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Double-murder suspect caught after CHP deploys spike strips, uses PIT maneuver
A man suspected of fatally shooting two people in Pomona was arrested on Thursday after leading authorities on a chase into neighboring Kern County. At around 3:30 p.m, the Pomona Police Department received a “shots-fired call with multiple individuals injured,” according to a California Highway Patrol news release. Two people died from their injuries. As…
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Hegseth built secret surveillance apparatus to punish ‘woke’ subordinates: report
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ran a secret online search operation that effectively punished subordinates for behavior he has described as “woke.” The result of what the New York Times called Hegseth’s “war on diversity” had serious consequences for officers who were up for promotion. Hegseth and his top aides ordered the Army, Navy, Air Force…
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Joy Behar Snaps at ‘The View’ Co-Hosts Saying She Was Charmed by JD Vance: ‘I’m Not in Love With Him’
Joy Behar may have been nice to JD Vance during his appearance on “The View” this week, but that doesn’t mean she was charmed into becoming his “best friend,” as the Vice President later joked. In fact, on Friday morning, the ABC host snapped at her co-hosts for insisting she was charmed by him. During…
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Dems vow revenge as ‘disrespectful’ GOP leader’s personal jabs leave them fuming
Democratic lawmakers on the House Foreign Affairs Committee are growing frustrated with chair Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) over his leadership — including “barely-veiled personal jabs” and other provocations — and are already “vowing they won’t forget” if they reclaim the majority in the midterms, Punchbowl News reported Friday. During a recent hearing in the committee…
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World Cup ticket buyers are left stranded as resale purchases fall through
ATLANTA — Bina Ramroop broke down in tears when she realized she wasn’t going to get the World Cup tickets she had bought for her grandson’s 13th birthday. As thousands poured into Atlanta Stadium on Monday to see Spain face Cape Verde in what turned out to be a remarkable scoreless draw, Ramroop stood outside, increasingly stressed…
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New spy chief ‘eyes firing hundreds’ to clear way for midterm interference plot: report
President Donald Trump’s new acting spy chief arrived at his post Friday with orders to fire hundreds of intelligence officials — clearing the way for Trump’s election meddling aspirations in the midterms. Bill Pulte, who took over the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Friday without Senate confirmation, can hold the post for…
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Dumpster diving NYers mine luxe supermarket trash to dine like kings — for free: ‘It’s still fresh’
One person’s trash is another’s treasure. It’s 9:30 pm on a Tuesday outside an undisclosed supermarketon the border of Sutton Place, where a group of 10-15 “Freegans” has gathered for a biweekly “trash tour” to dumpster dive for salvageable food and other goods. Clad in masks and gloves, these urban foragers — who encompass multiple…
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Katy Perry makes blatant dig at exes Orlando Bloom and John Mayer at music festival
Katy Perry made a blatant dig at ex-fiancé Orlando Bloom during her concert in Spain Thursday. The “Firework” singer was headlining the O Son do Camiño festival in Santiago de Compostela when a giant phone flashed calls from several of her exes, according to a video circulating on social media. While singing her 2020 hit,…
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Does Toy Story 5 Fumble Its Big Emotional Moment? Let’s Break It Down
Jessie takes center-stage in the Pixar sequel —Courtesy of Disney This piece contains spoilers for Toy Story 5. In 1999, computer animation changed forever. After the massive success of 1995’s Toy Story, Pixar animation returned to the world of talking toys in Toy Story 2. Widely regarded as a masterpiece, the film is regularly hailed…
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Out-of-Control Icebergs Are Wreaking Havoc on the Oceans
One consequence of climate change you probably haven’t considered? Iceberg traffic. In a new study published in the journal Nature, researchers from the Technical University of Denmark found that Greenland’s melting glaciers are unleashing a swarm of icebergs into the wider ocean, gumming up shipping routes and unexpectedly transforming marine ecosystems. “We know from measurements…