let us know by writing to us at CyberGuy.com. Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy Report Copyright 2026 CyberGuy.com. All rights reserved. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a171e95ee6011c3f4e88579 Sara Carter reveals tense CIA meeting where Brennan probed her on Trump, Michael Flynn te 2026-05-27T16:40:53.996Z Sara Carter reveals tense CIA meeting where Brennan probed her on Trump, Michael Flynn Journalist Sara Carter is shedding new light on a private 2016 meeting at CIA headquarters, where she said then-CIA Director John Brennan questioned her about President Donald Trump and Michael Flynn. Speaking on the "Hang Out with Sean Hannity" podcast, Carter described her tense sit-down with Brennan in 2016 and what she said it told her about the future. "This was interesting. He asked me, 'How do you feel about President-elect Trump and Michael Flynn?'" Carter said of her 45-minute interview with Brennan in December 2016. "I said to him, 'How do you want me to feel about President-elect Trump and Michael Flynn?' And it just ended right there," she said, noting that while the interview continued, the "chitchat" was over. BONDI CONFIRMS DOJ HAS RECEIVED CRIMINAL REFERRAL ALLEGING BRENNAN PERJURY OVER STEELE DOSSIER In 2016, the FBI launched a counterintelligence investigation, code-named "Crossfire Hurricane," into alleged Russian election interference and links to Trump campaign associates, including Flynn. Brennan was the Obama administration's CIA director at the time. DAN BONGINO REVEALS HE FOUND 'MOTHER LODE' OF SECRET RUSSIAGATE FILES INSIDE FBI BURN BAGS Flynn, a retired Army lieutenant general and incoming national security advisor, became a subject of the investigation after he spoke with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak on a wiretapped phone line monitored by U.S. intelligence about sanctions imposed by former President Barack Obama. Flynn's name was hidden in intelligence transcripts of those calls, but declassified documents showed Brennan later requested that Flynn's identity be revealed. Flynn pleaded guilty in 2017 after admitting he lied to the FBI about discussions involving sanctions. Trump pardoned Flynn in 2020. TRUMP DRUG CZAR RIPS DEMOCRATS OVER ANTI-ICE RHETORIC PUTTING 'EVERYBODY'S LIFE IN DANGER' Carter said she felt Brennan was trying to gauge her political loyalty during the 2016 interview. "I think he realized at that moment that I wasn't going to be played," Carter said. Carter now serves as the Trump administration's director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, also known as the "drug czar." In a statement after being confirmed, Carter vowed to fight against narco-terrorists. "This is a turning point for our nation. President Trump is putting the American people first. Under his leadership, we will reassert our fundamental right to live healthy lives," Carter said. "We will hold accountable the narco-terrorists who infringe upon this right, participating in the deliberate poisoning of tens of thousands of Americans each year. They will no longer kill our families, friends, neighbors and even children with impunity." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a171e7aee6011c3f4e8852c Arizona's Tapenisa Havea makes final push at NCAA Regionals te 2026-05-27T16:40:26.319Z Arizona's Tapenisa Havea makes final push at NCAA Regionals 👟 This story was first published in The Undercovered, a Substack newsletter by former Arizona Daily Star reporter PJ Brown covering untold stories in women's college, professional and Olympic sports. Tapenisa "Tap" Havea's first three seasons at the University of Arizona were defined by consistent success. The New Zealander hit personal bests, won or placed in the top three in many shot put and discus events and threw her way into the Arizona record books. And yet, for Havea, it wasn't enough. Heading into her senior year, she knew there was so much left untapped. And with her college career coming to a close, she needed to prove to herself that she could do what she had set out to do when she arrived at Arizona.She knew that wanting it and doing it are two different things. She needed to figure out what it would take to make it happen. "I switched my mindset a lot throughout the winter. I realized I had so much doubt and so much just worry about, like, 'Who am I gonna go up against? Who am I like? Who do I need to be?'" Havea said. "I'm throwing with them, but I'm trying to beat myself my previous, personal best. I think having that change of mindset was amazing, because every time I go to competition, I make sure to enjoy (it), have fun. Don't overthink anything, but soak in every moment that I get to compete." She relied on her coaches, her parents, her faith and her community to help her dig deep and find the right answers. It all clicked in the first meet of the season as she hit a personal best throw in the shot put (56-6), taking first place. "I had so much confidence in myself, knowing that I can throw far," Havea said after hitting a personal best in the opening meet of the season. Arizona’s Tapenisa Havea smiling at the Big 12 Track and Field Outdoor Championships on May 15, 2026. Mike Gunnoe, Arizona Athletics. She went on to win the shot put at both the Big 12 Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Championships, throwing 55-0.75 indoors and 52-10.75 outdoors. She finished fifth in the discus at the outdoor championships with a season-best throw of 173-7. Next up is the NCAA West Regionals in Arkansas May 27-30 and hopefully a shot at the NCAAs at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., from June 10-14. Havea's demeanor on and off the field has never changed. She is always smiling, and it is contagious. She has also been with the same coach, Lucais MacKay, all four years, and that comfort and familiarity go a long way. "We're talking the same language, similar cues for the last three or four years, but she just has a deeper knowledge of them now. I can look at her now with one hand moving and she's aware of what we're talking about. I just think the communication is deeper, and she has a greater knowledge. … Just probably overall life maturity," MacKay said. "I think everyone at this age, if they know this is their last run, there's probably another 10% that we didn't get to that they now can be in charge of." That extra 10% has shown up over the past month, even as Havea worked through a stretch of inconsistent technique, possibly a byproduct of competing at the World Indoor Championships in Poland for Team New Zealand at the end of March. Either way, MacKay and Havea found a solution. "We agreed to, no matter what, 'You can still push on the ball as hard as you can, even if it's off,'" MacKay said. It's always about the little things that can give you the slight edge. The most recent tweak came at the Big 12 championships. "We moved over in the ring like two inches, and it gave her a little different feeling, and then she got that big throw," MacKay said. Havea has gone into each practice and event with more intention this season. MacKay noticed it even more after she competed at the World Championships. Competing for New Zealand against the world's best left a mark. One of MacKay's former athletes at Oklahoma State, Chase (Ealey) Jackson, a two-time world champion in shot put, also served as a mentor. Before the Big 12 championships, Havea showed MacKay her bare fingernails. "They're all gone. Back to business … I can't be throwing stuff with nails on," she told him. The message from Jackson had stuck. "Chase apparently had told her at World (Championships,) 'I love them they look great, but they gotta go,' and she immediately locked in when she needed to," MacKay said. "She's making a big final push for the last month (of) the senior season." Havea fell in love with throws because of the technical challenge. She is always learning, always focused on getting better, always chasing what she calls "figuring out how to technically throw far, but in the most efficient way." PJ Brown is the founder of The Undercovered, a Substack newsletter covering untold stories in women's college, professional and Olympic sports. Find more of her work at theundercovered.substack.com. Tucson Spotlight is a community-based newsroom that provides paid opportunities for students and rising journalists in Southern Arizona. Please consider supporting our work with a tax-deductible donation. Donate to Tucson Spotlight Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a171c59ee6011c3f4e8850a Thief ordered to pay $140,000 to Walmart for scams across Arizona, officials say te 2026-05-27T16:31:21.663Z Thief ordered to pay $140,000 to Walmart for scams across Arizona, officials say The defendant was sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to fraud, organized retail theft and trafficking stolen property. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a171c27ee6011c3f4e884da NASA chief pulls back curtain on Trump UFO files after bizarre finds surface in buried fed records te 2026-05-27T16:30:32.068Z NASA chief pulls back curtain on Trump UFO files after bizarre finds surface in buried fed records NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said the Trump administration’s newly declassified UAP files are exposing years of strange aerial sightings that government agencies failed to seriously dig into — even if the records do not point to recovered alien remains or ships.  "What’s being surfaced isn’t crashed ships or alien bodies, but real unexplained phenomena," Isaacman told Fox News Digital in an interview Friday.  The disclosures come after the Trump administration released two waves of declassified UAP files as part of a broader transparency effort directing agencies to search internal databases for decades-old reports involving unexplained aerial activity after years of public skepticism surrounding government secrecy and UFO investigations. Officials say additional file releases from agencies including the CIA could soon follow. TRUMP ADMIN RELEASES HIGHLY ANTICIPATED FILES DOCUMENTING UFOS, 'EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE' Isaacman framed the disclosures less as proof of extraterrestrial life than as a public test of unexplained evidence, saying modern cameras, military sensors and newly released government records are giving Americans more material to examine than ever before. "Everybody’s got a camera phone, a doorbell camera. Every military aircraft flying has a million sensors," Isaacman said. "You're gonna pick up things. Pick up things that flew at a different angle, you know, across the lens that maybe if you had a better angle on, you'd be like, oh, that's a balloon, or that might be a missile in a combat region. But because we caught it at an angle, it's an unexplained phenomenon." Isaacman said the biggest surprise was not evidence of extraterrestrials, but how little attention federal agencies had historically given to unexplained aerial records, calling the renewed disclosure effort under the Trump administration "citizen science." UFO INSIDER CLAIMS US HAS BODIES OF 4 DIFFERENT ALIEN SPECIES FROM DOWNED SPACECRAFT IN GOVERNMENT CUSTODY "Government agencies really didn't take this quite as seriously in the past until President Trump put out the tweet, basically giving an order to government agencies and going out and saying, look, this time you better go through the files, you better start searching your databases and bring things up," said Isaacman. "I think the president has really got government agencies now taking this seriously, to go look at the files and bring the data to light, and he’s putting it all out for everyone to analyze," he added. "This is citizen science right now. Take a look at our files, tell us what you think." The newly surfaced material includes infrared footage from 2023 that appears to show a U.S. F-16 shooting down a diamond-shaped object over Lake Huron, along with reports documenting unexplained aerial objects spotted near military operations in Iran, Syria, Iraq, Greece and other parts of the Middle East. The records also include astronaut and NASA-related accounts from the Apollo and Gemini eras describing strange lights and unidentified objects observed in space. UFO EXPERT SAYS TRUMP'S DECLASSIFICATION COULD EXPOSE POSSIBLE 'COVER-UP' SPANNING DECADES Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Trump administration is directing agencies to revisit long-buried UAP records in the name of transparency, while Isaacman said additional "big file tranches" from intelligence agencies could soon become public. "There’s nothing I’m aware of in terms of alien bodies or spaceships," Isaacman said. "But observations from decades past — from some of our adversaries and potentially some of our allies — essentially saying, ‘We saw something, we documented it, and we kept it buried in a file somewhere,’ are now being made public." The documents also contain testimony from intelligence officers and military pilots who said they could not explain encounters they witnessed during operations and training exercises. Isaacman said he personally believes life likely exists elsewhere in the universe and argued that searching for it remains central to NASA’s long-term mission. "I think if we go and bring samples back from Mars, you’ve got better than a 90% chance of former microbial life," he said. DECLASSIFIED APOLLO MISSION UFO FILES CHALLENGE LONG-RUNNING MOON LANDING CONSPIRACY THEORIES Isaacman also pointed to Saturn’s moon Titan and Jupiter’s moon Europa as locations scientists believe may contain conditions capable of supporting microbial life or biosignatures — chemical indicators associated with living organisms. "Things that could indicate perhaps that there was microbial life there or some other form there of which it changes the whole equation from surely there is life out there somewhere to what if it's everywhere," said Isaacman. Isaacman also argued that broader public disclosure could help reduce skepticism at a time when advances in artificial intelligence and digital manipulation are making it increasingly difficult for people to distinguish authentic footage from fabricated material. "I would say that some of the most interesting data that NASA has provided as part of the UAP disclosure was taken on the surface of the moon from Apollo 12 and 17," he said. "You can't be a moon landing denier and also believe that those photos captured unexplained phenomenon." Officials say additional UFO and UAP files will continue to be released in future batches as part of the administration’s ongoing disclosure effort. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a171a0cee6011c3f4e8844e Iconic beach destination hit with unsafe water warning as pollution concerns grow te 2026-05-27T16:21:32.643Z Iconic beach destination hit with unsafe water warning as pollution concerns grow → One iconic California beach hotspot landed on a notorious pollution list — again — just before summer crowds arrive. → The family behind Primm Valley Resorts said it is working to revive the fading Nevada gambling hub as the town's final casino resort prepares to close. → An expedition into one of Earth's harshest regions led to a discovery hidden from explorers for decades. → A popular California beach destination will fine visitors up to $500 for using oversized beach canopies under new summer restrictions. → Vacationers faced a life-or-death struggle after a hovercraft disaster unfolded without warning on the water. → A power outage stopped a roller coaster at Six Flags, forcing riders to descend an emergency staircase. 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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1719f8ee6011c3f4e88445 Manhunt launched for samurai sword attack suspect with sex crime conviction after party assault: sheriff te 2026-05-27T16:21:12.711Z Manhunt launched for samurai sword attack suspect with sex crime conviction after party assault: sheriff A man in California is on the run after he allegedly used a samurai-style sword to try to kill someone at a party, according to police. Jonathan Bays, 41, allegedly tried to kill another individual at Creekside Apartments in Mariposa, California, on Saturday during a party, according to Sheriff Jeremy Briese. Bays allegedly used a "large Samurai style sword" during the attack and hit the victim in the wrist, hand, head and shoulder. After trying to kill the other individual, Briese said Bays fled the area and was last seen walking on a trail that led to a jail. He remains missing and authorities say he should be considered "armed and dangerous." In a video update, Briese said the incident was "isolated," saying that Bays and others inside the apartment got into a "dispute." The victim had to be flown by helicopter to a nearby hospital, according to Fox 26. LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST "This was a dispute that occurred between individuals and he decided to unfortunately utilize his sword for his actions," Briese said. Briese said all individuals inside the apartment were using methamphetamine and other drugs, describing it as "a party." LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? FIND MORE ON THE TRUE CRIME HUB Briese said Bays is a transient from Idaho who has an active parole warrant out of that state from 2025. Records from the Idaho Department of Correction show Bays was convicted of sexual battery of minor child 16 to 17 years of age. Bays is described as 5’11" and weighing 180 lbs. He was last seen wearing a black sweater, black shoes, camo style hat and tan pants. The sheriff said Bays goes by several different names, including Mike, Michael or Aaron. The Mariposa County Sheriff's Office is using helicopters, K-9 units and help from other agencies to track down Bays, who remains missing as of Wednesday. People with information about Bays' whereabouts are asked to contact the Mariposa County Sheriff's Office at (209) 966-3615. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1719e4ee6011c3f4e8843c The View’s Joy Behar RAGES at New York Giants QB Jaxson Dart for introducing President Trump te 2026-05-27T16:20:52.712Z The View’s Joy Behar RAGES at New York Giants QB Jaxson Dart for introducing President Trump Leave it to empathetic and compassionate (kidding!) LIB Joy Behar to seemingly hope New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart gets hurt because he supports President Trump. In what can only be described as one of the lowest moments in show history for these gasbags, of which there are many to choose from, disgusting Behar, 83, suggested Dart may want to add some "extra padding" for the upcoming season. Why? Joy didn't come out and say it, but she seemed to imply that Dart would get beat up by NFL players who don't like Trump-supporting quarterbacks. "For somebody to back a guy like Trump whose history, and discrimination, and racism goes back to housing discrimination in the '70s and DEI attacks and posting pictures of the Obamas as apes," Behar railed during Tuesday's show. Tell me how you feel. Will NFL guys target Dart over his political activism? Email: joe.kinsey@outkick.com EMMANUEL ACHO SAYS IT WAS 'PRETTY STUPID' FOR JAXSON DART TO INTRODUCE PRESIDENT TRUMP What was Dart's crime to get the attention of these rambling blowhards? Dart got on stage at a Trump rally and welcomed the president of the United States to the stage. The QB shook Trump's hand and then exited the stage. For the faux outrage mob, it was akin to a war crime. "When [Dart’s] on a team that’s 55% to 60% of the NFL… of black guys. That is just the definition of stupidity and racism," Joy continued. Then, given about 30 seconds to really stew, she boiled up an all-timer. 
 "Maybe he needs a little extra padding," she added. GIANTS' ABDUL CARTER AND JAXSON DART SQUASH POTENTIAL LOCKER ROOM RIFT OVER TRUMP EVENT APPEARANCE Here's the bad news for Joy and her fellow gasbags: The NFL is filled with guys who voted for Trump. FILLED. She might not like the data, but here it is. This research on NFL players and their political leanings was conducted by VoteHub and has been widely accepted by both political parties. What we see here is a very large number of NFL guys registering, or calling themselves, as Independents. Why would those numbers be so large? In a league that has been dominated by "End Racism" in end zones and "Black Lives Matter" propaganda all over NFL social media, the environment was skewed in favor of being a Democrat for years. Being a Democrat in the NFL didn't take courage. Why hide it? As for the Republicans in the league, it made business sense to hide your feelings, which, in this case, would be your political beliefs. You can do the math in your own head. Look at these Independent percentages and add them to the red column. According to Pew Research, "Black men and women alike were more likely to vote for Trump in 2024 than in 2020. One-in-ten Black women and 21% of Black men voted for Trump in the most recent election." The data just isn't in Joy's favor on this one. The chances of NFL players targeting Dart because he supports Trump just aren't as high as this blowhard believes. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1719d0ee6011c3f4e88433 Jamie Kennedy blasts Mark Hamill's dead Trump post as 'evil' after assassination attempt te 2026-05-27T16:20:32.795Z Jamie Kennedy blasts Mark Hamill's dead Trump post as 'evil' after assassination attempt Jamie Kennedy is calling out Mark Hamill's "crazy" rhetoric against President Donald Trump. During an episode of his podcast, "Hate To Break It To Ya," the comedian addressed the "Star Wars" actor's recent social media blunder in which he posted a photo depicting Trump as deceased with a caption that read "If Only," just days after an assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) Dinner. "That is insane. That is brain rot gone beyond," Kennedy said, adding, "This is nuts. Luke Skywalker has lost it, dude. You're like a big voice in the world, and you're promoting that. Like what is wrong with you?" MARK HAMILL POSTS PHOTO DEPICTING DEAD TRUMP JUST DAYS AFTER ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT "You can call this guy whatever you want, but he's the elected leader, so clearly he's legally in, and he won, and he's the elected leader," Kennedy continued. "That's just crazy that he did that. Like that's just nuts. Do you know how irresponsible that is? All the people that follow you. You can write something tasteful and say you don't like someone, but to do that? It's evil." Earlier this month, the "Star Wars" actor posted the photo to his BlueSky account with the caption that read, "He should live long enough to witness his inevitable devastating loss in the midterms, be held accountable for his unprecedented corruption, impeached, convicted & humiliated for his countless crimes. Long enough to realize he'll be disgraced in the history books, forevermore." Hamill later removed the post and apologized for the "inappropriate" image. "Accurate Edit for Clarity: 'He should live long enough to be held accountable for his crimes.' Actually, I was wishing him the opposite of dead, but apologize if you found the image inappropriate," he wrote on BlueSky. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS 10 CELEBRITIES WHO HAVE JOKED ABOUT TRUMP'S DEATH, FROM KATHY GRIFFIN TO JIMMY KIMMEL The White House, via its Rapid Response 47 account on X, responded to the AI-generated photos. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER "Mark Hamill is one sick individual," the post said. "These Radical Left lunatics ‌just ⁠can’t help themselves. This kind of rhetoric is exactly what has inspired three assassination attempts in two years against our President." Hamill is a frequent critic of the president. He said during an interview in 2025 that he was "really ashamed" America elected Trump. "It’s one thing for him to have sneaked by the first time — when he got re-elected, that’s on us," Hamill said on the "WTF with Marc Maron" podcast in September. "That’s [what] I’m really ashamed of — because I always thought there are more decent Americans, honest Americans than there are others." Hamill said he was proven wrong in believing there were more decent and honest Americans than there were "others" after Trump's second win, adding he now feels "in the minority" in his own country. Fox News Digital's Hanna Panreck contributed to this post. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1717b7ee6011c3f4e883ae Josh Shapiro warns that attacks on AIPAC are being used to 'silence certain voters' te 2026-05-27T16:11:35.592Z Josh Shapiro warns that attacks on AIPAC are being used to 'silence certain voters' Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro expressed concern that some politicians are using opposition to American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) donations as a way to "silence certain voices." During an interview with Politico's senior political columnist Jonathan Martin on Tuesday, Shapiro was asked whether he believed that AIPAC, which has previously donated to both Republicans and Democrats, has become a dividing issue among the Democratic Party. "I think it's been used cynically by some to try and silence certain voices to try and say that certain people participating in politics shouldn't count or should be viewed in a toxic way," Shapiro said. "Now, do I agree with every political decision they've made, every endorsement they made? Of course not." JOSH SHAPIRO TELLS MAHER HE'S 'DAMN PROUD' OF BEING JEWISH, DODGES WHETHER IT FACTORED INTO VP SNUB IN 2024 "I think what we have seen is a weaponization of that. And I think that is a danger for our system," he added. "When you have people who are advocating for issues that they feel strongly about, and they are having their voices silenced, I think that's a problem in our system." He added that some have begun "blurring" the lines between AIPAC donations and donations from Jewish voters in a way that could be "dangerous" if left unchecked. "I think it does get blurred because now what you are seeing is not, ‘AIPAC money’ or however it was termed, but you’re getting ‘the Jews who give to that candidate who also support AIPAC.’ I think it's very dangerous in our system if you are trying to silence certain voices based on their race based on their faith based on their particular ideology," Shapiro said. BILL MAHER OFFERS A STARK WARNING FOR DEMOCRATS CODDLING ANTISEMITES, CALLS OUT ‘WOKE IDIOTS’ IN THE PARTY Martin pointed to Rep. Thomas Massie's, R-Ky., recent primary loss to Trump-backed former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein and Massie's concession speech where he highlighted Gallrein's support from pro-Israel groups like AIPAC. "I would have come out sooner, but I had to call my opponent to concede, and it took a while to find him in Tel Aviv," Massie joked. Shapiro admitted that he was not aware of Massie's comments or whether they would qualify as antisemitic but suggested that it was part of a deeper problem. "[I]t's using that thread, using that narrative to score a cheap political point, to get a like, to get your attention in the media," Shapiro said. "And when you start doing that in a way that targets one group, Jewish Americans, you're not only making Jewish Americans less safe. At the end of the day, you make all people less safe. Because this is something I know to be true. When you allow one group to be scapegoated or targeted, you're making every other group ultimately less safe."  JOSH SHAPIRO SAYS TRUMP WARNED HIM 'DON'T RUN' FOR PRESIDENT AFTER ARSON ATTACK A representative for AIPAC told Fox News Digital: "Treating support from AIPAC members differently than support from any other American citizen is wrong and undemocratic. Millions of Democrats are AIPAC members who believe the party is strongest when it respects the right of fellow Democrats to participate fully in the political process." Fox News Digital also reached out to Rep. Massie's office for comment but did not immediately receive a response. During a Democratic National Committee (DNC) meeting last month, members of the party voted on a resolution that called out the "growing influence" AIPAC has had on primaries. The resolution was later defeated after the Resolutions Committee passed a broader resolution targeting all dark money groups. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1717a3ee6011c3f4e883a5 Florida Gators coach Jon Sumrall says he wouldn't have left Tulane if he wasn't allowed to coach Playoff team te 2026-05-27T16:11:15.636Z Florida Gators coach Jon Sumrall says he wouldn't have left Tulane if he wasn't allowed to coach Playoff team New Florida Gators head coach Jon Sumrall has really hit the ground running since his arrival in Gainesville late last year. Between his widely lauded staff hires, consensus top-10 recruiting class and myriad media appearances, the 43-year-old looks as though he can do no wrong. Granted, the games need to be played before anyone can make a full judgment, but the vast majority of Gator Nation appears smitten with their newest head ball coach. Part of what makes him so appealing to the Florida faithful is his ability to seemingly always say the right thing in the eyes of Gator fans. FLORIDA COACH JON SUMRALL REVEALS EARLY CAREER STRUGGLES, LIVING IN SLUMS OF SAN DIEGO AND 'CARRYING A GLOCK' His vows to jump off the top of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium echoed the sentiments of every Florida fanatic from Key West to Pensacola, and Tuesday in the Panhandle, Sumrall once again dropped a one-liner that is sure to be music to the ears of Gator fans who were paying attention. When asked what he would have done if Florida had not allowed him to finish at Tulane and coach in the College Football Playoff after he accepted the job, Sumrall revealed he might have stayed in New Orleans for good. To the uninitiated, that feels like an honest answer from a coach who loves his players and wants to finish the job he started, and while that may have been all Sumrall meant by his answer, any Florida fan who was wrapped up in the Lane Kiffin sweepstakes last fall can't help but think that was a thinly veiled shot at another SEC coach in the building. OLE MISS-LANE KIFFIN DIVORCE TAKES ANOTHER DRAMATIC TURN AS ATHLETIC DIRECTOR SEEMINGLY BACKS PLAYERS' DISPUTE It's no secret that Kiffin and Sumrall were both in the running for the Florida job, with the former even leading the race until his change of heart led him to Baton Rouge. It's also not a secret that Kiffin left Oxford in the midst of a Playoff run that saw the Ole Miss Rebels a goal-line stand away from playing for a national championship. Kiffin has since expressed regret for the way he handled his exit, but fortunately for Sumrall, he will never have to play the "what-if" game that the new LSU coach has to play. Even more ironically, Ole Miss and Tulane actually met up in the first round of last year's CFP, meaning Sumrall and Kiffin could have competed against each other on the field while both being linked to the Gators' head coaching gig. Did Sumrall mean to take a shot at Kiffin with his answer? Probably not. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! But it probably made Florida fans give a subtle fist pump knowing they ended up with the psychotic competitor that will stick things out until the end, rather than the coach who will jump at the next shiny opportunity that flashes in front of his face. Like I said before, time will tell whether the Gators ended up with the right choice. Talk is cheap, and if Sumrall flames out while Kiffin wins a few national titles at LSU, Florida fans will barely remember the rosy honeymoon period with their latest head coach. But, for right now, Sumrall is absolutely crushing "talking season," and Tuesday in Destin represented another W for the Gators' newest head coach. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17178aee6011c3f4e8835c AI coding startup Cognition raises $1B at $25B pre-money valuation te 2026-05-27T16:10:50.072Z AI coding startup Cognition raises $1B at $25B pre-money valuation As Cognition reaches $492 in annualized revenue run rate, it more than doubled its valuation in eight months, it says. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a171770ee6011c3f4e88350 Louis Market reabre como centro cultural en Tucson te 2026-05-27T16:10:24.957Z Louis Market reabre como centro cultural en Tucson Leer en inglés Un antiguo mercado de esquina en el south side de Tucson, que en el pasado permitía a las familias comprar víveres a crédito, ha reabierto sus puertas como centro cultural comunitario; un proyecto fruto de dos décadas de organización y de dos años de conversaciones vecinales sobre el destino que debía tener este espacio. El proyecto es una colaboración entre Southwest Folklife Alliance y Regeneración, una organización comunitaria de base e intergeneracional que lleva 20 años trabajando con los miembros de la comunidad en los barrios al sur de Tucson. "Allá por el año 2010, muchas de las necesidades de aquel entonces giraban en torno al acceso a alimentos asequibles, saludables y orgánicos," comentó Nelda Liliana Ruiz Calles, codirectora de Regeneración. "Nos enfocamos en la instalación de huertos domésticos en los patios traseros. Hemos instalado más de 200 huertos aquí en el south side... creando, en esencia, un espacio para la convivencia, para reunirnos; un lugar seguro donde la gente pudiera venir a aprender en conjunto... pero, sobre todo, utilizando la cultura como un medio para unir a las personas y fomentar el liderazgo.” Para el año 2015, señaló Calles, la labor de defensa y promoción de la organización comenzó a recibir apoyo institucional, centrándose no sólo en ampliar el acceso a los recursos, sino también en integrarlos plenamente en el ámbito escolar. Doce Barrio Food Waste Project de Regeneración enseñó a 20 estudiantes del Pueblo High School a utilizar la etnografía contemporánea para llevar a cabo investigaciones que ponen en el centro a los individuos o a las comunidades, así como a su bienestar. "(Eso es lo que) podemos lograr cuando nos unimos, cuando compartimos nuestra curiosidad y cuando nos hacemos preguntas: podemos hallar soluciones a muchas de las barreras que enfrentamos... desde conseguir la instalación de reductores de velocidad y embellecer el vecindario, hasta asegurar la cohesión social; somos capaces de generar un cambio,” afirmó Calles. El círculo interior de la instalación Rasgos Asiáticos simboliza la construcción de los cimientos para el futuro del Louis Market Center for Cultural Organizing. Topacio "Topaz" Servellon / El Foco de Tucson. Aproximadamente en esa misma época, Tucson recibió su designación como Ciudad de la Gastronomía por la UNESCO, lo que impulsó a diversas organizaciones, entre ellas el Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona, la Community Foundation for Southern Arizona y la Southwest Folklife Alliance, a documentar, por primera vez el southside y conectar a Calles con Alliance. "Yo digo que fue amor a primera vista, porque la forma en que hablaban sobre sus valores, su ética y aquello que les importa estaba tan alineada con lo que somos nosotros: como seres humanos y como trabajadores culturales,” comentó Calles. Entre 2016 y 2018, un grupo de estudiantes realizó más de 220 entrevistas con el fin de elaborar un mapa de activos culturales que recogiera aquello que los miembros de la comunidad deseaban ver mejorado o ampliado en sus vecindarios. La investigación arrojó tres recomendaciones: estrategias para prevenir la gentrificación; un modelo de consejo vecinal arraigado en prácticas comunitarias de larga tradición, en lugar de basarse en las estructuras de las asociaciones de propietarios; y la creación de un fondo comunitario. En respuesta a estas inquietudes, la organización Regeneración está desarrollando Doce Community Land Trust. Los fideicomisos comunitarios de tierras son entidades sin fines de lucro, gobernadas por los propios residentes, que generan riqueza comunitaria a largo plazo mediante proyectos tales como la propiedad de viviendas con equidad compartida, la vivienda asequible y cooperativa, los espacios comerciales locales, los proyectos agrícolas y la conservación de tierras, tanto en entornos urbanos como rurales. "En 2023, la Southwest Folklife Alliance solicitó fondos federales con la intención de adquirir un edificio para incorporarlo al fideicomiso de tierras que la comunidad está poniendo en marcha,” señaló Calles. Se invitó a los asistentes a sentarse y meditar entre las piñatas y los faroles en el edificio más pequeño. Topacio "Topaz" Servellon / El Foco de Tucson. Calles y su equipo pasaron dos años recorriendo el vecindario para difundir su visión de un centro cultural, eligiendo el Louis Market debido a su proximidad a escuelas, iglesias y otros espacios de reunión. Lo adquirieron en 2023, y las aportaciones de la comunidad moldearon los planes para su uso. "Era realmente importante para nosotros informar primero a nuestros vecinos. Queríamos que la gente conociera nuestra visión para este espacio, pero también hacerles saber a nuestros vecinos que todavía hay lugar para soñar juntos sobre lo que este espacio puede llegar a ser,” dijo Calles. "Somos custodios de estas tierras. ¿Cómo podemos ser también custodios los unos de los otros como seres humanos?" El Louis Market, ubicado en 4009 S. 12th Ave., fue históricamente propiedad de miembros de la comunidad china de Tucson y es recordado como un pilar del vecindario donde las familias podían comprar productos frescos a crédito para que nadie pasara hambre. La financiación para el proyecto provino de subvenciones del National Endowment for the Arts, la Facultad de Bellas Artes de la Universidad de Texas y la National Performance Network. El Louis Market Center for Cultural Organizing inauguró sus puertas el 19 de abril con instalaciones de arte interactivas, danzas del león y procesiones encabezadas por miembros de las comunidades china, indígena e hispana de Tucson. El centro consta de dos edificios conectados por una pasarela. Incluye una instalación artística titulada Rasgos Asiáticos, creada por la cofundadora de A Todo Dar Productions, Virginia Grise, en colaboración con artistas como Tanya Orellana. La instalación documenta las historias a menudo ignoradas de las comunidades chinas en México y a lo largo de la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México, utilizando instalaciones específicas para el sitio para sacar a la luz esas historias. "He estado trabajando en una versión de este proyecto junto a Virginia Grise durante 10 años,” comentó Orellana. "Virginia realmente realiza un gran trabajo en torno a su herencia mixta, al ser chino-mexicana... En cierto modo, lo denominamos expresión china a través de la estética mexicana.” Se animó a los miembros de la comunidad a plasmar por escrito su visión para el Louis Market Center for Cultural Organizing durante su inauguración, celebrada el 19 de abril en el lado sur de Tucson. Topacio "Topaz" Servellon / El Foco de Tucson. El pasillo que conecta ambos edificios alberga tres cajas de madera que exploraban temas como las fronteras, la migración y el sentido de pertenencia; entre ellas destacaba una pieza de audio sobre el  U.S. Chinese Exclusion Act y el papel que esta desempeñó al empujar a los inmigrantes chinos hacia México. El edificio de menor tamaño invitaba a los visitantes a sentarse y reflexionar sobre aquello que les brinda alegría; en el centro de la sala, una alfombra bordada exhibía los deseos de los miembros de la comunidad para La Doce: "un espacio seguro," "unidad" y "amor.” En el edificio de mayor tamaño, los visitantes recorrieron en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj una instalación cuyo eje central lo constituían dos círculos. El círculo exterior fungía como un altar dedicado al pasado, mientras que el círculo interior, compuesto por vasijas de barro dispuestas sobre arena, con herramientas en el centro, apuntaba hacia el futuro. "El espacio interior serviría como un lugar para invitar a la comunidad a realizar ofrendas en el altar, dedicadas al futuro de este recinto,” comentó Orellana. Diversos líderes comunitarios reflexionaron sobre su vínculo personal con el Louis Market y sobre la transformación que este ha experimentado desde sus orígenes como mercado de barrio. "Crecí justo enfrente de Wakefield, aquí, en la calle Ohio. Pasaba caminando frente a este mercado al menos dos veces al día, cuatro veces, si se daba el caso de que estuviera trabajando en el Original Hamburger Stand, a la vuelta de la esquina,” relató la U.S. Rep. Adelita Grijalva. "Recuerdo que el Louis era ese lugar al que yo podía entrar, si acaso llevaba un dólar, o tal vez cincuenta centavos, para comprar una bebida que me acompañaría y me daría fuerzas durante el trayecto que tuviera por delante.” Miembros de Regeneración guiaron a los invitados a través de las instalaciones artísticas en el Louis Market Center for Cultural Organizing durante su inauguración el 19 de abril. Topacio "Topaz" Servellon / El Foco de Tucson. Ella comentó que se sintió triste cuando cerró el mercado, pero se alegra de verlo transformarse en un espacio donde los miembros de la comunidad pueden traer sus ideas y encontrar apoyo. "Solíamos visitar el Louis Market para comprar cualquier cosa que necesitáramos, incluyendo saladitos y limones. Es hermoso ver que está volviendo a la vida, porque aquí es donde muchos de nosotros comenzamos. Siempre será parte de mí; siempre será parte de nosotros,” dijo la representante estatal Betty Villegas. "Me da esperanza, me da aliento y me confirma algo que siempre he sabido: que el lado sur está lleno de cultura y de gente atenta y compasiva.” El facilitador de Regeneración, Claudio Rodríguez, guió a los asistentes a través de las instalaciones del centro. "Muchas veces, durante los últimos 20 años, hemos realizado este trabajo desde nuestros patios traseros o desde nuestros propios hogares; pero nos dimos cuenta de que... nuestros sueños eran demasiado grandes para los espacios desde los que operábamos,” dijo Rodríguez. "Tener un espacio donde la comunidad pueda reunirse y sentirlo como propio, donde pueda sentirse segura... eso es algo increíble.” Calles se hizo eco de ese sentimiento, señalando la importancia más amplia que tiene el centro en cuanto a la forma en que se percibe y se comprende el southside. "Era realmente importante para nosotros tomar el control de la narrativa que surgía desde el south side,” dijo Calles. "En lugar de enfocar el south side como un lugar que carece de muchas cosas, o como una comunidad que se ahoga en la pobreza y que presenta grandes deficiencias, lo que realmente queríamos era mostrarle a la gente que el lado sur está lleno de personas con conocimientos, habilidades y talentos increíbles.” Las instalaciones artísticas estarán abiertas al público hasta el 29 de mayo. Topacio "Topaz" Servellon es periodiste en El Foco de Tucson. Puede contactarle en topacioserve@gmail.com. Esta nota fue traducida por Diana Ramos, exalumna de la Universidad de Arizona, Directora de Iniciativas Bilingües y reportera del Foco de Tucson. Contáctala en diana@tucsonspotlight.org.    El Foco de Tucson es una sala de prensa comunitaria que ofrece oportunidades remuneradas a estudiantes y periodistas emergentes del sur de Arizona. Por favor, considera apoyar nuestro trabajo con una donación deducible de impuestos. Donar a El Foco Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a171551ee6011c3f4e88320 Former North Country execs ask federal judge to dismiss two of three claims in lawsuit te 2026-05-27T16:01:21.744Z Former North Country execs ask federal judge to dismiss two of three claims in lawsuit The motion by the trio of former North Country HealthCare executives is the first formal response since the lawsuit began in October. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a171536ee6011c3f4e882f8 New York Times accused of deploying AI surveillance on tech staff without notifying their union te 2026-05-27T16:00:54.152Z New York Times accused of deploying AI surveillance on tech staff without notifying their union The NewsGuild of New York has accused The New York Times of using artificial intelligence technology to monitor and surveil the performance of unionized tech workers in violation of their collective bargaining agreement.  The Guild filed two grievances and an unfair labor practice charge on behalf of the Tech Guild against The Times last Thursday. The unionized tech workers accused Times management of violating their contract with improper use of AI programs and failing to notify the union. Benjamin Harnett, chair of the Tech Guild’s Generative AI committee and a Times staff software engineer, objects to the use of AI surveillance. NEW YORK TIMES STAFFERS RALLY OUTSIDE HEADQUARTERS DEMANDING FAIR CONTRACT AND AI PROTECTIONS "Using AI to surveil our work violates our contract and creates a skewed, inaccurate picture of our members’ work," Harnett said. "Our work takes human judgment, problem-solving and skill that can't be accurately assessed by AI analysis and proxy metrics. It's the equivalent of setting an arbitrary story quota for journalists." A New York Times spokesperson objected to the union’s grievance. "We disagree with the characterizations made in the grievance and will respond as part of our normal contractual process. Likewise, we will respond to this Request for Information (RFI) in due course as we've done with 80+ other RFIs from the Guild in recent years," a Times spokesperson told Fox News Digital.  The Tech Guild, which represents unionized tech workers, is one of three bargaining units at The New York Times represented by the NewsGuild of NY. The NewsGuild insists that Times management has "continually refused to provide information to the Tech Guild on the company’s use of AI, despite being required by federal law to provide information that relates to either bargaining or contract enforcement," according to a press release on the grievance.  NEW YORK TIMES DEFENDS CONTROVERSIAL ANTI-ISRAEL PIECE, 'NO TRUTH' TO RETRACTION CLAIMS "Workers everywhere are under attack from the unethical use of artificial programs by bosses," NewsGuild of NY president Susan DeCarava said. "Sadly, New York Times management has proven themselves to be no different, rejecting both transparency and accountability for how artificial programs are being used against the very workers who help make the company successful." The latest labor issue at the Times comes one week after unionized staffers gathered outside the paper's New York headquarters to rally against management, demanding a fair contract and insisting the company puts profits over people.  The event, dubbed "Rally for a Fair Contract," featured the Times Guild pushing for protections against artificial intelligence, guaranteed hybrid work, affordable health care, pay increases that match the rising cost of living and keeping work within the union.  New York Times senior editor Jim Luttrell, also the unit chair of the Times Guild, believes rank-and-file employees are simply "not happy" with management.  "This company is often ‘do as I say, not as I do’ and they are very much a corporation when it comes to dealing with organized labor. They want to increase their profits even more, but they don’t want to share those profits with us," Luttrell told Fox News Digital.  "We know we make this place what it is," Luttrell added. "This was an escalation today… It’s to tell the company that, ‘You’ve been dismissive of our needs and our wants and desires, and we’re not going away.’" ISRAELI PM NETANYAHU INITIATING DEFAMATION LAWSUIT AGAINST NEW YORK TIMES OVER CONTROVERSIAL 'DOG RAPE' STORY Luttrell, who has been at the Times for 31 years, said AI is seen as "a threat to our jobs," and unionized employees want protections in writing. He said management is on the same page when it comes to what the protections should be, but the Gray Lady brass doesn’t want to "put it in a contract." "We know we want to prepare for the worst and make sure our people are protected," Luttrell said.  A New York Times spokesperson told Fox News Digital that a "fair" offer has been sitting on the table.  "It's been 225 days without a response from the Guild on our wage proposals. A deal will get done when the Guild is ready to engage in serious negotiations on the major issues," the spokesperson told Fox News Digital last week. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17151eee6011c3f4e882c1 Ball State Settles With Ex-Employee for $225,000 Over Charlie Kirk Posts te 2026-05-27T16:00:30.080Z Ball State Settles With Ex-Employee for $225,000 Over Charlie Kirk Posts Ball State University is the latest institution to agree to pay workers who lost their jobs over their posts about the conservative activist. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1712c7ee6011c3f4e88269 Crash involving speeding train, minibus in Belgium leaves 4 dead including 2 children te 2026-05-27T15:50:31.518Z Crash involving speeding train, minibus in Belgium leaves 4 dead including 2 children A speeding passenger train tore into a minibus packed with children in Belgium on Tuesday, crushing the vehicle and killing four people — including two children — and leaving five other children critically injured. The violent collision happened during the morning rush near the town of Buggenhout, about 20 miles northwest of Brussels, in what officials described as one of the country’s worst rail accidents in recent history. Authorities said the minibus appeared to drive through a closed railway crossing barrier moments before it was struck by the train, which was traveling at about 75 mph. Security camera footage showed the bus moving across the tracks before impact. A total of nine people were aboard the bus. The bus driver, an escort and two children ages 12 and 15 were killed, according to the East Flanders public prosecutor’s office. The five surviving children were hospitalized with serious injuries. VIDEO SHOWS THE MOMENT A PASSENGER TRAIN SMASHES INTO AN SUV, DRIVER ESCAPES WITH SECONDS TO SPARE "What we do know is that the barrier was closed and the red light was on," spokesperson Lisa De Wilde told reporters, adding that investigators are still working to determine the exact cause of the crash. The driver appeared to have plowed through the crossing barrier, Federal Police spokesperson An Berger said. Belgian rail operator Infrabel said the crossing system was functioning properly at the time of the crash. "The impact was extremely violent," Infrabel spokesperson Frédéric Sacré told Belgian broadcaster RTBF, adding that the train operator had "no time to brake" before the collision. DRIVER, VICTIMS IDENTIFIED IN ILLINOIS AFTER-SCHOOL CAMP CRASH THAT LEFT 4 DEAD, INCLUDING CHILDREN An Associated Press journalist at the scene reported that the minibus was overturned with its front end completely crushed, while the train itself suffered relatively minor damage. Officials said roughly 100 passengers were aboard the train, though no injuries were reported among them. Rail traffic in the area was suspended as emergency crews responded. Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever said he was "deeply moved by the horrific accident in Buggenhout," offering condolences to the victims’ families in a social media post. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17108aee6011c3f4e881fd Lake Havasu Memorial Day weekend brings 131 fire calls, 486 boat contacts te 2026-05-27T15:40:58.392Z Lake Havasu Memorial Day weekend brings 131 fire calls, 486 boat contacts Holiday crowds kept local first responders busy on land and water over Memorial Day weekend. 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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a170e3fee6011c3f4e88141 PGA Tour event at Trump Doral gets huge boost with new spot on restructured 2027 schedule te 2026-05-27T15:31:11.993Z PGA Tour event at Trump Doral gets huge boost with new spot on restructured 2027 schedule The first half of the 2027 PGA Tour schedule has been announced, and as the Florida Swing is being revamped, the Tour's stop at Trump National Doral appears to be the biggest winner of the new-look schedule. The PGA Tour returned to the Blue Monster at Trump National in 2026 with the Cadillac Championship, a new event on the calendar, and the first Tour event held at the Trump-owned property since 2016. DUSTIN JOHNSON GIVES HILARIOUS THREE-WORD ANSWER WHEN ASKED TO SHARE THOUGHTS OF LIV GOLF LOSING ITS FUNDING This year's Cadillac Championship was held at the end of April and was the first of two consecutive signature events leading into the PGA Championship. With it falling two weeks before the year's second major championship, many high-profile players, including Rory McIlroy, Matthew Fitzpatrick and Ludvig Aberg, skipped the event. Passing on the Cadillac Championship to avoid playing three straight weeks and instead teeing it up at the Truist Championship the following week in the lead-in to the PGA Championship is a strategy no one can criticize. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! While the 2026 Cadillac Championship fell victim to an overcrowded part of the calendar, its spot in 2027 should result in far more interest from players and fans both on-site and watching from home. As first reported by Sports Business Journal, next year's Cadillac Championship will take place the first week of March and will be the lead-in event for The Players at TPC Sawgrass. The Arnold Palmer Invitational, another signature event, had been held the week before The Players in recent years, but will now be held the week after The Players beginning in 2027. While the Cadillac Championship is the biggest winner on the 2027 slate, the Arnold Palmer will likely be the biggest loser. Many players who tee it up at Doral and TPC Sawgrass will likely opt to pass on playing in the Arnold Palmer after back-to-back challenging and demanding weeks, especially with the Masters fast approaching at that point on the calendar. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a170e2bee6011c3f4e88138 FOX News Deals Newsletter: Missed Memorial Day? These grilling, tool and tech deals are still live te 2026-05-27T15:30:51.994Z FOX News Deals Newsletter: Missed Memorial Day? These grilling, tool and tech deals are still live FOX News may be compensated for or earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. If you're tackling DIY projects, this Craftsman drill is now 40% off, marking its lowest price of the year. The $59 tool comes with a battery and charger, so you can get started right away. READ MORE: The best Memorial Day deals you can still shop: Up to 83% off grills, pillows, tech and more Summer is officially here, making it the perfect time to refresh your outdoor space. I rounded up standout deals on grills, patio furniture, cookware and breathable PJs for those hot summer nights. — Caitlyn Martyn, Commerce Editor Upgrade your backyard with these foldable Adirondack chairs, this wicker conversation set and this Weber gas grill. Sleep cooler this summer with these breathable pajamas, now down to their lowest price ever. Cook like Gordon Ramsay with HexClad deals on frying pans, flat-top griddles and versatile saucepans. -- Looking for the best Memorial Day deals still available? A group of FOX News Deals writers and editors recently compiled a list of the best sales in one place, from mattresses and patio furniture to luggage — and one item stands out above the rest.  Their favorite: Wireless noise-canceling earbuds: $16.99 (83% off) from Amazon. Find more deals here. --  If you’d rather shop just one retailer, these three have some of the best deals we can find right now. HexClad's Summer Sale runs through June 8 and cuts prices across the Gordon Ramsay-backed cookware brand, including popular hybrid fry pans and grill tool sets. (FOX is an investor in HexClad.)  Amazon is offering standout deals on some of our favorite brands, including Apple devices, Shark appliances and DeWalt tool sets. Save up to 83% on seasonal favorites like Adirondack chairs, patio umbrellas and pool loungers, plus garden tools and area rugs.  --  This week, Content Director, Moriba Cummings, shares three products he recently bought and what he recommends.  Q: What’s a product you bought that immediately solved a problem you had? A: A few months ago, I bought this GE side-access outlet extender surge protector to allow me to access the wall outlet hidden behind my couch and it's been a lifesaver. Since the outlets face the side, my cords no longer fray or break. Q: What’s a summer staple you’d recommend? A: I light these OFF backyard citronella candles to keep mosquitoes at bay throughout the summer and they work like a charm. Q: What do you always keep in your bag? 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America 250 is coming: What to know and the best commemorative gear to buy 20 best post-Memorial Day deals: Up to 83% off grills, pillows, tech and more HexClad Summer Sale: Gordon Ramsay's go-to cookware is up to 39% off Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a170e11ee6011c3f4e880ed FAA orders SpaceX to investigate Starship V3 booster failure te 2026-05-27T15:30:25.281Z FAA orders SpaceX to investigate Starship V3 booster failure Starship is grounded until SpaceX finds out why the first V3 booster failed during its first test flight. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a170bd4ee6011c3f4e880c2 Trump struck a deal for China to buy $17B a year in US ag products. Farmers are skeptical. te 2026-05-27T15:20:52.867Z Trump struck a deal for China to buy $17B a year in US ag products. Farmers are skeptical. A combine harvests corn on an Illinois farm in the fall. (Photo courtesy of Lance Muirhead/Muirhead farms) By Rebecka Pieder/Medill News Service WASHINGTON – In a deal that could provide a major trade boost for American farmers, the White House said that during the recent summit, China committed to buying at least $17 billion in additional U.S. agricultural products annually for three years.  But Beijing has not confirmed the figure and farm groups expressed skepticism that the deal would materialize. “I think we are cautiously optimistic when it comes to these things because we’ve been on both sides of this equation. You know, the first time we went through the tariff crisis, we lost 20% market share,” said Todd Main, director of market development at the Illinois Soybean Association. President Donald Trump visited Beijing in May for talks. Two days after the U.S. delegation returned, the White House shared a list of achievements reached between the two countries.  This included a commitment that China would increase U.S. beef imports and buy at least $17 billion per year in additional U.S. agricultural products over the next three years. In a statement to Medill News Service on May 20, the Chinese Embassy in Washington did not confirm the $17 billion or the time frame. However, it discussed progress on the trade of beef and other agricultural products.  Tariffs hit hard American farmers have been caught in a cost pinch for years. Grain prices are down, and the costs of machinery and fertilizer are up, making it harder for farmers to break even.  Last year, these pressures were exacerbated as the Trump administration placed high tariffs on Chinese imports, sparking Beijing to retaliate by halting imports of U.S. agricultural products.  China is the world’s largest importer of agricultural products. This hit Midwestern farmers particularly hard. Iowa and Illinois produce the most soybeans in the United States, and China is their largest market by far. If Beijing were to follow through on the commitments announced by the White House, it would increase total U.S. farm exports to China to $28 billion to $30 billion a year, according to Reuters. While this would be below the $38 billion exported in 2022, it would be higher than the $24 billion in 2024 and much higher than last year’s $8 billion.  A return to predictable trade relations between the U.S. and China would benefit farmers, said Chris Chinn, Director of the Missouri Department of Agriculture. “This announcement is a great first step in what we hope is a full commitment to purchasing American products,” he said. Jerry Costello II, director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture, echoed this sentiment while expressing doubts at the likelihood of the deal panning out. “If China truly committed to purchasing an additional $17 billion in U.S. agricultural products for three years and followed through on the purchases, it would provide meaningful support for Illinois farmers,” he said. “Unfortunately, it’s not that simple.” When asked to confirm the $17 billion number, a spokesperson for the Chinese embassy notably omitted any mention of the figure or the time frame.  “It is hoped that both sides will create favorable conditions for two-way agricultural trade by jointly reducing tariffs, removing non-tariff barriers, and expanding market access, so as to promote the recovery and continuous expansion of cooperation in agricultural trade,” the spokesperson said.  China also resumed registration of U.S. beef suppliers after the summit, according to the spokesperson. Soybean imports cut off After the Trump administration imposed sprawling tariffs on China last year, China halted imports of U.S. soybeans for several months. In November, the U.S and China reached a trade agreement in which China committed to purchasing 12 million metric tons of soybeans by the end of February. The order represented a sharp decrease from 2024 levels. “The ag industry has heard big promises before, but the actual trade commitments have often failed to materialize,” Costello said. “During previous trade agreements, China fell well short of its pledged purchases, leaving farmers to suffer the economic impact.” Lance Muirhead, a seventh generation farmer in Macon County, Illinois, has felt the costs of the trade war first hand. As a direct result of ongoing trade disputes, he has had to tighten the budget on the farm he operates together with his family, he said. “It has put a halt on us buying any new equipment we might have been in the market for,” Muirhead said. “I run a 16-year-old combine that I’d like to upgrade to a slightly newer model, but that’s just not in the budget the way commodity prices have been.” He is “skeptically optimistic” about the new proposed trade agreement. While a tweet or a promise can have positive effects on the market, that hype is short-lived unless commitments are followed through with concrete purchases the way they were last fall, he said. “I think the proof will be in the pudding and only time will tell, but I sure hope the agreement is executed,” he said. “When China has that big of a basket, it’s hard not to want to put all of your eggs, or soybeans, into it.” ‘Just fluff’? Senator Adam Schiff, D-Calif., also expressed skepticism. “There’s a long history of the president coming back and misrepresenting what he’s achieved. My first question is, are any of these commitments real or are they just fluff?” Schiff, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, told Medill News Service. When China halted imports last year, it was a massive blow to U.S. soybean exports, said Main, of the Illinois Soybean Association. It’s a market that has been built up over the last 30 years, and establishing new markets takes time.  Even if the deal were to pan out, soybean farmers still should diversify their buyers so they are no longer so reliant on China, he said. “If you look out a decade or so, we know that long-term China is not going to be the dominant buyer that it once was,” Main said. “And so we have to pivot.”  Medill News Service articles are reported and written by graduate student journalists in the Washington program of the Medill School at Northwestern University. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a170bbdee6011c3f4e880a1 Israel eliminates head of Hamas' military wing in Gaza strike te 2026-05-27T15:20:29.831Z Israel eliminates head of Hamas' military wing in Gaza strike The new head of Hamas’ military wing has been taken out by Israeli forces in an airstrike.  Mohammed Odeh, who was "responsible for planning and coordinating Hamas terrorists’ infiltration and attack targets during the October 7 Massacre," was killed in an operation in northern Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces announced Wednesday.  "Odeh served as the Head of Hamas’ military wing following the elimination of Izz al-Din al-Haddad," according to the IDF, which shared a photo showing Odeh among other now-deceased Hamas leadership.  "Odeh was responsible for the murder, abduction, and wounding of many Israeli citizens and IDF soldiers," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a joint statement. "We will continue to pursue anyone who took part in the October 7 massacre. Sooner or later, Israel will reach them all." TRUMP-BACKED BOARD OF PEACE, ISRAEL 'WILL TAKE ACTION' IF HAMAS REMAINS OUT OF COMPLIANCE Haddad was eliminated by an Israeli Air Force strike in Gaza City earlier this month, military officials said. "The IDF will continue to pursue our enemies, strike them, and hold accountable everyone who took part in the October 7 Massacre. We will not relent until we reach them all — this is our duty to all those who returned and to all our civilians," IDF Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir was quoted as saying following Haddad's death. The IDF said, "Following the elimination of his predecessors, Yahya Sinwar and Mohammed Sinwar," Haddad had "assumed control of Hamas and worked to rebuild its military capabilities and infrastructure — a blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement."  IDF KILLS KEY HAMAS FOUNDER AND MASTERMIND OF OCT 7 TERROR ATTACK IN ISRAEL "Haddad was one of the longest-serving commanders in Hamas and played a key role in its terrorist rule. He climbed the ranks and advanced into crucial positions, then was tasked with coordinating and planning the October 7 Massacre invasion," the IDF said in the announcement of Haddad’s death. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP  "Throughout the war, he was involved in the holding of many Israeli hostages in Hamas captivity," the IDF added.  "In every conversation I held with the hostages who returned, the name of the arch-terrorist Izz al-Din al-Haddad… came up again and again," Zamir said. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17098eee6011c3f4e8801c Democrats break with scandal-plagued Graham Platner, warn of 'civil war' in party te 2026-05-27T15:11:10.473Z Democrats break with scandal-plagued Graham Platner, warn of 'civil war' in party Top Democratic officials and lawmakers are breaking with Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner as his past blunders and online history stack up.  Platner’s ascendency to the top of the ticket in Vacationland broke with the Democratic establishment in Washington, D.C., and since Maine Gov. Janet Mills exited from the race, questions about whether he is the right choice to take on Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, have exploded.  Much of that is fueled by scandals that have cropped up seemingly week after week, be it a tattoo on his chest of a Nazi symbol or inflammatory posts online.  GOP SEIZES ON DEM CIVIL WAR AS PROGRESSIVES JUMP INTO KEY 2026 SENATE RACES: ‘THEY'RE IN SHAMBLES’ Some in the Democratic Party warn that it’s spurring a "civil war" between the moderate and left wings of the party. Melissa DeRosa, former New York Mayor Andrew Cuomo’s chief of staff, told Fox News’ Bret Baier that Platner’s rise and ensuing questions of his fitness as a candidate are demonstrative of the bubbling conflict within the Democratic Party.  "The main race really demonstrates the civil war that's happening within the Democratic Party, and there are a lot of Democrats, moderate Democrats like myself, who will not cry tears should we lose Maine," DeRosa said. "I mean, that would be a pickup to begin with."  Senate Democrats view Maine as one of the most viable pickup opportunities in the 2026 midterm cycle in their quest to regain control of the upper chamber. TOP OFF-THE-WALL REDDIT POSTS HAUNTING GRAHAM PLATNER’S MAINE SENATE BID Platner is not the candidate that party bosses wanted, but since jumping into the race last year, he has built a growing national profile that reached new heights earlier this month when he landed on the cover of Time magazine.  Still, his unearthed Reddit posts — ranging from bashing a soldier shot by the Taliban to masturbating in portable toilets — have unleashed fresh scrutiny from both the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) and Democrats alike.  "Democrats’ shift from quietly distancing themselves from Platner to openly disavowing him proves his baggage is catching up with him, and Maine voters won’t excuse it," NRSC spokesperson Bernadette Breslin told Fox News Digital. "Platner’s deviant, scandal-plagued history is only the beginning of the problems he has ahead." DEM SENATORS DEFLECT QUESTIONS ON PLATNER'S SCANDAL-PLAGUED CAMPAIGN: 'NOT FOLLOWING THAT RACE CLOSELY' And top Democrats in both the House and Senate, including Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., were quiet after being recently pressed by Fox News Digital on their backing of Platner.  Former Biden press office chief of staff Yemisi Egbewole told Fox News’ Bill Melugin that Democrats, particularly those who support Platner, have to answer for his behavior. "I think when we're talking about moral clarity and what we want to see from Democrats, I think he is an issue," Egbewole said. Platner’s woes on the national stage began when a video of him dancing shirtless began to circulate last year.  On his chest was a tattoo of a skull and crossbones synonymous with Nazi iconography known as a totenkopf, or death’s head. At the time, Platner said he didn’t know what it was. "It was not until I started hearing from reporters and D.C. insiders that I realized this tattoo resembled a Nazi symbol," Platner said. "I absolutely would not have gone through life having this on my chest if I knew that — and to insinuate that I did is disgusting. I am already planning to get this removed." Now, Democrats are more willing to criticize him for the tattoo.  "I find that tattoo and his commentary about it to be personally disqualifying," Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., told CNN. "I hope Maine voters agree with me. I think it would be a mistake for the Democratic Party to think that Graham Platner's brand of the Democratic Party is what wins us durable majorities throughout this country." And Michael LaRosa, former spokesperson for former first lady Jill Biden, lauded Auchincloss for having "actual guts" to call for a better candidate in the race. When asked if there was a growing issue with antisemitism in his party by CNN, Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., said "absolutely," and singled out Platner as an example.  "I mean, the guy that's going to win the primary in Maine … has a Nazi tattoo on his chest, and that's no problem for a lot of voters," Fetterman said. "So I don't know why. That's crazy." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17097aee6011c3f4e88013 Taylor Sheridan's new 'Yellowstone' spinoff 'Dutton Ranch' sets ratings record with premiere te 2026-05-27T15:10:50.545Z Taylor Sheridan's new 'Yellowstone' spinoff 'Dutton Ranch' sets ratings record with premiere "Dutton Ranch" is taking off like a rocket after its premiere. The newest "Yellowstone" spinoff follows Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) and Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) leaving Montana for Texas. There was an insane amount of buzz and hype for the spinoff long before it premiered on May 15. As expected, it's every bit as dark and gritty as the original saga, and fans are loving it. 'DUTTON RANCH' STAR NATALIE ALYN LIND STIRS UP SPECULATION ABOUT SHOW'S FUTURE WITH SIMPLE COMMENTS Fans don't just love "Dutton Ranch." They're also pouring in to watch at a record rate for Paramount+. 'YELLOWSTONE' STARS COLE HAUSER, KELLY REILLY CONFIRMED FOR SPIN-OFF SERIES ALONGSIDE MAJOR CASTING ADDITION The network announced Tuesday that the series premiere was watched 12.9 million times globally in the first week of its release. It's the largest original series premiere in Paramount+ history, and it also topped Nielsen's streaming data for the week of May 11, the same release stated. "Dutton Ranch" also holds an 88% rating on Rotten Tomatoes as of publication. The fact that "Dutton Ranch" immediately blew up into a monster hit isn't overly surprising. Everything Sheridan touches turns to gold. TAYLOR SHERIDAN’S 'YELLOWSTONE’ FORMULA TURNS COUNTRY STARS INTO SCENE-STEALERS AS MORGAN WADE MAKES HER DEBUT Having said that, it's a reminder that the formula for success in entertainment isn't overly complicated. Keep it simple. Have good guys fighting bad guys, suspense, drama, action, a few twists and turns and make the sole goal to give viewers something enjoyable. Taylor Sheridan completely rejects woke nonsense in his shows. Instead, he sticks to the formula above, and it's made him the most important creative person in entertainment. Are you already watching "Dutton Ranch"? Let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a170962ee6011c3f4e87fdc Bo French, Anti-Muslim Candidate, Wins G.O.P. Runoff for Texas Oil Job te 2026-05-27T15:10:26.475Z Bo French, Anti-Muslim Candidate, Wins G.O.P. Runoff for Texas Oil Job Bo French’s runoff victory gave Democrats fresh hope that they could compete for a seat regulating the state’s powerful oil and gas industry. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17074aee6011c3f4e87f87 DAVID MARCUS: For the love of God, will John Thune finally listen to angry GOP voters te 2026-05-27T15:01:30.713Z DAVID MARCUS: For the love of God, will John Thune finally listen to angry GOP voters There is no question that President Donald Trump is the most powerful person in the Republican Party, but it is equally clear that he was not the reason for four-term Texas Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, getting trounced in his primary Tuesday night. That was all the voters. When Trump endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over Cornyn late last week, the die was already cast. The president, not surprisingly, just wanted his name associated with the win, and that is something that Senate Majority Leader John Thune desperately needs to understand. Thune now has the ignoble distinction of being the only Republican Senate majority leader ever to lose two sitting members to primary challenges in one cycle. There was Sen. Bill Cassidy, of Louisiana, and before Cornyn, and that doesn’t count Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., who declined to seek reelection rather than being trounced himself. Democrats and the Left explain this sunsetting of so many GOP senators as the cult of Trump at work. CNN’s Van Jones gravely intoned that, "Trump betrayed a decent, honorable man…he destroyed the career of a U.S. Senator." This is nonsense that Republicans must not fall for. TRUMP BACKS PAXTON IN TEXAS REPUBLICAN SENATE SHOWDOWN WITH CORNYN Trump didn’t even campaign against Cornyn. We all know what it looks like when Trump goes after someone, and this time, there was no name calling or invective from the president. Sure he made a late endorsement, but he really did leave this in the hands of Texas voters. For their part, Texas voters sent a message the size of a longhorn through Paxton’s historically large 28-point victory, Sam Houston could have endorsed Cornyn and he still would have lost big. So if it wasn’t the magical Trump endorsement that turned the tide in the Lone Star State, then what was it? DAVID MARCUS: SEN THUNE HAS NO IDEA HOW MAD THE GOP BASE IS AT HIM The answer to this question, not just in Texas and Louisiana, but all over America, is that this Republican Senate just doesn’t do anything. Its list of accomplishments could fit on a Post-It note. The reason that Thune and GOP leadership in the upper body give for their geologically slow pace is the 60-vote threshold demanded by the filibuster rules. But in all honesty, it is that limitation, not any given candidate that voters are rejecting. The Republican Party and its voters have to answer a simple question: Is it easier to elect 60 GOP senators in order to outflank the filibuster, or is it easier to elect 50 or 51 who will vote to nuke it? The latter seems the fairly obvious answer. TRUMP SAYS HE 'CAN'T STAND' SOME REPUBLICANS FOR REFUSING ONE KEY MOVE FOR HIS AGENDA Flipping the seats of Cornyn, Tillis and Cassidy from no to yes on killing the filibuster likely is not enough to get it done in the next Congress, but it could certainly be part of the platform in 2028 for the Republican nominee and GOP senate candidates. Right now, what exactly are Thune and the GOP offering to Republican voters if they give them continued control of the Senate? More shutdowns? More wildly popular legislation like the Save America Act that can’t get passed? What’s the point? You would think Thune would get the message, yet he doesn’t seem to. This isn’t just Trump’s party, it's the voters’ party, too. Thune and his pals think they can wait Trump out, but the next GOP nominee is going to be aligned with Trump and those voters, especially in regard to the filibuster. CRUZ WARNS ‘RADICAL DEMOCRATS’ WILL ‘BURN IT DOWN’ IF THEY WIN BACK CONGRESS It is true that Trump is imperiled now. He probably cannot get a Supreme Court nominee past this Senate between now and January, especially with Cassidy and Tillis already starting anti-Trump revenge tours. On the other hand, if Democrats take the House, Tillis, Cassidy and Sen. Mitch McConnell R-Ky., not to mention Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, probably would vote to convict once the inevitable impeachment comes if they were still in their seats. Trump and MAGA have to take a step back to take two forward. The reason that Democrats and squishy Republicans are eager to chalk Cornyn’s trouncing up to the cult of the president is that saying Ken Paxton slavishly follows the will of Trump sounds bad, but saying he slavishly follows the will of the voters sounds awesome. As is almost always the case, President Trump listened to the voters in Texas. Trump didn't tell them not to vote for Cornyn. They told Trump not to endorse Cornyn and Trump heard their anger and frustration over the do-nothing Senate. The only question remaining is whether Thune is finally ready to listen to those desperate voices. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM DAVID MARCUS Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a170736ee6011c3f4e87f7e PGA TOUR 2026: Charles Schwab Challenge best bets, 'one-and-done' pick for Colonial Country Club te 2026-05-27T15:01:10.790Z PGA TOUR 2026: Charles Schwab Challenge best bets, 'one-and-done' pick for Colonial Country Club The PGA Tour sticks around the Lone Star State another week for the 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. This is the 80th renewal at Colonial and the longest-running event on TOUR. Unfortunately, the field strength doesn't match the prestige of winning the plaid jacket at Colonial. There is only one top-10 guy in the Official World Golf Rankings playing in this week's Charles Schwab: 2025 U.S. Open champion, J.J. Spaun. 'PAR TALK': WYNDHAM CLARK ADDS TO HIS FUNKY RESUME, TPC CRAIG RANCH SLANDER AND LIV GOLF'S PITCH TO NEW INVESTORS Regardless, we are entering the dog days of summer, where there are fewer things to bet on, making golf all the more important to degenerates like myself. With that in mind, here are my five outrights for the Charles Schwab with a few placement bets as insurance. (The "u" stands for "unit," aka, how much I'm staking on the bet.) The following odds are based on my previous bets on the golfers listed below. Subject to change. 🇺🇸 Justin Thomas +2500 at DraftKings (0.8u) and top-10 with ties +265 (1u) at Kalshi 🇺🇸 Alex Smalley +3500 at DraftKings (0.57u) and top-20 with ties +152 (1u) at Kalshi 🇺🇸 Gary Woodland +5700 (0.35u) and top-20 with ties +252 (0.5u) both at Kalshi 🇺🇸 Max Greyserman +6100 at DraftKings (0.33u) 🇰🇷 Tom Kim +8374 at Kalshi (0.24u) 🇺🇸 Austin Eckroat +11527 at Kalshi (0.17u) JT’s Happy Places are crossover courses to Colonial: Harbour Town, Innisbrook, Southern Hills, Pebble Beach, TPC Sawgrass and Accordia Narashino. Thomas won the 2025 RBC Heritage at Harbour Town, the 2022 PGA Championship at Southern Hills and THE PLAYERS Championship in 2021 at TPC Sawgrass. He has four top-10s in the Valspar Championship at Innisbrook, a T6 at Pebble Beach two years ago and a T2 in the 2024 ZOZO Championship at Accordia. Meanwhile, JT is trending up, with a T23 in the Cadillac Championship, 13th at the Truist Championship and T4 at the PGA Championship in his last three starts. Those are two signature events and a major. Since it’s easy to chip and score around the greens at Colonial, JT's world-class short-game should suit him well here. Plus, there are a lot of short wedge shots at this place and JT is great with scoring clubs. WYNDHAM CLARK'S GIRLFRIEND EMILY TANNER MAKES HER TV DEBUT AFTER WIN, HOCKEY PARENTS GONE WILD & MEAT! Ultimately, given his ceiling, pedigree, lead-in form and course fit, the 16-time PGA TOUR winner should be closer to the first- or second-betting favorite, hence the value at +2500, down to +2000. Credit to Steve Bamford on the Golf Betting System Podcast for pointing this out, but Smalley is giving off "Ben Griffin vibes." Griffin got his first solo PGA TOUR win at last year's Charles Schwab and showed similar trending form as Smalley this year. Griffin won the 2025 Zurich Classic team event, then finished T8 at the PGA Championship a few weeks later, before winning the Charles Schwab. Smalley finished T2 at this year's Zurich, T7 at the Cadillac, T17 at the Truist and T2 at the PGA Championship in his last outing. Per DataGolf.com, he has the second-most total strokes gained in this field, behind the betting favorite, Ludvig Åberg, over the last five tournaments. Smalley has the most strokes gained in this field compared to his baseline expectation. ALEX SMALLEY'S MOM IS GARNERING A TON OF ATTENTION AS HER SON GRABS SURPRISE LEAD AT THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Smalley's weak short-game has prevented him from getting his first win on TOUR. However, he has gained strokes with his putter in five consecutive starts, and again, it's easy to get up and down around the greens at Colonial. We are getting a good number for Woodland because Colonial is supposedly a bad course fit, and he is still dealing with complications from a brain tumor that nearly ended his career. Because of this, Woodland’s Texas Children’s Houston Open in March is one of the best stories on the PGA TOUR this season. Furthermore, he has three other top-20 finishes in his last eight starts, including a T14 at the Valspar Championship at another tough course. Woodland missed the cut at the 2026 PGA Championship in his last start because he was a mess on the greens. Yet, Woodland struck the ball well at the PGA Championship and has gained strokes putting in four of his five visits to Colonial: T11 last year, T45 in 2024, missed cut in 2022, T14 in 2021 and ninth in 2020. Also, it’s difficult to separate yourself from the field off the tee at Colonial. But if anyone can, it is Woodland, who ranks fourth in this field for Strokes Gained: OTT this season, per Betsperts Golf. Lastly, Colonial has small greens and Woodland won the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, which has some of the smallest greens on TOUR. The Duke Blue Devil gained a career-best 11.2 strokes with his irons last week in THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, where he was T9, and his third-best iron performance was at last year's Charles Schwab while finishing T22. Greyserman has gained strokes on approach vs. the field in five straight starts, according to DataGolf.com, and has finished better in each event, including a T14 at the PGA Championship. He was the runner-up in the 2024 Wyndham Championship and finished T2 at the ZOZO later that fall, both at crossover courses to Colonial. Finally, his betting odds at Bookmaker, which is a sharp offshore oddsmaker, are shorter than the legal U.S. sportsbooks. If a golfer's odds are shorter at Bookmaker, it usually means he is taking sharp action. I'm going back to the well with Tom, even though he finished T54 at the Byron Nelson last week when I bet him and he never sniffed contention. Nonetheless, Kim ranks fourth in my model at Bet The Number and fifth at Betsperts Golf. The South Korean comes in with good form, ranking eighth in this field for Strokes Gained (SG): Tee-to-Green over his last 24 rounds. Colonial is a tough course, where golfers could be out of position often, and Kim ranks 15th in this field in scrambling this season. Over his last 28 rounds, Kim ranks fourth in this field for SG: Approach. He is sixth in proximity to the hole on approach shots from 125-175 yards, per Bet The Number, and most of the approach shots at Colonial come from 125-175 yards. The Oklahoma State alum was a four-time All-American in college and has two PGA TOUR wins at only 27 years old. He is starting to find some form with four straight made cuts, including two top-20s: T10 at the Valero Texas Open and T19 at the Myrtle Beach Classic. Eckroat is another good ball-striker with a bad short-game. But he has gained strokes around the greens over his last four tournaments, and with the putter in three of those events. Eckroat is fourth on TOUR this year in proximity to the hole on approach shots from 125-150 yards and fourth from 150-175 yards. _____________________________ I'm using Woodland here since I burned the top-three betting favorites, Åberg, Russell Henley and JT, and Smalley will be more popular because of trending form and course fit. Honestly, though, I'm doing so poorly this season that I should omit this from my PGA TOUR best bets articles. _____________________________ Follow me on X @Geoffery-Clark, and check out my OutKick Bets Podcast for more betting content and random rants. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a170722ee6011c3f4e87f75 Gold Star widow says 'blessings are infinite' after strangers flood husband's Arlington grave te 2026-05-27T15:00:50.793Z Gold Star widow says 'blessings are infinite' after strangers flood husband's Arlington grave A Gold Star widow’s simple Memorial Day request sparked an outpouring of support after strangers — including top Trump officials — visited her husband’s grave at Arlington National Cemetery when she could not make the trip herself. Sharrell Anne Shaw told FOX 5 DC that she has made the trip from Arkansas to Arlington’s Section 60 nearly every Memorial Day to honor her late husband, Army Staff Sgt. Alan Shaw, who was killed in Iraq in 2007. Unable to travel this year, Shaw posted on X asking whether someone visiting Arlington could stop by her husband's grave and send her a photo. To her surprise, many strangers answered the call. AS AN ARMY WIDOW, I WILL NEVER FORGET HOW ORDINARY AMERICANS HONORED MY HUSBAND "It's hard not being able to go," Shaw said Wednesday on "Fox & Friends." "But knowing now that there's so many people who, when they're in Section 60, they'll stop by and say, 'Hi' … it brings a level of peace that I didn't have before this happened." Among those who stopped to pay their respects were War Secretary Pete Hegseth and outgoing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, both veterans themselves. Gabbard, who served in the Army National Guard and was deployed to Iraq, posted a photo of herself at the flower-adorned gravesite on X. DEMOCRATS, MEDIA SPARK FURY WITH 'DISGUSTING' RESPONSE TO TULSI GABBARD'S DNI RESIGNATION "It was an honor to visit your husband's grave today on your behalf, and to pay my respects," Gabbard wrote. "It was wonderful to see the beautiful flowers representing many others who did the same. Our nation owes a debt of gratitude to those who made the ultimate sacrifice, and to the loved ones they left behind." Shaw said she never imagined her simple post would spark such an overwhelming outpouring of support from so many strangers. "The blessings that have come from that single post are infinite," she said. "Just knowing that, no matter what, Americans can still come together and remember not just one of our fallen but all of our fallen." "So often, in the days of social media, everything seems negative. There's always fighting and hatefulness, but I was reminded on Memorial Day that this country truly is full of love, not just for our fellow Americans but for ones we've never even known, and it was a beautiful thing to watch," Shaw said. Fox News' Kristine Parks contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17070eee6011c3f4e87f6c Boston Public Library plans 19 Drag Queen Story Hours for young kids during Pride Month te 2026-05-27T15:00:30.797Z Boston Public Library plans 19 Drag Queen Story Hours for young kids during Pride Month Boston Public Library branches will be hosting 19 drag queen story hour events for young children and their families throughout June as part of the library system’s LGBTQ+ Pride Month programming. Most of the events are geared toward children ages five and under, according to the library’s website. Drag performer "Ms. Patty" is scheduled to host 17 of the story hour events, listed for children 18 months to 5 years old. Another performer, "Rose Quartz," is also slated to read at one event for children in the same age range. A third performer, "Just JP," will host a bilingual drag story hour for children and families that, according to the event description, aims to "raise awareness of gender diversity, promote self-acceptance, and build empathy through an enjoyable literary experience." VIRGINIA COUNTY LIBRARY HOSTS PRIDE-THEMED READING EVENT FOR KIDS WITH MAYOR AS GUEST READER The drag-themed story hours are among 46 Pride Month programs listed on the library’s website. Other children's events on the library's schedule include "Pride Crafts for Kids" and a "Kids' Concert with The Grumpytime Club," whose music explores themes of "inclusivity, social justice, earth stewardship and LGBTQ youth/family pride." Drag story hour events for minors have drawn controversy in recent years, with critics arguing the programs are inappropriate for children, while supporters say they promote literacy and inclusivity. 5TH CIRCUIT CLEARS TEXAS TO ENFORCE DRAG SHOW LAW IN FRONT OF MINORS, PAXTON CLAIMS ‘MAJOR WIN’ Several Republican-led states, including Tennessee, Texas and Florida, have passed laws restricting certain drag performances in the presence of minors. The Boston Public Library also promotes LGBTQ-related resources for children and teens on its website, the National Review reported, including a staff-created list of "Children's Books for Lesbian Visibility Week" and a gender identity and sexual orientation resource guide. The website also provides lists of local health providers for "LGBTQIA youth." CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE The Boston Public Library did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. The programming comes as Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s office has recently faced scrutiny over a separate LGBTQ-related taxpayer-funded initiative. In April, LGBTQ advocacy group OUTnewcomers returned a $7,500 city grant tied to Boston’s Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ+ Advancement after controversy over a proposed wellness program for LGBT migrants that advertised benefits including yoga classes, massages and gym memberships. Mayor Michelle Wu’s office said the grant funding was intended to support mental health services and "were not designated for and may not be used for the voucher program referenced." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1704f6ee6011c3f4e87ed6 Anna 'Delvey' Sorokin still posting from New York City as DHS signals her deportation may finally be coming te 2026-05-27T14:51:34.633Z Anna 'Delvey' Sorokin still posting from New York City as DHS signals her deportation may finally be coming Anna "Delvey" Sorokin, the German-Russian woman who posed as a wealthy heiress and New York City socialite for years before convictions on felony theft charges, may finally be deported, according to a new report. "On March 25, 2021, ICE arrested Anna Sorokin, AKA Anna Delvey, a criminal illegal alien from Germany, in New York. Sorokin has criminal charges for fraud and was convicted of grand larceny — an aggravated felony," a Homeland Security spokesperson told Fox News Digital.  She initially entered the U.S. with a tourist visa in 2017 and never left, even after it expired, according to the department. "For years, she has made a mockery of the United States court system and its immigration laws," the spokesperson said. "She has been released on an ankle monitor while her appeal of removal is heard. We look forward to sending her home soon." 'DANCING WIT HTHE STARS' CONTESTANT AND CONVICTED FELON ANNA 'DELVEY' RIPS SHOW AS 'PREDATORY: THEY 'USED ME' Rumors of the 35-year-old's looming removal from the U.S. first emerged in 2022, months after her early release from prison. By then, she had overstayed her tourist visa and been convicted of theft of services, grand larceny and more. However, after a brief detention in ICE custody, she has remained in New York wearing an ankle monitor. SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER "I lived out most of my adult life in NY and a lot of my friends and support system are based in the US," Sorokin told Fox News Digital in 2022, under the Biden administration. "I don't see a reason why I should be banned forever while so many violent offenders get released by ICE on daily basis." SEND US A TIP HERE She's still in New York. NYC ALLEGED DINE-AND-DASH INFLUENCER PEI CHUNG EVICTED FROM LUXURY APARTMENT AS SHE SITS IN JAIL Over the weekend, she posted a foggy photo on Twitter of the city captioned, "Happy Memorial Day weekend from the best city in the world." LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST She's found post-conviction fame in part thanks to the Netflix docuseries, "Inventing Anna," for which she was paid $320,000, according to IMDB — as well as an appearance on "Dancing With the Stars." She still goes by her assumed name, Anna Delvey, and has racked up more than 1 million followers on Instagram, where she recently posted a video showing, "how I get tights under the ankle monitor." LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? FIND MORE ON THE TRUE CRIME HUB She also frequently posts selfies with former New York Rep. George Santos, who was expelled from Congress amid a scandal of his own. Santos did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Sorokin played herself off as the heiress of a German millionaire, claiming her father was a diplomat — or an oil baron — with a $67 million fortune she would inherit. But she funded her lavish lifestyle by mooching off friends and scamming a bank, according to prosecutors, failing to repay her debts along the way. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1704e2ee6011c3f4e87ecd Ken Paxton didn't need Trump's endorsement to beat Cornyn, Texas voters say te 2026-05-27T14:51:14.642Z Ken Paxton didn't need Trump's endorsement to beat Cornyn, Texas voters say PLANO, Texas – Supporters at Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s election night watch party in Plano said Tuesday they were firmly behind the Republican Senate candidate long before President Donald Trump endorsed him. Inside a Marriott hotel ballroom, attendees balancing plates of brisket and nachos told Fox News Digital they viewed Trump’s late endorsement as helpful, but not the driving force behind Paxton’s support. Instead, many pointed to his legal battles against the Biden administration, his conservative credentials and his years as a prominent figure in Texas politics. Trump’s endorsement, which came exactly a week before Tuesday's runoff election against Republican Sen. John Cornyn, added fresh momentum to one of the nation’s highest-profile GOP contests. The race has stretched on for more than a year and became the most expensive Senate primary in U.S. history. MAGA TRIUMPH: TRUMP ALLY KEN PAXTON DEFEATS CORNYN IN BITTER TEXAS GOP PRIMARY WAR Several supporters said they believed Paxton had already built deep loyalty among Texas conservatives well before Trump formally backed his campaign. "I was at the rally when Trump endorsed Paxton, and honestly, I felt like he already had the support," said Lisa Full of McKinney, Texas. "I don’t think the endorsement changed much for most people because we were already behind Paxton. It may have helped with some voters, but the majority of people I talked to were already supporting him." Full, who said she knows Paxton through church, also argued that many Republican voters had grown frustrated with Cornyn over the years and were eager for a serious challenger to emerge. "Texans have been very unhappy with Cornyn for a very long time," Full told Fox News Digital. "We just couldn’t get rid of him because nobody strong would run against him. This is probably the first real hope we’ve had of Cornyn not getting it." ‘PUT US DOWN FOR KEN PAXTON’: TEXAS VOTERS ENERGIZED AHEAD OF SENATE RUNOFF Other supporters pointed to Paxton’s legal fights with the Biden administration as a major reason they backed his Senate bid. "He’s helped with big pharma, immigration, border security, education and so many other issues," Cindy Patterson of Richardson, Texas, told Fox News Digital. "He kept us sane during the Biden administration and he won most of the cases against some of the crazy stuff the administration was pushing." Christie Grubbs, a schoolteacher attending the event, echoed similar sentiments, saying she supports Paxton because of his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and his battles with the Biden administration. As supporters celebrated Paxton’s victory Tuesday night, some were already turning their attention toward the general election and a possible showdown with Democratic state Rep. James Talarico, a rising progressive figure in Texas politics. Talarico has drawn national attention for his sharp criticism of Republicans and strong social media presence. Many attendees at the Plano watch party expressed confidence that Paxton’s conservative record and close ties to Trump would resonate more strongly with Texas voters in a head-to-head matchup in November. "I welcome it, I love the contrast between Paxton and Talarico," John Montes, a magician performing card tricks for guests at the watch party, told Fox News Digital. "I mean he’s a wacko," Montes said of Talarico. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1704ceee6011c3f4e87ec4 Trump flexes his political muscle over GOP as Democrats see midterm opening in key red state te 2026-05-27T14:50:54.716Z Trump flexes his political muscle over GOP as Democrats see midterm opening in key red state PLANO, Texas - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, after trouncing longtime GOP Sen. John Cornyn to capture the Republican Senate nomination in the right-leaning Lone Star State, credited the 11th hour support he landed from President Donald Trump for his win. "The president's endorsement is the most valuable endorsement in this country," Paxton said in an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital minutes after delivering his victory speech in Tuesday's primary runoff election. The brute force of the president's endorsement power and the immense grip he has on the Republican Party was once again on display in the Texas showdown, but his heavy hand could cause repercussions as the party tries to hang onto its slim House and Senate majorities in the November midterms. That's especially the case in Texas, where Paxton now faces off against state Rep. James Talarico — a rising star in the Democratic Party — in a general election race that is among a handful that may decide if the Republicans hold their 53-47 majority in the upper chamber. WATCH: WHAT PAXTON TOLD FOX NEWS DIGITAL MINUTES AFTER WINNING THE REPUBLICAN SENATE NOMINATION Tuesday night's major headline was Trump successfully flexing his political muscles to exert payback on Republicans who defy him, and testing the power of his endorsements in GOP nomination races. TRUMP-BACKED NOMINEES DOMINATE PRIMARY CONTESTS AS PRESIDENT TIGHTENS PARTY VICEGRIP The Texas runoff election was held three weeks after Trump's purging of five state senators in Indiana's primary who opposed his push for congressional redistricting. That was just a week-and-a-half after the president pushed to oust Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana — who, five and a half years ago, voted to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial. Trump was also instrumental this month in sending vocal GOP critic Rep. Tom Massie of Kentucky down to defeat in his re-election bid. After sitting on the sidelines for months in the more than year-long Cornyn-Paxton battle, which broke records as the most expensive Senate primary in the nation's history, Trump gave a last-minute endorsement of Paxton last week. "Ken is a true MAGA Warrior who has ALWAYS delivered for Texas, and will continue to do so in the United States Senate," Trump wrote in a social media post exactly a week before election day in the Lone Star State. And Trump said that "John Cornyn is a good man, and I worked well with him, but he was not supportive of me when times were tough." MAGA MUSCLE: PAXTON, TRUMP, BIG WINNERS IN TEXAS SENATE RUNOFF SHOWDOWN Pointing to the senator's past criticism of him, Trump added, "John was very late in backing me in what turned out to be a Historic Run for the Republican Nomination, and then, the Presidency." Cornyn, in a Fox News Digital interview on the eve of the runoff, emphasized his support for the president and his agenda. "President Trump has called me a friend and a good man, and we've worked with him closely for both terms of office," the senator said. Cornyn, who was supported by Senate Majority Leader John Thune and the National Republican Senatorial Committee, repeatedly argued that if Paxton was the GOP's nominee, the party would be forced to spend millions of dollars to keep the seat from flipping and that Republicans down-ballot will suffer. That's because Paxton has faced a slew of scandals and legal problems that have battered him over the past decade and that Democrats are sure to use against him in the general election. In 2023, the Texas House of Representatives voted to impeach Paxton, but he was eventually acquitted of all charges by the state Senate. Paxton is also currently dealing with a very messy divorce, with his wife citing "biblical grounds" based on "recent discoveries" as she filed last year to end their marriage. "He's gotten more and more emboldened as he's gotten away with all the scandal and mischief that now is very well known, but were he to be the nominee and be exposed to general election voters, especially independents, I think it's going to be a very rocky time," Cornyn predicted. And pointing to Talarico, who hauled in an eye-popping $27 million in fundraising during the first three months of this year, the Texas senator said, "There will be an incredible tsunami of Democratic funds coming in against Paxton, were he the nominee. Conversely... if I am the nominee... we'll be able to shoulder the burden pretty much on our own. I won my last general election by 10 points. I think I can do similarly against somebody who's as far left and radical as James Talarico." DEMOCRACY ’26: STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE FOX NEWS ELECTION HUB Talarico's campaign wasted no time in posting a mug shot of Paxton on social media after Tuesday's victory, noting: "He was indicted on 3 felony counts for investment fraud. He was reported to the FBI by his own staff for bribery. He was impeached by his own party for corruption." "Now he’s the Republican nominee for US Senate in Texas. Together we will stop him," the Talarico campaign vowed. Public opinion polls indicate a very competitive showdown between Paxton and Talarico - as Talarico tries to become the first Democrat in nearly four decades to win a U.S. Senate election in Texas. Democrats see Paxton's victory as an early Christmas gift. "It's a brand new day and I think what Democrats are seeing for the first time in almost three decades is a bright light in a dark place that we have been in this state," Texas-based Democratic strategist Dallas Jones told Fox News Digital. Some Republicans are concerned that Trump's putting his thumb on the scales in key GOP Senate primaries could be a flashback to 2022, when then-former President Trump flexed his muscles in the GOP primaries, with some of his picks, including Georgia's Herschel Walker, falling short in the midterms, as Republicans failed to win back the Senate. "Trump got his way in most of the primaries in 2022 also. Didn’t portend great results in the general election," vocal Trump critic and GOP consultant Sarah Longwell posted on social media Tuesday night. Veteran Republican strategist and communicator Ryan Williams told Fox News Digital that "the president has shown that he puts personal loyalty over political considerations even when it puts a safe seat at risk." And pointing to this year's midterms, when the GOP as the party in power will face traditional headwinds as well as an extremely challenging political climate, Ryan said, "That’s the situation Republicans find themselves dealing with heading into what should be a challenging midterm election." But Williams emphasized that "the Republican Party is Trump’s party, and if you cross him, he’ll hit back at you ten times as hard and defeat you. He’s getting better at this as time goes on. His grip on the party has increased, not decreased." "Anybody at this point who doesn’t understand this will be out of a job if they cross the president," he added. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1704b7ee6011c3f4e87e92 The Two Issues That Could Swing This District te 2026-05-27T14:50:31.191Z The Two Issues That Could Swing This District Two national controversies — A.I. data centers and ICE detention centers — are converging in one swing congressional district. Our Southwest reporter Reis Thebault visits the town of Marana, Ariz., where some people are angry about both potential projects. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a17025fee6011c3f4e87e36 Mamdani avoids question on Ken Griffin, admits no response after trying to walk back attack on the billionaire te 2026-05-27T14:40:31.841Z Mamdani avoids question on Ken Griffin, admits no response after trying to walk back attack on the billionaire Democratic New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Tuesday he hasn't heard back from Citadel CEO Ken Griffin after he attempted to walk back attacks he leveled against the billionaire. Mamdani went viral last month when he posted a video standing outside Griffin's Manhattan penthouse to tout a new "pied-à-terre tax" on wealthy property owners who spend only part-time living in the Big Apple. Griffin responded to the video, calling it "creepy and weird," and others panned the mayor's antagonizing stunt. Mamdani's office has since attempted to reach out to Griffin to try to mend their squabble. Mamdani was asked by CNN's Kaitlan Collins whether he had heard back from Griffin, a question he initially attempted to wiggle out of answering. ZOHRAN MAMDANI FACES BACKLASH OVER ‘CREEPY,’ ‘UNETHICAL’ VIDEO FILMED OUTSIDE OF BILLIONAIRE KEN GRIFFIN'S HOME "We've reached out to make it clear that I'm willing to meet with any and all business leaders across the city," Mamdani said. "I think that's important because, as the mayor of this city, I'm looking to ensure that I meet with anyone who's a part of this city's, not just economy, but also our future." "And what we've seen, whether it be Ken Griffin, whether it be [JPMorgan Chase CEO] Jamie Diamond, whether it be [Goldman Sachs CEO] David Solomon, so many other business leaders across the city, is people who are creating jobs in the city and even at their level of employment, whose workforce still face the pressures and the affordability crisis," he continued.  Mamdani noted that even when someone makes six figures in the Big Apple, they're "still going to blink" if $20,000 goes toward childcare for one child in the city.  CHICAGO KNOWS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN KEN GRIFFIN TURNS ON A CITY, NOW MAMDANI MAY FIND OUT "We are looking forward to partrnering with anyone and anyone to deliver on a vision that will take care of everyone across these five boroughs," he said.  "So have you heard back from him, or you have not?" Collins then asked. "Not as [of] yet," Mamdani responded with a grin. "But I amn going to continue to have these meetings to make it clear what our vision actually is for the city." CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST MEDIA AND CULTURE NEWS In the video released on Tax Day, Mamdani told his supporters he was keeping his campaign promise of "taxing the rich," insisting the new tax would bring "at least $500 million" into the city and singling out Griffin's $238 million property, accusing him and other billionaires of abusing the system. Griffin slammed Mamdani, arguing the mayor's hostility towards job creators will encourage them to invest in more business-friendly cities like Miami. "Mamdani has made it very clear—New York does not welcome success," Griffin said earlier this month. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a170008ee6011c3f4e87d9e Federal agents in New Jersey beat back anti-ICE agitators in chaos outside Delaney Hall detention facility te 2026-05-27T14:30:32.073Z Federal agents in New Jersey beat back anti-ICE agitators in chaos outside Delaney Hall detention facility Federal agents deployed pepper spray and beat back anti-ICE agitators outside the Delaney Hall detention center in New Jersey on Tuesday night, following days of chaos outside the privately run facility. The confrontation, captured on video shared by FreedomNewsTV, shows the agitators trying to stop vehicles from leaving Delaney Hall in Newark. Authorities are seen attempting to stop agitators from obstructing vehicles and clearing them from the road. The video shows the encounter turned physical as federal agents forcibly pushed back agitators who made contact with the hood of a vehicle trying to leave the facility. Some agents were also seen deploying pepper spray while others used batons against the agitators. BLUE STATE ICE FACILITY RAMPS UP SECURITY WITH NEW BARRICADES AMID CLASHES WITH PROTESTERS On Tuesday night, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin addressed the latest confrontation in a post on X. "ICE law enforcement officers were assaulted by anti-ICE rioters who sprayed law enforcement with an unknown chemical substance," Mullin wrote, adding that two individuals were arrested for allegedly assaulting, resisting and impeding federal officers. The clashes extended a weekend protest over conditions for detainees in the facility, prompted by a reported hunger strike undertaken by the detainees themselves. Mullin on Monday denied the claims, writing, "There is NO hunger strike at Delaney Hall. There are no subprime conditions." SOMETHING TO HIDE? ICE UNDER FIRE FOR SUBSTANDARD CONDITIONS AT FOR-PROFIT DETENTION CENTER During the days of demonstrations, prominent New Jersey Democrats came to the facility, including Sen. Andy Kim and Gov. Mikie Sherrill. While Kim was allowed entry to the facility, Sherrill was denied. Democrats, including Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., rallied around Sherrill, criticizing ICE and the facility on social media. Meanwhile, the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday said, "We will NOT let rioters stop or slow @ICEgov down." "While New Jersey sanctuary politicians and anti-ICE agitators chose to spend their Memorial Day weekend smearing law enforcement and rioting outside ICE’s Delaney Hall facility, our law enforcement continued to put their lives on the line to arrest murderers, pedophiles, and kidnappers," the department wrote on X, replying with a thread of posts and images of criminal illegal aliens they say have been arrested. Fox News Digital’s Robert McGreevy and Peter Pinedo contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16fddaee6011c3f4e87d06 Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna rocks rifle in viral tweet featuring beautiful scenery te 2026-05-27T14:21:14.072Z Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna rocks rifle in viral tweet featuring beautiful scenery Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna has social media going crazy after a recent post on X. The congresswoman from Florida is known for regularly sharing viral content online. It's one of the reasons she has such a recognizable brand. She's also a huge fan of UFO disclosure, investigating the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and protecting the legacy of Air Force legend John Chapman. That's the kind of member of Congress that is built for the OutKick audience. SEAL TEAM 6 MEMBER REVEALS EPIC DETAILS OF OSAMA BIN LADEN RAID You know what else Luna likes? Guns, and she dropped an outstanding photo late Tuesday night of herself rocking a rifle and a holstered pistol. "Being stationed in the Pacific Northwest had some benefits🌨️ and NO it’s not AI. 😎," the popular Republican posted on X. Luna is an Air Force veteran and former member of the Oregon National Guard. You can check out the awesome photo below, and let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com. COUNTRY MUSIC SENSATION ELLA LANGLEY GOES VIRAL ON TIKTOK WITH COVER OF CLASSIC SONG Reactions quickly poured in, and some people were sensing a Lara Croft vibe from the congresswoman. It's always a great time on the internet whenever you fuse politics with something that's legitimately fun and entertaining. Rocking a rifle and a holstered pistol while out in the snow is a guaranteed way to put a smile on your face. Props to Congresswoman Luna for firing up the internet with some actually enjoyable content. Let me know your thoughts on the photo at David.Hookstead@outkick.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16fdbfee6011c3f4e87cbd ElevenLabs’s new music generation model can switch genres mid-track te 2026-05-27T14:20:47.904Z ElevenLabs’s new music generation model can switch genres mid-track ElevenLabs' new model will let users regenerate a section of a song without affecting rest of the track Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16fdabee6011c3f4e87cb4 Startup Battlefield 200 applications close today: Nominate a founder or submit your startup te 2026-05-27T14:20:27.440Z Startup Battlefield 200 applications close today: Nominate a founder or submit your startup Today is the final day to apply or nominate a startup for Startup Battlefield 200. Once the clock strikes 11:59 p.m. PT, the window closes on your chance to compete for $100,000 in equity-free funding, gain global visibility, connect directly with investors, and launch on the TechCrunch Disrupt stag Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16fbb2ee6011c3f4e87c78 APS’ Shutoff Zones Grow te 2026-05-27T14:12:02.568Z APS’ Shutoff Zones Grow Emergency program may turn off power during high-risk weather If your power goes out on high-risk windy days, it may not be because you didn’t pay the bill but because Arizona Public Service shut off your power to prevent a wildfire from a downed powerline. Sedona customers of Arizona Public Service Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16fb7bee6011c3f4e87c0c TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Early Bird ticket savings end in 3 days te 2026-05-27T14:11:07.354Z TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Early Bird ticket savings end in 3 days There are only 3 days left to save up to $410 on your ticket to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Early Bird pricing ends May 29 at 11:59 p.m. PT, and once the deadline passes, ticket prices increase. If you plan to attend one of the most influential gatherings in tech this year, now is the time to lock in y Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16fb67ee6011c3f4e87c03 SOND, a sleep tech startup from Bose’s former head of sleep, exits stealth with $7M te 2026-05-27T14:10:47.425Z SOND, a sleep tech startup from Bose’s former head of sleep, exits stealth with $7M SOND, a startup led by Bose’s former head of sleep products, emerged from stealth with $7M in funding for its AI-powered sleep earbuds. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16fb52ee6011c3f4e87bfa Spotify now lets you ‘clip’ moments from your favorite podcast te 2026-05-27T14:10:26.945Z Spotify now lets you ‘clip’ moments from your favorite podcast With the new scissors icon, you can clip favorite moments from podcasts and share them with your audience. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16f6a0ee6011c3f4e87adb China is increasingly keeping its best AI talent to itself te 2026-05-27T13:50:24.224Z China is increasingly keeping its best AI talent to itself China's AI boom is producing world-class talent, and Beijing is increasingly reluctant to let them go elsewhere. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16f463ee6011c3f4e87a98 Trump compares Dem Senate candidate to freckle-faced cartoon character, promises to campaign for Paxton te 2026-05-27T13:40:51.673Z Trump compares Dem Senate candidate to freckle-faced cartoon character, promises to campaign for Paxton President Donald Trump compared Democrat Texas Senate candidate James Talarico to MAD Magazine mascot Alfred E. Neuman on Wednesday while separately vowing to campaign for his Republican challenger, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.  Paxton, who gained Trump's endorsement just one week ago, defeated longtime GOP Sen. John Cornyn in Tuesday's runoff election for the Republican nomination. In a post on Truth Social, Trump congratulated Paxton on his "tremendous win", and also Cornyn for "having run a strong and powerful race but, more importantly, having had a truly great career."  "His opponent, Alfred E. Neuman, may be the worst TEXAS candidate I have ever seen," Trump then said about Talarico, a state representative.  "A strong Open Borders advocate, he is WEAK ON CRIME, believes there are 6 genders, is insulting to Jesus Christ, will never support the Military, was a big Mask Wearer until recently, and is a Vegan who dislikes meat, not exactly a good way to be if you’re wanting to win an Election in Texas," Trump also claimed. TRUMP ROASTS DEM CANDIDATE AS UNELECTABLE FOR CARDINAL SIN IN TEXAS The Talarico campaign did not immediately respond Wednesday to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.  Trump previously compared Pete Buttigieg to Alfred E. Neuman when the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, ran for president in 2019.  "Jasmine Crockett, a very low IQ individual, who is no relation to the legendary frontiersman, Davy Crockett, would have been a far better choice for the Dumocrats," Trump added on Wednesday. "I will do some nice, big, beautiful rallies for Ken. Texas, this will be FUN!" TEXAS MAGA BATTLE ENDS WITH MIDDLETON VICTORY AS CHIP ROY FALLS SHORT IN ATTORNEY GENERAL RACE Talarico, who topped Crockett, a vocal Trump critic, in the March primary, is trying to become the first Democrat in nearly four decades to win a Senate election in Texas.  Talarico's campaign posted a mugshot of Paxton on social media on Tuesday, saying: "He was indicted on 3 felony counts for investment fraud. He was reported to the FBI by his own staff for bribery. He was impeached by his own party for corruption." "Now he’s the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Texas. Together we will stop him," the Talarico campaign declared.  Fox News Digital’s Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16f44fee6011c3f4e87a8f Democrat blasted by left and right after softening stance on scandal-hit Maine candidate te 2026-05-27T13:40:31.674Z Democrat blasted by left and right after softening stance on scandal-hit Maine candidate A House Democrat drew backlash from across the political spectrum after appearing to soften his criticism of Graham Platner, Democrats’ presumptive Maine Senate nominee. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., initially sparked outrage on the left when he denounced Platner’s Nazi-linked tattoo and said, "I hope Maine voters agree with me."  But after clarifying he was not endorsing Platner’s opponent, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine — while also backing away from his earlier call for Maine voters to oppose Platner — Auchincloss found himself under fire from both sides. Platner has faced mounting scrutiny since disclosing last year that he once had a black skull-and-crossbones tattoo, which he said he got while drinking on leave during a Marine deployment in Croatia and did not recognize at the time as a Nazi symbol. GRAHAM PLATNER BLAMES NAZI TATTOO ON MILITARY ‘CULTURE,’ DRAWS BACKLASH FROM GOP VETERANS "Susan Collins is a rubber stamp for the worst admin in history. Claims that I would endorse her, implicitly or otherwise, ignore my track record supporting Democrats to take back both chambers," Auchincloss wrote on social media Tuesday. "As I said months ago, I find Platner's Nazi tattoo and his commentary about it personally disqualifying. If it were me, I'd vote for someone else in the Maine Democratic primary." "Regardless of what happens in Maine, Democrats need to take back the Senate, and I'll keep working hard to make it happen," he added.  Leftist journalist Peter Beinart griped, "This is totally incoherent. The race is between Platner and Collins." "If @JakeAuch opposes them both, then he doesn't care if Maine elects a Democratic senator," he went on. "And if he doesn't care if Maine elects a Democratic senator, he doesn't care very much about Democrats taking the Senate." Progressive commentator Rachel Bitecofer mocked Auchincloss, a Jewish Democrat, for focusing on Platner’s tattoo resembling a Nazi design instead of discussing what she described as "actual policy Nazis" in the Republican Party. "We need to take back the Senate, but don’t vote for the D because I want to pretend a tattoo and not positions make him a Nazi while we are facing actual policy Nazis," Bitecofer wrote. Tommy Vietor, a Platner ally and co-host of the influential Democratic Party-aligned podcast "Pod Save America," questioned whether Auchincloss’ objections to Platner could be solved by having a heart-to-heart with him. "Have you called or met with him to discuss it?" Vietor said. WARREN SAYS HER ‘KIND OF MAN’ IS LEFT-WING SENATE HOPEFUL ROCKED BY NAZI-TATTOO, REDDIT CONTROVERSIES Conservatives, meanwhile, accused Auchincloss of caving to the left after his initial criticism of Platner. "It only took 24 hours for you to bend the knee to the Nazi tattoo guy?" Will Chamberlain, senior counsel at the Trump-aligned Article III Project, wrote on social media. "Your ancestors are rolling in their graves." "You’re a real profile in courage, dude," Republican communicator Tim Murtaugh said of Auchincloss. Conservative journalist Curtis Houck mockingly wrote, "Well, well, well, look who's back with their tail between their knees." Houck compared Auchincloss’ comments to Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., who similarly faced backlash after breaking with Democrats on transgender issues following the 2024 election. Moulton has since pivoted to toeing the party line on transgender rights amid his Senate run in deep-blue Massachusetts. Fox News Digital reached out to Auchincloss for comment before publication. TOP OFF-THE-WALL REDDIT POSTS HAUNTING GRAHAM PLATNER’S MAINE SENATE BID Auchincloss was among a handful of Democrats to call on Platner to exit the Democratic primary after the Senate hopeful disclosed his Nazi-linked tattoo on an episode of "Pod Save America" in October 2025.  The far-left candidate backed by Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., emerged as the presumptive Democratic nominee after Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, suspended her campaign ahead of the June 9 primary. Platner, 41, wore the tattoo for nearly two decades after getting it in 2007 while inebriated with fellow Marines in Split, Croatia. He has since covered up the design and has repeatedly claimed he was not aware of the symbol’s Nazi origins.  CNN and Jewish Insider reported that Platner knew about the design’s affiliation with the Nazi SS. Platner has come under fierce criticism for since-deleted Reddit posts as recently as 2021 in which he called himself a communist, said White rural Americans are "actually" racist and stupid and argued that all law enforcement officials are "bastards," among other deleted messages. He also discussed masturbating in portable toilets and mocked a Purple Heart recipient who was shot multiple times in combat in since-deleted posts, Fox News Digital first reported. Collins is widely viewed as the most vulnerable GOP incumbent running for re-election and the battleground race is likely a must-win for Democrats if they are to retake Senate control during the midterm elections. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16f20bee6011c3f4e879fc DHS chief blasts Democrats for staging 'all for show' protest at Newark ICE detention facility on Memorial Day te 2026-05-27T13:30:51.116Z DHS chief blasts Democrats for staging 'all for show' protest at Newark ICE detention facility on Memorial Day DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin blasted anti-ICE protesters who targeted a Newark detention facility on Memorial Day, accusing Democrats of turning a holiday honoring fallen troops into a political stunt. "It just shows where these extreme radical Democrats' priorities are when they choose Memorial Day, of all the days, to go out and protest the fact that we took criminals off the streets," Mullin said Tuesday on "Hannity." "Their priorities lie more with protecting these criminals, which are the worst of the worst, than it is actually, I would say, celebrating the sacrifice that men and women across this nation have paid for the freedoms that they have to go out there and practice their First Amendment rights." Mullin pressed on the issue, asking why protesters chose to cause a dust-up on Memorial Day. MARKWAYNE MULLIN GOES OFF ON DEMS’ 'GARBAGE' MEMORIAL DAY ‘POLITICAL STUNT’ AT ICE FACILITY During the interview, Mullin said he personally spoke with New Jersey Sen. Andy Kim after Kim relayed claims that detainees inside the facility had launched hunger strikes — allegations Mullin said were false. According to Mullin, DHS ultimately allowed Kim access to the facility but set limits on how the visit could unfold. "We ended up allowing him to have access to it," he said. FOX NEWS GOES INSIDE NEW JERSEY ICE FACILITY STORMED BY DEMOCRATS "We said, ‘You can’t go in there with your staff and film and cause a big show.’" Mullin said other Democratic officials, including New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill, amplified the confrontation outside the facility, turning the situation into a political spectacle. "It's like it was all for show," Mullin said. "And at the same time, they're trying to tell me they were trying to de-escalate the situation when you had Antifa flags flying out there." Mullin also accused local law enforcement of failing to respond as protesters allegedly blocked roads and attempted to push through security barriers outside the facility. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16f1f3ee6011c3f4e879c4 Two Survivors Left at Sea After U.S. Attacks Boat in Pacific te 2026-05-27T13:30:27.113Z Two Survivors Left at Sea After U.S. Attacks Boat in Pacific One person was killed in the U.S. military’s 58th strike against vessels it accused of smuggling drugs. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16ede9ee6011c3f4e87968 WWE star's 'uncursing' of the Knicks gets partial credit of team's journey back to NBA Finals te 2026-05-27T13:13:13.344Z WWE star's 'uncursing' of the Knicks gets partial credit of team's journey back to NBA Finals "You. Are. Cursed." It’s the zinger that has plagued WWE superstars, Stephen A. Smith and sports teams alike. Danhausen, the "very nice and very evil" pro wrestling personality that has laid his curse on The Miz, Kit Wilson and the ESPN pundit, did something that was more of the former rather than the latter. He "uncursed" the New York Knicks. The Knicks and Knicks fans have been in a pit of basketball despair for about 27 years. Since the San Antonio Spurs swept them in the 1999 NBA Finals, joy when watching the Knicks has come in waves. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! The arrivals of Amar’e Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony helped bring the spark back into their eyes. Jeremy Lin and "Linsanity" gave them hope and even Phil Jackson taking over as president of the team for three years in the mid-2010s was a moment that would have been engrained in fans’ heads for quite some time if it led to any kind of success. But this year’s iteration of the Knicks, led by Jalen Brunson, has, so far, erased all of the tales of tragedy and small triumphs that never came to fruition. The Knicks advanced to the NBA Finals on Monday night with a sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Danhausen cursed the Cavaliers, much to the chagrin of Cleveland sports fan The Miz. He even showed up to Madison Square Garden and received a jersey while WWE released a shirt in collaboration with the Knicks. The shirt read, "You are Uncursed." CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Danhausen took a victory lap on Tuesday, appearing in a video breaking out a broom to signify the sweep. "UNCURSED," he added in a separate post on X. The moment underscores a perfect crossover moment between pro wrestling and mainstream sports. Brunson, himself, is a huge WWE fan and got involved in an angle last year with Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton. Brunson has avoided commenting on Danhausen’s shenanigans, but said he and the training staff "acknowledge" world heavyweight champion Roman Reigns before every game. "See, these are the questions I want asked! ... I have a handshake with one of our trainers and we acknowledge him before every game," he said back on April 30 after Reigns won the title at WrestleMania 42. Whether it’s voodoo, magic, or whatever you want to call it, the Knicks have propelled themselves back into the hearts and minds of basketball fans and have become one of the feel-good stories of the year. Across the city, in Queens, the New York Mets are still hoping for an "uncursing." But Danhausen made clear to Fox News Digital during WrestleMania week in April that that the team wasn’t fully away from his curse. "I did un-curse the Mets. But it didn’t work because, I believe it was Brian Gewirtz who did not pay Danhausen. He did not send me my money so it did not take full effect," he said. "Once I have the money, perhaps it will actually work because right now it’s probably about a half of an un-cursing. It’s like a layaway situation." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16edd5ee6011c3f4e8795f Kevin Hart clashes with Charlamagne, defends Hinchcliffe's George Floyd joke during his roast te 2026-05-27T13:12:53.352Z Kevin Hart clashes with Charlamagne, defends Hinchcliffe's George Floyd joke during his roast Comedian Kevin Hart defended fellow funnyman Tony Hinchcliffe’s comedy routine from his roast on Tuesday’s episode of "The Breakfast Club," saying it might have been the best of the whole night. The recent roast of Hart made waves for its no-holds-barred jokes that outraged people across the political spectrum, including jokes about the deaths of Charlie Kirk and George Floyd. Netflix's recent roast specials have been infamous for jokes about panelists' divorces, dead relatives and numerous other taboo topics. During the night, Hinchcliffe made headlines by appearing to imply Floyd was watching the show from Hell, saying. "The Black community is so proud of you right now. George Floyd is looking up at us all, laughing so hard he can’t breathe." Hart spoke candidly about the controversial and wildly popular roast to Charlamagne and the other hosts of "The Breakfast Club," saying, "Yeah, the George Floyd joke, it wasn't a tasteful joke to our culture, to our audience," Hart said. "But our audience that's watching the roast, if you're watching the roast, you get why they're doing it. You get why the racial humor is on the table." JON STEWART DEFENDS COMEDIAN WHO JOKED ABOUT PUERTO RICO AT TRUMP RALLY: ‘I FIND THAT GUY VERY FUNNY’ "I wasn't shocked. Like, that's what they do!" he said, recalling a previous wild roast of a celebrity. "It happens every year when they do a roast. It's not new. This isn't a new agenda. It's not a new approach to comedy." Charlamagne then directly asked. "Do you feel like Tony Hinchcliffe went too far when he made that joke about George Floyd?" "It's Tony Hinchcliffe," Hart replied. "Like I don't expect less. I don't expect more." Charlamagne noted that he did not wish to put words in Hart’s mouth, saying that from what he can tell, the argument is that for such roasts, jokes that go beyond the pale are entirely the point. "Yes. That's why you're there," Hart replied. "And I hate to say this, but I'm going to because we're being honest. People are talking about that joke. Talk about his set. Tony Hinchcliffe arguably had the best set or one of the best sets." "I was laughing out loud at Tony until that joke," Charlamagne said. "I don't like when people joke about violent tragic death," Charlamagne added, noting that he felt similarly about a joke about Charlie Kirk’s death told by another comedian, Pete Davidson. 'ROASTMASTER' JEFF ROSS SHREDS CANCEL CULTURE: PEOPLE ‘DON’T WANT THEIR COMEDY WATERED DOWN' "Pete had a great set too. Pete had a Charlie Kirk joke in it. Like, would I tell those jokes? No. But do I get why they're being told? Yes," he said. "Like, I'm not looking at Pete crazy. I'm not looking at Tony." A co-host mentioned that she did an interview with George Floyd’s brother about the joke, and Hart responded that that sort of interview is not the kind of interview he would ever watch. His reply had Charlamagne doubled over with laughter. The co-host went on to mention the wish from Floyd’s brother that Hart would have stepped in to stop that particular joke. "This is this is actually a good a good thing to give a rebuttal to. See, they talked about my they talked about my dead mom and my dead dad," Hart said, "Like I'm going to appreciate humor. I don't get affected by the intent of humor." SHANE GILLIS SHRUGS OFF, MOCKS CHELSEA HANDLER'S OUTRAGE OVER HIS JOKES AT KEVIN HART ROAST He went on to mock the idea of halting his own roast or starting a fight because of a joke he found to be distasteful. He recalled attending Floyd’s funeral and meeting the family, and urging people to not blame him for jokes that he did not say. Hart later revealed that he had a positive reconciliatory conversation with former NBA player Stephen Jackson, a childhood friend of Floyd who was critical of the joke. When Charlamagne asked why Hart did not lead by mentioning he did so, Hart argued it was absurd for that to be expected. "I don't f---ing need to prove to people that I give a f---!" Hart yelled. "Yes, you do," Charlamagne replied. "No, I don't!" Hart said. "If you open that door, then that's the door that people expect all the time. Why the f--- do I need to do that?" Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16edc1ee6011c3f4e87956 The War on Fraud is here, and Vice President Vance is leading it from the front te 2026-05-27T13:12:33.425Z The War on Fraud is here, and Vice President Vance is leading it from the front It seems like every day we hear about a new billion-dollar scam. Or another network of fraudsters bilking unfathomable sums from government programs in states like Minnesota, California and Ohio. But outraged American taxpayers want more than rhetoric and white papers from Washington. They want action. Which is why the new mission led by Vice President JD Vance is so important.  And in the state of Maine last week, our Vice President announced a sweeping effort that could mark the beginning of a new era in American government.  In Bangor, he spoke to a packed house of purple state voters. Maine hasn’t chosen a Republican for President in 30 years. And nobody would ever confuse the place as a hotbed of extremes on either end of the political spectrum. But the entire crowd of New Englanders responded enthusiastically to Vance’s message. Why? Because Maine taxpayers have been defrauded by criminals. JD VANCE ANNOUNCES MULTI-STATE FRAUD TASK FORCE IN WAKE OF MINNESOTA SCANDAL In December of last year, a Somali-founded behavioral health company was found to have overcharged Maine’s Medicare provider by $1.5 million. A month later, the Health and Human Services Inspector General found that Maine had made over $45 million in improper Medicaid payments for autism services, in schemes similar to those uncovered in Minneapolis. In March, a woman was discovered pocketing $15 million from the state’s Medicaid program by billing for translation services she never provided. All of this was uncovered over the past 6 months, in one of the least populous states in the country. According to Vance, this makes Maine a "bronze medalist" in fraud, behind only California and Minnesota.  Fraud isn’t an abstract policy issue or far-off war that exists only as a concept to the average American family. It’s a kitchen table issue that affects every law-abiding citizen. Try telling a hardworking father of four or a single mom working two jobs that sending a million tax dollars into the hands of fraudsters is insignificant. But that’s exactly what the Biden Administration did. The people of Maine are outraged. Any normal American would be outraged, and Vance has taken the fight against fraud nationwide.  Vance and his anti-fraud task force mobilized the entire federal government to uncover the scams and stop them. The Small Business Administration identified $22.2 billion in pandemic-era fraud, the Justice Department’s newly created anti-fraud division made arrests related to a $340 million scheme in its first week and indicted 15 others in Minnesota. The USDA is stopping fraudsters from receiving taxpayer-provided benefits. And Vance’s team is compelling states to fight fraud in their own Medicaid programs by promising to cut federal funds for those who don’t comply with basic good government statutes already on the books.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION The Biden administration turned a blind eye to countless cases of fraud they deemed insignificant. Not so for the new White House. The Vice President made a commitment to the voters who entrusted President Trump with his job: no amount of fraud is too big or too small, and if you steal from American taxpayers, there will be consequences.  The War on Fraud is a cause the entire nation can rally behind. It’s sparked an organic zeal that America hasn’t seen since Donald Trump descended the golden escalator in 2015 and made his promise to Make America Great Again. Americans who have grown fatigued from being constantly ripped off by fraudsters are finally seeing results, thanks to the Trump administration’s renewed commitment and Vance’s unwavering determination to fight for the forgotten people of America.  The days of writing blank checks to every scammer in the country are over. Moderate voters are hungry for results.  Vance’s leadership on the task force is reinvigorating the voting base and inspiring independent fraud investigations across the country. If Vance continues to fulfill his promise, it will set a precedent in our nation for decades to come. Now is the time to seize the moment, stop the fraudsters and fight for American taxpayers. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16edadee6011c3f4e8794d Dennis Quaid throws support behind Spencer Pratt for LA Mayor with blunt message te 2026-05-27T13:12:13.439Z Dennis Quaid throws support behind Spencer Pratt for LA Mayor with blunt message Dennis Quaid is the latest celebrity to back Spencer Pratt's bid to become the mayor of Los Angeles. During an interview with Fox News Digital, the 72-year-old actor voiced his support for the 42-year-old's campaign while sharing his take on the LA mayoral race. "Go Spencer Pratt," Quaid said at the 2nd Annual Military & Veteran Entertainment Awards Gala on May 23. DENNIS QUAID SLAMS EXTREME LEFT SHIFT IN HOLLYWOOD: 'WHAT USED TO BE, YOU CAN'T BE ANYMORE' "The Parent Trap" star also didn't hold back when asked why he was endorsing the "The Hills" alum. "Why? What are you talking about? Why? Just look around, man," Quaid said. Throughout his campaign, Pratt has emphasized issues such as homelessness, public safety, wildfire response and government spending, positioning himself as a political outsider challenging the status quo in Los Angeles and drawing support from frustrated voters dissatisfied with current leadership. SPENCER PRATT ENTERS LA MAYOR RACE, ACCUSES CURRENT LEADERSHIP OF 'CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE' OVER FIRE RESPONSE WATCH HERE: DENNIS QUAID GIVES BLUNT REASON FOR BACKING SPENCER PRATT'S RUN FOR LA MAYOR Pratt, who has been an outspoken critic of incumbent Mayor Karen Bass over her response to the devastating LA fires after losing his own home in the disaster, announced his surprise bid for City Hall at a "They Let Us Burn" protest in January. Quaid has been an outspoken critic of Bass over the city's handling of the fires. The actor, who evacuated during the Palisades Fire, previously slammed the mayor for leaving the country on a trip to Ghana as the blazes erupted. Quaid also blasted local leadership over its preparedness and response, water shortages and cuts to the Los Angeles Fire Department's budget. Following the fires, Quaid actively participated in the "They Let Us Burn" protests as well as calling for Bass to resign and supporting recall efforts against her. WATCH: LEFT-WING LA MAYOR FACES REALITY TV CHALLENGER’S BLUNT TAKEDOWNS IN HEATED MAYORAL DEBATE In recent weeks, Pratt's run has picked up steam following his widely praised performance in a mayoral debate with Bass and LA council member Nithya Raman as well as a series of viral campaign ads. Ahead of the June 2 primary, recent polls have consistently placed Bass in the lead, though Pratt has surged to second place followed by Raman. Since no candidate is currently polling near the 50% required to win outright, the race will likely proceed to a November runoff between the top two finishers. In the months since Pratt launched his campaign, his run for mayor has become a Hollywood flashpoint, as celebrities rally behind the former reality star while others openly push back. JEANIE BUSS, SOFIA RICHIE'S HUSBAND AMONG BUSINESS TITANS REPORTEDLY BACKING SPENCER PRATT'S LA MAYORAL RACE Paris Hilton, Joe Rogan, James Woods, Jamie Kennedy, Billy Bush, Adam Carolla and Joanna Krupa are among Pratt's supporters as well as several of his former "The Hills" co-stars Kristin Cavallari, Audrina Patridge and Brody Jenner. Katharine McPhee and James Foster recently hosted a fundraiser for Pratt at their Los Angeles home while Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Bass donated the maximum allowed amount to his campaign. Meanwhile, celebrities who have expressed opposition to Pratt's run include Chelsea Handler, Lisa Rinna, Yvette Nicole Brown, and his own sister Stephanie Pratt, who also starred on "The Hills." SPENCER PRATT FACES HARSH FAMILY OPPOSITION IN LA MAYORAL BID DESPITE GROWING COMMUNITY SUPPORT Last Friday, Drew Carey criticized Pratt’s mayoral bid in a scathing, expletive-laden social media post. "Anyone who votes for, or endorses Spencer Pratt for Mayor of LA needs to get their head out of their a--," "The Price Is Right" host wrote on Threads. "I understand being angry/unsatisfied, but at least get behind someone competent and not some serial scammer without a soul or moral compass," Carey added. "F--- this guy already." SPENCER PRATT TORCHES CHELSEA HANDLER WITH EPSTEIN DINNER PARTY JAB AFTER SHE MOCKS HIS MAYORAL RUN On Monday, Pratt fired back at Carey in a post shared on X. "Isn't it weird how the two comedians historically lashing out against me are both in the ‘Epstein files’? What are the odds?" Pratt wrote, referencing Carey and Handler. Pratt accompanied the post with a screenshot of an alleged email from TV writer Jeff Davis to Jeffrey Epstein's associate Ghislaine Maxwell naming Carey in 2002. Additionally, Pratt shared a clip of comedian Shane Gillis calling out Handler for having dinner with the late convicted sex offender in 2010 during "The Roast for Kevin Hart" this month. TRUMP SAYS HE HOPES SPENCER PRATT DOES WELL IN LA MAYORAL RACE, BLASTS CALIFORNIA'S 'RIGGED' ELECTIONS Last week, President Donald Trump weighed in on Pratt's campaign, saying, "I'd like to see him do well, he's a character." "I heard he's a big MAGA person," Trump added. Though Pratt is a registered Republican, he is running as an independent in the nonpartisan race and has attempted to distance himself from party politics. He has often described himself as a "community advocate" focused on local issues rather than national ideology. NICK OFFERMAN SAYS HE’S 'NOT GOING TO PICK AN ARGUMENT' WITH TRUMP-SUPPORTER CO-STAR DENNIS QUAID Quaid has described himself as a "commonsense independent" who leans conservative and previously slammed what he said was the "extremely" left shift in Hollywood. He publicly endorsed Trump ahead of the 2024 election and appeared at conservative political events.  The "Reagan" star shared his support for Pratt ahead of being honored with the 2026 Patriot Ally Award at the 2nd Annual Military & Veteran Entertainment Awards Gala, which celebrates the "extraordinary contributions of military personnel, veterans, and entertainment professionals who honor their legacy." While speaking with Fox News Digital, Quaid reflected on receiving the honor at the event over Memorial Day Weekend. VETERANS DAY: DENNIS QUAID, TRACE ADKINS AMONG HOLLYWOOD STARS HONORING OUR MILITARY "For me, it's not an award, I just wanted to show up early and support our veterans anytime that I can because everything they do for us, have done for us, and they're out there doing it right now," he said. Quaid recalled that he became eligible for the U.S. military draft in 1972 during the Vietnam War. "I didn't have to go because they started the volunteer army the next year, it was winding down, but I really appreciate everything that they did — that I didn't have to go" he said. "And so any time I can, I do." ROB SCHNEIDER PROPOSES MILITARY DRAFT, URGES AMERICANS TO 'RECOMMIT' TO TRADITIONAL VALUES WATCH HERE: DENNIS QUAID REFLECTS ON BEING HONORED AT 2ND ANNUAL MILITARY & VETERAN ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS GALA The Emmy Award nominee said he was deeply affected by the way Vietnam War veterans were treated by the public after the controversial conflict. "After Vietnam, those guys never really got a fair shake," he said. "There was no parade or hardly an acknowledgment of what they'd done for us. And that really went on for a very long time until the [Vietnam Veterans Memorial] Wall was built in D.C., the parade. And I had a lot of friends who had been veterans." CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER Quaid remembered seeing firsthand the challenges that Vietnam War veterans faced when he studied drama alongside several former military members in college. CHRIS PRATT PRAISES MILITARY VETERANS AS HOLLYWOOD'S HARDEST WORKERS: 'THEY JUST GET S--- DONE' "They'd chosen drama really I think maybe it's some kind of a therapy really to kind of get out their experiences and what they've gone through but I saw the effect that it had on them and it really, it cut me deeply," he continued. "It really did And so, that's really followed me all of my life. And when the Wall came about, there was a process of healing going on." LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "Our military is the best military in the entire world," he added. "It really truly is. And that's why we're the safest country in the whole entire world as well." Quaid also reflected on how he believed Americans' sense of patriotism had changed over the years since his youth. "It was, you were expected to serve your country. And that ended when the draft ended," he said. "So I think we've lost a little bit of that feeling, a sense of duty — just in the general population, thankfully." "Our military families, and culture have really stepped up to the plate. We've grown, and we're second to none." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16ed99ee6011c3f4e87944 Fed up with screaming kids at dinner? More Americans support adults-only dining te 2026-05-27T13:11:53.507Z Fed up with screaming kids at dinner? More Americans support adults-only dining More Americans are warming up to the idea of child-free dining experiences at restaurants — and parents may be leading the charge. A new survey of 1,000 U.S. adults found that 75% of respondents said restaurants should offer some form of adults-only dining, whether through designated seating areas, late-night restrictions or romantic, child-free settings, according to Lightspeed Commerce. The strongest support emerged around evening and experience-driven dining. Nearly half of consumers surveyed (49%) supported restricting children during late-evening hours, while 46% favored designated adults-only sections. Another 46% of people said romantic dining environments should be child-free. BREWERIES AND THEIR TARGET AUDIENCE: SOCIAL MEDIA USERS DEBATE THE HOT ISSUE Alcohol-focused venues also ranked high, with 43% of respondents supporting restrictions in those spaces. Adoniram Sides, Lightspeed's Rhode Island-based senior vice president of hospitality product, said the findings reflect a broader shift in how consumers are thinking about dining out. "The clearest signal in the data is that adults-only dining is no longer a niche concept tied to luxury or exclusivity," Sides told Fox News Digital. "Hospitality businesses are increasingly creating situational experiences. Whether for late-night meals, romantic settings or rooftop lounges — consumers are willing to pay for atmospheres tailored to specific occasions." One of the most notable findings, Sides said, was the level of support among parents themselves. FAMILY VACATION DRAMA ERUPTS OVER GRANDMOTHER'S REQUEST FOR DINNER WITH HER GROWN KIDS ONLY "What's particularly striking is that parents are even more supportive than non-parents, suggesting this trend is being driven less by frustration with children and more by changing expectations around how people want to socialize and spend their nights out," he said. Some restaurants have already embraced adults-only policies as part of their brand identity. At Capo's Restaurant and Speakeasy in Las Vegas, owner Nico Santucci said the venue allowed children during its first decade in business before shifting to an adults-only model. "In a speakeasy, particularly in Las Vegas, people get pretty loose," Santucci told Fox News Digital. "We'd like folks to be comfortable and to be able to speak freely." Santucci said the change was driven partly by atmosphere and partly by practical business considerations, especially in a nightlife-oriented setting where guests expect a certain experience. 8 SIGNS THAT YOU SHOULD LEAVE A RESTAURANT, EXPERTS SAY "It's like being on a flight and sitting next to a toddler," he said. "I mean, that's a different flight, isn't it? It's a whole different flight." Still, Santucci said he occasionally makes exceptions for longtime customers with large groups that include teenagers. "I'm not going to turn that business down," he said. For other restaurant owners, the issue often comes down to balancing the atmosphere with hospitality. Vicki Parmelee, owner of Jumby Bay Island Grill in Jupiter, Florida, told Fox News Digital her restaurant caters heavily to families, but she understands why some diners request quieter seating arrangements. "I would definitely accommodate someone if they asked to be seated away from children. No problem," Parmelee said. "I don't have a problem if a high-end restaurant has restrictions regarding kids, just as they can set dress codes according to the clientele they want to attract." CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER Parmelee said her restaurant already enforces an adults-only policy at the bar later at night, primarily for safety reasons. "It's just not appropriate and more for the safety of minors," she said. Etiquette expert Jacqueline Whitmore, the Florida-based founder of the Protocol School of Palm Beach, said restaurants should focus less on banning children and more on encouraging respectful behavior from all diners. "Dining out is not only about the meal — it is a social experience that teaches children how to behave in public," Whitmore told Fox News Digital.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES "Parents should be mindful of noise levels, running around the restaurant or any other behavior that disrupts other guests." Diners seeking a quieter experience can still advocate for themselves politely, Whitmore added. "My husband and I do not have children, and we will occasionally ask the host or hostess for a 'quiet table,'" she said. "As a customer, you can request any seat, as long as it's available and not reserved. But do it politely." Accommodating different types of guests is simply part of the business, Parmelee said. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ "A guest's time and money spent dining out is valuable, and whether you are a couple wanting a quiet dinner out or a parent who wants to include children, I would try to diplomatically accommodate you," she said. "That's what hospitality is all about." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16ed85ee6011c3f4e8793b Paige Spiranac dials in her golf game with a mesmerizing speed iron drill, buy Rousey's UFC gear & MEAT! te 2026-05-27T13:11:33.515Z Paige Spiranac dials in her golf game with a mesmerizing speed iron drill, buy Rousey's UFC gear & MEAT! Let's get Wednesday Screencaps rolling (yes, it's already Wednesday) with Paige Spiranac doing a speed iron drill and Sara yelling at me for how I compile this column, a column that I built from the ground up and turned it into a career that has helped pay a mortgage for 16 years. Before we get to Sara's email, let's stop and appreciate the 2026 that Paigeviews Spiranac is having. She literally called her shot. At the beginning of the year, like a slugging outfielder coming off a below-average year at the plate who knows his production needs to go up, Paige entered the year making bold promises to up her game after watching it slip a little bit in 2025. Here we are nearing the five-month mark and the world's No. 1 ranked golf influencer, as named by the OutKick Culture Department, is staying true to her word. I'm not a good enough golfer to tell you how this speed drill helps her golf game, but content is content. It doesn't matter how you produce runs or pageviews. What matters is that you produce. And right now, business is booming for Paige. PAIGE SPIRANAC AND HER MOM STUN THE INTERNET, LANE KIFFIN'S INCREDIBLE SHOT AT OLE MISS & THE NFL DID IT AGAIN Moving along...let's get to Sara's nasty email where she rips me. Do I know Sara? Absolutely not. First time emailer. – Sara, who says she's "someone who wants to read about real sports!," emails: I thought you covered sports…not Instagram stars. So sad you have to write this to get clicks. I really dislike the sex in sports articles. It just ruins your credibility as a real journalist. Please do better. Also, you are not the story. The fact you had to give a rundown of your whole day is sad. It is nice how you mow your in-laws yard, but again you are not a sports star. Leave your ego out of the article. Big man points for you with your wife though! Kinsey: I asked Sara how long she's read my work. She hasn't replied. Let's cut to the chase here: Sara stumbled upon Screencaps and has no idea how I've stayed employed on the Internet for so long. Conclusion: Sara is absolutely clueless to the powers of Screencaps and what this column means to society. 📩 Email: joe.kinsey@outkick.com Send photos, stories, tips, rants—whatever you've got. 📰 Screencaps Page: 👉 Read the latest Screencaps ▶️ YouTube: Screencaps with Joe Kinsey Subscribe for videos, rants, and behind-the-scenes. 🐦 Twitter/X: @JoeKinseyexp Tag me or drop a DM. 📸 Instagram: @OutKickScreencaps You guys need to start tagging me on content you're seeing. 📘 Facebook Page: Screencaps on Facebook 👥 Facebook Group: Join the Screencaps Community 📬 Mail (Thursday Night Mowing League): 27072 Carronade Dr, Unit A 155 Perrysburg, OH 43551 🗞️ Newsletter: 👉 Subscribe here If Sara wants to talk sports, let's talk sports. Let's talk about 11U kids (I'm told this pitcher is actually 12 due to some exemption) whose parents might be absolute idiots. Sara, watch this video and please report back with a 2,000-word report on the state of youth sports and what it means for the future of this country. READ: Youth pitcher launches fastball at opposing dugout after alleged order from coach: 'Absolutely bush league' – Bill K. emails: I'm not surprised about a player being told to do something like that. Today's society seems to be win at all costs, regardless of how the game was won. What impressed me most was that you asked for both participants and witnesses to come forward. If they do this action may come into a clearer context. As for me, I'll stick to photographing hockey games. I think it's safer. Kinsey: I'm sure Sara hated that call to action, Bill. She probably saw my email after the third paragraph and absolutely fainted since that's not how REAL journalists conduct themselves. – Jason S. tells me: I was there when this happened and witnessed everything first hand. My son was scheduled to play on that field the following game. Additionally we played that team on Saturday and let’s say this behavior is not uncommon for the coach and team. – Nate alleges: We played the same Oklahoma team the day before and the Oklahoma Head Coach challenged and threatened our Head coach along with one of our parents in the stands telling them to meet him in the parking lot.   Kinsey: I'll continue to investigate the Oklahoma coach, but what seems to be clear as day is that the coach is a firecracker. I'm hearing it from Oklahoma parents and multiple people who were at the Kansas City tournament. – Mark in Tucson shows off: I did tacos al pastor on the BBQ for Memorial Day. Three hours at medium low heat with an adobada marinade, basting every hour or so. Came out good, but I had so much meat left over I'll be eating tacos for the next month. Thank you for your daily dose of sanity each morning. – Michael B. checks in: Not sure how you want video sent, so I made a youtube short- I normally smoke big cowboy ribeyes but it was just me and the wife so we did this little one last night, fantastic with caesar salad.  I also use a torch to finish it off with the garlic butter.  Highly recommended. https://youtube.com/shorts/4L9Qa-LpBqQ?si=qyPhJi9A8CYFPn9m Keep up the good work! By the way, you might want to delve into the whole backyard chicken thing.  My wife got the idea last year, and in return for helping her build a spectacular coop I got to buy a brand new Cub Cadet and fire the landscaper.  One year later my yard has never looked better and the chickens and dogs are getting along great and we he we have beautiful eggs coming out of our ears.  There seems to be a crazy subculture growing around these unless Instagram is just feeding my chicken content with the algo.  If you have any interest, I can put a few photos together.    – Mike N. reports: This Costco just opened in March in Liberty Hill, TX.  (Population 9k) Mic Ultra in, Bud Light gone. I know AB is doing fine with Mic Ultra, but how long will they keep burning cash on Bud Light with UFC, Mannings, Shane Gillis, Post Malone, etc?  I don’t blame those guys for saying yes to crazy free cash, but at some level a couple hundred million is still real money, right? Here’s to the greatest column in the land! – Brandon in northern Kentucky tells us: Scott in Rocky Point, NY is spot on with his take on pet control out of hand. People take their dogs EVERYWHERE these days. I don’t know how many SUV moms I see driving with some sort of a Doodle in their lap. I saw a guy with a Great Dane at the local Lowe’s last summer, what if that thing pees or drops bombs on the patio furniture? We had the inaugural Dayton (KY)/Bellevue Memorial Day 5K (Monday) that my mom, me and my 9yr walked. There were at least 10 people with dogs there. The main issue with that is those same people refused to keep them away from other people and their dogs, so the whole time they are barking and straining to get to each other. The culture unfortunately led me to snapping at an actual blind woman at the local supermarket. She was walking down the aisle with a companion and her dog. I said out loud in a very frustrated voice "People bring their F-ing dogs everywhere". Her companion gave me a look and then I saw the "Seeing Eye Dog" patch. I felt like a piece of work but I’m blaming part of my popping off is because 99% of people do not need to bring their dogs with them in public. Make Rec Ball Great Again. Kinsey: Woah...woah...woah...let's leave Doodles out of this! They're great dogs when owned by smart owners who understand you have to work with them or they'll be maniacs. I remember clear as day being at some buffet back in the early to mid-1990s and asking my parents why the business made customers walk through the smoking section to get to the non-smoking section. Also, if you stop and think about it, was there really a non-smoking section with all the smoke wafting through Red Lobsters? ####################### That is it this morning. I hope everyone but Sara had a good time this morning. The sun is out, summer is cranking up and spirits are high despite Sara trying to suck the energy out of the room. Let's get our butts moving. There's life to get busy living. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16ed6bee6011c3f4e878f0 YouTube will now automatically label AI videos te 2026-05-27T13:11:07.648Z YouTube will now automatically label AI videos YouTube will now automatically label videos that use significant photorealistic AI, instead of relying solely on creators to disclose AI-generated content themselves. It's also making AI labels more prominent. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16ed57ee6011c3f4e878e7 ClickHouse triples anualized revenue to $250M, charting a path toward an IPO te 2026-05-27T13:10:47.186Z ClickHouse triples anualized revenue to $250M, charting a path toward an IPO The database provider is eyeing a public debut within the next few years. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16ed40ee6011c3f4e878da Arizona’s tribal regalia toolkits aid Indigenous students, families and school districts during graduation season te 2026-05-27T13:10:24.713Z Arizona’s tribal regalia toolkits aid Indigenous students, families and school districts during graduation season Under the scratchy, synthetic material of a graduation gown, Amira Angelo will feel her Apache camp dress — a red, cotton, three-tiered flowing skirt with black ric rac. Her blouse is made of red, white and black Hello Kitty fabric with puffy sleeves and matching detail. A sterling silver and turquoise concho belt will notch at her waist. Her beaded earrings will dangle. Peeking out from under the skirt and graduation gown will be her orange moccasins. The traditional outfit is what Amira wears for special occasions. And she most wanted to wear it for her Sunrise Dance — a coming-of-age ceremony for Apache girls. But she turned 13 during the COVID-19 pandemic, preventing the sacred ritual from happening.  Now, she attends others’ rites of passage in her regalia.  But soon, Amira, who identifies as Tohono O’odham, Navajo and Apache, will honor the completion of her high school education at Star Academic High School by wearing her ceremonial dress, made by her grandmother. “What’s important to me is that for graduation, what I’m wearing is my traditional camp dress with my moccasins and my jewelry,” said Amira, noting that spiritual connection feels right as she completes her public education. Amira, 18, is one of about 2,200 Indigenous high school seniors in Arizona who will blend cultures and celebrate their achievement wearing both a graduation cap and gown and their tribal regalia. Rules about how students can do that are guided by a 53-page toolkit from the Office of Indian Education — a department of the Arizona Department of Education — released a year ago. The formal direction came four years after a 2021 state law was passed protecting students who are part of Arizona’s 22 federally recognized tribes. It says public schools cannot prevent Indigenous students from wearing tribal regalia or objects of cultural significance at graduation ceremonies. For some Indigenous students, that includes eagle and red-tailed hawk feathers dangling from mortar boards or incorporating beadwork, stoles, shells and rocks. At least 20 states have similar laws to protect Indigenous students. When New Mexico became the 20th just over a year ago, Arizona took notice, said Elaine Mollindo, a professional learning specialist in the Office of Indian Education. New Mexico was prompted to act after a Hunkpapa Lakota graduate in Farmington was told by administrators she must remove her cap — embellished with a feather plume — to walk across the stage and get her diploma. She was given a plain cap instead.  The event was recorded on video and the Navajo Nation Council, which has tribal land in Arizona too, admonished the school district. So far this graduation season, no concerns have been emailed or called into the Office of Indian Education, but that doesn’t mean there weren’t issues, Mollindo said. “This year we also learned there is still so much misinformation with both families and schools,” Mollindo said via text message. “So OIE will continue to promote best practices to both schools and families: Notify your school of your intention to wear regalia ASAP and for schools to notify their school community of their procedure around ARS 15-348 early and often.” Creating the toolkits In Arizona, schools and school districts monitor tribal regalia and how it’s worn. Mollindo helps them do that, including up-to-the-minute guidance via phone and email on graduation days. The toolkits — one for students and another for school districts — give everyone a common document “speaking the same language,” Mollindo said, to help each group’s understanding and interpretation of state law. “(The toolkits) also support both groups in their decision making so they know what steps to take to make this choice a partnership instead of it feeling like opposition,” she said. “This is also an opportunity to educate Arizona about our tribes and what exercising tribal sovereignty looks like.” As a descendant of the Colorado Indian Tribes and the Chemehuevi, Mollindo and her team assembled research, recommendations and resources for wearing tribal regalia at commencement ceremonies. “It’s great when you get something into policy, but how is the rest of the community going to translate that?” Mollindo said.  The toolkits bridge state policy with cultural traditions, but getting things off the ground was a slow process, Mollindo said.  About 84,000 of Arizona’s 1.1 million students identify with 210 federally recognized tribes, according to Arizona Department of Education data. Including tribal schools, which are not part of the Arizona Department of Education, Arizona’s student population would be about 10% Indigenous, the data shows. Tribal information gathering took months, Mollindo said.  “We want to make sure that we get the voices of as many people as we can. So, we started out with a survey that went out to all 22 tribes asking, ‘Are you willing to give us information about what your regalia might look like at graduation?’” she said.  “We recognize that’s not the way our tribal communities work. We get together. We talk as relatives. We look each other face to face and we share photos, maybe through our cell phones.” They started to build trust explaining the toolkits and asking for photos face-to-face over nearly a year, Mollindo said. “There were also community members that didn’t feel safe. They said ‘If we show you what our regalia is to look like, then that could be limiting. Then people will think it has to look like that,’” she said. “We let them know that the reason we were trying to find so many different examples was so that we could show the diversity, but also be really intentional with our wording, where the wording wouldn’t be limiting.” The toolkits are peppered with images of students celebrating and wearing tribal regalia. All faces are blurred. Sections on jewelry, eagle feathers and plumes, clothing, footwear, scarves describe how and why to wear regalia. A flow-chart shows ways to inform the school of an intention to wear regalia and what to do if that request is denied. A letter template lays out how students and their families can self-advocate. Resources, including videos, are linked to support students, including the ACLU, the Native American Rights Fund and the Indian Law Resource Center.  “It’s kind of important” Sunnyside High School graduate Yazmine Alvarez, who is Pascua Yaqui and Tohono O’odham, chose to wear a stole last week. Although the stole is not designated regalia, it is worn by some students to represent where they come from.  Native American Education Program advisor Kryc Villegas, left, and Sunnyside High School graduating senior Yazmine Alvarez chat on May 18, 2026. Credit: Shannon Conner At her graduation last week, Alvarez wore the light blue stole with the Pascua Yaqui logo on it over her royal blue Sunnyside gown. For Yazmine, the youngest of six kids in her family, the stole is a statement. “I feel like it’s kind of important because not many Natives graduate because they tend to drop out,” she said, tapping her blue and clear nails with silver sparkles. “So it’s like, I get to show them, like I want to continue making my family proud and walk and then continue school.” As one of six Sunnyside graduates in the Native American Education Program, Yazmine says she would like to become a phlebotomist or go into early childhood education. High school graduation marks a big achievement for many Indigenous students, who have the lowest graduation rate of any racial or ethnic demographic both in Arizona and nationally. Arizona’s four-year graduation rate for Indigenous students in 2024, the latest year data is available, was 68% and has hovered around that for the last seven years, according to the Center for the Future of Arizona. In Pima County, it was 75% in 2024. The numbers reflect the cultural and societal worlds Indigenous students in urban areas straddle each day at their schools, says Kryc (pronounced Chris) Villegas, the Sunnyside High School Native American Education Program advisor. Villegas, who is Yaqui, helps bridge those gaps as he supports about 150 students, keeping up with their academics, credit status and monitoring behavior and mental health issues.  On May 19, in the final week of school, nine students packed Villegas’ tiny office — some perched on backs of chairs, others standing, wearing dark hoodies — as red chile beef bubbled in a tiny slow cooker. The crunch of chips can be heard from the doorway. “It’s a lot right now, just for the chance of an education,” he says. “That’s where we’re losing them. I get a lot of students that come off the reservation to a public school in the inner city. When they navigate, they got to navigate those two worlds where it’s a cultural world compared to the societal world.  “So, what I try to do because I live both those sides, I understand it,” he said. “It’s easier for me to relate to these students and say, ‘I know where you’re coming from.’ I lived that. And I also went to an inner-city school at the same time.” For Daniel Gastelum, who leads Sunnyside Unified School District’s Native American Education Program, the toolkits lay out guidelines for students, families and administrators, but human connection is how it’s followed. “What we find is essential and culturally significant, we support,” said Gastelum, who is also Yaqui. “We have not received a request that altered things to the point where we need to deny. We have a general understanding. We have a strict rule that caps and gowns cannot be altered.” Rules and recommendations aside, Amira says just walking across the stage and earning her diploma is an example for her younger siblings and underclassmen. Her outfit — cap and gown with beaded earrings and moccasins on the outside and her ceremonial dress underneath — represents how she’s lived while earning her education. “Some of the students growing up, they didn’t know what my culture was about,” she said. “It was just different for me with other people. They usually didn’t understand what I would talk about and I would have to explain it but they wouldn’t really get me or understand. So it would just make it hard. “It’s just every time I try and wear cultural clothing and stuff like that, people just stare,” she said. “So I just try to assimilate. “It makes me happy that I get to go on with life and school. I’ll just continue what I want to do at college. I want to become a pediatric nurse.” The post Arizona’s tribal regalia toolkits aid Indigenous students, families and school districts during graduation season appeared first on AZ Luminaria. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16eb06ee6011c3f4e8789b Are bank text codes enough to protect you? te 2026-05-27T13:00:54.546Z Are bank text codes enough to protect you? Bank security can feel confusing because every account seems to handle it differently. One bank sends a text. Another sends an email. Another asks you to approve a login inside its app. So when someone says, "Use stronger two-factor authentication," it is fair to wonder what that actually means.  Kyra from West Plains, Missouri, reached out to us asking: Kyra, this is a great question because a lot of people are in the same boat. They see a code pop up and assume they are fully protected. The truth is a little more complicated. Text or email codes are better than having only a password. Text and email codes, however, are not always the strongest options. Scammers have found ways to steal codes, trick people into sharing them or take control of a phone number through a SIM swap scam. Once scammers control your number, they may receive the text codes needed to get into accounts that use SMS-based multi-factor authentication. TOP MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION APPS TO PROTECT YOUR ACCOUNTS Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy Report Two-factor authentication, also called 2FA or multi-factor authentication, adds another step when you log in. Instead of relying only on your password, the account asks for something else to prove it is really you. That "something else" might be a code sent by text, a code from an authenticator app, a security key or a prompt inside your bank's mobile app. Two-factor authentication is one of the best ways to protect your accounts because it adds a second layer beyond your password.  So, Kyra, if your bank already sends you a code, that is a good sign. It means some form of extra protection is turned on. But the next question is whether your bank offers a stronger option. SIM SWAP SCAM DRAINED FLORIDA WOMAN'S BANK ACCOUNT IN MINUTES Text message codes are popular because they are easy to use. Most people know how to read a text and type in a code. That convenience comes with risk. A SIM swap scam happens when a criminal tricks your phone carrier into moving your phone number to a device they control. Once that happens, your calls and texts may go to the scammer instead of you. The American Bankers Association warns that scammers may try to intercept two-factor authentication codes so they can access financial accounts. Scammers can also call, text or email while pretending to be your bank. They may say there is fraud on your account and ask you to read back a code. That code may actually be the key they need to log in. Scammers often try to trick people into sharing verification codes because they need both the password and the code to break into an account. BEWARE FAKE CREDIT CARD ACCOUNT RESTRICTION SCAMS That is why the safest rule is simple: Never share a bank security code with anyone who contacts you. A real bank should not call and ask you to read back a login code. When your bank supports it, an authenticator app is usually a stronger choice than text messages. Apps such as Google Authenticator, Microsoft Authenticator, Authy and Duo Mobile generate a changing six-digit code on your phone. The big advantage is that the code is created inside the app. It usually works even when you do not have cell service. It also does not depend on your phone number, which helps reduce the risk from SIM swap scams. That said, authenticator apps are not magic. If you type a code into a fake banking website, a scammer may still capture it. One-time password authentication isn’t phishing-resistant. Still, authenticator apps remove some of the biggest weaknesses tied to text-message codes. NEW PHISHING ATTACK USES REAL-TIME INTERCEPTION TO BYPASS 2FA  Some banks and financial services give you stronger ways to prove it is really you when you log in. Two of the strongest options are hardware security keys and passkeys. A hardware security key is a small physical device, often shaped like a USB stick, that you plug into your computer or tap against your phone to approve a login. A passkey lets you sign in using your device, such as your phone or computer, often with Face ID, Touch ID, a fingerprint or a screen lock. These options are harder for scammers to steal because they are designed to work only with the real website or app. That means a fake banking website usually cannot trick them the same way it can trick someone into typing in a text code. For most people, the safest order is simple: use a security key or passkey if your bank supports it. If not, use an authenticator app. If text codes are the only option, keep them turned on because they are still better than using only a password. You may not need to visit a branch. In most cases, you can check this from your bank's official website or app. Start from a computer if you can. Go directly to your bank's official website by typing the web address yourself. Do not click a link from a text or email, even if it looks real. Then look for a section with a name like: Once you are there, look for an option called Authenticator app. Some banks may use different wording, such as authentication app, one-time passcode app, TOTP, security app or third-party authenticator. If you see that option, follow the setup steps. Your bank will usually show a QR code on your computer screen. Open your authenticator app on your phone, tap Add account or the + button, then scan the QR code. The app will generate a six-digit code. Enter that code on your bank's website to confirm setup. This part matters more than people realize. If your bank gives you backup codes, save them right away. Print them and store them somewhere safe, or place them in a secure password manager. These codes can help you get back into your account if your phone gets lost, damaged or replaced. Also, make sure your bank has your current email address and phone number on file. If your recovery information is old, getting back into your account can become much harder. If you share access with a spouse or trusted family member, ask your bank how additional users should set up their own secure login. Avoid sharing one password or one authenticator code when the bank offers separate user access. Some banks may not offer a third-party authenticator app, but may let you approve logins inside the bank's own mobile app. That can be stronger than a text message because the approval happens inside the banking app rather than through your phone number. AMERICA'S MOST-USED PASSWORD IN 2025 REVEALED If yours only offers text-message codes, do not turn them off. Text codes are still better than no second layer at all. However, you should ask your bank whether it supports a stronger option. You can call the number on the back of your debit or credit card, use secure messaging inside the bank's app or visit a branch. Ask this: "Do you support authenticator apps, passkeys, hardware security keys or app-based login approval for online banking?" If the answer is no, keep text codes turned on. Then strengthen the parts you can control. Use a strong and unique bank password, and store it in a trusted password manager so you do not have to remember it or reuse it anywhere else. Check out the best expert-reviewed password managers of 2026 at CyberGuy.com. In addition, ask your mobile carrier to add a port-out PIN, number transfer lock or account security PIN to help reduce SIM swap risk. Also, turn on account alerts for transfers, password changes and new device logins.  HOW SIM SWAPPING LED TO A $1.8M CYBER FRAUD CASE Yes, but she probably does not need to walk into a branch unless she prefers in-person help. Kyra should first log in to her bank's official website or app and check the security settings. If she sees an authenticator app, passkey, security key or app-based approval option, she should consider using it. If she only sees text or email codes, she should keep them turned on and contact the bank to ask whether stronger login options are available. She should also make sure her bank password is strong and unique, protect her email account with strong two-factor authentication and confirm that her account alerts are turned on. WORLD PASSWORD DAY: CHECK IF YOUR PASSWORDS ARE SAFE Kyra's question gets to the heart of account security. Seeing a code arrive by text or email can feel reassuring. And yes, it is better than relying on a password alone. However, bank accounts deserve the strongest protection your bank offers. If you can move from text codes to an authenticator app, that is a smart upgrade. If your bank supports a passkey or security key, even better. And no matter which method you use, never give a security code to someone who calls, texts or emails you out of the blue. Have you checked whether your bank still relies on text codes, and would you switch banks if yours refused to offer stronger login protection? Let us know by writing to us at CyberGuy.com. Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy Report Copyright 2026 CyberGuy.com. All rights reserved. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16eaeeee6011c3f4e87863 Cornyn’s Defeat Fuels Tensions With President Trump in Senate G.O.P. te 2026-05-27T13:00:30.472Z Cornyn’s Defeat Fuels Tensions With President Trump in Senate G.O.P. Senators are angry President Trump turned on a respected former leader whom they consider a loyal Republican. Now Mr. Trump faces resistance from his own embittered ranks. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16e899ee6011c3f4e8780d ACLU hit with foreign money complaint as new election law faces major test te 2026-05-27T12:50:33.995Z ACLU hit with foreign money complaint as new election law faces major test FIRST ON FOX: Americans for Public Trust, a conservative watchdog organization, filed a complaint with the Missouri Attorney General asking the state to investigate whether the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation and Stop the Ban violated Missouri’s foreign-influence ballot-measure law, Fox News Digital has learned. The Switzerland-based Oak Foundation gave the ACLU Foundation a $2 million unrestricted grant to be spent over the course of two years beginning in 2025, according to a financial disclosure. Then, in early 2026, campaign finance records show that the ACLU Foundation donated $500,000 to Stop the Ban, a political committee working to oppose a ballot measure in Missouri that would ban most abortions in the state.  Missouri is part of a slate of GOP-led states that, in 2025, passed laws aimed at preventing foreign funds from making their way into the political process. The legislative effort was inspired by reporting that money linked to Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss had made its way to a major Democratic-aligned nonprofit that was spending large amounts of money to sway state ballot referendums. FOREIGN BILLIONAIRES FUNNEL $2.6B TO US ADVOCACY GROUPS TO INFLUENCE POLICY, WATCHDOG REPORT CLAIMS "The ACLU is aware of and compliant with this Missouri campaign finance law," a spokesman for the organization told Fox News Digital. A federal court wrote in 2025 that a Kansas campaign finance law, which is similar to the foreign influence law in Missouri, prevents organizations funded by foreign nationals from donating to domestic nonprofits that themselves donate to political committees, even though the paper trail between foreign nationals and domestic nonprofits is "one step removed."  The Oak Foundation is primarily funded by the wealth of British billionaire Alan Parker. His family retains seats on its board of trustees. Americans for Public Trust (APT) argued that the ACLU Foundation donating to Stop the Ban shortly after receiving funds from the Oak Foundation constitutes a violation of Missouri’s Foreign Influence in Ballot Measures Act, which became law in August 2025.  "The ACLU Foundation has become a bastion of foreign money, unceremoniously opening its coffers to millions in Swiss-based funding, and, subsequently, to an unknowable degree of influence that comes along with it," the group wrote in its complaint. "At a minimum, the ACLU Foundation and Stop the Ban demonstrate reckless disregard for the newly enacted requirements of the Act, and, at worst, they demonstrate willful evasion of a law designed to keep foreign money out of Missouri politics." BOMBSHELL REPORT SHOWS FOREIGN CHARITIES DUMPED BILLIONS INTO US POLITICAL ADVOCACY GROUPS, 'ERODE' DEMOCRACY' Stop the Ban and the Oak Foundation did not respond to requests for comment when reached by Fox News Digital on Tuesday. Missouri voters will decide on a proposed constitutional amendment that would repeal the state’s 2024 abortion-rights amendment and allow lawmakers to restrict access to abortion on election day 2026. The measure would ban most abortions but allow exceptions for rape and incest under 12 weeks, medical emergencies and fetal anomalies, while also prohibiting gender transition procedures for minors. Stop the Ban is the primary committee opposing the ballot measure.  Under Missouri law, organizations donating to political committees such as Stop the Ban must attest that they received less than $10,000 in the four years prior to their contribution from "prohibited sources." Missouri defines "prohibited sources" as "contributions from or expenditures by a foreign national made with the intent to use such funds to influence an election on a ballot measure." SWISS BILLIONAIRE HANSJÖRG WYSS RECENTLY POURED OVER $60M INTO PROPPING UP LEFT-WING GROUPS AND CAUSES Stop the Ban, similarly, was required by state law to attest that it had not "directly or indirectly" received financial support from a foreign national during its fundraising period.  In addition to funding from the Oak Foundation, the ACLU has also received millions of dollars in donations from philanthropies linked to by Wyss, the Swiss billionaire. APT is requesting that Missouri’s attorney general open an investigation to probe "whether, and to what extent, the ACLU Foundation and Stop the Ban may have evaded Missouri’s Foreign Influence in Ballot Measures Act." "Given the substantial evidence in our complaint, and Attorney General Hanaway’s work to end foreign interference in Missouri, we have full confidence the state will take swift action against both organizations," APT executive director Caitlin Sutherland told Fox News Digital. "This is yet another illustration of why every state should have laws on the books banning foreign money in ballot campaigns." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16e668ee6011c3f4e87786 SEC's Greg Sankey confirms 'cupcake weekend' is finally dead after move to nine-game schedule te 2026-05-27T12:41:12.954Z SEC's Greg Sankey confirms 'cupcake weekend' is finally dead after move to nine-game schedule MIRAMAR BEACH, FL - After years of eating "cupcakes" late in the college football season, the SEC has finally decided that its sweet tooth in November needed to go. If you are a fan of football, you know exactly what I'm talking about in terms of games played on the second-to-last weekend of the regular season in the Southeastern Conference. These matchups have generally consisted of schools within the SEC playing lower-level FBS, or even FCS opponents, like Alabama versus UT-Chattanooga on November 21, 2026. SEC SPRING MEETINGS TURN INTO BLUNT REALITY CHECK FOR BROKEN COLLEGE ATHLETICS In reality, these matchups are usually treated like an 'off-weekend' or even a Saturday where fans know that the starters will be out of the game by halftime. Fans are the ones who take a hit, knowing that these dreadful games will be played before 'rivalry weekend', and having to still pay a ridiculous amount of money to attend these scheduled outings that most would think should be a less-expensive trip to see their favorite team play. "That's the end of cupcake weekend. We never got that one sponsored, though," SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey jokingly noted on Tuesday evening. Now that the league is moving from an eight-game to nine-game conference schedule, the SEC is hoping to capitalize on its new format. Getting away from these types of games being played late in the season is also a way for the conference to show their fans a little extra love, though media rights holder ESPN assuredly appreciates the SEC finally pulling the trigger. "It's nine conference games and a recognition that you're populating more weekends," Greg Sankey said on Tuesday evening. "And so you really cannot have odd numbers of open or non-conference dates later in the season because then that has a backward domino effect in where you place games early. We ran into some of that in the '26 season." Also known as "buy games," schools have used this weekend late in the season to either snag an extra win for bowl eligibility or add a few extra million to the athletic department budget, after their payouts to the schools who travel into town for a beating. It's a move that also keeps up with the Big Ten, who have not watered down this weekend in November with a type of matchup that makes season ticket holders question why they are paying so much for their overall package. INSIDE THE SEC’S HIGH-STAKES DESTIN SHOWDOWN OVER CFP EXPANSION, NIL AND A POSSIBLE NCAA BREAKAWAY Unfortunately with a move to a nine-game conference schedule, some teams in the SEC have decided to 'mutually' part ways with upcoming power-four opponents, most recently with South Carolina and North Carolina canceling their home-and-home series. There have been plenty others who have also decided that the additional conference game would be a catalyst to rearranging schedules, though there is still hope that schools will continue scheduling these marquee games in the future. Next season, we will see Ohio State versus Texas, Oklahoma versus Michigan and Alabama versus Florida State, just to name a few. But, as for the cupcakes that took up the back portion of the month of November, those days are history following the upcoming season. It's about time. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16e64eee6011c3f4e8773b Robinhood now lets your AI agents trade stocks te 2026-05-27T12:40:46.871Z Robinhood now lets your AI agents trade stocks Robinhood will let users create a separate account with pre-loaded balance that an agent use to trade Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16e63aee6011c3f4e87732 Tech CEOs are apparently suffering from AI psychosis te 2026-05-27T12:40:26.395Z Tech CEOs are apparently suffering from AI psychosis "CEOs are uniquely prone to AI psychosis," Box CEO Aaron Levie opines. Maybe that explains the almost religious belief in AI productivity gains. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16df63ee6011c3f4e875dd Eastern Michigan's run to women's golf Final Four is one of the great sports stories of the year te 2026-05-27T12:11:15.833Z Eastern Michigan's run to women's golf Final Four is one of the great sports stories of the year Stanford, Arkansas, USC, and Eastern Michigan. Those are the four women's golf programs that punched their ticket to the Final Four of the NCAA Women's golf tournament this week, and you don't exactly have to be a huge follower of women's college golf to recognize that one of those four teams and universities is not like the others. For Eastern Michigan, the Mid-American Conference school that calls Ypsilanti, Mich., its home, earning a spot in the national semifinals is one of the most improbable sports stories we've seen in recent memory. The Eagles' run is also one of the most clear-cut representations of the current state of collegiate athletes as well. Entering the season, Eastern Michigan had never even qualified for the NCAA regionals, never even thinking of reaching the 30-team national championship tournament. The program had not been ranked inside the Top 200 in the country, making it one of the most consistently mediocre women's golf teams in the nation. DUSTIN JOHNSON GIVES HILARIOUS THREE-WORD ANSWER WHEN ASKED TO SHARE THOUGHTS OF LIV GOLF LOSING ITS FUNDING The Eagles finished fifth in the team stroke play portion at La Costa in Carlsbad, Calif., after posting the lowest overall score on the final day to secure a spot in the team match play portion, where the top eight teams battle it out for a national championship. Their first matchup on Tuesday was none other than Texas, a program with essentially bottomless pockets, the strongest of brand recognition, history, and the individual national champion in Farah O'Keefe. You name it, and the Longhorns had everything EMU didn't. While easier said than done, the Eagles ignored all of that and dominated the Longhorns in match play with a record of 3-1-1. Suddenly, Eastern Michigan was in the Final Four with an opportunity to win a national championship. The Cinderella run came to an end later in the afternoon against Stanford, a team that had its entire lineup qualify for the 2026 Augusta National Women's Amateur, with the Cardinal going a perfect 5-0 against the Eagles. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! While the underdog story did not ultimately have the Hollywood ending, the question of how Eastern Michigan made this type of run among a field of blue-blood programs still remains. The answer is, of course, money. In recent years, the Eagles have acquired an NIL budget that allows them to compete against some of the biggest, most well-known programs in the nation, thanks to a group of alums who own a private investment company called GameAbove. The company has invested more than $17 million in the men's and women's golf programs in Ypsilanti, including a $10 million practice facility. GameAbove also pumped an additional $6.5 million directly into the programs; a solid investment with the women's team making history this week. Simply put, this is the current climate in college athletics, and a group of EMU alums has made it easier for the school's golf programs to adjust to it by doing the one thing you must do, and that's throw millions of dollars into the pot. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16df4fee6011c3f4e875d4 New York sheriffs 'mad as hell' as Hochul pushes to ban key law enforcement partnership te 2026-05-27T12:10:55.833Z New York sheriffs 'mad as hell' as Hochul pushes to ban key law enforcement partnership Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and sheriffs across New York are threatening legal action against Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul over her push to ban local cooperation agreements with ICE, arguing the agreements lead to the safer removal of criminal illegal immigrants from the community. The backlash comes as Hochul pushes to include sweeping sanctuary policies in New York’s 2027 fiscal budget, including a ban on 287(g) agreements, limits on ICE access to schools, hospitals and churches, and restrictions on informal cooperation with ICE. But Blakeman, who is also the Republican nominee for governor, said he has been in discussions with sheriffs across the state about filing a lawsuit. "Kathy Hochul can make my day, because as far as I'm concerned, we're enforcing federal law in Nassau County, and a lot of the sheriffs throughout the state feel the same way," Blakeman told Fox News Digital. "They're mad as hell." ICE BUFFALO OFFICIAL TAKES SHOT AT NY GOV HOCHUL AFTER ARREST OF WANTED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT One of the New York sheriffs opposed to the push to make New York a sanctuary state is Blakeman's running mate, Todd Hood. He is the sheriff of Madison County, which signed a 287(g) agreement with ICE last July. "I have sheriffs from all over the state contacting me, and they are all very upset about this," Hood told Fox News Digital. "Almost all of them disagree. There's very few sheriffs who are on board." A 287(g) agreement permits local and state law enforcement officials to carry out certain immigration enforcement responsibilities under the direction of federal immigration enforcement agents. There are 14 active 287(g) agreements with law enforcement agencies across nine New York counties. DHS DEMANDS LETITIA JAMES TAKE ACTION OVER NEW YORK'S REFUSAL TO HONOR ICE DETAINERS "The 287 (g) program is absolutely amazing," Hood told Fox News Digital. "It makes it so we don't have to go into people's houses." Hochul first introduced the measure to ban 287(g) agreements in January. She threatened at the time that if the measure is passed, those who fail to comply "will be taken to court for enforcement." Under a 287(g) agreement, local law enforcement officers who arrest an illegal immigrant can notify ICE that the individual is in custody, allowing ICE to place a detainer on them. As a result, ICE can take custody of the individual directly from the local jail instead of having to locate and arrest them after they are released back into the community. "These people are criminals," Hood told Fox News Digital. "They're getting arrested. They're coming into our jail, and they're headed to the center about 40 minutes later after they get in," Hood told Fox News Digital. "It's very safe and very effective, and we work together in law enforcement, that's our job." Nassau County signed a 287(g) agreement with ICE in February 2025. Since then, approximately 3,200 illegal immigrants arrested by local police have been transferred to ICE custody. HOCHUL FAILS TO RECALL ILLEGAL ALIENS CHARGED IN HIGH-PROFILE CRIMINAL CASES, INCLUDING WOMAN'S SUBWAY BURNING Earlier this month, Elder Lopez Avalos, an illegal immigrant, was arrested for setting 10 cars on fire in Freeport. His charges were not bail-eligible, so Avalos was released. But because of Nassau County's cooperation with ICE, federal agents arrived after his court hearing to detain him. Hood said the key to success in law enforcement is when all agencies and jurisdictions are working together — something he argued was lacking during ICE’s large-scale immigration crackdowns in Minnesota. "Those local police should have been behind those agents, even if they're not doing the actual immigration stuff," Hood said of Operation Metro Surge. "They should have been there and had their backs down there, and that's a massive failure by that state and that won't happen under Bruce's administration." Fox News Digital reached out to Hochul's office for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16df3bee6011c3f4e875cb Treasure hunters find biggest Viking coin hoard in country's history: 'Without parallel' te 2026-05-27T12:10:35.906Z Treasure hunters find biggest Viking coin hoard in country's history: 'Without parallel' Two hobbyists recently uncovered one of the largest Viking coin hoards ever found — fittingly, in a Nordic country. The hoard was found in a field near Rena, about 18 miles north of Elverum in southeastern Norway, according to an announcement from the University of Oslo's Museum of Cultural History (KHM). The treasure hunters, Rune Sætre and Vegard Sørlie, suspected they had uncovered a hoard when they found 19 silver coins on April 10. ARCHAEOLOGIST BELIEVES HE FOUND LEGENDARY VIKING RULER'S LOST GRAVE IN REMOTE SPOT: 'THIS IS RARE' They contacted local officials at Innlandet County Authority — and the site soon became the center of a major archaeological investigation. The cache consists of 2,970 silver coins believed to have been buried around 1047. It marks the largest Viking Age coin hoard discovered in Norway since 1950 — and the biggest in the country's history. The coins were minted between the 980s and the 1040s and bear the names of rulers including Æthelred II, Otto III, Harald Hardrada and the legendary King Cnut. Most of the coins were minted in England or Germany, which officials said reflects the strong foreign influence on Norway’s economy during the late Viking Age. STRANGE VIKING GRAVE WITH 'CHRISTIAN OVERTONES' DISCOVERED BY PERPLEXED ARCHAEOLOGISTS: 'VERY UNUSUAL' "Foreign coinage dominates the circulation of money in Norway up until Harald Hardrada (1046–1066) established a national coinage," KHM professor Svein Gullbekk said in a statement. "The hoard was deposited right at the beginning of this development." KHM described the discovery as "a coin hoard without parallel in a Norwegian context." Hanna Geiran, director general of the Directorate for Cultural Heritage, said she could "hardly believe my ears when I heard about the find." ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNEARTH VIKING-ERA 'EXECUTION PIT' NEAR UNIVERSITY TOWN, EXPOSING BRUTAL ANCIENT VIOLENCE She added, "This is both a national and an international event, and few things capture people’s imagination as much as the Viking Age in Norway." It remains unclear why the hoard was buried, though researchers believe it may have been tied to the region's booming iron trade during the Viking Age. Archaeologist Jostein Bergstøl of the Museum of Cultural History believes the massive coin cache may represent wealth accumulated through that trade. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER "From the 900s until the late 1200s, there was enormous iron production in this area," he said. "Ore was extracted from the bogs, and the processed iron was exported to Europe." Officials also praised the two detectorists for following proper procedures and helping secure the site. "This is an exemplary case of how it should be done," said Innlandet County Authority archaeologist May-Tove Smiseth. "Sætre and Sørlie immediately got in touch and have done everything by the book, in full accordance with the Directorate for Cultural Heritage’s guidelines," she added.  "They have been highly cooperative and have actively contributed to securing and documenting the find in the best possible way." Researchers are analyzing and registering the coins, and KHM said the hoard "will be the subject of research for many years to come." Fox News Digital reached out to KHM for additional comment. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES The Norwegian coin cache adds to a growing list of major Viking-era discoveries over the past year. In 2025, archaeologists in northern Germany uncovered a hoard of roughly 1,000-year-old Viking treasures after a metal detectorist alerted officials to the find. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ That year, Swedish officials also announced the discovery of a Viking grave with "Christian overtones" on the outskirts of Linköping. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16dce3ee6011c3f4e87533 Married federal judge repeatedly had courthouse sex with law enforcement officer, complaint alleges te 2026-05-27T12:00:35.198Z Married federal judge repeatedly had courthouse sex with law enforcement officer, complaint alleges A married federal judge repeatedly had sex with a law enforcement officer inside courthouse chambers while clerks worked just outside the office door, then falsely denied the affair when confronted, a judicial misconduct report alleges. Multiple clerks overheard "kissing sounds," "moaning" and other sounds consistent with sexual activity coming from the judge’s private office over a period spanning roughly two years, the judicial complaint filed in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals stated. One clerk reported hearing the officer say the word "affair," while another described being so disturbed by the noises that the clerk left work for the day. The report did not provide the name or gender of the U.S. District Court judge. JUDGE SUSPENDED FROM COUNTY BENCH AFTER REPORTEDLY TELLING 'G-RATED DAD JOKES' IN COURT Investigators found the judge engaged in "gross lack of judgment" by conducting the alleged affair with a prominent police commander whose department regularly appeared in federal court, creating what the panel called the possibility of conflicts of interest or the appearance of impropriety. The judge initially denied the allegations, calling them "outrageous" and "baseless," and suggested a law clerk fabricated the claims in retaliation for workplace discipline. CALIFORNIA IMMIGRATION JUDGE SUES DOJ, ALLEGING SHE WAS FIRED FOR BEING A REGISTERED DEMOCRAT, A WOMAN OVER 40 Investigators reviewed courthouse security footage and sign-in logs, and interviewed former clerks before the judge later admitted to both the affair and having sexual intercourse inside chambers, according to the complaint. The report also found the judge attended a partisan political event tied to a district attorney’s campaign and later made false statements to Chief Judge William Pryor and the court’s chief district judge during the investigation. Investigators said the judge’s alleged conduct distracted staff, damaged workplace morale and risked undermining public confidence in the judiciary. The report further warned that the undisclosed affair left the judge vulnerable to potential blackmail because the relationship was hidden from the judge’s spouse and colleagues. Despite the findings, the judicial council issued only a private reprimand. The judge also agreed to apologize to six former clerks, give up any future opportunity to serve as chief judge and indefinitely refrain from serving on judicial conference committees. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16d892ee6011c3f4e874c7 Lauglin's Avi Resort & Casino celebrates grand opening of Avi Cados Tacos & Burritos te 2026-05-27T11:42:10.074Z Lauglin's Avi Resort & Casino celebrates grand opening of Avi Cados Tacos & Burritos Avi Resort & Casino celebrated the opening of its newest restaurant — Avi Cados Tacos & Burritos — on May 20 with a ribbon cutting, festive balloon art and live radio show hosted by The Knack's Bri and Loke. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16d87dee6011c3f4e874be Avi Cados Restaurant grand opening te 2026-05-27T11:41:49.113Z Avi Cados Restaurant grand opening Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16d842ee6011c3f4e8747a Spurs' Victor Wembanyama skips media after poor performance in Game 5 loss to Thunder te 2026-05-27T11:40:50.952Z Spurs' Victor Wembanyama skips media after poor performance in Game 5 loss to Thunder San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama froze out the media on Tuesday night, following a brutal Game 5 against the Oklahoma City Thunder that resulted in a 127-114 loss. Wembanyama scored 20 points, but got 12 from the free-throw line. He was 4-of-15 from the field and missed each of the five 3-pointers he shot. He had three blocks and two steals and was minus-8 on the floor. It was his worst game of the series after helping the Spurs to two victories with 41-point and 33-point performances ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! After the game, Wembanyama was nowhere to be found. "He’s got to take more than 15 shots, even with the free throws," Spurs coach Mitch Johnson told reporters after the game. "He’s going to have to score more than 20 points, for sure. ... OKC did a good job. We’ve got to do a better job." Wembanyama tried to rally his teammates with an impassioned speech after the Thunder opened an 18-point lead. Oklahoma City was able to get the lead up to 20 points before San Antonio was able to cut it to eight. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM However, the Spurs couldn’t get closer to that. San Antonio was only able to score two points in the first four minutes of the fourth quarter. The Thunder blitzed Wembanyama with several defenders, including Isaiah Hartenstein, Chet Holmgren, Jaylin Williams and Alex Caruso. "It's a team defense," Thunder guard Jared McCain said. "We talked about it. We made adjustments to it. We know that when he gets going, their whole team gets going." Game 6 is back in San Antonio on Thursday night. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16d82eee6011c3f4e87471 Minneapolis police chief resigns after interfering with investigation, mayor says te 2026-05-27T11:40:30.954Z Minneapolis police chief resigns after interfering with investigation, mayor says Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara resigned from his position after it was discovered that he "interfered" with an investigation into his conduct, according to the city’s Mayor Jacob Frey.  Frey said Tuesday that O’Hara — who led the department since November 2022 — came under scrutiny after an anonymous complaint was received last year "alleging the chief had engaged in sexually intimate relationships with city employees."  "An outside investigation was conducted, extensive interviews were completed, and numerous staff participated. Several months ago, that investigation concluded and we received a report stating that the allegations were not substantiated. Those allegations remain not substantiated," Frey said.  "However, today I received a report of findings from an additional investigation that showed Chief O'Hara interfered with the investigation process," he added. "Specifically, investigators found that he intentionally deleted a contact card for an individual from his city-issued cell phone during the original investigation in an attempt to shield that evidence of his connection to the person from investigators. And even though he was instructed not to discuss the investigation itself with anyone, he told another city employee that his city cell phone had been taken from him for the investigation." MINNEAPOLIS POLICE CHIEF ISSUES APOLOGY FOR LINKING SOMALI YOUTH TO LOCAL CRIME "Although the investigators have concluded that this interference does not change their ultimate conclusion contained in the original report -- in other words, the allegations of relationships with city employees -- the interference itself is a breach of trust. Because of that, I informed the chief that I would be disciplining him up to and including discharge, and he resigned. I have accepted his resignation," Frey also said, calling the move an "extremely painful decision."  Assistant Chief Katie Blackwell will now take over O’Hara’s position, according to Frey.  O'Hara was the head of the Minneapolis Police Department during the shooting at the Annunciation Catholic Church and during the Operation Metro Surge federal immigration crackdown earlier this year. MINNEAPOLIS TO OVERHAUL POLICE TRAINING, USE-OF-FORCE POLICIES IN WAKE OF GEORGE FLOYD'S MURDER "Everyone makes mistakes, including me. But what I can't allow is a breach of trust. When you serve as chief of the Minneapolis Police Department, trust is not secondary to the job, it is the job," Frey said Tuesday.  "And when trust is broken, it becomes extremely difficult to continue leading effectively," he added. "The MPD has worked hard to rebuild credibility and trust with the community and within its own ranks. Our staff and residents need to know that they can trust not just the department, but also the person leading it. While the right decision was clear, it was not made lightly."  The city still has 17 open complaints against O'Hara — separate from the investigation that resulted in disciplinary action — and will continue investigating, mayor's office spokesperson Jennifer Lor told The Associated Press. Lor could not comment on the nature of those complaints.  The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16d5ffee6011c3f4e873e8 Longtime GOP senator loses primary after rival's Trump endorsement and more top headlines te 2026-05-27T11:31:11.834Z Longtime GOP senator loses primary after rival's Trump endorsement and more top headlines 1. Cornyn falls in bitter Texas Senate Republican runoff 2. Iran's forces 'lying in wait' if Trump restarts combat 3. Purple Heart vet rips 'communist' Platner after he refuses to apologize   PARTY REVOLT — Dem who called for ‘Zionists’ to be imprisoned defeated after backlash. Continue reading … FIGHTING BACK — Pam Bondi diagnosed with thyroid cancer weeks after departing as Trump's attorney general. Continue reading … BIG BLUE ISSUE — Super Bowl champion has blunt advice for Giants teammates who clashed over Trump rally. Continue reading … TROPIC TERROR — String of dead women found in popular American tourist getaway sparks hunt for killer. 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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16d5ebee6011c3f4e873df Iran and Houthi terror proxy facing Red Sea threat from pro-US African nation te 2026-05-27T11:30:51.910Z Iran and Houthi terror proxy facing Red Sea threat from pro-US African nation Iran is said to be ‘deeply threatened’ by the small African breakaway state, Somaliland, because of the potential for U.S., Israeli and Western powers to use its deep water port and airbase. Such moves would severely disrupt Iran’s plan to use their proxy, Yemen’s Houthi terror group, to attack Red Sea shipping. Iran has been accused of pressuring the Houthis to renew their strikes on shipping, particularly in the Red Sea’s Bab-el-Mandeb Strait. The waterway has become the main route for oil to ship out of the Middle East to Asia since the Strait of Hormuz was effectively closed. COULD SOMALILAND BASE EMERGE AS US FOOTHOLD AGAINST IRAN, HOUTHIS IN KEY SEA LANES? Lisa Daftari, a Middle East and foreign policy expert, told Fox News Digital, "Iran’s regime is deeply threatened by what Somaliland represents in an emerging pro‑Western, potentially pro‑Israel foothold overlooking the Bab el‑Mandeb, that could blunt Tehran’s leverage via the Houthis over Red Sea shipping and Israel." Daftari, the editor‑in‑chief of The Foreign Desk, said, "that’s why Iran‑backed Houthis are already explicitly threatening to strike any Israeli or Western military presence in Somaliland and warning they could move to choke the Bab el‑Mandeb if the conflict with the U.S. and Israel escalates."  The White House has said that Iran’s proxies, such as the Houthis, have been weakened. "The United States Military achieved all of the goals laid out for Operation Epic Fury – including weakening Iran’s proxies. Now, Iran is being strangled economically – giving President Trump all the cards as negotiations continue," Anna Kelly, special assistant to the President and White House principal deputy press secretary told Fox News Digital when asked if the U.S. was considering a full-time-basing relationship with Somaliland. Edmund Fitton-Brown, a senior fellow at The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) told Fox News Digital that Somaliland’s recognition of Israel and Israel’s recognition of it last December has clearly irked Iran. Fitton-Brown, who is a former U.K. ambassador to Yemen — the Houthis home country, said Iran "opposes any recognition of it (Somaliland) primarily because Israel is the first state to recognize it, and Iran will oppose anything that Israel does. Iran is also viscerally opposed to the U.S. and UAE, both of which have pragmatic engagement with Somaliland, short of recognition. Somaliland is a potential base for anti-Houthi enforcement, i.e. a threat to the Iranian Axis of Resistance." IS TRUMP CONSIDERING BOLD AFRICA PLAY TO PUSH BACK ON CHINA, RUSSIA AND ISLAMIC TERRORISTS? The U.S. already has a large base on the Red Sea in Djibouti, but Fitton-Brown says this is increasingly problematical "China is significantly expanding its military and commercial presence in Djibouti. There is a sense that Djibouti is not a reliable ally for the U.S. So Somaliland’s time has probably come." And Somaliland hopes so. Its Foreign Minister, Abdirahman Dahir Adam, told Fox News Digital "At a time when the Strait of Hormuz is under pressure and threats to the Red Sea are escalating, Somaliland has reiterated its longstanding offer to provide the United States with access along our coast. We have been clear about this in times of peace, and we are equally clear today." The Somaliland government is also offering storage space for tomahawk missiles, with a government source saying it’s "a unique way to advance security interests." Adam added, "U.S. destroyers that expend their missile batteries in the Red Sea require (currently) up to two weeks of travel to be resupplied. Somaliland is ready to play a practical role in helping the U.S. to secure global trade routes." But Somaliland’s offer of allowing use of its airbase and seaport is not all plain sailing.  Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Kenneth P. Ekman, former AFRICOM/J5 and West Africa coordination element lead, told Fox News Digital "a policy dilemma presents when conducting diplomatic and military relations with Somaliland directly, rather than through the Federal Government of Somalia and the SNA (Somali National Army)." IRAN'S AFRICA ACTIVITIES POSE 'SIGNIFICANT THREATS TO US NATIONAL SECURITY' "This same dilemma presents," Ekman continued. "While we (the U.S.) enjoy good access in Djibouti, this access is singular and competes with the Chinese presence.  Additional access to the port of Berbera, located in Somaliland, provides redundancy (backup) and a relationally different partner. Frankly, the U.S. military, along with some of our allies and partners, need port access in Berbera." Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas., chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, is strongly advocating for the U.S. to go all the diplomatic way and recognize Somaliland. He told Fox News Digital in a statement that "Somaliland promises to be a critical counterterrorism ally for the United States, both because of its strong willingness to partner with us and because of its unique location. We should recognize the Republic of Somaliland as an independent state and, in the meantime, significantly boost our counterterrorism cooperation."  The U.S. though, appears to be making below-the-radar moves. The Commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), Gen. Dagvin Anderson, was recently in the country visiting port facilities, with a delegation, in November. This week, a Somaliland government source told Fox News Digital that U.S. military delegations come to the state every two months, with the last visit in the second half of April.  Fitton-Brown told Fox News Digital that, "The U.S. is already using it (Somaliland) for counterterrorism operations. My understanding is that the U.S. doesn’t have a permanent military presence in Somaliland, but actively cooperates with Somaliland's security forces on regional counterterrorism and maritime security issues." A former senior U.S. defense official agreed that American military specialists have been co-ordinating with Somaliland forces since 2023, when they came together to kill Bilal al-Sudani, reportedly a key facilitator and financier of the ISIS global network. However, the U.S. aligns publicly with Somalia, from which Somaliland broke away in 1991.  When asked this week about the U.S. military relationship with Somaliland when it comes to counter-terrorism operations in the country, a Pentagon official told Fox News Digital: "The United States maintains its strategic partnership with the Federal Government of Somalia. "In northern Somalia, AFRICOM, alongside the Federal Government of Somalia and Somali Armed Forces, has conducted airstrikes to degrade ISIS—Somalia's ability to threaten the U.S. Homeland, our forces, and our citizens abroad. In southern Somalia, AFRICOM, also in close coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, has conducted airstrikes to enable partner forces’ ability to degrade al Shabaab. Our strategic approach to countering terrorism in Africa relies on trusted partnerships and collaboration grounded in and through shared security interests." Daftari added, "Somaliland is offering the United States what the mullahs fear most in this theater, namely an alternative, resilient platform on the African shore that includes an airfield, port, and over‑the‑horizon access that would dilute Houthi leverage and give Washington options that don’t depend on Djibouti or Persian Gulf partners alone." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16d5d7ee6011c3f4e873d6 Trump lashes out at Biden over suing DOJ to hide interview audio files te 2026-05-27T11:30:31.917Z Trump lashes out at Biden over suing DOJ to hide interview audio files President Donald Trump lashed out at former President Joe Biden late Tuesday after his predecessor sued the Justice Department to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts tied to the special counsel investigation into his handling of classified documents. "A Crooked Politician!!!" Trump wrote on Truth Social while sharing a Just the News article about Biden’s lawsuit against the DOJ. Biden sued the Justice Department on Tuesday in an effort to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of the former president’s interview with ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer that were obtained by special counsel Robert Hur during his classified documents investigation. Biden’s lawyers said in the lawsuit that the Justice Department plans to release the files to Congress and the conservative Heritage Foundation after previously arguing that they were exempt from disclosure under federal public records law. BIDEN REPEATEDLY SAYS 'I DON'T REMEMBER' REGARDING CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS IN NEWLY RELEASED HUR INTERVIEW AUDIO According to the filing, Biden’s attorneys argued that disclosure would "constitute an unwarranted invasion of President Biden’s privacy." "Every American, including a sitting or former Vice President, has a right to privacy in the personal conversations he has within his own home," Biden’s attorneys wrote in the lawsuit. "And when the U.S. Department of Justice obtains that private information through a criminal investigation, the Department bears a particular responsibility to protect it from disclosure." At issue in the case are audio recordings and transcripts of Biden’s interviews at his home in 2016 and 2017 with Zwonitzer, who worked with Biden on his two memoirs. BIDEN STRUGGLES WITH WORDS, KEY MEMORIES IN LEAKED AUDIO FROM SPECIAL COUNSEL HUR INTERVIEW The files were scrutinized by Hur as part of his investigation into Biden’s improper retention of classified documents from his time as a senator and vice president. Hur’s yearlong investigation resulted in a 345-page report that questioned Biden’s age and mental competence but recommended no criminal charges against the then-81-year-old. Hur said he found insufficient evidence to successfully prosecute a case in court. Biden has separately fought the release of audio from his interview with Hur. The House in 2024 voted to hold then-Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over that audio after the White House asserted executive privilege. Transcripts of Biden’s interviews with federal prosecutors were released last year. While Biden insisted he treated classified information seriously, the transcripts showed he was at times fuzzy about dates and details and said he was unfamiliar with the paper trail for some of the sensitive documents he handled. Republicans have argued Biden was being given a pass by his own Justice Department and that Trump had been unfairly victimized by prosecutors. Democrats, meanwhile, emphasized Biden’s cooperation with investigators and contrasted it with the criminal case against Trump, who was accused of refusing to return classified documents requested by the National Archives that were stored at his Florida estate. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16d172ee6011c3f4e8701b Flagstaff Event Almanac for May 27 te 2026-05-27T11:11:46.066Z Flagstaff Event Almanac for May 27 May 27 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16d159ee6011c3f4e86fe7 Pam Bondi diagnosed with thyroid cancer weeks after departing as Trump's attorney general: report te 2026-05-27T11:11:21.434Z Pam Bondi diagnosed with thyroid cancer weeks after departing as Trump's attorney general: report Former Attorney General Pam Bondi was diagnosed with thyroid cancer shortly after departing the Department of Justice last month, according to a report. Bondi, 60, who left her role at the Justice Department in early April, underwent treatment and is recovering, a source told Axios. Katie Miller, a former White House staffer and podcast host who is married to White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller, reposted the report on X Tuesday evening. "Pam has been quietly kicking cancer's ass the last few weeks," she wrote. PAM BONDI CANCELS APPEARANCE AT ANTI-TRAFFICKING SUMMIT OVER MEDICAL ISSUE She added that Bondi has "a heart of gold." Axios disclosed the health update while reporting that Bondi has been appointed by President Donald Trump to an advisory committee focused on artificial intelligence policy. According to the report, Bondi is expected to serve on the Presidential Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. AG PAM BONDI SUGGESTS TRUMP'S CRIME CRACKDOWN IN DC WILL HELP LATINO RESIDENTS The council is co-chaired by White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks and White House science adviser Michael Kratsios. Bondi will reportedly help facilitate coordination between the federal government and technology executives serving on the panel. News of Bondi’s diagnosis and new advisory role comes weeks after Trump removed her as attorney general. KARL ROVE: TRUMP DROPPED BONDI, BUT THE REAL POLITICAL FIGHT IS JUST BEGINNING In a Truth Social post announcing her departure, Trump described Bondi as "a Great American Patriot and a loyal friend." "Pam did a tremendous job overseeing a massive crackdown in Crime across our Country, with Murders plummeting to their lowest level since 1900," Trump wrote. "We love Pam, and she will be transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector, to be announced at a date in the near future."  Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has served as acting attorney general since Bondi’s departure. BLANCHE INVOKES TRUMP ‘LOVE’ WHEN ASKED ABOUT STAYING ON AFTER BONDI In a post on X confirming her exit from the Justice Department, Bondi said she remains "eternally grateful for the trust that President Trump placed in me to Make America Safe Again." "Over the next month I will be working tirelessly to transition the office of Attorney General to the amazing Todd Blanche before moving to an important private sector role I am thrilled about, and where I will continue fighting for President Trump and this Administration," Bondi wrote. "Leading President Trump’s historic and highly successful efforts to make America safer and more secure has been the honor of a lifetime, and easily the most consequential first year of the Department of Justice in American history," she added.  Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House and Justice Department for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16d143ee6011c3f4e86fa3 Mamdani’s anti-Israel agenda comes at New York’s expense te 2026-05-27T11:10:59.110Z Mamdani’s anti-Israel agenda comes at New York’s expense Antisemitism is the world’s oldest conspiracy theory. It promises an answer to every problem and demands no evidence. It survives because it offers something dangerously simple: one group to blame for every problem. No evidence required. No nuance permitted. When the plague spread, blame the Jews. When the Reichsmark collapsed, blame the Jews. When rent in Brooklyn goes up, blame the Jews. MAMDANI DISPUTES ANTISEMITISM DEFINITION AMID BLOWBACK FROM JEWISH COMMUNITY ABOUT DAY 1 EXECUTIVE ORDERS The shortcut has worn many costumes over the centuries, but the idea is always the same: every grievance you have, every injustice you suffer, every system that has failed they somehow trace back to a single people. Mayor Zohran Mamdani did not invent the shortcut. He is simply letting it run his city. On day one in office, Mamdani rescinded New York City’s adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism, the internationally recognized standard used by dozens of countries and American states to identify antisemitism in all its modern forms. He did this before he had even spent a full day in office or met with the Jewish community whose safety it helped protect. That decision was not symbolic. It was ideological. Since then, the pattern has only intensified. In February, City Hall pushed an Israeli drone supplier out of its lease at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. In March, New York quietly removed public-facing material promoting Israeli business ties to the city. And next week, Mamdani is expected to become the first New York City mayor in a generation to skip the Israel Day Parade altogether. These are not isolated political gestures. They reflect a broader movement on the activist left that increasingly treats hostility toward Israel as a governing principle. Modern antisemitism rarely shows up wearing its old uniform. Today, it calls itself anti-Israel activism. MAMDANI’S FIRST 100-PLUS DAYS: FAR-LEFT MAYOR FLUNKS A KEY LEADERSHIP TEST The accusation that Jews secretly controlled the banks became the accusation that Israel secretly controls American foreign policy. The demand that Jews be excluded from civilized society became the demand that Israel, alone among nations, be excluded from civilized commerce. The language may sound modern and progressive, but the obsession underneath remains painfully familiar. This is exactly what the IHRA definition was written to identify: the ancient hatred in modern dress. It is also exactly why Mamdani rescinded it on day one. And New Yorkers are paying for it. In 2023, then-Comptroller Brad Lander quietly allowed tens of millions of dollars in Israel Bonds held within New York City pension systems to expire rather than renew them. Those bonds had consistently outperformed many alternatives. The people harmed were not Israeli politicians. They were New York City workers: police officers, teachers, sanitation workers and retirees whose pension growth became collateral damage, so a comptroller could perform for activists. Now Lander is running for Congress while continuing to align himself with BDS-style politics that undermine partnerships benefiting New Yorkers themselves. And here is what these activists never admit: the relationship between New York and Israel has been enormously valuable for the entire city. NYC RABBIS SOUND OFF ON 'UNPRECEDENTED RISK' MAMDANI POSES AS HUNDREDS OF LEADERS SIGN 'CALL TO ACTION' Israeli companies support more than 27,000 jobs across New York City. Israeli cybersecurity firms help defend critical infrastructure. Israeli medical innovations improve healthcare outcomes in New York hospitals. The Technion-Cornell partnership on Roosevelt Island has launched roughly 130 startups since 2012, many headquartered right here in the five boroughs. During the Adams administration, we helped establish the NYC-Israel Economic Council because the partnership between New York and Israel was never about politics. It was about results: economic growth, technological innovation, public safety, investment and opportunity. That is what governing is supposed to look like. SIGN UP FOR ANTISEMITISM EXPOSED NEWSLETTER What Mamdani offers instead is grievance politics disguised as morality. Just this month, he sided with mobs protesting a Jewish house of worship instead of defending civil order and public safety. He has driven away companies and investment instead of promoting economic growth. His consistent vilification of Israel is taking New York further down the path of grievance, division and Jew-blame. History has seen this before. In 1492, Spain expelled its Jewish population in the name of ideological purity and national unity. The country spent generations economically weakened afterward. Iraq, home to one of the oldest Jewish communities in the world for more than 2,600 years, drove out nearly its entire Jewish population in the 20th century amid anti-Zionist fervor. Baghdad never regained its former status as a thriving commercial and intellectual center. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION Societies that scapegoat Jews rarely solve their problems. They simply create new ones. The anti-Israel movement promises easy answers and social media virality. It gives frustrated people someone to hate and activists someone to target. But what it delivers is higher rents, fewer jobs, weaker cyber defense, smaller pensions and a Jewish community increasingly wondering whether it still belongs in the city it helped build. The very New Yorkers Mamdani claims to fight for are the ones his politics ultimately hurt. Mamdani has confused activism with leadership and grievance with governance. The Jewish people have survived every empire, regime and political movement built on blaming us for society’s failures. We will survive this one too. The tragedy is that New York, one of the greatest cities in the world, appears willing to repeat one of history’s oldest mistakes. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16d12dee6011c3f4e86f77 Sailboat tracking data went dark for 11 hours the night missing American vanished in the Bahamas te 2026-05-27T11:10:37.988Z Sailboat tracking data went dark for 11 hours the night missing American vanished in the Bahamas Brian Hooker's sailboat stopped transmitting its location on the night his wife, Lynette Hooker, vanished in the Bahamas, according to data obtained by Fox News Digital. After leaving shore at Hope Town in the Bahamas at around 7:30 p.m. on April 4, Brian Hooker told authorities that rough waters caused his wife to fall off their dinghy. Brian Hooker paddled to shore and arrived at Marsh Harbour around 4 a.m. on April 5, according to authorities. The couple was headed back to their sailboat Soulmate, their full-time home in retirement, when Lynette fell overboard. They frequently sail around the U.S. and Caribbean, according to their social media pages. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X Data obtained by Fox News Digital through marine tracking company VesselFinder shows the Soulmate's Automatic Identification System (AIS), which broadcasts a vessel's identity, speed and position, went dark at 9:29 p.m. on April 4 and did not resume until 8:40 a.m. the following morning, a blackout of more than 11 hours. AMERICAN WOMAN MISSING AFTER HUSBAND SAYS SHE FELL OVERBOARD, SWEPT TO SEA DURING BAHAMAS BOAT TRIP: POLICE Blaine Stevenson, a friend of Brian Hooker's, previously told Fox News Digital that after spending about three or four hours searching with rescue officials on April 5, Brian returned to his sailboat and stayed there for roughly 24 hours. SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER Kenneth Engerrand, an adjunct professor of maritime law at the University of Houston Law Center and shareholder in the Brown Sims law firm, told Fox News Digital the timing of the AIS going dark is "highly unusual." "There are ways that it can stop transmitting. Catastrophic power failure, things like that. The mechanism in a collision goes to the bottom of the ocean, something like that, or it's turned off. It doesn't just go off and then come back on," Engerrand said. SEND US A TIP HERE "If [the AIS] had stopped altogether and never came back on, then you would assume there was some sort of catastrophic failure on the system. But when it went off and then came back on some hours later, that's an action whereby the system was turned off or disabled," he added. Notably, there were three more instances from April 10 to 13 where the AIS wasn't transmitting data. LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST Brian Hooker hasn't been charged with a crime. He was detained for five days by Bahamian police after his wife disappeared, but wasn't charged. COAST GUARD RELEASES NEW PHOTOS OF SAILBOAT SEIZED IN MISSING AMERICAN'S BAHAMAS DISAPPEARANCE CASE Sometime between May 8 and 10, Brian and Lynette Hooker's sailboat, Soulmate, was seized, a source familiar with the investigation told Fox News Digital. Soulmate was seized 40 nautical miles off the coast of Melbourne, Florida, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? FIND MORE ON THE TRUE CRIME HUB In a news release, the Coast Guard said the seizure was part of a "complex surveillance and interdiction operation." The sailboat was taken to Coast Guard Station Fort Pierce, where it is being processed for potential evidence. Brian Hooker's Michigan-based attorney previously asked Americans to give him the benefit of the doubt in an interview with ABC News. "I would ask those watching to treat him the way you would want to be treated, to give him the benefit of the doubt, and to consider that not all of us, nor you, considering your own relationships, the way you speak to one another, we all handle things in different ways," Crystal Marie Hauser said. Fox News Digital reached out to Hauser for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16cc7cee6011c3f4e86a10 Golden Knights book trip to Stanley Cup Final after controversial coach firing te 2026-05-27T10:50:36.554Z Golden Knights book trip to Stanley Cup Final after controversial coach firing The Vegas Golden Knights punched their ticket to the Stanley Cup Final for the third time in its short history on Tuesday night as they swept the Colorado Avalanche 4-0. The Golden Knights accomplished the feat after making a bizarre move toward the end of the regular season. Vegas made the abrupt move of firing head coach Bruce Cassidy and replacing him with John Tortorella with just eight games left in the regular season. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Vegas won seven of its last eight games of the season, only losing in a shootout to the Seattle Kraken. The surge helped the team solidify a spot in the playoffs. They later defeated the Utah Mammoth and Anaheim Ducks in six games each on their way to knocking off the Western Conference’s top seed, the Avalanche. "It's by far our best game," Tortorella said after the Game 4 win. "(Checking is) something we've been concentrating on, and I think we've gotten better and better through the rounds. But tonight's game was our best checking effort, and that's a hell of a hockey team we played over there." CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Mark Stone and Cole Smith scored in the Golden Knights’ 2-1 win. Golden Knights goaltender Carter Hart made 20 saves and believed that the team’s defense was frustrating Colorado. "I think once we scored that first goal, in the second and third period we just kind of locked it down and kept pressure on them," Hart said. "We did a great job. We had some huge blocks tonight." Tortorella is now four wins away from picking up the second Stanley Cup title of his career. He guided the Tampa Bay Lightning to the championship in 2004 but hasn’t been back since. Vegas will meet the winner of the series between the Carolina Hurricanes and Montreal Canadiens. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16ca1dee6011c3f4e86981 Teen charged in Anna Kepner’s cruise ship killing could be taken into custody after hearing: Expert te 2026-05-27T10:40:29.112Z Teen charged in Anna Kepner’s cruise ship killing could be taken into custody after hearing: Expert The teenage stepbrother accused in the death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner aboard a Carnival cruise ship is scheduled to appear in federal court in Miami Wednesday morning, as prosecutors push to have him behind bars before his trial. Timothy Hudson is accused of first-degree murder and aggravated sexual abuse after Kepner was found dead in November 2025 inside a Carnival cruise cabin that was traveling on the high seas toward Miami, according to federal court documents. Prosecutors say Kepner was found in a cabin she shared with Hudson and another sibling. Hudson was 16 at the time of the alleged murder and is currently free under a prior release order. PROSECUTORS WARN ANNA KEPNER’S STEPBROTHER SHOULDN’T ROAM FREE AFTER ALLEGED CRUISE SHIP MURDER Florida-based criminal defense attorney Tim Jansen told Fox News Digital he found that the teen boy being released before the trial striking, given the severity of the charges. "I don't know how they got released into the custody of someone with these charges. I find that alarming," Jansen said. Federal prosecutors say Hudson was previously released to a family member while the case was still being handled under the Juvenile Delinquency Act. But after the case was transferred to adult prosecution and a federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment, the government asked the court to revisit that release decision. FBI WEIGHING STATE OR FEDERAL CHARGES AGAINST 16-YEAR-OLD IN ANNA KEPNER CRUISE SHIP HOMICIDE CASE: LAWYER In the filing, prosecutors argued that under adult bail standards, Hudson "is a danger to others and should be held in pretrial detention." On Wednesday, the court will weigh Hudson's release under the federal Bail Reform Act, which judges use to determine whether a defendant should be detained, released or placed under bond conditions while awaiting trial. Jansen said the allegations, if proven, would give prosecutors a compelling public-safety argument. CARNIVAL CRUISE SHIP DEATH: FAMILY DYNAMICS MAY EXPLAIN INVESTIGATORS’ SILENCE, LEGAL EXPERT SAYS "He's 16 years old, looking at the spending the rest of his life in prison," Jansen said. "I would argue as a prosecutor, he is both a flight risk and a danger to the community. He's already [allegedly] sexually assaulted and killed one person. He's demonstrated his ability not to conform. And I believe the court will detain." FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X Prosecutors argued that the alleged crimes were among "the most serious, egregious, and violative crimes one person can inflict upon another" and said no combination of conditions could assure the court that Hudson would not be a danger to others. They also noted that he currently lives in a home where minors reside. The government’s motion says Hudson was not released on bond, but rather under a release order with conditions. SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER Defense counsel has not agreed to immediate detention. According to the filing, Hudson's attorneys said the matter should be referred to the judge who handled the original release order, and that he should remain free pending a decision on release. If the judge orders detention Wednesday, Jansen said Hudson could be taken into custody immediately. SEND US A TIP HERE "Immediately, U.S. Marshals Service will take him into custody, and then they will have to make arrangements to detain him separate from all the other adult inmates," Jansen said. FATHER OF TEEN ALLEGEDLY KILLED BY STEPBROTHER ON CRUISE SAYS HE CAN'T 'RELIVE' TRAUMA AT MURDER TRIAL Kepner’s parents have voiced their outrage that Hudson is back into the community – despite being federally charged as an adult. LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST "We’re upset that he’s still out. We’re six months in, and he should already have been arrested, and yet he’s free to do whatever he wants right now," Christopher Kepner told the Daily Mail. "That’s our problem. He’s been able to do whatever he wants and go where he wants, but the family’s been sitting here unable to do anything." If convicted, the teen could face a maximum penalty of life in prison. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? FIND MORE ON THE TRUE CRIME HUB "I want to see him in an orange jumpsuit and handcuffs. He does not need to be free. He does not need to be in the general public, around any kids or women in general," Christopher Kepner said. The unfolding legal battle comes months after come months after Anna, affectionately called "Anna banana," was found dead onboard the cruise ship during a family vacation with her father, stepmother, grandparents and several siblings. Authorities later ruled her death a homicide caused by "mechanical asphyxiation," according to documents previously reviewed by Fox News Digital. According to investigators, she was found under the bed in her cabin, wrapped in a blanket and covered with life jackets. The cabin was shared with her stepbrother. Fox News Digital has reached out to Hudson's attorney for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16c7c8ee6011c3f4e868f2 Washington paper mill chemical tank implodes, killing at least 1 and leaving 9 missing te 2026-05-27T10:30:32.315Z Washington paper mill chemical tank implodes, killing at least 1 and leaving 9 missing At least one person was killed and nine others were unaccounted for Tuesday after a tank containing a corrosive chemical mixture ruptured and collapsed at a Washington paper mill, authorities said. Nine people were injured in the collapse at Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. in Longview, including one firefighter, officials said. Injuries ranged from minor to critical. Officials said the response had shifted from rescue operations to recovery efforts. "At the moment we are not aware of any rescues that are yet to be made," Cowlitz Fire and Rescue Chief Scott Goldstein said during a news conference. EXPLOSION AT LOUISVILLE FACTORY KILLS 2, INJURES SEVERAL, COMPANY CONFIRMS The cause of the collapse remained under investigation. Emergency crews responded Tuesday morning after a tank containing a chemical mixture known as "white liquor" ruptured at the facility. White liquor is a corrosive chemical mixture used in the paper-making process. Officials initially estimated the tank contained about 80,000 gallons of the substance, but later revised the amount to roughly 900,000 gallons. CALIFORNIA OFFICIALS WARN MASSIVE CHEMICAL TANK WILL LIKELY SPILL THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OR 'BLOW UP' Authorities said approximately 90,000 gallons may still remain inside the damaged tank, which remains unstable and continues to complicate recovery efforts. Several people suffered injuries ranging from minor to critical, including burns and inhalation injuries. One firefighter was among the injured. U.S. Sen. Patty Murray addressed the community during the news conference. NEWSOM DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY IN ORANGE COUNTY AS FAILING CHEMICAL TANK NEARS CATASTROPHIC EXPLOSION "I know there’s a lot of questions about how all of this happened and I want to assure you that we will all continue to pressure to get answers to those questions," Murray said. "This community deserves that." Officials said there was no direct threat to the surrounding community. The incident comes days after roughly 50,000 California residents faced evacuation orders tied to a hazardous materials emergency at an aerospace facility in Orange County. On Tuesday, officials lifted the final evacuation order for residents in Garden Grove living near a damaged chemical tank at GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems that had previously been at risk of exploding after a tank containing highly flammable methyl methacrylate (MMA) overheated and became compromised. Officials said the immediate risk of explosion, fire or leak had passed. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16c636ee6011c3f4e8689e Destination:Rock: Journey USA’s members cross paths for a talent-filled tribute in Laughlin te 2026-05-27T10:23:50.552Z Destination:Rock: Journey USA’s members cross paths for a talent-filled tribute in Laughlin Often, the journey determines the destination. What may have been the original goal changes due to new developments, yet the traveler finds exactly where they were meant to be. 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Their special effects became as inextricable as their songs, and the band’s… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16c5f7ee6011c3f4e86883 Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular te 2026-05-27T10:22:47.034Z Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16c5e2ee6011c3f4e8687a Arizona’s election system needs clearer guardrails te 2026-05-27T10:22:26.550Z Arizona’s election system needs clearer guardrails Every election season, Arizona repeats the same argument. One side says election officials are simply doing their jobs. The other side says politics is shaping decisions behind the scenes. Both sides accuse the other of trying to tilt the system. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16c5ceee6011c3f4e86871 Arizona lottery results for Wednesday, May 27, 2026 te 2026-05-27T10:22:06.076Z Arizona lottery results for Wednesday, May 27, 2026 Powerball - May 25 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16c5b9ee6011c3f4e86868 Ask the doctors: Hugging is good for your health te 2026-05-27T10:21:45.595Z Ask the doctors: Hugging is good for your health Dear Doctors: Is it true that hugging is good for your health? Why would that be? Also, I remember hearing about someone with autism who used a kind of squeezing machine to help with anxiety. Is that the same thing… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16c5a4ee6011c3f4e8685f Stephanie Lueras: Movement matters at every age te 2026-05-27T10:21:24.632Z Stephanie Lueras: Movement matters at every age Each May, Mobility Awareness Month shines a spotlight on the importance of movement, accessibility, and physical independence. Mobility affects nearly every aspect of daily life, from walking and working to socializing and maintaining overall health. Whether mobility challenges stem from… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16c570ee6011c3f4e86822 Meet Dono Hefner: The pro wrestler using social media as the ultimate weapon to get noticed te 2026-05-27T10:20:32.867Z Meet Dono Hefner: The pro wrestler using social media as the ultimate weapon to get noticed The social media game is a tough one to compete in. Influencing is not as easy as it looks and being able to sell yourself as a brand is tough for most people to come by. Pro wrestling figures like Richard Holliday and Ben Bishop have masterfully put together a marketing game that has made them two of the most recognizable performers on the independent scene. The two wrestlers boast thousands of followers across multiple social media platforms. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Dono Henfer is taking a page of out of their playbook. Fans may not know the name just yet, but he’s working hard to use social media to his advantage. Inspired by Holliday, Bishop and Tommy Invincible, Hefner told Fox News Digital that social media is a key tool for everyone coming up on the indies. "Richard Holliday – that’s one guy I look up to right now on the independent scene. I feel like he’s very smart. He’s putting himself out there and his brand," he told Fox News Digital in a recent interview. "A lot of people don’t use social media to their advantage. I feel like if that’s one tool you need in the pro wrestling world, I feel like a lot of people like that. "Not a lot of people use social media up to their advantage like him, Ben Bishop, Tommy Invincible, all those guys. They’re all smart. And that’s kinda what I’m doing now. I post every day." Most importantly, Hefner stressed, you never know who could be watching on the other end. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "No matter what it is, I always brainstorm new ideas. I always come up with a new way on how to put myself out there, how to expose my brand because you never know who’s watching," he said. "Whether it’s 100 views, 500, 1,000, you just never know who’s behind that screen watching. People have their opinions on what you post, have their opinions on what you do, it doesn’t matter. It can be somebody in the WWE watching your stuff and you don’t know that because Instagram doesn’t tell you who’s watching your stuff." Hefner said he got into pro wrestling watching it as a child and wanting to go in a different route after high school. He told Fox News Digital that he took a chance on getting in the ring. "Of course, I always loved wrestling since a little kid and as time went on, when I got older and got into high school, I was like, ‘What do I want to do with my life?’ No type of degree, no type of job – none of that interested me," he said. "Wrestling has been with me ever since I was like 5 or 6 years old. So, I was like, you know what, let me be that different type of bubble. "Not everyone can say they’re a wrestler. People are doctors and nurses and all that. So I said you know, let’s give this a shot. You only live once." Right now, as he looks to get booked as much as possible, Hefner said he’s going to continue to ride the pro wrestling wave for as long as it can go. "It’s good to have an end goal, right? But I think of where, as time progresses, where it’ll take me. I’m here for the ride, whether it’s 10 years, 15 years, 20 years, people have their own stories, people carve their own paths," he said. "Wherever I end up, wherever I am, that’s where I’ll be. I don’t really set a goal for myself." Hefner said he’s "all over the place" in terms of where he’s wrestling next. He said he will be in Puerto Rico on June 13. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16c38eee6011c3f4e867a2 Abdul El-Sayed says rallying with Hasan Piker doesn't mean he endorses 'America deserved 9/11' remark te 2026-05-27T10:12:30.880Z Abdul El-Sayed says rallying with Hasan Piker doesn't mean he endorses 'America deserved 9/11' remark Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed defended his decision to hold college campus rallies with progressive political commentator Hasan Piker in an interview Tuesday on "The Will Cain Show." El-Sayed, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for Michigan’s Senate seat in 2026, argued that he shares Piker’s broader economic and anti-war views, while distancing himself from the streamer’s most controversial remarks. "My vision is one where every American can afford their basic dignities and a good life," El-Sayed said. "My vision is one where you get healthcare when you need it. My vision is one where our government is not wasting your taxpayer dollars dropping bombs on other people’s kids." Host Will Cain pressed El-Sayed repeatedly over his appearances with Piker, citing the online commentator’s past statement that "America deserved 9/11." Piker has also made controversial comments in the past about Hamas and the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. MICHIGAN DEMOCRAT DEFENDS APPEARING WITH HASAN PIKER, DISTANCES HIMSELF FROM PODCASTER'S CONTROVERSIAL REMARKS El-Sayed rejected the suggestion that appearing alongside Piker meant he endorsed all the commentator’s views. "Because he said something one time, you think I automatically believe that," El-Sayed said, accusing Cain of playing a "gotcha game." "This is why people hate the media," he added. MICHIGAN SENATE RACE: EL-SAYED’S TIES TO EXTREMIST FUEL ANTISEMITISM CONCERNS AMONG JEWISH VOTERS El-Sayed pushed back on Cain for interviewing President Donald Trump in the past, who he says is "weaponizing ICE against the idea of the rule of law itself." ICE, El-Sayed argued, operates as a paramilitary force directed by Trump and White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller. "I think you have to ask yourself whether or not this system is actually making people any safer," El-Sayed said to Cain. "I think you should ask the parents of [migrant crime victims' Jocelyn Nungaray and Laken Riley that question," Cain retorted. INTERNET ERUPTS OVER 'DISQUALIFYING' LEAKED AUDIO FROM DEMOCRAT IN KEY SENATE RACE DISCUSSING KHAMENEI'S DEATH Another chief concern of El-Sayed’s is high gas prices related to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, which, he says, we "never should have been fighting." "I happened to pump my gas just on Memorial Day," he said. "The worst part of my day was having to pay $82.89." Cain accused El-Sayed of "pivoting to talking points" on the Iran war and gas prices when asked tough questions. People "need to understand where you are on deeper positions," he said. "I don’t think you’ve answered those directly today." "In the future, ask me questions about what I want to do for people in the state of Michigan," El-Sayed responded. The Michigan Senate primary election will be held on August 4, 2026, when El-Sayed will be pitted against Democratic Reps. Mallory McMorrow and Haley Stevens. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16c37aee6011c3f4e86799 Gunmaker lawsuit after Auburn grad’s death faces major obstacle, attorney warns te 2026-05-27T10:12:10.946Z Gunmaker lawsuit after Auburn grad’s death faces major obstacle, attorney warns As Alabama prosecutors remain tight-lipped about the alleged accidental shooting that killed an Auburn University graduate in her boyfriend's family home — weeks after she landed her dream job — a veteran trial attorney says the family’s lawsuit against the gunmaker may already face a problem. Jeffrey Towers, a 54-year-old father from Trussville, is accused of "inadvertently" shooting his son's 22-year-old girlfriend, Whitney Robeson, an Auburn University alumna who had just launched her interior design career weeks before her death. Robeson died in March, about an hour after Towers allegedly discharged an antique .22-caliber revolver, striking her in the chest, according to the lawsuit. AUBURN GRAD WHO JUST LANDED DREAM JOB ALLEGEDLY SHOT AND KILLED BY BOYFRIEND'S FATHER IN ALABAMA Jefferson County prosecutors filed manslaughter charges earlier this month, shortly before Robeson's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Towers and 15 unnamed entities, including the gunmaker. "Regardless of what side you're on, when you file a lawsuit like this, you are going to have all major firearm manufacturer and lobbying groups making darn certain that the Second Amendment is not infringed upon," said Paul Calli, a trial attorney and expert on constitutional law. "There'll be friends of the court briefed and pleadings, petitions to appear, and so the one exception around that federal law that preempts liability at the state level against firearm manufacturers is defective manufacturing." SUPREME COURT APPEARS SKEPTICAL OF MEXICO'S LAWSUIT AGAINST AMERICAN GUNMAKERS He told Fox News Digital that the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act of 2005 could prove to be a major obstacle in going after the firearm's manufacturer with the lawsuit. The law protects firearms manufacturers from certain lawsuits but has an exception for defective products, which Calli said may be hard to prove since the case involves an antique revolver. "How do you analyze the manufacturing safety of an antique firearm?" Calli asked. "That’s going to be a hurdle over which they’re going to have a difficult time getting over." The lawsuit alleges that Towers not only handled the weapon negligently, but also that the gunmaker produced the revolver with inherent design flaws. WATCH: Attorney for Alabama dad weighs in on shooting that left son's girlfriend dead Robeson's parents, Carin and Matthew Robeson, are relying on the Alabama Extended Manufacturer’s Liability Doctrine to additionally allege that the firearm was defectively designed, "unfit for its ordinary purpose," and lacked adequate safety features "as to prevent inadvertent discharge." SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER "At its core, this matter involves the tragic and unnecessary death of a 22-year-old young woman whose life was cut short far too soon," their attorney, Andrew Moak, said in a statement. "Whitney was a daughter, loved one, and member of her community, and that should never be lost in the discussion surrounding this case." He said the family is seeking justice and accountability. The lawsuit does not specify monetary damages being sought. SEND US A TIP HERE Calli said that it's unusual for the civil suit to come so early in the criminal process, which proceeds separately, since the civil case would likely be stayed until after the state's case is resolved. Also, without the gunmaker being publicly named, it's not immediately clear that it's still in business. ALEC BALDWIN'S 'RUST' CREW QUIT ON CRUCIAL DAY BEFORE CINEMATOGRAPHER'S DEATH: DOC For now, he said he still has more questions than answers. LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST "I'm not sure how they know that their gun was loaded or a bullet wasn't inserted while this alleged display was taking place in front of these three people," he said. "That's part of the questions that, I think when you read a civil complaint, you don't wanna have those questions in the reader's mind. You wanna answer them for the potential jurors." FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X Towers has not yet entered a plea. He was released on $30,000 bond, the highest amount for a Class B felony like manslaughter. He is due back in court on July 22 and additional information about the criminal case is expected to be given over to the defense through discovery before then. LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? FIND MORE ON THE TRUE CRIME HUB "Nothing that we do or say as a criminal defense team...diminishes the fact that a life was lost here — and a special life," Johnny Amari, one of Towers' criminal defense attorneys, told Fox News Digital previously. "This girl was special to my client, special to my client's family." Amari's law firm is not representing him in the civil case. "Innocent until proven guilty is not just a sacred rule, it’s a legal standard," Amari said. "Our position is he’s not guilty of the offense that he’s charged with." In an online obituary, Robeson's family revealed she had wanted to work in interior design since her childhood, inspired by shows on HGTV. After graduating summa cum laude from Auburn's interior design program, she got a job as a trade consultant for RH, formerly known as Restoration Hardware, doing just that. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16c366ee6011c3f4e86790 Sleep doctor reveals the brutal health downside of daylight saving time te 2026-05-27T10:11:51.025Z Sleep doctor reveals the brutal health downside of daylight saving time The Trump administration is taking another look at ending biannual clock changes, with an eye toward making daylight saving time (DST), or the "summer clock," permanent. On May 21, the House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent in a 48-1 vote, part of a largely bipartisan push to end twice-yearly clock changes. Although gaining extra winter evening daylight might seem like a win, health experts say permanent daylight saving time could disrupt people's natural circadian rhythms. TRUMP CHAMPIONS BID TO NIX CLOCK CHANGES BY ADOPTING PERMANENT DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME In an interview with Fox News Digital, Dr. Wendy Troxel, a licensed clinical psychologist and senior behavioral scientist at RAND based in Utah, said science is being "misconstrued" in this decision. "Ending the biannual clock change is something most sleep scientists and the public would welcome," she said. "The disruption of springing forward every March is associated with real, measurable harm — spikes in car crashes, heart attacks and sleep deprivation." However, Troxel noted, implementing permanent daylight saving time is "not supported by science." Instead, evidence "strongly supports" permanent standard time, or the "winter clock," according to the expert. Major sleep medicine organizations, including the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, have previously supported adopting permanent standard time over permanent daylight saving time. HERE'S WHY 90% OF AMERICANS DON'T SLEEP THROUGH THE NIGHT, ACCORDING TO EXPERT "Standard time is more closely aligned with human circadian biology, meaning the relationship between light, darkness and our internal clocks remains intact," Troxel said. "Permanent DST simply shifts an hour of morning sunlight to the evening, and there are significant health and safety costs of that trade." The U.S. attempted permanent DST in the early 1970s, but the plan was aborted in part due to these "morning consequences," according to the sleep expert. "Within a year, the law was repealed amid public displeasure with commuting to work and school in the dark and increases in morning car crashes, and with no demonstrable impact on energy savings," Troxel told Fox News Digital. Human circadian rhythms are primarily "anchored" by morning light, Troxel said. Under permanent DST, most people waking up for work or school would be rising before the sun, which forces a "chronic misalignment between the body’s internal clock and the external world." FORCING AN EARLY WAKE-UP TIME COULD HARM YOUR HEALTH, SLEEP DOCTORS WARN "You cannot override that biology by simply shifting external clocks forward," the expert said. "What you get instead is a population that is effectively waking up in the middle of their biological night, every single day." The public has typically supported having more daylight in winter evenings, which could alleviate mental health conditions such as seasonal depression. Supporters of permanent daylight saving time argue that later evening daylight could encourage outdoor activity, recreation and consumer spending after work or school. Troxel agreed that light is a "powerful regulator" for sleep and moods, but noted that not all types have the same benefits. "Morning light is crucial to regulate sleep, alertness and support mental health, and this would be sacrificed with permanent daylight saving time," she noted. CLICK HERE FOR MORE HEALTH STORIES In some areas of the country, like Utah, Americans wouldn’t see the sunrise until about 9 a.m. in the winter, which some research has linked to higher rates of depression and seasonal mood challenges. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ "More evening light may feel enjoyable, in part because we equate it with lovely summer evenings, but permanent daylight saving time does not mean permanent summer," Troxel emphasized. "It just means we will get less morning sunlight and more evening sunlight." "Exposure to light in the evening further pushes circadian rhythms later, making it more difficult to fall asleep and harder to wake up in the morning." Permanent daylight saving time can intensify people’s habit of "bedtime procrastination," deepen sleep deprivation and contribute to the widespread public health issue of insufficient sleep already identified by the Institute of Medicine, according to Troxel. Various studies have shown that people typically sleep less in summer compared to winter. Troxel said this is particularly concerning in a society where one in three people are already getting insufficient shuteye. "This is especially alarming for teenagers, a population the U.S. surgeon general has identified as being in a mental health crisis," she cautioned. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER For example, a teen waking up at 6:30 a.m. for an 8 a.m. school start time under permanent DST would be rising biologically at 5:30 a.m., Troxel noted, which is "in the middle of their biological night." "Framing permanent DST as a fix for seasonal depression gets the science exactly backwards," she added. Fox News Digital's Alex Nitzberg contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16c352ee6011c3f4e86787 Israeli ambassador compares France's far-left leader's rhetoric to Hitler as antisemitism surges te 2026-05-27T10:11:31.011Z Israeli ambassador compares France's far-left leader's rhetoric to Hitler as antisemitism surges PARIS, France — Israel's ambassador to France says far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon's rhetoric against Jews "reminds me of Hitler," warning that foreign influence is fueling a surge in antisemitism that has some French Jews hiding their identities to survive daily life. France recorded 1,320 antisemitic acts in 2025 — triple the 436 incidents in 2022 — but a senior member of the Jewish community leaders told Fox News Digital they refuse to retreat, even as the attacks and incidents keep coming. Israeli Ambassador to France, Joshua Zarka, says France is home to Europe’s largest Muslim community and is contributing to a high volume of antisemitic incidents reported across the country each day. France also has Europe's largest Jewish community. GLOBAL RISE IN ANTISEMITISM LEAVES JEWISH COMMUNITY ISOLATED, RABBI SAYS WORLD AT 'A TIPPING POINT' "The number of events is extremely high — not because the French government does not fight it, but because there is this base in which antisemitism is growing," he said, due to foreign influence, which he claimed comes from Iran, Russia, Turkey and Qatar. While he says those state actors are fueling the fire of Jew-hatred from the outside, certain French political actors exploit antisemitism for the purpose of getting more votes. According to Zarka, foremost among them is the far-left party La France Insoumise (LFI). "The way [LFI leader] Jean-Luc Mélenchon speaks in front of a crowd reminds me of Hitler. The way he uses the idea of uniting against one enemy by speaking of Israel is similar to the way Hitler used to speak about the Jews," Zarka said. In February, the Human Rights League criticized Mélenchon after he mocked the pronunciation of Jewish names, including that of MEP Raphaël Glucksmann. Mélenchon previously wrote on his blog that "antisemitism remains residual in France," remarks critics said downplayed a surge in Jew-hatred following Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre in Israel. Fox News Digital repeatedly contacted Mélenchon’s media adviser for comment but did not receive a response. Zarka added that over the past three years there has been a shift in the Jewish community’s perception of what was once considered the extreme right, with many no longer viewing the National Rally, formerly led by Marine Le Pen, as such. CALLS FOR US TO DO MORE AS ANTISEMITIC ACTS SKYROCKET IN EUROPE: 'ENORMOUSLY PAINFUL' "Let’s not forget that [National Rally president] Jordan Bardella went to Israel and, at Yad Vashem, made a formal commitment to fight antisemitism, be it from the right or the left, and that is significant... that is sinking into the mind of the Jewish community," Zarka said." Recent incidents include the partial cutting down on Jan. 12 in Lyon of a tree planted in memory of Ilan Halimi, who was abducted and murdered in a 2006 antisemitic attack. On Feb. 9, a young boy wearing a kippah was assaulted by a group of five individuals, one of whom allegedly held a knife to his throat. Ten days later, acid was sprayed in two dining rooms of a kosher restaurant in Paris’s 17th arrondissement. On Apr. 15, racist and antisemitic graffiti targeted three high schools in the Montpellier metropolitan area. In March, two brothers were arrested in connection with what authorities described as a "deadly and antisemitic" plot after police discovered a semi-automatic weapon, a bottle of hydrochloric acid and an Islamic State flag in their vehicle. Rabbi Elie Lemmel was targeted in two antisemitic attacks, including last June in Deauville, where he was punched in the stomach. Days later, he was attacked again in Neuilly-sur-Seine while sitting at a café terrace, when a Palestinian from Gaza struck him with a chair. Lemmel told Fox News Digital he had almost never faced aggression before, but believes the post-Oct. 7 conflict has intensified tensions. He said he understands those who choose to be more discreet and would never judge them. "You have to be vigilant," he said. "Unfortunately, some people see a kippah and it bothers them. Those who want to do harm will always find reasons. "If we start hiding, it is the beginning of the end," he added. "I have always worn a kippah, and that is why I continue to wear it." AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER SUSPENDED AFTER ‘FREE PALESTINE’ BROADCAST TO ISRAELI PILOTS Yonathan Arfi, president of the Conseil Représentatif des Institutions juives de France (CRIF), said some Jewish families now forgo displaying mezuzahs or use different names on mobile apps to avoid being identified. "On the one hand, there is a rise in antisemitism that leads to precautionary behavior," Arfi told Fox News Digital. "On the other hand, Jewish life remains more vibrant than ever, with synagogues full and more kosher restaurants than ever before." "We must not offer antisemitic terrorists and those driven by hatred our fear and withdrawal as a trophy," said Arfi. "Wherever possible, Jewish life must continue openly and proudly." Immigration to Israel, he said, should nevertheless be seen as a warning sign that some Jews no longer see a future in France. Historically, French immigration to Israel averaged between 1,500 and 2,000 people annually after the Six-Day War. The figure peaked at around 8,000 annually between 2012 and 2015, fell to about 1,000 in 2023, then rose again to more than 2,000 in 2024 and 3,500 in 2025. The Jewish Agency for Israel estimates roughly 4,000 immigrants from France in 2026. The Israeli ambassador to Paris noted that French authorities take combating antisemitism seriously, and therefore the country remains "a relatively safe place," while urging Israelis to exercise caution when traveling to other European countries such as Spain, Belgium and even the Netherlands, "where antisemitism flourishes." In February, President Emmanuel Macron denounced the "antisemitic hydra" that had crept into "every crack" of French society during a ceremony commemorating Ilan Halimi, a Jewish man kidnapped and tortured to death by the Gang of Barbarians in 2006. "In 20 years, and despite the resolute efforts of our police officers, gendarmes, judges, teachers and elected officials, the antisemitic hydra has kept advancing," Macron said, according to Le Monde. "Constantly assuming new faces, it has insinuated itself into the heart of our societies, into every crevice, too often accompanied by that same pact of cowardice: to keep silent, to refuse to see," he continued. Macron also condemned the "Islamist antisemitism" behind the Oct. 7 Hamas-led massacre, as well as "far-left antisemitism," which he said "rivals that of the far right." He added that antisemitism increasingly "uses the mask of anti-Zionism to advance quietly." Even so, bilateral ties with Israel are not without friction, with Zarka disclosing that the government of French President Emmanuel Macron refused to allow U.S. military overflights carrying weapons to Israel during the war against Iran. "The French made the decision not to provide us with an aerial bridge for American weapon shipments to fly over during the war against Iran," he said. It was the second time France had denied such a request, the first occurring during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, the envoy noted. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16c33fee6011c3f4e8677e Kate Middleton reached 'final straw' with Prince Harry after comment about King Charles' cancer: author te 2026-05-27T10:11:11.033Z Kate Middleton reached 'final straw' with Prince Harry after comment about King Charles' cancer: author Kate Middleton refused to stop trying to mend Prince William and Prince Harry’s strained relationship, but the Duke of Sussex’s remarks about King Charles’ mortality became the breaking point. The claim was made by royal author Christopher Andersen, who spoke to numerous sources for his book "Kate!," which explores the Princess of Wales’ rise as one of the House of Windsor’s most influential figures. "She would not give up," Andersen told Fox News Digital. "Even after Harry threw William under the bus in his memoir ‘Spare,’ she was willing to keep trying. And the final break came. PRINCE WILLIAM WON'T WELCOME PRINCE HARRY BACK DESPITE NEW PLEA FOR RECONCILIATION: EXPERT "The final straw came really shortly after the king was diagnosed with cancer, when Harry [essentially] said, ‘I’d like to mend fences because we just don’t know how long [my father] has to live.’ Well, that kind of statement can be very hurtful to somebody who doesn’t really want to consider their own mortality and is battling cancer." "It was hurtful to Kate as well, I believe," said Andersen. "And, of course, it just ignited this firestorm of speculation about how sick the king really was at this point. And Kate pretty much felt that would be it. She wasn’t going to try anymore. So she has not. And as a result, there has been no chance of any … As a matter of fact, I don’t think we’re ever going to see them make amends. At least it’s not on the horizon now." Fox News Digital reached out to Kensington Palace for comment. A spokesperson for Buckingham Palace previously told Fox News Digital, "We don’t comment on such books." In May 2025, Harry told the BBC he wanted to reconcile with his family after losing a court battle over his publicly funded security, which he said led to his father stopping talking to him. WATCH: KATE MIDDLETON HIT ‘FINAL STRAW’ WITH PRINCE HARRY: AUTHOR "I would love reconciliation with my family," said the 41-year-old. "There’s no point in continuing to fight anymore. I don’t know how much longer my father has." The monarch, 77, is being treated for an undisclosed form of cancer. Andersen wrote that Kate, 44, was "disappointed" with Harry, while William, 43, was "apoplectic" with rage over the remarks, a courtier claimed. Andersen also wrote that Kate told William she "was done with Harry." "Princess Catherine is the sweetest, most loving person you could ever know," a Sandringham staffer told Andersen. "But like everyone else, she has her limits." Andersen told Fox News Digital he wanted to explore Kate’s close friendship with Harry and what ultimately went wrong. "What interests me most was the relationship between Kate and the two brothers and the fact that she acted as a kind of go-between," Andersen explained. "William, Harry and Kate had a very close relationship. [Harry] referred to Kate as the sister he never had. They made each other laugh. It was a very warm and loving relationship for a long time." CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER "Of course, it all exploded after his marriage to Meghan Markle," Andersen claimed. "[But] ever since that point, she was the one person in the royal family who wouldn’t give up on them." Andersen wrote that Harry and Kate instantly clicked when they met. They shared "a screwball, somewhat slapstick, Monty Python-ish sense of humor — often at William’s expense." "I liked making her laugh," Harry recalled in "Spare." "And I was quite good at it." When Harry spoke about finding his soulmate, like William had, and joining the now-Prince and Princess of Wales as a foursome, she would reportedly encourage him by saying, "You’ll find someone. It just takes time." In the summer of 2016, Harry began dating Meghan, an American actress, after being set up by a mutual friend. The relationship moved quickly, with the pair announcing their engagement in November 2017. They married in May 2018. Despite Kate and Harry’s incredibly close bond, Andersen said Kate had an awkward first meeting with the woman who would become her sister-in-law. He wrote that after saying, "It’s so wonderful to finally meet you," Meghan reportedly "wrapped her arms around Kate." The princess "seemed startled, then stiffened." Andersen noted that when Meghan met William months earlier, he "recoiled" when she went in for a hug. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "I was a hugger," Meghan later said in the 2022 Netflix docuseries "Harry & Meghan." "Always been a hugger. I didn’t realize that was really jarring for a lot of Brits. I guess I started to understand very quickly that the formality on the outside carried through on the inside." "What also surprised her was that William and Kate acted as if they had never heard of [her show] ‘Suits,’ even though Harry had told her they were die-hard fans of the series," Andersen wrote. Andersen told Fox News Digital it was likely never destined for Kate and Meghan, 44, to become friends. "Meghan is quintessentially Californian," he said. "The fact that she’s an actress and an influencer — these are things that are not merely that she’s an American and the sensibilities are different ... I don’t think Kate and Meghan were ever going to be great friends." "Kate Middleton was willing to make tremendous sacrifices for her husband, frankly, for her country, because she realized that the monarchy is extremely important, not only to the U.K. but the Commonwealth," he continued. "And she wanted to do her job. She sees it that way. Loyalty is a big thing for her. Again, she believes in king and country to some extent, not at the expense of her family, but she was willing to do what comes with being the Princess of Wales and the future queen." Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, stepped back as senior royals in 2020, citing intrusive British press coverage and a lack of support from the palace. After moving to California that year, they aired their grievances in interviews and documentaries. Harry’s 2023 memoir further strained his relationship with the royals. Andersen said Kate "made many, many attempts" to bring the brothers back together. While there appeared to be hope for reconciliation at Prince Philip’s funeral in 2021, the relationship quickly soured again. In "Spare," Harry described a heated exchange with his brother that he compared to a "duel." "I took it all in: his familiar scowl, which had always been his default in dealings with me; his alarming baldness, more advanced than my own; his famous resemblance to Mummy, which was fading with time," Harry wrote. "With age. In some ways, he was my mirror, in some ways, he was my opposite. My beloved brother, my arch nemesis, how had that happened?" In "Spare," Harry also claimed that in one incident, William called his wife "difficult," "rude" and "abrasive." "He grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and he knocked me to the floor. I landed on the dog's bowl, which cracked under my back, the pieces cutting into me. I lay there for a moment, dazed, then got to my feet and told him to get out." Kensington Palace and Buckingham Palace declined to comment on the claims in the book. PRINCE HARRY’S BETRAYAL DRIVING PRINCE WILLIAM TO PROTECT KIDS FROM HEIR-AND-SPARE NIGHTMARE: EXPERT While Harry and Kate were exceptionally close, Andersen wondered whether Meghan’s outlook on loyalty to the crown as a newcomer complicated that dynamic. "I think Meghan is very charming," said Andersen. "She’s very intelligent, and I think she wanted the best for Harry. But I also think maybe [Kate] saw quite quickly that Meghan prioritized things that the rest of the royals wouldn’t. Maybe Meghan didn’t grasp the weight of the responsibility that was being thrust upon her. "[Kate] can see when someone else isn’t really willing to step up and make that kind of sacrifice, and maybe prioritizing the country, this thousand-year-old institution, one of the greatest in the world, over her own life. That’s what Kate has done, really. And Meghan, from the start, made it clear that she wasn’t willing to do that." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16c32bee6011c3f4e86775 Dana White denies America 250 UFC fight at White House will be 'political,' 'not at all' about politics te 2026-05-27T10:10:51.105Z Dana White denies America 250 UFC fight at White House will be 'political,' 'not at all' about politics UFC President and CEO Dana White insisted that the upcoming plans for a UFC fight at the White House for the America 250 celebration in June is not "political." "Not at all, no," White told TIME Magazine on Tuesday. "Well, it’s on the birthday of America! I mean, it’s the 250th birthday of America. What better place to celebrate it than the White House?" He continued, "And the thing that you have to understand about me is, I respect whoever is the President of the United States. It isn’t about red or blue or politics for me. I’m friends with people on the far left, and I’m friends with people on the far right, and I consider myself right down the middle." DANA WHITE SAYS 'I DON'T GIVE A S---' IF TRUMP FRIENDSHIP COSTS HIM BUSINESS, 250TH EVENT WAS TRUMP'S IDEA White elaborated on his comments, arguing that this would not go against his claim that he wants "nothing to do with politics" after endorsing President Donald Trump in 2024. "You can make anything political if you want to," White said. "I love this country like anybody on the left loves this country. I love this country like anybody on the right loves this country. This is basically me spending a ­sh-t­load of money to celebrate the 250th birthday of America, with America and the rest of the world." UFC HEAD DANA WHITE DISMISSES CONCERNS HE'S 'OVERTLY POLITICAL,' ADDS 'JUST BE AUTHENTIC' White has maintained an ongoing friendship with Trump for decades, particularly after Trump supported UFC by holding events at his casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This friendship led to White eventually speaking in support of Trump at the Republican National Convention in 2024. "Everybody said, ‘Don’t do it. Don’t do it,’" White told TIME Magazine. "It was about more than ‘You don’t want to get into politics.’ The bigger one was ‘He’s never gonna win.’ And I was like, ‘Well, whether he wins or not, the guy’s been a good friend to me.’" In 2025, White revealed that Trump was the one who came up with the idea for a UFC event at the White House in honor of the America 250 celebration. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE "When you walk around the White House with him, he's so proud of the White House, and he loves it so much, and he loves America. He believes that the White House belongs to the people of America," White said. "He wants to do more things like kids coming in doing Easter egg hunts, things around Christmas and special events…That's his thing. He wants to bring more Americans to the White House. His thing was, ‘This is your house.’ I was lucky he said, ‘We should do a fight here.’" The "UFC Freedom 250" fight is scheduled to take place outside the White House on June 14. This would coincide with Flag Day as well as Trump's 80th birthday. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16c317ee6011c3f4e86763 WATCH: Purple Heart veteran reacts to Platner's refusal to apologize for mocking him, shreds PTSD excuse te 2026-05-27T10:10:31.115Z WATCH: Purple Heart veteran reacts to Platner's refusal to apologize for mocking him, shreds PTSD excuse FIRST ON FOX: A Purple Heart veteran who was mocked online by Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner issued a blistering response to a video of Platner declining to apologize or acknowledge regret over the comment.  "I saw the video and honestly, I don't want an apology. I don't need an apology. I consider the source of where the comment came from, and I'm the type of person that — in order for me to worry about what you say — first I have to respect you," U.S. Army veteran Teddy Daniels said in response to a video taken by Fox News Digital over the weekend in which Platner declined to apologize. "There's zero-to-no respect for a self-proclaimed communist," Daniels said. "You know, the ironic thing is, some guys run towards gunfire and other guys run toward keyboards, and I think that's a big difference." In a now-deleted Reddit post on from June 2019, made under the username "P-Hustle" — an account that Platner has acknowledged owning — he reacted to a viral helmet-cam video showing Daniels being shot four times during a 2012 clash with Taliban fighters, saying that Daniels "didn’t deserve to live." WATCH: PLATNER DOESN'T APOLOGIZE TO PURPLE HEART RECIPIENT, VOTERS WHEN CONFRONTED ON POST MOCKING SOLDIER "This video never gets old," Platner wrote before calling Daniels a "dumb motherf---er" and claiming that "poor marksmanship" by the Taliban was the only reason Daniels survived.  The deleted post can still be found in the Maine Monitor’s database of Platner’s deleted Reddit history, alongside other resurfaced posts where he described himself as a "communist" and "socialist," used alleged homophobic slurs, and praised Hamas military tactics. Platner also targeted "American Sniper" Chris Kyle in an unearthed interview, in which he suggested Kyle killed civilians to inflate his numbers. VETS TORCH DEM SENATE HOPEFUL WHO CALLED ARMY ‘FAT, LAZY TRASH,’ MOCKED SOLDIER SHOT FOUR TIMES Daniels, a former Republican candidate for Pennsylvania lieutenant governor, suggested Platner's comments about Kyle stem from jealousy. "This was an interview that he was doing where he said this, so this was premeditated," he said. "There was no trigger there for him except for the fact that Chris Kyle was a man 100 times greater than Grant Platner and shoes that he could never, ever fill." Daniels added that if anyone "deserves an apology," it’s his children and the children and widow of Kyle. "I believe he owes them an apology to their face," Daniels said.  Platner has previously leaned into his struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a reason for making the inflammatory posts, an explanation that Daniels isn’t buying.  "I think Graham Platner is using his PTSD as a crutch, as a means to avoid accountability for his actions," Daniels said. "I have PTSD, obviously, from my tour. I've had 20-plus surgeries to get fixed after my tour and enduring the pain and recovery after each one of those surgeries. So I could understand how there might be moments, small, minute moments in time to where your PTSD may cause you to say something or do something that is out of character." NAVY SEAL WHO KILLED BIN LADEN RIPS PLATNER FOR 'BARBARIC' POST TRASHING SOLDIER UNDER FIRE: 'OUT OF LINE' Daniels continued, "But this appears to be a continuing course of conduct with Graham Platner, and he is trying to blame [PTSD], which I think is insulting to every service member who actually suffers from PTSD. Or anybody for that case who suffers with PTSD. He's trying to use PTSD as a crutch, as an excuse to avoid accountability. And that's just wrong, the first step of being a man is taking responsibility and accountability for your actions and your words and we're just not saying that here." Platner supporters have defended some of the controversial posts as "locker room talk" or simply an example of soldiers having a "dark" sense of humor to get through hard times. Daniels told Fox News Digital that he’s been in countless locker rooms and barracks, and that doesn’t excuse Platner’s comments. "Graham Platner and his privileged background wouldn't know the first thing about locker room talk," Daniels said. "Listen, I get that guys can be crude, rude, inner-service rivalries, whatever the case is, but the stuff that this guy put out there publicly is beyond locker room talk. It is just vile and disgusting." Fox News Digital reached out to the Platner campaign for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16c0c1ee6011c3f4e866d4 Super Bowl champion Jerome Bettis has message for Jaxson Dart, Abdul Carter after Trump rally controversy te 2026-05-27T10:00:33.435Z Super Bowl champion Jerome Bettis has message for Jaxson Dart, Abdul Carter after Trump rally controversy Super Bowl champion and Pittsburgh Steelers legend Jerome Bettis weighed in on the rampant Jaxson Dart and Abdul Carter discourse. Dart introduced President Donald Trump before his speech in Suffern, New York, on Friday, and New York Giants teammate Abdul Carter took issue with it. Bettis said that they don’t have to agree on their political opinions but have to find a way to work together. "You don't have to agree. And that's the one thing. I mean, you don't agree with your teammate, but you got to find a way to work with them and I think that's what happens," Bettis told Fox News Digital in a recent interview. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Bettis said Dart and Carter need to find common ground. "I think politics, it's always there. It's never really in the forefront in terms of sports or a locker room. So, I don't think that's ever an issue. But what you have to do is find common ground. I think that's what team sports is all about," Bettis said. "People coming from different walks of life are all coming together for one common goal. And in order for you to all support that goal, you have to find common ground with each other." It appeared Carter and Dart found some common ground as they appeared to squash any potential rift when Carter posted to X in a since-deleted tweet that they were "good." "Me and JD6 are good! We spoke earlier as Men," Carter wrote. "Y'all can keep y'all narratives." ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Dart, 23, set the stage for Trump’s speech with a chant before welcoming the president onto the stage. "Big Blue Nation, it’s a pleasure to be here. I got to start this off with a ‘Go Big Blue,’" Dart said, and then led the chant for a few moments before proceeding to introduce Trump. "What an honor, what a privilege it is to be here, and without further ado, I’m grateful, I’m honored, I'm pleasured to introduce the 45th and 47th president of the United States America, President Donald J. Trump." Trump and Dart then shook hands on the stage before the 23-year-old departed. Carter began the firestorm by reposting a video of Dart introducing Trump on X and captioning the tweet, "Thought this s--- was AI, what we doing man." He has since deleted the tweet. Bettis played from 1993-2005, and he said politics were not an issue during his time in the NFL. He did note that political climate has changed drastically in the last 20 years since his retirement. "No, it never did (cause an issue). But you have to understand that the landscape of politics right now is very divisive. And so I think it was much different 20 years ago than it is now. Now everyone's picking sides and this and that and now you hate the other guy's side. And that was never the case in politics 20 years ago. Hey, you respected the guys decision and his politics was his politics and now it's a much different dynamic that politics weighs on people nowadays," Bettis said. EMMANUEL ACHO SAYS IT WAS 'PRETTY STUPID' FOR JAXSON DART TO INTRODUCE PRESIDENT TRUMP Bettis will be playing in the American Century Tournament from July 10-12 at Edgewood Golf Course in Lake Tahoe. The tournament has raised more than $8 million for regional and national charities. American Century Investments donates 40% of its profits to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research and activates fundraising at the tournament to drive direct donations to Stowers each year. Bettis has been a longtime competitor in the tournament since retiring in 2006. He said it has been "incredible" to see the event grow over the years. The Pro Football Hall of Famer said he is still trying to round in the form for the tournament. Bettis said he is trying a new swing and is wondering how it will hold up. Bettis said his favorite part of the tournament is interacting with the athletes and having fun with the guys. "I think the favorite part is really getting to chop it up with the athletes because obviously being retired, you don't get the chance to do that anymore. And so, when you do get a chance to kind of rib guys and have fun with guys like that locker room experience again, it's really fun and exhilarating," Bettis said. The tournament will be broadcast on NBC and Peacock. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16bed4ee6011c3f4e86623 Less Than Half Of Arizona Households Could Afford Mortgage In 2025, Per Report te 2026-05-27T09:52:20.959Z Less Than Half Of Arizona Households Could Afford Mortgage In 2025, Per Report By Staff Reporter | A new analysis of housing data found that less than half of households in Arizona could afford their monthly mortgage in 2025.  A new report from the Common Sense Institute (CSI) determined that only 42% of Arizona households could afford their mortgages last year.  In 2019, 66% of Arizona households could afford their monthly mortgages.  The report also found that the state faces a 56,000-unit housing shortfall, and estimated a long-term cumulative housing deficit of 110,800 units.  Based on those estimations, CSI predicted that it would take well over a century — 119 years — to close the housing gap in Arizona.  CSI found that Arizona households need to make $87,000 annually or nearly 60 hours of work per month at the average hourly wage rate ($35.10) to afford a typical home mortgage. In 2019, the hours of work per month needed to afford an average mortgage amounted to just under 40 hours.  CSI’s analysis found that housing costs remain elevated while building permits have declined.  Although home prices fell by about 3% in 2025, the average home was estimated to cost nearly $42,000 (or 11%) above the pre-pandemic pricing — nowhere close to historical trends or price-to-income ratios. Home prices peaked in 2022.  At present, the average house in Arizona costs nearly $421,000. That figure represents a 3.4% decline from summer 2024 and an 8.6% decline since summer 2022. However, that average home cost sits $142,900 higher than the average cost in 2019. As of February, the average 30-year mortgage rate was over 6%. Compared to the earliest data provided (2015), many things have increased greatly for Arizonans: the average home price (doubled), the average mortgage payment (nearly tripled), and the hours of work required (nearly doubled).  The average home pricing in December 2015 was just over $211,100, with a 30-year mortgage rate just under 4%, an average mortgage payment of $800, and the average wage rate of $23.23 requiring 35 hours of work per month. Average monthly mortgage payments doubled from 2019 to 2025: about $1,000 in 2019 to $2,000 in 2025.  The state issued just under 51,000 residential building permits last year, representing a 14% decline from 2024. Though lower, last year’s total permits fell within the range for keeping up with population growth and housing demand. CSI estimated that the state needs between 45,000 to 60,000 permits annually to keep pace with growth and demand. Maintaining that safety range doesn’t appear to be the reality shaping up for 2026, however. The state authorized about 3,000 new housing units in January, putting the state on pace to have 36,700 units by the year’s end — well below the necessary annual permit range.  This report on the state of housing was released around the same time as the latest employment report from the Senate’s Joint Economic Committee (JEC). The JEC found that the unemployment rate remained unchanged in April (4.7%), which is higher than the national unemployment rate (4.3%). The state had an increase in about 8,100 net payroll jobs, one of 42 states to experience an increase; in March, the state had a 1,900-job increase.  Over the past year, Arizona added 13,300 payroll jobs and the unemployment rate rose by 0.5%. AZ Free News is your #1 source for Arizona news and politics. You can send us news tips using this link. The post Less Than Half Of Arizona Households Could Afford Mortgage In 2025, Per Report first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16bebfee6011c3f4e8661a Ciscomani Leads Bipartisan Push To Modernize Nogales Port After Massive Weapons Bust te 2026-05-27T09:51:59.346Z Ciscomani Leads Bipartisan Push To Modernize Nogales Port After Massive Weapons Bust By Matthew Holloway | Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ06) is leading a bipartisan effort to accelerate modernization of the Dennis DeConcini Land Port of Entry in Nogales, urging federal officials to advance improvements at one of the busiest crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border. Ciscomani joined Reps. Greg Stanton (D-AZ04) and Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ08) in sending a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and General Services Administration (GSA) calling for swift action to modernize the port, which lawmakers described as critical to both trade and border security. The lawmakers wrote that the DeConcini Land Port of Entry plays a major role in commerce between Arizona and Mexico and requires modernization to address operational challenges and infrastructure concerns. “The DeConcini Port of Entry is at the heart of U.S.-Mexico trade, moving everything from medical supplies to agricultural products that directly impact Arizona businesses and daily life,” Ciscomani said. “Modernizing this port is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to upgrade infrastructure, enhance lawful trade, and create a more efficient environment for the business community and border personnel alike.” In their letter, the lawmakers urged federal agencies to expedite the next phase of the project, citing concerns over aging infrastructure, border operations, and public safety. The DeConcini facility was originally constructed in 1931, and last underwent major modernization in 1994. Lawmakers said portions of the port are increasingly vulnerable to flooding and related infrastructure failures that can disrupt travel and commerce. The letter described the port as one of the nation’s busiest land crossings and emphasized its role in supporting economic activity beyond a local level as well as national security. The lawmakers wrote, “This is not a Nogales project; this is a national asset in desperate need of investment.” According to Ciscomani’s office, modernization of the port would improve inspection capabilities, increase efficiency for lawful crossings, and enhance safety for Customs and Border Protection personnel working at the facility. Emphasizing the facility’s necessity for border security, Ciscomani wrote, “Ensuring CBP has access to modern infrastructure and advanced screening technologies at DeConcini is essential to counter evolving smuggling tactics and protect our communities. The battle against the flow of narcotics has shifted from those measured by the bundle and the ton to those that measured in the thousands of pills that are strapped around a smugglers’ waist. The DeConcini LPOE is at the forefront of this fight, and we must ensure that enforcement personnel have the best facilities, tools, and training to do their job to the best of their ability.” A woman was arrested in April after CBP officers at the DeConcini crossing referred her vehicle to secondary inspection as she attempted to enter Mexico, accompanied by three minors. According to a CBP press release, officers seized “a rocket-propelled grenade launcher tube, four rifles, an Avtomat Kalashnikova–or AK–pistol, 16 AK rifles, 24 rifle magazines, 16 rifle stocks, 20 pistol grips, and miscellaneous other weapons parts.” KEEPING OUR HOMELAND SAFE. On Sunday, @CBP officers at the Area Port of Nogales seized dozens of weapons from a car attempting to cross the border — including a ROCKET-PROPELLED GRENADE. The other weapons included four rifles, an AK-style pistol, 16 AK rifles, 24 rifle… — Homeland Security (@DHSgov) April 22, 2026 Local business leaders also expressed support for the effort. Jaime Chamberlain, a Nogales businessman and member of the Border Trade Alliance, said that modern infrastructure is necessary to maintain trade flow and public safety at the crossing. Chamberlain said, “Nearly 10 million people cross through Nogales each year, and without significant investment, we risk falling behind at a time when global competitiveness demands the opposite. Our region—and our nation—cannot afford inefficiencies at one of its most important gateways. Just as importantly, modernization will provide our frontline officers with the facilities and technology they need to protect our communities while keeping legitimate travel and commerce moving.” The lawmakers’ call for modernization comes as federal agencies continue environmental and planning reviews associated with a potential large-scale redevelopment of the crossing. The DeConcini Port of Entry operates continuously and serves millions of travelers annually, though officials and local stakeholders have argued the current footprint and infrastructure are no longer sufficient to meet long-term demands. Matthew Holloway is a senior reporter for AZ Free News. Follow him on X for his latest stories, or email tips to Matthew@azfreenews.com. The post Ciscomani Leads Bipartisan Push To Modernize Nogales Port After Massive Weapons Bust first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16bea9ee6011c3f4e86611 Democrat Amish Shah Embraces Further Left Agenda After 2024 Loss te 2026-05-27T09:51:37.953Z Democrat Amish Shah Embraces Further Left Agenda After 2024 Loss By Staff Reporter | Congressional candidate Amish Shah vowed to represent a further left faction of the Democratic Party should he be elected. Shah made the promise during a recent candidate forum hosted by LD3 Democrats. His shift represented a reflection on his 2024 loss against Rep. David Schweikert (R-01), who is running for governor. Shah served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2019 to 2024.  Per Shah, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) told him that he was too much of a “nice guy” to win the 2024 election. The DCCC refused to endorse Shah this time around, instead endorsing his primary opponent, Marlene Galan-Woods, earlier this month.  Elites in Washington should not be meddling in this race. This election will be decided by Arizona voters, not by establishment insiders in back rooms. Here is my full statement. pic.twitter.com/ajE9J9nSIP — Amish Shah, MD (@DrAmishShah) May 5, 2026 It appears Shah’s response was to move aggressively to the left on policy.  “I am not hesitating one bit to use my platform to be able to prosecute [President Donald Trump and Republicans] as vigorously as I can, sometimes with expletives or whatever it takes,” said Shah during the LD3 virtual forum. Shah also promised to repeal Trump’s tax cuts for working families. He called them “abominable.” National Republican Congressional Committee spokesman Ben Peteresen told The Yellow Sheet, which first reported on this virtual forum, that Shah’s statements were “radical.”  “Democrat Amish Shah said he lost because Biden and Harris were toxic, then ran even further left by calling for massive tax increases, socialism and open borders,” said Petersen.  The version of his candidacy that Shah presented on that virtual forum diverges slightly from the public version of his candidacy.  Shah has publicly claimed that he doesn’t recognize party differences and would work across the aisle to solve problems.  “When I served in the Arizona House, I didn’t see ‘Democrats’ and ‘Republicans.’ I saw problems that needed to be solved,” said Shah. “I’m running for Congress to bring that same mindset to Washington; focus on solutions, find common ground where we can, and actually deliver results that improve people’s lives.” When I served in the Arizona House, I didn’t see “Democrats” and “Republicans.” I saw problems that needed to be solved. That’s how we got things done; working across the aisle to pass commonsense legislation on healthcare access, public safety, and lowering costs for everyday… pic.twitter.com/xXgSu00ri1 — Amish Shah, MD (@DrAmishShah) April 15, 2026 Shah’s platform on his campaign website focuses on expanding federal healthcare, codifying abortion, ending tariffs, and increasing public school funding and teacher pay. On his “resources” page targeting primary opponent Galan-Woods, Shah promised to pass a ban on stock trading by members of Congress. Similarly, in his failed 2024 challenge to incumbent Schweikert, Shah styled himself as an “independent” candidate — despite his consistently progressive actions in the state legislature and a past admission to his alliance with socialists.  In a town hall with the Phoenix Democratic Socialists of America and the Progressive Democrats of America in 2019, Shaw encouraged the adoption of government-run universal healthcare. Months prior to that town hall, Shah proposed replacing capitalism with socialism.  Shah received national recognition by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists for successfully defending the abortion drug mifepristone against attempts to outlaw it.  Shah was also behind legislation to expand anti-discrimination laws to afford protections to gender identity and sexual orientation, and to redefine marriage within the state constitution.  Shah has funneled over $230,000 of his own money into his congressional campaign according to Federal Election Commission records. So far, Shah has raised nearly $1.9 million. Top donors include the D.C. organizations IA Victory Fund and 314 Action Impact Slate; Illinois entrepreneur Purav Kapadia; and Chandler doctor Snehal Bhoola. AZ Free News is your #1 source for Arizona news and politics. You can send us news tips using this link. The post Democrat Amish Shah Embraces Further Left Agenda After 2024 Loss first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16be78ee6011c3f4e865e6 Brewers pitcher Abner Uribe apologizes after controversial strikeout celebration sparks backlash te 2026-05-27T09:50:48.163Z Brewers pitcher Abner Uribe apologizes after controversial strikeout celebration sparks backlash In modern baseball, every celebration gets praised, and anyone criticizing it gets treated like a buzzkill. Milwaukee Brewers reliever Abner Uribe tested those boundaries on Tuesday. With the Brewers coasting to a 6-0 lead in the eighth inning, the 25-year-old struck out Alec Burleson and immediately launched into a series of WWE-style, D-Generation X crotch chops. Brewers manager Pat Murphy was flat-out appalled. "I don’t know what got over him," Murphy said postgame. "I mean, he’s an emotional guy, but that kind of thing, that’s just not how we do things. I was embarrassed by it... It’s a 6-0 game. What are we doing there?" MICHIGAN BASEBALL PLAYER HITS DRUG-INSPIRED CELEBRATION AFTER HIT, APOLOGIZES FOR 'IMMATURE DECISION' Uribe later apologized to his teammates for the celebration. But the reliever also pushed back at Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol. "First and foremost, everyone here knows me and knows who I am, and knows I have a bit of a history of being emotional out there," Uribe said. "I owe an apology to the Brewers, I owe an apology to my teammates, to my manager, all the bosses of the team. I understand that’s unacceptable to go out there and react in a way like that." The Brewers reliever is no stranger to controversy. In May 2024, Jose Siri tried swinging at Uribe during a dugout-clearing quarrel. "I don’t think it’s professional for their manager to be making signs toward our dugout saying that he’s going to be hitting guys," Uribe continued. "There’s an event that occurred during practice today, too, and I don’t think that’s right. I have my teammates’ back, always." BREWERS MANAGER RIPS FANS FOR BOOING ALL-STAR CLOSER AFTER BLOWN SAVE: 'THESE AREN’T MACHINES OUT THERE' Fans quickly fractured over Uribe’s antics. Anyone who agreed with Murphy was promptly dismissed as a "wet blanket" by social media. "Even us Brewers fans are embarrassed by this," BrewersWin posted on X. Some leaned into the mayhem. "If they feel the need to bean us tomorrow, so be it," one fan added on X. "It means it worked." "Someone is wearing one in the earhole for that," another user reacted. But at the root of the discourse is an age-old baseball question: Is Uribe actually good enough to back up this level of disrespect? So far, the numbers say no. Entering Tuesday, Uribe owned a shaky 4.42 ERA over 18.1 innings this season, a wild contrast to his exceptional 2.60 career average. The Brewers ultimately secured the 6-0 victory, locking down the win against their divisional rivals. For one night, Uribe's performance was clean enough. Send us your thoughts: alejandro.avila@outkick.com / Follow along on X: @alejandroaveela Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16be64ee6011c3f4e865dd NFL puts 'Inspire Change' and 'Choose Love' on fields but not so aggressive about its domestic abuse issues te 2026-05-27T09:50:28.237Z NFL puts 'Inspire Change' and 'Choose Love' on fields but not so aggressive about its domestic abuse issues The start of another work week brought another NFL domestic abuse story, this time with the arrest of Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs on five charges tied to abuse complaints. And, while the names and allegations change, the story is all too familiar. A world-class NFL athlete, coach or highly paid administrator somehow is alleged to have manhandled a female. And before we go any further, allow this important stipulation: Not every allegation is true and not every accused person is guilty. But this also is a fact: Some of these guys make the allegations go away by paying off the victims so as to be able to claim innocence. GREEN BAY PACKERS PRO BOWL RB JOSH JACOBS ARRESTED ON MULTIPLE DOMESTIC ABUSE CHARGES The incidents are troubling in their misdeeds and numbers and it begs the question, what is the NFL doing about all this? Where is the league that has since 2020 told us to "End Racism" and "Inspire Change" as social justice initiatives been on its most visible employees putting their hands on women? Where is the "END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE" sign on NFL fields or on player helmets? It is nowhere, of course, because that would remind everyone the league, like the greater society it serves, has a problem. And doing that isn't high on the marketing department's list of things to do. But not highlighting homegrown domestic abuse doesn't make it less of a problem — not even for a league otherwise busy sending other virtue signals that probably don't need as much attention. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Serious questions: Does the NFL suffer more from a lack of choosing love or an abundance of domestic abuse? Is there more racism or strong men manhandling weaker vessels in the NFL? The statistics on domestic abuse in the NFL seem to tip the scales past way too much. Consider: May 2026: Former Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill is accused in a civil lawsuit of breaking the leg of social influencer Sophie Hall during "backyard football drills." Hill settled the suit on the second day of trial in exchange for Hill dropping assault and battery claims. TYREEK HILL ACCUSED BY 250-POUND ONLYFANS MODEL OF BREAKING HER LEG, THEN GIVING HER A PIGGYBACK RIDE TO SEX April 2026: Chiefs defensive backs coach Dave Merritt was charged with misdemeanor domestic battery of his daughter. The case was later dismissed without prejudice. April 2026: Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice is sued by his ex-girlfriend, Dacoda Jones, for $1 million, after she alleged physical and emotional abuse spanning from 2023 to 2025. That case has not yet been settled or disposed. December 2025: Dolphins linebacker coach Ryan Crow is fired after being placed on administrative leave following an August 2025 arrest on assault and battery charges against a female who lived with him. Prosecutors declined to file charges. August 2025: Offensive lineman Shaq Mason is arrested following an alleged violent altercation with the mother of his child at her Franklin, Tennessee, home home, during which he allegedly forced entry, choked the victim, struck her and sent a threatening message. He was apprehended by local police during a traffic stop later that morning and held on a $150,000 bond, with orders for GPS monitoring and no contact with the victim. The NFL has even witnessed Congress investigate it and one of its former owners, Daniel Snyder, about whether and how the league and the Washington Commanders covered up "decades of sexual misconduct" against women. None of these include Jacobs. None of these include charges dropped when the alleged victims — some of whom depend financially on the men — later refuse to cooperate with police or prosecutors, such as the recent James Pearce case. STEFON DIGGS' ATTORNEYS WARN ATHLETES FACE 'OPPORTUNISTIC TARGETING' AFTER NOT GUILTY VERDICT IN COURT And, again, some of these are outright unfair on their face — such as the strangulation charge, which was alleged against receiver Stefon Diggs and was later adjudicated in court with a not guilty verdict. But, let's agree, these are nonetheless a troubling number of incidents. And the NFL isn't exactly charging at the problem in plain sight like it is about us not choosing love enough. This is not to say the NFL hasn't tried to address the issue in the background. The league has in the past partnered with the "NO MORE" campaign on domestic violence and sexual assault awareness efforts since 2014, particularly after the Ray Rice scandal. The league also has supported organizations such as the National Domestic Violence Hotline and RALIANCE financially and through public-awareness initiatives. But these campaigns are on the margins while "Inspire Change" has been in fans' faces for years. And what change has that actually inspired? Not a lot. Because NFL players, coaches and others are still being arrested and charged with domestic abuse. FOLLOW ARMANDO SALGUERO ON X: @ARMANDOSALGUERO Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16bc0cee6011c3f4e8655a Sunburn, sky-high electric bills and other awful things that make summer quietly terrible te 2026-05-27T09:40:28.945Z Sunburn, sky-high electric bills and other awful things that make summer quietly terrible It’s Wednesday, and that means it’s time for the first official unofficial summer edition of The Gripe Report. We talked about it recently, but I don’t care what science says; summer starts when we hit Memorial Day. Once the Indy 500 is in the books and the grill is fired up, I’m in summer mode. Have a gripe? Send it in!: matthew.reigle@outkick.com When I was a kid, summer was my favorite season. It meant no school, warm weather, and my birthday was close. Now, it might be my least favorite season for those same reasons and more. So, let’s dig in to some of the worst things about summer. Electric Bills Skyrocketing I live in Florida, and that means that summer is the time of year when it gets surface-of-the-sun hot outside. Just like when it gets cold in other parts of the country, the best way to play defense against this is to simply keep your a-- inside. However, cranking the AC and throwing on so many fans to keep the interior of Reigle Manor (our rented townhouse) at a liveable climate comes at a price. A literal price. I’m more invested in the energy bill than I ever thought I’d be. I hate when it’s high and I'm entranced by keeping it low. In fact, I think the moment I said to my wife during the cooler months, "Hey, let’s pop the windows open and turn off the AC," only to be rewarded with a significantly cheaper energy bill, was the moment I officially crossed the threshold into adulthood. But, in the summer, ponying up some extra bread is a necessity, lest you want to die of heatstroke in your home. I’d prefer to avoid this. Kids Being Out Of School I’ve got no issues with kids, but my wife and I are DINKs: Double-Income, no kids. This isn't to say that I’m against having the kids I don’t actually have at home all summer. LIVVY DUNNE REACTS TO VIRAL VIDEO SHOWING HER BEING PROFANE IN CANADA, INDY 500 FANS GONE WILD & MEAT! What I am saying is, I’m against other peoples’ kids home all summer and ruining stuff I like to do. The biggest problem happens down at the neighborhood pool. When school is in session, it’s like an oasis where you can relax, unwind, and not have to worry about an 8-year-old cannonballing into you. Over the summer? It’s none of those things. I blame the parents. Kids, let’s face it, are idiots by nature, and that’s not their fault. I was once a kid and an idiot. Some would even say I’m still the latter. But it’s a parent’s job to right their dopey little kids’ wrongs. So, when they crash into a handsome writer and his wife who are just trying to enjoy some beverages on the pool deck because they’re chasing pool toys, maybe say something. The other place we get burned by school being out is at theme parks.  Of course, the summer months are one of the biggest tourist seasons, and that means you’ll be dealing with insane crowds on top of the hellish heat and blazing sun. So, pro tip: don’t come to Florida in the summer and we’ll all be a little happier. Getting In Your Car After It Has Been Sitting In The Sun When you’re out running errands in the heat, there is nothing better than plopping back in your car with the AC blasting. But before you get to that, you have to suffer through a hot car. Is there anything worse than when you get in your car and grab the steering wheel, only to realize that it’s so hot you practically singe your palms? Yeah, actually, there is: accidentally leaning on the metal part of a seat belt that has been sitting directly in the sun and branding yourself with it. I know that sunshades can remedy this, but those are such a pain in the butt. The ones that fold like an accordion are easy to fold and unfold, but then you end up with this big piece of folded, reflective foam that you have to store somewhere. But if you go with the more compact version of a sunshade that is two pieces, you may never be able to get it folded up and placed back in its little packet ever again. That’s the kind I have, and it still feels like, on some days, despite nailing that little twist move you have to do to fold the pieces in on themselves, they sometimes just go, "Meh, we don’t feel like folding today, brother," and then just go BOING and spring open. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! I can’t believe there aren’t a few people going into hospitals every day with scratched corneas because of those things. The real solution to this, unfortunately, requires a little bit of money. I bought a new car in January. It’s a Ford Bronco Sport, and because it's 2026, I had to download the Ford app before I even left the dealership.  I thought this was kind of stupid, but I’m not going to lie: I like being able to see where I parked or how much gas I have while sitting on the couch. But the biggest feature is the remote start. I always knew that as a cold-weather thing to heat your car before you go to work. What I didn’t realize is that you can turn on your car and then set the temperature. So, if I’m walking to my car, I can get it nice and cold, so when I open the door on a sweltering Florida day, I get hit in the face with crisp 60-degree air. It is a game changer… even though I think most people knew you could do this well before I did. I’m a dope. Let me have this. Sunburn I’m usually pretty good about applying sunscreen, but more and more I’m beginning to think it's a bit of a fools’ errand. I don’t know if I’m really screwing up when it comes to sunscreen application or if all the UV-blocking goodness isn’t as good as it used to be, but I feel like sunscreen only really works some of the time for me. There have been many times when I swear I got the back of the neck or the tops of my ears or my shoulders coated with a nice shellacking of Banana Boat, only to get burned anyway. And is there anything worse than a bad sunburn? Yeah, tons of stuff is, but it’s still pretty bad. I just hate how you could be doing nothing and then suddenly be in pain. You hop in the shower. Pain. You roll over in bed. Pain. You scratch an itch. Pain. You know where they don’t have to worry about sunburn? Places where it’s too cold for exposed skin. … That’s it for this edition of The Gripe Report. Be sure to send in your gripes for a future edition!: matthew.reigle@outkick.com Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16b5a8ee6011c3f4e863d9 A progressive pope takes aim at AI and risks killing its miracles te 2026-05-27T09:13:12.318Z A progressive pope takes aim at AI and risks killing its miracles Bernie Sanders’ war against AI just gained a powerful new ally: the pope. In a new encyclical considered to be his most important policy statement to date, Pope Leo XIV warns that AI "threatens to normalize an anti-human vision" and calls for regulation of the booming industry. According to Vatican News, the pontiff advises that technology must not be concentrated "in the hands of a few," but managed "so that the guiding principle is not solely profit but the dignity of every person and the common good of all people." Channeling progressive Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who wants a federal moratorium on data center construction to slow the rapidly advancing technology, Pope Leo writes that AI cannot be allowed to throw people out of work "in the name of reducing costs and increasing profit." Like Bernie, the pope "expresses his hopes for a renewal of labor organizations." The pope has linked his encyclical letter, which The Wall Street Journal writes is "poised to define Leo’s papacy," to an 1891 encyclical titled "Rerum Novarum," or "new things," which criticized social woes stemming from the Industrial Revolution. That missive was written by Pope Leo XIII, the predecessor who inspired the current pope’s choice of name. Leo XIV signed his encyclical, "Magnifica humanitas," on May 15, as did Leo XIII. POPE LEO WARNS AI RISKS BECOMING TOOL OF 'DOMINATION, EXCLUSION AND DEATH' IN NEW ENCYCLICAL It’s a telling choice. Yes, the Industrial Revolution created considerable suffering for early factory workers and migrants who flooded into cities ill-prepared to house or feed them. On the other hand, that same industrialization of manual work led to an unprecedented increase in living standards, health and prosperity. Before factories and machines took over production, travel and farming, most of humanity lived in abject poverty and on the edge of starvation. The Industrial Revolution led to a huge boost in the production of everyday items such as clothes and furniture, and to lower costs. Real wages, meanwhile, climbed steadily over the course of the 19th century throughout the industrialized world, and the poverty rate declined sharply. As described by the Adam Smith Institute, which champions capitalism: "It was the Industrial Revolution that generated the wealth that paid for advances in public health and sanitation. It led to the conquest not only of extreme poverty, but of curable and preventable diseases. Far from bringing poverty and misery to the masses, it did the opposite, lifting their material conditions at a rate and to a level never before witnessed in human history." HERE'S HOW WE CAN LIVE AND WORK WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WITHOUT LOSING OUR HUMANITY That is the uplifting event in human history that Pope Leo XIII deplored. In the same vein, Pope Leo XIV is opposed to the progress and wealth creation promised by artificial intelligence. As with the early industrialists who developed the steam engine and the spinning jenny, Silicon Valley innovators are making fortunes from AI and becoming politically powerful. Tech moguls acknowledge that some jobs will be overtaken by AI, but they also predict a boost to overall productivity, which will lead to more leisure time, less drudgery and other benefits. They also see AI leading to great medical advances. Bernie Sanders and Pope Leo XIV are narrowly focused on job losses; perhaps they cannot imagine the benefits. They are not imagining the millions of people around the world suffering from diseases, such as Parkinson’s, that may soon be curable thanks to the analytical powers of AI. They evidently don’t know about Jorie Kraus, who was stricken with a rare genetic disorder and spent the first 73 days of her life in a neonatal ICU and her first two years struggling to breathe or speak. Thanks to an AI diagnosis, Jorie was prescribed a common muscle relaxer used to treat seizures, and suddenly her little body regained control of her muscles. It was a miracle. Her mother gushed to an audience, "I said, ‘It can’t be, and it can’t be so fast. It was almost like a light switch.’" MARGARET SPELLINGS: AI IS HERE — AND AMERICA'S SCHOOLS AREN'T PREPARING OUR KIDS TO SURVIVE IT Or they aren’t impressed by the medical community’s newfound ability to repurpose existing drugs with the help of AI. The BBC reports, "At Harvard Medical School, an AI model found nearly 8,000 approved drugs that could potentially be repurposed to treat 17,000 different diseases." AI’s potential benefits are not limited to medicine. Large models can help streamline operations such as air traffic control or the TSA, helping to make flying safer and travel easier. Fraud and waste in government spending can more easily be tracked and eliminated. Many dull chores, such as drafting legal agreements or creating financial spreadsheets, can be done in a jiffy, while weather forecasting could become more accurate, helping people prepare for catastrophes. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION AI critics, including Bernie and the pope, are alarmed that the bots can do some things faster and cheaper than humans, raising concerns about employment prospects. Young people, especially, are worried about their futures, and increasingly hostile toward the industry. AI developers have not adequately addressed these concerns. They should be encouraging students to learn how to use artificial intelligence, and how to master its power, showing how it can enhance their skills and opportunities. Meanwhile, AI critics have taken a toll. According to a Morning Consult survey of brands and industries, AI is in the top 10 most distrusted categories, ranking just above social media. Interestingly, Americans are becoming less enamored with AI even as they use it more. Meanwhile, skepticism about AI is confined almost entirely to the English-speaking developed world; residents of other countries are much more positive on ChatGPT, Gemini and the like. AI creators may be brilliant, but they’re not doing a very good job promoting the new technology to Americans. They need to fix this by showing people what AI can do for them, and encouraging regulation, along with the Trump White House, that assuages concerns. Otherwise, Bernie and the pope may shut them down, abandoning the field to countries, especially China, which will erect far fewer guardrails to protect humanity. That is a far more frightening prospect. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE LIZ PEEK Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16b594ee6011c3f4e863d0 JONATHAN TURLEY: Rep Goldman is trying to rage bait his way to victory. Can he? te 2026-05-27T09:12:52.323Z JONATHAN TURLEY: Rep Goldman is trying to rage bait his way to victory. Can he? New York Democrat Rep. Dan Goldman is fast becoming the Marie Antoinette of New York politics. As Democratic socialists rage against the privileged elite and promise sweeping welfare programs, Goldman is doubling down on promises of more impeachments and investigations. The ultimate establishment candidate is floundering. He is reportedly more than 20 points behind his Mamdani-endorsed opponent, housing advocate and former Comptroller Brad Lander. It appears that the "let-them-eat impeachments" is not resonating with his constituents. While Goldman is trying to fight off the challenge from the left with some pocketbook pitches, he is sticking to the narrative that got him elected a few years ago. In an "age of rage," Goldman has excelled, pushing unstepped on, unadulterated rage. Since his entry into politics, he has run on what was viewed as the sure winner in New York politics: obsessive, unending attacks on President Donald Trump. Goldman made sure that no one was more enraged at all things Trump, all the time. In this campaign, Goldman has returned to the same theme of promising new investigations and impeachments. Goldman claimed recently on MSNOW that he will lead any impeachment of Trump. ("[Maryland Democrat Rep.] Jamie Raskin and I will be leading investigations into Trump’s corruption, into all of the cabinet officials"). AFTER LOSING SENATE SEAT, CASSIDY ANSWERS WHETHER HE REGRETS VOTING TO IMPEACH TRUMP Even as his polls showed him trailing Lander, he was promising on May 18 that he had yet another basis to impeach Trump over his $1.776 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund," a settlement fund that is expected to go to people investigated and prosecuted over the Jan. 6th riot. Some of us have criticized the creation of the fund as irregular and lacking congressional consultation. That is not to say that Trump is not right about the violation over the leaking of his taxes or the abuses that occurred after Jan. 6. In a March 22, 2021, interview with CBS News, Justice Department official Michael Sherwin declared that they wanted to send a message with the harsh treatment of defendants "to ensure that there was shock and awe."  The result was excessive measures against some who were simply present at the protest or did not engage in any violence. DAVID MARCUS: HE BARELY SURVIVED BIDEN LAWFARE, AND NOW HE DESERVES TO GET PAID Despite my objections to how the fund was created, it is neither illegal nor impeachable in my view. These settlement funds have long been left to the discretion of the Justice Department and past administrations have made generous settlements with politically aligned groups. However, the race in the 10th District may answer a more important question than another impeachment frenzy in Congress. The question is whether Goldman and other candidates can secure another term on rage alone. We will soon know whether Goldman’s "let them eat impeachments" pitch can override the bread-and-butter policies of Lander or New York Democrat Mayor Zohran Mamdani. NY DEM WOULDN’T BACK MAMDANI FOR MAYOR — NOW MAMDANI IS BACKING HIS CHALLENGER It is not that anger has lost its cachet, but the subject has changed as socialism sweeps over the Democratic Party, particularly in New York. In this "eat-the-rich" environment, Goldman is hardly a natural fit in modern Democratic politics. He is no "one percenter," mind you. He is the guy the one percenter looks on as privileged and entitled. As emphasized by Lander in his campaign, Goldman inherited his vast wealth as heir to the Levi Strauss family and is worth more than $200 million. He reportedly has at least three luxury homes in Atlantic Beach on Long Island, Manhattan and Water Mill in the Hamptons. MAMDANI'S WALL STREET COURTSHIP SPARKS CRITICISM OF ANTI-BILLIONAIRE AGENDA He seems to be the perfect example of the super-wealthy denounced by New York Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez when she insisted that "you just can’t earn" a billion dollars. In Goldman’s case, he was born into such wealth. Goldman is not the antagonist, but the embodiment, of the socialist scourge. To be fair to Goldman, he hasn’t focused on being an average Joe with shared life experiences. He has made himself known to the establishment as someone willing to enthusiastically do those things that repel others. When attacks on ICE personnel increased exponentially (including attacks shown on television), Goldman denied seeing examples of such increasing attacks. When evidence mounted of then-President Joe Biden’s alleged influence peddling, it was Goldman who denied the corruption, insisting that they were just honest businessmen making money. When evidence mounted of the Biden administration coordinating a massive censorship system, it was Goldman who dismissed such concerns. When other Democrats decried the Biden Administration’s seizure of members of Congress’ phone records, Goldman ran out to downplay the attack on the legislative branch. When the administration sought to investigate those burning Teslas and dealerships by protesters, Goldman denounced it as a "political weaponization" of the legal system. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION Lander continues to attack Goldman over his inherited wealth and for pouring huge amounts of his own money into the race. Despite the dismal polling, Goldman has outspent Lander in the campaign, vowing to match every donated dollar with his own money. It is shaping up as the ultimate race of the socialist wing of Mamdani and Vermont Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders with Lander versus the establishment with Goldman. Nevertheless, Goldman is an example of how the impeachment frenzy is likely to continue as members search for new targets to curry favor with voters. On May 21, Democrat Rep. Steve Cohen has announced that he will file frivolous articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts "for compromising the credibility of the court." That may not be enough for Dan Goldman, who could find himself the latest establishment casualty of the very mob that they hoped would keep them in power. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM JONATHAN TURLEY Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16b580ee6011c3f4e863c7 As a lifetime NAACP member, it is ‘Out of Bounds’ for playing politics with football te 2026-05-27T09:12:32.393Z As a lifetime NAACP member, it is ‘Out of Bounds’ for playing politics with football The NAACP, once the vanguard of the fight for equal justice under the law, has launched a campaign called "Out of Bounds." Its goal: pressure Black athletes, fans, and donors to boycott college football programs in southern states over congressional redistricting disputes. What does college football have to do with redistricting? Absolutely nothing. This is not civil rights advocacy. It is the weaponization of a beloved American pastime — and the economic leverage of Black athletic talent — for raw partisan gain. As a life member of the NAACP, former Indiana attorney general, and prosecutor who has spent decades committed to equal justice, I write with sorrow and anger. The organization that helped dismantle Jim Crow is now entangling amateur sports in the culture wars, turning gridirons into political battlegrounds and risking the very opportunities it claims to defend. The NAACP’s targets are predictably one-sided: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and South Carolina. These Republican-led states have adjusted maps following recent Supreme Court rulings limiting racial gerrymandering. Yet the NAACP remains silent on Democratic-led efforts in blue states. California aggressively redrew maps to favor Democrats, netting potential gains. Virginia’s Democratic attempt to reshape districts for partisan advantage was blocked by its own state Supreme Court. NAACP ASKS BLACK ATHLETES TO BOYCOTT SEC, ACC POWERS IN LATEST SPORTS-AS-POLITICS PRESSURE CAMPAIGN This selective focus exposes the campaign as politics, not principle. Redistricting battles occur nationwide. Singling out red states and the South reeks of regional and political scapegoating rather than consistent advocacy for fair maps. The contradiction deepens with the NAACP’s opposition to the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. The organization condemns requirements for proof of citizenship and stronger ID measures as racist voter suppression, while championing the creation and preservation of Black voting blocs and Black congressional districts. This smells of segregation by another name. The NAACP fought for decades to eliminate racial classifications in voting and representation. Now it defends them. True equality under the law means colorblind districts drawn on traditional principles — compactness, contiguity, and communities of interest — not engineered racial majorities that treat voters as demographic pawns. Demanding race-based districts while blocking basic election security measures undermines public confidence and the organization’s own history. SUPREME COURT CASE EXPOSES LIBERAL CONTRADICTIONS ON RACE AND SEGREGATION Founded in 1909 amid the horror of lynchings and the Springfield race riot, the NAACP brought together Black and White Americans to combat violence, segregation and disenfranchisement. Its legal strategy produced landmark victories: Brown v. Board of Education, the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act. It stood for equality, not perpetual racial grievance. Over the past five decades, however, the NAACP has increasingly fronted for the liberal left. The results in Black urban America — family breakdown, failing schools, persistent poverty — speak for themselves. By prioritizing partisan power plays over universal principles, the organization has eroded its credibility as an honest broker. This "Out of Bounds" effort marks a new low: turning college football, a merit-based arena where talent and hard work transcend race, into a racially charged financial heist. Black athletes drive billions in revenue for flagship programs. Threatening boycotts to extract political concessions treats those athletes as props, not individuals pursuing excellence. It echoes the very racial intimidation the original NAACP opposed — now deployed where race is irrelevant to the enterprise. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION College football should unite, not divide. It offers young men from all backgrounds discipline, education and opportunity. Dragging it into redistricting fights disserves athletes, fans and the cause of genuine equality. The NAACP owes its members, its history, and the country better. Return to the principles of 1909: equal justice, not engineered outcomes. Stop politicizing sports. Focus on real barriers to opportunity — family structure, education, culture — rather than scapegoating maps in red states while ignoring blue-state gamesmanship. America’s greatest civil rights victories came through moral suasion and universal principles, not boycotts of Saturday afternoons in the fall. The NAACP’s brand is too valuable, its legacy too hard-won, to squander on this divisive stunt. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM CURTIS HILL Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16b56cee6011c3f4e863be Pete Hegseth’s anti-DEI speech at West Point is a template to save American lives te 2026-05-27T09:12:12.392Z Pete Hegseth’s anti-DEI speech at West Point is a template to save American lives If you have not read, watched, or listened to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s recent commencement address at West Point, you really should make the time to do so. It’s about protecting the lives of you and your family. During his desperately needed remarks, the Secretary of War reminded the cadets before him that: "The battlefield does not grade on a curve, and you can’t throw your pronouns at the enemy. Combat is the ultimate test, and our best Americans must ace it." Hegseth then rightfully singled out the United States Military Academy by calling out the "woke and weak leaders" who sought to transform West Point into a "woke Princeton." His alma mater. Said the combat decorated Secretary in part regarding those "leaders" of West Point: "They embraced the DEI craze and tried to introduce diversity and inclusion studies. They hired professors who advocated for anti-American ideologies right here in these halls…" How correct Hegseth is. On this point, I have a personal connection with the warning the Secretary of War delivered; West Point; and the Secretary himself. ROBERT MAGINNIS: GOD, DUTY AND THE RETURN OF MORAL CLARITY AT WEST POINT Back on July 2, 2022, I was on the hallowed grounds of West Point to appear on Fox & Friends Weekend to discuss my just authored book titled: The 56 – Liberty Lessons from those who Risked all to sign The Declaration of Independence. A book I had only written to protect our Founding Fathers from the "Woke" mob continually seeking to cancel them. Soon after my segment finished, a senior officer at West Point quietly approached me and asked if he could speak with me in private. After we walked off to the side, he outlined in detail how West Point was not only "going far left but eliminating or watering down one standard and tradition after the other." With tears in his eyes, he begged me to get the word out. To be sure, I tried, but it is a word Secretary Hegseth is much better positioned than I to amplify. As he just did so admirably. With regard to Hegseth himself, while staying on the grounds of West Point, I had the honor to speak with him one on one several times. To say that he is one who deeply cares about our military and the exceptionalism of our nation would be a vast understatement. He just proved so with his words calling out the destruction DEI is deliberately visiting upon our military. During his commencement speech, Hegseth also reminded all: "Many of you, even in your short time in uniform have endured what I call the slow slide of the U.S. Army. You’ve seen standards lowered, you’ve seen an obsession with race and gender, you’ve seen the watering down of discipline, codes weakened and traditions tossed aside in the name of political correctness, statues taken down, paintings placed in the basement…" It is here that I would like to make the most critical point of all. For it is not just the Army or our military in which we see "…standards lowered…an obsession with race and gender…the watering down of discipline, codes weakened and traditions tossed aside in the name of political correctness…" but in every single occupation which ultimately holds the precious lives of American citizens in its hands. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION Be those occupations: our police and fire departments; the health care industry; the airline and transportation industries; air traffic controllers; 911 operators; and our utilities. All in the age of Obama and Biden which have become infused with draconian DEI edicts which have dangerously watered down the quality and effectiveness of those occupations. Hegseth’s warning about the corrosive – and nation-weakening – effect of DEI in our military applies as much or more to those fields. Jobs which every single day, do hold the lives of every single American citizen in their hands in one way or the other. I don’t believe "Identity Politics" should be the metric used to fill any job. Real world experience and merit should be the only criterion when seeking to fill any position. But most especially, when it comes to our military, our police, our firefighters, our doctors, our nurses, and our pilots, "Identity Politics" should never be employed. Hegseth’s West Point commencement address should be superimposed over all these occupations. The welfare, health, and very lives of all Americans depend upon those careers and callings being filled only by those most qualified. Regardless of race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation, we need the best of the best to protect us. A common sense — and life saving — point every American should agree upon. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM DOUGLAS MACKINNON Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16b558ee6011c3f4e863b5 Pakistan: America’s most complicated ally — and why Trump is betting on it again te 2026-05-27T09:11:52.475Z Pakistan: America’s most complicated ally — and why Trump is betting on it again As Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, emerged as a key intermediary in negotiations tied to the escalating Iran crisis, Washington once again found itself relying on a country that American officials have spent decades accusing of playing both sides in the war on terror. Munir has emerged as a key intermediary in negotiations aimed at preventing renewed conflict with Iran, placing Pakistan — despite decades of accusations involving Taliban safe havens, nuclear proliferation and Osama bin Laden — back at the center of U.S. diplomacy in the Middle East. The latest negotiations have again exposed one of the biggest contradictions in U.S. foreign policy: Washington keeps turning to Pakistan even after years of tension, distrust and accusations that elements of the country’s security establishment supported militant groups fighting American troops. ISLAMABAD DENIES SHELTERING IRAN JETS, TRUMP PRAISES PAKISTAN'S MEDIATION AS 'ABSOLUTELY GREAT' Pakistan’s renewed diplomatic role has come under heightened scrutiny — and exposed divisions among Republicans — after allegations that Iranian military aircraft may have been moved into Pakistani territory during the recent conflict, claims Islamabad has denied. "I don’t trust Pakistan as far as I can throw them," Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said May 12. "If they actually have Iranian aircraft parked in Pakistan bases to protect Iranian military assets, that tells me maybe we should be looking for somebody else to mediate." Trump, however, publicly praised Pakistan’s leadership the same day. "They’re great," Trump told reporters May 12. "I think the Pakistanis have been great. The field marshal and the prime minister of Pakistan have been absolutely great." "Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir have been helpful mediators, and the United States is grateful for Pakistan’s efforts to bring an end to the conflict. When Iran’s nuclear threat is removed for good, the entire world will be safer and more stable," White House spokesperson Olivia Wales told Fox News Digital in a statement.  Pakistan has long occupied an uneasy place in American foreign policy. The nuclear-armed country borders both Iran and Afghanistan, maintains deep ties across the region’s security landscape and has historically been viewed by U.S. officials as too strategically important to fully isolate. Even critics who accuse Pakistan of double-dealing acknowledge Washington has struggled to disengage from Islamabad because of the country’s nuclear arsenal, geographic position and influence over regional militant networks. But distrust between Washington and Islamabad deepened dramatically after U.S. forces killed bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan, in 2011 — a military town located near the country’s premier military academy. "The fact that we had to do that operation without Pakistani support speaks volumes as to how much we trusted them," Bill Roggio, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and editor of the Long War Journal, told Fox News Digital. Critics and former U.S. officials long questioned whether Pakistani intelligence could have been unaware of bin Laden’s presence in Abbottabad, though Pakistan has repeatedly denied knowingly sheltering him. Analysts say Pakistan’s military establishment also spent years viewing Afghanistan through the lens of its rivalry with India, seeing a Taliban-friendly government in Kabul as a form of strategic leverage against Indian influence in the region. "They view Afghanistan as strategic depth," Roggio said. Analysts say Pakistan’s security establishment historically differentiated between militant groups targeting Pakistan itself and groups viewed as useful against India or in Afghanistan — a strategy critics argue led Islamabad to tolerate or maintain ties with some Taliban-linked and anti-India groups even while cooperating with U.S. counterterrorism operations after 9/11. Pakistani officials also have argued the country paid a heavy price for aligning with Washington after 9/11, pointing to years of suicide bombings, insurgent attacks and instability inside Pakistan itself. Pakistan’s defense minister recently acknowledged the country had done "dirty work" for the U.S. and the West during decades of regional conflict, arguing policies tied to the anti-Soviet war in Afghanistan and the post-9/11 era ultimately destabilized Pakistan itself. Roggio argued Pakistan’s security establishment spent years publicly cooperating with Washington while simultaneously tolerating or supporting Taliban-linked groups fighting American troops in Afghanistan. PAKISTAN FLIP FLOPS ON TRUMP NOBEL PEACE PRIZE NOMINATION AFTER LESS THAN 24 HOURS "Pakistan supported the Taliban knowing that they were killing Americans," he said. Pakistan’s latest diplomatic role has also drawn renewed scrutiny after allegations that Iranian military aircraft may have been moved into Pakistani territory during the recent conflict — claims Islamabad has denied. Pakistan’s nuclear history has fueled concern in Washington for decades as well. Abdul Qadeer Khan, the architect of Pakistan’s nuclear program, later admitted operating a proliferation network that transferred nuclear technology and expertise to countries including Iran, Libya and North Korea. Counterterrorism analysts and former U.S. officials have long warned that al Qaeda operatives and affiliated groups continued finding sanctuary in parts of Pakistan’s tribal regions even after the 9/11 attacks, though the scale of those networks remains debated. Pakistani officials have long denied supporting terrorist organizations and argue the country has itself suffered heavily from Islamist violence, including attacks by ISIS-K and the Pakistani Taliban. Islamabad also has denied allegations that Iranian military aircraft were sheltered inside Pakistan during the recent conflict. More than a decade after the bin Laden raid shattered trust between Washington and Islamabad, Pakistan’s military leadership has again emerged as a critical diplomatic channel for Washington — this time during the escalating crisis involving Iran. Trump increasingly has engaged Munir directly in recent weeks, reinforcing longstanding perceptions that Pakistan’s military — rather than its civilian government — remains the country’s dominant power center. Munir, a former intelligence chief, has leveraged Pakistan’s longstanding relationships across the region to position himself as a channel between Washington and Tehran. Roggio argued Pakistan is also attempting to rehabilitate its international image by presenting itself as a stabilizing force in the region. "They’re trying to present an image of being a purveyor of peace in the region," he said. Earlier rounds of diplomacy tied to the Iran conflict were also hosted in Islamabad, elevating Pakistan’s role as a regional intermediary. Pakistan and Qatar appear to have emerged as complementary diplomatic channels rather than competing ones during the latest negotiations involving Iran. Analysts say Pakistan’s military leadership has increasingly positioned itself as a political and security intermediary between Washington and Tehran, while Qatar has remained central to the more formal diplomatic and financial dimensions of regional negotiations. Qatar, which hosted negotiations between the U.S. and the Taliban that led to the 2020 Doha agreement laying out the framework for the eventual U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, has again emerged as a central diplomatic channel as talks intensified over the weekend. Pakistan also played a behind-the-scenes role in those negotiations, reflecting Washington’s longstanding reliance on Islamabad’s ties to the Taliban leadership during the Afghanistan war. Critics of the Doha agreement argued it sidelined the U.S.-backed Afghan government while strengthening the Taliban ahead of its return to power in 2021. Pakistan’s relationship with the Taliban also has become increasingly strained since the group returned to power in Afghanistan. Pakistani officials have accused Taliban authorities of failing to stop militants launching attacks into Pakistan from across the border, and Islamabad has threatened military action against some groups operating near Afghan territory. The divide over Pakistan reflects a broader debate that has shaped U.S. foreign policy for decades: whether Washington’s strategic need for Islamabad outweighs longstanding concerns over the country’s relationships with militant groups and regional adversaries. More than a decade after the bin Laden raid shattered trust between Washington and Islamabad, Pakistan has once again become a diplomatic channel the U.S. appears unable — or unwilling — to avoid during one of the region’s most volatile crises. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16b540ee6011c3f4e86380 When Two Heated Political Issues Descended on One Swing District Town te 2026-05-27T09:11:28.391Z When Two Heated Political Issues Descended on One Swing District Town Marana, Ariz., is used to placid local politics, but the town, in a congressional district held by Juan Ciscomani, has been convulsed by two national issues, A.I. and immigration detention. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16b52cee6011c3f4e86377 The Two Issues That Could Swing This District te 2026-05-27T09:11:08.391Z The Two Issues That Could Swing This District Two national controversies — A.I. data centers and ICE detention centers — are converging in one swing congressional district. Our Southwest reporter Reis Thebault visits the town of Marana, Ariz., where some people are angry about both potential projects. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16b516ee6011c3f4e8636e Ken Paxton Victory Tests Whether Texas Republicans Can Reunite for November te 2026-05-27T09:10:46.883Z Ken Paxton Victory Tests Whether Texas Republicans Can Reunite for November Republican voters made a familiar bet, that Texas is conservative enough that any Republican, even the most conservative, will beat a Democrat. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16b502ee6011c3f4e86365 Paxton’s Texas Victory Opens a New Front in the Battle for the Senate te 2026-05-27T09:10:26.953Z Paxton’s Texas Victory Opens a New Front in the Battle for the Senate Many Democrats and some Republicans said the scandal-plagued Ken Paxton’s victory could turn Texas into a battleground state that will determine Senate control. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16b2cdee6011c3f4e86329 🚧 Havasu Tip List | New water lab makes progress te 2026-05-27T09:01:01.829Z 🚧 Havasu Tip List | New water lab makes progress Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16b2b8ee6011c3f4e86320 Lake Havasu City candidate Q&A | Can Lake Havasu keep up with its growing health care needs? te 2026-05-27T09:00:40.305Z Lake Havasu City candidate Q&A | Can Lake Havasu keep up with its growing health care needs? As the 2026 primary election approaches, with early voting set to begin June 24, Today’s News-Herald is asking Lake Havasu City Council candidates one question each week. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16a6f0ee6011c3f4e86036 Airbnb-backed WeRoad raises $58M to take its group travel platform to the US te 2026-05-27T08:10:24.793Z Airbnb-backed WeRoad raises $58M to take its group travel platform to the US WeRoad, the Milan-based group travel startup, has raised a $58 million Series C round led by Airbnb as it prepares for its first major expansion outside Europe. The funding brings the company’s total capital raised to roughly $100 million and will finance WeRoad’s push into the U.S., beginning with Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a169b40ee6011c3f4e85da6 Something to hide? ICE under fire for substandard conditions at for-profit detention center te 2026-05-27T07:20:32.315Z Something to hide? ICE under fire for substandard conditions at for-profit detention center On what planet do ICE agents fire tear gas at a United States senator? Um, that would be this planet, I guess. Sen. Andy Kim, a New Jersey Democrat, was trying to play a mediating role between protestors and a hunger strike being conducted at the ICE detention center, Delaney Hall, in Newark. Kim was allowed in only after calling Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, a former Senate colleague.  Here’s what Kim described on Facebook: "18-year-old high school student crying and saying she just wanted to graduate senior year." "Woman who had a miscarriage and left to manage all on her own." "Mom not allowed to spend more than a few minutes with 4-month-old baby." It went on in that vein. "Our government should focus on helping Americans afford their lives, not lock people up in for-profit detention centers," he said. Outside, the senator positioned himself between ICE agents and the demonstrators, holding up his arms, according to NJ.com. The agents fired their chemical irritants anyway, hitting Kim and many in the crowd. Medics were later photographed washing out Kim’s eyes. New Jersey’s new governor, Democrat Mikie Sherrill, showed up and was refused entry to the detention center. "What I heard from them was heartbreaking," Sherill said, referring to family members and advocates. What are these people trying to hide, anyway? Turning away the state’s governor? Sherill said she has heard from relatives of detainees who have complained about spoiled food and lack of medical care. RELATED: MARKWAYNE MULLIN GOES OFF ON DEMS’ 'GARBAGE' MEMORIAL DAY ‘POLITICAL STUNT’ AT ICE FACILITY Mullin accused Sherill, Cory Booker and other Jersey Democrats of "smearing ICE law enforcement" and said there was no hunger strike or substandard conditions at the center. "They should be thanking our law enforcement for removing these murderers, pedophiles, rapists and drug traffickers from their state." After the tragic fatal shootings of two American citizens, ICE has been out of the news for a while. That was the goal of Mullin, who said he would keep a low profile, in marked contrast to his fired predecessor, Kristi Noem. He has also adopted some reforms, such as requiring agents to obtain a search warrant before entering a home, which would have avoided several embarrassing episodes of wrong addresses and mistaken identities. As Mullin said at his confirmation hearing in March, "My goal in six months is that we’re not in the lead story every single day." The White House wants to play down the volatile issue heading into the midterms. A major problem has been poorly trained agents who were allowed to join the force with a shortened 47-day training program. Mullin restored the standard 72-day curriculum. Look, most ICE agents are trying to do a dangerous job under difficult conditions. Hundreds of people have been charged with assaulting or impeding a federal officer. What makes matters worse are claims that some ICE agents haven’t received their full paychecks or a promised $50,000 sign-up bonus. I’m not wild about for-profit detention centers, but what choice do they have? There aren’t enough prison cells to hold all these detainees. Delaney Hall, for instance, holds up to 1,000 of them. An attorney says 74 cases were assigned to one judge on a single day. But substandard care is unacceptable. We often hear the phrase "no one is above the law." If ICE was proud of these facilities, why are they blocking people like the governor from coming in? We talk about inspections of Iranian nuclear development — why isn’t Delaney Hall open for top elected officials to see how taxpayer dollars are being spent inside? Federal and state prisons are inspected all the time. This should be a requirement for anyone running these places. And they’ve obviously got plenty that they want to keep secret. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a168f87ee6011c3f4e8594d All 50,000 evacuees cleared to return home after chemical tank crisis at Southern California aerospace plant te 2026-05-27T06:30:31.122Z All 50,000 evacuees cleared to return home after chemical tank crisis at Southern California aerospace plant All evacuation orders stemming from a hazardous materials incident at a Southern California aerospace facility were lifted Tuesday night, allowing thousands of residents to return home. Officials lifted the final evacuation order for residents in Garden Grove living near a damaged chemical tank at GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems that had previously been at risk of exploding. Authorities said roughly 50,000 people were ordered to evacuate in and around the Orange County city after a tank containing highly flammable methyl methacrylate (MMA) overheated and became compromised. "All residents will go home," Orange County Fire Authority Division Chief Craig Covey said during a meeting. DISNEYLAND REMAINS OPEN AS EVACUATION ZONE SHRINKS AROUND CHEMICAL TANK SCARE Over Memorial Day weekend, a crack unexpectedly formed in the tank, relieving pressure and helping avert a catastrophic explosion, allowing most evacuees to return home. Still, roughly 16,000 residents remained under evacuation orders heading into Tuesday. Crews continued spraying water on the tank until the interior temperature stabilized at 92 degrees, down from 100 degrees over the weekend. A sprinkler system also doused the tank while company specialists and firefighters removed insulation to help cool it. COMMERCIAL BUILDING EXPLODES IN NEW JERSEY, MULTIPLE PEOPLE INJURED AND REMAIN IN CRITICAL CONDITION Authorities said evacuation orders were lifted after the tank’s temperature remained stable for four hours without assistance from the sprinkler system. While health officials have assured residents that monitoring had not detected hazardous levels of contamination or fumes, authorities said they will continue monitoring air quality, sewer systems and storm drains for several months. Exposure to MMA can cause serious respiratory problems, neurological issues, and irritation to the skin, eyes and throat, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. WORKERS KILLED AND MANY TREATED AFTER REFINERY CHEMICAL RELEASE AS INVESTIGATORS PROBE CAUSE Garden Grove Mayor Stephanie Klopfenstein said she plans to hold the company accountable. GKN said in a statement Tuesday that it was continuing to work closely with authorities. "We apologize for the ongoing disruption this incident is causing, and our priority remains the safety of our neighbors and our community," the statement said. Residents at the meeting questioned why large quantities of the chemical were stored near homes and urged city officials to scrutinize the company’s safety practices. SHOCKING VIDEO SHOWS GIANT BLACK PLUME OF SMOKE RISING FROM TENNESSEE PLASTIC RECYCLING FACILITY FIRE Crews had been racing to prevent a catastrophic failure since Thursday, when officials responded to vapor releasing from a in a storage tank at the facility, which manufactures engine structures and products for commercial and military aircraft. Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Saturday as crews shifted from defensive containment operations to high-risk offensive actions aimed at preventing an explosion. Orange County Fire Authority Chief TJ McGovern told the Los Angeles Times on Tuesday the crisis was likely caused by the failure of a cooling system designed to regulate the temperature inside the chemical tanks, though officials were still investigating. He said the malfunction may have caused heat to build inside a pressurized tank containing 7,000 gallons of MMA. "We don’t know why, but it stopped cooling," McGovern said. "So that’s what started this event, to where the product heated up ... and that’s how this whole response started. We’re just now being able to get to the tanks, so there’s definitely more to come of what caused it." The Associated Press contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a167cc6ee6011c3f4e84f85 Pam Bondi diagnosed with thyroid cancer weeks after departing as Trump's attorney general: report te 2026-05-27T05:10:30.548Z Pam Bondi diagnosed with thyroid cancer weeks after departing as Trump's attorney general: report Former Attorney General Pam Bondi was diagnosed with thyroid cancer shortly after departing the Department of Justice last month, according to a report. Bondi, 60, who left her role at the Justice Department in early April, underwent treatment and is recovering, a source told Axios. Katie Miller, a former White House staffer and podcast host who is married to White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller, reposted the report on X Tuesday evening. "Pam has been quietly kicking cancer's ass the last few weeks," she wrote. PAM BONDI CANCELS APPEARANCE AT ANTI-TRAFFICKING SUMMIT OVER MEDICAL ISSUE She added that Bondi has "a heart of gold." Axios disclosed the health update while reporting that Bondi has been appointed by President Donald Trump to an advisory committee focused on artificial intelligence policy. According to the report, Bondi is expected to serve on the Presidential Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. AG PAM BONDI SUGGESTS TRUMP'S CRIME CRACKDOWN IN DC WILL HELP LATINO RESIDENTS The council is co-chaired by White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks and White House science adviser Michael Kratsios. Bondi will reportedly help facilitate coordination between the federal government and technology executives serving on the panel. News of Bondi’s diagnosis and new advisory role comes weeks after Trump removed her as attorney general. KARL ROVE: TRUMP DROPPED BONDI, BUT THE REAL POLITICAL FIGHT IS JUST BEGINNING In a Truth Social post announcing her departure, Trump described Bondi as "a Great American Patriot and a loyal friend." "Pam did a tremendous job overseeing a massive crackdown in Crime across our Country, with Murders plummeting to their lowest level since 1900," Trump wrote. "We love Pam, and she will be transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector, to be announced at a date in the near future."  Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has served as acting attorney general since Bondi’s departure. BLANCHE INVOKES TRUMP ‘LOVE’ WHEN ASKED ABOUT STAYING ON AFTER BONDI In a post on X confirming her exit from the Justice Department, Bondi said she remains "eternally grateful for the trust that President Trump placed in me to Make America Safe Again." "Over the next month I will be working tirelessly to transition the office of Attorney General to the amazing Todd Blanche before moving to an important private sector role I am thrilled about, and where I will continue fighting for President Trump and this Administration," Bondi wrote. "Leading President Trump’s historic and highly successful efforts to make America safer and more secure has been the honor of a lifetime, and easily the most consequential first year of the Department of Justice in American history," she added.  Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House and Justice Department for comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a166ecbee6011c3f4e84c40 Thunder push Spurs to brink with dominant Game 5 win as Wembanyama posts series-low 20 points te 2026-05-27T04:10:51.519Z Thunder push Spurs to brink with dominant Game 5 win as Wembanyama posts series-low 20 points The Oklahoma City Thunder are just one win away from a second consecutive NBA Finals berth. The Western Conference Finals shifted back to Oklahoma City on Tuesday night, with the defending league champions pulling away in the second half for a 127-114 victory in Game 5. The reigning two-time NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 32 points and nine assists Tuesday night. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Stephon Castle led the Spurs with 24 points and five rebounds, while Victor Wembanyama finished with a series-low 20 points. Entering Tuesday, the Spurs appeared to follow a relatively simple formula for success in the Western Conference Finals: When Wembanyama was the best player on the floor, they won. When he wasn’t, they lost. Wembanyama, who delivered 41- and 33-point performances in the Spurs’ two wins earlier in the series, never appeared to fully find his rhythm in Game 5. He was 4 for 15 from the floor, missing all five of his 3-point attempts. He offered an impassioned speech to teammates during a timeout barely two minutes into the third quarter, after the Thunder opened an 18-point lead. And it worked — to a point. Oklahoma City scored again to get the lead up to 20, but the Spurs closed within eight later in the third. Elsewhere, the New York Knicks will have to wait until at least Thursday to find out which team emerges from the Western Conference. Even before Game 5 of the Spurs-Thunder series tipped off, San Antonio coach Mitch Johnson was asked about Knicks fans in Manhattan chanting, "We want Wemby! We want Wemby!" "I know New York’s on fire. They won so that city is obviously enjoying it and they’ve had a heck of a playoff run," Johnson said. "But unfortunately, I’ve been pretty locked-into what we’ve got going right here in front of us." The Associated Press contributed to this report. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a166eb3ee6011c3f4e84c07 Cubans Deported to Mexico Live a Precarious Existence, Report Finds te 2026-05-27T04:10:27.439Z Cubans Deported to Mexico Live a Precarious Existence, Report Finds A Human Rights Watch report found that many Cubans deported to Mexico by the Trump administration are living in an “indefinite legal limbo” and struggling to get by. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a166a0cee6011c3f4e84b00 Ex-NFL linebacker poised to return to Congress after Texas runoff win with Jasmine Crockett endorsement te 2026-05-27T03:50:36.154Z Ex-NFL linebacker poised to return to Congress after Texas runoff win with Jasmine Crockett endorsement Former Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, is poised to secure a comeback bid for Congress after winning a hotly contested Democratic primary Tuesday.  Allred defeated Rep. Julie Johnson, D-Texas, in a runoff election for a recently redrawn House seat Tuesday, according to The Associated Press.  The victor is almost certain to win the November general election for the deep-blue district. Republicans redrew the Dallas-based seat to make it even more Democratic last year while passing a new congressional map designed to help the GOP flip as many as five seats. The primary contest turned negative as both candidates fought to keep their political careers alive in one of the few remaining Texas House seats where Democrats still hold an advantage.  REDISTRICTING HELPS REPUBLICANS, DEMOCRATS FLIP HOUSE SEATS Democratic Texas Rep. Marc Veasey, the district’s incumbent, chose not to run for re-election, prompting Johnson to join the race after Republicans effectively drew her out of her district.  Johnson, a freshman lawmaker, succeeded Allred in Congress after he vacated the seat to mount a failed bid to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, in 2024. Allred decided to challenge Johnson for the open House seat in late 2025 after suspending his 2026 Senate campaign when it failed to gain traction. The former NFL linebacker later endorsed Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, during the final months of the Senate primary contest after accusing state Rep. James Talarico, Crockett's opponent, of making a racist remark about him that he allegedly said during a private phone call with a party activist. Talarico, the Democratic Party's Senate nominee, vigorously denied calling Allred a "mediocre Black man" and said his private remarks referred to the former congressman's campaign style. TEXAS DEM SENATE CANDIDATE'S 'MEDIOCRE' COMMENT ROCKS RACE Crockett endorsed Allred in April and appeared with him on the campaign trail. Meanwhile, Talarico publicly supported Johnson’s campaign. Johnson was also backed by House Democratic leadership, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, the pro-abortion group EMILY’s List and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, among other groups. Allred likely benefited from higher name recognition due to previous statewide runs and a significant fundraising advantage.  He emerged as the top vote-getter during the March 3 primary, leading Johnson by an 11-point margin. However, the former congressman failed to secure more than 50% of the vote, sending the race to a runoff election. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16635eee6011c3f4e84960 ASU baseball earns NCAA Tournament berth, faces Ole Miss in Lincoln Regional te 2026-05-27T03:22:06.866Z ASU baseball earns NCAA Tournament berth, faces Ole Miss in Lincoln Regional TEMPE – Following a loss to West Virginia in the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament, the Arizona State baseball team quickly shifted its focus to the NCAA Tournament. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a166327ee6011c3f4e8491c U.S. military kills alleged narco-terrorist in lethal strike on drug-trafficking vessel in Eastern Pacific te 2026-05-27T03:21:11.992Z U.S. military kills alleged narco-terrorist in lethal strike on drug-trafficking vessel in Eastern Pacific The U.S. military carried out a lethal strike Tuesday on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing an alleged narco-terrorist, according to U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM). "On May 26, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations," SOUTHCOM said in a post on X. "Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations," the post continued. The military said one alleged narco-terrorist was killed in the strike and two others survived. VIDEO CAPTURES US STRIKE ON SUSPECTED NARCO VESSEL IN EASTERN PACIFIC, COAST GUARD SEARCHES FOR 3 SURVIVORS SOUTHCOM said it immediately notified the U.S. Coast Guard to begin search-and-rescue operations for the survivors. No U.S. forces were injured, the military said. SOUTHCOM did not immediately release additional information about those targeted in the operation. US MILITARY KILLS 3 IN LATEST STRIKE ON A SUSPECTED DRUG VESSEL IN THE PACIFIC The U.S. military has carried out multiple strikes in recent months targeting suspected drug-smuggling vessels as part of a broader campaign aimed at dismantling cartel-linked trafficking operations. Tuesday’s strike followed similar operations earlier this month. SOUTHCOM said it targeted another vessel in the Eastern Pacific on May 8, killing two male narco-terrorists and leaving one survivor. Days earlier, the military conducted another strike in the Caribbean that killed two suspected traffickers. The Eastern Pacific and Caribbean are major corridors for narcotics trafficking, with cartels often using small, fast-moving vessels to transport drugs toward the United States and Central America. SOUTHCOM oversees military operations in Central and South America and the Caribbean, including counter-narcotics missions focused on disrupting drug trafficking networks tied to organized crime groups. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a166313ee6011c3f4e84913 Trump-backed Air Force veteran wins GOP runoff in newly-redistricted House district te 2026-05-27T03:20:51.995Z Trump-backed Air Force veteran wins GOP runoff in newly-redistricted House district President Donald Trump’s endorsed House Republican candidate for Texas’ 35th Congressional District is projected to win his race against longtime San Antonio state lawmaker John Lujan. Carlos de la Cruz, an Air Force veteran, is the brother of Trump ally Rep. Monica de la Cruz, R-Texas, in a nearby district. The de la Cruzes could be the next in a rare historical line of siblings serving together in the House of Representatives. One of America’s first congressional leaders served with his brother as well. Inaugural House Speaker Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania served alongside Rep. John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania in the 1780s and 1790s. HOUSE CANDIDATE PREDICTS HISTORIC RISE OF ‘NEW GENERATION’ IN CONGRESS AS PARTIES TARGET KEY DEMOGRAPHIC The three Washburn brothers — Israel of Maine, Elihu of Illinois and Cadwallader of Wisconsin — all served together in the 1850s and 1860s, while more recently sisters Loretta and Linda Sanchez — both California Democrats — found themselves in the same chamber in the early part of this century. De La Cruz and Lujan are competing for the newly redrawn district, which is currently represented numerically by "Squad" member Rep. Gregorio Casar of the Austin area. Casar, however, chose to run in an adjacent district that encompasses part of his current district after that officeholder, fellow Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett, elected not to run for re-election contingent on Texas’ new map passing legal muster. The new district stretches south to San Antonio and is considered much more Trump-friendly than in past elections. Lujan originally won the March primary 33%-27% over De La Cruz, who finished second and advanced to Tuesday’s contest. De La Cruz was deployed to the Middle East and Mexican border, and also has the endorsement of both his sister and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. WATCH: HOUSE DEMS UNLOAD ON TEXAS DEMOCRAT OVER ‘DEMENTED’ ANTISEMITIC COMMENTS Lujan is a longtime state lawmaker with deep familiarity in the district, while the real controversy is on the Democratic side of the ticket. Democratic primary candidate Maureen Galindo, who lost Tuesday night, received nationwide backlash, including from her own party, for floating the idea of using an ICE detention center in her district to instead imprison wealthy "Zionists." The rhetoric and plans were called out as grossly antisemitic by Democrats ranging from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on the far left to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, both Democrats from New York City. Democrats are still reportedly bullish on their prospects in the more Trump-friendly seat, which is also majority Hispanic, come November. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1662fbee6011c3f4e848da Colin Allred, Former Lawmaker, Wins Democratic Runoff for House Seat te 2026-05-27T03:20:27.984Z Colin Allred, Former Lawmaker, Wins Democratic Runoff for House Seat Mr. Allred beat the incumbent, Representative Julie Johnson, and is now favored to win the general election in a heavily Democratic Dallas-based district. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a165e65ee6011c3f4e847f2 Kirby Smart supports SEC leaving NCAA if there aren't major changes: 'I'm not afraid to break away' te 2026-05-27T03:00:53.275Z Kirby Smart supports SEC leaving NCAA if there aren't major changes: 'I'm not afraid to break away' As with everything else in the world of modern college football, there's debate and disagreement over how to handle NIL and other major issues around the sport. There's the hope for more structure and consistent rules around things like roster limits, construction, spending, oversight and enforcement. The NCAA, weakened over time, has become an almost cosmetic body that primarily impacts individual player waivers. There continues to be hope for national legislation to create some guardrails around college football. But with the difficulties in getting things done in D.C. and the compressed timeframe before the season starts, there's very little likelihood of new rules coming into effect soon. Which raises the question, what to do next? ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart has his opinion, and it's a surprising one: let the SEC break away and govern itself. "I’ve said this for a long time to our president, I’ve been a huge advocate that if we can’t find rules that everybody plays by, then we should play on our own," Smart said to reporters at SEC spring meetings in Florida this week. "I’m not afraid of that. I’m not afraid to break away and say that our conference is strong enough to go out and play. "If we could actually function financially, it would make our programs more stable. We could support things financially. I’m talking about all the sports and do our own rules – I’d be all for that." SEC commissioner Greg Sankey has said something similar, explaining that there's "frustration" about the lack of clarity moving forward. GREG SANKEY MAKES IT CLEAR THAT SEC DIDN’T START THE 16-TEAM CFP FORMAT DISCUSSION, THAT'S ON THE BIG TEN "The fact that we’re talking about our own rules isn’t anything new," Sankey said earlier this week. "What you’re hearing is the expression of frustration about the lack of progress, and I’ll go back to March 6. I was in the White House, and I spoke about the need for national standards. We still believe we need national standards. If those can’t be achieved, then we’ll have to look at more conference-led regulation, but that’s the reality we’re facing." Could this actually happen? Well, one Big 12 athletic director seemed to think it's not too far fetched, even saying he'd be fine with the Big Ten and SEC breaking away. Kirk Herbstreit, a prominent voice within the sport, also said he'd support the Power Four leaving the NCAA. When this many big voices are saying the same thing, suddenly it becomes a lot more likely. As hard as it may be to believe, the NCAA's governance of college football might not be long for this world. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a165e4dee6011c3f4e847ba Cornyn Crushed: 6 Takeaways From Tuesday’s Runoffs in Texas te 2026-05-27T03:00:29.197Z Cornyn Crushed: 6 Takeaways From Tuesday’s Runoffs in Texas President Trump’s record of ousting those he sees as disloyal continued apace with Senator John Cornyn’s defeat. Whether his relationship with Senate Republicans can be repaired is another question. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a165c33ee6011c3f4e84749 Controversial Democrat who called for ‘Zionists’ to be imprisoned toppled after backlash te 2026-05-27T02:51:31.756Z Controversial Democrat who called for ‘Zionists’ to be imprisoned toppled after backlash Democrat Maureen Galindo, a South Texas sex therapist who drew nationwide ire from Democratic Party leaders, was defeated in her primary runoff against Bexar County Sheriff’s Office official Johnny Garcia, according to the Associated Press. The seat, newly drawn following Texas Republicans’ redistricting effort, is currently represented by "Squad" member Rep. Gregorio Casar. However, the liberal lawmaker is running in an adjacent district being vacated by Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, leaving the now red-leaning seat up for grabs. Galindo became a national flashpoint when she was accused of antisemitism for floating a plan to imprison "American Zionists" at an ICE detention center in the district while pushing back on suggestions she was trying to create an "internment camp." Galindo shocked observers when she edged out Garcia in the original March primary, which led to Tuesday’s runoff. WATCH: HOUSE DEMS UNLOAD ON TEXAS DEMOCRAT OVER ‘DEMENTED’ ANTISEMITIC COMMENTS Garcia, meanwhile, condemned Galindo’s comments and partially blamed Republicans for bolstering her name recognition. Garcia is a San Antonio native and has experience working as a police deputy, a SWAT hostage negotiator and a public information officer — the official tasked with speaking to the press and making public appearances. His campaign was framed around his self-description as an old-school Democrat and was viewed as the more moderate choice in Tuesday’s contest. Two Republicans are also vying for the seat in the Republican primary — one of whom is a relative of nearby GOP Rep. Monica de la Cruz. BORDER CZAR TOM HOMAN TELLS TEXAS DEMOCRAT TO 'BRING IT' AFTER HER CHILLING THREAT TO JAIL ICE AGENTS With the 35th District redrawn in Republicans’ favor, Democrats appeared to view Galindo’s candidacy as a catastrophic liability. Her rhetoric has since been condemned by members of the far left of her party, including Reps. Hakeem Jeffries and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York. "This vile language by her is disqualifying and has no place in American politics, and certainly not in the Democratic Party," Jeffries and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee said in a joint statement, adding, "To embrace and uplift a fringe candidate with antisemitic — and extremely dangerous — rhetoric and views in order to win an election is beyond the pale." "Texans will not be fooled and will reject her at the ballot box next week," they added. Fox News Digital’s Alex Nitzberg contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a165c1fee6011c3f4e84740 Texas Railroad Commissioner Jim Wright and wife share story of 2017 crash that left her permanently paralyzed te 2026-05-27T02:51:11.759Z Texas Railroad Commissioner Jim Wright and wife share story of 2017 crash that left her permanently paralyzed Texas Railroad Commissioner Jim Wright says his wife, Sherri, has always been more than just his partner. "She’s not only my wife, she’s my best friend," Wright says in a newly released video from The American Border Story. "We were never apart. We do better together than we do apart." The couple is publicly sharing for the first time the story of the 2017 crash that left Sherri permanently paralyzed, describing how a normal morning changed nearly every part of their lives. Sherri Wright recalled first meeting Jim while working in San Antonio, where her desk happened to sit directly in front of the men’s restroom. EXCLUSIVE: NOEM BACKS TRUMP'S 'DALILAH LAW' AFTER CRASH LEAVES YOUNG GIRL UNABLE TO WALK, TALK "Everybody would always talk to me except for Jim," she said in the video. Jim Wright said he immediately noticed her. "I remember meeting her there and thinking to myself that’s the most beautiful woman I’ve ever laid my eyes on," he said. After weeks of small conversations, the two became close friends before eventually marrying in Las Vegas during the National Finals Rodeo. "It started out as being a friend turning into my best friend and then turning into my wife," Jim Wright said. "It’s just been amazing." Then came Jan. 9, 2017. WOMAN WITH 5% CHANCE OF SURVIVAL AFTER SKI ACCIDENT MAKES 'MIRACLE' RECOVERY "It was a normal day," Sherri Wright said. She had just dropped the couple’s youngest son off at school and was driving home when the crash happened about a mile from their house. Sherri Wright recalled the moment of impact and waking up trapped inside the wreckage. "I remember my breath letting go," she said. "I just remember looking up and glass was going in my eyes." "My son, he was trying as hard as he could to bend the metal to get me out," she added. Jim Wright said he rushed to the scene before later learning his wife had been paralyzed. AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT KILLED MY DAUGHTER — LEFTISTS MARCH FOR RENEE, NOT FOR KATIE "And I just told him I didn’t want to live," Sherri Wright said. "My whole life I worked. I took care of my kids," she said. "It changed everything. Basically took away more than half of my life." The couple said the crash forced them to adapt to in-home care while Sherri Wright struggled with the loss of independence that came with her injuries. Sherri Wright also described the emotional toll of feeling invisible in public. "You know, I go places and they talk to whoever’s beside me rather than talk to me," she said. "Just because my hands and my legs don’t work doesn’t mean that I’m not a person. You deserve the respect that everybody else gets." After describing the impact the crash had on their family, both Jim and Sherri Wright connected their experience to concerns about illegal immigration and border security. "Families affected by illegal immigrants passing through this border should never have had to endure this," Sherri Wright said. "We do not not want you here. Just come here legally." EX-NAVY SEAL CONGRESSMAN DESCRIBES EMOTIONAL REUNION WITH BOY HE HELPED SAVE FROM NEAR-FATAL CAR CRASH Jim Wright said he believes the broader issue goes beyond a single crash. "That’s the root of the cause," he said. "Until we can figure out how to get a better grasp on controlling that cartel activity that’s going on in Mexico, I don’t think we’re ever going to be out of the dramatic expense that we’ve had to pay." Still, the couple said they have focused on moving forward with the support of their family. "I think there’s so many people out there like me," Sherri Wright said. "I’m just fortunate that I have a family that have all come around me and helped me and we can do things together as a family instead of me sitting in a nursing home." "You can’t stay in and try to lay blame on everybody else," Jim Wright said. "You’ve got to make the best of that situation and it gets easier over time." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a165c07ee6011c3f4e8470a Democrats Pick a Moderate in a Texas Race Roiled by Antisemitism Accusations te 2026-05-27T02:50:47.752Z Democrats Pick a Moderate in a Texas Race Roiled by Antisemitism Accusations The victory by Johnny Garcia, a sheriff’s deputy, brought relief to Democrats, who hope to hold onto a seat that Republicans redrew to flip it. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a165bf3ee6011c3f4e84701 Trump-Backed Candidate Wins G.O.P. Race in San Antonio District te 2026-05-27T02:50:27.756Z Trump-Backed Candidate Wins G.O.P. Race in San Antonio District Carlos De La Cruz, a first-time candidate, defeated a moderate rival in a U.S. House district that was redrawn to favor Republicans, but where Democrats see an opportunity. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16551eee6011c3f4e845a9 US Forest Service announces additional fee‑free day on June 6 te 2026-05-27T02:21:18.958Z US Forest Service announces additional fee‑free day on June 6 All standard amenity recreation sites on national forests and grasslands will be available at no cost. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a165502ee6011c3f4e84582 Texas MAGA battle ends with Middleton victory as Chip Roy falls short in AG Race te 2026-05-27T02:20:50.789Z Texas MAGA battle ends with Middleton victory as Chip Roy falls short in AG Race A Republican state senator who spotlighted his support for President Donald Trump and his MAGA agenda is one step closer to succeeding Ken Paxton as Texas attorney general. State Sen. Mayes Middleton on Tuesday defeated Rep. Chip Roy, one of the most conservative members of the U.S. House, for the Republican attorney general nomination in Texas, the Associated Press reports. The ballot-box battle between Roy and Middleton, the president of an independent oil and gas company, turned bitter and expensive, and partially became a test of which candidate was more of a fighter for Trump and his America First and MAGA movements. DEMOCRACY ’26: STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE FOX NEWS ELECTION HUB Middleton, who edged Roy in the March primary, dished out roughly $17 million of his own money to back his campaign. But Roy, a former Texas assistant attorney general and former chief of staff to conservative Sen. Ted Cruz, received a late surge in fundraising from major backers. "We've gotten the financial support necessary to compete with my self-funder opponent, who's got his inheritance money that he can just spend," Roy highlighted in a Fox News Digital interview on the eve of the runoff. Roy argued that Middleton's lack of courtroom experience would make him a poor attorney general. "Having been the first assistant attorney general makes me ready on day one, but it's also that I've been a prosecutor, I've been in court, I've sat in front of a judge, stood in front of a judge, argued cases, and he has never done any of those things. And we think those things should matter," Roy emphasized. TED CRUZ ENDORSES CHIP ROY FOR TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL: 'NO ONE BETTER' Middleton pushed back, questioning Roy's conservative credentials and running ads claiming Roy's "betrayed MAGA" as he pointed to the times the congressman has broken with Trump over policy. "Chip Roy is someone that has spent a decade fighting the president. He actually said President Trump committed impeachable conduct on the House floor," Middleton told Fox News Digital. "Instead of spending 10 years fighting President Trump, what have I done? I've spent 10 years fighting to defeat the left, which is what matters the most in this race." TEXAS REP CHIP ROY ANNOUNCES RUN FOR STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO REPLACE KEN PAXTON But Roy, in response, said, "Everyone knows that I'm a longtime defender and supporter of the president's agenda, of the America First agenda, the MAGA agenda, but I'm also an independent thinker who will stand up and make the case." And pointing to Middleton, Roy charged, "MAGA is not something you just buy. My opponent thinks you can buy the brand." Middleton returned fire, arguing, "Chip Roy is putting out there that he is a top ally to President Trump when the exact opposite is the case." Trump stayed neutral in the runoff showdown. Middleton will likely face Democratic state Sen. Nathan Johnson, who came close to clinching his party's nomination in the primary. Johnson was facing off against former Galveston Mayor Joe Jaworski. Paxton decided against seeking re-election, as he ran for the Republican Senate nomination against longtime GOP Sen. John Cornyn. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1654eeee6011c3f4e84579 Joe Mazzulla wins NBA Coach of the Year after calling the award 'stupid' just months earlier te 2026-05-27T02:20:30.555Z Joe Mazzulla wins NBA Coach of the Year after calling the award 'stupid' just months earlier Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla called the Coach of the Year award "stupid." Now, he’s won it. "I don’t need it. I think it’s a stupid award," Mazzulla said back in March after being asked about the possibility of winning it due to the Celtics’ regular-season success without some of its stars, including Jayson Tatum, for most of the year. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM The award’s winner was announced on Tuesday night, as Mazzulla helped lead the Celtics to the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference with a 56-26 record, finishing four games behind the top-seeded Detroit Pistons. But Mazzulla wasn’t just calling the award stupid for the sake of it – he believed it should be a "coaching staff of the year" honor rather than one person getting hardware. CELTICS COACH JOE MAZZULLA QUIPS THAT HE WISHED REF A 'MERRY CHRISTMAS' IN IRATE POSTGAME OUTBURST Mazzulla, discussing the honor on Tuesday night, told NBC as much. "The long nights, the trips, game plans, the video guys that are clipping up the film and coding it, the assistants who are putting in the game plan, I think there’s so much that goes into winning one game," Mazzulla explained. "It starts with the players, but it goes to our staff. I feel bad that they’re not here — but forever indebted to the guys that we have that give up time with their families and their time to give us a chance to win every day." Mazzulla is the fourth Celtics coach to win the award, which is named after the legendary Red Auerbach, who won it in 1965. Tom Heinsohn (1973) and Bill Fitch (1980) have also received the Red Auerbach Trophy in their careers. Auerbach helped lead the Celtics to nine NBA titles, including eight in a row from 1959-66, during his Hall of Fame career. Mazzulla was able to capture that glory in 2024, as the Celtics defeated the Dallas Mavericks, 4-1, to notch yet another Larry O’Brien Trophy for Boston’s mantle. Unfortunately for the Celtics, they were unable to make it far in these playoffs despite their stars getting healthy late in the season. They were shockingly bounced in the first round after losing Game 7 to the Philadelphia 76ers. But Mazzulla, 37, is now the youngest head coach to receive the Coach of the Year award since the legendary Phil Jackson won it in 1975, per the NBA. While Mazzulla wanted to point at his staff, Celtics president of basketball operations, Brad Stevens, praised his fourth-year head coach. "This is well deserved recognition and a testament to both Joe and his staff," Stevens said. "With all of our unknowns entering the season, Joe did a fantastic job building and growing a team. He pours everything he has into competing at a high level, while helping players find the best versions of themselves within the framework of a team." Pistons head coach J.B. Bickerstaff finished in second place, which is the same spot he found himself in after last season, and San Antonio Spurs leader Mitch Johnson finished in third place. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a165295ee6011c3f4e844b8 Mayes Middleton Defeats Chip Roy in the Runoff for Texas Attorney General te 2026-05-27T02:10:29.598Z Mayes Middleton Defeats Chip Roy in the Runoff for Texas Attorney General After connecting his opponent to past criticism of President Trump, the conservative state senator now advances to the general election. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a164e09ee6011c3f4e843e9 Arizona budget deal appears closer as Republican lawmakers and Democrat Gov. Katie Hobbs soften tone in negotiations te 2026-05-27T01:51:05.672Z Arizona budget deal appears closer as Republican lawmakers and Democrat Gov. Katie Hobbs soften tone in negotiations Neither side will disclose what was given up, as the fiscal 2017 budget must be done by June 30, to avoid a state government shutdown Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a164decee6011c3f4e843b1 Trump flexes endorsement power as Army combat vet wins Texas GOP runoff te 2026-05-27T01:50:36.556Z Trump flexes endorsement power as Army combat vet wins Texas GOP runoff Alex Mealer, an Army combat veteran and energy executive backed by President Donald Trump, is one step closer to winning election to the House. Mealer defeated state Rep. Briscoe Cain, R-Texas, in a GOP primary runoff election for a Houston-based congressional seat Tuesday, according to The Associated Press. The matchup in the solidly Republican district was another test of Trump’s endorsement power, which has proven to be decisive in several high-profile races this year.  The president endorsed Mealer shortly before the first round of voting in March, during which she emerged as the top vote-getter with 36% of the vote. TRUMP-BACKED CANDIDATE WINS CROWDED GOP PRIMARY IN BATTLE FOR VACANT HOUSE SEAT Mealer notably received a boost from the conservative Club for Growth, which is frequently one of the top spenders in GOP primaries. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, also backed her campaign. Because Mealer did not secure a majority of the vote, the race went to a runoff election against Cain, who came in second and notched 31% of the vote. Cain has served in the Texas House of Representatives since 2017 and was endorsed by Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas. He is viewed as one of the most conservative members of the state legislature and has touted endorsements from the National Rifle Association (NRA), Concerned Women for America, Young Republicans of Texas and the Texas Homeschool Coalition PAC, among other Republican-aligned groups. HOUSE DEMOCRAT WHO HAS REPEATEDLY TRIED TO IMPEACH TRUMP HEADS TO RUNOFF ELECTION AMID TIGHT PRIMARY The primary winner will face environmental activist Leticia Gutierrez in the general election.  The newly redrawn seat is widely expected to flip to Republican control and is rated noncompetitive by the Cook Political Report. Trump would have carried the district by nearly 20 points in 2024. Republicans redrew the Democratic-heavy seat last year as part of a GOP-friendly gerrymander that effectively ousted Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, from the district he had represented for more than two decades. Green ultimately chose to challenge Rep. Christian Menefee, D-Texas, for Houston’s lone Democratic seat, which also went to a runoff election Tuesday. Mealer narrowly lost a bid for Harris County Judge in 2022 against Judge Lina Hidalgo. She also received the president’s backing during that campaign. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a164b8fee6011c3f4e84314 Trump-backed mortgage banker defeats pilot in GOP primary runoff to replace Wesley Hunt te 2026-05-27T01:40:31.354Z Trump-backed mortgage banker defeats pilot in GOP primary runoff to replace Wesley Hunt Trump-backed Republican Jon Bonck won the GOP runoff Tuesday for Texas’ 38th Congressional District, putting him on track to succeed Rep. Wesley Hunt in a solidly Republican Houston-area seat. Bonck defeated Shelly deZevallos, a pilot and president of the West Houston Airport, after finishing far ahead of the March primary field but falling just short of the majority needed to win the nomination outright. He led the first round with 47.7% of the vote, while deZevallos advanced to the runoff with 18.6%, according to Ballotpedia's results from the early-March primary contest. TRUMP’S SHADOW LOOMS OVER TEXAS RACE AS HUNT ACCUSES CORNYN OF BETRAYAL Bonck will advance to face Democrat Melissa McDonough in the November general election, though Republicans are expected to be heavily favored in Texas’ 38th Congressional District, with Cook Political Report rating the Houston-area seat Solid Republican. The race became an open-seat contest after Hunt, who was first elected in 2022, opted against seeking another House term and instead launched a U.S. Senate bid. Bonck graduated from Louisiana State University in 2009 with a degree in biochemistry, according to his LinkedIn profile. He is currently a mortgage industry manager in the Houston area. TEXAS DEM NOMINEE JAMES TALARICO INVOKES FAITH TO DEFEND ABORTION RIGHTS, 'THE BIBLE IS SILENT ON ABORTION’ Endorsed by President Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Bonck campaigned as a Christian conservative, family man and described himself on his campaign website as "not a political celebrity" but rather a "servant leader." He also touts endorsements from Reps. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, and Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, on his campaign website. In a candidate questionnaire, from earlier this month ahead of the runoff, Bonck listed affordability, immigration and public safety as the three biggest challenges facing the Houston-area district he is hoping to represent. Meanwhile, he said putting America first "means securing the border, stopping blank checks to foreign countries, cutting waste and regulation, lowering costs, and empowering families." Bonck also added that government "should get out of the way so small businesses can grow and parents can lead their children’s education and healthcare decisions." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1646f4ee6011c3f4e841e6 Texas Democrats pick lieutenant governor nominee to challenge GOP incumbent Dan Patrick te 2026-05-27T01:20:52.712Z Texas Democrats pick lieutenant governor nominee to challenge GOP incumbent Dan Patrick DALLAS — Texas Democratic voters selected state Rep. Vikki Goodwin as their nominee for lieutenant governor Tuesday night, defeating Marcos Vélez in the party’s primary runoff and setting up a November showdown against Republican incumbent Dan Patrick. The contest became a test of what direction Texas Democrats want to take in the general election. Goodwin, who took office in 2019, campaigned on boosting public school funding and teacher pay, expanding Medicaid, investing in water infrastructure and repealing Texas’ abortion ban. Meanwhile, Vélez, who worked in Texas refineries and is a member of the United Steelworkers union, centered his campaign on property tax relief, raising the minimum wage and affordability measures aimed at working families and seniors. ‘PUT US DOWN FOR KEN PAXTON’: TRUMP ENDORSEMENT ENERGIZES TEXAS VOTERS AHEAD OF RUNOFF The lieutenant governor’s office presides over the Senate, controls the chamber’s agenda, appoints committee chairs and can break tie votes — powers that give the position major influence over which bills reach the governor’s desk. The lieutenant governor also helps craft the state budget as co-chair of the Legislative Budget Board and serves on the Legislative Redistricting Board, which redraws political maps if lawmakers fail to do so. Polls closed across Texas at 7 p.m. Tuesday, with turnout expected to be significantly lower than during the March primary election. TRUMP FLEXES MAGA MUSCLE IN TEXAS SENATE RUNOFF CLASH BETWEEN CORNYN AND PAXTON During his decade as lieutenant governor, Patrick has pushed the Legislature steadily to the right and built a strong network of Republican allies within the Senate. Political observers say his defeat in November would create a major power vacuum in Texas Republican politics and significantly reshape dynamics inside the Legislature. Still, while the lieutenant governor currently holds sweeping authority, much of that power comes from Senate rules approved at the start of each legislative session. If a Democrat were to win office in November, the Republican-controlled Senate could move to rewrite those rules and reduce the lieutenant governor’s powers, potentially altering how the chamber operates. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1646ddee6011c3f4e841b2 Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara Resigns After Investigation te 2026-05-27T01:20:29.200Z Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara Resigns After Investigation The chief, Brian O’Hara, began leading the department in 2022 as it reeled in the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a164520ee6011c3f4e8417b Inside Maricopa County’s secretive grand jury process te 2026-05-27T01:13:04.079Z Inside Maricopa County’s secretive grand jury process 12News got an inside look at Maricopa County’s secretive grand jury process and how citizens decide whether criminal charges move forward. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a164509ee6011c3f4e8416c Olive Farmer aims for late summer opening te 2026-05-27T01:12:41.520Z Olive Farmer aims for late summer opening Perry Rea, owner of Queen Creek Olive Mill, two-time James Beard semifinalist chef Bernie Kantak and Andrew Fritz, co-owner and operator of In Good Spirits Hospitality, will bring The Olive Farmer to area residents later this year (submitted photo). With an anticipated August or September opening in the former Santo Arcadia space at 4418 E. Osborn Road, The Olive Farmer aims to be a lively neighborhood destination – equal parts restaurant, market and gathering place, according to the owners. Led by two-time James Beard semifinalist chef Bernie Kantak and Perry Rea, owner of Queen Creek Olive Mill, The Olive Farmer will offer an all-day, Italian-inspired dining experience, according to a press release. Mornings begin with locally roasted coffee, house-made pastries and quick breakfast options. Throughout the day and into the evening, guests can enjoy Italian-style sandwiches layered with imported meats and cheeses, along with artisanal pizzas and convenient grab-and-go offerings. As night falls, the menu expands to feature house-made pastas and riffs on Italian classics. Dessert is highlighted by a specialty affogato and gelato program – a nod to indulgent simplicity. In addition, a dedicated “Flour Lab” will produce bronze-extruded pastas, slow-fermented dough, bread, focaccia, and pastries, guided by The Mill’s Agostino Trentacoste, a Palermo-born pizzaiolo and certified flour technician. The space will house a curated market by Queen Creek Olive Mill featuring its full line of premium olive oils, sauces and imported and locally made goods, along with its all-natural skincare line. It also will feature “take and make” meals such as fresh pasta and oven-ready dishes that can be paired with a wine from the bottle shop. The beverage program comes to life in ISSIMA, the concept’s back bar, where Italian-inspired cocktails lead the program. Expect reimagined classics built with fine oils, vinegars, citrus, and a focused selection of vermouths, aperitivos and amaros. Learn more at www.theolivefarmeraz.com. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1644ecee6011c3f4e8413d 'Tesla Road Rage Driver' sentenced to seven years in prison after attacking mother and daughter in Hawaii te 2026-05-27T01:12:12.560Z 'Tesla Road Rage Driver' sentenced to seven years in prison after attacking mother and daughter in Hawaii A man dubbed the "Tesla Road Rage Driver" was sentenced to seven years in prison in connection with a violent road rage attack in Hawaii. Nathaniel Radimak was sentenced Thursday in connection with a 2025 attack involving a mother and her 18-year-old daughter in Honolulu. Radimak, who has prior convictions tied to road rage attacks against motorists, acknowledged his actions during sentencing. "I take accountability. I just feel bad about it," Radimak said, according to Hawaii News Now. "It shouldn’t have happened, but I really need a certain kind of treatment that is being prolonged and farther away. It’s not helping me, but I take accountability." TESLA ROAD-RAGE DRIVER ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTS TEEN, MOM IN HAWAII MONTHS AFTER PRISON RELEASE Radimak was charged with one count of unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle and two counts of third-degree assault. He pleaded no contest earlier this year. Judge Clarissa Malinao said during sentencing that Radimak had failed to seek necessary medical care and continued using illegal substances while on parole for previous convictions. "His history of violence is propensity for violence, and defendant’s voluntary intoxication and discontinuation of medication increase the risk of his dangerousness to self and to the public," Malinao said. "These findings also demonstrate and reinforce that the defendant is indeed a danger to the safety of the public." WATCH: ROAD RAGE SUSPECT DRAGS MOM OUT OF VEHICLE, BODY-SLAMS HER ON PAVEMENT Radimak, 39, was charged after allegedly assaulting an 18-year-old woman and her 35-year-old mother during an incident on May 7, 2025, according to the Honolulu Police Department. Police said the teen was parking downtown when she saw a gray Tesla drive past her. The two allegedly exchanged words before Radimak got out of the vehicle and assaulted both victims before fleeing the scene, police said. Authorities said he was driving a 2022 gray Tesla with Oregon license plates. MOTORIST ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY TRYING TO RUN DRIVER OF TESLA OFF THE ROAD AT HIGH SPEEDS: REPORT Radimak was arrested by Honolulu police the following day. The arrest came just months after Radimak was released from prison after serving less than a year of a five-year sentence tied to a series of violent road rage attacks in Southern California. He was sentenced in 2023 after pleading guilty to assault, vandalism, elder abuse and making criminal threats. Fox News Digital previously reported that Radimak was known for driving a Tesla and using a pipe to attack the vehicles of his victims, including multiple women. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation previously said Radimak received 424 days of credit for time served while awaiting sentencing in the earlier case. Fox News Digital's Pilar Arias and Louis Casiano contributed to this report. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1644d8ee6011c3f4e84134 Comedian Tom Segura mocks 'delusional' California liberals denying LA's decline as city 'desperate' for change te 2026-05-27T01:11:52.624Z Comedian Tom Segura mocks 'delusional' California liberals denying LA's decline as city 'desperate' for change Comedian Tom Segura spoke to podcaster Joe Rogan on Monday, marveling at how some liberal Californians are still "delusional" about the decline of Los Angeles. During their lengthy conversation, Rogan and Segura spoke about how the Middle East, both in the ancient past and in the 20th century, had some thriving, cosmopolitan areas. Segura commented that one might have understandably thought they might continue that way forever. "Well look at LA," Rogan replied, joking it has undergone a similarly shocking decline. DAVID SPADE WONDERS IF HOLLYWOOD CAN RECOVER ITS MOVIE INDUSTRY AS PEOPLE FLEE LOS ANGELES Segura agreed, noting he, like Rogan, has many friends there, and that there are ultimately two kinds of citizens there now. "There's two types now. The ones who acknowledge that this is different, and then the delusional ones," Segura said. "I know a lot of people who are like ‘Yeah of course it's different. You're like  - yeah you can see it, you can see this is a different place than it was several years ago." By contrast, he continued, "then there's people who are like ‘No man everything's fine.’ You're like, ‘You're not in reality right now.’" KATHY GRIFFIN BLASTS JOE ROGAN AS ‘RIGHT-WING’ INFLUENCER WHO KEEPS FANS FROM GETTING VACCINATED "Well, they probably had seven or eight boosters, so maybe they're not thinking so straight," Rogan joked. "Those are the people that kept getting boosted." Segura was surprised that people are still getting COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, something Rogan said is very much happening, as they can be seen proudly touting they are getting further booster shots on social media. Rogan went on to ask Segura if he thinks former reality TV star Spencer Pratt has a chance to win the mayoral election in LA. NBA STAR PLACES $36,000 BET ON OUTSIDER LA MAYORAL CANDIDATE SPENCER PRATT WINNING HEATED RACE "I think anyone's got a chance. I think if you put together a campaign that gets some excitement and people talking, you have a chance in LA," Segura said. "I really do. Like that city, the people there are-" "They’re desperate," Rogan interjected. "They're desperate," Segura agreed. "And also, they live for entertainment. So, entertain them a little," and both of them agreed that Pratt indeed is entertaining. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE Rogan chuckled about Pratt’s campaign stunt where he power-washes his name into sidewalks, so that the letters of his name are the only clean portion of sidewalk among the filth with the message, "Imagine if the streets were this clean." Segura agreed, saying that if anything, President Donald Trump’s career shows there is a clear precedent for reality TV stars to run as political outsiders and win elections. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1644c4ee6011c3f4e8412b MAGA triumph: Trump ally Ken Paxton defeats John Cornyn in bitter Texas GOP primary war te 2026-05-27T01:11:32.579Z MAGA triumph: Trump ally Ken Paxton defeats John Cornyn in bitter Texas GOP primary war PLANO, TX – President Donald Trump and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are the winners in the Lone Star State's bitter Republican Senate primary battle, which has spanned for more than a year and became the most expensive Senate primary in history. Paxton, who was endorsed by Trump just one week ago, defeated longtime GOP Sen. John Cornyn in Tuesday's runoff election for the Republican nomination, the Associated Press reports. Paxton now faces off against state Rep. James Talarico — a rising star in the Democratic Party — in the general election in a race that is among a handful that may decide if the Republicans hold their slim 53-47 majority in the Senate. Talarico, who topped progressive star Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a vocal Trump critic, in the March primary is trying to become the first Democrat in nearly four decades to win a Senate election in Texas. Trump targeted Cornyn as "VERY disloyal" as he backed Paxton, a major Trump ally and MAGA firebrand, in the final days of the runoff campaign. The ballot-box showdown in right-leaning Texas served as the latest test of Trump's immense grip over the Republican Party and the strength of his endorsements in GOP nomination races. TRUMP FLEXES MAGA MUSCLE IN HIGH-STAKES SENATE SHOWDOWN IN TEXAS The runoff election was held three weeks after Trump's purging of five state senators in Indiana's primary who had opposed his push for congressional redistricting, a week and a half after the president helped to oust Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana — who, five and a half years ago, voted to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial — and one week after Trump was instrumental in sending vocal GOP critic Rep. Tom Massie of Kentucky down to defeat in his re-election bid. After sitting on the sidelines for months, Trump last Tuesday backed Paxton. "Ken is a true MAGA Warrior who has ALWAYS delivered for Texas, and will continue to do so in the United States Senate," Trump wrote in a social media post last Tuesday. The two heated rivals topped a crowded field of contenders in the early March primary, with Cornyn edging Paxton. But since neither cleared the 50% threshold, the nomination race headed into overtime. Trump, in backing Paxton, said that "John Cornyn is a good man, and I worked well with him, but he was not supportive of me when times were tough." DEMOCRACY ’26: STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE FOX NEWS ELECTION HUB Pointing to the senator's past criticism of him, Trump added, "John was very late in backing me in what turned out to be a Historic Run for the Republican Nomination, and then, the Presidency." Cornyn, in a Fox News Digital interview on the eve of the runoff, emphasized his support for the president and his agenda. "President Trump has called me a friend and a good man, and we've worked with him closely for both terms of office," the senator said. Paxton, who grabbed significant national attention the past dozen years by filing lawsuits against the Obama and Biden administrations, disagreed. "John Cornyn fought Trump on the border. And you can go back over about a decade and see that he was not for the border wall," Paxton charged in an interview on Fox News' "The Big Weekend Show." CONTENTIOUS REPUBLICAN SENATE PRIMARY IN TEXAS HEADED INTO OVERTIME Paxton also argued that the senator "fought the president's re-election. He fought him in 2024, said his time had passed, and he fought him in 2016. So this is not a pro-Trump guy. I don't know if we could be more different on the Republican issues than John Cornyn and me. So there is a vast difference between the two of us." Cornyn pushed back. "I don't know how much more with him I could be than 99.3% of the time," the senator told Fox News Digital. "I want him to be successful. I want America to be successful, and I want Republicans to be successful. But you know, in the end, as I said, Texans are the only ones going to be able to make a choice, and I think Texans can be pretty independent," Cornyn added. Paxton has faced a slew of scandals and legal problems that have battered him over the past decade. In 2023, the Texas House of Representatives voted to impeach Paxton, but he was eventually acquitted of all charges by the state Senate. And Paxton is dealing with a very messy divorce, with his wife citing "biblical grounds" based on "recent discoveries" in filing last year to end their marriage. Cornyn, who was supported by Senate Majority Leader John Thune and the National Republican Senatorial Committee, repeatedly argued that if Paxton was the GOP's nominee, the party will be forced to spend millions of dollars to keep the seat from flipping and that Republicans down-ballot will suffer. "He's gotten more and more emboldened as he's gotten away with all the scandal and mischief that now is very well known, but were he to be the nominee and be exposed to general election voters, especially independents, I think it's going to be a very rocky time," the senator predicted. TRUMP OWNS THE GOP - BUT WILL REPUBLICANS PAY A PRICE IN THE MIDTERMS? And pointing to Talarico, who hauled in an eye-popping $27 million in fundraising during the first three months of this year, Cornyn said, "There will be an incredible tsunami of Democratic funds coming in against Paxton, were he the nominee. Conversely... if I am the nominee... we'll be able to shoulder the burden pretty much on our own. I won my last general election by 10 points. I think I can do similarly against somebody who's as far left and radical as James Talarico." While Paxton shifted his ads to target Talarico in the wake of the Trump endorsement, Cornyn and allied groups continued to blast Paxton. "I don't think anybody could honestly argue that we haven't fought hard to make the case here," Cornyn said of his campaign. And he emphatically said he had "worked too long and too hard to help build the Republican Party in Texas, and in the United States Senate, and to keep Texas the envy of the nation when it comes to opportunities and pursuing the American dream, to let that go, to squander it, and let it go without a fight." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1644b0ee6011c3f4e84122 GOP veteran defeats populist candidate in one of America's most conservative districts te 2026-05-27T01:11:12.641Z GOP veteran defeats populist candidate in one of America's most conservative districts Republican veteran strategist Tom Sell defeated populist, MAGA-style candidate Abraham Enriquez in a primary runoff race in a Texas congressional district known as one of the most conservative in the country. Sell, a Republican strategist with years of agricultural consulting experience, beat Enriquez on election night, earning () percent of the vote in the solid red 19th Congressional District in West Texas. A fifth-generation West Texan and businessman, Sell styled himself as an "America-first" "champion for rural America." He was endorsed by several key House Republican leaders, including Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., and Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio. Sell also earned endorsements from younger congressional Republicans, Reps. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, and Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla. SCOOP: HOUSE GOP CAMPAIGN ARM LAUNCHES ‘MAGA MAJORITY’ PROGRAM TO BOOST TRUMP-ALIGNED CANDIDATES Meanwhile, Enriquez, a young candidate who cast himself as the anti-establishment contender in the race, earned ()% of the vote. Enriquez, who founded the conservative Hispanic outreach organization Bienvenido, ran on a "pro-Trump," America-first platform. He was endorsed by Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, Turning Point Action, and the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). President Donald Trump did not make an endorsement in the race. HOUSE CANDIDATE PREDICTS HISTORIC RISE OF ‘NEW GENERATION’ IN CONGRESS AS PARTIES TARGET KEY DEMOGRAPHIC District 19, which includes vast swaths of West Texas, including Lubbock and Abilene, is considered a Republican stronghold. As a result, Sell's primary victory virtually guarantees he will succeed outgoing Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, who is retiring from Congress. Arrington, 53, had been endorsed for re-election by Trump, but he decided not to run again. In a statement announcing his decision, Arrington said, "I have a firm conviction, much like our founders did, that public service is a lifetime commitment, but public office is and should be a temporary stint in stewardship, not a career." TOP HOUSE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN REVEALS HE WON'T SEEK RE-ELECTION IN 2026 Sell will face Democratic candidate Kyle Rable, an Army Reserve officer who ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a164499ee6011c3f4e840ef Ken Paxton Ousts John Cornyn, Solidifying Trump’s Grip on the Republican Party te 2026-05-27T01:10:49.032Z Ken Paxton Ousts John Cornyn, Solidifying Trump’s Grip on the Republican Party Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, overcame scandals and a significant fund-raising disadvantage to win. His victory sets up the general-election clash that Democrats had hoped for. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a164483ee6011c3f4e840d7 Trump administration permits Volvo to keep selling connected cars in the US te 2026-05-27T01:10:27.586Z Trump administration permits Volvo to keep selling connected cars in the US Volvo, which is majority owned by China's Geely Holdings, said it can now move forward with its expansion plans for its U.S. factory. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a164244ee6011c3f4e8407f Green Bay Packers Pro Bowl RB Josh Jacobs arrested on multiple domestic abuse charges te 2026-05-27T01:00:52.952Z Green Bay Packers Pro Bowl RB Josh Jacobs arrested on multiple domestic abuse charges Three-time Pro Bowl and former NFL rushing champion Josh Jacobs was arrested Tuesday following an investigation by the Hobart-Lawrence, Wisconsin, police department and booked on five domestic abuse-related charges, police said in a statement. Police arrested Jacobs and booked him into Brown County Jail on charges of ... Strangulation and suffocation is a felony offense, according to Brown County Jail records. The other four charges are misdemeanors. Jacobs’ arrest stems from an incident that occurred Saturday, according to police, who were dispatched to a disturbance complaint at 8:37 a.m. KADARIUS TONEY, CHIEFS' SUPER BOWL HERO, ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY STRANGLING A WOMAN Police had no further statement on the arrest or the investigation that led to it. Jacobs, 28, has retained legal representation and is denying that he's done anything wrong. "Josh vehemently denies the allegations, and this matter is in the early stages of investigation with important evidence that has not yet been made public," reads the statement from David Z. Chesnoff and Clarence Duchac, who are representing the player. "We ask for fairness and restraint while the judicial process takes its course." And, of course, the next stop in the process is getting the Green Bay Packers and NFL to address the matter. So here it is: "We are aware of the matter and have been in contact with the club," the NFL said through a spokesman. The Packers, meanwhile, released a statement to The Athletic that also claimed awareness of the matter and little else. "We are aware of the matter involving Josh Jacobs. As it is an ongoing legal situation, we will withhold further comment," the Packers said. This, of course, is all bad news for Jacobs at the moment. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Guilty or not, his name is obviously now associated with domestic abuse in the court of public opinion and what happens in the court of law, well, we'll see. Jacobs, by the way, has re-established himself as one of the NFL’s premier running backs during his time with the Packers, making him a fan and coaching staff favorite. In his first season with Green Bay in 2024, Jacobs rushed for 1,329 yards and a career-high 15 rushing touchdowns while adding more than 300 receiving yards and another score. He earned his third career Pro Bowl selection and became a centerpiece of coach Matt LaFleur’s offense, helping the Packers maintain one of the league’s more balanced attacks. His 15 rushing touchdowns tied for the third-most in a single season in franchise history, and the Packers viewed his signing as a major upgrade after moving on from longtime starter Aaron Jones. Before arriving in Green Bay, Jacobs spent five seasons with the Raiders organization after being selected in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft out of Alabama. He made an immediate impact as a rookie, rushing for 1,150 yards and earning Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year votes. He finished second in that balloting. The best season of Jacobs’ career came in 2022 with the Las Vegas Raiders, when he led the NFL with 1,653 rushing yards and more than 2,000 yards from scrimmage. That breakout season earned him first-team All-Pro honors and his second Pro Bowl selection while making him the first Raiders running back since Marcus Allen to win the NFL rushing title. FOLLOW ARMANDO SALGUERO ON X: @ARMANDOSALGUERO Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16422aee6011c3f4e8402a The sacred cloth at the center of the Hajj pilgrimage te 2026-05-27T01:00:26.069Z The sacred cloth at the center of the Hajj pilgrimage Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a164047ee6011c3f4e84019 ASU baseball earns NCAA Tournament berth, faces Ole Miss in Lincoln Regional te 2026-05-27T00:52:23.912Z ASU baseball earns NCAA Tournament berth, faces Ole Miss in Lincoln Regional Players from the Arizona State baseball team sit together in Tempe Monday as they await their fate in the NCAA Tournament. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a164025ee6011c3f4e83fd6 Spencer Pratt accuses LA Mayor Karen Bass of breaking election law by campaigning near ballot box te 2026-05-27T00:51:49.745Z Spencer Pratt accuses LA Mayor Karen Bass of breaking election law by campaigning near ballot box Spencer Pratt filed a formal complaint accusing his opponent, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, of violating election laws by allegedly campaigning too close to a ballot box. "Karen Bass just violated election law here," the reality star, who is running for mayor as an Independent, wrote on X on Tuesday. He continued, "She is so accustomed to breaking the law with no accountability, she even filmed herself doing it. Well, those days are over. We just filed a formal complaint for illegally gaming the election. We must protect our democracy." Pratt added that "Electioneering within 100 feet of a ballot box is AGAINST THE LAW. Soliciting votes at a ballot box is AGAINST THE LAW. These clear violations show a reckless disregard for the rule of law and our democratic process." SPENCER PRATT SAYS HIS POLICY WILL FORCE HOMELESS OUT OF LA AND INTO CITIES LIKE SEATTLE He went on to say that a person in a position of power such as Bass "should be especially respectful of our democratic laws, but this is just emblematic of Karen's mafia-like regime. It's ‘rules for thee, but not for me.’" The 42-year-old included a photo of the complaint in his post, adding, "We will uphold the rule of law and our democratic norms. Enjoy your conference calls with your lawyers, Karen!" Under state law, candidates aren’t allowed to campaign within 100 feet of a ballot box. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER Pratt in his post included a campaign post of hers that appeared to show her encouraging people to vote while near a ballot box. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS A spokesperson for Bass told Fox News Digital: "Spencer is just mad that his supporters are AI cartoons and we have real Angelenos. We follow the rules." The spokesperson, Alex Stack, added, "his complaint is blatantly false. There were two locations filmed for this video, one 200+ feet away from the ballot box (with signs) and one next to the ballot box (no signs)." SPENCER PRATT VOWS TO LEAVE LA AND FIND 'LAST AMERICAN DREAM' IN ANOTHER CITY IF MAYORAL BID FAILS In Pratt’s complaint, his attorney Peter McNulty calls for Bass to be investigated by the city for "illegal electioneering," adding that because of the "seriousness of the issue" a similar complaint had been filed with the state. "This sort of activity in such close proximity to voters has the potential to intimidate and improperly influence voters; which is exactly why these laws and restrictions are in place to begin with," McNulty wrote. Fox News Digital has reached out to Pratt for further comment. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a164011ee6011c3f4e83fcd House Dem who repeatedly tried to impeach Trump toppled in heated Texas race te 2026-05-27T00:51:29.681Z House Dem who repeatedly tried to impeach Trump toppled in heated Texas race Texas redistricting claimed a longtime Democratic incumbent Tuesday, as Rep. Christian Menefee defeated Rep. Al Green in a Houston-area runoff that forced two sitting House Democrats into the same race. Rep. Al Green, one of Congress’ most vocal Trump antagonists, lost his Democratic runoff Tuesday to fellow Texas Rep. Christian Menefee after redistricting scrambled Houston-area congressional lines. The race for Texas’ solidly Democratic 18th Congressional District was an incumbent-on-incumbent Democratic clash, with Green and Menefee both trying to preserve their places in Congress after redistricting altered the congressional districts around Houston. In Texas, it is mandated by law that if no candidate has captured a majority of the vote during a primary, the race will head to a runoff election. Menefee received 46% of votes and Green 44.2% following the early-March primary. Green has been among President Donald Trump's fiercest critics in Congress, pursuing impeachment charges on multiple occasions against him during both of Trump's terms. Green has been kicked out of Trump's State of the Union addresses multiple times as well for standing up and protesting amid the speech. Following the close March primary, Fox News Digital caught up with Green on Capitol Hill, during which the longtime congressman cited $1.5 million in spending against his campaign by the crypto-industry as a major driver behind the closeness of his race.  At the same time, Green slammed Menefee, over his alleged lack of experience and failure to show up for votes early in his congressional career following his tenure as an attorney. Meneffee is a fresher face in Washington who ran on bringing a new face to Congress to combat Trump and Republicans. "A former commercial litigation lawyer from a military family, Mr. Menefee had been mentioned as a potential statewide candidate. His decision to run for Congress instead underscored what many Democrats have acknowledged: that the prospects for breaking the Republican hold on state politics in Texas appeared dim for Democrats in the short term," Menefee said in a post to his website last March. Menefee will take on Republican Ronald Whitfield in the November general election, though Menefee is strongly favored in the heavily-Democratic Houston-area district. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a163ffaee6011c3f4e83f9d Christian Menefee Defeats Al Green in Texas Democratic House Runoff te 2026-05-27T00:51:06.151Z Christian Menefee Defeats Al Green in Texas Democratic House Runoff The showdown, manufactured by a Republican gerrymander, created one of many generational clashes consuming Democrats this cycle. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a163fe6ee6011c3f4e83f94 5 Things to Know About John Cornyn, Republican Senate Hopeful in Texas te 2026-05-27T00:50:46.155Z 5 Things to Know About John Cornyn, Republican Senate Hopeful in Texas He is fighting for political survival against a primary challenger backed by President Trump. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a163fd2ee6011c3f4e83f8b 5 Things to Know About Ken Paxton, Republican Senate Hopeful in Texas te 2026-05-27T00:50:26.229Z 5 Things to Know About Ken Paxton, Republican Senate Hopeful in Texas With the support of President Trump, Mr. Paxton is trying to unseat Senator John Cornyn in a high-profile Republican runoff. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a163dd7ee6011c3f4e83f4a NAU ROUNDUP: Eric Heins becomes 8th NAU Inductee into Big Sky Conference Hall of Fame te 2026-05-27T00:41:59.835Z NAU ROUNDUP: Eric Heins becomes 8th NAU Inductee into Big Sky Conference Hall of Fame A look at news and results from NAU. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a163dc2ee6011c3f4e83f41 Daily Sun Tuesday print edition coming a day later due to Memorial Day holiday te 2026-05-27T00:41:38.873Z Daily Sun Tuesday print edition coming a day later due to Memorial Day holiday The Tuesday edition of the Arizona Daily Sun will be delivered a day late this week because of the Memorial Day holiday.The Wednesday edition will still have everything from the usual Tuesday edition, including comics, weather and more. But we… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a163dadee6011c3f4e83f38 Ask The Vet: How to deal with Valley Fever in your pets te 2026-05-27T00:41:17.754Z Ask The Vet: How to deal with Valley Fever in your pets Q: My friend’s dog was diagnosed with Valley Fever. Can my dog catch it from them? Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a163d92ee6011c3f4e83f10 How frequently has Shai Gilgeous-Alexander actually flopped to get foul calls in the NBA playoffs? te 2026-05-27T00:40:50.067Z How frequently has Shai Gilgeous-Alexander actually flopped to get foul calls in the NBA playoffs? The NBA has seen its popularity decline in recent years, for any number of obvious reasons. Chief among them is that the league fully embraced left-wing politics, particularly around the 2020 season, with many prominent players and coaches joining in. There were league-wide initiatives, statements and public displays of support for a particular viewpoint. Unsurprisingly, that turned off plenty of fans. And ratings and interest dropped as a result. But it's not just politics that's hurt the league's position in the sporting landscape. It's the rapid proliferation of predictable basketball and maybe most importantly, obvious flopping. LEBRON JAMES OFFERS THEORY FOR DECLINING NBA RATINGS: 'WE GOTTA DO SOMETHING' Perhaps the poster child for the flopping phenomenon is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. SGA, as he's more commonly known, is the reigning MVP. He led the Oklahoma City Thunder to the NBA Finals in 2024-2025, closing out the Indiana Pacers to win a championship. And he's two wins away from a return trip, as of Tuesday afternoon, locked in a tied series with the San Antonio Spurs. SGA is clearly an extremely talented player with an obvious skill set. He's also known for using, shall we say, the court and officiating to his advantage. And some new "research" from Yahoo! Sports' Tom Haberstroh attempted to answer whether perception about SGA's flopping matches reality. In a series of articles, Haberstroh tracked how often SGA has hit the court thus far in the NBA postseason, with the theory being that falling during shot attempts is the most clear-cut method to emphasize contact and most importantly, draw whistles. And sure enough, Gilgeous-Alexander falls during field-goal tries more than his peers. A lot more. FLOPPING IS RUINING THE NBA AND LEBRON SHOULD TAKE SOME BLAME FOR THAT Haberstroh's research was thorough, in that he found that SGA fell on 20 of his 187 field-goal tries through the first few rounds of the playoffs. That's 10.7%. Other guards he tracked included James Harden, Jalen Brunson and Donovan Mitchell. Along with seeming "flopping" critic and emerging NBA star Victor Wembanyama. Harden, who has a reputation for flopping himself, hit the court on 19 of 219 attempts, or 8.7%. Brunson and Mitchell were also behind at 7.9% and 7.6%. Wembanyama? He fell just once, for a 0.6% rate. And didn't get a foul call to show for it. So how often does SGA's propensity for falling benefit him? Quite a bit, it turns out. He got foul calls on 37 shots in the postseason, falling on a whopping 19 of them. Over 50% of the time when fouled in a shooting attempt, he falls to the court. That's wild. And for some perspective, it's by far the highest rate of any similar player in the postseason and, Haberstroh points out, "he has fallen more on his fouled shots (19 times) than Brunson, Mitchell and Wembanyama combined (17)." Incredibly, through that dataset, he'd fallen on 17.4% of all shot attempts. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Haberstroh updated his findings on Tuesday ahead of Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, and found that SGA has actually become more prone to falling as the postseason has progressed. He went from 11 in the first round, to 13 in the second round, to 22 thus far against the Spurs. And it's paying off. He's now drawn a foul 23 out of 46 times that he's hit the court in the playoffs, or 50% of the time. That's a remarkable advantage for someone as good as SGA on free throws. It's also an outlier compared to those similar players. Brunson gets the same call just 20.8% of the time, Mitchell is 21.2% and Harden was 40.6% before being eliminated. So thanks to Haberstroh's research, we can at least confirm that it's not a figment of imagination to say that SGA is frequently falling. And more importantly, getting rewarded for it at remarkable rates. It's possible, of course, that not all of these falls are purposeful flops. But there are plenty of videos going around showing that he's not shy at creating contact, or emphasizing it for effect. That's not fun to watch and it's not exciting or quality basketball, particularly on the biggest stage. But it's an all-too-common part of the modern NBA, because it works. More so for SGA than even other stars. No wonder people aren't watching. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a163d7aee6011c3f4e83ee1 Chemical Tank Cools, But 16,000 in Garden Grove Can’t Go Home Yet te 2026-05-27T00:40:26.475Z Chemical Tank Cools, But 16,000 in Garden Grove Can’t Go Home Yet The risk of an explosion or spill has fallen, the authorities said, but residents closest to the plant cannot yet return. Some have begun to ask who should be held accountable. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a163b8fee6011c3f4e83ea5 WHS graduates its 113th class te 2026-05-27T00:32:15.832Z WHS graduates its 113th class Photos by Joshua Therio Tatum Henling delivers one of six valedictorian speech for the Winslow High School class of 2026. Co-valedictorian Zachary Despain is recognized during Winslow High School’s commencement ceremony for the Class of 2026. Ann Breeze delivers her valedictorian speech. Gino Quinones, one of Winslow High School’s Class of 2026 valedictorians, addresses the crowd at commencement. Winslow High School graduates leap from their seats in celebration as the final name is called and fireworks burst overhead. By Shawn White Winslow High School celebrated the Class of 2026 with a commencement ceremony that brought graduates, families, friends and school staff together to mark the milestone. The ceremony honored the work that carried students to graduation, from years of classes and activities to the final walk across the stage to receive their diplomas. The class’s top academic honorees included valedictorians Tatum Ann Henling, Gino Gilbert Quinones, Anne Marie Breeze, Sophia Grace Haydukovich, Zachary Paul DeSpain and Aaliyah Nizhonii Nichols, and salutatorians Owen Thomas Hendricks, Brody Glenn Knight and Aayden D’Wayne Roland. As the final names were called, graduates rose from their seats in celebration, closing the evening with cheers, applause and fireworks over the Class of 2026. After commencement, graduates were invited to continue the celebration at the annual Because We Care party, an all-night event organized as a safe and memorable graduation-night alternative for seniors. Because We Care parents raised more than $26,000 throughout the school year to provide free food, activities and prizes for the Class of 2026, with 81 seniors attending this year’s event. Every student who attended went home with prizes, and Mariah Hernandez won the grand prize, a 2013 Nissan Altima donated by Rey Rey Auto Sales. Organizers thanked the senior parents, local businesses and Winslow community members whose donations, volunteer work and support helped make the farewell celebration possible. The post WHS graduates its 113th class first appeared on Painted Desert Tribune. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a163b7bee6011c3f4e83e9c Tragic deaths reported in Taylor te 2026-05-27T00:31:55.850Z Tragic deaths reported in Taylor At approximately 11:43 p.m. on Monday, May 18, officers responded to the area of Cedar Street in Taylor after receiving a report of two deceased individuals. The individuals were discovered by a family member. Following an initial investigation, it was determined that Donald Shurter Sr., 75, fatally shot his son, Donald Shurter Jr., 53, before taking his own life. No additional suspects are believed to be involved. The post Tragic deaths reported in Taylor first appeared on Painted Desert Tribune. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a163b67ee6011c3f4e83e93 Class of 2026 bids farewell te 2026-05-27T00:31:35.911Z Class of 2026 bids farewell Photos by Linda Kor Classmates (left to right) Tatum Dixon, Jaimen Tsosie, Eli James, Cort Miller, Luke Miller, Leon Howerton and Wyatt Bowler stand together one last time as classmates before graduation. Salutatorian Kaci Palmer spoke to the family and friends taking part with her classmates in this passage from high school to adulthood. Valedictorian Amber Neill addresses those present, thank her teachers and expressing her gratitude for the athletic program at the school that helped her to excel. Teacher Amy Peterson stands with the JCHS Class of 2026 before they take the stage to receive their diplomas. Ryah Frost (left) and Amyrene Torres share a moment of fun prior to taking the stage. Friends Lena Haddox (left) and Katelyn Begay share a final moment together as classmates. Mariah Miller (left) and Chiara Musichini share the excitement of graduating from high school. Joseph City High School celebrated the graduation of its seniors last week with a full house at BG Bennett Auditorium. Speakers included Valedictorian Amber Neill and salutatorian Kaci Palmer. The post Class of 2026 bids farewell first appeared on Painted Desert Tribune. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a163b4cee6011c3f4e83e6b Stunning behind-the-scenes family photos from Donald Trump Jr and Bettina Anderson's Bahamas wedding weekend te 2026-05-27T00:31:08.948Z Stunning behind-the-scenes family photos from Donald Trump Jr and Bettina Anderson's Bahamas wedding weekend Members of the Trump family have been soaking up the Bahamas sun after Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson’s joyous wedding weekend — and some are sharing their fun moments on Instagram. In the days following the nuptials, Anderson offered just a tiny glimpse of married life so far on Instagram Stories, posting a photo of a personalized item embroidered with her new name, "Mrs. Trump." First daughter Ivanka Trump also shared several behind-the-scenes moments from the celebrations, including photos with her niece Kai Trump, the eldest daughter of Donald Trump Jr. and Vanessa Trump. DONALD TRUMP JR AND BETTINA ANDERSON CELEBRATE PRIVATE WEDDING IN BAHAMAS, SHARE SWEET PERSONAL PHOTO One image showed Ivanka Trump and Kai Trump posing together in colorful summer dresses, while another captured the pair paddleboarding in turquoise waters during downtime over the wedding weekend. Ivanka Trump paired her yellow bikini with an oversized straw hat. "The best paddle board partner," Ivanka Trump wrote alongside the post. She also shared romantic photos taken with her husband Jared Kushner during the weekend festivities.  In one image, she wore a strapless yellow mini dress with floral detailing, while Kushner wore a white shirt and matching trousers. Lara Trump also posted photos from the weekend, including beachside moments with husband Eric Trump and group shots featuring Ivanka Trump, Tiffany Trump and Kai Trump. VANESSA TRUMP REVEALS BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS IN EMOTIONAL STATEMENT: 'I AM STAYING FOCUSED AND HOPEFUL' "Don and Bettina are wonderful together. I’m so proud to have witnessed so much of their journey as a couple," Eric Trump told Page Six a few days ago, as Fox News Digital previously noted. "They truly light up around each other, and it’s been amazing watching their story unfold. Couldn’t be happier for them on their special day." CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER Roughly 40 guests attended the celebration, including Donald Trump Jr.’s five children and several members of the Trump family, according to reports.  The couple reportedly scaled back earlier White House wedding considerations in favor of a smaller Bahamas celebration amid tensions surrounding the war in Iran. A larger celebration with extended family and friends is still expected later this year, according to reports. President Donald Trump did not attend the Bahamas ceremony due to responsibilities in Washington, though reports said the couple hopes to eventually celebrate at the White House with the president and first lady Melania Trump in attendance. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES The wedding followed Trump Jr. and Anderson’s engagement in December 2025 after roughly a year of dating. Anderson, 39, is a philanthropist and model who has become a familiar presence at Trump family events in Palm Beach and Mar-a-Lago over the past year. Earlier this year, she celebrated her bridal shower at Mar-a-Lago alongside several members of the Trump family ahead of the wedding festivities. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ Trump Jr., 48, is the eldest son of President Trump and serves as executive vice president of the Trump Organization. He was previously married to Vanessa Trump from 2005 to 2018, and the former couple share five children together: Kai, Donald III, Tristan, Spencer and Chloe. Anderson has not previously been married and does not have children. Jessica Mekles of Fox News Digital contributed reporting. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a163b35ee6011c3f4e83e42 When to Expect Results in the Texas Primary Runoff te 2026-05-27T00:30:45.836Z When to Expect Results in the Texas Primary Runoff Unofficial results will start coming in after polls close at 7 p.m. local time. They will be posted on the state’s voter portal. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a163b21ee6011c3f4e83e35 As Republicans Battled in the Runoff, Talarico Sought to Unify Democrats te 2026-05-27T00:30:25.839Z As Republicans Battled in the Runoff, Talarico Sought to Unify Democrats James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, has been raising money and looking to unite his party for the general election. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a163938ee6011c3f4e83dfc Narcotics investigation leads to arrest tied to Winslow property te 2026-05-27T00:22:16.787Z Narcotics investigation leads to arrest tied to Winslow property During the early morning hours of April 11, Major Crimes Apprehension Team  (MCAT) detectives responded to the Winslow Police Department to assist with a narcotics trafficking investigation. A traffic stop conducted by the Winslow Police Department led to the discovery of approximately 1.02 pounds of powdered fentanyl that was allegedly being transported from the El Mirage area to Winslow. The estimated street value of the seized fentanyl is approximately $27,720. During the course of the investigation, MCAT detectives identified an adult male suspect, later identified as Leon Richardson, 47, of El Mirage, as being connected to the alleged narcotics trafficking activity. Through investigative methods and collected evidence, detectives developed additional information related to suspected drug trafficking activity in the Winslow area. On May 19, MCAT detectives, along with the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Interdiction Unit and Patrol Division, the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Winslow Police Department, executed a search warrant at a property associated with Richardson in the Winslow area. During the execution of the search warrant, investigators located evidence believed to be consistent with narcotics manufacturing and trafficking activity. Items seized included an industrial-sized pill press, M30 dye, quantities of suspected cutting agents, firearm suppressors, a stolen firearm, and approximately 2.2 pounds of methamphetamine, with an estimated street value of approximately $35,000. Investigators also discovered what appeared to be a fentanyl pill conversion lab on the property. Richardson was charged with transportation of a narcotic drug, possession of a narcotic drug for sale, manufacturing of a narcotic drug, possession of a narcotic drug, transportation of a narcotic drug for sale, possession of dangerous drugs for sale, possession of dangerous drugs, possession of manufacturing equipment, possession of a weapon by a prohibited possessor, possession of drug paraphernalia, conspiracy, possession of a firearm during a drug offense and use of a cell phone during a drug offense and booked into the Navajo County Jail. The post Narcotics investigation leads to arrest tied to Winslow property first appeared on Painted Desert Tribune. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a163924ee6011c3f4e83df3 NPC Governing Board seeks district representatives te 2026-05-27T00:21:56.878Z NPC Governing Board seeks district representatives Northland Pioneer College (NPC) is seeking candidates to represent Districts 1, 3 and 4 on the Navajo County Community College District Governing Board. The District 1 seat, currently held by Kristine Laughter, covers a large portion of the Navajo Reservation, including Kayenta, Many Farms, Pinon and a portion of Keams Canyon. The District 3 seat, currently held by Porter Black, encompasses communities south of the I-40 corridor, including the southern portion of Holbrook and all or part of the communities of Woodruff, Snowflake, Taylor and White Mountain Lake. District 4 seat currently held by Everett Robinson, includes portions of communities south of the 260, including most of Show Low, Linden, Pinedale and Heber/Overgaard.    In districts 1 and 4, the successful candidate will serve a six-year term, beginning January 2027, through December 2032. The position in District 3 will be to fill the remaining four years of a six-year term, beginning January 2027 and ending December 2030. To qualify for the Nov. 3, general election ballot, interested parties must submit a statement of interest with the Navajo County Elections Department at the Navajo County Complex in Holbrook before collecting necessary signatures. Nomination petitions and papers may be filed no earlier than June 6, and no later than 5 p.m. on July 6. The five-member unpaid District Governing Board sets college policies and oversees the general operation of Northland Pioneer College. The board hires and directs the college president, who, in coordination with an executive team of vice presidents and directors, implements board policies and carries out day-to-day operations at the college. Board meetings are usually held at 10 a.m. on the third Tuesday of every month (except July) at the NPC Holbrook Campus located at 2251 E. Navajo Blvd.   Candidate forms and additional information can be found online at https://www.navajocountyaz.gov/326/Candidates. The post NPC Governing Board seeks district representatives first appeared on Painted Desert Tribune. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a163910ee6011c3f4e83dea Local students awarded scholarships to attend NPC te 2026-05-27T00:21:36.872Z Local students awarded scholarships to attend NPC The House Restaurant, KGJ Roofing, The White Mountain Autism and the Darrin Reed Foundation recently awarded over $20,000 in scholarships to NPC students for the upcoming 26-27 school year. The students gathered with their friends and families for a meal “on the house” courtesy of The House restaurant and owners Chris and Michelle Corbin.  Local recipients include Snowflake senior Shaylee Troutman, who took home the NPC On The House scholarship worth a generous $2,200. The scholarship will cover the cost of tuition for their first year at NPC. A student from Blue Ridge and Show Low were also recipients. This year’s awardee of the KGJ Roofing-Building Futures One Roof at a Time scholarship in the amount of $3,000 went to Dylan Palensar of Blue Ridge High School. Last year’s KGJ scholarship recipient, Jack Harris of Holbrook, also joined the scholarship night’s festivities. He will continue to be supported by KGJ Roofing throughout his journey and has a bright future ahead of him, having earned his welding and OSHA certifications and top accolades at NPC.   The Darrin Reed Foundation generously awarded scholarships worth $1,500 each to six NPC students who are studying in EMT, paramedic, fire science, and justice studies. The recipients of the Darrin Reed NPC scholarships were Lance Charleston, Colby Garvin, Susan Kimsey, Malachi Kessay, Serenity Smith, and Jared Stone.  In partnership with The Darrin Reed Foundation, The White Mountain Autism Foundation added to the pool of awards with a $1,000 scholarship to NPC student Caleb Pike. The foundation supports the lives of local special needs individuals, their families, and the community.    These scholarships are facilitated by NPC Friends and Family, the non-profit foundation that supports students at NPC. NPC Friends and Family has over 40 scholarship opportunities for those interested in or who are currently attending NPC. The organization supports the mission and goals of NPC through the advancement of programs and services and the establishment and growth of scholarships like these. For more information about NPC Friends and Family and how you can get involved in expanding opportunities for local students, contact Jesse Reeck at jesse.reeck@npc.edu or 928-532-6145. The post Local students awarded scholarships to attend NPC first appeared on Painted Desert Tribune. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1638fcee6011c3f4e83de1 Six nursing students graduate from NPC’s Winslow campus te 2026-05-27T00:21:16.945Z Six nursing students graduate from NPC’s Winslow campus Photo courtesy of Northland Pioneer College NPC Little Colorado, Winslow campus nursing graduates (left to right) Savannah Carmody, Aerielle Alfred, Shanae Goodman, Serphina Manygoats, Teniel Walker and Garek Hurt. Friends, family, and NPC faculty and administration gathered to celebrate six outstanding nursing graduates from the Little Colorado Campus in Winslow at a special pinning ceremony at The Arboretum in Flagstaff on May 8. They include Savannah Carmody, Aerielle Alfred, Shanae Goodman, Serphina Manygoats, Teniel Walker and Garek Hurt. These students worked extremely hard to maintain their work, family, school and clinical schedules to become the area’s next generation of nurses. The pinning ceremony honored not only their academic achievements but the compassion, resilience and dedication it takes to become a nurse. The pinning ceremony is a meaningful tradition, symbolizing the transition from student to professional, and is a way of welcoming each graduate into the nursing profession.  These dedicated and talented nurses are ready to serve the needs of our communities and enter the healthcare profession as skilled and caring nurses. The post Six nursing students graduate from NPC’s Winslow campus first appeared on Painted Desert Tribune. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1638e8ee6011c3f4e83dd8 Sheryl Jaramillo recognized for her service to older adults te 2026-05-27T00:20:56.959Z Sheryl Jaramillo recognized for her service to older adults Photo courtesy of RHF Sheryl Jaramillo has been recognized as the Retirement Housing Foundation’s Social Service Coordinator of the Year for her work with the citizens of Winslow. The Retirement Housing Foundation (RHF) is celebrating individuals that are making a difference in the lives of people in their communities. RHF is recognizing Sheryl Jaramillo of Winslow as its 2026 Social Service Coordinator of the Year. The award is part of RHF’s annual Older Americans Month recognition program, celebrating the staff and volunteers whose dedication shapes life for older adults every day. Jaramillo has spent most of her professional life showing up for people who need someone in their corner. She started working with children with special needs at 19. Later, she moved to Head Start. Then, more than 13 years ago, she joined Winslow Manor, an affordable senior housing community in Winslow, operated by the Retirement Housing Foundation, as a social service coordinator and never looked back.   “When someone told me that this job was available, I said, ‘Do you know what? That’s something that I would really love to try,'” Jaramillo said.   What followed was a career defined by the quiet, essential work of connecting older adults to the services and support they need to stay in their homes. Mental health referrals, food access, benefits navigation, emergency outreach, Jaramillo handles it all.   “She will do anything for anyone, especially the residents,” said Pearl Anderson, manager of Winslow Manor. “I think she’d come even if she wasn’t being paid.”   For residents, her impact is felt in both the big moments and the day-to-day ones. “She has continually helped every single time that I’ve needed it,” said Butch Nichelson, a resident, who has relied on Jaramillo’s help navigating programs and services over several years. “She is a true asset.”   Resident Becky Graybeal describes a different kind of presence: calm, steady, unshakeable. “I’ve never heard her raise her voice,” Graybeal said. “She never gets excited or overwhelmed.”   Jaramillo’s reach extends beyond the walls of Winslow Manor. Building janitor Lola Ono says Jaramillo regularly helps community members outside the property who come to Ono with questions.   “She doesn’t just help the people here in the community,” Ono said. “She helps even the ones out there.”   Diana Pro, director of social service coordination for RHF, said the award is well deserved. “She brings in so many valuable services to the residents, but above all, she’s very compassionate and empathetic,” Pro said. “Cheryl is always there putting her best foot forward with a smile.”   Founded in 1961, RHF provides affordable housing and supportive services to help older adults, low-income families and people with disabilities live independently with dignity. More than 19,000 residents call RHF home across 184 communities in 28 states, supported by a team of nearly 1,000 people. The post Sheryl Jaramillo recognized for her service to older adults first appeared on Painted Desert Tribune. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1638caee6011c3f4e83d86 5 Things to Know About Al Green, Democratic House Candidate in Texas te 2026-05-27T00:20:26.875Z 5 Things to Know About Al Green, Democratic House Candidate in Texas He is a veteran lawmaker and a vocal critic of President Trump who is facing a runoff against a fellow Democratic member espousing generational change. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a163748ee6011c3f4e83d3f Library dinosaurs te 2026-05-27T00:14:00.720Z Library dinosaurs Photo by Shawn White Dinosaurs may be extinct, but the Winslow Library’s summer reading program is bringing them back to life with “Unearth a Story,” a free dinosaur-themed initiative encouraging readers of all ages to explore books throughout the summer. Staff members (left to right) Joshua Friedan, Kennedy Arend, Brandee Leary, Michael Luther and Danie Therio are helping promote the program, which includes prizes such as Arizona Diamondbacks tickets, pool passes and Bearizona admission, while adults 21 and older can also enter to win giveaways including a two-night stay at Desert Diamond Casino and many more prizes! Community members interested in participating can contact the library for information on how to sign up. The post Library dinosaurs first appeared on Painted Desert Tribune. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a163734ee6011c3f4e83d36 State Attorney General says Marshall ineligible to serve as Navajo County Recorder te 2026-05-27T00:13:40.632Z State Attorney General says Marshall ineligible to serve as Navajo County Recorder David Marshall By Shawn White Navajo County Recorder David Marshall is facing a potential legal challenge from the Arizona Attorney General’s Office over whether he is eligible to hold the county office after resigning from the Arizona House of Representatives before being sworn in as recorder. Attorney General Kris Mayes sent Marshall an April 24, letter stating that her office believes he is ineligible to serve as Navajo County Recorder because he had been elected to a two-year term in the Arizona House beginning in January 2025 and ending in January 2027. Mayes wrote that Article 4, Part 2, Section 5 of the Arizona Constitution bars members of the Legislature from holding another public office or being employed by the state, county, city or town during the term for which they were elected or appointed, except for school trustee positions and public school teaching jobs. Marshall resigned from the House to accept the recorder position after the Navajo County Board of Supervisors voted to have him fill the position and was sworn in as recorder on April 21. Mayes wrote that, because Marshall’s elected legislative term would not conclude until January 2027, he is “not currently eligible to hold another public office” or be employed by a county. The attorney general said that unless Marshall resigned as recorder, her office would be required to file a quo warranto action in the Arizona Supreme Court, a legal action used to challenge whether a public office is being unlawfully held. Marshall, through attorney Linley Wilson of Holtzman-Vogel, responded May 6, disputing the attorney general’s interpretation and arguing that Marshall is lawfully serving because he resigned from the Legislature before taking the oath as county recorder. Wilson wrote that the “material facts are undisputed,” but that the legal conclusion reached by the Attorney General’s Office is incorrect. According to Wilson’s letter, Marshall had been reelected to the Arizona House of Representatives for the term beginning in January 2025. After a vacancy occurred in the Navajo County Recorder’s Office, the Navajo County Board of Supervisors conducted a selection process under state law to fill the vacancy. At its April 14 meeting, the board held a call to the public on the appointment, heard from several residents supporting Marshall, and then interviewed three finalists in executive session. Wilson claims that Marshall tendered his resignation from the Arizona House the next day, effective April 17 and was sworn in as Navajo County Recorder on April 21. Wilson argued that Marshall never simultaneously held both offices and was not a member of the Legislature when he took office as recorder. The dispute centers on how to interpret the constitutional phrase stating that “no member of the legislature, during the term for which he shall have been elected or appointed shall be eligible to hold any other office” or be employed by the state or local governments. Mayes’ letter relies on prior Attorney General opinions from 1977, which said the provision prohibits taking another office during the elected term whether or not the legislator resigns and that a legislator who assumes another office in violation of the provision could be subject to ouster. Wilson’s response argues that the provision applies only to someone who is currently a “member of the Legislature,” not to someone who previously served but resigned before taking another office. The letter says the purpose of the constitutional provision is to prevent conflicts of interest, self-dealing and dual office-holding by sitting legislators who could influence the creation, powers or compensation of another public office they later seek to hold. Wilson cited several Arizona Supreme Court cases to support that position, including State ex rel. Pickrell v. Myers, State ex rel. Nelson v. Yuma County Board of Supervisors and Laos v. Arnold. The response argues that those cases support a status-based reading of the provision tied to whether someone is actually a member of the Legislature and whether they are in a position to influence legislation. Wilson wrote that a person who has resigned from the Legislature cannot vote on legislation, participate in legislative deliberations or influence the creation or compensation of an office. The response also argues that Arizona’s resign-to-run law does not apply to Marshall’s appointment because that law concerns offering oneself for nomination or election to another salaried office, not seeking appointment. Wilson cited a 2017 Attorney General opinion that said an elected salaried official may apply for an appointment without resigning from office because seeking appointment is not the same as seeking nomination or election. Wilson further argued that the 1977 Attorney General opinions cited by Mayes are advisory, not binding on courts or successor attorneys general and said they did not adequately address later or controlling Arizona case law. The letter states that those opinions should not be the basis for seeking to remove a duly appointed public officer from office. The response also challenges whether the Attorney General’s Office has authority to bring the threatened quo warranto action under the circumstances. Wilson cited Arizona Supreme Court decisions involving former Attorney General Mark Brnovich and the Arizona Board of Regents, arguing that the attorney general must identify a violated law and an unlawful exercise of public office. Wilson wrote that Mayes’ letter does not identify an unlawful act by Marshall but instead rests on what Wilson called a flawed reading of the constitutional provision. Mayes’ letter says her office is seeking to ensure that public offices are held lawfully under the Arizona Constitution. Wilson’s response asks the Attorney General’s Office to withdraw its threat of legal action and says Marshall remains willing, through counsel, to discuss the matter further if the office has additional concerns or legal authority it wants to raise. The post State Attorney General says Marshall ineligible to serve as Navajo County Recorder first appeared on Painted Desert Tribune. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a163720ee6011c3f4e83d2d HUSD staff research combats rising district utility costs te 2026-05-27T00:13:20.704Z HUSD staff research combats rising district utility costs By Talaina Kor During the Holbrook Unified School District (HUSD) No. 3 Governing Board meeting on Tuesday, May 12, teachers and faculty presented on their action research projects done during the 2025-2026 school year. These projects are part of the district’s 301 Performance Pay Program, allowing staff to study, explore and attempt to solve problems within the district. Business Manager Lauren Maestas studied alternative utility solutions to be implemented within the district. According to her presentation, Arizona Public Service (APS) has proposed a 14.34% rate increase in utilities. Due to high rates, Maestas’ goal was, “To figure out ways within utilities that we can find some efficient savings,” Maestas explained, adding, “My focus was on solar and also turf.” She referenced a study conducted by Arizona State University for the district, which estimated $91,000-$111,000 in potential annual savings through energy focused improvements. After reviewing the district energy costs, Maestas surmised that the largest utility drain to the district is Indian Wells Elementary School (IWES), which operates at nearly three times the cost of the district per site at $115,434 annually due to utility rates under Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA). Although solar typically might not offer savings in other areas, IWES is the exception. Maestas surveyed six regional districts, 75% of which reported that using solar under standard APS rates was not beneficial due to their lower baseline costs. Due to IWES being subjected to NTUA rates, which have much higher baseline costs than APS, it would benefit from solar implementation in ways other locations wouldn’t. In the PowerPoint presented by Maestas, it was estimated that by investing approximately $350,000 into solar implementation at IWES would result in a 25%-35% total utility reduction, resulting in $40,000 annual savings. Maestas also research the return of investment (ROI) on turf implementation at Park Elementary School, which showed replacing grass with a synthetic alternative would cost substantially more than current maintenance. The initial investment is $500,000 for installment and must be replaced every decade. Based on her research, Maestas recommended the board implement an updated energy management system (EMS) as well as solar installation at IWES. Although an EMS would cost approximately $50,000 to implement districtwide, annual savings would come in between $10,000-$30,000 through lighting and HVAC optimization. Holbrook High School (HHS) Principal Clete Hargrave spoke on his project, as well, stating “My action research was on all the freshmen transition initiatives that we implemented this year.” According to Hargrave’s presentation, the 2024-25 freshmen class’s data showed 70% of freshmen students had failing grades, 43% had behavior referrals, which making up nearly half of the entire high school’s referrals and 37% were not on track to graduate by the end of freshmen year. Cohort partitioning, data driven outreach and a peer mentorship program called Link Crew were all implemented this last school year to improve these freshmen centered issues. Results showed approximately a 10% increase in on-track graduations, going up to 74%. Targeted intervention improved grades significantly with a 46.7% reduction in course failures. Human Resources Director Anne Touchstone presented on her investigation into the district’s wellness program and how it improves staff retention and morale, which was also the subject of her action research the previous year. During call to the public Holbrook High School (HHS) senior Hunter Tallsalt thanked the board for all the support they have provided. “None of my success, none of my accomplishments in life could be possible without the Holbrook administration backing me up, in both the teachers and the administrative board.” Tallsalt added he will attend the University of Arizona to study biochemistry. The board also thanked Tallsalt for all his involvement in the school as well as his attendance to the district meetings. The board held a public hearing for the expenditure budget revisions for FY 2026, during which no one spoke. The budget revisions to the FY 2026 budget were then approved. Major revisions noted in the revised budget include a $489,374 reduction due to a natural decrease in enrollment. “When we set our budget in the beginning of the school year, we set our budget at a higher student estimate. That way we can build in that budget capacity just in case we have growth,” explained Business Manager Maestas, adding that if there was an increase that wasn’t accounted for it would result in a financial loss. One time supports that helped offset the reduction included a $120,683 state aid supplement, $44,531 from District Additional Assistance and $134,012 from Free-and-Reduced-Price-Lunch Group B Weight for a total of $299,226. Despite the reduction, the budget remains financially sound. The final maintenance and operations budget limit is approximately $23.5 million with a $6.4 million carry forward from FY 2024-25. In other business, the board: * Approved the High Noon Decodable Book Series for Hulet Elementary for final adoption. The decodable books will be used to increase reading proficiency in second and third grades. * Approved FY 2027 classified placement pay schedule effective July 1. The placement schedule is used for all new hires as of July 1. * Approved retention stipends for classified staff as presented for the 2026-2027 school year (SY). * Approved a job description for a junior high/high school health aide to help meet the medical needs of the schools.  * Approved a HUSD social worker job description. * Approved an elementary health aide/attendance clerk job description that combines health aide duties and attendance team duties. * Approved an extra duty job description for a Career and Technical Education (CTE) coordinator as part of the HHS leadership redesign for SY 2026-2027. * Approved an HHS student services extra duty job description.  The job description outlines extra duties for before and after school as well as events.  * Approved Celena Ambrose to student teach at Indian Wells Elementary School in the fall semester. Ambrose is a Northland Pioneer College student and has fingerprint clearance credentials. * Approved the engagement letter with CWDL Auditing Services to conduct the fiscal audit for the Holbrook School District in FY 26.  * Approved Flexible Creativity as a sole source provider for professional development services for Project Momentum. * Awarded the Outsource Counseling Services proposal to Arizona Psychological Services as the primary service provider and Guided Path Services for secondary services. HUSD concluded a five-year Request For Proposal (RFP) for counseling and social worker services. * Approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the United Way of Northern Arizona and HUSD to provide KinderCamp for incoming preschool to kindergarten students at Park Elementary School and IWES during summer 2026.  * Approved the 2026-2027 intergovernmental agreement between Vail Unified School District and the HUSD for the use of the Beyond Textbooks Program.  * Approved the Arizona Risk Trust and Alliance insurance coverage for SY 26-27. The insurance covers liability, car and professional liability; as well as Alliance for worker’s compensation liability.  * Approved the HUSD summer activity plan. Summer activities will be grant-funded or sponsored by clubs. Cost for travel will increase to .30 cents per mile.  District liability insurance will cover these events. * Approved a MOU between HUSD with ACE Development Company. The MOU outlines funding for Energizing Roadrunner initiatives, STEM supplies and community event funding.   * Approved the classified employment of Yolanda Attakai, IWES school secretary; Ashley Hayes, special education high needs paraprofessional trainee 2026/27; AnaPaula LeSueur, Hulet, daycare assistant and preschool aide increase to 29 hours 2026/27; Sally O’Dell, district, purchasing bookkeeper 26/27; and Ezabelle Salazar, special education high needs paraprofessional trainee 2026/27. * Approved the certified retirement of Jeffrey Strong, HHS teacher, effective May 25. * Approved the certified employment of Saraphania Benally, special education academic success teacher 26/27; Galen Knight, HHS assistant principal 26/27; Shawn Layden, district, ESI substitute; Craig Remos, HHS teacher in construction 26/27; Amanda Sander, Hulet Elementary School teacher 26/27; Elizabeth Self, Park Elementary School and IWES music teacher 26/27; and Jeffrey Strong, HHS, teacher ESI, return to work 26/27. * Approved extra duty for Stephanie Bridegam, IWES, special education summer services; Estefana Chavez, Karen Estridge, Adicia Paschal, Eric Salley and Loren Silver, all HJHS 2026 summer school; Marilyn Francisco, Athina Lewis, Gabriel Nells and Sophia Nells, all IWES 2026 summer school; Arletta Nez and Danelle Garner, Hulet Elementary School 2026 summer school; Sylvia Jackson, HHS 2026 curriculum development; Callie Jensen, HHS Link Crew coordinator; Delmar Johnson, HHS assistant coach boys soccer 26/27; Jamie Justman, HHS, ninth grade Success Grant coordinator; Jerald Nez, HHS math department head; Daniel Orton, HJHS 2026 summer club basketball camp; Amanda Remos and Barbra Williams, both special education Child Find screening. * Approved professional leave for Laurie Jones, Leadership in Training, Flagstaff, May 7, estimated cost to the district is $115. * Approved expense and revolving vouchers totaling $729,066.       * Approved payroll and expense vouchers totaling nearly $1 million. * Approved personnel pay No. 22, $190; personnel pay No. 23, $255,694; personnel pay No. 23.1, $197,000; personnel pay No. 23.2, $1,752; personnel pay No. 24, $64,622; and April 2026 White Fleet driver’s stipend, $1,080. * Approved fundraisers for IWES student council, soccer game concessions, April 17, with expected earnings of $300; IWES student council, softball finals concessions, April 24; IWES student council, coffee/tea concession sale, May 4-20, with expected earnings of $160; HHS girls basketball, summer league, June 1, 3, 8 and 10, with expected earnings of $500; HHS golf, golf tournament, dates not yet specified, expected to earn $2,500; and HHS gold, youth golf camp, dates not yet specified, with expected earnings of $700. * Approved the acceptance of a $420 donation from Holbrook Lions Club Inc. to Park Elementary School bike awards and $420 to Hulet Elementary School bike awards. * Approved consent agenda items and expense vouchers.  Detailed information for all District expenditures may be obtained by contacting the HUSD business office located at 1000 N. 8th Ave.  Phone 1-928-524-6144. The post HUSD staff research combats rising district utility costs first appeared on Painted Desert Tribune. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16370cee6011c3f4e83d24 College board reviews enrollment numbers te 2026-05-27T00:13:00.714Z College board reviews enrollment numbers By Talaina Kor The Navajo County Community College Governing Board convened for a regular meeting Tuesday, May 19, during which Executive Vice President of Learning and Student Services Dr. Mike Solomonson presented on the district’s spring semester 45th census day. The 45th day is the mid-semester date used to report student enrollment and compare to previous years. Dr. Solomonson explained the results, stating, “In this FTSE (Full Time Student Equivalent) report you’ll see that we’re down slightly 1.8% in multi-student equivalency from this past spring to the spring of 2025, and we were slightly down in unduplicated headcount at 1.7% in Spring 26.” Spring 2026 semester had a total of 1,438.70 FTSE, and an unduplicated headcount of 2,941, which is 51 less students than Spring 2025. Before the regular meeting, the board held a special meeting to approve the 2026-27 primary property tax rate and levy of 1.7478%, the 2026-27 operating budget and the 2027-2029 proposed capital budget. The tax rate will generate approximately $20 million. Although the Fiscal Year 2027 budget is expected to exceed the expenditure limit, the $26.9 million carryforward balances will cover any overages. Public hearings for the truth in taxation and the proposed budget were held prior, during which no one from the public spoke. A representative from SPS+ Architects presented 3D renderings of the blueprint plans for the college’s cosmetology building at the Little Colorado Campus in Winslow. Retiring NPC staff members John Deaton, Tamara Osborne, Dawn Johnson and Mindy Neff were awarded Emeritus status for their years of service with the college. Following the regular meeting, the board entered into two executive sessions for discussion and consideration regarding the employment, assignment, promotion, salary, demotion, dismissal, disciplining or resignation of public officers related to President Von Lawson and Chair Everett Robinson. After the first executive session regarding President Lawson, the board directed Vice President of Human Resources Nicole Ulibarri to proceed with the items corrected in executive session. As for the second executive session, Chair Robinson briefly stated, “Chair is announcing that at the end of his term in December 2026, I will not be seeking re-election to the board.” Board Member Derrick Leslie was not in attendance. During the meeting, the board: * Approved new board Policy 1049 Completion Ceremonies. The policy codifies the requirement that completion ceremonies be conducted within the college district. This is in response to multiple times where the Winslow nursing class has conducted their pinning ceremony in Flagstaff, despite verbal requests to limit those events to locations within the district. This would also apply to the Northeastern Arizona Law Enforcement Training Academy cadets requesting to receive their badges at the state capitol during the annual Fallen Officers Observance. * Accepted the Single Audit Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. This report focuses on the district’s compliance with requirements applicable to each major federal program the district administers and on its internal control over compliance. The audit opinion for this report is that the district maintained adequate internal control over compliance and complied with federal compliance requirements for the one major federal program tested. * Authorized acceptance of $40,000 of grant funding from Advancing Indigenous Science and Engineer Society (AISES) to advance cybersecurity training at NPC. * Approved to increase Anthology Student licensing to 1,900 licenses from 1,432 for an initial amount of $12,528 to make the district’s licensing current and an annual increase of $50,114. * Approved the Sparklight network infrastructure services agreements for a 36-month term totaling $546,931. This is a budgeted expense under the college’s telecommunications and network infrastructure budget. * Approved Ellucian Quote B for Hybrid TAM Managed Services. FY 25-26 ERP budgeted funds will be used to engage Ellucian Managed Services for a six-month period for one full time (FTE) equivalent of application administration consultants for $101,160, and 0.5 FTE of Technical Account Management for $72,120 to directly support the ERP system post go-live in the total amount of $173,280, to be prebilled in FY 25-26. * Approved using FY 25–26 ERP budgeted funds to purchase Ellucian’s read-only backend data access subscription, at a prorated cost for the remainder of FY 25–26 (approximately two months) at a cost not exceeding $5,000, and to approve the ongoing annual subscription cost of $30,000 for the duration of the college’s Anthology contract. * Approved Board Member Porter Black to travel to the ACCT New Trustee Governance Leadership Institute in Anaheim, Calif., Aug. 5-7. The post College board reviews enrollment numbers first appeared on Painted Desert Tribune. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1636f7ee6011c3f4e83d19 Third defendant takes plea in $150K theft from elderly Mohave Valley man te 2026-05-27T00:12:39.191Z Third defendant takes plea in $150K theft from elderly Mohave Valley man The third defendant has entered a plea agreement for taking advantage of an elderly Mohave Valley man and stealing more than $150,000 in cash and valuables from his home. Cody Huckaby, 36, Oregon, pleaded guilty to theft and trafficking in… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1636e2ee6011c3f4e83d0f County could modify, pass tentative budget next week te 2026-05-27T00:12:18.233Z County could modify, pass tentative budget next week The Mohave County Board of Supervisors could vote to modify, or possibly approve a tentative budget for the next fiscal year on Monday. But that budget is coming at a time when one bad quarter could lead to officials rummaging… Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1636c6ee6011c3f4e83cea Green Bay Packers Pro Bowl RB Josh Jacobs arrested on multiple domestic abuse charges te 2026-05-27T00:11:50.064Z Green Bay Packers Pro Bowl RB Josh Jacobs arrested on multiple domestic abuse charges Three-time Pro Bowl and former NFL rushing champion Josh Jacobs was arrested Tuesday following an investigation by the Hobart-Lawrence, Wisconsin, police department and booked on five domestic abuse-related charges, police said in a statement. Police arrested Jacobs and booked him into Brown County Jail on charges of ... Strangulation and suffocation is a felony offense, according to Brown County Jail records. The other four charges are misdemeanors. Jacobs’ arrest stems from an incident that occurred Saturday, according to police, who were dispatched to a disturbance complaint at 8:37 a.m. KADARIUS TONEY, CHIEFS' SUPER BOWL HERO, ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY STRANGLING A WOMAN Police had no further statement on the arrest or the investigation that led to it. Jacobs, 28, has retained legal representation and is denying that he's done anything wrong. "Josh vehemently denies the allegations, and this matter is in the early stages of investigation with important evidence that has not yet been made public," reads the statement from David Z. Chesnoff and Clarence Duchac, who are representing the player. "We ask for fairness and restraint while the judicial process takes its course." And, of course, the next stop in the process is getting the Green Bay Packers and NFL to address the matter. So here it is: "We are aware of the matter and have been in contact with the club," the NFL said through a spokesman. The Packers, meanwhile, released a statement to The Athletic that also claimed awareness of the matter and little else. "We are aware of the matter involving Josh Jacobs. As it is an ongoing legal situation, we will withhold further comment," the Packers said. This, of course, is all bad news for Jacobs at the moment. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Guilty or not, his name is obviously now associated with domestic abuse in the court of public opinion and what happens in the court of law, well, we'll see. Jacobs, by the way, has re-established himself as one of the NFL’s premier running backs during his time with the Packers, making him a fan and coaching staff favorite. In his first season with Green Bay in 2024, Jacobs rushed for 1,329 yards and a career-high 15 rushing touchdowns while adding more than 300 receiving yards and another score. He earned his third career Pro Bowl selection and became a centerpiece of coach Matt LaFleur’s offense, helping the Packers maintain one of the league’s more balanced attacks. His 15 rushing touchdowns tied for the third-most in a single season in franchise history, and the Packers viewed his signing as a major upgrade after moving on from longtime starter Aaron Jones. Before arriving in Green Bay, Jacobs spent five seasons with the Raiders organization after being selected in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft out of Alabama. He made an immediate impact as a rookie, rushing for 1,150 yards and earning Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year votes. He finished second in that balloting. The best season of Jacobs’ career came in 2022 with the Las Vegas Raiders, when he led the NFL with 1,653 rushing yards and more than 2,000 yards from scrimmage. That breakout season earned him first-team All-Pro honors and his second Pro Bowl selection while making him the first Raiders running back since Marcus Allen to win the NFL rushing title. FOLLOW ARMANDO SALGUERO ON X: @ARMANDOSALGUERO Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a1636b2ee6011c3f4e83ce1 Spurs fans in low-cut tops say they will be in attendance for Game 6 after viral performances in San Antonio te 2026-05-27T00:11:30.007Z Spurs fans in low-cut tops say they will be in attendance for Game 6 after viral performances in San Antonio The playoffs are when the real stars take their games to another level. It's one thing to put up big numbers in the regular season; it's another thing to deliver when the lights are at their brightest in the postseason. Over the weekend, during the back-and-forth Western Conference Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs, a couple of stars put up performances for the history books. I'm not talking about Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Victor Wembanyama either. I'm talking about a couple of Spurs fans who showed up ready to go viral in low-cut tops while cheering on the home team. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! They first appeared on Friday night at Game 3 behind the Spurs bench while cameras were on head coach Mitch Johnson. The two grabbed the internet's attention, then the internet sleuths set out to find out who they were. The two influencer/content creators, identified by their social media handles as bluebeari and juliejswan, returned for Game 4 on Sunday in brighter low-cut tops. Once again, they were perfectly positioned for some camera time. The duo, much like Shaq and Kobe in their prime, delivered and went back-to-back in Western Conference Finals games. That's not an easy feat to pull off, but they made it look easy. CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK CULTURE COVERAGE Game 5 on Tuesday night is in Oklahoma City. The dynamic duo is not expected to make the trip to OKC. They are, however, planning to be back in action for Game 6 on Thursday in San Antonio. Bluebeari made the announcement on Twitter on Tuesday afternoon, "Yes, we will be at Game 6 #gospursgo #spurs #spursnation." When asked by one of the fans they've made during their breakout performances over the weekend, how will people know it's them in attendance, and if they will give people a sign, Blue responded, "Oh you will have signs!" There will be a lot riding on Game 6 when the series returns to the Spurs home floor. Can these two influencers put together another solid performance? Will they have enough in the tank to fight back against the Charles Barkley's "big ol’ women in San Antonio" jokes, which have popped back up thanks to their low-cut tops? I wouldn’t bet against them. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16369eee6011c3f4e83cd8 Marlon Wayans defends Dave Chappelle's trans jokes while having transgender child te 2026-05-27T00:11:10.073Z Marlon Wayans defends Dave Chappelle's trans jokes while having transgender child Comedian Marlon Wayans defended his friendship with fellow comic Dave Chappelle despite the latter's jokes about the transgender community. "I wouldn’t hang with Dave if he was full of hate. I don’t hang with people like that," Wayans told Variety on Monday. "I know Dave’s heart, and his intention isn’t to punch down. Dave wants to freely tell his jokes, and if you’re going to be anti-comedy, then he’s going to keep attacking you until you learn to have a sense of humor. He’s just standing there and defending his front line as a comedian." The "Scary Movie" actor was asked how he views that relationship considering his own transgender child. Wayans insisted that he wasn't going to tell Chappelle what he couldn't joke about and viewed Chappelle as fighting a "war" with his critics over censorship. MARLON WAYANS DECLARES WAR ON CANCEL CULTURE WITH PROVOCATIVE 'SCARY MOVIE 6' TRAILER RELEASE "As a comedian, I respect his journey. And as a friend, I respect his journey. And for my child, I respect their journey," Wayans said. "And as the father of my child, I can appropriate my feelings toward my friend and my feelings toward my child, and how we can put those two things together, and I can explain both sides. I’m between them, so I can explain both sides to each other." Wayans revealed that he even attempted to include a cameo for Chappelle in the upcoming "Scary Movie 6." "I wrote two really funny scenes for Chappelle and pitched them both. And he was like, ‘Ahhhh,’" Wayans said. "I love Dave, and he’s like a brother, and I hope one day I’ll get that cameo."  DAVE CHAPPELLE MOCKS MEDIA 'TROUBLE' HE FACED OVER HIS TRANSGENDER JOKES FROM PAST YEARS Fox News Digital reached out to Chappelle's publicist for comment. In 2021, Chappelle faced backlash from the left for transgender jokes in his Netflix special, "The Closer." Trans activists urged Netflix to drop the program and a small group of Netflix employees also staged a walkout in protest. In 2023, he continued to make jokes about transgender people in his special "The Dreamer," when he recounted visiting Jim Carrey on the set of his 1999 movie, "The Man on the Moon."  DAVE CHAPPELLE SAYS HE'S BEEN 'SNUBBED' BY HOLLYWOOD AWARDS SHOWS FOLLOWING TRANS JOKES Carrey employed a "method" approach to portraying real-life comedian Andy Kaufman by remaining in character at all times, and Chappelle was told by the crew to address Carrey as "Andy" when he met him. "I wanted to meet Jim Carrey and I had to pretend this n---a was Andy Kaufman all afternoon. And he was clearly Jim Carrey. I could look at him and I could see he was Jim Carrey," he remarked. "Anyway, I say all that to say that's how trans people make me feel." Wayans has also frequently spoken out against cancel culture and encouraged comedians to use off-color jokes despite the threat of backlash. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16368aee6011c3f4e83ccf Illegal alien charged with killing 4 young people in wrong-way DUI crash on Oklahoma highway te 2026-05-27T00:10:50.075Z Illegal alien charged with killing 4 young people in wrong-way DUI crash on Oklahoma highway An illegal alien is charged with killing four people after allegedly driving while intoxicated the wrong way on a highway before striking another vehicle, Oklahoma authorities said Tuesday. Michael Rosario-Cruz, 27, was released from a hospital and booked into the Canadian County Jail on a slew of charges, including four counts of second-degree murder, two counts of DUI causing great bodily injury, transporting an open container, firearm possession, carrying firearms while under the influence and driving the wrong way on a one-way road. Rosario-Cruz was driving early Friday westbound in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 in Canadian County, when he struck another vehicle head-on, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said. ICE ARRESTS RELEASED ILLEGAL ALIEN ACCUSED OF KILLING DAUGHTER, 9, IN ARIZONA ROLLOVER CRASH All four people in the struck vehicle, which caught fire, were killed. They ranged in age from 18 to 20, authorities said. The victims were identified as Kiercey Hickson, 20, Quincy Jones, 19, and Haliegh Salazar and Brad Palmer, both 18. "Driving impaired is a reckless, life-changing decision," the Highway Patrol said in a social media post announcing the charges. "The loss of these young lives will have a lasting impact on countless family members, friends, and communities." A spokesperson for the Oklahoma Highway Patrol told Fox News Digital that Rosario-Cruz is the subject of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer request, meaning ICE has asked to be notified when he is released from custody so they can arrest him and begin deportation proceedings. WAVE OF ALLEGED MIGRANT MURDERS IGNITES FURY ACROSS US AS OFFICIALS WARN OF MORE CARNAGE, CRACKDOWN NEEDED It was not clear when Rosario-Cruz entered the U.S., nor his country of origin. Fox News Digital has reached out to ICE and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The four victims were recently remembered at a vigil at El Reno High School, where three of them had recently graduated, News9 reported. Nancy Salsman, a retired teacher, said three of the victims were once students in her second-grade classroom. "You just make that connection that never goes away," she told the news outlet. "They’re always your kids. And when something like this happens we come together." Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a163673ee6011c3f4e83ca3 5 Things to Know About Christian Menefee, Democratic House Candidate in Texas te 2026-05-27T00:10:27.036Z 5 Things to Know About Christian Menefee, Democratic House Candidate in Texas He is one of the newest members of Congress, running on a message of generational change against a fellow Democratic member who is more than twice his age. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/post/6a16341fee6011c3f4e83c4f FIFA faces lawsuit over plan to ban Iran's pre-revolution 'Lion and Sun' flag at 2026 World Cup stadiums te 2026-05-27T00:00:31.675Z FIFA faces lawsuit over plan to ban Iran's pre-revolution 'Lion and Sun' flag at 2026 World Cup stadiums A major clash is brewing ahead of the 2026 World Cup on American soil as soccer’s unelected global governing body faces aggressive legal action for effectively bending the knee to the Iranian regime. According to reports, FIFA plans to ban the "Lion and Sun" flag inside tournament stadiums. The green, white, and red tricolor served as Iran’s national flag before the 1979 Islamic Revolution. While the cruel, anti-American dictatorship in Tehran banned the symbol decades ago, it stands as a symbol of freedom and heated opposition to the Ayatollah’s tyranny for millions of dissidents worldwide. FIFA defended the restriction by pointing to its stringent Stadium Code of Conduct, which outlaws objects deemed political or offensive in the name of neutrality. FIFA REJECTS IRAN'S PUSH TO MOVE WORLD CUP MATCHES OUT OF US TO MEXICO However, critics are blasting the organization for a brazen double standard, noting that FIFA’s guidelines explicitly allow the Palestinian flag to be flown without restriction. The Institute for Voices of Liberty, a U.S.-based nonprofit represented by attorney Shahrokh Mokhtarzadeh, is spearheading a legal challenge, arguing that enforcing a foreign entity's speech police tactics inside the United States directly violates our sacred First Amendment protections. After FIFA arrogantly ignored a strict three-day legal warning to reverse the policy, attorneys announced plans to file a lawsuit in either California Superior Court or U.S. District Court to block the restrictions before kickoff. Iran is scheduled to open group-stage play against New Zealand on June 15 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, where tens of thousands of freedom-loving Iranian-American patriots are expected in the stands. The controversy echoes the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, where fans carrying anti-regime imagery faced harassment and suppression from local authorities. Send us your thoughts: alejandro.avila@outkick.com / Follow along on X: @alejandroaveela Andhra Pradesh, Telangana https://meenews.co/home