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Bobby Pulido is sick and tired of apologizing
HIDALGO, Texas — Bobby Pulido is learning that the bright lights of politics can be even harsher than music superstardom. For the past several months, the Latin Grammy-winning singer and local megacelebrity has been the subject of a steady stream of national headlines scrutinizing his former professional relationship with a one-time bandmate who was imprisoned…
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Tabletop fire pit loosed a fireball so big it melted lights, suit says; injured vet sues Amazon
The small, decorative tabletop fire pit that Anthony Trevino bought on Amazon five years ago looked harmless. Now, the product is at the center of a lawsuit against its manufacturers and the e-commerce giant after it allegedly erupted into a fireball while he was refilling it last year, leaving the 31-year-old former U.S. Navy search-and-rescue…
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Rise of the AI-ristocracy
Well before he became CEO of one of the most valuable startups of all time, Dario Amodei was a 26-year-old PhD student studying biophysics at Princeton, obsessing over how his money would leave its mark on the world. On what one might assume was likely a fairly modest academic stipend and with no discernible inheritance…
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Canadian driver allegedly gave false name before deputies discovered 12 fake IDs: bodycam
Police body camera video shows the moments Florida deputies arrested a Canadian woman after she allegedly gave a false name during a traffic stop and investigators discovered 12 fraudulent identification cards in her vehicle. Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister released the July 29 bodycam footage showing deputies stopping a vehicle in Tampa because its taillights and tag…
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This dishonorable Trump henchman is robbing fallen heroes — literally
As a veteran, I will go to my grave believing that covering each other’s six doesn’t end at the grave. I learned the military mantra, meaning to “protect each other from danger coming from behind,” when I enlisted in the Vietnam War as an armorer after two of my childhood friends were killed in action.…
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Mamdani’s grocery-store specs show the idea is even crazier than we thought
The specs for Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s magical city-run grocery stores demand the moon, but shoppers will be lucky to find some overripe green cheese. As with most city contracting, the Economic Development Corp.’s official Request For Proposals outlines an implausible wish-list that will deliver less than half what Mamdani promised at more than twice the…
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Jersey Shore amusement park ride malfunctions, leaving riders hanging upside down
Thrillseekers at a popular New Jersey amusement park screamed in terror as they were left dangling upside down after a ride broke down mid-cycle. Riders were stuck in the air for five to seven minutes when the Wipe Out ride at Playland’s Castaway Cove at the Ocean City Boardwalk malfunctioned on July 5, Storyful revealed…
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Missouri mom, teen daughter gunned down by elderly neighbor over noise complaint in murder-suicide
A Missouri mother and her teenage daughter were shot and killed by their elderly neighbor, who confronted them outside their home over a noise complaint, before he turned the gun on himself and died days later. Jessica Lashly, 38, and Jersey Greer, 17, were gunned down at their House Springs, Mo., home when 73-year-old Robert…
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Teen arrested on murder charges after Citadel cadet and childhood friend found shot dead
Authorities have arrested a teen suspect allegedly involved in a double homicide where a Citadel cadet and his childhood friend were gunned down in Florida. The DeLand Police Department announced they arrested a 17-year-old suspect on two counts of second-degree murder. He was arrested by the US Marshals Service. Dustin Rose, 19, and Samson Campbell, 18, were…
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Trump Labels Abdul El-Sayed a Hateful ‘Communist’
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event promoting his Administration’s recent tax-relief initiative at Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa in Las Vegas, Nev., on Aug. 5, 2026. —Jim Watson—AFP/Getty Images President Donald Trump didn’t take long to attack Abdul El-Sayed, the winner of Michigan’s Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate race, as “a…