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Collapsed Trump case debacle may backfire as target handed ‘very strong claim’: expert
President Donald Trump’s top prosecutor in Washington, D.C., abruptly dropped vandalism charges against an Olympic athlete, and CNN’s Elie Honig provided some insight into her surprising reversal. The president expressed extreme displeasure with U.S. attorney Jeanine Pirro after she ended the prosecution of former slalom canoeist David Hearn over damage caused to the Reflecting Pool,…
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Inside the married NJ prison guard’s illicit affair with inmate — and the X-rated texts they sent
The married federal prison guard accused of having sex with an inmate sent salacious texts to the felon about vibrating underwear and her desire for his “big man hands,” according to court documents. Jordan Pensak, a 27-year-old corrections officer at the Federal Correctional Institution in Fort Dix, New Jersey, was charged last week with sexual…
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Boomers on Facebook Are Leaving Comments That Make It Clear That They Have No Idea That AI-Generated Thirst Traps Aren’t Real
Back in 2023, we reported on AI-generated influencers that were pulling thousands of reactions per thirst trap on Instagram. Years later, the schemes are only getting more sophisticated. Instead of still images, Meta’s platforms are now filling with AI-generated video of nonexistent young woman that are objectified beyond belief while pushing the platform’s rules on…
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Tanning is getting hot again. Here’s what it really does to your skin
Nichole Sims started using a tanning bed at 15 because she said everyone around her was doing it, especially before events like homecoming dances and prom. Eight years later, she was diagnosed with melanoma — a potentially life-threatening skin cancer. During that time, Sims has seen tanning become even more popular among young people online.…
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Key state hands RNC poll worker records — and blacks out the part it wanted most
The Michigan Department of State will provide redacted records in response to a Freedom of Information Act request from the Republican National Committee for the personal information of everyone who has expressed an interest in becoming a poll worker in Michigan this year. “Our response to the RNC’s FOIA provides available information responsive to their…
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Kelly Osbourne sends scathing message to ex Sid Wilson after his Slipknot firing
Kelly Osbourne demanded child support from her ex Sid Wilson after he was fired from Slipknot after nearly 30 years in the band. “Wake the f–k up and take some responsibility I will not take your s–t anymore! I’m done,” the “Osbournes” alum, who shares 3-year-old son Sidney with the DJ, wrote on her Instagram…
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The Catholic Church’s New Schism
At an open-air Mass in Écône, Switzerland, before a crowd of about 16,000 people, four priests became bishops last month. The men professed their fidelity to tradition against “heretics, schismatics, and those who rebel against our Holy Father.” They did so knowing full well that, in becoming bishops, they lacked something the Catholic Church deems…
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Desperate for day care: How empty TK-12 classrooms can help fix California’s child-care crisis
Declining enrollment in California public schools is spawning a new and growing partnership that is helping to keep child-care centers in business — vacant classrooms are being filled with toddlers and babies. From Los Angeles to Solano counties, nonprofit day-care operators see underused facilities already centered on children — spacious blacktops with ample room for…
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Can a community be designed to live longer?
“Blue zones” are places around the world where people have been reported to live longer, healthier lives. The idea began with researchers studying communities in places like Ikaria, Greece; Loma Linda, California; Nicoya, Costa Rica; Okinawa, Japan; and Sardinia, Italy, where daily life seems to support longevity through movement, connection, purpose, and healthier eating. But…
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‘Smug’ McConnell aide enrages internet as mysterious absence lingers
As questions linger regarding the health status of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), his communications director was dragged Monday night for stonewalling a journalist’s questions about the Kentucky Republican’s absence with silence — and, as critics described it, a “smug” smirk. McConnell’s health has been the subject of intense speculation since his hospitalization in June, which…